SPORTS
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Women’s soccer eyes postseason
BY SAM WESTON
. PHOTO EDITOR
The weather is starting to cool down
in Oregon, but our soccer season is
only getting hotter. The Cougars are
enjoying a decent start to their season
and have their eyes set on the playoffs
at the end of the month.
The freshman-heavy squad has a 4-2-
1 record in its region and an overall
record of 6-3-1 going into the game
Wednesday, Oct. 11, against the South
Region-leading Clark Penguins.
A fte r
th r e e
c o n s e c u tiv e
underperforming seasons, the team is
looking to take the league by storm.
“We started off pretty well, we have
a good group, of girls,” said Miriam
Coto who is on her ninth season as
assistant coach. “It’s just a matter of
trying to motivate them to play their
hardest every game,”
The team has begun with wins over
Southwestern Oregon, Lane, Rouge
and Portland community colleges while
suffering a loss against first place Clark
and a tie against Chemeketa, With the
team’s hot start, they sit second in their
conference currently.
The team is o ff to great start
Photo by Sam Weston
Coto. “I think it’s ju st a matter of
coming together and actually playing
together as a team. There’s not one
individual that’s [going to] step up-
They all have to step up. And that’s
how we’ll win.”
The players also seem to be in
good spirits going into the second
half. While the majority of the team
are freshman, they do not seem to be
suffering from the lack of experience
and are optimistic.
“I think our season is going well
so far,” said freshman forward Eileen
Reyna. “We’ve had some rough games
but so far it’s good. We’re working on
our communication and connecting
passes and working as a team.”
Ereshman defender Kelsey Houston
also shared the optimism.
“I hope we can come around and
This year the squad includes
16 freshm en and four returning either take second in league or take
sophomores. With this large of a squad, over Clark ... as long as we grow and
they are looking at no shortage of work hard I think we’ll be successful,”
players When asked if she relied ou said Houston.
The team plays the first-place Clark
any players in.particular, Coto did not
seem to have any individual standouts. Penguins Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m.
“Everybody is just different,” said at Oregon City High School.
compared with the previous year, and
one big change is the influx of players
onto the team.
“We had a good team last year but
there was no motivation,” said Coto.
“We had fewer players so it was hard
for them to try hard at practice when
they knew they were going to play.”
"We started off pretty
well, we have a good
group of girls.”
- Miriam Coto
before the game against Lane.
Design bv Jared Preble
The Athlete o f the Month is choosen based on reccomendations from coaches o f the current sports
season at CCC. The Clackamas Print reached out to coaches o f fall sports and asked for nominees
based on performance and leadership. Freshman middle hitter Deeann Schaal, was selected as the
September Athelete of the Month.
• Leads team in points per game with 2.3 and kills per set with 1.8.
• Selected as the South Region Player of the Week in week three of the season.
Coach Sarah Hoeke calls her a solid blocker that finds holes as a hitter.
"I visited a few colleges out there and I wanted to be close to Portland. I liked
the school and Sarah, so I decided to become a Cougar."
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