The ripple effect of the COVID-cancelled season -- from two years back -- is still being felt across New England’s Division 1 women’s soccer landscape. Namely, players have an extra year of eligibility to use as they deem fit. Some graduate on time, others exercise that option at another program, … [Read more...]
D3 Men: 10 locals who shined beyond New England in 2022 season
While the majority of New England’s Division 3 players stay local for college soccer, plenty head beyond the region as well. That stayed true during the 2022 campaign, when a Massachusetts-based midfielder brought home a national title and a Maine-based midfielder got All-American … [Read more...]
D3 Men: How Nick Boardman’s leadership sparked Williams’ dream run
Boiling a college soccer career down to one singular moment is an inexact science. There’s often no perfect answer, no clear front-runner that is leaps and bounds above the rest. But if there’s one moment that embodies what senior center back Nick Boardman (Greenwich, Conn.) brought to Williams, … [Read more...]
D3 Women: How Trinity’s Gabby Grattan finds balance to thrive as two-sport athlete
We live in an era of single-sport specialization, a fraught phrase that’s packed full of issues. But Trinity junior midfielder Gabby Grattan (Milton, Mass.) has always viewed that conversation differently, dipping her toe in several ponds. She was a three-sport athlete at Thayer Academy, earning 13 … [Read more...]
D3 Men: Who were New England’s top freshmen in 2022?
College soccer is a game that rewards experience, but that certainly doesn’t prevent the youth from carving out important roles. That framework applied to these 11 standouts, who we’ve arranged in a 3-4-3 formation. It helps spotlight New England’s best freshmen in 2022. They turned first-year hopes … [Read more...]
Best XI: Who were New England’s top D3 men’s players in 2022?
Who was the crème de la crème during the 2022 season? Answering that question is never easy, but we tried our best when reflecting upon the Division 3 men’s soccer season in New England. The end result is 11 players spanning nine programs, with two players apiece boasting Connecticut and … [Read more...]
