2007 Miracle Yearbook

W hat started as a predictable season for Cedarville men's soccer became a series ofincredible wins and hard, unexpected losses, buttheyfought their way to the NCCAA championship in Florida and finished their season 9-11-1. Theteam enjoyed their pre-season in North Carolina where they trained with the Charlotte Eagles. Two ofthe Eagles players were able to spend time with the guys and share opportunities they have with sports ministry. "We[also]decided some things we would try to do as a team for ministry,"said senior Josh Geiser,number 4. Part ofthe ministry ofthe Cedarville team wasto pray with the other team after every game. This was an impressive act oftestimony on the guys'part,especially after a hard loss. After the home games, the opposing team then had dinner with the CU boys."Meeting playersfrom other schools,hearing their experiences,and sharing mine,was cool;'Geiser affirmed. The guys practiced five days a week working on possession, offense versus defense,and finishing with a scrimmage of some sort. Forfreshman Jason Buckley,number 24,the most challenging part of being on the team is the"time commitment year round!' Another challengefor the guys,as any sports team,was moving on after a defeat. "After a hard loss wefelt terrible, but had to go at it again in practice the next day and lookforward to our next game,"senior Grant Knight,number8, asserted,"there were times when I thought our season was over, but we had to keep learning perseverance!' Senior Elliot Moore, number 22,added,"As seniors,we were able to unleash our excitementfor the game and strengthen our love for each other during our trip to Florida for the NCCAA nationals!' nava.,rhe Swum &wog/ A "I learned a lot this season about myselfand life in general;'senior Grant Knight state. "Even though we didn't win as much as we had wanted on the field,I believe we had lot ofsuccess offthe field considering the lessons we had to learn." Season Results Siena Heights Trinity International Illinois Tech Indiana Wesleyan Bethel (Ind.) Houghton+ Wittenberg Shawnee State* Mt.Vernon Nazarene* Urbana* Notre Dame(Ohio) Rio Grande* Tiffin* Walsh* Mid-Continent Ti-1 (2ot) W 2-1 (2ot) L2-3 L 1-2 L 1-2 L 0-2 L 1-2(ot) W6-0 L 1-2 L2-3 W 1-0 L 0-5 W 3-2(ot) W 2-1 L 0-4 Ohio Dominican* Malone* Spring Arbor** Master's++ Palm Beach Atlantic MidAmerica Nazarene++ L 2-3 W5-0 w5-0 W2-1 (ot) W 1-0 L0-2 9-11-1(.452)Overall 4-4-0(.500)American Mideast Conference South Division* *American Mideast Conference South Divisl matches Dave Jones Memorial Classic;Cedarville ** NCCAA Midwest Regional "NCCAA NationalTournament;Kissimmee,