Rivalry with Ranger

Yesterday was a true test for both teams; as we took on one of our bitter rivals Ranger College. The women got things started off with a great victory 5-1 and showed great discipline by managing their emotions when things started to get a little physical. The win keeps the ladies undefeated on the year and we are now ranked #3 in goals for the whole nation!

The men then followed that up with an awesome performance; after being down at halftime 1-0 and off what the Ranger coached called "the best cross for a shot ever" the boys got it together and came out and scored in the first minute of the second half. It took all 29 guys to pull off the comeback victory and won 3-2 in the end over a very emotional and hard fought game.

We Will Win! Very proud of everyone!

Start with a Sweep!

Yesterday the Hill Soccer program played Paris JC in the opening match of the 2012 season. The women got things started by completly dominating their match; scoring seven un-matched goals for a 7-0 victory. The Paris women did not get a shot off all game; way to go ladies.

The men then followed that up with a very controlled victory 2-0 over the Paris men. It was a team effort all the way around; the Paris men wanted to give it all they had and the Rebels were able to maintain compusre and finish them off with two goals.

The women's and men's teams let their personal mottoes be heard "WEWILLWIN" and "Welcome to DaHill".

Rebels come out on top in Friendly

This past Saturday, the Hill College Rebels, traveled to Abilene for a scheduled friendly with the McMurry Warhawks. The friendly started off well with both teams maintaining even possession until freshmen midfielder Gabriel "NASA" Vera gets in front of McMurry's goalkeeper knocking in the opening goal in the 5th minute from Dario Joya's cross.The Warhawks capitalized on a free kick, beating freshmen keeper, Raul Segovia 20min later. The match remained in a draw for the rest of regulation and into overtime which still could not produce a winner. Both coaches decided to go into a shootout. Rebels win 6-5.

First round of scrimmages

On Thursday both teams were in action for the first time against new opposition. The girls played Brookhaven Community College and the boys played FC Premier '95. Everyone on both teams got to see some action in the games and contributed to a very successful day; both teams went down early and fought all the way back to tying and winning the game.

The boys travel today to McMurray in Abilene to see how we measure against a very improved D2 team with a lot of former NJCAA National Champions from Cloud County Community College. The girls next scrimmage is on Tuesday versus SAGU in Waxahachie.

Watching Some Premiership

Watching some English Premiership today; Chelsea versus Reading in the Student Center. This afternoon we had a relaxing day with a jog and stretch to keep our legs loose and our minds focused for tomorrow. Both teams have their first scrimmages tomorrow; the girls kickoff at 3PM versus Brookhaven Community College and the men follow at 5:30PM versus FC Premier.

Kids' perspective

Dan "Danimal" Fibbins (Australian Player) says the following: "Bieng an international student I've gotten used to the Texas heat, so when it rained I was fuming. Adding to the frustration of the wet conditions the team was schedule to play a 11v11 intersquad scrimmage; which we were all looking forward to. The weather meant we couldn't play on the practice pitch, so we decided on the next best thing ... indoor 3v3 tournament."

Kelly "Kwow" Van Heule (Hurst,TX) says the following: "Doing a 3v3 tournament in the gym was a lot of fun.! Everyone seemed to enjoy it even if it was billion degrees in there. Hearing the names of all the teams was pretty funny and matching outfits with my teammates was fun to do as well. Even though my did not win the tournament, I know we won in our hearts!!!"

Keep Calm...