The Division 3 men’s soccer season has arrived at its Final Four with no shortage of achievements and surprises along the way. Thirteen teams from New England qualified for the NCAA tournament. One of them is still playing. On Friday, No. 3 Tufts (16-0-3) will face 10th-ranked Rochester (16-2-2) in … [Read more...]
D3 Women: Williams back to its fourth Final Four in five years
It’s a move every young goalie in New England has tried, or at least imagined, in their backyard or local park – diving through the snow to make a dazzling save. When Olivia Barnhill did it Sunday, it sent the Williams College women’s soccer team onto the Division 3 Final Four with a chance to … [Read more...]
Local goalkeeper Patrick Conway, Rochester amid NCAA tournament run
After starting all 17 games as a sophomore, University of Rochester goalkeeper Patrick Conway (Acton, Mass.) largely watched from the sidelines as a junior, appearing in just one blowout win as senior Redd Brown led the team to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division 3 tournament. Conway didn’t like … [Read more...]
D3 Men: NCAA tournament field features 13 local teams
There were no shortage of surprises during conference tournament week. Not in the NESCAC, where eighth-seeded Colby took down heavyweights Tufts, Amherst and Williams to claim its first league title, the first and last of those wins coming on penalty kicks. "It's such a surreal feeling winning the … [Read more...]
D3 Men: Colby’s upset of Tufts sets tone for shock-filled postseason
Colby goalie Matt Johnson (Medford, Mass.) dove to his right, extended fully and batted away the left-footed penalty kick of Tufts' midfielder Travis Van Brewer (Wilbraham, Mass.). Two shooters later, he dove again to his right, along the ground, and got a hand on Gavin Tasker’s (Concord, Mass.) low … [Read more...]
After settling in Burlington, four freshman chart course at Norwich
Bienfait Badibanga, one of the most dynamic freshman players in Division 3 in these parts, sums up the difference between himself and his freshman brother, Eric, this way: “He scores more. I create more,” he said. “I play almost every position. He plays every position in the front.” In college … [Read more...]