Standout team of the SSM College Showcase

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"Overcoming adversity." Every sports team talks about it, coaches format speeches around it, but last Sunday morning the Sporting Nebraska 06/07 girls soccer team did it. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This team made the drive from Nebraska to MN to compete in to matches at the Shattuck-St.Mary's College Showcase. Sporting's Saturday game ended in a 0-0 tie against the NOSC Blast South 07 team. That might not seem like much of a success initially, until you find out that they were playing with only 4 subs on the bench. Even more noteworthy, they went into this event with only 8 players from their primary team. They pulled up 7 players from their second team and a freshmen. While their game Saturday may not have ended in a win as any competitive soccer team would strive for, Sunday was a fresh start to a new day. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coach - Neil Hope, said the basic message leading into the weekend was this: "..The 2 standout factors to put in a good performance (were) the communication and organizing pieces with and without the ball. Heightening those areas with teammates they are not too totally familiar with (and) a sense of responsibility for each to showcase the team/club." Coach Hope's words must have resonated with this group of young ladies because just before lunch time on a cold Sunday in Fairbault - MN, this team came together and they came to play. Early on in the first half a rocket to the back of the net by forward, Maggie Turner, brought a new energy to the field. This team played like a well oiled machine. You would have believed this group had been playing together for years. Not only were they effectively able to hold their shape, there were very few mistakes made. They were not a team to clear the ball, every pass they made had clear intention. They were very dialed into how to drop and cover for their teammates who were taking their space. Ultimately, this is what lead them to a 4-0 lead over Eden Prairie at half time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eden Prairie was able to put one away in the second half, ending the game with a score of 4-1. This group of young ladies and Coach Hope show exactly what it means to overcome adversity. There were also some outstanding individual performances.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Maggie Turner","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"103","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Sporting Nebraska","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Scoring the first goal of the game, Turner made herself known quickly. 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