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Explainer: Four key distinctions around Division 3 college soccer

Editor’s note: This story appears in the January-February 2021 issue of New England Soccer Journal. Subscribe here for insider access. There are sometimes misunderstandings around what being a Division III…

Guide: NESCAC men’s soccer program snapshots

Our January-February 2021 magazine shines the spotlight on New England's Division III soccer landscape, with 10 pages devoted to conference-by-conference snapshots. Naturally, one area of…

Division 3: Breaking down, confronting recruiting stigmas

Editor's note: This story appears in the January-February 2021 issue of New England Soccer Journal. Subscribe here for insider access. Brandeis men’s soccer head coach…

2021 MLS SuperDraft: Josh Bauer to Atlanta United leads local selections

Josh Bauer (Bedford, N.H.) became the University of New Hampshire's highest overall selection in the MLS SuperDraft, getting picked in the second round (No. 31)…

Patrick Agyemang transfers to URI from Eastern Connecticut State

The transfer portal often sees Division I players move around, but occasionally there’s mobility where a Division III player enters the mix. Look no further…

Amherst coach Justin Serpone on college soccer recruiting during COVID-19

Amid a wide-ranging discussion about college soccer recruiting during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amherst men’s head coach Justin Serpone turns to an interesting analogy. A passionate…

Noah Gans returning to Brandeis in 2021: “I wasn’t ready to be done”

When Noah Gans (Newton, Mass.) was a freshman midfielder at Brandeis University, the Judges advanced to their second straight Division III Final Four. Even though…

Babson coach Jon Anderson: Training, development main focus of 2020-21

Most Division III programs welcome walk-ons for tryouts each year, and things were no different for Babson men’s soccer during the Fall 2020 semester. But…

Tufts midfielder Travis Van Brewer, other seniors returning for 2021

Whenever Tufts competes again, the back-to-back Division III national champions will have most of its current senior class available for selection. With the exception of…

Keene State, Plymouth State to hold fall scrimmages: “We’re just grateful”

The Little East Conference was the last Division III conference in New England to suspend games for the Fall 2020 semester, and now several of…

D3 soccer returns: Thomas, Maine-Presque Isle hold scrimmages

Division III competition returned to New England last weekend when Thomas College and the University of Maine-Presque Isle opened a home-and-home series of friendlies that’ll…

How the NESCAC recruiting dead period impacts the Class of 2021, 2022

Shockwaves were sent across the college soccer landscape last week when the Division I in-person recruiting dead period was extended through Jan. 1, 2021, a…

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