The 2012 season is underway and Head Coach K.C. Gan said his team is ready to meet the challenge of any opponent.
“I think this team is ready to match up with anybody,” Gan said. “I think this year’s team is going to be better than last year’s team. I think our strong points are going to be our attack and our defense. This year, our defense is much better.”
The team is returning only two players, Kathleen Beyoglides and Sara Bierly, but Gan believes the overall youth of the team will not affect their play. In fact, he is optimistic his team will improve their overall finish by at least one spot in the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC).
“I would love to finish with a .600 win percentage and my objective is to move up from at least third place to second,” Gan said. “Owens has won the conference the past 10 years and I’m not sure if we are ready to take that title from them yet.”
Gan said he was happy with his team’s overall performance in their scrimmage games, giving him some comfort in his team’s overall abilities heading into heavy competition in the months of September and October.
“I think everybody performed really well,” Gan said. “This team really click’s together.”
The only real concern Gan has about the team, he said, was the teams overall depth. With a roster of only nine players, he worries about the chances of one of his players going down with an injury.
So to play it safe, he said he is taking extra caution in practices to protect his players because he knows how easily an injury can occur.
“Fortunately I teach all my players to play two positions,” Gan said smiling.
His players said they are also ready to start the season and all of them are hoping for the best outcomes.