el Don /SANTA ANA COLLEGE • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014/eldonnews.org
SPORTS
TWO SOPHOMORES PACE DONS
el Don /SANTA ANA COLLEGE • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014/eldonnews.org
With a new
coach and
10 returning
sophomores
women’s
soccer fights
for at least
one more
victory
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BY JORGE CAMPOS / el Don
The Dons open the 2014 season looking to improve on a
3-15-3 2013 record in 2013 with
a new coach and an improved
work ethic.
“Our record last year left
room for improvement. The
ladies have been working hard
in this offseason and are
determined to have a better
year,” Head Coach Jaymie
Baquero said.
Last season Santa Ana College
finished seventh in the Orange
Empire Conference with a
1-12-3 OEC record, failing to
make the playoffs for the fourth
season in a row.
“We have a strong core of
returning players that are
committed to this program
and want to see it grow,”
Baquero said.
SAC returns with 10 sophomores, including its second and
third leading point scorers from
last season, forward Syprus
Ohanesian and midfielder
Brianna Cruz.
“I’m one of the older girls out
here now, so I had to mature.
These younger girls are looking
up to me now,” Ohanesian said.
Ohanesian scored 10 points
on four goals and two assists in
20 games started, while Cruz
notched eight points with three
goals and two assists in 21 starts
during the 2013 campaign.
“As a sophomore you have
to have confidence and be the
leader of this team,” Cruz said.
But aside from the turnover
on the roster the Dons also
have a new signal caller on the
sideline in Baquero.
“She brought some stuff we
needed help with and fixed
some stuff we didn’t do last
year,” Ohanesian said.
The Dons play Palomar
College Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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LEADER / Sophomore Brianna Cruz scored eight points with three goals
and two assists in 21 games last season. / Jorge Campos / el Don
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