Club soccer anticipates national tournament

By Emily Muskin

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Almost 1,000 miles stands between the University of Kansas club soccer teams and the national tournament. The men’s team opted to drive the 15 1/2 hours to Pensacola, Fla., and left Tuesday, while the women’s team took a plane there Wednesday. The modes of transportation differ, but the two teams share a goal: win the national club soccer tournament.

The tournament gives the men’s team an opportunity to avenge a loss in last year’s championship game. The women’s team sees the national tournament as a payoff for all of the its hard work during the season.

The tournament is particularly important to the senior players for each team because it will end their four-year participation in club soccer at the University.

Katie Feeley, Chicago senior and member of the women’s team, and Casey Aull, Libertyville, Ill., senior and member of the men’s team, will be playing in their final national tournament. The two players have led their teams in four national tournaments, and they both said they hoped their last tournament would be a fitting end to their college soccer careers.

The men’s team heads into the national tournament with a 7-4-2 record, and the women’s team is 13-2-0. The tournament is Thursday through Sunday, and the teams will compete against about 80 other squads from around the country.

In the past three years, the club teams have attended national tournaments in Texas, Alabama and Arizona. Members of both teams described the national tournaments as the highlight of their seasons.

The teams are guaranteed three games and keep playing until they lose. Even with the busy game schedules, the two teams still find time to attend to and cheer at each other’s games.

Sarah Pelster, Omaha, Neb., junior, said that one of her best KU soccer memories was cheering for the men’s team last year in the national tournament finals.

This year marks the seventh consecutive national tournament appearance for both club teams.

Sierra Winter, Manhattan, Kan., junior, said that everyone needed to be in sync with one another, and that it would take a team effort to successfully competein the tournament.

Kyle Glick, Wichita senior, said that his team felt some pressure after last year’s championship game appearance, but that playing in one of the more competitive regions in the country this season had helped prepare them for the national level.

Both teams said they wanted the seniors to end their college careers with a first-place medal around their necks.

Edited by Chris Beattie

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