Coming off eight straight losses, scoring only two goals, most teams would be down on one another, pointing fingers and making excuses. But, with only two games left, the players on the women’s soccer team are confident going into the home game tonight against Miami.  “We really need a win,” sophomore goalkeeper Rachel Barnette said. “The past two games we’ve played very well. It’s probably the best soccer we’ve played in the ACC so far, so things are looking good.”Coach Laura Kerrigan reiterated her players’ confidence with the way they have played the last two games.  “Right now we are playing the best soccer we’ve played all year,” Kerrigan said. “We’re getting a good rhythm, we’re moving the ball well, we’re switching the point well, we’re attacking the flanks well and creating opportunities. So now it’s a matter of putting the ball in the back of the net. We’ve found the goal twice in the last two games, and now we’re going to find it a little bit more against Miami.”In the beginning of the season, this team looked like it could do big things, winning its first seven games and notching 18 goals. However, lately the team has struggled with both scoring and winning. “Teams hit bumps, stuff happens, stuff doesn’t work out. We happened to hit a couple of bumps where things weren’t going our way,” Barnette said. “But we’ve worked through that and started scoring again.” Kerrigan attributed the team’s struggles in ACC play to injuries and shifting players to unfamiliar positions. “At the beginning of ACC play, we were dealing with a lot of injuries and moving some players around to positions they haven’t played before, which is always a little bit difficult,” Kerrigan said. “But now we’ve really gotten into a rhythm — the last few games we’ve been playing very well.” Despite the lack of success on paper, and the fact that the team is now ineligble ACC Tournament, players are still working hard and motivated to win.  “It’s really important for us to win,” junior Kendall Irby said. “Even though we aren’t getting into the ACC or NCAA [tournaments], we still want to play hard and play like we know we can and do everything we can do to work as a team and to win a game.” The Wolfpack is 7-3-0 in its new soccer stadium, and Kerrigan attributes much of the team’s success to the home atmosphere that fans provide.  “It’s great playing on our home pitch because we have been successful there and our fans are fantastic,” Kerrigan said. “The Student Wolfpack Club, and all the other fans and students that come to our games do a tremendous job supporting us so we’re really looking forward to playing a night game at home under the lights on Thursday night.” The players’ attitudes toward this season and this game have not changed. Although the results have been below expectations, the team is staying positive and working hard to get a win. “I have been really impressed with the mentality of these players, because, obviously, we took some hits at the beginning of the ACC play but we have played so well the last couple of games,” Kerrigan said. “Three out of the last four ACC games we’ve played very good soccer. We have a lot of confidence going into the game against Miami and we really feel like we’re going to get the victory.”