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W. Soccer: A Dream Deferred

Eight Neophytes Delight In Fractured Season

"Our seniors are great," she says. "They offer great leadership on and off the field, and I know that they're role models as well as great friends to a

lot of us freshmen. They will be sorely missed next year."

GK Cheryl Gunther

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As a two-time All-State goalkeeper, Gunther was twice named to Newsday's "Top 10 Players to Watch."

She recorded 32 career shutouts in high school and posted an equally impressive 0.50 career goals-against average.

Replacing 6'0 senior All-Ivy keeper Anne Browning, who chose not to play this season, was a tall order. But at 5'10, Gunther also intimidated opposing players like few others have in Harvard women's soccer history.

She owned the nation's second lowest goals-against average and led a team that allowed the fewest goals in the country during the regular season. She was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year and also was voted as a member of the second-team all-league squad.

"The college transition has been relatively smooth," Gunther says. "During preseason I was very intimidated and nervous, but within a month I became acclimated

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