Thinking back to this time a year ago, there is much for the Northern Arizona women’s soccer team to be proud of.
The Lumberjacks (4-2-2, 0-0 Big Sky) have one more match left, coming Sunday at home against Loyola Marymount, before conference play begins. In 2022, before coach Alan Berrios took over on an interim basis, Northern Arizona entered the conference portion of the schedule without a win over a Division I opponent.
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