So conference play ended last week and the NCAA tournament has started. The All Conference teams have been announced along with Freshman of the Year accolades. Three out of the four selections we made received high recognition! Amobi Okugo Pac-10 Freshman of the Year Pac-10 Second Team All Conference * National Rookie of the season […]
Archives for November 2009
Big West Soccer Showdown “UC Irvine Anteaters vs UCSB Gauchos”
The Big West finale comes down to the anticipated battle between the UC Irvine Anteaters (14-6) and the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (15-3-2) taking place at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, Ca at 7 pm on Saturday night, November 14th. What’s at stake? The Conference Championship and a direct berth into the NCAA tournament. Brackets […]
The “Freshman Syndrome”
Allow me to introduce one of the many scourges in US soccer. What I like to call the “Freshman Syndrome”. A lot of high school and college coaches suffer from this idea that simply because you are a freshman, you should smell the fresh-cut grass from the bench, or not at all! Sure, in general […]