Young strikers lead in goals; Conference play begins Friday

The soccer team expects to compete well in the Sun Belt Conference led by top scorers Taylor Bonetti and Alyssa Wooden.

Frehman forward Bonetti and defender Wooden both came from western parts of the United States this year to help lead the Warhawks’ soccer team.

In their non-conference games, Wooden, an Arizona native, scored five goals, and Bonetti, a Nevada native, began her career scoring four goals.

“I’m excited to be here,” says Bonetti. “If I improve a few aspects of my game, it could ultimatlely help the team move forward.”

Bonetti and Wooden started in the last nine games, helping to bring the Warhawks’ record to 5-3-1 as their conference games kick off.

The team continues to improve in many areas of their game with the goal to make a first-ever conference tournament appearance.

“They are great players and have a lot of potential on this team,” says head coach Stacey Lamb.

Wooden and Bonetti believe that this team has a great shot at making it to the tournament, but at the same time feel there are many areas where some fine-tunning is needed throughout the roster.

“Some improvements that we need to make are to come out hard and ready to play,” Wooden and Bonetti added.

As the team looks to get ready for conference games over the next few weeks, Wooden and Bonetti are a little uneasy, but at the same time have confidence to take on any obsticle that presents itself.

“We are nervous because we know it’s going to be tough,” said Wooden.

The Warhawks host North Texas Friday at 4 p.m. in the first home conference game of the season.