Editor’s note: This story appears in our Fall 2020 magazine. You can subscribe to the print edition, or digital, here. Ater an unexpected layoff spanning nearly six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, soccer games returned to the pitch in New Hampshire over Labor Day Weekend when Seacoast United … [Read more...]
What makes Kristina Kelly more than a goalscorer for Camden Hills Regional
Although she was only a freshman, Kristina Kelly was expected to be a key contributor for the girls soccer team at Camden Hills Regional High School (Rockport, Maine) right away. She even moved from midfield to striker in order to get on the pitch sooner. Kelly was nervous, but if you didn’t know … [Read more...]
Kristen McCrea looks to end WPI, NEWMAC career with a bang
American author and historian of science James Gleick once wrote, “We go back and forth between being time’s master and its victim. Time is ours to use, and then we are at its mercy.” It didn’t take much time for Worcester Polytechnic Institute women’s soccer head coach Stephanie Riley-Schafer to … [Read more...]
UMass commit Emily McCormack a late bloomer at FC Stars
The ending should have written itself for Emily McCormack. The FC Stars East U-18/19 Composite team entered the ECNL National Playoffs championship game in the midst of an incredible 26-game unbeaten streak. McCormack — a rising high school senior at East Bridgewater (Mass.) High School and a UMass … [Read more...]
Andrew Rent, GPS standout and BU commit, thrives on versatility
Andrew Rent knows how to adapt to the situation in front of him. In 2018, Rent led the line at Gorham (Maine) High School, earning All-American and Maine Class A Player of the Year honors, scoring 16 goals and adding nine assists along the way. As a sophomore he played in midfield, one year after … [Read more...]
From early age, Yankee United standout Maddie Fried driven to succeed
Maddie Fried announced her arrival on the Connecticut soccer scene during the 2017 FCIAC girls soccer championship game. The then-freshman scored the game’s lone goal in the first half, which eventually helped St. Joseph (Trumbull, Conn.) defeat Staples for the conference championship. “There were … [Read more...]
