After bringing home two challenge soccer league championships, Team Aspen made the jump to the big times this year by joining the power league. The season has started well for Team Aspen who has won more than half of their games to date. The team has been together for three years under various aliases.
“It all started in the fall of 2007 with the freshmen and sophomores in Stewart Hall. Our first semester we were the Slug Bugs, then Team Matt Brown because he has awesome facial hair and came to every game as our mascot, then we were The Big Green and now Aspen,” said senior Dan Lewis, member of Team Aspen.
The team is well rounded and gets contributions from every player.
“We all have our different strengths. [Senior] Ryan Chute is our wall of a goalie, although the defense, led by junior roommates Chris Dorn and Erik Lawson help Ryan keep the scoring low. [Senior] Janelle Zych is always charging the ball and either taking possession or forcing the other team to pass and [freshman] Bekah Daniels always gets open. We can always count on her to get the ball down,” Lewis said.
“[Freshman] Chip [George] Goodrich is a beast of a player charging everyone and bringing in excitement. We also have the Dill siblings on our team allowing us to be a team made up of love. Junior Kenny Dill has a bullet of a shot and is always able to pull us through somehow. His sister, sophomore Caitlin Dill has the speed to attack the ball, accurate passes and like her brother Kenny, has a great shot,” Lewis said. “And I am the forward trying to set up good shots for my teammates and get a few quick shots off myself.”
With solid play all around, Team Aspen is looking to win their first power championship come December.
“So far we have rocked it in Power and we are expecting to win the championship this semester,” Lewis said.
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Intramural Spotlight
Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Updated: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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