2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Soccer: Minutement to face No. 1 Wake Forest to prepare for A-10s
Melissa Turtinen, Collegian Staff
Issue date: 10/7/08 Section: Sports
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UMass (2-4-2) beat the Winstars soccer academy, 5-0, getting goals from various Minutemen including sophomore Stuart Amick, junior Bryan Hogan (two goals) and freshman reserve Jason Villagomez (two).
"They weren't as good as I thought they were going to be, but we played really well too, especially in the first half," UMass coach Sam Koch said. "We played a good game and they weren't as strong and couldn't keep up with our speed."
Increased confidence
UMass has struggled to score goals, but in Saturday's scrimmage the Minutemen proved differently. They showed their ability to attack as they moved the ball quickly, made accurate passes, had good supporting runs and attacked with numbers.
"I think they allowed us to [attack with numbers], and I think we also tried to do it," Koch said.
The Minutemen can use Saturday's scrimmage as a confidence booster and a reminder that they know how to score. However, as Koch reminds his team, they can't get too excited because they are playing a completely different team on Tuesday in No. 1 Wake Forest and Sunday in its Atlantic 10 opener against Rhode Island.
This season, UMass has scored seven goals (not taking into account the exhibition game from the weekend). None of the seven goals have come from last years returning leading scorer Bryan Hogan, who is seen as a strategic finisher for the Minutemen.
In the scrimmage, Hogan reminded his team that he can score goals, but needs to continue scoring when it comes to A-10 play.
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