Written by Kaelyn Spickler
Jose Robertson, Soccer, Midfield
Coming into his senior season on the soccer field, Jose Robertson hoped to fully recover from his knee injury. Robertson had been out since Nov., when he tore his ACL and meniscus, and he took significant steps towards that goal on Wednesday night when he scored one of the 12 goals that lead to a record-breaking game for the Maroons.
Robertson said that he believes the biggest strength this team has is the team itself and the chemistry that they all share.
“There are 11 guys on the field and we have this motto for our team that we are like a family. Since a lot of us are so far away from home, the soccer team is pretty much your family here. In my four years, one of the big things for success is that we are all good friends with each other, so when we go on the field, you are not only playing for you but for your teammates too,” Robertson said.
With such a young team consisting of 16 freshmen, Robertson stepped up his role as a leader and is confident that the team is in good hands for upcoming years.
Stacey Staley, Field Hockey, Defender
Stacey Staley reminisces her freshman and sophomore seasons as she made it to the ODAC quarterfinals with the team, and last year, they made it to the semifinals. This year she is hoping to go even further. “My goal is always to make it ti ODACs. We only lost one senior from last year, and we have a lot of talented freshmen that came in this year. I truly believe we can go far,” Staley said.
Because this year’s team is so similar to last year’s team, the team knows how to work together well. During their last game against Dension, the team knew they had to bring their “a-game” as Dension is a strong team. “The atmosphere was very intense, but we played with poise, connected passes, and communicated really well which allowed for me to get the first goal and ended up finishing the game with a win,” Staley said.
