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Laura Lukowitz entered her freshman year at Babson determined to avoid the pitfalls of her first high school season.
Lukowitz (Coventry, R.I.) recalled her anxiousness as she approached her freshman season at La Salle Academy. Her tentative approach led her to miss out on a chance to play varsity … [Read more...]
During a routine set of finishing drills three years ago, Norwich University men’s head coach Adam Pfeifer noticed that freshman Joseph Thongsythavong might not be exactly what they thought.
A native of Salem, Mass., the freshman came into the program as a standout central midfielder from St. Mary’s … [Read more...]
Championship weekend is finally upon us in Division 1 men's soccer, and of all the New England-based programs, only four remain in contention for conference glory.
The Ivy League does not hold a conference tournament.
Big trophies and history lay in wait, as does an automatic berth to the NCAA … [Read more...]
It is officially postseason for Division 1 men's soccer teams, and the stakes are as high as they get.
It was an eventful regular season, filled with highs and lows, and bumps and bruises, but all of that goes away when it’s tournament time.
Just about each game from here on out is a must-win … [Read more...]
You can’t win games if you don’t score goals, and for the most part, you can’t score goals without an assist or two along the way.
Be it a one-touch through ball that frees a forward, or a beautiful cross into the box for a header, the helper is almost always overshadowed by the finisher, despite … [Read more...]
Editor’s note: This story appears in the September-October issue of New England Soccer Journal.
AIC has arrived.
Once a middle-of-the-road program, the Yellow Jackets have built a foundation under head coach Luke Perry, which is now solid enough to hold the weight of them being a leading side in … [Read more...]
Two months have come and gone in a flash and we now find ourselves staring down the last regular season games of another exciting season.
We have a few teams with conference tournament bids already in their back pockets, looking to ensure the best seeding while a couple of others look for luck to … [Read more...]
Editor’s note: This story appears in the September-October issue of New England Soccer Journal.
When Karenna Groff weighed her college options, she found something very intriguing when researching the roster of MIT’s women’s soccer team.
It was there that she came across so many incredible … [Read more...]
After the last week, it’s tough to find a starting point.
We saw New Hampshire’s run of 16 straight regular season wins, dating back to last season, snapped by a draw with Yale, then followed by another draw versus Vermont, a match that saw a record crowd 5,357 on hand. Nationally, the Wildcats only … [Read more...]
It's been a huge week for New England Division 1 men's soccer programs.
On Wednesday night, 20th-ranked Providence upset visiting No. 1 Georgetown, 3-0. That was a day after the Friars had jumped five spots up to No. 20 in this week's United Soccer Coaches top 25.
Things also continue to go well … [Read more...]
While there is plenty of soccer yet to be played, we are definitely reaching the stretch run of the regular season.
With that said, there was definitely some jockeying in our New England men's Division 1 power rankings this week.
While our top two remain uninterrupted, that wasn’t the case on the … [Read more...]
Score more goals than your opponent, that’s the game broken down in its simplest form. So who around the region is doing that more than most?
Of the 22 Division 1 men’s teams in New England, only nine currently hold a positive goal differential on the season, all of which rank in the Top 100 … [Read more...]
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