Boston College 2016: 11-7-1 (3-7 Atlantic Coast Conference, 12th place) Coach: Alison Foley (21st year, 257-135-37) Players to watch: Gaby Carreiro (Upton, Mass.), jr., M; Lauren Berman (Canton, Mass.), redshirt sr., M; Allyson Swaby (West Hartford, Conn.) sr., D; Jenna Bike (Trumbull, Conn.), … [Read more...]
Division 1 2017 Men’s Season Preview
Boston College 2016: 9-9-3 (3-3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference, fifth place Atlantic Division), lost NCAA tournament second round Coach: Ed Kelly (30th year, 271-217-59) Players to watch: Trevor Davock (Medway, Mass.), jr, F; Cedric Saladin, jr., GK; Simon Enstrom, jr., F: Younes Boudadi, soph., D; … [Read more...]
Junior midfielder Claude Diesse carries Southern New Hampshire’s hopes
Southern New Hampshire, picked second in the Northeast-10 preseason coaches’ poll, faces a formidable challenge ahead of the 2017 season: replacing All-Conference performers Rayane Boukemia, Tobias Esche and Yannis Becker. Step in Claude Diesse, a junior midfielder with the potential to keep the … [Read more...]
With UNH scoring records in sight, striker Brooke Murphy stays focused on ‘big picture’
Thirty-three career goals, two America East Striker of the Year awards and a pair of NEWISA All-New England first-team nods. That’s an impressive haul for any collegiate player, but Brooke Murphy (Monson, Mass.) still wants more for her 2017 campaign. A senior striker at the University of New … [Read more...]
Steeves, Machado return from injury to bolster Providence hopes
The Big East conference forms one of college soccer’s pre-eminent battlegrounds, and year after year, Providence College rises from the mix. Ahead of the 2017 season, the Friars are pining to keep their place in that elite category, and it seems that they’ll do just that. The leading reason? A mix … [Read more...]
Wyatt Omsberg: Dartmouth star’s road from ‘middle of nowhere’ to MLS future
Wyatt Omsberg's hometown is listed as Scarborough, Maine, but the Dartmouth center back’s roots actually start somewhere else: Belgrade, Maine. It’s a town of roughly 3,200 people off the northern reaches of Interstate 95, the type of place where fun means heading out to the lake or ski slopes. "If … [Read more...]