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Guarding the ball, mester. I love the

Melanie Fitzgerald time with my team­

dribbles the ball to mates and the expe­

the goal. “Playing rience of getting to

soccer is the highl­ play soccer on a col­

ight of my fall se­ lege level,” she said.

Meeting their goals to

improve record and

to honor Christ.

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Seven minutes left in the game-the score was three to three.

The Lady Cougars determined to put an end to Ioccoa

Falls. As a loose ball rolled down the side lines with one

opponent chasing after it, Holly Vanaman sprinted out of

her box to kick the ball out of bounds. In doing so, she

was side-tackled. In an attempt to miss the defender and

avoid an injury, Holly jumped over her and landed on

her right foot. She had a third degree ankle sprain, bro­

ken fibula and a sprained knee. She said, “Although I

ended up being out for the season, I believe that God’s

plan was taking place. I just tried to deal with it the best

104 way and cheer my team on from the bench.”

For two years, the team ended the season with an

even win-loss record. One of the goals of the team was to

complete the season winning over fifty percent of the

games. “The goal of the team is to win, but also to finish
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the season with improvement, and above all to honor

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Christ in any situation,” Amanda Allen said.
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The team made a conscious decision to
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put God first in all of their activities which in­

cluded playing soccer in a Christ-like manner.

Soccer
They started “prayer buddies,” and found Scrip­

ture which related to soccer. This allowed the

team to develop a close relationship among each

other and to build a strong unified team. “The

team unity is still developing, but it is better

than it has ever been before. The strength of

the team is its spirit. We love to have fun, on

the field, but especially off the field. The friend­

ships that you make on the team is encouraging

and will last a lifetime,” Annette Robinson said.

Alathea Cunningham Trying to obtain Sarah Myers passes 1

possesion, Dayna the ball. “The unity n

S E N I O R R O S T E R Jessup goes for the of our team has -

ball. “I love playing grown since the be­

on the team. I will ginning of the year.

always cherish the We work together

experience and and support each

blessings I received," other well,” Rebekah

she said. Brownlie said.

Kristin Holly Dayna

Switzer Vanaman Jessup

Midfielder/ Goal Keeper Midfielder

Forward