Cedarville College
Yellow Jackets
1998 Women's Soccer
Season Outlook
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| Lisa Thomson |
Now that the Cedarville College women's soccer program has its first varsity season in the books, the business at hand gets a little more serious. The Lady Jackets, who posted a 4-7-1 record during their inaugural campaign and qualified for two postseason tournaments, aren't expected to surprise anyone this time around. Among other things, they will be facing a more demanding schedule which includes the new American Mideast Conference.
However, Cedarville has good reason to be optimistic. The kickers return a solid nucleus of talent, including a pair of All-Americans, and they have a veteran coach in John McGillivray, who moved over to the women's program following a 24-year stint with the Yellow Jacket men.
"We want to continue to build upon the solid foundation that was set last year under (head coach) Dave Dillon," said McGillivray, who posted a 215 victories with the men and has already secured himself a spot in the NAIA Hall of Fame. "Our schedule is much tougher, but we have some good players that should make us competitive. The first goal is to have a winning record, and, if we can make the playoffs, we'll take it from there."
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| Carrie Orme |
The list of key returnees starts with senior co-captains Lisa Thomson and Carrie Orme. Thomson effectively anchored the Lady Jacket defense from her sweeper position last fall and was voted to the NCCAA All-America Second Team. The Monroeville, PA native was named an NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athlete and was appropriately tabbed the team's MVP.
Orme joined Thomson as two of only five players to start all 12 matches. The midfielder from nearby Dayton, OH will provide valuable experience in the middle again for the Lady Jackets.
McGillivray welcomes back the team's leading scorer in sophomore Kristen DeVinney, who recorded 10 goals and an assist for 21 points. The Perry, NY product was named to the NCCAA All-America Second Team as a forward, but she may be moved to an attacking midfield position this year.
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| Katie Mummau |
Allison Hume, a sophomore forward from Dayton, OH, used her quickness to supply five goals and three assists for 13 points as a rookie. She will again be asked to provide a strong attack up front.
Cedarville's defense is even more solidified with the return of junior goalkeeper Katie Mummau, who hails from Mechanicsburg, PA. She started all ten matches in which she played with a 2.21 goals against average. Mummau, who is the team's tallest player at 5-11, was voted to the All-NSCAA/NAIA Great Lakes Region First Team.
"I expect us to be strong defensively," stated McGillivray in summary. "It's good to have returning players in all of the key positions, but our newcomers will be counted on to help as well."
The Lady Jackets begin play in the American Mideast Conference, formerly known as the Mid-Ohio Conference. Other women's programs in the AMC include Geneva PA, Malone OH, Notre Dame OH, Saint Vincent PA, Tiffin OH, and Walsh OH.
The non-conference schedule will be just as demanding. It includes NCCAA champion Indiana Wesleyan as well as the likes of Denison, Georgetown, and Wittenberg just to name a few.
