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Ali Foster hopes to return to the soccer field in the future. For now, though, it’s all about the healing process.
The Lane Community College goalkeeper, a 5-foot-6 sophomore from Roseburg, underwent surgery on Thursday after suffering an ACL injury to her right knee during a game against Clark College on Oct. 24.
“I plan on playing again,” said Foster, who played her freshman season at Warner Pacific in Portland before transferring to Lane of Eugene. “I’m not sure when, but I’m just focusing on getting my knee better. I don’t want my last memory (of soccer) to be getting taken off the field and going to the hospital.”
Foster was having a terrific season before her injury, posting eight shutouts in 17 games. The Titans finished third in the Southern Region with a 9-5-6 record and went 11-6-6 overall, losing to Walla Walla in the NWAACC quarterfinals.
Foster, who received honorable mention all-Cascade Collegiate Conference in 2007, was selected to the NWAACC South-East all-star team.
“She was excellent,” outgoing Lane women’s soccer coach Dean Smith said. “She made a difference ... made a lot of saves for us. That drastically changed our outlook (when we lost Ali) and was the start of several key (personnel) losses for us.
“Ali is the best goalie I’ve ever had (in almost 25 years of coaching) and is tough as any kid I’ve ever coached. She’s the whole package. Not as big as your prototype goalie, but physically and mentally she’s the goalie you want. She has the drive and determination, excellent hands and a good determination of the danger zone.”
The Titans were ranked No. 7 in the final NWAACC coaches’ poll.
“I thought I had a great year (up to the injury),” said Foster, who was selected a team captain in a vote by her teammates. “I had my best connection with this team.”
Foster recognized the injury was serious when it happened, landing awkwardly in the goalie box in the first half.
“It was like a 50-50 ball, with one of my sweepers and one of the defenders, and I hesitated to save the ball,” she said. “I stepped too far in on my foot and planted it too far inside ... I stepped one way, but my body went the opposite way. I was pretty much screaming and knew I couldn’t get up.
“I’ve never had anything like that happen before. I’ve never had to come out of a game.”
Those around here know how tough this young woman is. She was a member of the unbeaten 2001 Fremont Middle School seventh-grade blue football team that won the Umpqua Valley League championship, and helped the Roseburg High girls soccer team win its first state playoff game in school history as a senior in 2006.
Our best wishes to Ali in her recovery.
The Lane Community College goalkeeper, a 5-foot-6 sophomore from Roseburg, underwent surgery on Thursday after suffering an ACL injury to her right knee during a game against Clark College on Oct. 24.
“I plan on playing again,” said Foster, who played her freshman season at Warner Pacific in Portland before transferring to Lane of Eugene. “I’m not sure when, but I’m just focusing on getting my knee better. I don’t want my last memory (of soccer) to be getting taken off the field and going to the hospital.”
Foster was having a terrific season before her injury, posting eight shutouts in 17 games. The Titans finished third in the Southern Region with a 9-5-6 record and went 11-6-6 overall, losing to Walla Walla in the NWAACC quarterfinals.
Foster, who received honorable mention all-Cascade Collegiate Conference in 2007, was selected to the NWAACC South-East all-star team.
“She was excellent,” outgoing Lane women’s soccer coach Dean Smith said. “She made a difference ... made a lot of saves for us. That drastically changed our outlook (when we lost Ali) and was the start of several key (personnel) losses for us.
“Ali is the best goalie I’ve ever had (in almost 25 years of coaching) and is tough as any kid I’ve ever coached. She’s the whole package. Not as big as your prototype goalie, but physically and mentally she’s the goalie you want. She has the drive and determination, excellent hands and a good determination of the danger zone.”
The Titans were ranked No. 7 in the final NWAACC coaches’ poll.
“I thought I had a great year (up to the injury),” said Foster, who was selected a team captain in a vote by her teammates. “I had my best connection with this team.”
Foster recognized the injury was serious when it happened, landing awkwardly in the goalie box in the first half.
“It was like a 50-50 ball, with one of my sweepers and one of the defenders, and I hesitated to save the ball,” she said. “I stepped too far in on my foot and planted it too far inside ... I stepped one way, but my body went the opposite way. I was pretty much screaming and knew I couldn’t get up.
“I’ve never had anything like that happen before. I’ve never had to come out of a game.”
Those around here know how tough this young woman is. She was a member of the unbeaten 2001 Fremont Middle School seventh-grade blue football team that won the Umpqua Valley League championship, and helped the Roseburg High girls soccer team win its first state playoff game in school history as a senior in 2006.
Our best wishes to Ali in her recovery.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Troy Calhoun’s Air Force Falcons are 5-0 on the road this season, but Air Force (8-3, 5-2 Mountain West Conference) faces a big challenge Saturday when it travels to No. 15 TCU (9-2, 6-1).The Falcons, the youngest team in the Mountain West after losing 15 starters, have lost to two other ranked clubs this season: No. 8 Utah, 30-23, and No. 16 BYU, 38-24. Air Force ranks first in the MWC and fourth nationally in rushing at 279.7 yards per game.
Calhoun, a 1985 Roseburg High graduate, owns a 17-7 record since becoming the head coach last year.
• You can reach Sports Editor Tom Eggers at 957-4220 or by e-mail at teggers@nrtoday.com
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