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...]