Every city seems to have one: a coaching institution, someone who has been coaching forever at all levels. Einar Thorarinsson was born in Iceland but hasdedicated his life to coaching in Spokane, at East Valley High School, in the ODP program, with the local USL, plus nine years at Division III Whitworth and now 20 […]
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Two hours before opener, coaching change at Drake
Sean Holmes, the head coach of Drake’s men’s program for 17 years, was replaced two hours before the Bulldogs were scheduled to kick off the 2015 season. Thenews came in the form of a press release that assistant Gareth Smith would become interim head coach. No further comment was available from Drake athleticcommunications on the […]
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Consistency helps SIU-E's Pelley earn shutout record
SIUE senior Jennifer Pelley set the school record for career shutouts with her 23rd shutout in a scoreless tie at Oral Roberts. The Cougars are now 0-2-2. Theother tie was also in a scoreless match Aug. 23 against Indiana. “Any time you have a career record, the first thing you think about is consistency,” said […]
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Six years later, Davis returns to soccer as Vermont captain
At the age of 23, Skyler Davis was named a co-captain for the 2015 season at the University of Vermont. Quite unusual for a player who had not played soccer forsix years. In the interim, he had been a member of the U.S. Nordic ski team. He doesn’t regret his decision to return to soccer […]
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Texas Rio Grande Valley revives Division I men's program
After a gap of 18 years, the old Texas-Pan-American Division I men’s program has been revived under the banner of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Coach Paul Leese’s has modestexpectations for the Vaqueros’ first season during which wins and losses won’t mean as much as improved play. “That’s what will be important for the long term,” […]
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Irving's decision to stay at Kentucky turns career around
After a rough first season when he was a backup and thought of leaving, Canadian goalkeeper Callum Irving has emerged as a star at Kentucky and is arguably thetop keeper in the college game with a 0.77 goals-against average as a junior. “It was a pretty rough first season for Callum,” UK coach Johan Cedergren […]
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Virginia aims to be more offensive-minded
Virginia’s conservative play won the Cavaliers their second national title under George Gelnovatch, but it did not win a lot friends. This year, you should seea more attacking team as UVa gets Marcus Salandy-Defour back from an injury and welcomes an exciting freshman class featuring Malcolm Dixon, Derrick Etienne and Edward Opoku. Says Virginia senior Todd […]
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No. 2 Cavaliers adjust to life without Morgan Brian
Virginia, last year’s runner-up to Florida State, lost Morgan Brian, who went on to star for the USA at the Women’s World Cup, and Danielle Colaprico, both NWSL first-round draft picks. But the Cavs, who opened the 2015 season with an 8-0 win over UNCW, should be able adapt. “Last year, Morgan wasn’taround a lot,” […]
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Tennessee loses New Zealand star Wilkinson for season
Hannah Wilkinson, the top forward on New Zealand’s Women’s World Cup team, will miss the 2015 Tennessee season as she ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament inher left knee during an exhibition match against Clemson. Wilkinson, who scored in both the 2011 and 2015 Women’s World Cups, had been granted an extra year of eligibility thanks […]
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Tindell breaks another FGCU record in Dayton win
Tabby Tindell‘s goal in the 34th minute of FGCU’s 2-0 win at home over Dayton on Sunday gave her 84 career points and set the Eagles’ record she didn’tknow she was close to breaking. “I honestly didn’t even know I was that close to the record there, so when I heard it on the loudspeaker […]