Never giving up Ladies soccer team scores to win in the 86th minute
The Lady Seasiders are making it count late in games as they finished off Hawaii Pacific with an amazing header by MaKelle Yates off a corner kick by Kami Strait in the 86th minute, lifting the team to a 1-0 victory. This match was about as physical as they get, and both teams defenses were locked down tight trying to secure a victory. Standouts for the women’s team include Heather Conk, who seemed to be everywhere the ball was and possibly the most ferocious player on the field. Megan McCain recorded yet another shutout, and only needing to make one save the entire game. After the goal, the entire team rushed to congratulate Yates, and everyone on the bench and in the stands were on their feet cheering. The late goal lifted the team to an overall record of 4-1 and their second win in the conference. The women’s team followed up the their suspenseful play on Monday with last minute dramatics as they faced Fresno Pacific, coming up even as Terryn Solberg sent the equalizer to the back of the net on set piece from Kassy Binning in the 75th minute. The match went into double overtime and neither
team was able to capitalize, finishing with a final score of 1-1. Players felt frustrated and disappointed with the final outcome of a tie. Michele Stevens a senior from Portland Oregon, majoring in finance said, “On defense, we were trying to be tough and aggressive. The refs were definitely pretty whistle happy, but I think that as a team we stuck together and we have a tough defense. I think we were the more talented team and we should have won. We got unlucky with our shots, and we just need to work harder to put them into the back of the net.” This match heard 44 whistles from fouls and offsides calls by the refs, 30 of which came against BYUH. Coach Alex Reugner spoke of the 1-1 tie, “We have struggled all season so far coming out flat, and again we came out flat, but 15–20 minutes in we created a lot of good opportunities to score. Further into the season we will face tougher teams that won’t give us as many opportunities to score, so we need to capitalize when we have the chance.” In trying to come up with a solution for the team Coach Reugner commented, “We are still trying to figure it out, but it is something that my coaches and I are working on.” Terryn Solberg, a senior from Bakersfield majoring in exercise sport science, had two goals in the last three games. She shared her feelings after the match, “I feel like [my progression] is going pretty good, I’m lucky to be able put one away for the team. Everyone else does all the hard work, it’s nice to be the forward to put it away.” Terryn drew the foul just outside of the goal box leading to a free kick for the Seasiders. Kassy Binning’s set piece was right on the money and Terryn one-touched it into the net. The team has relished in the comeback fashion that they have adopted the last two games. Terryn while smiling continued, “We are pretty dangerous on set pieces, I didn’t expect [the ball] to come to me so it was nice to put it in.” The Seasiders stand at 4-1-1, and look to bounce back as they take on Notre Dame de Namur on Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. at home. -Matt bledsoe
Men’s soccer falls short to Fresno Pacific The BYU-Hawaii men’s soccer team lost to Fresno Pacific on Sept. 24, 6-2 in a Pacific West Conference match in Laie. Fresno Pacific dominated the first half of the game, out-shooting the Seasiders 11-2 and taking a 5-1 lead into intermission that BYUH could not recover from. The Seasiders played a much stronger game in the second half, out-shooting the Sunbirds 12-1 after the break but didn’t have the scoring success to catch up. Zak Epplette scored the first-half goal for the Seasiders on a free kick in the 15th minute after Fresno Pacific had already 14
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taken a 2-0 lead. Epplette scored an assist on the Seasiders’ secondhalf goal on a pass to Chad Nahoolewa that Nahoolewa took and dribble in for a shot to the left corner of the goal. With the loss, the Seasiders fell to 1-2-1 for the season and 0-2-1 in the PacWest while the Sunbirds improved to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the conference. BYUH will be in action again on Sept. 29 against Notre Dame de Namur in a Pacific West Conference match in Laie at 12:30 p.m.
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Top left: Heather Conk chases after the ball during Mondays tie game against Fresno Pacific. Photo by Bart Jolley