Women's
soccer adjusts to injury
By
Michael Bower
On-line Forty-Niner
The
women's soccer team is hoping to change
a couple of round numbers into a couple
of crooked ones this weekend, when they
host the first 49er Classic at George Allen
Field.
Those
two round numbers come in the win column,
and in the goals scored column, where The
Beach (0-4-0) have zeros in both after four
games.
Senior
forward, Abie Curry, summed it all up in
one word for what The Beach wants to improve
on this weekend.
"Finishing,"
she said. "We have had a lot of opportunities,
and I think we just need to capitalize on
them... I think if we finish we are going
to kill teams."
Curry
had a couple of opportunities against Hawaii,
but couldn't get the ball in the net. The
team had a season-high 13 shots on goal
in the game, but was shutout and it left
the senior a bit frustrated.
"Hawaii
was a really good game to see us play all
together," said Curry who is one point
away from being the all-time points leader
at Cal Sate Long Beach (goals equal two
points, assists equal one point). "It
was kind of frustrating [not to score] because
I am on the front line and I take it upon
myself because I am a senior... I just need
to get it in the back of the net, but if
anybody else makes the scores I don't care,
I just want my team to win."
The
49ers could use some good news this weekend
after learning that sophomore defender,
Natalie Messina, will be out for the rest
of the year after injuring her right leg
against Stanford. Kat Avendano has suffered
two concussions already this year as well.
"Injuries
have really hurt us because it has forced
us to change our lineups," head coach
Peter Reynaud said. Allison Wiegand, who
was supposed to play forward, is now being
moved to fullback and The Beach will play
with four midfielders instead of three as
a result of the injuries, he added.
The
49er Classic will feature UC Santa Barbara,
Southern Utah and Eastern Washington. The
Beach will play Eastern Washington on Friday
at 4 p.m. and Southern Utah on Sunday at
1 p.m.
This
should be a good chance for the 49ers to
enter the win column considering the four
teams involved have only one win combined.
"I
think these two games are going to be really
good for us," Curry said. "I think
we are going to play well. I am stoked.
I want to finish some goals. If those come
this weekend I think it will be good for
us."
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