Vettori anchors in new regime
Pete Theis
Issue date: 9/2/08 Section: Sports
Part of Vettori's excitement for her future at Loyola stems from her own personal attitude, something she will instill in her players. "I am extremely competitive. I want to hold the players to higher standards and expectations both on and off the field."
Since the start of preseason, the players have noticed a change of pace on the field. "She's definitely made it a change for us. A good change. She's pushed us harder than ever before, but in the end all the hard work will hopefully pay off," stated Moller. "She demands the best of us both on and off the field."
All of these characteristics pieced together made Vettori a perfect fit for the Evergreen Campus. "Katherine was unique in that she had already had coaching success at a college level," said Assistant Athletic Director Bill Wnek. "We were very impressed with her work at Soccer Association of Columbia, and everywhere and everyone we talked to kept saying how much of a positive impression she gave. The combination of character, being a great person both on and off the field, her playing ability from playing in arguably the toughest conference in the country, and her coaching ability at SAC, UPenn, and Maryland that made us really want her to coach at Loyola," stated Wnek. "She is great role model for our student-athletes."
In the future Wnek expressed his hope for the Greyhounds to go even farther in the College Cup. "We want this program to not take a step backwards. We are in the mix every year for the NCAA and if we can get a better seed for our first round matchups then we will have the opportunity to continue deeper in the tournament."
Vettori has already gotten the players to believe that they can go farther. "As a whole, with our team we expect better now. We know we can go farther," Piccirilli said.
Since the start of preseason, the players have noticed a change of pace on the field. "She's definitely made it a change for us. A good change. She's pushed us harder than ever before, but in the end all the hard work will hopefully pay off," stated Moller. "She demands the best of us both on and off the field."
All of these characteristics pieced together made Vettori a perfect fit for the Evergreen Campus. "Katherine was unique in that she had already had coaching success at a college level," said Assistant Athletic Director Bill Wnek. "We were very impressed with her work at Soccer Association of Columbia, and everywhere and everyone we talked to kept saying how much of a positive impression she gave. The combination of character, being a great person both on and off the field, her playing ability from playing in arguably the toughest conference in the country, and her coaching ability at SAC, UPenn, and Maryland that made us really want her to coach at Loyola," stated Wnek. "She is great role model for our student-athletes."
In the future Wnek expressed his hope for the Greyhounds to go even farther in the College Cup. "We want this program to not take a step backwards. We are in the mix every year for the NCAA and if we can get a better seed for our first round matchups then we will have the opportunity to continue deeper in the tournament."
Vettori has already gotten the players to believe that they can go farther. "As a whole, with our team we expect better now. We know we can go farther," Piccirilli said.
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