When you’re a player as talented and dynamic as Ryann Denecour (Charlestown, R.I.), you tend to have a lot of options as it pertains to playing at the collegiate level. Denecour spent this summer narrowing down that elaborate process. First, she had about 50 schools in the conversation, then … [Read more...]
NEPSAC Boys: Why Phillips Andover is feeling ambitious about this season
ANDOVER, Mass. -- One word best describes the mindset for the Phillips Academy Andover boys soccer team as they enter the 2023 prep season. Ambitious. That adjective was a common theme when the New England Soccer Journal visited the Andover campus last month. It was abundantly clear that the … [Read more...]
NEPSAC Boys Power Rankings: Who starts the season at No. 1?
It’s no secret that the quality of prep school soccer in New England is outstanding. It’s evidenced by the hundreds of players who move on to play in college every year, some at the nation’s most elite men’s and women’s programs. It’s evidenced by the programs that contend for national rankings and … [Read more...]
Watch list: 6 NEPSAC boys goalkeepers to keep an eye on this season
We are just about a week away from the start of the 2023 New England prep soccer season. With that in mind, New England Soccer Journal has been looking ahead by highlighting some players to watch from the four positions -- forward, midfield, defense and goalkeeping -- in boys and girls prep … [Read more...]
High School All-American Games: 84 New England players on Watch Lists
The 2023 High School All-American Games will be played on Dec. 9 in Charleston, S.C. There will be a boys game and a girls game, with the East taking on the West in both matches. Recently, the High School All-American Games released its own 2023 Watch Lists for boys and girls, featuring players … [Read more...]
Podcast: Amherst’s Jen Hughes on the upcoming season, program aspirations
The latest guest on New England Soccer Journal’s "The Goal" podcast is Amherst College women’s soccer head coach Jen Hughes. Hughes is in her 20th season at the helm for NESCAC power Amherst. She is a three-time NESCAC Coach of the Year, and has guided the program to four NESCAC championships and … [Read more...]