Mater Dei Girls Soccer Still Looking Sharp Despite COVID-19

Mater Dei Girls Soccer Still Looking Sharp Despite COVID-19

The sports world on hold for a while..

Even forcing the outright cancellation of the spring athletic season.

During the summer..

Teams had to keep a positive attitude..

Hoping they would get to compete in the fall.

One team in particular that was eager to play was the three time defending girls soccer state champions of mater dei... and they tell our very own andrew garcia..

They are ready to add to the trophy case.

The mater dei girls soccer team has claimed three straight state titles, and become accustomed to winning, but one thing that is not familiar to the wildcats?

Playing soccer in the middle of a pandemic.

It's a little awkwarjust because you're standing there and you're ready to tell them like good job, good job, good game and then you just kind of have to yell it and i feel like it is less personal and you can't really talk to the people and be like you did good this game so i just think that's a little weird for us.

It's been like a big relief because it's like you get to let go from the pandemic and you don't think about it whenever you're on the field even though on the sidelines you have to wear your masks, but whenever you are on the field it's just like you get to let go and just be in your own world and play soccer instead of having to worry about the pandemic.

Mater dei graduated 7 seniors last year's squad and though they only have three this year, those team members are ready to step in and fill their shoes.

It's been a little bit of an adjustment because we lost a lot of quality players but at the same time we also gained a lot of quality players and so i think right now, we're still learning as a team what our connection is and how to play together well and we're still trying to find that groove but it's definitely there we have that potential still.

Those 7 had played especially in the defense we've had a big change with losing jill happe and emma lamble, the good thing is jill is back on our sideline helping as a coach so it's really nice having her back and then sabrina as a goal keeper.

We had the same goal keeper for four years, three and half years so that has been tough.

But mia has stepped in quite well, her and maggie haggerty as a freshman and sophomore.

Emma peerman has taken over the back line and ran with it and only having two other seniors besides her with ellsa and miranda, it's an adjustment because that is a big group to lose.

Already the three time reigning champs, the wildcats see no reason why a four peat isn't possible.

-miranda our determination and our handwork and we want to make history, like that is our goal, why not us?

We want to hold that state trophy one more time.

Reporting in evansville, andrew garcia