All they could do was wait. As the 2012 NCAA College Cup bracket was revealed the evening of Nov. 12, the Drexel men’s soccer team gathered at the Vidas Athletic Complex fieldhouse and waited for their name to appear in the 48-team field. With 46 schools up on the board and just one matchup remaining, [...]
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Men’s soccer team wins CAA title
In recent memory, the Drexel men’s soccer team had been among the bottom-feeders of the Colonial Athletic Association. Since winning a share of the CAA regular-season title in 2007, the Dragons finished eighth twice and last twice in the past four seasons. Through the struggles and unlucky injuries in the first two seasons under head [...]
Men’s soccer seeks regular season title in final match
A season’s worth of hard work and success for the Drexel men’s soccer team has come down to a final showdown against defending regular-season conference champion James Madison University. Unfortunately for the Dragons and the Dukes, Hurricane Sandy forced the match, originally scheduled for Oct. 31 at Vidas Field, to be postponed to Nov. 2 [...]
Men’s soccer jumps to top of CAA with two wins
In Doug Hess’ third year as Drexel’s men’s soccer head coach, the team has emerged as one of the Colonial Athletic Association’s most feared programs. The Dragons, tied with Northeastern University for the top spot in the CAA, hit the road this past week for two matches and six vital points up for grabs. First [...]
Men’s soccer tied atop CAA with three to play
With three games remaining in Colonial Athletic Association play, the Drexel men’s soccer team is tied with Northeastern University for first place in the standings. They both have 16 points and their eyes set on a regular-season conference title and the right to host the CAA Tournament. This past week, the Dragons faced off against [...]
M. soccer climbs to top of CAA
Contrary to generalized thinking, shutouts in the game of soccer should not be attributed to stagnancy and lack of action. They reflect defensive stability, an aggressive attitude with superior goalkeeping, and ultimately, dominance. Through five matches in Colonial Athletic Association play, the Drexel men’s soccer team has posted three shutouts, all by senior goalkeeper Tim [...]
Men’s soccer splits matches against conference foes
Since Doug Hess became head coach of the Drexel men’s soccer team in 2010, the success of each season has been based on solid goalkeeping. For the past two years the goalkeeper has been junior Pentti Pussinen, but now Tim Washam is getting his shot. Washam, a senior from Warminster, Pa., took over for Pussinen [...]
M. soccer makes statement to CAA
In the final two men’s soccer matches of the 2011 season, Drexel defeated No. 12 James Madison University by a score of 2-0 and played to a 1-1 draw against No. 16 Old Dominion University. Even though those two results only raised the Dragons’ disappointing season record to 5-10-3, head coach Doug Hess took the [...]
DU soccer’s Chapman, Pataia receive CLEAR honors
Drexel Athletics named two soccer players as CLEAR Players of the Week for their performance the weekend of Sept. 21. Sophomore midfielder Michele Pataia won the honors for the men’s team, and sophomore defender Melissa Chapman received the honors for the women’s team. Pataia won the award for his effort in a 4-1 win over [...]
Offense stalls as men’s soccer falls to U of Virginia
The Drexel University men’s soccer team traveled to Charlottesville, Va., for a match against the University of Virginia Sept. 18 at the Cavaliers’ Klockner Stadium. The University of Virginia soccer program is one of the most storied programs in all of college soccer, having won six national championships in its history, most recently in 2009. [...]
M. soccer gets off to rocky start
The good news is that the Drexel men’s soccer team scored more goals in its first 2012 match than it did through its first seven matches of 2011. The bad news is that it was in a losing effort, a 3-2 beatdown from the La Salle University Explorers Aug. 25. The match took place at [...]
Chelsea waits until final minutes to lock up title
Didier Drogba steps back, takes the penalty to his left and displaces Manuel Neuer, who jumps to Drogba’s right. The ball goes in, and Chelsea Football Club wins its first-ever UEFA Champions League title! That was the most crucial moment of one of the most exciting Champions League finals in recent memory. Bayern Munich went [...]
Men’s soccer excited about impressive recruits
In an interview with Bryan Fyalkowski of The Triangle in November 2011, Drexel men’s soccer head coach Doug Hess brought the curtain down on a disappointing 2011 season (5-10-3 overall, 4-5-2 Colonial Athletic Association) for the Dragons with these words: “when January comes around, we begin another cycle and start preparing for next fall.” So [...]
Former Dragon Jeff Parke makes national team
San Francisco’s Johan de Avila and Seattle Sounders’ Jeff Parke tangle over the loose ball at midfield Aug. 3. ’11 in CONCACAF action at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wa. Seattle won 2-0. When Jurgen Klinsmann took over as head coach of the U.S. men’s soccer program from Bob Bradley in July of last year, he [...]
Men’s soccer leaned on Tribbett down the stretch
After a vast amount of personal success this past fall season, Ken Tribbett of the Drexel men’s soccer team received Second Team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors in 2011. Tribbett returned this year as a sophomore for the Dragons and contributed to a vast amount of the team’s overall victories. Tribbett, a Colorado native, came from [...]
M. soccer ends season with tied score against ODU
In a season of two very different halves, it was only appropriate for the Drexel men’s soccer team to finish the 2011 season on a high note. After going 1-7-1 in the first half of the season, the Dragons put up a 4-3-2 record over the second half. After the 2-0 upset win over No. [...]
Men’s soccer upsets No. 12 JMU in final home match
The Drexel men’s soccer team’s last home match of the season usually bids farewell to a wave of seniors who will play their last 90 minutes in front of the home fans. This season, however, with only one graduating senior, the matchup on Nov. 1 focused on the Dragons against the No. 12 James Madison [...]
Men’s soccer splits, virtually eliminating playoff hopes
The past week has been a roller coaster ride for the Drexel men’s soccer team. It started with a dramatic double-overtime victory by the Dragons thanks to a winner from sophomore defender Tal Bublil. That goal was Bublil’s first career goal for the Dragons. Early in the Oct. 22 game against Virginia Commonwealth University (9-7, [...]
Men’s soccer can’t keep the streak alive; lose two
Coming off two thrilling Colonial Athletic Association wins in a row, the Drexel men’s soccer team held a 2-1 advantage over Georgia State in the second half during an Oct. 15 match. With 40 minutes remaining, it looked as if Drexel would finally seal its first road victory of the season. The Dragons (3-9-2, 2-4-1 [...]
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Blast from the past: ‘Stosh’
There is a saying that is sacrosanct with all team sports. It remains true whether one is gracing the elementary schoolyard , the Lucas Oil Stadium Feb. 5 or the hallowed turf of the Vidas Athletics Complex on 42nd and Powelton. This credo states simply that “no one player is bigger than the team.” And [...]