Lady's Soccer:

Fall 2005 is best recruitment yet

Jim Benedek, coach of North Lake College’s women’s soccer team, is ecstatic.

“Since I have had the privilege to coach at NLC, this will be the best recruiting class coming in for fall 2005,” he said.

Fourteen players have signed up to play soccer, which begins in August with pre-season games. The players are:

• Cindy Zelaya, midfield, MacArthur High School
• Jessica Venegas, midfield, Nimitz High School
• Claudia Sanchez, forward, Irving High School
• Monica Bacon, defender, Sam Houston High School, Arlington
• Nicole Owens, defender, Azle High School
• Shanon Martin, midfield, Kilgore High School
• Silvia Resendiz, forward, Wolfe City (Texas) High School
• Diana Garcia, goalkeeper, Allen Memorial High School
• Christine Meredith, goalkeeper, Cedar Hill High School
• Veronica Romero, forward, Grand Prairie High School
• Samantha Maldonado, forward, W.T. White High School
• Tina Dreier, forward, Riesa, Germany
• Cieria Colbert, forward, Copperas Core High School
• Diana Nieto, midfield, Hillcrest High School

Players report for pre-season practice on Aug. 14. The first home game is Friday, Sept. 2, at 3 p.m., against Louisiana’s Bossier City College.

“I hope everyone will come out and cheer on these fine athletes,” said Benedek.