HOUGHTON — When Melissa Kuhar was hired and then arrived on Michigan Tech’s campus last summer, she had about a month to meet the soccer team before beginning practices and then games. The Huskies started strong, winning three of their first four games, but then they won only three more games the rest of the season.

Injuries played a big part in the Huskies’ struggles as they finished the season 6-11-1 overall and 4-9-1 in GLIAC play, drawing their rivals from down the road, Northern Michigan, in their opening game of the conference tournament.

The Wildcats came away with a 5-0 win in that game, which was a far cry from the Huskies’ team that tied No. 19 Grand Valley State just three days earlier.

“I think, Year One, it showed me what I need to do as a head coach,” she said. “It showed

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