When midfielder Jonathan Filipe (Danbury, Conn.) and New York Red Bulls II parted company after last season, Filipe's agent was in contact with Hartford Athletic. The 23-year-old Filipe, a product of the New York Red Bulls Academy and Fairfield University, and a Connecticut native, did not want to … [Read more...]
D1 Women: Why Quinnipiac’s Rebecca Cooke is pushing for more in 2023
Rebecca Cooke did not take a quantum leap forward in her play in the 2022 season for the Quinnipiac women’s soccer team. Rather, the junior forward-midfielder from Dublin, Ireland, started simply to feel more comfortable playing the role of a prodigious goal-scorer. Cooke’s comfort level produced a … [Read more...]
D1 Men: How forward Alec Hughes has helped fuel UMass’ success
The University of Massachusetts men’s soccer team was unbeaten through 12 games this season, with a 6-0-6 overall record and finished as one of the last seven Division 1 teams without a loss. Junior forward Alec Hughes (Glastonbury, Conn.) emerged as the talisman for the Minutemen with eight goals … [Read more...]
Hartford Athletic: Why Dan Gaspar came home for his final coaching chapter
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Dan Gaspar is writing the last chapter of his extraordinary and often nomadic coaching career close to home. Hartford Athletic hired Gaspar as an assistant and goalkeeper coach on Sept. 30, and after 30 years of mainly working abroad with clubs and national teams, Gaspar wanted to … [Read more...]
D1 Women: How Kayla Duran transformed her game to succeed at Brown
Kayla Duran (Woburn, Mass.) scored 63 goals during her scholastic career at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, so, naturally, when she arrived for her first year with the Boston College women’s soccer team in 2018, she became a defender. Of course, that is an oversimplification of events for … [Read more...]
D1 Men: Patrick Agyemang focused on his health to propel URI this fall
Patrick Agyemang (East Hartford, Conn.) wants to be fresh for his senior season with the University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team, so in preparation for the tight and grinding schedule of matches and training this fall, he focused on not doing too much during the summer. "I want to try to save … [Read more...]
