2010 Women's Soccer
Recent Women's Soccer Headlines
Wed, Sep 1, 2010 - [Women's Soccer]
Montreat College women's soccer is embarking on a new era this season as Courtney Nash takes command of the Cavaliers' program. A recent transplant from her home state of Michigan, Nash assumes her position as Head Coach determined to build a team that plays confidently and soundly; she knows what a successful team will look like. Says Nash, "I want a team that possesses the ball and dictates play from a midfield that we control."
Wed, Nov 4, 2009 - [Women's Soccer]
2009 Seniors
No one - and nothing - was going to seize Senior Day away from the Montreat College women's soccer team when they hosted Mountain State University on Wednesday, October 28 on their home field at the Black Mountain campus.
In a comprehensive 3-0 victory, the opposing Cougars turned out to be the least of the worries for the Lady Cavaliers as they dominated possession, shots on goal, and the scoreline. On a day designed to celebrate the long career of the five young women who are nearing the end of their final season, seniors Bethany Carmichael, Katie Kovarik, Leah Mummert, Kaitlyn "KK" Thacker, and Lucy White were especially proud of the team's winning effort.
Indeed, the forces that Head Coach Don Maples' troops needed to overcome were numerous. There was the onerous burden of a losing streak punctuated by some disheartening close defeats. There was an illness sweeping campus that had hit the women's soccer team hard. And there were late-season injuries mounting up.
Maples summed up the team's travails well: "We've been hit so hard by illness, the game was close to not being played as we had to get several players cleared medically just so we could field a complete team."
Maples also expressed the team's jubilation upon winning. "Boy, did we need that."
What the team needed to down Mountain State were three well-crafted goals. Rebecca Worley scored her first goal of the season on a corner kick assist from Brittany Zachrich, who led the team with six shots. Ellie Smith tallied the second goal of the match - also her first goal of the season - on an assist by Thacker to lead the Lady Cavaliers to the halftime break with a commanding 2-0 lead. During the second half, Ashley Edwards completed the scoring by producing - you guessed it - her first goal of the season on an assist from Kovarik.
Currently 2-14-1 overall and 0-7 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference, the Lady Cavaliers won't win the regular season title. But Maples and his seniors hope to extend their season by surprising some foes as the regular season concludes and in the upcoming conference tournament this Saturday.
In a comprehensive 3-0 victory, the opposing Cougars turned out to be the least of the worries for the Lady Cavaliers as they dominated possession, shots on goal, and the scoreline. On a day designed to celebrate the long career of the five young women who are nearing the end of their final season, seniors Bethany Carmichael, Katie Kovarik, Leah Mummert, Kaitlyn "KK" Thacker, and Lucy White were especially proud of the team's winning effort.
Indeed, the forces that Head Coach Don Maples' troops needed to overcome were numerous. There was the onerous burden of a losing streak punctuated by some disheartening close defeats. There was an illness sweeping campus that had hit the women's soccer team hard. And there were late-season injuries mounting up.
Maples summed up the team's travails well: "We've been hit so hard by illness, the game was close to not being played as we had to get several players cleared medically just so we could field a complete team."
Maples also expressed the team's jubilation upon winning. "Boy, did we need that."
What the team needed to down Mountain State were three well-crafted goals. Rebecca Worley scored her first goal of the season on a corner kick assist from Brittany Zachrich, who led the team with six shots. Ellie Smith tallied the second goal of the match - also her first goal of the season - on an assist by Thacker to lead the Lady Cavaliers to the halftime break with a commanding 2-0 lead. During the second half, Ashley Edwards completed the scoring by producing - you guessed it - her first goal of the season on an assist from Kovarik.
Currently 2-14-1 overall and 0-7 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference, the Lady Cavaliers won't win the regular season title. But Maples and his seniors hope to extend their season by surprising some foes as the regular season concludes and in the upcoming conference tournament this Saturday.
Sat, Oct 24, 2009 - [Women's Soccer]
Katie Kipreos poses at her college signing
Montreat College Head Women's Soccer Coach Don Maples has a long way to go to match the strong 2009 freshman class he recruited who are now playing for the Lady Cavaliers' program. So he was delighted to travel to Stuart, Virginia to sign his first recruit of the class of 2010, Katie Kipreos, a current forward/mid-fielder at Patrick County High School.
Saturday, Sep 11
Women's Soccer
| Montreat at | 7:00pm |
| Mars Hill College | EST |
