Wesleyan coach Geoff Wheeler called this a seminal moment in NESCAC soccer, while Bates coach Tyler Sheikh dubbed it a milestone moment. Bowdoin coach Scott Wiercinski was a little more cautious, and Amherst coach Justin Serpone followed a similar tone. It really depends on who you ask around the … [Read more...]
NWSL College Draft: Which locals got selected?
The National Women’s Soccer League held its College Draft on Thursday as part of the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Baltimore, and three players with ties to New England were selected. They all went in the fourth round, with Rutgers center back Chantelle Swaby (West Hartford, Conn.) picked No. … [Read more...]
Kevin Nylen returns to Massachusetts roots as Boston University coach
When Kevin Nylen (Ipswich, Mass.) originally went to Miami, Fla., to become an assistant coach at Florida International University in 2012, he had a conversation with his wife, Michelle, about possibly returning to New England one day. “It was one where we agreed if it worked out and it was the … [Read more...]
How can Josh Shapiro rebuild Harvard as he departs Tufts?
The first week of Josh Shapiro’s time as Harvard head coach has been, in a word, busy. Appointed to the role on Monday, his acclimation to life in Cambridge, Mass., has included everything from getting his office phone set up to starting a recruiting plan to beginning the search process for … [Read more...]
Recruiting: Pierre Spiegel to UMass Lowell, Phillips Exeter trio decides
One of the region’s top uncommitted Class of 2020 players has a college soccer home, as South Kent defender Pierre Spiegel (Amherst, Mass.) has enrolled at UMass Lowell for the spring semester. Spiegel, 18, spent a postgraduate semester under head coach Owen Finberg, and was deployed as a wing back … [Read more...]
Girls DA: Seacoast United focused on long game, development
At Seacoast United, optimism shapes how academy director Iain Scott discusses the club’s future in the girls’ Development Academy. Next year, their third in the league, will include a U-19 team and participating in the DA Cup. Their younger-aged teams – the 2005s through 2008s, in particular – are … [Read more...]