The Bryant Lady Hornets soccer team makes its 2010 season debut under new head coach Julie Long on Friday evening at 5 o’clock against the Benton Lady Panthers at C.W. Lewis Stadium.
Long, a native of West Plains, Mo., played soccer at Harding University and coached both the boys and girls teams at Nettleton in 2009.
“I actually walked into what I feel is a very talented team,” she stated Wednesday. “The girls have done nothing but work hard for me. I feel like I can say, ‘Run through a wall,’ and they would say, ‘Yes, ma’am.’ I mean, they’ve worked so hard for me. That’s been the biggest advantage to coaching these girls. I’ve never been able to coach a team that’s been like that, that’s always working hard.