Nevada Sports Net: Galena Alum Bella Flocchini, State’s All-Time Goal Champ, to Make NCAA Tournament Debut
When San José State midfielder Bella Flocchini stepped to the ball to take a penalty kick during the Spartans' Mountain West semifinal game against New Mexico last week, she knew it was a big kick. Any penalty kick in a shootout is a big moment in a soccer match. But Flocchini, a 2021 Galena High graduate, didn't know exactly how big the moment was, and, in hindsight, that might have been beneficial. "The one against New Mexico, I was really nervous for," Flocchini said. "But, honestly, when I was stepping up to take it, I didn't know that if I [...]
Nevada Sports Net: From Galena High to Mackay Stadium, Lauren Muff Proud to Represent Her Hometown
For Nevada defender Lauren Muff, suiting up and playing for the Wolf Pack wasn't the first time she went to Mackay Stadium. "When I was growing up, I came to a couple football, a couple baseball games, some soccer games here and there, every once in a while we'd make the trip over," said Muff, a former standout at Galena High. "One of my first memories of a game when I came here was when I was a ball girl. I tossed the ball to a girl that was playing and she had another one coming at her, somehow she [...]