Photograph
courtesy of Dickinson College Archives This is a photograph shows members
of the 1984 Dickinson women's soccer team, and their fans (along with a
rather disconsolate cadet waiting to enter the game) reacting to a goal
scored by Mel Tratnik. The game was a 2-0 victory over West Point
at the old soccer ground at Biddle Field. Anne Fitzsimmons, who can
be seen in the above shot with the parked car in the distance directly
over her right shoulder, also scored in this second game of the season
and the win pushed their record to 2-0. Coach Albert Masland applauds
on the extreme right. The team ended up 9-3 in the first year of varsity
girls soccer in school history. As noted elsewhere, before 1984 the
women's soccer team had only been a club sport.
The women's soccer team received
much moral support. Many of the men's soccer players came out to
encourage them in their first ever varsity season, along with assistant
soccer coach John Osborne. The faculty of the College, in particular,
came out in numbers to support the new team. People such as Grace
Jarvis, Neil Wolf (see above on the extreme top left) Beth Bullard, William
Bellinger, and Nancy Mellerski were frequent and vocal supporters.
For more information on the 1984
women's soccer and Tratnick's goal click
here.
