{"id":48306,"date":"2019-09-23T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=48306"},"modified":"2019-10-02T08:59:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T13:59:49","slug":"new-conference-new-coach-same-goals-for-fhsu-mens-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=48306","title":{"rendered":"New Conference, New Coach, Same Goals for FHSU Men\u2019s Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>STORY BY JASMINE ROBLES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VIDEO BY CARTER POPEJOY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After back-to-back MIAA Conference championships and an appearance in the National Semifinals, the FHSU soccer team transitioned into a new league this year: the Great American Conference.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GAC includes four teams from the last MIA and, six new teams to compete against. However, that isn\u2019t stopping them from defending their title or achieving the goal, finals.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/49zuvHdkvQ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe talk about it all the time, it hurts knowing that we were a goal away from the finals, we would have beaten the team that won it all, and we want to be back to prove that we should have been the number one teams,\u201d senior goalkeeper Cullen Fisch said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1361\" data-attachment-id=\"48307\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?attachment_id=48307\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CullenFisch-1.jpg?fit=1600%2C1361\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1361\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CullenFisch\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CullenFisch-1.jpg?fit=306%2C260\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CullenFisch-1.jpg?fit=790%2C672\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CullenFisch-1.jpg?fit=790%2C672\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CullenFisch-1.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CullenFisch-1.jpg?resize=150%2C128 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CullenFisch-1.jpg?resize=306%2C260 306w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CullenFisch-1.jpg?resize=768%2C653 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CullenFisch-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C871 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The team numbers remain the same from last year with twenty returning players and ten Freshman.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t think its much difference because we always do have a target on our back now. Everyone wants to beat us, everyone wants to win the conference like we did last year and for us, we just have to defend it,\u201d Co-captain Moritz Walther said. \u201cI guess every team we play it&#8217;s gonna be one of their biggest games in the season, so everyone is gonna be at 110% when they play us.\u201d <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1159\" data-attachment-id=\"48308\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?attachment_id=48308\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MoWalther.jpg?fit=1600%2C1159\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1159\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MoWalther\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MoWalther.jpg?fit=359%2C260\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MoWalther.jpg?fit=790%2C572\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MoWalther.jpg?fit=790%2C572\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MoWalther.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MoWalther.jpg?resize=150%2C109 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MoWalther.jpg?resize=359%2C260 359w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MoWalther.jpg?resize=768%2C556 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MoWalther.jpg?resize=1024%2C742 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the team this year has a new coach, Gerry Cleary. Cleary has been coaching since 1999, and has been a head coach since 2003. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[Coach] he just has a better resume than anybody on the team, he\u2019s won national championships, he&#8217;s got what it takes to get us there, we trust him, we know he will do the right stuff to get us there,\u201d Fisch said.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1472\" height=\"1600\" data-attachment-id=\"48309\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?attachment_id=48309\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Fisch2.jpg?fit=1472%2C1600\" data-orig-size=\"1472,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fisch2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Fisch2.jpg?fit=239%2C260\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Fisch2.jpg?fit=790%2C859\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Fisch2.jpg?fit=790%2C859\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Fisch2.jpg?w=1472 1472w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Fisch2.jpg?resize=138%2C150 138w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Fisch2.jpg?resize=239%2C260 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Fisch2.jpg?resize=768%2C835 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Fisch2.jpg?resize=942%2C1024 942w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The team says there isn\u2019t much of a difference between a new coach and new conference. Cleary states that it&#8217;s all the same, just having to win a few more games to get to where they need to be. With a strong driven team and new head coach, the team has a strong drive to achieve their goal.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGoing to the finals is always gonna be there, no matter what,\u201d Walther said. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FHSU is off to a 2-0 start in GAC play after a 2-1 OT victory over former MIAA foe, Northeastern State last Thursday and a 2-0 win over Rogers State on Saturday. The Tigers next travel to Ouachita Baptist on Thursday. 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