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"My goals for the season are to
stay undefeated in the AMCC, and
make it far into the playoffs and go
all the way to the finals," Vasy said.
"As for my career, just to stay healthy
and in shape always give my best ef
fort to be an asset to the team in
every game until my four years is
up."
Having a utility player like Vasy
has been key for a team that has
been stricken with injury. Two of
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Sophomore outside hitter Lexy Weissinger dives for the ball. She
had nine digs and four spikes in the match against Altoona
TorteHa:
continue for his team's AMCC playoff run
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does on the field that has
made him a great player, but
it's what he does off the field
as well. He is in the gym every
day during the offseason, and
is constantly working to im
prove his game. Tortella has
aLivays been working above
aitl.beyond the call of duty to
get to the place he is today.
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these players lost to injury are Vasy's
best friends Katie Mundy and Cayla
Walters. While Mundy and Vasy
both played for Norwin and gone to
school to school together through
out the years, Walters and Vasy grew
up together since birth. While these
two hold a special bond between
them, to most they behave like sis
ters.
"When growing up Sam was the
first out of us two to start playing
soccer when my dad first asked me
if I wanted to play I said no and
changed my mind the first game I
saw Sam playing," Walters said. "So
after that I signed up and we've been
playing ever since. We started out at
Hoping for his success to
"In high school, I would
come home from school and
would be in my backyard or
the fields for hours just with
ball on my foot," Tortella said.
High school was not his first
time on the soccer field. He
started playing at the age of
three, and his Dad was his
biggest influence.
"He knew nothing of the
game of soccer, until I started
playing, but he was at every
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tiny kickers and played the whole
way up to travel until I started play
ing for Penn Trafford and my high
school team. Once we got to high
school it was always weird playing
against each other, but the score of
the game never changed how we felt
off the field. Even though we went to
different high schools we still got to
play together on our cup team so we
never really stopped playing with
each other it just depended what sea
son it was."
"Even if we weren't in season, we
were always practicing together
kicking around, running, and trying
to push each other to make us better.
So yes growing up we always were
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plays. We need to improve on playing
more as a team," said Magnusen. "We
seem to become six individuals on the
court instead of playing as a team."
The third game was the strongest for
the Lions. Stefanie Kelley was successful
in the libero position. She served six
straight points to end the game at a score
of 25-12. The fourth game started off
game of mine, pushing me to to be doing your schoolwork
excel in the sport I love," on the bus to and from
Tortella says of his father. games," said Tortella.
It's not just about athletics Tortella has a great team
for this soccer star. It's about around him. He believes in
the balance between soccer them and knows that they can
and academics. Tortella is an make it to new heights. They
accounting major with a all have their eyes set on the
minor in management. The AMCC championship, and
balance is difficult for every with this extraordinary senior
student-athlete, but he finds a -t at the helm, they definitely
way to make it work. t have the ability to reach their
"It takes a lot of dedication goals.
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involved together"
Although Walters is out this year
with a season ending injury, her hard
work towards recovery and support
really benefits the team. Going to
school together seemed obvious for
these two, and the jump into the col
lege world was not nearly as brutal
because, as they put it, they "had
each other".
"Going to school and rooming with
Sam is awesome," Vasy said. "We
went to rival schools so I never got
the chance to ever see her in school
or be in any of her classes. The fact
that now I get to see her everyday
and have a couple classes together
though is great I love it. I love being
slowly for the lions. They trailed early in
the game, but made a huge come hack
and went on to win 25-18 thanks to
Danielle Woods's game point ace serve.
However, Behrend did not keep their
winning streak. loosing the last game 15-
9.
"We still have time to turn around our
streak but it is tough having a small
upper class," Magnusen said. "Having a
large younger class will be beneficial in
the future. At the same time, we need to
play in the present and not for
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able to see her face to face everyday
and be able to have someone to talk
to and help me out that I know
wouldn't steer me in the wrong di
rection."
The Lady Lions are currently un
defeated in the AMCCs and showed
they could hold there own against
one of the nations best teams.
Namely Nationally ranked 16 Al
legheny, as they fell to the Gators 2-
1 in overtime.
Vasy will be looked to for stability
as the team travels to Franciscan in
hopes to make their record 3-0 in the
conference.
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Woods collected 26 digs during this
match to bump her up to fifth place on
the all-time digs list with 1,496 career
digs. Kelley tallied a team high 27 digs
and four aces, Mary Sperry had 10 kills
and 16 digs, Kelly Treser had 13 kills and
three blocks, Magnusen had 20 assists
and four blocks.
"We can pull out of this funk and win
some more games in the future," Mag-
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