By Ally Ruiz

Sports Writer

Junior Mary Green, a kinesiology major, is the premier outside midfielder for the CSUSM women’s soccer team.
Q: What got you started in soccer?
A: I just played a variety of sports when I was younger and just happened to like soccer the most. My older sister played soccer as well so that might have drawn me towards it more, and the fact my dad was my coach.
Q: Do you think your future involves soccer?
A: I think that I will try and always keep myself around soccer like watching games and hopefully my kids want to play soccer, but I don’t plan on going professional or playing at the next level after this. I know I’m going to miss it so much though because I’ve been involved with soccer since I was 4 (years old). It’s all I know.
Q: What are your goals for this season?
A: It’s always to do my best, but as for the team, it is to go farther than we did last year and win nationals. I think because our team is so young this year and I’m a junior, one of my goals is also to be a leader on and off the field this year, be an example and be encouraging to everyone.
Q: What teams are you most excited to play this season?
A: Probably Westmont, who we played Sept. 18, because they ended our season last year and knocked us out of nationals, so we had unfinished business still.

You can root for Mary along with the rest of the Lady Cougar Soccer team on at there home games, which are played here on the fields at Cal State San Marcos. There next home game is at 2 p.m. Wed., Oct. 10.