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...popular sport to the U.S., needs all the help it can get. But one team has already scored: the Los Angeles Galaxy (so many sports, so few good names) has its first star, ANDREW SHUE. The Melrose Place naive turned conniver has signed a one-year deal to play midfield. "Two years ago, I let it be known I was interested in playing in a pro league," says Shue. "I've been training for the past six months." This isn't his first pro soccer gig; he played for the Bulawayo Highlanders in Zimbabwe before joining Melrose. "This is icing...
Fortunately for the front line, the entire game does not rest on its shoulders. Returning to anchor the midfield are seniors Chris Wojcik and Pat Marvin, both of whom are potent attackers and good playmakers. Wojcik, who was also captain of the men's soccer team this past fall, adds a dimension of athleticism to the heart of the team as well...
Coming off an Ivy League title winning season with eight of its eleven starters returning, expectations were high for the Crimson. With an experienced goalkeeper between the posts in Peter Albers, a skilled midfield led by senior captain Chris Wojcik, junior Kevin Silva, 1994 All-Ivy Honorable Mention selection T.J. Carella and highly touted freshman Armando Petruccelli, and scoring punch up front in the persons of Rich Wilmot and Will Kohler, the team appeared primed for another successful season...
...Green tallied the game's final goal less than four minutes later, when Pell broke free from her defender again around the midfield stripe. Rumbling down the right side-line, she found teammate Amy Coughlin open at the top of the circle and directed a long pass...
...first half, we were all over them," said captain Chris Wojcik. "We played really well. We were strong in the midfield; we just couldn't capitalize on our early opportunities...