And … they’re off. The three-month sprint that is the prep school girls soccer season is underway, and already some of the region’s top teams have produced some noteworthy results. As seasons move forward, we’ll also be introduced to some new breakout players -- and breakout teams -- worth keeping … [Read more...]
Founders League Girls Preview: Teams to watch, predictions, preseason Best XI
First there’s a Founders League champion to be determined. Then there’s NEPSAC bonus time. Last year, Miss Porter’s won the league for the fourth time in five seasons, but ran into rival Westminster in the semifinals of the Class A tournament, a game Westminster won on its way to the … [Read more...]
ISL Girls Preview: Teams to watch in 2024, predictions, preseason Best XI
Last fall, for the first time since 2016, none of the NEPSAC girls soccer champions came from the Independent School League (ISL). After three straight Class A titles, Buckingham Browne & Nichols again earned the No. 1 playoff seed but got upset in the quarterfinals by Worcester Academy. Thayer … [Read more...]
Watch list: 8 NEPSAC girls defenders & goalkeepers to keep an eye on this season
We are barely a week away from the start of a new prep school soccer season in New England. To set up the season, New England Soccer Journal is highlighting some players to watch -- by position -- in boys and girls prep soccer. Today, we examine eight backs and goalies on the girls’ side who are … [Read more...]
Unfinished business: Why Dexter Southfield has high hopes for this season
Shot after shot. Lots with the right foot. Lots with the left foot. Until the break was over. Growing up, Delia Loughnane would go to her older sister’s games as a spectator. But at halftime, she’d be the player, the one on the field lining up blasts at the vacated goal and then connecting, over and … [Read more...]
Watch list: 10 NEPSAC girls midfielders to keep an eye on this season
We are just a couple weeks away from the start of a new prep school soccer season in New England. To set up the season, New England Soccer Journal is highlighting some players to watch -- by position -- in boys and girls prep soccer. Today, we examine 10 midfielders on the girls’ side who are poised … [Read more...]
