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Page 14 Hoping for Carroll men nationals battle hard bv tom cotton IR sports editor The Carroll College wom en’s soccer team has come a long ways in just a few short years. The Saints have gone from never reaching a regional tournament to becoming a regular participant in the post season. They have gone from be ing a blip on the national radar to achieving their highest national ranking ever (No. 12). They have gone from hav ing one home game per year to having several home contests in front of boister-ous fans at Nelson Stadium. This weekend, they have the chance to put another impres sive achievement on their resume as they have an outstanding chance of making it to the national tourna ment for the first time in school history. All of those accomplish ments are hardly a matter of luck when you look at the five seniors on this year’s team. Maggie Bast, Lacey Knoles, Lindsay Loraas, Sarah McLaughlin and Cassidy Merrick have been the back-bone of the team and the driving force behind the Saints success over the past four years. “As a coach I have seen them develop as players and as people and they have a lot to hang their hat on,” said Carroll College Mark Heimenz. The group was Heimenz’ first recruiting class and he didn’t have to go far to bring four of the five to Car-roll. Merrick, Knoles, McLaughlin and Loraas are all Helena natives and played for the highly successful Helena High soccer program as well as powerful club soccer teams. Bast wandered a little fur ther from home as she hails from Littleton, Colo., but she has a very similar ex-perience in high school as she won a lot. The Arapahoe High School soccer teams are some of Colorado’s best. “When we came to college, we expected to win,” said Merrick. “We were brought in to win and we came from a competitive winning background. We have a ‘hate to lose’ attitude, because we didn’t when we were younger.” It didn’t’ take them long to win as they reached the regional tournament for the first time in school history, their freshman year. They didn’t make it to the national tournament that year and it is a matter of disappointment that they didn’t make it in the two years after that, However, they all feel that a berth in the national tourna ment this year is certainly within their grasp. They opened against a Rocky Mountain team who has never beaten the Saints in the first round and if they do win, their next game will either be against an Evergreen squad which they beat earlier this season or a Concordia squad that is No. 3 in the country. However, the Saints took Con cordia to the limit when they met earlier this year. If the Saints do make the national tournament it certainly will be due to the talent of their five seniors. Merrick makes the offense go from her midfield position. She can deliver pinpoint passes to the Saint forwards who often put them away. She is the school all-time leader in assists. Loraas is a stout defender, who developed into one of the best in the nation over her first three years at Carroll. However, this season has been a tough one for the senior as she suffered a knee injury and was lost for the season. Bast has a knack for mak ing key goals as does Knoles,who will not hesitate to knock defenders around in the box. McLaughlin is a tough player to pin down as she can sneak by defenders in the blink of an eye. All five also have a sense of adventure and that came out last year on a trip to Georgia. The players were all housed in large southern houses and on a whim they went out to hunt gators late one evening, riding golf carts and armed with flashlights. “They told us if we get close to one, not to run away in a straight line,” said Merrick. Fortunately, the gators and the girls were safe after that epi sode. A year later the Saints will try to track down a national cham pionship. “Our attitude will be that once we get there we might as well stay there for a while,” added Bast. bv tom cotton IR sports editor The Carroll College men’s basketball team played just fine in the second half of their game against Vanguard Saturday night. It was just the first half that gave them problems. The Saints fell to Van guard 78-67 in the second game of the Kiwanis Carroll Shootout. The Saints were able to put things together after a rough first half to make a game of it. “We came out flat defen sively, and we didn’t play defense like we can,” said Carroll College coach Gary Turcott. “They shot the lights out. We didn’t attack the zone well in the first half. In the second half we attacked the zone and we got any shot we wanted.” The stat sheet told the tale for the Saints. They shot just 33 percent from the field in the first half, However, they were able to penetrate Vanguard’s matchup zone in the second half and shot 54 per cent from the field. The Lions, who were picked to finish ninth in the Golden State Athletic Conference, were able to can some early threes to build a sizable advantage. They jumped out to a 13-4 lead, thanks to a 3-point shot by Kevin Dalafu. Dalafu would lead all scorers in the game with 21 points. The Vanguard lead would grow to as much as 20 in the first half. Brian Rosales canned a trey just before the buzzer to give Van guard a 44-24 lead at halftime. The Saints, however, showed some grit as they slowly whittled away at the Vanguard lead. Jordan Hasquet rolled in a short basket at the 15 minute mark to cut the Vanguard lead to 14. Hasquet, a 6-foot-8 power forward led the Saints with 16 points. He, Gage Brumwell and Kaschmitter did a solid job in the post for the Saints. “All three post kids battled hard,” Turcott said. A basket by Brumwell shrank the Vanguard lead to 10 midway through the half. Carroll would trail by only seven a few moments later, but couldn’t get any closer. Carroll will now get a breather, as they will be off until Nov. 16, when they face Dickinson State. “It (the break) gives us a chance to go back to work,” said Turcott. “We will hit the weight room hard and get back to basics.” The Saints also expect the return of wing Sam Grantham, who has been injured for the past few weeks. Campus m inistry Mass schedule Liturgy Times: Sunday at 9 p.m. in the Upper Cube Monday-Friday at Noon in Borromeo Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Mass at 4:20 p.m. in Borromeo Wednesday Adoration at 4:00 p.m. in St. Charles Wednesday Mass at 9:30 p.m. in St. Charles Sacrament of Penance: Sunday 8:15 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. in the Upper Cube Wednesday 8:45 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. in St. Charles Or by appointment with Fr. Dougald McCallum ext. 4869 Liturgy of the Hours: Monday-Thursday at 4:45 p.m. in Borromeo Volume 9 0 , No 2 Thursday, November 9 ,2 0 0 6
