Hartford Athletic has signed a third player with New England ties for the 2021 USL Championship campaign, acquiring former Assumption College captain and center back Nicolas Cardona. Also part of Puerto Rico’s national team, Cardona was last with UB Conquense in Spain’s Segunda Division B. While at … [Read more...]
Insider: Providence wins local Big East showdown at UConn
For the first time in a series that began in 1973, Providence College has won back-to-back games over UConn. That factoid emerged from Saturday afternoon’s Big East opener for the New England foes, with the Friars taking a 2-0 road victory over UConn in rain-soaked conditions during the duo's … [Read more...]
Insider: New Hampshire gets overtime win over UMass Lowell
This spring season, New Hampshire is angling to become the first America East men’s soccer team to three-peat as conference champions since UMBC managed that feat across 2012-14. The Wildcats (1-0) are off to a strong start, beginning Friday afternoon with a 2-1 win at UMass Lowell behind one goal … [Read more...]
Division 3: Breaking down, confronting recruiting stigmas
Editor's note: This story appears in the January-February 2021 issue of New England Soccer Journal. Subscribe here for insider access. Brandeis men’s soccer head coach Gabe Margolis has a unique viewpoint on the Division I versus Division III debate that surfaces in youth soccer – not just in New … [Read more...]
Jay Heaps finds balance while building Birmingham Legion FC
Editor's note: This story appears in the January-February 2021 issue of New England Soccer Journal. Subscribe here for insider access. Just over three years ago, in February 2018, Birmingham Legion FC announced Jay Heaps (Longmeadow, Mass.) as its chief executive ahead of its inaugural USL … [Read more...]
Insider: UMass blanks Northeastern after protracted waiting game
UMass had to wait longer than anticipated, but its first game of the spring Division I men’s soccer season still produced a strong result. Behind second-half goals from transfers Ben Shepherd and Filippo Begliardi Ghidini, the Minutemen (1-0) opened with a 2-0 road victory Wednesday night against … [Read more...]