Soccer teams to complete their seasons this weekend

Women have last chance to win and Ivy game The Penn women's soccer team (0-6 Ivy League) has in it's past 20 attempts, never won an Ivy League Soccer game. The Quakers so far this season have only talked the talk. Wednesday, October 13, 1993 Penn versus Columbia: "This is the game that we are going to break the Ivy losing streak," freshman forward Yuka Morita said. "This isn't going to be the 18th [loss]." Result: Columbia 3-0. Friday, October 22, 1993 Penn versus Brown: "If we're ever going to win an Ivy League game it's this one," Penn coach Suzette Wolf said. Result: Brown 1-0. And the quotes just keep on coming. However tonight when the Quakers take Franklin Field against a hapless Princeton squad (7:30 p.m.), there is something else one must factor in. It's not just the fact that it's Princeton, nor is it the looming possibility of gaining that all coveted Ivy win in yet, the final game of the season. There is something larger, even more important than these, and she goes by the name of Debbie Goldkang. "More than anything we want to win this one for Klanger," freshman midfielder Lisa Paster said. "We want to send her off with an Ivy League win. She absolutely deserves it." "We want Debbie's career to end on a high note," freshman forward Yuka Morita said. "I promised her a goal, I hope I can come through." Sending the senior captain and goalkeeper off with a win seems to be the general consensus of the entire team as it prepares to do battle with the Tigers tonight under the lights. The question is, can the Quakers use this mindset to generate enough energy and aggressiveness to pull out a victory. "We are really psyched for this game," Paster said. "Everyone is optimistic that we have a great shot at taking this game, and that we are actually going to get our first Ivy win against Princeton. " And today's game against Princeton might actually be the game in which the Quakers will finally walk the walk. The Quakers figure that they will have an advantage over the Tigers due to the fact that the game will be played on turf. "The tempo of the game is a lot quicker when you play on turf," Morita said. "Hopefully we can keep the ball on the ground and take them off guard with our speed. Then we just have to score." And Penn will look to a host of players, all of whom have scored this season, and are extremely capable of providing that one shot that could be the deciding factor in tonight's game. Morita heads the list of offensive threats with four goals on the year. She is joined by sophomores Christy Mach, Heike Krippendorf and Kelly Nolan, and fellow freshmen Nicole Caruso, and Erin Doyle. Princeton will come at Penn with an offense that has scored 20 goals on the year, eight more than the Quakers. The Tigers are led by forward Mary Matthews who is joined by four other players each of whom has three goals this season. Reviewing the stats, it seems that both teams have advantages in different areas, which can make for an exciting night of soccer. The bottom line will be that the Quakers will have to capitalize on opportunities that they haven't been able to harness thus far this season. They have a chance to win their last game at home, break the losing streak, and win one for the "Klanger". "Tomorrow we have all the reasons to give it our all," freshman Anne Davies said. "We just can't let this one slip away."