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By Rena Ketelsen<\/strong> – Soccer coach Tom Maxon reflects on the first part of the season with the women’s and the men’s teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both soccer teams have their first two GPAC games behind them. While the men\u2019s team won both of them, the women\u2019s team did not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maxon said both teams this year are good. Despite the women\u2019s team’s recent losses, up until their last game against the University of Jamestown the women\u2019s team has been the dominant team in their games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maxon explained, \u201cAs good as we are on the field moving the ball in the center of the field, we lack something on the two ends of the field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, the men\u2019s team has usually been the dominating team in their games as well. He added, \u201cOn the men\u2019s team, our big Achilles heel is set pieces; defending them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preseason this year was different than in the previous years. The teams did less running. Instead, a lot of the conditioning was done through training games with an emphasis on station work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also no major injuries on either team so far with the exception of one torn ACL on the men\u2019s team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The women\u2019s team, which has a roster of 37 players, started the season with two strong wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The men\u2019s team, on the other hand, which has 64 players this season, started out with two losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal for the men\u2019s team this season is to win the conference, according to Maxon. With the women\u2019s team, he hopes to reach the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Megan Messersmith, a senior goalkeeper on the women\u2019s team, said the team\u2019s goals are to “be in the top three for our conference but more than anything we\u2019d love to make it to Nationals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the upcoming games against Northwestern College, Messersmith stated that they are a tough team to beat. However, since this will be their first conference game that will be played at the home stadium, she hopes the fans\u2019 and teammates\u2019 support will give the team a confidence boost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both teams have their next game at the Elwood Olsen Stadium on September 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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