Lancer soccer program steps up on the road
By Michal Tellos
Sports Editor
September 17, 2008
Points were earned by both sides as the Lancer men’s and women’s soccer teams both improved on this week’s road trip against the Guelph Gryphons on Saturday and the Waterloo Warriors on Sunday.
The men managed to beat the Gryphons by a score of 2-0 on Saturday, with goals scored by Steve Adaimo and rookie Mike Watson, making it the second week in a row that he has scored.
The results of Sunday’s game didn’t show on the scoreboard as the Lancers thoroughly outworked the Warriors who nevertheless came out victorious by a close score of 1-0.
Men’s Head Coach Steve Hart was pleased with all the results under the weather conditions, which were rainy, and, as a result, extremely muddy.
“The conditions with the rain were pretty bad all weekend. And because both games were on grass we were in for pretty poor conditions. It was hard to play good soccer with the rain and stuff, it really was. Both fields were pretty muddy,” he said.
In both games, the Lancers dominated the competition.
“Saturday we dominated the game in the first half but we couldn’t score, and then Steve Alaimo got the go-ahead goal half-way through the second half and then we got the insurance goal with about ten minutes to go – Mike Watson scored it,” said Hart.
Sunday’s game had the same dominance but with different results.
Extremely strong winds plagued the entire afternoon. Defending against the winds successfully in the first half provided the Lancers with relief, but it just wasn’t their day.
“We hit the crossbar, we hit the post, but the ball just wouldn’t go in the back of the net. We dominated literally the whole game but we just couldn’t score,” Hart said.
The women, though less successful than the men point-wise, still had greater success than last weekend, and Head Coach Angelo Verardi was pleased.
The women suffered a 2-1 loss to the Gryphons on Saturday, while managing a 0-0 tie with the Warriors on Sunday.
Saturday’s game was close.
“The girls played well. We came out of the first half 1-1 with a goal by Sabrina Bernardi. We pretty much dominated the last twenty-five minutes of play in that half. We came out in the second half, and gave up an early goal, which made it 2-1,” said Verardi.
“We both just went back and forth from there. We had quite a few chances but we couldn’t put it between the goalposts. But things are improving and looking up,” he added.
Sunday afternoon saw the girls pick up their first point of the OUA season.
“We tied nil-nil. It was a good game again, we almost had a goal from a header,” said Verardi.
Each team will play at home this weekend against the Brock Badgers on Saturday, and the McMaster Marauders on Sunday.
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