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Soccer
The Collegian
The Penn State Behrend
Men's Soccer Team suffered three
discouraging defeats their first
three games of the season, despite
the hard work and talent
displayed by the players.
"Two of our first three
games were against the toughest
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teams on our schedule," said
Dave Moyak a second year
forward for the Lions.
In the opening game of the
season against Allegheny college,
a Division II rival, the lions lost
4-0. Three days later they faced
Pitt-Johnstown, only to be shut
out 5-0. Their third loss was to
S.U.N.Y. Fredonia by a score of
4-0.
Although they remain
winless. Coach Grace states "Its
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an attribute to be 0-3 and still
have a positive attitude. These
losses give us more expectations
and make us work harder."
Hard work is a highly rated value
on this relatively young team.
The team is lead by their
three captains, Rick Nese,
forward, Shan Fleming, defense
and Vince Pedraza, forward.
Last year's team ended up
with a record of 3-11 and fourteen
players. This year they have
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twenty -three players and Coach
Grace is looking at the freshmen
and returning players to come
through for the lions.
Coach Grace said" lam real
excited to come back. Last year
we had seven overtime games,
which showed the players; we
were right there."
" Our record doesn't reflect
the way we play " says Sean
Tucker a sophomore on the team.
During the Fredonia game
Vinnie Pedraza, Mark Furelli and
Alan Cornell .all forwards, had
several shots on goal. Coach
Grace says" the team has good
chemistry, they work well
together. The work rate is good."
The team has the potential
and talent to be successful. With
an addition of ten freshmen, the
team only has good things to
look forward t o.
Coach Grace sites bad
scheduling and many injuries as
factors to the losses. The Lions'
lost their starting goalie, Brett
Erway, Saturday when he broke
his leg against Baldwin-Wallace.
One thing that holds the
Lions together is Coach Grace
himself, as he stands behind the
team and encourages everyone to
play their best.
As Rusty Brown, a
sophomore forward said about
Coach Grace, "He keeps us
fighting. He keeps our hopes
alive."
Looking forward to the rest
of the season, the Coach's one
goal for the team is,"to be as
good as we can be,, and play as
hard as we can p1ay...."
Sophomore Forward Bill
Verdecchia said, "soon everything
is going to come together and we
will start to click. When that
happens watch out!"
Come out and encourage
the team to a victory during their
next home game which is this
Saturday at 1:00 against
Brockport.
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