Expansion made the Southeastern Conference stronger in 2012. Maturation likely will make the league an even more dangerous place to navigate this season. While league veteran University of Florida and newcomer Texas A&M University (ranked #9 and #12, respectively, in the NSCAA preseason poll), figure to lead the SEC, better health, solid recruiting classes, and […]
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Methodist, Averett Top USA South Polls
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] The Methodist University men and the Averett University women top the NCAA Division III USA South Athletic Conference’s preseason soccer polls. Methodist was third in the conference during the 2012 men’s regular season, but won the conference tournament. Averett is the defending USA South Athletic women’s champion, and received 12 of 13 first […]
Florida Gulf Coast Top A-Sun Pick
Florida Gulf Coast’s Ally Kasun has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference preseason Player of the Year[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Kasun, a sophomore, scored seven goals as a freshman,including the game-winner in overtime in the A-Sun championship against Mercer. FGCU came in at #1 in the preseason team poll of predicted finishes in the A-Sun 2013 regular […]
SEC Expectations Grow Second Time Around
It took only one year in Southeastern Conference for the Texas A&M women’s soccer team to earn the bull’s eye. It’s not that the SEC coaches didn’t expect coach G Guerrieri’s Aggies and coach Bryan Blitz’s University of Missouri Tigers from competing last season in their first year in the league after leaving the Big […]
Tide, Tigers Finished ’12 Differ
SEC Tougher Now, Deeper In Quality Teams Consistency is the key for Karen Hoppa and Todd Bramble. Entering her 15th season at Auburn University, Hoppa has built one of the Southeastern Conference’s most stable programs. The Tigers have posted double-digit victories in each of the past seven seasons and have advanced to the NCAA tournament […]
What Do Mia And Aron Have In Common?
One was born in Selma. Ala., daughter of a Air Force father, she lived there for only about a year before her father was transferred to a base in Italy. The other was born in Mobile, son of students from Iceland. He lived there for only three years before his parents returned to their homeland. […]
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Troy University’s soccer team has created a new initiative #Project19 to help with teammate Kailani Decock’s (Alberta, Canada) battle with cancer. She was diagnosed in June with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and has begun treatment. If interested in helping, you may follow #Project19 on Troy’s social media by using hashtgag #Project 19 on Twitter, Facebook […]
They Dared To Dream The Impossible
Birmingham-Southern Men’s Soccer Coach Preston Goldfarb made history this summer, not just for the college or even the state, but for the nation, leading the Maccabi USA Men’s Soccer team to gold at the 19th World Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel. Goldfarb coached the Maccabi USA Open Men’s Soccer Team at this year’s games, held […]
A Double Dose Of Soccer Analytics
Sports Medicine Corner Southern Soccer Scene publisher Ray Alley gives me about 1000 words each month to present sport science topics. If I expand my definition of sport science research beyond physiology and medicine to ‘the match’, a whole new world opens up, including that popularized by the book and movie Moneyball: the field of […]
Gators Picked #2 Behind Texas A&M
Five Seniors Lost To NWSL Discipline. Loyalty. Commitment. Those are just three of the core values Becky Burleigh has instilled in the University of Florida women’s soccer program. Winning and championships have been the by-product, with more than 300 victories in 18 seasons at the school. Despite losing seven players, including five who went on […]