DRC: NT Soccer eyes Notre Dame

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UNT notebook: Mean Green keeps eye on Notre Dame

Soccer team wants to be on roll for trip to South Bend

06:59 AM CDT on Wednesday, September 17, 2003

The North Texas soccer team would like nothing more than to have a little momentum heading into one of its biggest games of the season.

The Mean Green will face Notre Dame, one of the top teams in the country, Sept. 28 in Sound Bend, Ind. UNT has three games left to get ready to face the Fighting Irish, starting with a home match against Drury at 7 p.m. Friday.

The match marks the beginning of a three-game homestand for UNT.

"Our goal is to win our next three games and head to Notre Dame with a 7-2 record," UNT coach John Hedlund said. "These next three games are a chance to fine-tune our game."

UNT has been solid defensively, but would like to improve its offensive production. The Mean Green has scored 11 goals in six games. UNT goalkeeper Briana Buchanan has posted shutouts in each of the Mean Green’s four wins this season.

"We are getting chances in front of the goal," Hedlund said. "We have to start putting them in."

North Texas’ offense was expected to be one of the team’s strengths this year. Forward Melinda Pina has scored six goals on the season, while Marilyn Marin has added three.

UNT is hoping to find its groove this week.

"We want to start scoring more goals," Pina said. "We want to be playing well when we go to Notre Dame."

— Brett Vito

Mean Green’s scoring average up