The Wake

After an undefeated regular season last year, The University of Minnesota men’s club soccer team still has unfinished business left on the field. A quarterfinal lose at last year’s national tournament in Bakersfield, Calif. have the Gophers excited to get the ball rolling in 2003 – this time with a new crop of ballers. “We have at least 11 new players. That’s more than half the squad that has been changed,” Merrick said. “We’re trying to get them into a system of play and an understanding of what we are trying to achieve.”The new-look Gophers won their first game this year against St. John’s University, but lost their next two against Macalester and Carelton. While Merrick said his team played well against Macalester despite losing, he considers the Carleton game a wake-up call for his …

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