Friday, October 26, 2001

Men’s soccer looks to gain berth in C-USA tourney
By Nathan Loewen
Wire Coordinator

The men’s soccer team looks to continue its two-match winning streak at 3:30 p.m. today when they play Marquette at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.

The Frogs are guaranteed a spot in the conference tournament if they win three out of their last five conference matches but it will be shaky if they only win two, said senior midfielder Nick Baker.

“We need to keep up the hard work,” Baker said. “We need to keep the momentum going through the final games.”

To get into the Conference USA Championships, the Frogs will need to get into the top six in C-USA standings. Currently the Frogs (4-7-1, 2-3-0 C-USA ) are in seventh place. Marquette (7-5-1, 3-3-0) is in fifth place.
“Essentially we can go from seventh to fifth with a win against Marquette,” said associate head coach Blake Amos.=

Amos said a win against Marquette will be critical.

Senior defender Aaron Casey said that the team’s intensity level needs to remain high.

“We need to come out hard in the first 10-15 minutes,” Casey said. “It is hard to comeback when we get behind.”

Baker said that the team’s defense has improved.

“We are working with each other defensively now,” Baker said.

Amos said that their defense still needs to play better.

“We need to win and defense needs to step up more,” Amos said.

Freshman goalkeeper Justin Durst said that the team is playing with more passion and intensity.

Amos said the team’s passion and enthusiasm has helped the team along in the previous two wins.

The men’s game is a part of a soccer doubleheader on Friday. Both the women’s and the men’s matches will be broadcast for the first time ever on KTCU 88.7 FM. The men’s match against Marquette will follow the women’s match against Tulane.

Coverage for the games starts at 1 p.m.

Nathan Loewen
n.d.loewen@student.tcu.edu