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Varsity - August 30, 2012

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INSIDE MEN'S SOCCER BY ROSS LA DUE @BadgerMSoccer SCHEDULE Last Week Aug. 24 at Memphis This Week Friday Next Five Sept. 7 vs. Washington Sunday at Portland Florida Int. Sept. 9 Georgetown W, 4-3 6:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Western Illinois 5 p.m. Sept. 16 at IUPUI Sept. 21 Penn State 12 p.m. 11 a.m. 7:30 p.m. second half with perseverance on his mind. Perseverance to keep pushing, each minute until the end, knowing that they would be able to comeback and win the game. And that's just what the team did, scoring four goals in the final 14 min- utes of play to snatch a win away from the jaws of defeat. The win was more than a win for Wild game more than ger goal in the second min- ute, the situation last Friday night seemed all too famil- iar. A The Badgers conceded another early goal to the Ti- gers, this time coming in the sixth minute, and history was seemingly ready to re- peat itself. Even with a two- 50 » VARSITY AUGUST 30, 2012 fter losing to Memphis last year, behind a Ti- just a win Comeback at Memphis builds team unity goal deficit to start the sec- ond half, the Badgers were determined not to let that happen. During halftime, head coach John Trask predicted that the winning team that night was going to score four goals, and asked his squad if it was going to be them or the Tigers to do so. Each player entered the the team. It showed the Badgers that if they buy into the program and the team, they are able to accomplish the seemingly impossible. It's games like the one last Friday night in Memphis that can set the tempo for an entire season. Nike Portland Invite up next » The men's soccer team heads out to Portland, Ore., for two games this weekend. The Badgers take on an undefeated Pac-12 team in Washington on Friday, before turning their attention to Portland on Sunday. Washington started its season with two wins over Gonza- ga and Cal Poly to open the season, while Portland split its opening se- ries against Cal State Northridge and Cal State Fullerton.

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