The season is right around the corner for the women’s club soccer team, and it is definitely looking forward to getting competition underway. The team enters the season with high expectations based on its performance in past seasons.
The club team usually plays weekend tournaments against schools around the region such as Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, Clemson and ECU during both the fall and the spring semester. Tryouts are held at the beginning of each semester.
The team did very well last year considering some of the circumstances surrounding the teams’ returning players, according to Junior Caroline Dickson.
“We did really well last year, considering we lost a lot of people last season to graduation,” Dickson said.
Junior Katie Gehris said she is very confident in the team’s ability to be competitive this year based on past seasons and the incoming freshman.
“We’re going to have a good team because we’re [going to] have a lot of good freshmen coming in,” Gehris said. “We’re usually one of the top teams in our region, where we play teams like UNC and ECU.”
Senior Logan Corley said the familiarity and experience within the team will also assist it on its path to success this season. The club is projected to return the majority of its roster from last season.
“We didn’t lose anyone to graduation this past year, so that will definitely help out this season,” Corley said.
Dickson said she believes the team chemistry will be an essential component to the Pack’s success this season. She also said the blending of different personalities will be a huge part of its success.
“I think we’ll do well this year because we work hard and we all like each other on the field, and personally, off the field,” Dickson said.
The ultimate goal for this team is to make it to the regional tournament in Florida at the end of the season to compete at the highest level of club soccer competition.
“We’re planning on going to regionals if we can raise the money,” Corley said. “So that should be very exciting.”
For students interested in joining the team for the upcoming season, tryouts will be held August 30th from 7-9 pm at the upper intramural fields next to Carmichael Gym.