Future Husker soccer player motivated by canceled overseas trip

Future Husker soccer player Sarah Weber remains motivated after the coronavirus canceled her chance to play overseas.

MONTHS AGO,SARAH WEBER'SGOAL OF GETTINGTO PLAY INANOTHER COUNTRYAPPEARED TO BEREACHED.THE GRETNAFORWARD &MIDFIELDER MADETHE 18 PLAYER CUTFOR THE OLYMPICDEVELOPMENTALPROGRAM THATWAS SCHEDULED TOCOMPETE THISMONTH IN PARIS,FRANCE.BUT THANKS TOCOVID 19, THE TRIPWAS INITIALLYPOSTPONED TOOCTOBER."SO THAT WAS ATLEAST GIVING USSOMETHING TOLOOK FORWARD TO.THE CORONAVIRUSWILL BE DONE BYTHEN.WE'LL FINALLY GETTO GO COMPETE.AND WE JUSTFOUND OUT TO WEWERE GOING TOPLAY AGAINST TWOPRO LEVEL TEAMS."EARLIER THISMONTH, WEBERFOUND OUT THETEAM'S TRIP TOFRANCE ENDED UPBEING CANCELEDALTOGETHER."IT HAD ALWAYSBEEN A DREAM OFMINE TO MAKE ANATIONAL TEAM TOBE ABLE TO GOCOMPETE OVERSEAS.I HAD TO WORK SOHARD AND PUT SOMUCH TIME ANDEFFORT INTO IT THELAST FOUR YEARSBEING INVOLVED INODP AND TO HAVETHAT TAKEN AWAYA WEEK AGO KINDOF STINKS.THIS WAS GOING TOBE MY LAST YEARPLAYING ODP.IT WAS KIND OFGOING TO ENDWITH A BANGGOING TO PARISLIKE PLAYING.THAT WOULD'VEBEEN PRETTYSWEET." AFTERLEADING CLASS AWITH 28 GOALS ASA SOPHOMORE,WEBER WILL GETONE MORE YEARWITH HER HIGHSCHOOL TEAM NEXTSPRING BEFOREHEADING TONEBRASKA IN THEFALL OF 2021.THE 1ST TEAM ALLSTATER CHOSE NUOVER CREIGHTON &MARQUETTEAMONG OTHERS."I COULD NOT BEMORE EXCITED.THEY HAVE ANAMAZING, AMAZINGCOACHING STAFF.I KNOW THEY'LL GETME FROM A GOODPLAYER TO A GREATPLAYER." WEBER'SRECRUITMENTBEGAN EVENBEFORE SHE HITHIGH SCHOOL."THE RECRUITINGPROCESS WASPRETTY TOUGH.MINE ACTUALLYSTARTED IN LIKE7TH GRADE GOINGTO ID CAMPS ANDSO MANY COLLEGESWOULD BE THERE.THAT WAS BEFORE,OF COURSE, ALL THERULES FORRECRUITING.SO I COULD TALK TOCOACHES BUT I HADNO IDEA.I MEAN LIKE 7THGRADE.I HAD NO IDEAWHAT I WANTED TODO IN LIFE LETALONE WHATSCHOOL I WASGOING TO GO TO."WHILE EXCITED TOEVENTUALLY PLAYFOR THE HUSKERS,WEBER'S FOCUSNOW IS SOLELY ONHER ONE SEASONLEFT WITH THEDRAGONS."IT'S NOT ALLABOUT ME DURINGTHE GAME LIKEWITH MY HIGHSCHOOL TEAM, MYCLUB TEAM.LIKE I'M JUST DOINGMY JOB TO THETEAM.NEXT SEASON ISWHAT I'M WORKINGTOWARDS.COMING OUT HEREPRACTICING SO WECAN HAVE THE BESTCHANCE POSSIBLEAT A STATECHAMPIONSHIPBECAUSE OURPROGRAMDEFINITELYDESERVES IT.I GUESS WE'LL HAVETO CROSS THATBRIDGE WHEN WEGET THERETHOUGH."REPORTING INGRETNA, ADAMKRUEGER 3 NEWSNOW SPORTS.