![]() Volume 24, No. 8, October 2, 2000 |
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Women's soccer Home is where the heart is, or so the HPU women’s
soccer team has proven. With a 4-loss road trip and long plane rides under
their belts, the lady Sea Warriors take comfort in their 6-1 home record,
four games of which were shutouts. " I wish we could have gone on the road trip
later. I feel as though our team has grown up a lot since then. I mean,
look, we’re winning!" said freshman starter Mytra Dileonardo (21). Several records have already gone down this season,
including the opponents goal-per-game average. The Sea Warriors have
out-shot their opponents 22 goals to 10. They currently possess the best
record the women’s soccer program has ever had, including a win (5-2)
against the Union College lady Bulldogs. Their defense currently has a .83
record for goals against and Jannicke Snildal (17) continues to raise the
bar for the most career goal at HPU. Snildal is described by her teammates as, "someone
who leads by example." Snildal may not be a "crammer" when
it comes to books, but she has proven herself one on the soccer field by
scoring the winning goals in the only two overtime games the Sea Warriors
have had this season. Snildal is not so much lucky as she is prolific. She
entered the season with 17 career goals and has brought that number up to
23. The goal scoring senior is not the only thing the team
is celebrating. "There have been a lot of changes to the starting
lineup since the start of the season," said senior sweeper Tracie
Ifuku. "But, our chances are definitely good. I think that the team
is definitely more productive." Taryn Geolina (10), who tried out as a forward, was
recently moved back to midfielder. At that position, Geolina said, "I
definitely get more offensive opportunities, which is always a good
thing." With three goals and one assist, her offensive
opportunities have really benefited the team. Another offensive switch that has spelled success is
Liane Watanabae(5), who moved from center midfielder to a very productive
forward with 4 goals and 5 assist. The most surprising change of the season was when
forward sophomore Yonie Espiritu traded in her no. 7 uniform for the no. 1
goalkeeper jersey. "Yonie is a capable goalkeeper," said Head
Coach Mark Kane, in regards to the drastic position change. The team has lost some and it has won some, but one
things for sure, the lady Sea Warriors are happy to be home and they’ve
got the record to prove it. Back to Sports |
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