The Bakersfield College women’s soccer team tied Evergreen Valley College 0-0 on Sept. 4 in San Jose. BC coach Scott Dameron talked about the differences between the first two games of the season and an earlier scrimmage loss against College of the Sequoias.
“There was tremendous improvement – sometimes you just need that first time to get on the field, and that’s why we scrimmage, to work out the kinks.”
He added, “You could definitely tell by the second and third game that some of the communication issues [were solved]. It started to look like it’s supposed to.”
Dameron mentioned the early season injuries and how it has affected the team.
“We had some injures come up so we had to shift formations. They were able to adapt.”
He added about the formation changes, “We’ve run a 4-4-2, a 4-5-1, a 4-3-1-2. Depending on what works and depending on the game.”
BC began its season with a 3-1 win at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg on Sept. 3.
BC’s Erica Wilcox scored two goals and teammate Kristina Garcia scored also.
While Dameron mentioned the goal scorers, he placed emphasis on the defense.
“The backline did a really good job this [past] weekend. They were the ones that showed the most improvement.”
On Aug. 24, BC played its first scrimmage and had its first notable injuries to players that Damron did not name specifically,
Next for the women’s team is their first home game on Sept. 10. Dameron feels the game will challenge the BC players.
“That’s actually a very good team – ranked number nine in the country last year. So this will be our strongest test yet so we’re looking forward to it.”