Sacrifice pays off for Rio Grande Valley's Lopez

[THIRTEEN FOR ’13] Some soccer hotbeds go unnoticed. They might lack a pro club, a major college program or a big-time youth club. One such area is the RioGrande Valley area in South Texas. It took a move from Mission, located on the Mexican border across from Reynosa, to Austin, where he attended boarding school, and then to the University of NorthCarolina for Mikey Lopez achieve national notoriety. Only a sophomore, he is considered the top midfielder in the college ranks and could go as high as the No.2 pick in the MLS SuperDraft if he signs a Generation adidas contract.