Spring Break
Young soccer team prepares for tough season
Erika Hadley
Issue date: 8/31/07 Section: Sports
Things also started to come together for the Red and White during its two preseason exhibition games against Virginia Polytechnic University and Wright State University.
"The first game wasn't as good," said Danielle Hays, a junior
midfielder. "But by the second one we'd gotten to know each other a little better out on the field and things improved."
And although they may be a young team, they are still strong from top to bottom.
"Probably our greatest strength is our depth," Hays said. "We don't just have four starters and then a bunch of other girls. We have a lot of strong players who can really step up and fill in for each other during games, without having to worry about who is better."
With such a strong presence on the field, Elsen aims to start increasing the scoring during the games.
"In the past we've had a lot of 0-0 games, a lot of 1-0 games," she said. "We want to really start putting other teams away, rather than settling for such a marginal difference in scores."
For Kramig, the goal is simply to win.
"We want to go into every game confident and knowing that we are going to win it," Kramig said. "We want to do well in the regular season and keep it up in the MAC tournament. We'd like to still be playing when Thanksgiving comes around."
This season will prove to be a tough one with the RedHawks facing several top teams, such as the University of Toledo and Ball State-along with Columbia University, St. John's University and Ohio University, schools outside of MAC play.
The 'Hawks will face off against Morehead State in their first regular season game at 5 p.m. Friday.
"The first game wasn't as good," said Danielle Hays, a junior
midfielder. "But by the second one we'd gotten to know each other a little better out on the field and things improved."
And although they may be a young team, they are still strong from top to bottom.
"Probably our greatest strength is our depth," Hays said. "We don't just have four starters and then a bunch of other girls. We have a lot of strong players who can really step up and fill in for each other during games, without having to worry about who is better."
With such a strong presence on the field, Elsen aims to start increasing the scoring during the games.
"In the past we've had a lot of 0-0 games, a lot of 1-0 games," she said. "We want to really start putting other teams away, rather than settling for such a marginal difference in scores."
For Kramig, the goal is simply to win.
"We want to go into every game confident and knowing that we are going to win it," Kramig said. "We want to do well in the regular season and keep it up in the MAC tournament. We'd like to still be playing when Thanksgiving comes around."
This season will prove to be a tough one with the RedHawks facing several top teams, such as the University of Toledo and Ball State-along with Columbia University, St. John's University and Ohio University, schools outside of MAC play.
The 'Hawks will face off against Morehead State in their first regular season game at 5 p.m. Friday.
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