GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – It's match week for women's soccer as they open their 2024 season with a matchup against Goshen on Saturday, August 24 with kickoff starting at 7 p.m. First year head coach
Sam Tracey and her players are amped up and ready to get the season underway, looking for a successful bounce back year.
Opponent: Goshen
Date: Saturday, August 24
Time: 7 p.m. EST
Location: Goshen, Ind. (Goshen Soccer Complex)
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Last Season Recap & Season Outlook
The 2023 season for women's soccer was a season of highs and lows. It started off on a high note where they won four of the first five matches, setting up a very successful season. Yet, once conference play rolled in, the Golden Eagles struggled, losing their final six matches, falling in the WHAC standings and eventually missing the WHAC Tournament, finishing the year with an overall record of 6-8-2.
2024 brings in a new coaching staff as
Sam Tracey was hired this past summer replacing Randy Strawser who retired after the school year. Sam and her young core of players will look towards a bounce back year as they returned lead goal scorers
Gracie Gortmaker and
Tori Woodwyk. They also returned lead defenders
Ella Bosscher,
Kaitlynn Sal,
Hailey Stowe, and
Jada VanTol. Women's soccer was tabbed to finish 10
th in the WHAC Coaches Preseason Poll, a mark that the Golden Eagles will be looking at as extra motivation throughout the 2024 season.
Scouting Goshen
Goshen comes into the matchup against the Golden Eagles with an 0-2 record after losing to two tough teams in Arizona to start their season. In 2023, Goshen finished with an overall record of 6-9-3 failing to make into their conference tournament. Goshen struggled to score last year, averaging 0.89 goals a game on 10.7 shots while letting up 1.78 goals on 15.3 shots per-game. The Maple Leafs do return their lead goal scorers from the past year in Seja Lang and Sophia Yoder who both had four.
Women's Soccer Contact: Jonny Strube
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