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    McVea embraces leadership role

    By Maria Burns Ortiz

    Thursday, October 22, 2009

    It was a conference game in 2006. The Loyola University Maryland men's soccer team struggled in the first half against a key rival. As coach Mark Mettrick and his staff walked over to speak with the team at halftime, they found the players already gathered around, listening intently. Tennant McVea, just a freshman, pointed at each of his teammates. "At the very least, we can work harder," McVea said. That moment and those words have remained a vivid image in Mettrick's memory. "To ...

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