University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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ansitional off of a transitional 2005-2006 season, the vomens soccer team hoped to build on previous successes and to learn from the losses. The team started the season with relentless momentum in a three game shutout streak. The season opener against Western Michigan University ended in a scoreless draw. When asked about the game, coach Debbie Rademacher said, We hung tough, earned the late chance, and scored with a minute left. It was just a hard fought game. The women continued their streak in an upset victory over No. 17 ranked University of Arizona. In commenting on the Arizona victory freshman defender Amy Kilppert said, We played awesome. We started off slow, but our team connects well and we really got into the game. Despite their momentum the women faced a string of losses against University of Kentucky, the University of Notre Dame and Penn State Univeristy. When asked about playing against the No.l ranked Notre Dame, senior kinesiology student and redshirt defender Emily Kalmbach said, We stuck with them. We won just as many air balls as they did, if not more. We were just as physical and our fouls were right up with theirs. We competed well and we were never way down. Victories and failures aside, the women felt the season was an accomplishment overall. Judy Coffman, senior communication studies student said, We weren ' t as successful as we would have liked to have been last season, but we knew that we could use last season as a way of learning. She went on to say, We made a pact that every player on the team would have an individual goal that would help contribute to our team goal Junior forward Melissa Dobbyn dribbles the ball down field in their game against Iowa. Although their season was somewhat disappointing, the girls went 4-2-3 in Big Ten Play. S. Jerome photo Emily Kalmbach, a redshirt junior defender prepares to cross the ball. Kalmbach had started in 1 6 games during her career as a Michigan Wolverine. S. Jerome photo overall. We knew that if everyone accomplished their j y |j$a individual goals it would bring us closer to what we wanted in the end. We used the history of the team as motivation to raise the bar. 1 36 women ' s soccer

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