HCS Girls Soccer Team Opens Play Friday

RFH 2010, Featured Articles, HCS Girls Soccer

Thu, Sep 01, 2011

With a new coach and a fast, athletic squad, the HCS girls soccer team faces a strong schedule this season.

The coach of the HCS girls soccer team may be new but many of his players are veterans of several sports and have learned how to win in pressure situations.

Coach Brian Rose will need that sort of play from his HCS girls soccer team this season as they are no walk-overs on their schedule, that gets started Friday. In fact, the HCS girls will not face another Class D team during the regular season.

Rose, who replaces Harry Jarcho, who was the girls coach for the past eight seasons, inherits a young, fast, athletic team. And, it's a team with a lot of familiar faces even if you have not followed HCS girls soccer. Many of those in the starting lineup have started for Jessica Poole's wildly successful girls basketball teams of the past several years and for Bill Dowsland's softball squad that went to the state final four last season.

In addition, Rose has a string of underclassmen he is looking to have contribute to the team's success this year.

HCS doesn't have to wait long to see what the season holds. It opens Friday at 4 p.m. in the Sherburne-Earlville Tournament. They play Sherburne-Earlville in the opener and will face either Remsen or McGraw on Saturday.

What was your record last year and how did you do in the post-season?

The team was 2-14 in 2010. "This is my first year as a varsity soccer coach, but I have 14 years of soccer experience," said Coach Brian Rose.

How does this year's team compare to last year squad and what is your overall outlook for 2010?

We are optimistic about the season and have a strong desire to improve over last year’s performance. We have gotten back several players back to full strength after injuries that kept them off the field last year. We have a solid base of returning players that provide us with the experience on the field and several new players that have contributed positively to the make up of the team. This is a team that is eager to put last year behind them and is looking to build a strong future.

Who did you lose to graduation this past June and what -- if any -- hole do they leave in your lineup?

Rachel Holcomb and Kinzea Jones

Who do you have returning from last year's team (including positions, year in school, etc.) and what do you expect of them this year? Any playing new positions?

Katherine Keever – Stopper
Katie Weeks – Midfield
Stephanie Salmon – Forward
Kendall Rusch – Defense
Kelby Watkins – Goalie
Carrie VonMuench – Midfield
Hayleigh Hanson – Defense
Clara Jones – Midfield
Eme Jones – Defense
Lauren Weeks – Defense

Who -- if anyone -- will be new to your starting lineup this season?

Lauren Jaquay – Midfield She adds good speed to the midfield.
Sabrina Rebuck – Forward/Midfield She is fast and an aggressive player.
Hayden Nolan – Forward She is strong and aggressive.

What are the team's strengths?

Knowledge of the game,
Team unity,
Desire,
Work ethic.

What are the three most important things you and the team will have to do this season to make it into the sectionals and contend for a sectional title?

Stay focused
Be aggressive on the ball.
Play our game and finish the chances we create.

What do you think of your competition this year?

They are all larger schools than we are so we expect that we will have some difficult games. We need to be strong, determined and stay in our style of play.

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