INSIDE
MEN'S SOCCER
BY JEREMY WODAJO
@BADGERMSOCCER
SCHEDULE
COMING UP
Aug. 19
at UIC
(Exhibition)
Aug. 24
Green Bay
Aug. 31
at UMKC
Sept. 6
Vanderbilt
Sept. 8
DePaul
Sept. 12
at USF
Senior moment: Captains
to guide UW into 2013
Badgers' 2013 roster highlighted by 13 seniors
ll the meetings are
done, all the papers
have been signed and
all the T's have been crossed.
The only thing left to do to is
go out and play soccer ― a relaxing and also anxious state
of mind for a bunch of upperclassmen who are ready to
begin a journey toward something they believe will be special in 2013.
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"That first practice will be
intense," Chris Prince said.
"Everyone's vying for a spot
in the starting lineup and a
spot on this team so I can see
it being the most intense preseason in my three years here,
and we're definitely not going to let anyone have an easy
time. It's definitely going to be
a battle."
7 p.m.
5 p.m.
7 p.m.
5 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
Prince, who was recently named a
team captain by both coaches and teammates, will enter his second season as
a leader of the Badgers after also earning the title in 2012. Fellow senior Paul
Yonga will join Prince as a second-year
captain while 2011 first-team All-Big
Ten honoree Tomislav Zadro rounds out
the trio.
The team welcomes six newcomers in
2013, any of whom could earn immediate playing time with a good showing in
preseason.
Away from the field, the Badgers' optimism is refreshing to say the least. The
team enters the preseason injury-free
and with a renewed sense of hunger that
comes from a great group of leaders that
help the group stay grounded while also
constantly reminding them of their longterm goals each and every day.
"So now that both [Yonga and Prince]
are seniors, each of them is using their
strengths to guide this team," senior defender Blake Succa said. "Zadro, on the
other hand, is a bit older than everyone
else so he's more mature and he knows
what to say to certain players and how
to carry himself around the team and
demand respect. They all know how to
demand respect, especially from the
younger guys.
"We are in very good hands to say the
least."
