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Romo Turning Into Scoring Machine
9/16/2005 12:00:00 AM | General
Romo Turns Into 49er Scoring Machine As Elizabeth Romo sat on the George Allen Field bleachers after last Friday's practice, coach Mauricio Ingrassia walked by. ``Scoring machine,'' he said, indicating Romo. If she is indeed a machine, Romo comes with simple instructions: spend early part of the game conserving her batteries, ``I could start, but I think it just helps me sometimes to get the pace of the game,'' said Romo, a junior who usually comes off the bench. ``I try not to look at it as a Romo has started two games at forward for the 49ers (4-1-0), who are in Las Vegas to compete in the Adidas UNLV Classic the weekend, including a game with UNLV In the 49ers' home opener, Romo came off the bench to score three goals in a 4-0 win against San Jose State, then scored the game-winner against Weber State in a 1-0 triumph. And while she leads the 49ers in scoring with those four, Romo is not the only ``I think we have so many good players, anybody can be out there,'' Romo said. ``We just have so much depth on our team that I think anybody can do a really good job. I don't see it as `I'm not starting; I'm not good,' because everybody's good.'' After graduating from St. Paul High in 2002, Romo took a circuitous route to get to her mother Angela's alma mater. She didn't really consider playing Division I after her Swordsmen career, but ended up playing one year at Rio Hondo College, where she was named team MVP. A knee injury cost Romo her sophomore year, and she contacted Ingrassia to express interest in transferring to play for him at Long Beach City College, where he ``Sometimes I think she's more comfortable (as a reserve). She can Romo's first year at LBSU was frustrating thanks to a nagging left quadriceps injury. There was a stretch of the season when she took the field with quad wrapped tightly, then left the field to get it unwrapped if the tape felt uncomfortably. Now she is free of major injuries and has already surpassed her 2004 total of two goals in 16 games. ``It was hard because every time you kick, it just feels like it's ripping. It's really hard to play through,'' Romo said. ``It was really frustrating last year. You just want to out there and play, and it sucks because you can't really play as you should. It kills.'' |
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