MOORPARK COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: MOORPARK GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer MOORPARK - The Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. women's soccer team might not be back to where it was when it won a state title in 1991. But the Raiders are off to their best start in years and playing a wildly entertaining offensive-oriented game. The Raiders (6-0-1, 1-0-1 in Western State Conference Northern Division play though Thursday) are led by forward Krista Clinton, the state's leading scorer last season. She had a team-high 11 goals this season. Complementing Clinton is offensive midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). Jami Maromoleo, a former Royal High standout who transferred to Moorpark from Sonoma State. Moorpark has outscored its opponents 23-7. ``It's definitely the most offensive-minded team we've had since I've been here,'' third-year coach Eric Privat said. ``They have great technical ability and great physical ability, and I think it makes them fun to watch and fun to coach.'' And it's not just Clinton and Maromoleo who are forcing the issue. Midfielder Mary Vercher (Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. ) has shown a propensity for getting involved in the offense, as have many others, regardless of their positions. ``Our defense is very strong and once we have the ball, we don't hesitate to move it forward,'' Privat said. ``The nice thing is that it's not just one player. This year, we have a lot of players who can finish.'' Other key Moorpark players are Michelle Ford Michelle Jan Ford MBE (born July 15 1962 in Sydney) was an Australian long distance freestyle and butterfly swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won a gold medal in the 800 m freestyle at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. , an athletic goalie, and midfielders Caroline Viana, Lauren Murray, Elise Rosenberg and Tianna Thomasson. The Raiders have set a team goal of advancing past the first round of the playoffs and finishing among the top 10 teams in the final Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, rankings. Moorpark, which ended a 10-year playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. drought in Privat's first year in 2002, suffered first-round playoff losses in each of the past two seasons. The Raiders finished 16th in the final 2002 Southern California rankings and 11th last season. --Nationally ranked: The nationally ranked men's soccer team remained unbeaten through eight games with Tuesday's 3-1 victory over Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. City. The Raiders (7-0-1, 4-0-1 in WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics WSC Winter Simulation Conference WSC Wayne State College WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA) WSC Western State College (Colorado) play through Thursday), who were ranked 11th in the National Soccer Coaches Association poll, have outscored their opponents 29-3 and have five shutouts. Among the highlights of the Raiders season was a 2-0 WSC victory Sept. 21 over Canyons of Valencia, which was then ranked ninth in the NSCA NSCA National Systems Contractors Association NSCA National Strength & Conditioning Association NSCA National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection (UK) NSCA National Street Car Association NSCA Nebraska Sprint Car Association poll. Devin Toohey and Kevin Mongoia scored the game's only goals, and Moorpark goalie Chris Munoz had six saves. --Clutch kick: Mauricio Carranza's 22-yard field goal in overtime helped the football team earn its first victory of the season, 16-13, over Pierce of Woodland Hills. Moorpark (1-3, 1-1 in WSC play), which was outscored 103-41 in its first three games, rallied from a 13-0 deficit. Joe Shumpert starting the comeback on the last play of the first half, scoring on a 92-yard kickoff return. Gideon Rubin (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com |
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