Getting to the playoffs won’t be enough for the Edmonds-Woodway girls soccer team.
The Warriors return most of the roster that helped the team finish fourth in the Western Conference South Division in 2008.
“I expect more out of us,” said coach Bill LeCompte. “That’s fair to say. We should want more.”
Edmonds-Woodway returns eight starters, including midfielder/forward Kate Parker, defender Sophie Judd, midfielder/defender Lauren Previs and forward/midfielder Cheyenne Smith.
Unfortunately, Smith suffered a torn ACL earlier this year and hasn’t been cleared to play yet. Nevertheless, Smith has taken a strong leadership role with the Warriors.
Parker and Judd bring a lot of experience to their respective positions.
(Parker) is somebody I’m looking to see a lot from this year,” LeCompte said. “This is Judd’s third year on varsity. She’s getting stronger and stronger as a player and a leader on the team. She’s stepped up and taking over organizing on the backline.”
Previs is back for her second year with the Warriors and is an extremely knowledgeable player, LeCompte added.
Edmonds-Woodway opened with a 1-1 tie with Shorecrest and then beat Kamiak 1-0 in the first week of play.
Against Shorecrest, it took a while for the Warriors to find their footing.
“As the game went on we started to dominate more of the play,” LeCompte said. “We started asserting ourselves and had a lot more confidence. As the game went on we just got a little bit stronger.”
The players were disappointed by Edmonds-Woodway’s early exit from the playoffs last season.
“The girls believe they could have done more,” LeCompte said. “They have got the right mindset to do more. It’s a maturing process they’ve gone through the last couple of year. I think they expect more out of themselves.”
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