Women's omens Soccer Kicks Off Offin Offin Offin in New Division Season By Lance ONeil O'Neil Staff Writer Perhaps the most difficult part of establishing a winning tradition is getting the athletes needed to produce produce produce pro pro- duce quality teams Kim Free coach of the soccer team knows this all too well Two years ago Free turned a group of inex inexperienced players who lost their opening game 9 0 to Utah State into a primed team winning the season season season sea sea- son finale 2 1 over the same Of the players during the inaugural season few came from high school programs and just about any player could suit up Last year the Bruins dominated the Intermountain Collegiate Soccer Association Association Association Asso Asso- with a 2 10 record But because because because be be- cause Free considered the women's di division division division di- di vision of the not to be enough of ofa a challenge for this years squad she petitioned for membership into the National Collegiate Soccer Association Association Association tion with the likes of Weber State Utah State BYU and Utah before the latter two joined the Division One ranks Frees Free's request was originally denied by the director of the NCSA citing the league does not accept year two-year col col- col- col leges However after being approached by coaches of Weber State and Utah State who acknowledged the quality of play by the Bruins the director reconsidered reconsidered reconsidered recon recon- and granted a spot in the Western Division of the league This summer Free compiled a team from 40 players at open tryouts Buyouts to a solid A N t team am of 16 players In the teams team's first fast game the Bruins blanked Utah State 1 0 before the returned returned returned re re- re- re turned the favor the following week shutting out the Bruins c c f N d t t 45 4 5 rA h 7 J. J y v W J 7 q q v vp p The players go out there and take control of the game and they run the game and that's nice Free said We have a lot of pride on the team I dont don't think we are going to get beat We may lose but were we're not going to get beat On Sept 23 the Lady Bruins welcomed a very physical ball club from Weber State here for another league contest The Wildcats prevailed prevailed prevailed pre pre- with a 5 2 victory at Eisenhower Eisenhower Eisen Eisen- hower hower Jr High They are an excellent physical ball club comments Free we just got pushed around out there and didn't want to push back With the Loss falls to 2 1 in the NCSA Western Division and to 2 overall Their next two contests contests contests con con- tests are against Colorado and Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado State on Friday and Saturday Sept 29 and 30 The Colorado game will be played at home and the Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado State game will be played at Weber State