Soccer Looks to Build on Season-Opening Win
Twelve seniors expected to carry Greenies
After starting the season 3-5 last year, Christ School soccer won 10 of its last 12 games before falling in a hotly-contested quarterfinal playoff match on the road to Cannon School. While the Greenies graduated Conference Player of the Year John Beard '18, a wealth of players are ready to step up. Leading the way are all-conference returners Corey Lavinder '19 and Thomas May '19 as well as Marcus Berger '19.
"We return seven of last year's eleven starters, including 12 seniors," said Head Coach Guy Campbell '00. "We are a very veteran-heavy team which should allow us to pick up where we left of last year." With a cumulative record of 103-39-24 since 2010, Coach Campbell has lead the Greenies to great success. However, along with his seniors, they all hope to improve on their playoff finishes from the past few years.
The Greenies have made it to the NCISAA Quarterfinals the past three seasons and are looking to advance further this year with a new style of attack. "We are trying a new formation this year and are excited to see how that goes. We are going to have more players in the midfield and attack positions to put pressure on the opposing defensives," said Campbell.
That offensive attack was put on full display Monday night as the Greenies defeated the Asheville Trailblazers by a score of 8-0. Those goals came from Dyer, May, Lavinder, Lee, and two from Sherman and Berger. Assists went to Hawkins, Chen, Campbell, May, and two from Lavinder.
The Greenies will have their first test of year on the road against 4A opponent Providence Day on Thursday before returning home for a game against West Forsyth High School on August 24th. That game will be live streamed.
For updates follow the Christ Sports twitter account and visit our website.
