Season Preview
The Faith Lady Eagles Soccer Team is looking forward to an exciting season as they have added a new assistant coach and ten new players to their squad. Assistant Coach Katie Peters, a Faith alum, has returned to FBBC after spending the last three years teaching, coaching, and playing soccer in Saipan. The team welcomes her and looks forward to learning from her. Four new players are sophomores, including Chelsie Shepard and Carrie Olsen, who attended Faith last year, and transfers Emily Bean and Kaley Boehmer. The following freshmen have also earned spots on the roster this season: Allson Walker, Kimmy Terlouw, Sara Worman, Julie Hemmings, Dani Paup, and Laura Fowler. Freshman Karen Javaux will serve as the team’s statistician. Pastor Wayne Hart is returning for his fourth season as an assistant coach, working with the team’s goalies.
Head coach Mark Stupka is returning for his eighth season with the team, and he’s optimistic about the potential of this year’s squad. “We’re thankful for a good core of returning players this season. Our senior captains (Joanna Augsburger and Liz Moore) will play a key role in setting the tone for this team. We’re upbeat and excited to see what the upcoming season holds for us,” notes coach Stupka. In addition to Augsburger and Moore, the Lady Eagles return senior defender Eunice Arteta-Alvarez, junior defender Rebekah Janson, and sophomores Stephanie Carleton, Jessica LaFleur, Amber McCool, and all-region goalie Rachel Worman.
The team’s theme for the season is “Adding to Our Faith”, taken from 2 Peter 1:5-7. The team has worked to memorize this passage and will study and seek to apply principles from this passage in the days ahead.
The first match of the season will be a scrimmage at Grand View University in Des Moines on Thursday, September 2nd. The Lady Eagles will then travel to Illinois for their season-opener on Saturday, September 4th against Lincoln Christian College at 1 P.M. The Lady Eagles coaches and players would appreciate your prayers for the team as they practice, travel, and compete this season.
