By Sara Belsole
This past weekend, conference play wrapped up. All the teams in the Sunshine State Conference found themselves in all different types of situations. One team needed a win to clinch a spot in postseason play, while other teams had already secured a spot in the conference tournament; and the conference title was up [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Come See The Conference Tournament
October 31, 2007
Bring on Barry
October 17, 2007
By Sara Belsole
Nothing hurts more than losing to an unworthy opponent. That is exactly what happened on Oct. 16, 2006, as the lower-ranked Barry Buccaneers defeated the Spartans 1-0. The first, and only, conference loss of the year. Mistakes led to a late first half goal, and even though the Spartans fought hard, they just [...]
A Struggling Team
October 17, 2007
By Shelby Kuni
With an overall record of 12-1-1 and a 42 home game unbeaten streak, you would never know the University of Tampa women’s soccer team was struggling this year.
We have won nine out of fourteen games by only one goal. We have gone into overtime twice. We have lost and tied to teams that [...]
Adjusting to a New Coach
October 4, 2007
By Sara Belsole
In order to have a successful team, coaches spend months, or sometimes even years, recruiting players from all over the country to play for their teams. A coach sees a player perform, contacts that player, and before you know it, the player is flying into town to spend a 48-hour recruiting trip on [...]