Even without a Founders League season in 2020, we can still wax poetic on what could’ve been in the Connecticut-centric prep school league. There were plenty of impressive Class of 2021 commits heading off to Division I schools, and some Class of 2022 up-and-comers were showing great potential. … [Read more...]
The state of Harvard men’s soccer: Analyzing the Ivy League program
Editor’s note: As part of a running New England Soccer Journal series, we're profiling Division I programs in the region. Even with the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting college soccer, there’s plenty going on behind the scenes. The Fall 2020 semester, for the Harvard men’s soccer team, represented a … [Read more...]
Division 1: Fall championships moved to spring, players get extra year of eligibility
Should health and safety allow, Division I college soccer programs will have a national championship to compete for next spring. The NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors voted Friday to adopt the Division I Council recommendation around fall championships, with a scaled-back version now slated for … [Read more...]
Josh Bauer starts pro career with USL’s Birmingham Legion
The deal came together rather quickly, as Josh Bauer (Bedford, N.H.) describes it. He was training with Revolution II, the New England Revolution's team in USL League One, a few weeks after the University of New Hampshire’s bid for a third straight America East championship was postponed to next … [Read more...]
Recruiting: Audrey Marin verbally commits to Dartmouth’s Class of 2022
Dartmouth tends to secure a local player or two each recruiting cycle, and things are no different in the Class of 2022. The Ivy League program has landed a verbal commitment from Connecticut FC ECNL forward Audrey Marin (Woodbridge, Conn.), who faced no shortage of Division I interest. A winger who … [Read more...]
NMH forward Keel Brissett commits to admissions process at Williams
One of prep school soccer’s top forwards is heading to the NESCAC. Keel Brissett (Sunderland, Mass.) committed to the admissions process at Williams earlier this week, giving the Division III side a Class of 2021 building block. Brissett, 17, spoke glowingly about the chance to play under Ephs’ head … [Read more...]