feng4

Among the freshmen who most impressed Thorarinsson Links of London Wide purple And Pink friendship Bracelet midfielder Nick Hamer, a former standout and all-stater from Mead, who took one of GU's three shots against Irvine and turned in a solid all-around effort. "It didn't take him long to adapt," Thorarinsson said of Hamer. "He looked comfortable out there and showed he belongs." Thorarinsson also liked what he saw from several other newcomers, including defenders Josh Phillips, Greg Carter and Andrew Owenson. But he stressed that it will take time for all of them to figure things out at the NCAA Division I level. "It's important that our guys not look ahead too much and just deal with the next day, and then the next day," he explained. "We need to keep it simple and small for right now and try to grow each day." That's the same approach Thorarinsson took back in when he was last faced with youthful issues like he has today. Links of London one of the freshmen on the Bulldogs roster that year was George Josten, who went on to become one of Links of London Wimbledon 2009 Friendship bracelet most honored players in the school's history, scoring 34 goals to tie World Cup team member Brian Ching for third on GU's career list before being selected by the Columbus Crew in the second round of the Major League Soccer draft. "I'm crossing my fingers, hoping that, maybe, there's a player in this group of freshmen that will emerge, of that same caliber," Thorarinsson said. Quick start for Smart It has become obvious already this year that Idaho's Chelsea Small's uncanny ability to find shots on the soccer field was not lost over the summer. Small, a sophomore forward, who was named the Western Athletic Conference's freshman of the year after leading the league with a single-season school record shots, Links of London A Charm already taken more than anyone else on the team - in just five matches for the Vandals this fall. Four of those have found their way into the net. That gives the former prep standout at Torrey Pines (Calif.) High School eight early season points.