Starting off the season against defending NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV champion Toms River North was a big test for the Southern Regional girls soccer team. However, the Rams would have loved to have their full lineup on the field for the opener.

“On paper, at full strength, we definitely would have competed a little better than we did today,” said first-year head coach Eric Geddes, whose squad lost, 5-1, to the Mariners on Sept. 8.