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Coverage of Men's Soccer's Weekend Split Against Saint Joseph's and Temple

By Brian Henry on October 15, 2012 9:26 AM | No TrackBacks
The UMass men's soccer team split a pair of contests over the weekend and now stand at 4-6-2 overall and 1-2 in Atlantic 10 play. The three points with six games remaining in the schedule place the Minutemen tied for 11th place in the 16-team league. The top eight teams with the highest point totals in conference games will qualify for the postseason tournament, held Nov. 8-11 in Charlotte.

Here is a recap of both contests from Dan Malone of the Daily Collegian.

MassLive Photo Gallery (vs. Temple)

Q & A with Sam Koch

By Brian Henry on September 27, 2012 12:38 PM | No TrackBacks
The website Soccer Banter recently conducted a Q&A with head men's soccer coach Sam Koch about his 30 years of coaching soccer and his current battle with sinus cancer.

Sometimes fate helps you meet great people. Sam Koch, the University of Massachusetts Head Men's Soccer Coach, is one of those great people that I've been fortunate to meet. Though I am finally officially interviewing him, it seems like over the past two years I have been interviewing him on a daily basis: whether it's in his office, or over lunch, or when we are really lucky with a pint in our hand. Sam can tell a story unlike many others, and he has plenty of stories to tell (sometimes you're real lucky and hear them for a 2nd or 3rd time). He has been coaching college soccer for over 30 years, serving as the head coach at Stanford for six years, and currently in his 22nd year at UMass. In August, Koch was diagnosed with sinus cancer. Not surprisingly, he's approaching this battle head on, and with the same resilient attitude he brings to work everyday.


Coverage of Men's Soccer's 2-0 Loss To Syracuse

By Brian Henry on September 26, 2012 7:43 AM | No TrackBacks
The men's soccer team suffered its first home loss on Tuesday, 2-0 at the hands of a very good Syracuse team. The Minutemen had four shots in the contest, including a close-in header by Matt Keys that went just high of the crossbar late in the second half.

The Minutemen will play an exhibition game at Montreal on Sunday before opening Atlantic 10 play next weekend at Rhode Island.


MassLive Photo Gallery

UMass men's soccer coach Sam Koch finds the positives in fighting cancer

By Brian Henry on September 24, 2012 6:59 AM | No TrackBacks
Jeff Thomas of the Springfield Republican has an in-depth article with longtime UMass men's soccer coach Sam Koch and his ongoing battle with sinus cancer, which has included daily trips to Boston for treatments.


UMass Men's Soccer Preview: at Hartford

By Brian Henry on September 12, 2012 9:07 AM
The Daily Collegian writing tandem of Taylor Snow and Nick Canelas have a couple of articles on the soccer team and Wednesday's 7 p.m. road contest at Hartford.


Remember, if you aren't able to make the drive down to West Hartford tonight, you can watch the game via HartfordHawks.com's subscription video service and follow along with live stats.

Daily Collegian Men's Soccer Season Previews

By Brian Henry on September 7, 2012 8:57 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The Daily Collegian has a couple of season previews on the men's soccer team, along with a feature story on sophomore forward Josh Schwartz.


Coverage of Men's Soccer's 1-0 Win Over Vermont

By Brian Henry on August 28, 2012 8:25 AM | 2 Comments | No TrackBacks
The UMass men's soccer team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 1-0 win over Vermont on Monday. That's back-to-back shutouts for head coach Sam Koch's boys so far, with a doubleheader at Rudd Field against Harvard on Friday. The women get things started at 1:30 p.m., followed by the men at 4 p.m. Admission is free.

Check out some recaps, photo galleries and post-game interviews below.



Collegian: Soccer Falls To Rhode Island On Senior Day

By John Sinnett on November 7, 2011 8:09 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Jackson Alexander of the Daily Collegian recaps the men's soccer team's loss to Rhode Island on Sunday.

Collegian: UMass men's soccer in the thick of A-10 postseason picture

By John Sinnett on October 28, 2011 6:05 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Stephen Hewitt of The Daily Collegian takes a look at the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer postseason picture as the season winds down to its final two regular-season weekends.

Collegian: UMass men's soccer faces must-win weekend

By John Sinnett on October 28, 2011 6:02 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Jackson Alexander of The Daily Collegian has a preview of this weekend's home games for the UMass men's soccer team against George Washington (Friday) and Richmond (Sunday).

Collegian: Minutemen set to take on A-10 foes this weekend

By John Sinnett on October 14, 2011 7:08 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Stephen Hewitt of The Daily Collegian has a preview of this weekend's A-10 matches at Fordham and La Salle.

Collegian: Team ready to play on the road, according to Koch

By John Sinnett on October 14, 2011 7:04 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Stephen Sellner of The Daily Collegian looks at how the tough non-conference road schedule earlier this season has prepared UMass for this weekend's key Atlantic 10 matches at Fordham and La Salle.

Daily Collegian: Atlantic 10 Conference grooming national men's soccer powerhouses

By John Sinnett on October 6, 2011 7:23 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Jackson Alexander of the Daily Collegian looks at the strength of men's soccer in the Atlantic 10 this year.

Daily Collegian: UMass men's soccer to play first two A-10 games this weekend at home

By John Sinnett on October 6, 2011 7:20 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Stephen Hewitt looks at the beginning of the Atlantic 10 schedule for the UMass men's soccer team this Friday and Sunday. The Minutemen will host No. 14 Charlotte at Rudd Field on Friday afternoon and Saint Louis on Sunday.

Recaps From Men's Soccer Win Over No. 19 Bradley

By John Sinnett on October 3, 2011 6:02 AM | 16 Comments | No TrackBacks
It was a wild one on Saturday at Rudd Field as the UMass men's soccer team defeated No. 19 Bradley thanks to a late game-winning goal from sophomore Brett Canepa. The match was the non-conference finale for the Minutemen who will open Atlantic 10 play this weekend against Charlotte and Saint Louis at Rudd Field on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Men's Soccer Heads To Dartmouth On Saturday Night

By John Sinnett on September 23, 2011 7:33 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The UMass men's soccer team heads to Dartmouth on Saturday for a 7 p.m. match after falling earlier this week to Hartford at Rudd Field. The Daily Collegian has coverage of the upcoming game.

Daily Collegian Previews Soccer Vs. Hartford On Wednesday

By John Sinnett on September 21, 2011 6:25 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The UMass men's soccer team will host Hartford today at 3:30 PM at Rudd Field. The Daily Collegian takes a look at the game and what the Minutemen need to do for the win.

Daily Collegian: Loss to Terriers shows a tale of two halves

By John Sinnett on September 19, 2011 12:44 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Stephen Sellner of the Daily Collegian has a sidebar on the men's soccer team's loss to Boston University on Sunday and how the game was a tale of two halves: The Daily Collegian

Men's Soccer Heads To Harvard Tonight; Hosts BU On Sunday

By John Sinnett on September 16, 2011 7:27 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The UMass men's soccer team will head to Harvard tonight for a 7 PM kick-off before returning home on Sunday to host Boston University at Rudd Field. The Daily Collegian has a pair of stories to preview the weekend.

Daily Collegian: Craft looks to repeat his career-season with new forward partner

By John Sinnett on September 7, 2011 9:03 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Stephen Hewitt of the Daily Collegian looks at UMass' top returning scorer and captain Bryant Craft as he looks to build upon his strong junior season from last year for the men's soccer team. Previously a midfielder, Craft moved up top to a forward position to bolster the Minutemen's scoring.

Massachusetts men's soccer coach Sam Koch doesn't like to predict.   

He doesn't like to gaze too far ahead into the future and would rather focus on what he can control now.  But if he had to guess who the team's offense would revolve around and who the Minutemen's leading goal producer would be by season's end, he would be hard pressed not to choose his senior captain and star striker, Bryant Craft.

Jeff Bernstein/Collegian

MassLive: Koch Still Wears His Collar Blue

By Jillian Jakuba on August 25, 2011 2:25 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
"It's the 20th year at the University of Massachusetts for men's soccer coach Sam Koch, and most of the changes have been off the field.



"I wasn't married then, I didn't have kids and my hair is a lot grayer now," said Koch, who has four children. "But as far as soccer goes, I'm old school. We had blue collar kids then and we have blue collar kids now."



And it's almost been forgotten that Koch was the head coach at Stanford for six years before taking the top spot at UMass. Overall, he has recorded 262 wins against 192 losses and 51 ties. At UMass, he's 204-139-56, including a trip to the NCAA Division I semifinals in 2007, so here's a guy that has some perspective on the game. 

Read more of Dick Baker's Two decades of UMass soccer; men's coach Sam Koch still wears his collar blue

Men's Soccer Heads To Charlotte, Saint Louis

By John Sinnett on November 5, 2010 6:43 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The men's soccer team heads to Charlotte tonight and then Saint Louis on Sunday afternoon to finish the regular-season schedule. A trip to the A-10 Tournament is on the line as the Minutemen need at least one win to secure a spot in the field of six. UMass currently ranks third in the league, while Charlotte is No. 1. The Daily Collegian has a complete preview of the weekend.

UMass Sports Luncheon Wednesday At 12:15 p.m.

By Jason Yellin on November 3, 2010 10:39 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Join us on Wednesday afternoon for the UMass Sports Luncheon at the Campus Center Room 1009. The guest speakers will be soccer coach Sam Koch, hockey coach Toot Cahoon and football coach Kevin Morris. 

The Athletes of the Week Katie Kelly from field hockey as well as Tyler Holmes from football will be honored.

Soccer Recaps From Fordham/La Salle Weekend

By John Sinnett on November 1, 2010 7:18 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Tough weekend for the UMass men's soccer team as they fell to Fordham 1-0 on Friday and forced a 1-1 draw against La Salle on Sunday. The Minutemen, however, are still in the top six of the A-10 standings and remain a viable threat for both a spot in the tournament and a No. 1 seed with a huge weekend against No. 1 Charlotte and Saint Louis upcoming.

NewEnglandSoccerNews.com: UMass Comes Back To Draw La Salle 1-1

La Salle Highlights:


La Salle Postgame Interview:

Men's Soccer Hosts Fordham As A-10 Race Heats Up

By John Sinnett on October 29, 2010 6:53 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
With two weeks left in the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer season, things are starting to heat up. The Minutemen, currently in 2nd place, host Fordham who is log-jammed in a six-way tie for fourth today at Rudd Field (2:30 PM). La Salle, who is also tied with Fordham, visits Rudd Field on Sunday (1 PM) which will be Senior Day for the Minutemen.

DeVivo hasn't had much playing time with the Minutemen this season, so one must wonder if this recent string of success will have any impact on him playing more often.

"It's tough, we've got to come out and practice everyday and that's how we base our playing time," DeVivo said. "I just come in and do my role. Coach talks about playing your role and if everyone does that, we'll be successful. So I'm just going come in and do what I have to do when I come in and see how it plays out."

Men's Soccer Recaps Vs. Temple & Saint Joseph's

By John Sinnett on October 26, 2010 6:57 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The men's soccer team had a huge weekend sweeping Temple and Saint Joseph's on the road this past weekend to remain undefeated (4-0-1) in Atlantic 10 play to stay in 2nd place in the league standings.

New England Soccer News: UMass edges St. Joseph's 1-0

Men's Soccer Gears Up For Philly Weekend

By John Sinnett on October 22, 2010 6:26 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The men's soccer team continues its march to the Atlantic 10 Tournament this weekend with a pair of games down in Philly starting today at Temple (2:30 PM). The Minutemen will then face Saint Joseph's on Sunday at 1 PM.

Daily Collegian Preview
Daily Collegian Preview 2

Men's Soccer Remains Undefeated In A-10

By John Sinnett on October 18, 2010 7:45 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
With the 1-0 win at Rhode Island on Saturday night, UMass remains unbeaten in the Atlantic 10 (2-0-1) and sits in third place in the league standings. UMass is two points out of second (Xavier) and and five out of first (unbeaten Charlotte) - both teams have played one more game than the Minutemen.

Daily Collegian Recap
New England Soccer News Recap

Collegian Previews Men's Soccer Game At Rhode Island

By John Sinnett on October 13, 2010 6:31 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The Daily Collegian has a preview up on this Saturday's big A-10 match at Rhode Island for the men's soccer team. The Minutemen opened the A-10 schedule with a 1-0-1 record last weekend and are in a tie for 2nd in the league standings.

The Collegian also has a notebook in the paper that examines some of the struggles the Minutemen have had in the 2nd half of games this year.

Collegian Recaps Men's Soccer Weekend

By Matt Houde on October 12, 2010 11:22 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The Daily Collegian's Steve Levine recapped the Atlantic 10 opener for the UMass Men's Soccer team last weekend. The Minutemen shutout Xavier 2-0, which saw Morgan Brandso net his first collegiate goal last Friday before battling to a 1-1 draw with Dayton on Sunday.

Herb Scribner has a sidebar in Tuesday's Collegian regarding corner kicks last weekend. "Thus far in the 2010 campaign, the Minutemen have given up 59 corner kicks, with 15 of them coming in the first two A-10 matches alone."

Recaps From Saturday's Siena Draw

By John Sinnett on October 4, 2010 9:27 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
After falling behind 2-0, Bryant Craft and Stuart Amick each tallied 2nd half goals and the UMass men's soccer defense settled in forcing a 2-2 draw with Siena to wrap up the non-conference portion of the schedule. Here are the recaps from the game:

  • Daily Collegian
  • Daily Collegian Sidebar On Ben Arikian Moving Up Top-10 Assist Chart
  • New England Soccer News

    • Men's Soccer Hosts Dartmouth This Afternoon

    By John Sinnett on September 29, 2010 6:26 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
    The men's soccer team will host Dartmouth this afternoon (3 PM) at Rudd Field in the second-to-last non-conference match of the season. Steve Levine of the Daily Collegian previews the match and the Big Green's top-two scoring threats.

    Despite scoring some timely goals and having several multi-goal games, the Minutemen haven't finished a lot of prime scoring chances. Herb Scribner of the Daily Collegian looks at the UMass offensive production and what UMass can do to put a few more goals in the back of the net.

    Be sure to support the Minutemen at Rudd Field this afternoon. Admission is free to all!

    Men's Soccer Offense Off To Good Start

    By John Sinnett on September 23, 2010 7:33 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
    Herb Scribner of the Daily Collegian wrote a sidebar today following the draw with Vermont about the offensive production the Minutemen have been able to accomplish after starting the season with that goal in mind.

    Since day one of the 2010 campaign, Massachusetts soccer coach Sam Koch has stressed the importance of incorporating offense into the Minutemen's game plan. Thursday afternoon's match against Vermont saw the culmination of that idea. Despite drawing, 2-2 against the Catamounts, the Minutemen played aggressively on the offensive side of the pitch throughout the entire match, taking 17 shots, four of which were on target.

    Click Here To Read The Rest Of The Story

    Sports Luncheon Today At 12:15 p.m.

    By Jason Yellin on September 8, 2010 7:47 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
    Join us at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday for the UMass Sports Luncheon at the Campus Center's Massachusetts Room 1009. The guest speakers today are Athletic Director John McCutcheon, football coach Kevin Morris and men's soccer coach Sam Koch.

    Also, the Co-Athletes of the Week from the football team, Tyler Holmes and Jonathan Hernandez will be honored for their big games in the 27-23 win over William & Mary on Saturday.

    Men's Soccer Nearly Pulls Upset Of No. 10 Harvard

    By John Sinnett on September 7, 2010 7:14 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
    It was a good fight for the Minutemen and had the crossbar on the goal been an inch higher, it could have been a different outcome yesterday at Rudd Field against No. 10 Harvard. The Crimson earned a 3-2 win over the men's soccer team in front of a great crowd of 1,062 fans. Coverage of the game can be found at The Daily Collegian, The Republican, The Daily Hampshire Gazette, and NewEnglandSoccerNews.com.

    HIGHLIGHTS:

    KOCH POSTGAME INTERVIEW

    Men's Soccer To Open At Boston University Tonight

    By John Sinnett on September 1, 2010 6:35 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
    The men's soccer team will kick-off the 2010 season tonight at Boston University. The match is slated for a 7 PM start at Nickerson Field. Matt Vautour of the Daily Hampshire Gazette has a season preview out today. Vautour writes "The University of Massachusetts men's soccer team features an experienced defense, two battle-tested goalies and one of the best players in the country in Ben Arikian. If the Minutemen can find a way to score some goals here and there, they might be pretty good." BU head coach Neil Roberts gives his thoughts of the Terriers and the Minutemen in this video interview.

    Springfield Republican Previews Men's Soccer Season

    By John Sinnett on August 29, 2010 7:07 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
    Jeff Thomas of the Springfield Republican previews the upcoming season for the UMass men's soccer team. The Minutemen return the entire defensive unit, along with both goalkeepers, which led the A-10 last year and Hermann Trophy candidate midfielder Ben Arikian. The goal for this year, according to head coach Sam Koch, is to increase goal productivity. Thomas writes "The way the Minutemen play defense, just the smallest turnaround on offense could spell a return to the NCAA Tournament."
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