Cougars win against Chemeketa f
BY VICTORIA TINKER
As the Cougar runs towards the ball
she collides into the opposing team,
leaving Chemeketa with the ball and
Clackamas on the ground.
Much like their season has been
going, Clackam as w on against
Chem eketa on Oct. 21, then got
knocked on their backs with a 5-0
loss to Clark on Oct. 24.
Overall, the season started out fairly
rough with only 4 wins in 14 games.
Regardless to the circumstance, these
girls stayed positive through all of
their losses.
Community College and lost 3-2.
Four days later they played Rogue
Community College and won 10-0.
In th eir first gam e against
Chemeketa, on Oct. 10, the girls lost
1-0. On Oct. 21, they sought revenge
and won 2-0.
By watching the game on Oct. 21,
it seemed as if the Chemeketa girls
started to show their frustration
towards the second half. They started
to get aggressive and relentless
towards the CCC girls and the refs.
They com plained about and
questioned the calls that were
made by the refs. Contact increased
between teams but no yellow or red
cards were given. Even though, the
Clackamas girls stayed level headed.
Freshman goalkeeper Alejandra
Rojas made some impressive saves
in this game. Diving across the field
and jumping high to tip the ball over
the back of the net, Rojas was credited
“ Our coach always says that we’re for seven saves.
Sophomore m idfielder Maddie
only as good as our next game,” said
sophomore goalkeeper and team M akinster and Correa seemed to
captain Lexi Pittman.
be exactly where they were needed
With an abundance of freshman the entire game. Not to say that the
and only a few sophomores, the team other girls weren’t, but Makinster
is still getting the hang of things. and Correa definitely stood out.
Makinster stayed open most of the
Not until game six against Portland
Community College on Sept. 16, did time followed the ball and watched
from a distance at exactly the right
they grab their first win 4-0.
Freshman midfielder Erin Macaulay times. She took a shot with a high
said, “We’ve really grown as a team kick to the top of the net but it hit
from our first game to where we’re the crossbar.
Freshm an forward M ercedes
at now; tied for third.”
The team has become stronger Smelser was there to finish the goal
and closer throughout the season at the 55 minute mark. The Cougars
by staying in contact on a day to day quickly scored again with a goal from
basis. Freshman midfielder Brianna sophomore forward Tear’sa Krieger
Correa said they are always in a group in the 56 minute.
Although the girls have lost to
message making plans to hang out
SWOCC, they are very confident going
and get food.
Pittman said, “ Recently we went into their last game.
“ Southwestern w asn’ t our best
to a haunted house so that bonded
game but I think they got the best of
us pretty well.”
The girls believe their losses have us,” said Rojas.
The Cougars will not have a playoff
made them work harder and there’s
been im provem ent from game to appearance this season.
Their final game is Wednesday Oct.
game. In the first week of October,
they played Southwestern Oregon 28 at 1 p.m. at Pioneer Stadium.
"... we’re only as
good as our
next game.”
Lexi Pittman
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