2007 NCAA Season Kicks Off In Style...
Before conference play starts up this fall, college soccer teams will do their best to go out and put on a show. The best show of the early season has to be the Hoosiers in Indiana as they came out and beat the pre-season #1 UCLA Bruins 1-0. Granted, they were hosting the event but don't take anything away from them, UCLA is a tough team anywhere. Indiana also tied ACC powerhouse Maryland 1-1 earlier in the weekend. Add those two results to a 1-0 victory over ranked New Mexico and you've got the makings to an exciting early season.
Kevin Noschang earned the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week award after scoring against UCLA and Maryland. Looks like he has earned a spot on the watch list.
Maryland rebounded from the draw against Indiana to defeat Notre Dame 3-0. The victory handed Maryland the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic trophy while Junior forward, Graham Zusi was named the Offensive MVP of the event.
Notre Dame did win one of the games at the tournament defeating UCLA 2-1. Senior forward and 2006 Hermann Trophy Winner Joe Lapira got his first goal of the season against hapless UCLA. UCLA is certainly going to fall out of the top spot after two losses this weekend.
#2 Duke is off to a strong start as they have defeated Connecticut, Delaware and Valparaiso. In those three games they have scored 9 goals while conceding 1. They did lose their first match of the season to Coastal Carolina. Junior Forward Mike Grella was named Top Drawer Soccer’s National Player Of The Week as he has already scored 3 goals while setting 1 up.
Defending NCAA champs are off to a shaky start as they tied against Stanford and lost to Gonzaga. Early season stumbles like this may affect NCAA tournament seeding but at this point the loss shouldn't hurt their chances of repeating. The west coast should provide some interesting soccer after seeing UCLA lose, UCSB stumble while Stanford and Gonzaga play at a high level. What will the rest of the western teams do?
Meanwhile in the ACC Wake Forest has made their early claim of supremacy. The Demon Deacons are undefeated in four games having beaten Furman, Cincinnati, Old Dominion and Monmouth. Thus far youngsters Cody Arnoux, Sophomore, and Corben Bone, Freshman, are leading the charge on the scorer's sheet.
Keep up with all of the action at College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer.
Kevin Noschang earned the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week award after scoring against UCLA and Maryland. Looks like he has earned a spot on the watch list.
Maryland rebounded from the draw against Indiana to defeat Notre Dame 3-0. The victory handed Maryland the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic trophy while Junior forward, Graham Zusi was named the Offensive MVP of the event.
Notre Dame did win one of the games at the tournament defeating UCLA 2-1. Senior forward and 2006 Hermann Trophy Winner Joe Lapira got his first goal of the season against hapless UCLA. UCLA is certainly going to fall out of the top spot after two losses this weekend.
#2 Duke is off to a strong start as they have defeated Connecticut, Delaware and Valparaiso. In those three games they have scored 9 goals while conceding 1. They did lose their first match of the season to Coastal Carolina. Junior Forward Mike Grella was named Top Drawer Soccer’s National Player Of The Week as he has already scored 3 goals while setting 1 up.
Defending NCAA champs are off to a shaky start as they tied against Stanford and lost to Gonzaga. Early season stumbles like this may affect NCAA tournament seeding but at this point the loss shouldn't hurt their chances of repeating. The west coast should provide some interesting soccer after seeing UCLA lose, UCSB stumble while Stanford and Gonzaga play at a high level. What will the rest of the western teams do?
Meanwhile in the ACC Wake Forest has made their early claim of supremacy. The Demon Deacons are undefeated in four games having beaten Furman, Cincinnati, Old Dominion and Monmouth. Thus far youngsters Cody Arnoux, Sophomore, and Corben Bone, Freshman, are leading the charge on the scorer's sheet.
Keep up with all of the action at College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer.
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I think Duke should have another stellar year with Grella on the attack so early on in the season. Nice preview.
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