LVC Soccer Preview

By Collin Jones ’23, Staff Writer

Coming off a hot season the year before, the LVC men’s soccer team is trying to repeat last year and play in the NCAA tournament. However, the team’s route has been a little shaky.

With one of the many fall sports played at LVC, one could argue the men’s soccer team is one of the most exciting teams on campus. Games are always close, every half is filled with moments and the team does not disappoint.

The team is relatively older, as more than 75 percent of the team are juniors, seniors or grad students. With a record of 6-5-1, senior Zach Reed thinks they have enough push to grab a playoff spot.

“I think the only thing we can do is take everything game by game, and opponent by opponent,” Reed said. “Every game means something from here on out. There’s three points on the line every single time we step on the field. We have to do everything we can to make sure the three points come home with us.”

Being a senior, Reed agrees that he must be a leader on a team.

“I think there’s challenges leading any team at any level against anybody,” Reed said. “Everybody’s on the same page and it makes everything so much easier, and I think where we are right now as a team, and we have everybody competing for a common goal. Everyone’s willing to work as hard as they can get to the goal.”

The Dutchmen are third in overall conference record and points, and with six games remaining on the schedule, the team expects to be right back where they were last year.

“At the end of the day, we always want to qualify for playoffs, but in the meantime, all we can do is focus on the game that’s in front of us and the team that is in front of us to help ensure we walk away with three points day in and day out,” Reed said.

The Dutchmen play Hood College at home Saturday, October 15th, at 4 p.m. Come out and support the Dutchmen and watch their push for the playoffs.