The Cougars, 1-2 after a three-match road swing in Kansas last weekend, will take on Colorado Mountain College at noon at the Lander’s Soccer Complex.
WNCC coach Todd Rasnic doesn’t now a whole lot about CMC except they opened the season falling to Dodge City Community College 3-1. CMC is scheduled to play Air Force Academy on Friday.
“Traditionally when we played them, it has been a tight contest. I think the first year we played them, two years ago, we ended up winning the game 1-0 and it went right down to the wire. I fully expect them to come out with a strong team and I expect our guys will rise to the challenge, get to the same speed of play, and come out on top in that contest.”
Rasnic said his team is looking forward to the first home contest of the year.
“I they are fit and ready to play,” he said. “We are coming off a tough weekend where we played some ranked opponents and that gave us an idea of where we need to be for the season. The players have a commitment to come out and show a strong effort against Colorado Mountain College. I think the level of play that we rose to this past weekend was very high. What I saw from the men is they are ready to take their game to the next level and that is what we are looking for this year. Hopefully we will see some of that tomorrow.”
In last week’s action, the Cougars fell to No. 4 San Jacinto-South 3-1 before beating Cloud County Community College 4-1. They finished off the road swing falling to a good Neosha County Community College team 2-1 on a penalty kick.
Rasnic said from what he witnessed in those three games, this team will be very consistent and play together.
“Consistency is the number one thing we need to come away with a win,” he said. “We played consistently all three games last weekend. That is what I am looking to accomplish this season and if we do that, we won’t be dropping games to teams that we should be in fact be beating. This year I am making sure we come out to play with 11 players on the field and one team for them to come out and compete hard. I think that is what you will see tomorrow.”
This year’s team has plenty of scorers on the team. Sophomore Eloy Matos leads the team with two goals and an assist early on. Also netting goals for the team so far include Nikko Ouzounis, Geoff Critzer, Mark Zigray and Lazarro Torres.
Rasnic is hoping even more players step up in the scoring column in the team’s first home match.
“I am looking for that we maintain a consistent level of play and make sure we are putting our best foot forward,” he said.
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