1998 Miracle Yearbook

by Mark V,7 0mack Lady Jackets Shoot to VVin The new varsity sport on cam- pus in 1997 was women's soc- cer and the Lady Jackets had a lot of positive things to talk aboutfollowing a4-7-1 season under head coach Dave Dillon. Cedarville qualified for two postseason tournaments and even hosted onegame,hadtwo players earn All-America hon- ors, and had three members garner All-America Scholar- Athlete recognition. The his- toric first match in school his- tory resulted in a4-1 setback at Bluffton. Freshman Allison Humenettedtheprogram'sfirst goal.It didn't take long for the women to record their first win asthey blew pasthostHunting- ton, 9-0. Rookie forward Kristen DeVinney scored four goals in the match and Rachel Soderstrom was credited with Cedarville's first-ever assist. Women's Soccer es- tablishes itself as a new varsity sport. Followingthreeshutoutlosses, twoby 1-0scores,the Jackets played their home opener against Bluffton. This time they turned the tables on the Beavers,2-1,with DeVinney getting both goals. The big- gestwin oftheseasoncamein a 2-1 upset of Walsh, who entered the match ranked No. 6 in the NAJA Great Lakes Region. Stephanie Aittama scored the gamewinner with only12minutesleft.Afterend- ing the regular season with a 2-0 win at Notre Dame Col- lege, the Jackets dropped a four overtime marathon at hometo Tiffin,3-2,in a Mid- Ohio Conference playoff match that was decided on penaltykicks.Cedarville'sini- tialseasonfinally endedin the NCCAA playoffs to eventual national champion Indiana Wesleyan. Junior back Lisa Thomsonwasvotedtheteam's MVP and along with DeVinney,wholedtheteamin scoring with 10goals and one assist for 21 points, were NCCAAAll-AmericaSecond Team performers. Freshman goalkeeper Katie Mummau was voted to the All-NAIA Great Lakes Region First Team.Thomson as wellasse- niors Meredith Allgrim and Rachel Soderstrom were rec- W omen'sSoccerTeam:Row 1:(kneeling 1-r)Ann Ruegsegger,AndreaCreamer,Kristen DeVinney,Karen Hayes, Meredith Allgrim, Lisa Thompson, Michelle Miller, Carrie Orme, Rachel English, Rachel Soderstrom, Rachelle Paquin,Sheryl Buckley.Row 2:(standing 1-r)Assistant Coach Dawn Wambold,Head Coach Dave Dillon, Allison Hume,Amanda Yoder,Bethany Barch,Hannah Bryant,Siobhan Fagan,Katie Mummau,Rebecca Ashley, Christy Abbs, Amy Nyhuis, Melody Gbur, Manager Sarah Hills, Student Trainer Sheri Phipps. women's soccer 239