Katie Haladay was a junior defender who transferred from the University of South Florida to USF.
When the Dons beat Hayward State Wednesday, you couldn't call it just a big win. It was bigger than that. "Most incredible because they are one of the top two teams in the west," said Terry Wheeler, who played the aggressive defense that stifled the Hayward attack, despite having to protect a broken hand. But the win was just as incredible because the Dons lost to the Lady Hornets, 6-0, last year, before Wednesday's 1-0 win gave them only the third hard-earned victory in their short two year history. For a program that just started, and we are struggling for people, there are no words. "I'm speechless," said coach Erik Visser. Talented newcomers Holly Brashear (a senior softball player), Katie Haladay (a junior transfer from USF-Univ. of South Florida), and freshman Shanna Haines, have improved the team's defensive quickness and ball control. They frustrated Hayward's desperate attempts to tie the game in the last I5 minutes when the Hornets kept the hall in the attacking half of the field constantly. Key to the shutout was, of course, goalie Angelia Whitney who is learning very well as she goes. The sophomore softballer is playing soccer for the first time this year. She recorded an amazing 10 saves as Hayward Slate outshot USF 15-5 (TheFoghorn).
