ANDERSON, S.C. -- Both Anderson University soccer teams will open their 2006 seasons Saturday. The Lady Trojans will travel to Greenwood to face Lander at 2 p.m., while the men's team will play host to USC Aiken at Smethers Field at 7 p.m. The building process for new women's head soccer coach Abby Crumpton started in the spring. Crumpton inherits a program that has not had much success since joining Division II before the 1998-99 season. Crumpton, who spent last season as a volunteer assistant at Clemson University, put the Lady Trojans through some serious fundamental work during the spring. "I think we made tremendous improvement from beginning to end in the spring," Crumpton said. "There is still a lot of work left to be done. I think we were all pretty positive about how it went." Crumpton says the Lady Trojans are hungry for some success. "I was very pleased with the attitude and the work rate," she said. "I wasn't sure what to expect, but they definitely stepped up when it came to working, fitness, getting things done that needed to be done, and doing what I asked them to do." The Anderson women are led by senior defender Megan Delancey, a two-time All-CVAC selection. Coming off the best season in the program's Division II history, head men's soccer coach Rob Miller expects the momentum to continue for his team. "We will be a very mature team," Miller said. "There will be no true freshmen on the field. This is probably the most experienced team I've had. I think we're going to be very good. We have depth at every position plus we have speed and experience." The Trojans finished last season 10-8-2 overall, 6-3-1 in the CVAC, and reached the semifinals of the conference tournament. Anderson's six CVAC victories set a school single-season record. The Trojans have two All-CVAC players returning -- defender Douglas Nyame and midfielder Lahnden Onger. Onger also was named the '05 CVAC Freshman of the Year. "I will be disappointed if we're not battling for the league title," Miller said. "If we don't do that, I will feel like we definitely underachieved. With experience and maturity, you win close games instead of losing and tying them because in tight situations, experienced players make better decisions." The biggest hole Miller has to fill is at goalkeeper. Returnee Andy Barr, Alex Jenkins, and several walk-ons will battle for playing time. Barr spent the summer playing in a developmental league in Florida. Jenkins, who sat out last season, played for the Trojans in 2004. "We've got almost everybody returning and this is probably the best recruiting class I've had in terms of mature players," Miller said. "We signed five players who will immediately impact the team. Nobody is coming in just to be a role player." Miller expects major impacts from two redshirt freshmen -- midfielder Jordan Kelly and defender Rayon Markland. Kelly is coming off a superb summer. He was No. 2 scorer for the PDL's Cocoa Beach Expos. "We have so many athletic kids," Miller said. "We have guys who can go one on one, we have speed, work rate, and technical players. This will be the best team I've had here. The team has good chemistry. I hope the players coming in will be a part of that chemistry. I think they're all going to add to the chemistry." With experience and more speed, Miller expects his team to be more attack oriented. "With quick, athletic guys on the wings, I think we will score more goals than we have in the past," he said. "Last year, we were okay. This year, I think we will be very good because we have more weapons.