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 ====== Louis Bennett ======
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+===== Marquette University =====
+Bennett continues to focus on the improvement of the soccer program as whole. While wins are certainly a focus for Bennett and his staff, upgrading the facilities at Valley Fields, the home of Marquette soccer, remains on his aggressive agenda.
+Upon his arrival at Marquette, Bennett spearheaded an initiative to build a practice facility at The Valley. In the end, an Astro Turf recreational sports field was transformed into a game-quality Field Turf pitch that the men's and women's soccer teams use for training. Previously teams had to go off campus, upwards of a 30-minute drive, to find practice fields.
+The new practice pitch maximizes the time of the student-athlete and gives an added sense of a home field as the teams now practice in the same location that they play.
+While freshening up the home of Marquette soccer, Bennett has also been focusing on changing the product on the field. In his first season at Marquette, the new staff was focused on implementing a new system in a short time. After being hired in December of 2005, Bennett's first spring campaign quickly led to the fall with the returning players still adapting to the new system.
+Success came early as Bennett won his first game at Marquette, defeating Loyola (Ill.) 2-1. However, it was a long year for the Golden Eagles on the scoreboard as the team finished 1-15-1. The team showed vast improvement, however, from its early-season growing pains to the end of the season, where hard-fought games with frustratingly-unlucky results characterized the contests down the stretch.
+The same type of improvement occurred during the 2007 season. Complete with a deep freshman class targeted to his style, Bennett and his team added a victory to the 2006 campaign, finishing the year with a 2-12-4 record in the ever-competitive BIG EAST Conference. The BIG EAST landed seven teams in the 2007 NCAA Tournament for the third straight year, including three teams the Golden Eagles played to within one goal. Bennett's squad finished the year with four consecutive overtime matches, with the team's seven overtime appearances tying a school record previously set in 1993. Despite a youthful team, in extra time, Bennett was 1-2-4, including a 2-1 loss in overtime at Connecticut to the eventual BIG EAST Tournament Champions. The Golden Eagles also came within one goal of Blue Division champion, Notre Dame early in the season.
 ===== University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee =====

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