Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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(Left) Fighting for it. sophomores Red Nixon. Melissa Peck and Naima Homidi show they aren't afraid to get dirty with some serious pushing and shoving | Photo courtesy of Sports Information ■H l , (Above) The ball is just out of reach. Sophomore Red Nixon races to get away from her opponent and to the ball in time. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Left) Reach for it. freshman Katie Bell proves herself as a valuable asset to the team by springing in the air for a wayward ball. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Above) Waiting for it. sophomore Rachel Axon gets agressive and bumps the ball away from the other team. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Below) Sophomore Najma Homidi has more than proved herself with two goals and one assist. Her assist resulted in a game-winning score. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information Women s Soccer 29

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Women's soccer started out with the rigorous training of daily doubles in August before school started. Practice continued throughout the season at 8:00 in the morning for more than two hours before they would continue on to classes. Working hard was not an issue for these girls. Setting goals as a team was what was most important for this tight-knit group. In their extremely successful game over Lamar the ladies won with an 8-0 score and really managed to show off their ability to be consistent and take care of the things they needed to work on. Jodie Taylor posted her second hat trick of the season scoring in the 42nd. 81st and 84th minutes of the game. Red Nixon also scored a hat trick scoring in the 26th. 62nd and 77th minutes of the game, while Najma Homida started the scoring at the 13th minute and ended it at the 84th. The 2007 season was also a lot more about getting their forwards to score goals, it included a lot of passing and created a chance for the whole team to play better soccer in general. The team was made up of mostly sophomores, but had five seniors. Something that was a hinderance this year, however, was six different girls had knee surgeries. It played a major role in how the team worked and how the season ended on a less positive note. Despite being plagued by injuries the girls competed in most games and ranked tenth in the conference. In the last game of the season the seniors were celebrated and though spirits and confidence were high the team was unable to finish off the season with a win. They fell to No. 5 Stanford by giving away two goals. Caitlin Seeley managed fives saves in the end to keep the Beavers from fallling any further. Next season promises some very talented players and a hope that they will have a more consistent season. Story by Melissa Cady (Above) The Women's Soccer team shows off their loving, goofy side in a team photo. | Photo courtesy of Sports information. (Right) Maintaining control, senior Alison Vislay was fully involved in getting that ball where it needed to go. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information. (Left) Follow the bouncing ball. Junior. Julie Arredondo kept her focus with the ball in front of her and her opponent trying to keep up. | Photo Courtesy of Sports Information (Above) Launch it! Sophomore Najma Homidi gave the ball a good head start... away from the other team. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information

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(Right) Bending it, senior Jodie Taylor shows she’s got the strength and agility to get the ball moving. Born in England, Taylor has played for the Nordic Cup Squad and has played in the European Championship qualifyers. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Above) Dribbling, senior Alison Vislay kicks and keep the ball moving with fancy legwork. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Above) Fight her off! Senior Jetta Sadusky wrestled away from her opponent and moved the ball to her ready teammates. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information Season Scores Opponent Us Them Cal State Northridge 2 0 Portland 1 4 Montana 4 0 UC Rivorside 2 0 Michigan 1 0 Lamar 8 0 Boise State 3 3 Detroit Mercy 0 1 Portland State 2 1 Idaho 2 1 Gonzaga 0 1 UCLA 0 1 use 0 5 Arizona 0 1 Arizona State 1 2 Washington Washington 1 1 State 1 2 Oregon 2 2 California 1 3 Stanford 0 2 (Above) Be open and accepting. Sophomore Melissa Peck cannot touch the ball with her hands but does whatever else she needs to to keep the ball in Beaver possession. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Above) Staying in the game, freshman Courtney Wetzel keeps up with the back and forth nature of soccer. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information 30 Fall