Fairfield’s men’s basketball and lacrosse teams have recently garnered the most support from the student body. But the women’s soccer team may shake things up and soon become Fairfield’s best team.
With nine incoming freshmen, two of whom have already secured starting jobs, and a solid core of players returning from last year’s MAAC championship team, this team is ready to wow spectators.
“Coach [Jim] O’Brien is really building the program. He’s been pushing the team hard to get the most out of us by playing tougher competition and making us push ourselves,” said forward Casey Frobey ’10.
Frobey is one of the main reasons the Stags have been successful this year. She leads the team with six goals, is tied for second with two assists and leads the Stags in overall points.
Against conference rival Marist on Oct. 1, Frobey racked up a goal and two assists, leading Fairfield to a 3-1 victory. O’Brien said the star freshman was “clearly just the dominant force in that game.”
However, Frobey is not the only notable freshman this year. Chrissie Sidie ’10, who has played much of the season coming off the bench, leads the team with three assists and is fourth in total points. Sidie’s ability to make an impact in short periods of time led O’Brien to start her at midfielder the last two games.
“Being given the chance to start allowed me to calm down and play better soccer,” said Sidie on her recent role change. “When I was coming in off the bench I would be really nervous and think that I had to do something. I am more relaxed when I start.”
Freshmen Whitney Gorovitz and Adrienne Boyer are also playing well in spot starts and coming off the bench.
“We came in and practiced a lot in preseason. I’ve also played summer league soccer with a few girls on the team, so adjusting to the team wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be,” said Frobey of the team’s chemistry.
The Stags are currently in fourth place in the MAAC and are in good standing to make the conference tournament again. They will have to play well in the upcoming weeks though, since their last six games are all against other MAAC teams.
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