Back in preseason, we conducted a preseason coaches poll for NEPSAC girls soccer. It allowed coaches to anonymously vote on who they felt the region’s top teams were, and then votes were tallied up on our end to create an initial top 20 teams. None of the top four teams ended up as NEPSAC champions, … [Read more...]
Prep Boys: Underclassmen Best XI from the 2019 season
To no surprise, it’s traditionally the elder players turning heads each prep school season. But every year, dozens of underclassmen find their way onto the field and lay the seeds of what will be promising careers. They’re freshmen and sophomores who aren’t supposed to be big contributors, yet defy … [Read more...]
Senior class at Tufts on verge of NCAA tournament history
For nearly four decades, Babson could lay claim to being the only New England-based school where a senior class made three Division 3 men’s soccer Final Fours. The Beavers won the NCAA tournament in 1979 and 1980, plus made the semifinal round in 1977. They're also only local program to repeat as D3 … [Read more...]
What brought NESCAC powerhouse Amherst to another Final Four?
For the third time under head coach Justin Serpone, the Amherst men’s soccer team has booked a spot in the Final Four. This go-around, the Mammoths (18-1-2) have held onto the No. 1 national ranking since mid-October and finished atop the NESCAC standings for the first time since 2016. Now, as a … [Read more...]
Trevor Davock making most of transfer season at Providence
When Trevor Davock was a senior at Rivers, he fondly remembers playing in the 2014 High School All-American Game in Raleigh, N.C. The experience alongside fellow prep school stars Francis Atuahene (Hotchkiss), Mickey Watson (South Kent), Justin Donawa (Berkshire) and Jack Harrison (Berkshire) is a … [Read more...]
Sources: Ed Kelly retires as Boston College men’s soccer coach
Longtime Boston College men’s soccer coach Ed Kelly is retiring, multiple sources have confirmed to New England Soccer Journal. Kelly recently concluded his 32nd year as head coach of the Eagles, and he'll finish with an overall record of 289-239-67. The native of Dublin, Ireland, first took the job … [Read more...]