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October 12, 2009lccc.wy.edu/wingspansportsWingspan29Stephon ParkerCo-sports EditorLaramie CountyCommunity Collegemen’s soccer HeadCoach Vince Gibsonhad told his team theyneeded to respondafter a slow start onthe road to begin theseason.The team hasresponded with a5–2 run, bringingtheir record to 6–7.Most importantly,the Golden Eaglesare 4–0 in Region IXplay and have earneda first-round bye inthe Region IX tournament.LCCC 1, WNCC 0At home on Oct.7, the team earnedits sixth shutout ofthe season by beatingWestern NebraskaCommunity College1–0.LCCC 5, RM 0The men split twogames in Utah duringthe Oct. 2–3 weekend.In Provo, Utah,the men dominatedMen’s soccerCoach challengesteam to shake lossesthe Rocky MountainRivals 5-0 on Oct. 2.The Golden Eaglesscored more goals, 5,than the Rivals madeshots on goal, 4.Dave Carter gotthe ball rolling for theGolden Eagles, scoringin the 22nd minute,and the team neverlooked back.Goalie CollinMcGuire led the teamto its fifth shutout ofthe season in the win.LCCC 2, SLCC 3Salt LakeCommunity Collegeproved to be a morechallenging adversaryOct. 3, scoring only sixminutes into the game,but it would takeovertime to decidethe game. The Bruinsscored the go-aheadgoal in the 93rd minuteto take the game 2-3.LCCC 3,WWCC 0On Sept. 30 againstWestern WyomingCommunity Collegeon what was a gamecontrolled by weatheras snow and windsettled in Rock Springs,the Golden Eaglesonce again showedoff excellent defensiveplay. A crucial savewas made by freshmangoalie BrandonCarrick with a minuteleft to hold onto 1-0lead to move to 3-0 inRegion IX play.Gibson said hewas very pleased withhow his team hadresponded but saidsome things still mustbe worked out.“We are comingalong,” Gibson said.“We’re starting to scoregoals, but we are stillworking on the flow ofthe game.”LCCC 1,WNCC 0The Golden Eaglestraveled to Scottsbluff,Neb., Sept. 23 to playWestern NebraskaCommunity Collegein their second RegionIX conference game ofthe season beating theCougars 1-0.The game wasfought hard from finishto end with stellardefensive play by theDaniel StelleDefense:Freshman forward Guilherme Andrade goes for a slide tackle against WWCC’sErick Mata on Sept. 16.Golden Eagles andCougars, which resultedin neither teamscoring in the first halfof play.The second halfbegan on the samenote until the 65thminute of play whenGolden Eagles’ forwardJakob Baraketstole the ball from theCougars to score thelone goal of the game.LCCC 2, WU 3Earlier onSaturday, Sept. 19,the Eagles were upagainst the Griffinsof WestminsterUniversity in Salt LakeCity, Utah. However,the Golden Eagles lost3–2.The game couldhave easily gone theEagles’ way, as theyoutshot the Griffins30–4 but struggled toscore during the game.As the 66th minuteof play came, ChrisKistenoglu was able totie the game, but CoryTanner received hissecond yellow card,which meant the LCCChad to play a manshort on the field.As time expired inregulation, the scorewas still tied at two.The first overtimeresulted in neitherteam taking an advantage,which forced asecond overtime.The Griffins wereable to counter quicklyas time began in thesecond overtime andheld the Eagles for theremainder of the gameto win 3-2.LCCC 6,WWCC 0On Sept. 16,the Golden Eaglescrushed WesternWyoming CommunityCollege 6–0 at home.Baraket led the waywith three goals on theafternoon.Gibson was pleasedwith his team’s effortsand was also proud ofthe support receivedfrom fans on hand atthe game.“We really playedgood today,” Gibsonsaid. “It’s always goodto have support fromthe fans as well.”Added Gibson:“Offense was definitelya strong pointfor us. We reallyfelt we played wellagainst Garden CityCommunity Collegelast weekend, and tocome and get a shutouttoday was what weneeded.”Walk-ins always welcome!Ron McKee, M.D. • Corey Ernst, PA-C • Joe Farrell, PA-C4136B Laramie St.Cheyenne, WY 82001collegedriveurgentcare.comMonday–Friday 307-637-28009 a.m.–6 p.m. Fax: 307-637-2867College Drive Urgent Care is committed to providing urgent medical care of the highestquality in a professional, friendly and environmentally conscious atmosphere.Our business practices stress respect, integrity, and compassion.
30 WingspansportsOctober 12, 2009lccc.wy.edu/wingspanWomen’s soccerCody TuckerSoccer team holds national spotEagles knock off Navarro, No. 3 in nationBy Cody TuckerCo-sports EditorIt isn’t easy beingin the Top 10, nomatter what sport,division or classification,but the LaramieCounty CommunityCollege women’s soccerteam showed theynot only belongedthere, but they werealso a force to be reckonedwith.During the courseof Sept. 16–Oct. 7, thesixth-ranked LadyEagles have compileda record of eight wins,no losses and two ties.For the season theteam’s record is 11-1-2, with 3-0-1 in theregion.With only fivehome games in a10-game stretch,LCCC has proven theycan play anywhere,anytime and win. TheLady Eagles are youngand resilient, but headcoach Jim Gardnersaid he can still seeroom for improvement.On Oct.7 theteam tied WesternNebraska CommunityCollge in two overtimes.With 25 shots,12 corner kicks, thewomen could notscore. Michaela Boydand Emi Yamamotaeach recorded foursshots on goal. Goalkeeper Emily Michnahad seven saves.The first weekendof October broughttwo nationally rankedteams to Cheyenne.The 13 th -rankedNorth Idaho CollegeCardinals rolled inon Saturday, Oct. 2,for the first game ofthe weekend with theLady Eagles. Boydgot the LCCC on theboard in the 18 th minuteon a windy day inthe capital city.In the second half,Yamamoto addedwhat would eventuallybe the gamewinninggoal in the56 th minute. The LadyEagles played mostof the game on theCardinals’ side of midfield. The Cardinalsadded a garbage goalin the 90 th minute, butthe Lady Eagles wouldprevail and win their10 th game of the year.Sunday, Oct. 4,would bring muchstiffer competition forthe Lady Eagles—orso they thought.The Lady Eaglestook on the No. 3team in the nation inNavarro CommunityCollege fromCorsicana, Texas. Thisgame was tightly contestedin the first halfas expected, with theonly goal of the halfcoming off the foot ofYamamoto in the 42 ndminute. But, in thesecond half, it was apparentthat the wind,rain, cold and altitudeof Cheyenne were gettingto Navarro.The team fromTexas looked uncomfortableall daywith temperatureshovering around 35degrees, and the LadyEagles played on theirside of the field formost of the game.In the second half,Kelsey Gapter startedthe scoring in the 76 thminute, assisted byYamamoto.Nearly 3 minuteslater, Boyd crashedthe net and wasfouled by the Navarrogoaltender. The foullead to a penalty kickthat was converted byYamamoto, and therout was on.Boyd finishedoff Navarro in the81 st minute with anunassisted goal. Goalkeeper Michna wasn’ttested very often inthis one, but whenshe was, she came upbig. Michna and theLady Eagles picked uptheir fifth shutout ofthe season and rolledto the upset win 4–0.“I think we areright where we shouldbe,” Gardner said.“We are a qualityteam that should beable to get there(nationals). On paper,if we had to do it withwho we play, we arethe best team in thedistrict.”With the upsetof the No. 3 team inthe nation, the LadyEagles have now becomethe hunted andnot the hunter. “We’vebeen in the underdogrole, and now we haveto be able to playwith people wantingto beat us. It’s a hardthing,” Gardner said.The Lady Eaglesmade a statementthat weekend: Theyare for real. With theirnational rankingsure to climb, CoachGardner doesn’t wantthat to be the focus.“It’s a nice thingto have, but it meansnothing,” Gardnersaid. The only thingthat matters is the lastthree games of theyear where you playat regionals and districts.It means somethingto the school,but we were rankedthird last year anddidn’t get to nationals.So, rankings don’tmean anything tillyou get to the end.”The one thingknown is the LadyEagles are on fire andare showing no signsof slowing.On Sept. 30,the Lady Eaglesheaded to RockSprings. to take onregion IX opponentWestern WyomingCommunity College.On a cold WesternWyoming day, LCCCwon a tight one 2—1.Yamamoto got theEagles on the boardfirst, finding the backof the net in the 28 thminute. WWCC wouldanswer, but GoldenEagle Cori Mizel putthe Eagles in front forgood, scoring in the50 th minute to seal thedeal for LCCC.On Sunday, Sept.27, the Lady Eagleswent up against theLady Mavericks fromNorthern OklahomaCommunity College.This one was uglyfrom the start withLCCC blasting theLady Mavs 8—0. Thescoring began whenBoyd found the backof the net in the 6 thminute of play.Yamamoto scoredthe second goal in the20 th minute, assistedby Rock Springs nativeMizel. Lander,Wyo., native SarahNewell scored lessthan 3 minutes later,putting the LadyEagles up 3–0.Scoring in the firsthalf didn’t stop there.Buffalo, Wyo., nativeBrittany Palczewskiscored back-to-backgoals in a two-minutespan, taking LCCC upto the half up 5–0.The second halfwas much of thesame. Yamamoto nettedthe Lady Eagles’sixth goal of the contestand her fourth ofthe weekend.“Her biggestthreat is she is olderand more mature,”Gardner said ofYamamoto. “I am veryimpressed with her.I wish I could findother players like her.They are rare.”In the 72 nd minute,LCCC really startedpouring it on withtwo goals from twofreshmen ElizabethHennum and FlorVeronica. Assists inthe game were dishedout by Parkhurst,Boyd, Zamora,Ledesma and Gillett.‣ ¾Soccer continuedPage 31
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