Non-conference play continued last week in Division 1 men’s soccer, with several local teams continuing their hot starts to the 2018 season. The University of Rhode Island has proven to be a top team in the region, cruising to a 5-0 start by not allowing a goal. Boston College also remained unbeaten … [Read more...]
Moctar Niang making most of his Bowdoin soccer experience
When Scott Wiercinski recruited Moctar Niang to Bowdoin, he saw a “gentle giant.” After all, the New York City native’s potential – then on Manhattan SC Paris Saint Germain 96, a club team featuring the likes of Leeds United midfielder Jack Harrison, current Middlebury standout Daniel O’Grady and … [Read more...]
Top 50: Preseason NEPSAC boys players to watch for
When touching base with a Class A prep school head coach in late summer, he told New England Soccer Journal how perhaps no other year would rival the high-end talent across NEPSAC boys soccer in 2018. There’s no way to accurately quantify that or be 100 percent sure of any conclusions, for it’s an … [Read more...]
Oakwood center back Ben Pierson commits to University of Albany
When Ben Pierson began his college recruiting search, he was originally set on playing in the South. The year-round training outdoors, warmer weather and high level of soccer didn’t sound half bad. But, as fate would have it, the Schenectady, N.Y., native and Oakwood center back is staying local. … [Read more...]
Top 8 goalies to watch for in NEPSAC boys soccer
The 2018 prep school goalkeeper field was thrown a major dent this past summer with news that Jamie Lowell (Brentwood, N.H.) – formerly of Phillips Exeter and Seacoast United in the Development Academy – would be heading west to play for the Seattle Sounders' youth teams. Despite the would-be-junior … [Read more...]
Revs academy alum Nick Woodruff thriving at Michigan State
Last fall, when it was decided that Nick Woodruff would redshirt his first season at Michigan State, he could have easily gone into cruise control. That’s a decision Spartans’ head coach Damon Rensing said he’s often seen in Division 1 college soccer. With senior captain Jimmy Fiscus … [Read more...]