George Fox University - L'Ami Yearbook (Newberg, OR)

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Ineligibility plagues team The Bruins ' first intercollegiate soccer season turned out to be a disappointing one. Their 1-8 season resulted from the lack of experienced players. At the beginning of the season the Bruins had only four experienced players around which to build a team. Coach Doug McKenna structured a very competitive team around this small nucleus, but his efforts to build a winning team were frustrated. Three key starters, Dave Meireis, Rob King, and Dave Christensen, were lost due to ineligibility, and the GFC defense was crippled. However, the season was not all gloom and despair. Resisting the temptation to become discouraged was difficult, but each team member persisted and kept improving throughout the season. They displayed their improvement in the last game of the year when the Bruins held Western Baptist to a 3-3 tie until the 84th minute of the game. Two Bruins deserve special recognition for their contributions to the first season of intercollegiate play. Rod Williamson, who will be back next year, was named Most Valuable to the team, and Amadu Koroma was selected for first team all conference of the Oregon Intercollegiate Soccer Association. .-.v. 30 Soccer

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(1) Kelley Davidson, Juli Phillips and Jeannette Myers congratulate Diane DeWitt after she scores the first goal of the season against Lin- field. (2) Chris Winters listens to her coach dur- ing half-time. (3) The hockey team gives a cheer as they prepare for their first game. (4) Juli Phillips moves after her opponent. (5) Jean- nette Myers takes a break during half-time to listen to the game plan. (6) Goalie Lurae Han- son and teammates Cheryl Horgan and Sue Webster look on as Diane DeWitt charges after the ball. Field Hockey 29

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