Most teams look at a one-win season as a disappointment.
But for a program that was canceled last year and revived for the 2009-10 season, with help from women’s soccer coach Nikki Ferguson, it was more than it could have asked for.
“It was good considering where the program was when I started,” Ferguson said. “And the fact that we completed the season. We went through a lot of growing pains, but I feel we grew throughout the course of the season.”
The Comets finished the season with a 1-13 overall record and a 1-9 record in the Bay Valley Conference, in which they tied for last place with College of Marin.
In the two games that the Comets and Mariners played each other, they split a win on each side, which gave each team its only win of the season.
That win for the Comets came on Oct. 22 in a back-and-forth game.
Contra Costa College was trailing 1-0 at halftime but was able to turn it around to win 4-2.
In the final 10 minutes, the Mariners tied the game 2-2, but the Comets scored twice more to seal the victory.
“We were all really excited to win,” Comet defender Elissa Medina said. “That’s where we progressed and won the game.”
On the field, the Comets lacked in both offense and defense, with their strongest point being their midfield play.
The defense left gaps opened in the backfield, and at times, was unable to hold its opponents away from goal.
A lack of speed was one of the main factors that prevented the forwards from getting past their opponents’ defense.
Ferguson said that a lack of fitness affected the team overall.
“I don’t think we were ever (in great shape) in terms of diet and how it affected their overall fitness,” he said.
The Comets’ star player of the season was midfielder Daisy Huizar.
She had the qualities of a playmaker with impressive dribbling abilities.
Huizar also had a total of three goals on the season, including two in the victory over Marin.
“She did a lot for us, from being a leader on the field to being dangerous and creating goal opportunities for our team,” Ferguson said. “She consistently brought a high work rate for our team.”
Early in the season, however, the team encountered problems, as some of the players were not as committed as the rest.
“We were getting sidetracked,” Comet midfielder Maritza Salizas said. “Some of the other girls didn’t commit as we wanted them to do.”
She said part of that was due to players who were in their first semester of college and were still adjusting to college soccer and college life.
“I hope next year we’re more committed,” Salizas said.
Contact Dariush Azmoudeh at dazmoudeh.advocate@gmail.com
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