1997_08 The Daily Collegian August 1997

              Sports
THE DAILY
COLLEGIAN
Monday, August 25,1997
Soccer
Continued from page 6.
said. "The defender committed and
(Williams) put the ball into the
space."
Sacramento-State's goalkeeper
Ryan Duncan, who had four saves
during the match, came off his goal
to challenge Tomlinson. Duncan,
however, was unable to stop
Tomlinson's shot and the ball went
over the line ever so slowly as Hor¬
nets' defender Sean Melendez tried
to clear the ball.
New Fresno State coach Dave
Chesler was happy with the team's
performance. "It's unrealistic to
expect a blow out against a half¬
way decent team." he said.
"We have practiced only nine
days," said Fresno State midfielder
Mario Sanchez.
"We'are going to improve every
week/' Chesler said. "We're tal¬
ented, and we're going to put our
work in."
Sanchez, who missed last sea¬
son after suffering a knee injury,
was one of the few familiar faces
for the Bulldogs.
"It feels good to play again," he
said. "Walking into the stadium was
a good feeling."
Fresno State's starting goal¬
keeper Jeff Fluhartyr one of the
W**f
Bulldogs' new faces in the line-up,
must have had a bitter-sweet night.
Fluharty, who had two saves in
the match, was Sacramento State's
goalkeeper last season.
"I was nervous at the start of the
game," he said. "After a while, I
settled down." So much so. he shut
down his former teammates to earn
his first victory as a Bulldog keeper.
The game was even throughout,
with Fresno State having posses¬
sion of the ball most of the night.
Both teams had chances to open the
score but their finishing touch failed
them.
At the start of the second half,
Fresno State enjoyed possession of
the ball of the ball, pushing the
Hornets' defense deep into their
own half of the field. For the Bull¬
dogs, however, possession didn't
. translate into scoring chances. The
Hornets played a solid four men de¬
fensive wall that cleared Fresno
State's advances.
"I was surprised." said Sanchez
of the Hornets' play.
In fact. SacramentoState had the
first chance to score in the second
half when forward Sean Lockhart
hit the crossbar with a powerful shot
with 38 minutes left in regulation.
Fresno State responded in its
very next possession. They had
three point blank shots at Duncan's
goal, but failed to score.
In the first half, Fresno State
took seven shots to Sacramento
State's two.
Williams had a chance to open
the score early in the game.
"Williams walked in alone in the
first five minutes, but the keeper
pushed the ball over the crossbar,"
Chesler said.
That was Fresno State's best
opportunity to score in the first half.
"We came out well in the first 15
minutes of the game, but didn't
score." Sanchez said. "That gave
Sacramento State confidence."
A confidence that lasted 100
minutes of play.
Coach
Continued from page 6.
maximum potential then they
should bode wefl in this upcoming
season,     s^  '■
The raw soccer talent that lies
within this team is enormous. With
well respected team leaders such as
fifth-year Senior Mario Sanchez.
Senior defender Ryan Robson and
Junior forward Craig Tomlinson.
Chesler will ask a lot from them and
knows that they have what it takes
to carry this team on their shoul¬
ders if need be.
His coaching style is what he
calls "serious fun." He is looking
to stress the point of enjoying your¬
self, though not forgetting what the
"goal" is by keeping a serious com¬
posure while doing so.
As for now the tide seems to be
crescent and perhaps guided by the
moon as well. Difficult to say at
this point.
For now. only time can tell.
And as the tide turns and as time
ticks away. Time can only tell if the
"Wave" roars in or if it gently drifts
out to sea
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