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Women's Soccer Wraps Up Successful Season
Brittany Perotti
Issue date: 12/7/07 Section: Sports
When compared to last year, the women's soccer team outdid itself - making it to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament this year after winning on the road each round, ultimately falling, 3-2, in a double overtime loss to Florida State.
"The season was very good," said head coach Len Tsantiris. "We're, I think, we're just as good as anybody."
When the times were good, they were really good for the Huskies, who cruised on an 11-game unbeaten streak, highlighted by good-luck pink hair streaks. At that time, Erin Clark said "The morale is pretty high."
But the closing weeks of the season would test the Huskies (14-6-2), as they finished 12-4-1 for the regular season with a 2-2 record in the last two weekends. The following weekend, the team faced No. 3 Georgetown in the second round of the Big East tournament.
Before that game, Tsantiris said "We're playing a very good team so we just have to play better. We haven't played well lately. We're not as mobile. We didn't work as hard as we used to. If we don't, we'll be done."
It appeared that the team was not on top of its game that day, falling 1-0 to the Hoyas on a controversial penalty kick that put the Huskies' postseason fate temporarily on hold. By then, all they could do was wait to see what the times would bring - and they hoped it would be a tournament bid.
"We had everything," Tsantiris said after his players walked off the field with their heads hanging and tears streaming down their faces.
Brittany Taylor called the team's effort ineffective. Co-captain Meghan Schnur said that the Huskies "dominated them. I know we were the better team."
Following the Elite Eight, Tsantiris again said that luck played a big part in the way that the final game turned out for the Huskies, one that he called a heartbreaker.
"Not to take away credit from Florida State, they played a great game," he said. "Maybe they would've won. But those goals were kind of lucky."
"The season was very good," said head coach Len Tsantiris. "We're, I think, we're just as good as anybody."
When the times were good, they were really good for the Huskies, who cruised on an 11-game unbeaten streak, highlighted by good-luck pink hair streaks. At that time, Erin Clark said "The morale is pretty high."
But the closing weeks of the season would test the Huskies (14-6-2), as they finished 12-4-1 for the regular season with a 2-2 record in the last two weekends. The following weekend, the team faced No. 3 Georgetown in the second round of the Big East tournament.
Before that game, Tsantiris said "We're playing a very good team so we just have to play better. We haven't played well lately. We're not as mobile. We didn't work as hard as we used to. If we don't, we'll be done."
It appeared that the team was not on top of its game that day, falling 1-0 to the Hoyas on a controversial penalty kick that put the Huskies' postseason fate temporarily on hold. By then, all they could do was wait to see what the times would bring - and they hoped it would be a tournament bid.
"We had everything," Tsantiris said after his players walked off the field with their heads hanging and tears streaming down their faces.
Brittany Taylor called the team's effort ineffective. Co-captain Meghan Schnur said that the Huskies "dominated them. I know we were the better team."
Following the Elite Eight, Tsantiris again said that luck played a big part in the way that the final game turned out for the Huskies, one that he called a heartbreaker.
"Not to take away credit from Florida State, they played a great game," he said. "Maybe they would've won. But those goals were kind of lucky."
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