Soccer must tune up performance before conference play begins

Sophomore Mia Brascia leads the team with four assists this season. | Thomas Dwyer/The CougarAfter soccer coach Diego Bocanegra was hired following the 2016 season, the Cougars promptly went 3-6 in conference play as part of an overall record of 7-9-1. For Bocanegra, though, the team is defined by more than just its win/loss record.

“Growth and success aren’t linear,” Bocanegra said, “but don’t get me wrong, we need to win games because that’s part of it.”

Bocanegra said one of the ways to achieve those wins is to figure out the team’s identity, something he is still working on. Bocanegra is still adjusting the team’s personnel and formations due to some injuries early in the season.

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