Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rollamo Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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A UMR player hustles the ball down field under the watchful eye of an opponent. 31

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According to soccer coach Paul McNally, in 1987 the women ' s soccer team, and program as a whole, al- most died. The cause was not lack of efforts, but simply a lack of numbers. The women had a total of 13 players, a roster too small to allow for injuries or other problems. Yet the Lady Miners survived and ended the season with a 5-8-2 record. TVe never been around a bunch more dedicated with more effort,” stated McNally, ' Time and time again somebody came up big. Our record doesn’t sound that great until you realize the strikes against us.” Many outstanding performances Women Survive Despite Shortage of Players were given by the UMR women over the season, particularly in the game against Arkansas-Little Rock. Sophomore Sally Puhlick shot in three goals while Lisa Tieber contributed solid quality playing. Also contributing to that victory were Lisa Giblin and Teresa Dickenson. Fur- ther standouts through the season in- cluded Gina Drussel and Gretta Strom- berg, who received notice from opposing coaches calling her the best goalkeeper on this level of competition. Of the future, McNally stated pros- pects look good. Stronger recruiting has begun for players, and interest is appear- ing, McNally is happy with the outlook and stated, “We should have a healthy program in 1988,” Women ' s Soccer 5 Wins Hi Losses 2 Ties UMR 3 University of Tulsa 3 UMR 3 Missouri Baptist College 2 1 UMR l Northeast Missouri 3 UMR 4 Arkansas-Little Ruck 3 UMR 3 Rhodes College 0 UMR 3 Westminister College 1 UMR 2 Missouri Baptist College 4 UMR 0 Lin den wood College 3 UMR 1 Missouri Valley College 2 UMR 1 SI U-Ed wardsville 7 | UMR 2 Univ. of MO-St. Louis fi UMR 3 Arkansas- Little Rock I 1JMR 2 Northeast Missouri 3 UMR 2 Quincy College 2 UMR 1 Maryville! College 4 Maintaining control, Lisa Tieber moves the ball down field.

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Soccer coach Paul McNally grins whenever he talks about the 1987 men ' s soc- cer team. After a two-year drought with records of 5-14 in 1985 and 5-13 in ' 86, this year’s team turned the corner and took off with a 12-7-1 record for the season, “The nice thing about it,” explains McNally, “is that nine of our players are freshmen or sophomores, so we’re still a young team. With a record of 12-7-1, ' 88 will be something to look forward to.” Among the outstanding players on this year’s team, freshman Bill Stephen scored 15 goals, the highest of any team member. Freshman Mike Balassi earned McNally’s Young Team Ends Falling Record post-season honors as a member of the First Team, All Area, and Kurt O’Brien racked up seven assists to become leader in that area. The Miners tied with Lewis Univer- sity for 10th in the region, while North- ern Kentucky University took the 9th spot. Proud of the development of the team, McNally stated, “1987 was the year we turned the corner back to a produc- tive soccer program at UMR. We have quality players that are still very young, I think UMR has a lot to look forward to in 1988.” Men ' s Soccer 12 Wins 7 Losses 1 Tie UMR 1 Univ. of Southern Indiana 2 UMR 2 Northern Kentucky University 1 E JMR 0 Univ. of MO-St. Louis e UMR 11 Univ. of Indianapolis i UMR 3 Lewis University 2 UMR 0 Washington University 5 UMR 3 Univ. of MO ' Kansas City 0 UMR 1 Avila College 2 UMR 4 Northeast Missouri 4 UMR 7 Westminster 0 UMR 2 Southwest Missouri ] UMR 2 Principle College 1 UMR 3 Missouri Valley I UMR 1 Missouri Southern 3 UMR 2 Southeast Missouri 1 UMR 0 Northeast Missouri 6 UMR 6 Hellarmine College it UMR 2 Linden wood College 1 UMR 0 Univ. of MO-St. Louis 4 UMR 5 Southeast Missouri 1 Flanked by his opponent, UMR’s Mike Balassi hustles the ball.