Sally Rainey fulfilled just about every expectation that could have been in front of her as a homespun star from West Lebanon, N.H., in her two years starting in net at the University of New Hampshire. She became the first UNH keeper in program history to earn back-to-back America East Goalkeeper of … [Read more...]
D1 Men: How patience and hard work paid off for Christian Bejar at BC
For nearly two full seasons, Christian Bejar (Lawrence, Mass.) put in the work at Boston College and did his best to keep himself primed for that one big opportunity when it came to him. The Brooks School alumnus spent his first season at the Heights mostly on the sideline, then saw action in parts … [Read more...]
D1 Women: How UConn’s Chioma Okafor has made the most of her opportunities
When Chioma Okafor arrived at the Berkshire School from her home country of Malawi, she said she saw opportunities for herself in America that were not fathomable to most young players growing up in the western African country nearly 8,000 miles away. She said she knew nothing would be handed to … [Read more...]
The Reale Deal: Why Massachusetts native Lilly Reale keeps getting better at UCLA
Lilly Reale entered her senior year at UCLA this fall having already accomplished almost everything a college soccer star could hope for both individually and as a team player. The Hingham (Mass.) native won a national championship with the Bruins as a sophomore during the same year she earned the … [Read more...]
D1 Women: How Yale has satisfied Ellie Rappole’s many ambitions
For a player with the incredible soccer credentials that Ellie Rappole (Winchester, Mass.) earned during her 10 years playing with the New England Football Club (NEFC), she said she actually had a very short list of colleges she considered when it was time to contemplate the next chapter of her … [Read more...]
D1 Men: Why Bryant is maintaining lofty goals after historic 2023 success
When Ruben Resendes took over a three-win Bryant University men’s soccer team in December of 2022, one of his challenges to those within the program was to think big. Coming off a Division 2 national championship season at Franklin Pierce, the Fall River (Mass.) native and former All-American at … [Read more...]
