The
8 Sports
Wednesday. Oct. 26, 2005
Clackamas
Ladies hold first in Southern Divisior
Last Saturday was the sec
ond loss in two days for the
Clackamas women, both com
ing on the road.
The Cougs went out of
state this weekend, playing in
Walla Walla and Spokane, the
homes of two of the toughest
teams in the NWAACC.
“It’s definitely tough to
play on the road, especially
two weekends in a row. The
traveling definitely takes its
toll on the team,” said Head
Coach Tracy Nelson. “This
weekend we played who we
hope to see in the semifinals
and the finals. Walla Walla
and Spokane are really good
teams; we knew it was gonna
be tough.”
On Friday the Clackamas
women took their road trip all
the way to Spokane CC, home
to a solid team with a good
record of 10-2-3.
The Spokane women
gave the lady Cougs trou
ble.
Clackamas came up
empty-handed, serving up a
rare scoreless game. Spokane
on the other hand came out
shooting, scoring 11:00 min
utes into regulation.
Clackamas tried catching
up for most the rest of the
game, but caught a dagger
in the heart when Spokane
scored the second and last
goal of the day. The Cougars
fell 2-0, and were handed
their second loss of the sea
son.
Clackamas started strong
Saturday against Walla Walla,
playing a good defensive
game before Hannah Nash
kicked in a goal 36:15 into
the match, giving the Cougars
a 1-0 lead.
The Walla Walla Warriors
weren’t going away easily,
however. They scored less
than seven minutes later,
tying the game at a goal a
piece.
Walla Walla put it away
at 59:40 of regulation, scor
ing the last goal of the day,
giving the Lady Cougars
their third loss of the season.
Clackamas just wasn’t able
to come up with the goal
that they needed to give them
the tie. The Warriors remain
undefeated and on top of the
NWAACC.
“We played really well but
we just weren’t able to finish
on our scoring opportunities,”
said Nelson. “If we do that,
then we win.”
Although this weekend
wasn’t one of the best for the
women the future still looks
bright. With a tough record of
10-3-1 the Lady Cougars sit
alone at first in the Southern
Division, and still have one
of the best records in the
NWAACC.
“I think these two losses
will eventually make us a
better team,” said Nelson.
“Teams need to go through
things like this. It will only
make us better.“
The next game will
be Friday Oct. 28 here at
Clackamas, when the Cougars
will take on the Hawks from
Columbia Basin CC at 2 p.m.
According to Hannah
Nash and goalkeeper Jyella
Deloney, the Cougars “should
win this next game ... actually
we’re gonna win this game!”
Andy Zehrung Clackamas]
Sophomore Tianna Meduri (7) helps make up some ground from the defenders. The Lady ]
Cougars lost their last two regular season games but still hold first place in the Southern Divisi
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