HARTFORD, Conn. -- Accountability is not a buzzword or abstract concept at Hartford Athletic. After a 2-0 loss to Atlanta United 2 in its USL Championship home opener at Trinity Health Stadium on April 2, Hartford coaches and players discussed the need to be more clinical and ruthless in front of … [Read more...]
D1 Women: Jaydah Bedoya has become a versatile threat for UConn
Jaydah Bedoya (New Bedford, Mass.) emerged as a formidable scorer as a sophomore during the 2021 season for the University of Connecticut women’s soccer team. She tallied a team-high six goals, including five in Big East play. However, Bedoya also blossomed into a capable creator for the Huskies, … [Read more...]
D1 Men: Midfielder Sean Gannon gearing up for a strong final season at CCSU
Sean Gannon (Coventry, Conn.) finished his bachelor’s degree in finance at Central Connecticut State University last May. He is working toward his MBA while completing an internship at Chubb, the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company, which has led to a full-time … [Read more...]
Hartford Athletic 2022 preview: Reinforced roster hopes to avoid midseason swoon
Hartford Athletic started the 2021 USL Championship season with 10 points from its first five matches. It was a flying start punctuated by a swashbuckling 7-0 home win over New York Red Bulls II in early June, which seemed to confirm that then first-year coach Harry Watling had a squad brimming with … [Read more...]
Vermont native Cricket Basa looks forward to the next step at William & Mary
No matter what level, all athletes dream of fairytale endings to their careers, or at least something close to it. For Cricket Basa, the dream became a potential reality on Nov. 7, 2021. Basa scored the game-winning goal in the 80th minute for the University of Vermont in its 1-0 victory over New … [Read more...]
It’s all in the spine: Haddock brothers form defensive foundation for Yale
When Kylie Stannard took over as Yale men’s soccer coach for the 2015 season, he wanted a philosophical foundation for the program. "For me, being competitive and becoming a winning program, the foundation of that always had to be on more the defensive side of the ball, and then growing from there," … [Read more...]
Oakwood product Pearse O’Brien, 17, signs with hometown Hartford Athletic
Hartford Athletic signed Pearse O’Brien to a USL Academy contract ahead of the 2022 season, pending league and federation approval, which allows the 17-year-old West Hartford, Conn., native to train and play for Hartford in USL Championship and U.S. Open Cup, while retaining his NCAA … [Read more...]
Hartford Athletic: Why new goalkeeper coach Jake Davis fits with Harry Watling
Jake Davis loved his part-time, three-month coaching role with Hartford Athletic during the 2021 season, but there was also a palpable feeling of hate that he could not shake during the first few weeks of his stint. "I’m sitting here for the first four or five weeks, and I’m like, 'This guy hates … [Read more...]
Hartford Athletic: Team hopes continuity leads to playoff return in 2022
When Hartford Athletic finished the 2021 USL Championship season out of the playoff positions in the Eastern Conference, despite club records for wins (12) and points (41), it would have been easy to label the campaign as a disappointment, especially after reaching the postseason in the … [Read more...]
Top scorer Olivia Gotobed sparked a landmark season for Saint Anselm
More often than not, Saint Anselm has either been an afterthought or an also-ran in Northeast-10 women’s soccer. The Hawks have also struggled for relevance in their state, with traditional Division 2 power Franklin Pierce and rising Southern New Hampshire doubling as conference foes. "We don’t have … [Read more...]
David Mollenthiel reclaimed his starting role to make his mark for Post
Post University goalkeeper David Mollenthiel ended up playing a key role in a wildly successful season as the Eagles claimed the regular season and postseason titles in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference and won a Division 2 NCAA Tournament match. Mollenthiel (Danbury, Conn.) just had to … [Read more...]
Allyson Patterson wants to end on a high note with SNHU
Editor’s note: This story appears in the September-October issue of New England Soccer Journal. When the Northeast-10 decided against playing sports in the Fall of 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, or subsequently moving its league and championship games to the spring 2021 semester, Allyson … [Read more...]
