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Michelle's Musings: Along for the Ride
Perspectives on Toro Women's Soccer
November 3, 2005

This journal entry is from women soccer's Michelle Sena. Michelle, along with Liz Arreola, is one of two seniors playing her fourth and final season for the Toros. Both will periodically capture their final year in Cardinal & Gold for all Toro fans.

A staple on the field, Sena started 13 games last season, notching one goal and four assists as the Toros claimed the CCAA Championship. One of her assists came in the 1-0 CCAA Tournament semifinal win over perennial power UC San Diego, which handed the Tritons their first-ever loss in CCAA tournament play.

All Liz's Log and Michelle's Musings Installments

No. 2

Well, we are almost there! This weekend we are going to Turlock, CA, home of Cal State Stanislaus, to try and defend our CCAA Championship. The team is very excited to be playing in the CCAA playoffs, but we are not looking forward to the five to six hour bus ride and also missing another day of school on Thursday.

Also, remembering from the last time I played on the Warriors' home field, the field was in pretty bad shape. They also have pretty rowdy fans, who try to bother us the whole game. And, this year, they will be using portable lights, which cannot be very good. However, our team will get through this. We have overcome many obstacles throughout the season and we can overcome this one, too.

Michelle Sena

If we can get by the the Warriors on Friday, we will then take on either the San Diego Tritons or the Chico State Wildcats on Sunday to defend our CCAA. Winning on Sunday would be a great early 21st birthday present for me (Monday, November 7)!

After coming back from Bakersfield last weekend with a loss, our team is definitely ready for this tournament. Hopefully we will come out of this weeked with two wins, and get to play in the NCAA playoffs.

Our coach talked to us this at practice, first about the incident at Bakersfield, and then about our standings for the NCAA Playoffs. Coach Joe informed us that basically we control our own destiny. If we lose our first game on Friday, then our chances do not look very good for the NCAA playoffs. But if we win and also win on Sunday, then we will most likely be going to Seatle the following weekend. So, the Toros need to bring their "A" game this weekend and bring the Conference Championship home on Sunday!!

Our coach left us with some words of wisdom that Tuesday at practice:

"In the begining of the season we (the coaches) were driving the bus and you (the players) were in the back seat. Now that we have taught you all that we know, you need to take our knowledge and your skill and heart and play to the best of your ability. If you do that, you will win. We have done all that we could do to help the team. Now you are in the driver's seat and we are all along for the ride."

Michelle

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