See what the players and coach from Lafayette High School had to say about the upcoming 2018 girls’ soccer season.
Jared Peck, Real-Time Sports Reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader and co-founder of SoccerintheBluegrass.com, visited all nine Lexington high schools and spoke with coaches and players about the upcoming season. Over the next several days, SITB will release videos from the interviews used for the Herald-Leader’s preseason preview: “Girls’ soccer: This season’s top teams, biggest games and best players.”
Excerpted from Kentucky.com. Read the full story at the link above.
Coach: Taylor Roden (third season).
Last season, 43rd District: 7-11-1 (34 GF/43 GA), lost 3-1 in opening round of district to Lexington Christian.
Outlook: Three years into the build and Roden believes she has her most balanced and technical team yet, with senior leaders in the back, middle and top. “We’ve got a solid group of seniors. They’ve all set the pace early on.” The program’s first district win since 2013 is within reach.
Player’s take: Senior defender Becca Armstrong — “I think going into this year, we were a little nervous because we lost some key players, but being able to come together as a team and fill those gaps has made us stronger.”
SITB impression: Lafayette has come a long way from the season of 4 goals for and 90 against before Roden took over. More strides need to be made to become a threat in the super-tough 43rd District.
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