Women's Soccer: Katie Parucha, Part II

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This blog was written before the soccer games against Cal State Stanislaus and Chico State this past weekend.)

Since the last time I wrote, we have had four games and are about to compete in two more this weekend! Our first game against Cal Poly Pomona went pretty well considering the fact that we were playing with one man down for most of the second half and two ten minutes overtimes. In the end, we tied 0-0. Taylor Colacion was awarded a red card in the beginning of the second half. When the card was pulled out we thought he mistakenly had pulled out a red. Unfortunately, we were wrong. Because of this call by the ref, Taylor was unable to play in Sunday's game against San Bernadino.

Our game on Sunday was a little rough, the final score being 4-0 San Bernadino. I felt that our team made San Bernadino look better than they actually were. I do give credit to them because they were able to finish their opportunities and come out hard. Unfortunately, most of their goals resulted off of our own mistakes leading to a breakdown in our defensive third. After this game our team had a somewhat wake up call to what was in store for us the rest of the season. Each game is a battle and just because you play well one day doesn't mean that you are guaranteed to play well the next time.

After the weekend ended our team had to move on and focus on the next weekend for the games against East Bay and UCSD. On Friday, we ended up losing 1-0 and unfortunately I tore my MCL in the first half of the game resulting in the end of my season. Again, a lot of the chances we had were not put in the back of the net. We have been playing really well, it’s just we have not been able to score. On Sunday, the game was a complete turn-around. We came out extremely hard and were passing the ball extremely well. It felt as if everyone was in sync and we had all committed to working hard for each other. We ended up tying 0-0 and I was extremely proud of the way that we had played!

Our next games are away against Stanislaus who is in first place in the North and Chico which is always a tough team to play. I will keep you guys posted about those games after the weekend! Until then have a good week!