Vermont goalkeeper Lydia Kessel prepares for a shot from New Hampshire's Meghan Guarente. (Ed Wolfstein photo)
The Division 1 women’s soccer season came to an end on Monday night in dramatic fashion, as Florida State defeated BYU in a penalty kick shootout in the NCAA Tournament championship match in Santa Clara, Calif.
Five New England programs earned bids to the 2021 NCAA tourney. However, none were able to get past the first round in the field of 64.
Still, it was an excellent campaign for those teams and many others across the region.
Here is the NESJ’s final top 10 New England team power rankings for the 2021 season.