Spring 2008 Vol. 1 No. 1 The Full The Official Newsletter of the Grove City College Women’s Soccer Team 90 Inside ... Team notches historic season The 2007 season was Team begins 16 years ago 3 historic in many ways. Not Players earn accolades 4 only did the team break out Field project continues 5 to a program-best 11-0-1 start, College hosts 1st ECACs 5 but it also matched the all-time high total for wins in a season ’04 grads earn All-Region 6 at 16, set a new mark for least A look back 5, 10 years 7 losses in a regular season at two, 2008 schedule 8 was named the No. 1 seed and host for the Eastern College Quick Click... Athletic Conference South Bookmark these links on Region Tournament and the Grove City College won the program’s first-ever Web site, located at postseason game. Stephanie Wild ’09 and the 2007 team recorded a program-best 11-0-1 start on the way to an historic season. www.gcc.edu. Along the way, many other milestones for the program Allegheny while the game was but also no Grove City College n Sports were established. For the first televised and shown on a local team had ever tied or beaten www2.gcc.edu/sports time in the history of the pro- cable channel. Not only had we Allegheny. n Women’s soccer www2.gcc.edu/sports/ gram, the team forged a tie at never been on television before, Please see SEASON, page 4 W-Soccer/wsoc.htm n Alumni & Friends www.gcc.edu/alumni A uniting mission Team uses soccer to share Gospel in South Africa This past summer, members of the Grove City The Full 90 College women’s soccer team embarked upon a Editorial Staff journey halfway across the world. They trav- Melissa Lamie eled to South Africa in a mission to share their Head Coach passion for soccer, and most importantly, their Laura Shipley ’09 Student Assistant passion for God. In November 2006, Coach Melissa Lamie was Design Rebecca Miller ’04 contacted by an international sports ministry Communications Associate organization, Ambassadors in Sport (AIS), about a possible opportunity in South Africa. By May, Printer Team members brought their passion for God and soccer Sharon Commercial Printing & Mailing seven players had committed to the trip. Lamie to South Africa this past summer. Sharon, Pa. would be joined by juniors Sara Griffin, Bethany Preston, Laura Shipley and Steffi Wild, as well as to be difficult considering the girls were scattered The Full 90 is the official newsletter sophomores Jenny Inouye, Michelle Peck and across the country. They were, however, able to of the Grove City College Courtney Sicher. Women’s Soccer Team. organize into prayer partners, as well as have an The group spent the summer spiritually and online blog and Bible study. financially preparing for the trip, which proved Please see AFRICA, page 2 Captains’ Corner ‘We might be’ with 2007 captains Trisha Griffith ’09 & Bethany Peck ’08 This year, as in past years, we “You can’t play soccer without passion.” I think this chose a theme for the season. For quote from the movie “Bella” best exemplifies the key to 2007, we chose “We might be…” our success this year. I have never met, let alone played taken from a verse in Ephesians. soccer, with such a passionate group of people! I was This idea was meant to convey continually astounded by the passion that this team the idea that we had potential, but had not only for the game, but also for one another, our had not yet realized it, so it was opponents, and most importantly, the Lord. time to find out just what we could Included in our preseason folder this year was a “Code of do. It also reflects the idea that we Conduct” for Christian athletes, which outlined guidelines for aren’t just supposed to talk about Trisha Griffith ’09 being a positive Christian witness during competition. From being a Christian team, we are that very first day of preseason, the team really collaborated supposed to live it out – actually to make this code the most important part of our game. BEING for His glory. We decided that after each game we would invite the other In both regards, this theme team to pray with us. This made it crucial that we play as came to exemplify the 2007 team. witnesses during the game! Not only did we fulfill our potential, While a 16-4-1 season is pretty spectacular, I think but we did it in a way that brought that most of our victories were won when our opponents God all the glory! accepted our invitation to pray after the game. Bethany Peck ’08 Coach, players minister through love of game From page 1 “We had no idea what we shelters and even the prison were going to be doing, so we and an orphanage. “We hope just prayed for God’s presence,” we had a positive impact on all explained Peck. those wonderful people over With the help of leaders at there, but the impact on us as AIS, the team chose 1 Chron. individuals was unbelievable,” 16:23-24 as the trip’s theme said Lamie. verse. The verse, along with The impact of the trip also AIS’s belief in “hope through went beyond the two weeks football, not hope in football,” spent in Africa and extended was ingrained in the minds of well beyond the eight people each player as they landed in involved. The lessons learned Pretoria on Aug. 1. Team members (in maroon) pose with Pollsmoor Prison (red) and wardens on that trip were carried over The first few days of the trip (brown) after a friendly in Cape Town. to the fall season and the rest of included orientation activities the Grove City College team. and learning the history of through the use of skits – the Sicher explained. “We spent the Using the idea of soccer as a AIS and of its progress. The favorite being “The Sin Chair.” most time hanging out with tool for witness and worship group also jumped right in to The team played sev- the U-19 team, getting them to became one of the goals of some ministry opportunities by eral exhibition games as well, open up, and seeing their pas- the team over the course of running a soccer clinic on its including one against the U-19 sion for sports. We don’t realize the season. We played under a second full day in town. This South African National Team the passion the world has for specific “Code of Conduct” was the first of several clinics and one against the prisoners soccer being in the United and asked teams to pray with the group would lead during of Pollsmoor Prison. The States, but it’s great having it as us after the games. This was a the trip. The clinics included games provided an incredible a common ground.” direct reflection of the things time to work on specific soccer opportunity to interact and From this common ground, we did in South Africa. skills as well as time to witness. build relationships with the the team initiated conversations One of the ways the athletes South African people. “Every concerning faith with others - Mallory Skarupa ’09 conveyed their faith was experience has its own lesson,” at churches, schools, homeless Collegian Sports Editor The Full Page 2 90 Varsity team builds off of 16-year history Our varsity women’s soccer program is actually one of the newest additions to the varsity sports here at Grove City College, having played its inaugural varsity season in 1992, only 16 years ago. Many of today’s players don’t realize the hard work it took to establish the program we enjoy today. During the 1990-91 school year, a group of women, organized by Susie McCoy ’93, Sheri (Wolfe ’93) Helmer, Kathie (Lemons ’93) Brown and Ann (Richards ’93) Thomas, began to meet The 1992 women’s soccer squad, pictured above, was Grove City College’s first varsity team. for some “practices.” Fellow student Matt Knouse ’92, who had earlier played Hudson ’92, a fifth-year senior who had on the men’s team, served as the “coach” played for Coach Lyle, was named the for the girls. Though things were very interim head coach for the team. 1992 Roster unofficial, and no real games were The ladies returned to campus with 5 Jen Komon Jr. played, this group would form the basis much excitement and anticipation. 6 Amy Cundiff Fr. for the program to come. Several players who had been members 7 Ginger Mobley So. During the 1991-92 school year, the of the club program left the team, not 8 Suzie McCoy Sr. group became more serious about the wanting to commit to a varsity sport, 10 Leslie Horner So. sport. The ladies applied for and received but many new players were added who 11 Janelle Clouser So. approval for club status with professor looked forward to the commitment. 13 Becky Hoaglund Fr. Dr. Andrew Markley ’82 agreeing to On Monday, Sept. 14, the squad 14 Carrie Lippert So. serve as the adviser. Thomas and Brown traveled to Allegheny for the first- 15 Sheri Wolfe Sr. were elected president and vice presi- ever varsity contest. A 6-0 loss did not 16 Kathie Lemons Sr. dent and would serve as team captains. dampen the spirit of the team. The first 17 Erin Lagan Sr.