Sophomore Josh Konecek didn’t score a goal all year, but his contribution to the team was abundant according to senior captain Ben Mendel.

“He worked really hard,” Mendel said. “Coming from the freshman level he adjusted really well to the speed of the game.”

Konecek credits the upperclassmen leadership with his success.

“I just try to do the things they tell me to do to get better, and help out the team,” Konecek said.

Konecek played the majority of the games this past season, and was rarely subbed.

“Hopefully they look to me to be a leader next year,” Konecek said. “I want to help as much as possible.”

Konecek was pleasantly surprised after tryouts when the coaches told him he would play varsity. Last year he played for the freshman soccer team, and was the only person this year to make the jump from freshman to varsity.

“I thought it was cool that they even considered me for varsity,” Konecek said. “When they did I worked really hard to get playing time.”