Lady Cougars Soccer Schedule & Scores

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Date	Team	Time	Result	Score
8/25/2007	Alumni game	11:00 AM	Win	6-0
CLEARWATER--The Lady Cougars played well, passing and moving the ball. Mal Bortz led the team with three goals followed by Megan Creech, Anna Lufkin, and Andrea Dobbs with one goal each. Protecting the goal was Cherell Keamo in the first half and Megan Dixon in the second half. The alumni played well led by All-American Annette (Robinson) Daniels. The Lady Cougars are looking forward to a good year under the defensive leadership of Bekah Brownlie and Alissa Birchard. The regular season begins September 1 with a home game against Fontbonne University.
9/1/2007	Fontbonne University	11:00 AM	Loss	0-3
CLEARWATER--The women's soccer team played the first game of their regular season against Fontbonne University, a NCAA Division III team. The Griffins, who traveled from St. Louis, Missouri, to face the Lady Cougars, came out strong. Number 5, Bridget Holmes, started off the scoring early off an assist from Shannon Behnen (#9), but the Cougars held strong and kept the score at halftime to 1-0. In the second half, Fontbonne had a couple shots hit the post, but the Clearwater defense was able to keep the ball out of the goal until the 63rd minute when Casey Hermann (#1) assisted a goal scored by Behnen. Then with eight minutes remaining in the game, Hermann put one in herself to finish it off. The Cougars were defeated 0-3, but Coach Milton was pleased with how the ladies started off their season. “It was a good start.” Milton said, “We haven't accomplished everything we had hoped to, but we're making the right steps. This is the first step on the long road to regionals.” Next for the Lady Cougars will be a match at Florida College on Tuesday, September 4, with a 3 p.m. start.
9/4/2007	Florida College	3:00 PM	Win	6-1
CLEARWATER--After a tough loss last week against Fontbonne University, the Clearwater Christian College women’s soccer team played against the Falcons of Florida College on Tuesday, September 4. From the opening whistle, the Cougars came out playing very hard looking for their first win of the regular season. Early in the game, senior Susan Brooks put Clearwater up 1-0 off a direct kick. Shortly thereafter, Alissa Birchard added a goal to the books followed by Andrea Dobbs off an assist from Brooke Littlefield. The Cougars led easily at the half 3-0. The second half was just as action packed as the first. Anna Lufkin came to play in the second half scoring two goals within two minutes of each other. The first was assisted by Megan Creech and the second by Mallory Bortz. Then, number 15, Lauren Burriss, put one past the keeper from just outside the 18 to put the Falcons on the board. Within minutes, Clearwater answered when Alissa Birchard controlled a ball bouncing around in the box after a corner kick and passed it to senior Sonia Calderon who just joined the ladies’ team this year. The level of play improved significantly for the Cougars. Coach Milton believes that the ladies played more aggressively and with more intensity which led to smarter play as well. Coach Milton said, “We’ve got to continue to learn and work our system of play.” If the Cougars continue to improve, we can expect a promising postseason. Their next test will be this Friday, September 7 at Toccoa Falls College at 7 p.m., followed by a game at Atlanta Christian on Saturday at noon. Both of these games are must-win conference matches for Clearwater.
9/7/2007	Toccoa Falls College	7:00 PM	Loss	1-2
TOCCOA, GA--The Clearwater Christian College Lady Cougars soccer team traveled north for a pair of road games this weekend. Their first game was at Toccoa Falls College in Toccoa, Georgia. The ladies went into the game against the conference opponent hoping to build on the progress they had made so far this season. Unfortunately, the Cougars fell 2-1 to the Eagles. The Eagles were led by junior Mel Miner (#11) and freshman Alicia Meng (#16) who each had a goal during the game. The one goal for the Cougars was finished by Andrea Dobbs, a freshman forward from Massena, New York. Coach Milton feels like the ladies could have played better, but he is encouraged by a few solid performances. He said, “Andrea scored her second goal of the season. She’s playing well, and Shawna [Penny] played some solid minutes for us today.” The Cougars will head to nearby Atlanta Christian for a Saturday, September 8 match up against another conference opponent. Kick off will be at noon.
9/8/2007	Atlanta Christian College	12:00 PM	Tie	1-1
ATLANTA, GA--The Lady Cougars played a tough conference opponent on Saturday in Atlanta Christian College. After a scoreless first half of play, freshman forward Anna Lufkin (#10) was able to put one past the keeper off an assist from Andrea Dobbs in the 46th minute. The Cougar defense led by freshman Kristina Pauls kept the Chargers offense at bay until the 86th minute when Kara Bannister (#14) scored the equalizer for the Chargers. At the end of regulation, the score remained 1-1. In overtime, both teams held steady, and the game ended as a 1-1 tie after two periods of overtime. Junior Megan Dixon played a solid 110 minutes in the goal allowing only one to get by. Coach Milton said that the ladies played well and moved the ball nicely. He feels that the team showed much improvement from Friday night’s loss to Toccoa Falls. The Cougars will have a tough home game Tuesday, September 11, against conference rival Southeastern. Kickoff will be at 3 p.m.
9/11/2007	Southeastern University	3:00 PM	Loss	0-3
CLEARWATER--On Tuesday, September 11, the Lady Cougars faced a very tough conference opponent, the Fire of Southeastern University. The Fire came into the game undefeated, and they were out to keep it that way. The exhausted Cougar team allowed an early goal by Lisa Kok (#9) who placed the ball nicely into the upper ninety. The skilled Fire team added two more goals throughout the game, as they defeated the Cougars 0-3. The ladies need to play more consistently, according to Coach Milton. Without consistency, he doesn’t feel they’re going to be as competitive as they could be. The Cougars will have the day off tomorrow to recover from all the nagging injuries, but come Thursday, they will be working hard to prepare for Saturday’s game at Ave Maria University. The game will begin at 1 p.m.
9/15/2007	Ave Maria University	1:00 PM	Win	2-1
NAPLES--The Clearwater Christian College Ladies’ Soccer team had an eventful weekend. On the way to their away game against Ave Maria University, the bus got a flat tire. The tire shredded and spun up through the floorboard of the bus. Thankfully, Coach Milton was able to keep control of the bus, and no one was injured beyond a few minor cuts. After a delayed arrival to the game, the Lady Cougars came out hoping to add another win to their record. The Lady Cougars were able to do so, winning 2-1. Senior Susan Brooks was able to put one in today off a missed penalty kick that deflected off of the post. Brooks was able to direct it into the back of the net. Freshman Andrea Dobbs also scored for CCC. Dobbs is becoming a key contributor for the Lady Cougars. Her numbers are impressive so far this year, and Coach Milton is excited to see her reach her full potential. The Cougars will play Friday, September 21, at Warner Southern at 5:30 p.m.
9/21/2007	Warner Southern	5:30 PM	Loss	0-3
9/25/2007	Florida College	5:00 PM	Win	6-1
TEMPLE TERRACE, FL--On Tuesday, the Lady Cougars played the Falcons of Florida College. The Cougars were able to start off strong and not let up. Freshman Anna Lufkin started off the scoring for Clearwater with an unassisted goal. Megan Creech, Andrea Williamson, and Sonia Calderon would each also add another goal in the first half. The Cougars led 4-0 at the half. In the second half, the Falcons were able to put one in the net, but CCC added two more goals as well. Andrea Dobbs scored one and Megan Creech had the other, her second goal of the game. Anna Lufkin also had two assists as well as her first-half goal. The girls controlled play throughout the match, according to Coach Milton. With this win, Clearwater is now 3-3-1 this season. Their next game is Friday at Southeastern University in Lakeland. The Southeastern Fire team defeated the Cougars 3-0 earlier this season, so CCC will have their work cut out for them. The game will start at 3 p.m.
9/28/2007	Southeastern Univ.	7:00 PM	Loss	1-2 (0T)
The Cougars had a big game Friday night again the Fire of Southeastern University. The exciting conference match was very close throughout, and at the end of regulation the score remained 1-1. However, the Fire were able to come out on top 2-1, but they needed overtime to do it. Although CCC lost, Coach Milton was very pleased with the way the ladies played. They performed very skillfully and played with a lot of heart.
9/29/2007	Webber University	1:00 PM	Loss	0-6
On Saturday, the Lady Cougars faced Webber University. They were extremely exhausted and sore from the Southeastern game, and it was hard to keep up with the Webber team. They lost 0-6. The girls will hope to turn things around on Friday, October 5, at 3:30 p.m. against Atlanta Christian.
10/5/2007	Atlanta Christian College	3:30 PM	Win	4-2
CLEARWATER--The CCC women’s soccer team faced Atlanta Christian College on Friday, October 5, in a rematch of a tied match earlier in the year. Despite difficult field conditions, the Cougars controlled play throughout, earning a hard-fought 4-2 victory. Megan Creech led the Cougars with 2 goals along with Andrea Dobbs and Alissa Birchard with 1 goal each. Coach Milton was pleased with the effort, adding that “the team is really beginning to understand our system of play.”
10/6/2007	Toccoa Falls College	12:00 PM	Win	3-2
CLEARWATER--On Saturday, October 6, the Clearwater women’s soccer team was determined to get revenge against a quality Toccoa Falls team that had defeated them earlier in the season. The Cougars came out strong, with three early goals from Mal Bortz, Andrea Dobbs, and Bekah Brownlie off assists by Andrea Dobbs and Anna Lufkin. Despite later giving up 2 goals, the Cougars stayed strong and held on to win by a score of 3-2. With the win the Cougars improve their record to 5-6-1 on the season and 2-3-1 in region play. Next up for the women’s soccer team is a tournament at Atlanta Christian College this coming weekend – October 12-13.
10/12/2007	Atlanta Christian Tourn. (Cincinnati Chr.)	2:15 PM	Loss	0-1
10/13/2007	Atlanta Christian Tourn. (Bryan College)	10:00 AM	Loss	2-3
ATLANTA, GA--The Lady Cougars played in a tough field of teams at the Atlanta Christian Tournament last weekend. On Friday, the Cougars faced Cincinnati Christian University. Although, the Lady Cougars fell 0-1, Coach Milton was very pleased with the ladies’ play. He continues to feel that the ladies are beginning to gel as a team and understand his system of play. On Saturday, CCC faced Bryan College. The NAIA squad proved to be too much in the end as they defeated the Cougars 2-3, but Clearwater controlled play throughout the game. Freshman Andrea Williamson of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, scored both goals for Clearwater. Although, the Cougars weren’t able to win, Milton is very excited about how the team is playing. Next up for the Cougars will be South Georgia College on Tuesday at 4 p.m. The Cougars are looking for two wins in their games this week to put them at .500 before heading to the Regional Tournament on October 25.
10/16/2007	South Georgia College	4:00 PM	Loss	3-5
CLEARWATER -- On Tuesday, the women’s soccer team hosted South Georgia College, a NJCAA team. The Cougars came into the game from a tough weekend at the Atlanta Tournament where the ladies played really well. The Lady Cougars continued to perform and came out strong early in the game. Freshman Anna Lufkin put the Cougars up 1-0 off an assist from Alissa Birchard. With that goal, Lufkin now has 6 goals this year. South Georgia responded with a goal of their own, but Megan Creech answered back with a goal of her own off another Birchard assist. Creech now has 5 goals this year. South Georgia scored again, and the teams were locked up at 2-2 at halftime. In the second half, South Georgia put a few more in the net early to pull away from the Cougars. Susan Brooks would eventually score for the Cougars, but it wasn’t enough to catch up. The final score was 3-5. The Lady Cougars will play Brewton Parker this Friday, October 19, at 3 p.m. This will be their last match before the Regional Tournament.
10/19/2007	Brewton Parker	3:00 PM	Loss	1-2
CLEARWATER -- The Lady Cougar soccer team lost their last game of the season 1-2 to Brewton Parker College of Georgia. The lone goal for the Cougars was scored by Jen Ramos off an Anna Lufkin assist. Clearwater finishes their regular season with a 5-9-1 record, but hopes to perform well at this weekend’s regional tournament and earn a spot in the national tournament. They will play against Toccoa Falls at 3:30 p.m. on Friday in the conference semi-final.
10/26/2007	Regional Tournament (Toccoa Falls)	3:30 PM	Loss	1-2
TEMPLE TERRACE, FL -- The Lady Cougars ended their season during the regional tournament with Friday’s 1-2 loss to Toccoa Falls College. The lone goal for Clearwater was scored by freshman Anna Lufkin. This was her team-leading seventh goal this season. The Lady Cougars finish their season with a final record of 5-10-1. Clearwater had two players named to the All-Region 1st Team, Anna Lufkin and Alissa Birchard. Megan Creech, Jen Ramos, and Kristina Pauls were named to the 2nd team, All-Region. Coach Milton said, “It was a tough loss and tough way to end our season, but we worked hard and learned a lot. Next year we will have a lot of returning players, and we look forward to building on what we learned and accomplished this season.”

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