Kayla Duran (Woburn, Mass.) has a new college soccer home, with news surfacing that the former FC Stars and Buckingham, Browne & Nichols standout has transferred from Boston College to Brown. Duran has three years of eligibility remaining due to how her academic credits switched over, giving the … [Read more...]
NESCAC: What to know about newcomers for the 2020 season
It's no stretch to call the NESCAC the country's premier Division III conference for men's soccer. After all, Tufts has won four of the past six national championships (plus back-to-back ones) and Amherst won the 2015 title. Plus, Connecticut College has made three straight NCAA tournaments, and … [Read more...]
How Soccer Maine is handling an eventual return during COVID-19
Youth soccer hasn’t officially returned to Maine amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s inching in that direction, according to executive director Shari Levesque. If all goes to plan, teams would return to small-group training sessions on May 15 and team-wide activities in early June. That’s all as … [Read more...]
How the Vermont Soccer Association is handling soccer’s eventual return
Comparatively speaking, the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t hit Vermont as hard as other states in New England. Nationally, boasting the fifth-fewest reported cases (919) and eighth-fewest associated deaths (53) reflects exactly that. But it’s certainly not a normal spring for the 8,000 players and 55 … [Read more...]
Prep Boys: 12 noteworthy newcomers for the 2020 season
Prep school programs always go about restocking the cupboard, so to speak, each offseason. That recruiting search takes coaches far and wide, as NEPSAC teams welcome promising talents to their rosters. To gauge that importance, look no further than our Prep First XI from the 2019 season. Worcester … [Read more...]
D1 Women: Top 5 incoming recruiting classes at New England schools
Most 2020 recruiting classes for New England's Division I women's soccer programs have been released, and there's again some impressive local and international names entering the fold. But how do they stack up against one another? We answered that very question by highlighting, in this writer's … [Read more...]