Carroll's Varsity Soccer Team finished its best season ever last Thursday night. The Cougars drew Northwestern for the first game in the sectional. They gave their best effort but came up short, 6-2.

Northwestern came into the game with a 12-3-1 record, having outscored their opponents 97-14 during the season. The Cougars gave them more than they expected but the end result was a loss for the Cougars.

Carroll's two goals were the first ever scored by Carroll in a sectional after being shut-out the previous three years. Chase Meade scored the first goal for the Cougars with an assist from Michael Myer. Myer got a goal of his own on a direct kick for the second score.

"The Cougars trailed the whole game but showed what this team was all about and never quit," said Coach Dave Falkenberg.

The Cougars finished the season with a 13-4 record, set several records, and new accomplishments for the four-year soccer program. This year's team set a new record for wins in a season, beating the previous best by 3 wins. It was their first time winning conference; previous best was third place. Chase Meade set a personal record of most goals in a season with 28 on the year besting the previous record held by Antonio Delgado by 1 goal.

The Cougars say good-bye to eight seniors including Meade, Justin Moffitt, Cody Abdon, Sam Parker, Kiel Lester, Steven Arendsen, Alisha Hedrick and Amber Hughes.

"The Cougars did gain a lot of experience this year for their younger players including starting four freshmen and two juniors in the sectional game," added Falkenberg.

"I am sad to see the seniors go. This group was special to me as it was the first class I have had all the way through. Cody Abdon and Justin Moffitt were the two freshmen on the team my first year and it has been a pleasure to watch them grow up and mature over the four years. It was amazing this year to see the eight seniors and two juniors mix with the seven freshman and five sophomores. There were never issues between the classes. It was awesome and truly a testament to the quality of individuals these kids are. This year was a great experience all around."