Nationals up next for team

Every week senior Susan Hall plays soccer at Woodlawn Field in order to maintain her competitive edge as a midfielder for the IU women's club soccer team. During her four-year tenure with the team, Hall has continued to be stubborn in her love for soccer, a sport she has played since her days as an 8-year-old in northern Florida. With numerous sports in which it is possible to partake, Hall has brought forth an allegiance to soccer that is hard to break. \n"I've never really played any other sports," Hall said. \nHall and the rest of IU's club team will travel to Austin, Texas, this weekend to compete in the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Soccer Sport Club Championships.\nThe 2004 season marks the first time the Hoosiers have made the 16-team national event. Competing in a tough region that includes fellow tournament invites Michigan State, Michigan and Miami University (Ohio), the Hoosiers have compiled a 7-4-2 overall record.\nWith the success that winning brings, club coach Vince Vettri said he won't change the way he prepares his team.\n"I set forth at the beginning of the season how we were going to practice," Vettri said. "I thought (the 2004 season) was wonderful, and this will prove an exciting challenge for our group of young women." \nThe Hoosiers provide a balanced attack and solid defensive play for their first-year head coach, led by the team's president, Hall.\nHall utilizes her strong endurance skills to create scoring chances for her teammates. \n"I would say that I am a playmaker," she said. \nThroughout her journey to have fun playing soccer, Hall has had the benefit of playing alongside her twin sister, Sarah. Sarah Hall's ability as the team's sweeper puts a lot of responsibility on her shoulders. Her main job on the field is to obtain possession of the ball on face-offs, redistribute the ball on offense and begin steady communication with the rest of those on the field. \n"You need team chemistry in order to play well together," Sarah Hall said.\nJoining the twins on the field is senior Carey Fry. Fry has played soccer for a majority of her life and made IU's varsity women's team, but because of the great time commitment and lack of playing time, she decided to join the club team. As for her ability as a forward on the team, Fry is not modest about her ability as a goal-scorer.\n"I put myself in the right position at the right time," Fry said. \nFormerly a personal trainer in New Jersey for children playing in soccer camps, coach Vettri has been at the helm of IU's program for only one year and juggles his work on the field with his work in the classroom. Along with his coaching duties, Vettri is currently a graduate student studying accounting. \nWith their arrival on the national scene for the first time, the Hoosiers are being cautiously optimistic, but Vettri said he believes his team will do well. \n"Our goal at the beginning was to win Nationals and not just make it," he said. \n-- Contact staff writer Drew Smith at < href="mailto:asmithii@indiana.edu">asmithii@indiana.edu.