2001 Miracle Yearbook

Gills inCleats The 2000 women's soccer team closed their best season ever in their four-year history with an overall reco rd of 12-1-2. Coached by John McGilli1•ray, the ladies los t in the semifinals at the NCCAA tournament in Kiss imme, Fl. to eventual champion Indiana Wesleyan, 3-0. The 2000 season ga1·e the team their flrst ever winning season. They finished with a 7-3- 1 record in the American Mideast Conference. Lady Jacket senior Kristen DeVinney was the only player to have played and started in al166 matchesduringCedarvi\le's four-yearwomen's soccer history. DeViney, Laurie Gallo, Amy Nyhuis, and Becky Kmlowski played their flnal games as seniors in the fall of 2000. Nyhuis, who played for th ree years, enjoyed Asthe 5«ond her friends on the team. She sa id, "When I flrst began my college career at Cedarville, the soccer girls were the only people I kne10.•. Over the years of playing with them, they have lx.-come like my sisters." Gallo, who transferred from the University ci Guam, was abo happy to make friends with the girls on the team. "Training camp 11-as loads of fun because we were all together, hanging out and sharing many memorable moments," sa id Gallo. Thescasonga1·erheteammuchto look fo rward tO in the following years as well as much to be happy aOOut. McGillivray said, "We have really come together and shown a lot of character t he second half of our season." Nothint,..>dnoOO<'t:antal.:ethl$~ll""";l}'fromSc-nlor l.aurle G3IIoa10Wpull~ahe.Jdofthe~kll·lthher c:yooothe~lbdoreher. ,\ thltties CEDARVIL.l£: Marietta YS Taylor Y5 Earlham w >I T (){) w 3-1 L ~l