Lake Forest

We knew we were going to have our hand's full against the Foresters. They are a team that is often in the regional rankings and play in the Midwest Conference. It was a pretty nice day for soccer, a little chilly and cloudy, but not much wind. We did not match up well with their team speed and they were consitently splitting our defensive double teams. We gave up our typical early goal and then played pretty steady the rest of the match. Mike Knepp was able to get us on the scoreboard with a nice free kick from about 25 yds out. Even though we were defeated, some positives came out of this match:
1) We showed that we can play with top teams for short periods of time.
2) We are closer to finalizing our line-up and formation.
3) This game was great preparation for NAC play that begins on Tuesday.
Tim Reinert had one of his better games this season. Kirk Riffel has really developed into a top defender at this level. Justin Monge's goal kicks are some of the best that we have had on this team over the past few years. Please continue to pray for Justin. - C