{"id":2291,"date":"2015-09-17T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2015-09-17T08:00:44","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T12:00:44","slug":"fall-sports-preview-mens-soccer-finds-their-rhythm-at-beginning-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2015\/09\/17\/fall-sports-preview-mens-soccer-finds-their-rhythm-at-beginning-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Sports Preview: Men\u2019s Soccer finds their rhythm at beginning of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY LAURA MCCANDLESS – STAFF WRITER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Soccer at Centre College has always had a strong team dynamic. The players all get along with each other on and off the field and have good time whether in or out of season.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team plays to the best of our ability when we\u2019re just having fun,\u201dsenior and team captain Jacob Trumbull said.<\/p>\n

This year, there are seven new first-years that already fit well into the team\u2019s dynamic. These new Colonels include Bailey Spade, Jacob Haddad, Xavier Tomlin, Alexander Garuba, Ben Stinebruner, Logan Dehner, and Derek Nafziger, and they\u2019re joined by sophomore transfer, Connor Shea.<\/p>\n

The first three games the team were away, against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Maryville College, and Covenant College. The first two games were losses, though the second game against Marvyille was a close 2-1with one of Maryville\u2019s players scoring within the last five minutes.<\/p>\n

They won their third game against Covenant 3-0 with first-year Alexander Garuba scoring 2 out of the 3 goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw lots of improvement, even within the first three games,\u201d Trumbull said. \u201cWe started out a little slow, but in that third game after changing up formations we finally got that flow back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Great\u00a0teamwork was on display in the game against Covenant, leading to impressive plays by the Colonels.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first goal in the third game there was a great build-up play from our defensive center mids and we just built the ball up through the midfield to the forwards,\u201d Trumbull said. \u201cWe attacked the play as a unit and pretty much all of our attacking players touched the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking forward, the team is optimistic about the rest of the season, with Trumbull hoping that they\u2019ll be conference champions.<\/p>\n

Fellow captains Henry Lynch and Christian Gateskill agree that the championship is their goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully we can host the conference championship if we get the top seed,\u201d junior Eric Muth said, a sentiment avid Colonels fans no doubt share.<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Soccer has had an enthusiastic fan base for longer than the freshman have been alive, and this year\u2019s team has sparked the same level of enthusiasm. Fans gathered at a cookout in Brockman Commons just before the 26th Annual Bob Allen Nissan Classic, or better known as the \u201cBob Allen Mega Bowl\u201d men\u2019s soccer game.<\/p>\n

The Colonels ended up claiming the Annual Bob Allen Nissan Classic title, playing two highly challenging and nationally ranked teams. They won against Emory University 1-0 with a beautifully timed goal by Gateskill in the second overtime, and they came out with a 1-1 tie against Ohio Wesleyan University with Garuba scoring off an assist from Gateskill.<\/p>\n

After this past weekend, the Colonels have had a promising start to the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took us a little while to get our rhythm,\u201d Trumbull said, \u201cbut we\u2019re looking really good now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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