BY KAMAAL MCINTYRE AND GEBRAI SPILLER
January 22 was a cold night with an almost full moon -- but it was lit. The Thunderbirds’ varsity soccer team was getting ready to tussle with the mighty Falcons of Stevens High School.
“I was a bit nervous before because they have a reputation of beating all of their opponents, and because of our experiences before,” team captain Nolan Ehrbar, senior, said. “I did feel mentally prepared.”
Ehrbar was ready to kick the Falcons out of Thunderbird airspace. With their game faces on, Wagner came out strong, but despite their confidence and willingness to win, the game closed at 3-0, Falcons. Still, Ehrbar believes that a game isn’t valuable only if you win.
“I feel like we played a very good game against a very good team. We did improve from our last game,” Ehrbar said. “We had better possession, we were communicating effectively, but we really didn’t get many shots in.”
But while they lost the game against Stevens, the team scored a victory Feb. 2 over the Judson Rockets, 2-0.
“It was amazing beating Judson because they’re a good team. There’s nothing better than knowing we beat our rivals,” Ehrbar said. “We were really energetic, full of excitement and just had a will to win.”
The team faces off against Smithson Valley today in an away game.
January 22 was a cold night with an almost full moon -- but it was lit. The Thunderbirds’ varsity soccer team was getting ready to tussle with the mighty Falcons of Stevens High School.
“I was a bit nervous before because they have a reputation of beating all of their opponents, and because of our experiences before,” team captain Nolan Ehrbar, senior, said. “I did feel mentally prepared.”
Ehrbar was ready to kick the Falcons out of Thunderbird airspace. With their game faces on, Wagner came out strong, but despite their confidence and willingness to win, the game closed at 3-0, Falcons. Still, Ehrbar believes that a game isn’t valuable only if you win.
“I feel like we played a very good game against a very good team. We did improve from our last game,” Ehrbar said. “We had better possession, we were communicating effectively, but we really didn’t get many shots in.”
But while they lost the game against Stevens, the team scored a victory Feb. 2 over the Judson Rockets, 2-0.
“It was amazing beating Judson because they’re a good team. There’s nothing better than knowing we beat our rivals,” Ehrbar said. “We were really energetic, full of excitement and just had a will to win.”
The team faces off against Smithson Valley today in an away game.