The 2023 college season is rapidly approaching, and one surefire sign is the year’s first United Soccer Coaches national Top 25 poll was recently released. Unsurprisingly, defending national champions University of Chicago took the No. 1 spot, after completing an undefeated 2022 season that ended by … [Read more...]
D3 Men: How Payton Blynn rediscovered his passion for soccer at WestConn
Payton Blynn (New Milford, Conn.), upon enrolling at Western Connecticut State University for the Spring 2022 semester, never intended to play Division 3 soccer. His life had gone in a different direction, his relationship with the game soured to an unrewarding point. But he remained … [Read more...]
D3 women: How Emily DeRoehn is building a sterling career at Johnson & Wales
Emily DeRoehn (Old Lyme, Conn.), a junior defender at Johnson & Wales University, has already experienced quite the Division 3 soccer career. Her accolades list includes being named the 2022 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, the 2021 GNAC Tournament MVP and a 2022 … [Read more...]
NESCAC recruiting: Who are men’s soccer teams adding for 2023?
With summer officially here and the 2023 college soccer season two short months away, we’re highlighting newcomers who will soon join the New England Division 3 landscape -- specifically the NESCAC. These 11 programs are home to some of the country’s top teams, led by Amherst, Connecticut College … [Read more...]
How Rhode Island native Brett Uttley carved his path to Austin FC II
When Brett Uttley (Jamestown, R.I.) was concluding a college soccer playing career that spanned Quinnipiac University and the University of Rhode Island, MLS NEXT Pro was still a decade away from launching. The United States’ professional soccer landscape tends to grow pretty quickly, though. Flash … [Read more...]
D3 Women: Why Catriona Gould has been able to thrive for Southern Maine
Nowadays, when it comes to recruiting, coaches watch a lot of highlight reels and game tape. Based on sheer quantity, some of it probably blends together or gets lost in the deluge of emails received. That was never a problem when University of Southern Maine women’s soccer head coach Seth Benjamin … [Read more...]