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"We had a very young team, but we did well. When these guys devei. op, we'll have a really good team." - frank Kratovil Out:h!BrianReddingand his opponent both jump to head the ball A Young Team The key to a good soccer team is teamwork and enthusiasm. You must be able to know your teammate's thoughts, and predict and react to their actions. The 1989 men's soccer team was able to perfect all of these skills due to their determination, and hard work during prac- tice. With only five seniors, this young team faced the chal- lenges of inexperience and a very difficult schedule. Offensively, freshman Brian Redding led the scoring with 11 goals, followed by sophomore Brian Krahling, who led the team in assists, and senior Frank Kratovil. In the goal, sopho- mores Jim Fransisco and Nick Vasil combines for 152 saves, while only allowing 36 goals. A main highlight of the season was when WMC tied highly-ranked Johns Hopkins 2-2 in a thrill- ing double-overtime game, one of four the team played in during the year. With high expectations for the coming years, the men's soc- cer team saw the season as one of rebuilding, hut nonetheless was eager to prove that WMC had a team to be proud of.