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Congratulations to UMass Hall of Fame member, women's soccer alum April Kater who was recently named the women's Head Development Coach for U.S. Soccer.
Here is the announcement from the U.S. Soccer website: B.J. Snow Named Head Coach for U.S. U-17 Women's National Team; April Kater Named Women's Head Development Coach Kater is also featured in the Q&A from U.S. Soccer: Q & A With New U.S. Soccer Hires B.J. Snow and April Kater
Over the weekend, Huffington Post featured former UMass women's soccer goalkeeper Lauren Luckey. Luckey, who played for the Minutewomen from 2006-2009, has gone on to a career in the military and is doing her best to help improve the lives of women in rural Afghanistan.
When 24-year-old Lt. Lauren Luckey was stationed in a rural village with her unit, the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry regiment of the U.S. Army, her Lieutenant Colonel gave her free rein to design and lead a project focused exclusively on community building and social engagement among the Afghan women. With women being the heart of a household in Afghanistan, rearing the children of the country's future, Luckey hoped to impart the influence that comes with being a woman in a position of power, a foreign concept to some. "I wanted them to see a strong woman -- [that] there is something else out there," Luckey tells Huffington. "If you never see it you never know what's out there. They've never seen a female officer before me." Luckey chats candidly about her experiences and goals in a way that makes it simple to understand her success in leading a Female Engagement Team in Northern Kunar in Afghanistan, bringing the women of the village into her confidence.
Continue reading Empowering Women in Afghanistan on HuffingtonPost.com
The UMass women's soccer team won it's second Atlantic 10 match in a row this past Saturday, closing out it's homemstand with a 3-1 victory over URI.
Kaitlin Boyer of the Daily Collegian had this recap of the match. Also, checkout the postgame interviews with head coach Ed Matz and junior Grace Coombs:
Congratulations to the women's soccer team on its pair of shutout victories over the weekend, which included a 1-0 defeat of perennial New England power Boston University on the road Friday night, followed by a 2-0 victory over New Hampshire yesterday on Rudd. The Minutewomen will be looking to push the streak to three when the squad plays at Brown on Thursday in a match that has been moved to 4 p.m. from 7 p.m. Senior Emily Cota was awarded for her efforts in net as Atlantic 10 Player of the Week and UMass Athlete of the Week. Jeffrey Okerman had this recap of the matches in today's Daily Collegian. Also check out the highlights and post-match interviews from Sunday:
The UMass women's soccer team blanked UAlbany 1-0 on Sunday for its second win in a row and first victory at Rudd Field of the season.
The Daily Collegian had this recap of the game, while MassLive.com had a photo gallery. Also, check out the highlights and postgame interviews from the match:
In front of a large crowd at Rudd Field yesterday afternoon, the UMass women's soccer team battled with #6 UCLA, with the Bruins coming out on top, 2-1.
Several media outlets had coverage of the match. Also, check out the highlights and postgame interviews.
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Minutewomen achieve strong showing against UCLA in 2-1 soccer loss
Congratulations to the UMass women's soccer team on its first postseason victory since 1997 as the Minutewomen defeated St. Bonaventure in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Thursday evening in Dayton, Ohio.
The Daily Hampshire Gazette has a recap of the match. Also, check out the highlights and postgame interviews:
Don't forget, the team is back in action again tonight, facing No. 1-seed La Salle in the semifinals at 5 p.m. Here are several ways to follow the action:
There are several Atlantic 10 Tournament previews for women's soccer today. The Minutewomen begin their quest for a sixth A-10 title tonight in Dayton vs. St. Bonaventure.
Daily Hampshire Gazette: A-10 tournament time for women's soccer & field hockey
There are plenty of options to follow tonight's match against the Bonnies:
Happy birthday to Meghan Collins of women's soccer, Jamie Mastrorio and Jennifer Simao of track and field!
  
The UMass women's soccer team split its Atlantic 10 matches over the weekend, defeating Fordham on Friday, 2-0, before falling just short of #22 La Salle, 3-2 in overtime.
Dick Baker has a recap of Sunday's match against the Explorers on MassLive - UMass women's soccer scores a pair against stingy La Salle, but falls in overtime 3-2 In the Daily Collegian, Eric Mansfield has coverage of both matches - Women's soccer unbeaten streak reaches 8 games before loss to La Salle Also check out the highlights from Sunday's match, which marked the debut of women's soccer on CBS 3 Now this season. Both matches this coming weekend, vs. Duquesne and St. Bonaventure, will also air on CBS 3 Now.
Congratulations to the women's soccer team on its 2-0 win over Fordham yesterday that extended the squad's unbeaten streak to eight straight games and put the Minutewomen just two points out of first in the Atlantic 10 standings.
Check out the postgame interviews following that match:
Dick Baker also leads off his Local College Notebook today with a preview of Sunday's battle for first place at Rudd Field: Local College Notebook: UMass women's soccer challenges a team only a goal away from perfection.
The Massachusetts women's soccer team, riding a five-game winning streak, will take its first long distance road trip of the season and travel to Charlotte, N.C. and St. Louis, Mo. this weekend for a pair of Atlantic 10 Conference games.
The first of these games at Charlotte (3-6-3, 0-1 A-10) will be held under the lights Friday at 7 p.m. Charlotte is most recently coming off of a 2-1 loss to St. Louis in their own conference opener. The 49ers are led by preseason All-Conference selection Macky Wingo, who leads the team with 11 points this season (four goals, three assists). Much like the Minutewomen (7-2-2, 1-0 A-10), the 49ers have had some trouble putting up big offensive numbers, only managing to score 13 total goals in their first 12 games. Comparatively, UMass has 12 goals in its first 11 games. What separates these two teams is on the defensive side of the ball. While the Minutewomen might not score often, they have been able to count on a solid defensive effort game in and game out, allowing just eight goals in 11 games. Read more of Eric Mansfield's preview here.
Happy birthday to Jen Houtman of the women's soccer team and Travis Poston of the football team!
 
Congratulations to the women's soccer team on its fifth straight shutout victory as the squad defeated Rhode Island, 2-0 in its Atlantic 10 opener this past Saturday. Check out the coverage of the win.
The Daily Collegian: Colarossi, Morrissey score to give UMass win in Atlantic 10-opener
Happy Birthday to women's lacrosse player Katie Ferris and women's soccer player Jess Howe!
Congratulations to the women's soccer team on its fourth straight 1-0 shutout victory, defeating Dartmouth on the road last night. Senior Julie Morrissey scored her team-leading fourth goal of the season just 20 seconds into the match.
The Daily Collegian has a recap of the match. Here are some postgame interviews with head coach Ed Matz and senior co-captain Meghan Collins:
Also, the NCAA released the first RPI report of the 2011 season this morning, which has the Minutewomen in the No. 61 spot out of 322 Division I teams. UMass is currently ranked No. 8 in the Mid-Atlantic Region by the NSCAA in the latest poll that was released yesterday.
Congratulations to the women's soccer team on posting its third straight win yesterday afternoon, a 1-0 overtime victory courtesy of senior co-captain Deanna Colarossi's second of the season.
The Daily Collegian has this recap of the match, while David Martin has a notebook focusing on corner kicks, goalkeeping and the Minutewomen's balanced scoring attack.
Check out the highlights and postgame interviews here:
UMass women's soccer picked up its second straight win this past weekend, defeating Maine on Friday, 1-0, on Rudd Field. The squad is now off to its best start since 2007.
The Daily Collegian has this recap of the match, while Scott Cournoyer has this sidebar, focusing on the Minutewomen's midfield play and goalkeeping.
UMass women's soccer's win nationally-ranked Boston University was covered in the Springfield Republican and the Daily Collegian. Also, check out the highlights and interviews from the Minutewomen's first victory over a nationally-ranked team since 2006.
Republican: UMass women's soccer shocks No. 20 Boston University 1-0
"The University of Massachusetts women's soccer team opens its season Tuesday at the University of New Hampshire, and knowing the opposition isn't the problem. 


It's getting to know each other. 

 The Minutewomen, under second-year head coach Ed Matz, have 16 newcomers along with 10 returnees as they try to build upon the progress of last year's 8-11, 5-4 Atlantic 10 campaign, which marked their highest win total since 2007. 

 And has Matz ever been recruiting. He's taking talent from near (eight of the 10 freshmen are from Massachusetts) and far (freshman Moa Mattson is from Sweden, while sophomore Grace Coombs hails from Kent, United Kingdom)." Read more of Dick Baker's Transfer and freshmen talent converge at UMass: Women's soccer in second year of rebuilding program
We caught up with head coach Ed Matz this afternoon for a little season preview. Watch the video and make sure to follow the action tomorrow when the Minutewomen open up at New Hampshire.
Check out the latest entry of the UMass women's soccer video blog, Preseason Playback, hosted by seniors Meghan Collins and Lindsey DiOrio. Missed the earlier entries? You can watch those here.
Happy birthday to Deanna Colarossi of women's soccer!
Happy belated birthday to Bryson Craft of men's lacrosse, Tanner Guarino of women's lacrosse, and Shiyi Zan of women's cross country/track who all celebrated their birthday on July 21. Happy belated birthday to Jesse O'Donnell of women's lacrosse and Jenna Goodwinn of women's soccer, the two celebrated their birthday on July 22. Finally, happy belated birthday to Matthew Palasek of men's lacrosse and Jennifer Harkey of women's cross country/track who celebrated their birthday July 25.
Three of Ed Matz' incoming freshman recently helped FC Stars of Massachusetts capture the Region I championship and will now advance to the National Finals in Arizona the week of July 25. Kristen Gargiulo, Becky Landers and Tori Sousa were all important components in the team advancing from its group with a 2-0-1 record and winning the championship over the Bethesda Dragons. Gargiulo, a graduate of Acton-Boxborough Regional, was a key defender while Landers, a graduate of Danvers High School played a pivotal role in the midfield. Sousa, a graduate of Nashua North High School in New Hampshire, provided creativity on the offensive side of the ball.
The three players will join the rest of Minutewomen squad on August 5 when preseason training officially kicks off for the 2011 campaign. UMass will open its season on August 23 at the University of New Hampshire at 4:00 pm.
Happy birthday to Emily Cota of UMass Women's Soccer and Karen Roa of UMass Women's Cross Country/Track & Field!
 
Happy birthday wishes to Lindsey DiOrio of the women's soccer team and head basketball coach Derek Kellogg!
 
Matt Vautour of the Daily Hampshire Gazette recently caught up with former UMass women's soccer standout Rebecca Myers.
As a Minutewoman, she was a member of four Atlantic 10 Conference championship teams as well as three NCAA Sweet 16 squads and one Final Four team (1993). She garnered numerous accolades over her career including Soccer America All-America honors three times. Myers was selected Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year in 1993, and earned All-Conference honors four straight years. Read more of Where are they now: Rebecca Myers
UMass Athletics wishes a happy birthday to Jeff Hill, (men's cross country/track), Brianna Concialdi (women's lacrosse), Greg Anderson (men's lacrosse) and Therese Smith (women's soccer).
Jeff and Brianna celebrated their birthdays on Sunday, while Greg and Therese are our Monday birthdays.
A quartet of UMass student-athlete birthdays on May 12. Happy Birthday to lacrosse attacker Art Kell, women's soccer goalkeeper Emersyn Pullan, women's runner Samantha Sacchetti, and hockey defenseman Colin Shea.    
Happy Birthday to women's soccer player Meredith Fox and field hockey's Nikki Panciocco.
Also, football alum and current Arizona Rattler Kyle Harrington also celebrates on April 3.
  Best wishes for a great birthday on the final day of February to women's soccer player Kayla Austin, men's basketball freshman Maxie Esho and men's soccer junior Chris Stoker.    Happy Birthday on Feb. 8 to junior men's lacrosse attacker Steve D'Amario and senior midfielder Ashley Hamel.   A quartet of UMass student-athlete birthdays on Feb. 5. Celebrating today are women's soccer junior Natalie Muka, men's soccer freshman Nigel Negm, field hockey freshman Hannah Prince and swimming junior Liz Sullivan.    
A quartet of UMass student-athlete birthdays on Dec. 14: graduate student swimmer Shannon Archer, sophomore sprinter Emma Riedel and freshman soccer defender Annie Ward.
  
  Tom Fargo of the Dedham Transcript has a great story on Dedham, Mass. natives Katie Kelly and Sydney Stoll wrapping up their successful athletic careers at UMass in field hockey and soccer, respectively. "Former Dedham High stars Katie Kelly and Sydney Stoll each left Whiting Avenue as the all-time leading scorers in their signature sports. But beyond their knack for producing goals, it was a relentless drive that made them stand apart in Marauder uniforms on the field hockey and soccer pitches."
Happy Birthday: Nov. 27 - Alyssa Visconti
Happy Birthday on Nov. 15 to senior rower Samantha Schnoerr and freshman soccer player
For the 11th time in team history, the Massachusetts women's soccer team
has made the Atlantic 10 tournament, as it squares off with St.
Bonaventure this Thursday. UMass finished the season 8-10 and 5-4 in A-10 play en route to a No. 5 seed in its second-consecutive tournament berth.
Click here to read more of the Daily Collegian's preview of tonight's A-10 tournament match between the Minutewomen and the Bonnies. Also, check out this sidebar by David Martin. Men's Track Daniel Barry, Women's Soccer Meghan Collins, Men's Track twins David Johnson and Kevin Johnson, Women's Track Jaime Mastrorio and Women's Track Jennifer Simao     Barry Collins D. Johnson K. Johnson Mastrorio Simao
Check out the Plays of the Week for Oct. 18-24!
Women's soccer picked up a pair of important Atlantic 10 victories this weekend, a dominant 5-0 win over Temple on Friday and a thrilling 1-0 overtime win against Saint Joseph's on Sunday.
David Martin has a recap of both victories for the Daily Collegian and also has this nice column on the six seniors on the squad who were honored before Sunday's match. Friday's win against the Owls, which featured a hat trick by junior Deanna Colarossi, was covered by New England Soccer News.
Mike Lucas has a great feature on UWBadgers.com Insider profiling current Wisconsin women's soccer head coach, UMass Hall of Famer Paula Wilkins.
Lucas writes: "UW athletic director Barry Alvarez has a clearly-defined reference point for what it takes to be successful from his own personal experience as a Hall of Fame college football coach. So his words carried more weight when he was asked to list the strengths of Badger women's soccer coach Paula Wilkins. Especially when he delved beyond the obvious. That is, she's a winner." Read more of Lucas' profile of Wilkins. The Massachusetts women's soccer team will return to action on the road as it travels to play against Atlantic 10 conference opponent Rhode Island on Sunday. Both UMass (5-8-0, 2-2-0 in A-10) and URI (1-11-1, 1-3-0 in A-10) are coming off losses via the shutout. The Rams closed out their non-conference schedule on Wednesday afternoon with a 3-0 loss to Brown. Read the rest of Michael Counos' preview in the Daiy Collegian here. David Martin also has this column about the Minutewomen's play on the road.
The Massachusetts women's soccer team will look to build off its 1-0 victory against Saint Louis this weekend when it faces Xavier and Dayton. However, UMass will have to contain the Flyers' best scorer, Colleen Williams, if it hopes to come back from Ohio with two wins. Read in the preview in the Daily Collegian.
The Massachusetts women's soccer team that struggled to finish games earlier this fall is now a major factor in its latest success. Part of UMass' resurgent has to do with freshman Emersyn Pullan replacing the injured Emily Cota in goal. Read the sidebar on the defense in the Daily Collegian.
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Busy day for UMass Athlete Birthdays on Oct. 4 as men's track sprinter Arjun Collins, women's soccer player Jen Houtmann, football lineman Travis Poston and rower Erin Stockman all celebrate!
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The UMass women's soccer team ended its five-game losing streak with a strong 1-0 win over Saint Louis on Sunday, the squad's first in the all-time series with the Billikens. David Martin has a recap of the match, along with Friday's 2-1 loss to Charlotte in today's Daily Collgian.
Martin also has this sidebar on freshman Emersyn Pullan, who earned her first two collegiate starts this weekend and picked up her first career shutout.
The Massachusetts women's soccer team begins Atlantic 10 play this
weekend, opening up at home with Charlotte on Friday and Saint Louis on Sunday at Rudd Field.
Check out the Daily Collegian preview of this weekend's matches: Minutewomen open conference play over weekend Michael Counos also has a sidebar on the expected return of senior forward Sydney Stoll, UMass' leading scorer from a year ago: Minutewomen looking for Stoll's return to spark run.
The UMass women's soccer team suffered a tough loss on
Thursday at Brown in Providence, R.I., 3-2 . Despite
Therese Smith's two-goal performance, UMass was shutout in the second
half and a late goal sealed the deal for Brown. Read Michael Counos' recap from today's Daily Collegian.
David Martin also has this nice sidebar, profiling freshman defender, England native, Annie Ward.
The Minutewomen spent part of their off day in Michigan attending the UMass-Michigan football game. Check out a YouTube video of the experience and photo gallery.
Check out the first edition of Plays Of The Week for this fall! There was plenty to choose from as UMass teams went 5-0-1 over the weekend, but these are the plays that made the cut.
Women's soccer picked up two wins over the weekend to move to 3-2-0 on the season with a 2-1 overtime thriller on Friday against New Hampshire and its second four-goal output of the year, shutting out Fairfield on Sunday. The Daily Collegian has a recap of both matches, while Michael Counos has a column on UMass' increased offensive production.
UMass alum Briana Scurry announced yesterday that she will retire from soccer. Longtime U.S. national team
goalkeeper Scurry, 39, spent this season on the roster of the Washington
Freedom of Women's Professional Soccer, but played in only one game
because of lingering effects from a concussion.
The announcement was covered by several news outlets: Washington Post, Boston Herald, York Dispatch
In its first road game of the season, the Massachusetts women's soccer
team went scoreless as it suffered a 1-0 loss to Albany. UMass,
however, dominated all over the field with 17 shots compared to the
Great Danes' nine. The lack of a goal scorer was what ultimately hurt
the Minutewomen as goalkeeper Emily Cota and the defense played well.
Click here to read more of David Martin's recap in the Daily Collegian.
With school back in session, The Daily Collegian has women's soccer coverage from the first week of the season. Check out their season preview and recap of the Minutewomen's win over Vermont last Friday.
Women's soccer's 4-0 win over Vermont on Friday was covered by The Republican, The Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Examiner.
The match featured four different goal scorers and was first year head coach Ed Matz's first victory at UMass and 100th of his career as a women's head coach.
Both the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Springfield Republican have women's soccer season previews today. The Minutewomen will open up the 2010 season tomorrow, Aug. 27, against Washington at 4 p.m. on Rudd Field. It will mark the debut of new head coach Ed Matz.
Happy Birthday on July 29 to women's soccer player Kelsey Anderson and Executive Assoc AD Tim Kenney. Tim turns the Big 4-0!
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The New England Mutiny's WPSL Season
came to end with a 3-4-3 record on Saturday with a 2-1 loss to Boston.
Several Minutewomen played for the Mutiny this season with Therese
Smith heading the group with two goals for four points. Sydney
Stoll played in two games while alum Vanessa Patry played in six
games.
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