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Showing your Cougar pride
Homecoming gives students chance to support classmates, show school spirit
Zachary Groves
Issue date: 10/4/07 Section: Sports
Katie Yearian will step into Ralph Korte Stadium for her last homecoming game Friday night, but she is focusing more on the opponent at hand in the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
"They are probably our biggest rival in our conference," Yearian said of the Great Lakes Valley Conference team.
According to Yearian, a senior captain for the SIUE women's soccer team, UMSL and SIUE have played against each other on a St. Louis Cardinals-Chicago Cubs magnitude for several years. For a rivalry match to take place on perhaps the university's most significant time of year, to her, makes the game more enjoyable.
"I think it adds more excitement than pressure," Yearian said.
Yearian had a chance to play UMSL during homecoming her freshman year, when the Cougars defeated the Tritons 1-0. This year, she said she has a chance to pass on the metaphorical torch to players who are now freshmen and sophomores.
"With all teams, you want to kind of instill the team tradition into your younger players," Yearian said. "And you want them to know how much this game means."
While the women's team tries to carry on a winning tradition, the SIUE men's soccer team looks forward to a large and pumped-up crowd. Junior forward Dustin Attarian is playing in his second homecoming game since transferring from St. Louis Community College at Meramec.
Attarian said the Friday night game against UMSL should generate a loud, yet warm feel on the field.
"It will be a good game to come out and watch," Attarian said.
Attarian looked back on his first homecoming game against GLVC foe, University of Indianapolis, and said the 2-0 win was icing on the cake.
"The atmosphere was great with all those people there, that helped us through the game," Attarian said. "It was a hard game but once we got the (first) goal, we kept playing our game."
Like Yearian, Attarian said UMSL brings a rivalry and the match-up "adds something to the game."
"They are probably our biggest rival in our conference," Yearian said of the Great Lakes Valley Conference team.
According to Yearian, a senior captain for the SIUE women's soccer team, UMSL and SIUE have played against each other on a St. Louis Cardinals-Chicago Cubs magnitude for several years. For a rivalry match to take place on perhaps the university's most significant time of year, to her, makes the game more enjoyable.
"I think it adds more excitement than pressure," Yearian said.
Yearian had a chance to play UMSL during homecoming her freshman year, when the Cougars defeated the Tritons 1-0. This year, she said she has a chance to pass on the metaphorical torch to players who are now freshmen and sophomores.
"With all teams, you want to kind of instill the team tradition into your younger players," Yearian said. "And you want them to know how much this game means."
While the women's team tries to carry on a winning tradition, the SIUE men's soccer team looks forward to a large and pumped-up crowd. Junior forward Dustin Attarian is playing in his second homecoming game since transferring from St. Louis Community College at Meramec.
Attarian said the Friday night game against UMSL should generate a loud, yet warm feel on the field.
"It will be a good game to come out and watch," Attarian said.
Attarian looked back on his first homecoming game against GLVC foe, University of Indianapolis, and said the 2-0 win was icing on the cake.
"The atmosphere was great with all those people there, that helped us through the game," Attarian said. "It was a hard game but once we got the (first) goal, we kept playing our game."
Like Yearian, Attarian said UMSL brings a rivalry and the match-up "adds something to the game."
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