Following a record-setting fall season, Drexel’s women’s soccer program (6-8-5 overall, 4-4-3 conference) is going into its spring session with a sense of purpose that was reflected in its choice of opponents. As announced March 30,, the Dragons’ spring schedule features matches against seven sides; four of whom made it into their respective conference tournaments [...]
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Tyler Hale beats as the heart of DU basketball
A team’s pulse can often be seen through its defense. Defense is where teams bear down on their opponent. It often requires energy and determination, more so than on offense. It is where most successful teams put their heart and soul on display. There is the famous theory that defense wins championships, but there is [...]
Eve Badana brings solidity to net for Goon’s squad
As the days grow shorter, Thanksgiving lurks over the horizon, the basketball season starts with a bang and the frantic pace of the Drexel term eases, we get the perfect opportunity to meet one of Drexel soccer’s newest faces. “My inaugural season here at Drexel was very enjoyable,” freshman goalkeeper Eve Badana said. “The work [...]
Valient efforts fall just short for women’s soccer
Senior forward Jenna Lindsay dribbles the ball upfield toward the goal against Northeastern sophomore defender Cassidy Costa. The Dragons and Huskies played the entire game Oct. 2 at Vidas Field without managing a score as the teams ended in a 0-0 draw. Written off at an early stage of the season by a Colonial Athletic [...]
Women’s soccer needs win to make post season
When the schedules come out at the start of each Colonial Athletic Association season, some games are circled as potential conference deciders, others as senior-night games, and finally some as absolute must-wins. Every now and again, the list makers throw up a fixture that blends all three into a compelling end-of-season prospect. When Drexel (6-8-4, [...]
Chiarelli comes back for 5th year
Women’s soccer head coach Ray Goon didn’t doubt that Kim Chiarelli would be a good field hockey player when, after playing her four years of collegiate soccer under Goon, she decided to give field hockey a try. “Not only is she gifted athletically, but she has the level of determination that sets her apart from [...]
Women’s soccer sits seventh in their conference
Week 5 is a vital juncture in the life of any Drexel Student. Like a seemingly endless tide, evaluations in the form of midterms and papers take center stage as one is given a thorough working over to determine where exactly one stands. This by the numbers approach is an apt way as well to [...]
Years after, Meikle Koch continues to inspire DU
The late Laura Meikle Koch dribbles the ball down the field during a home game on the Vidas grass. The top scorer passed away of lung cancer in 2008 at the young age of 28. Updated: Oct. 19, 3:41 p.m. Did you ever have that friend in elementary school that would always stick up for [...]
Women’s soccer shifts attention
Drexel freshman midfielder Alyssa Findlay dribbles the ball toward the opponent’s goal during a Oct. 2 home game against Colonial Athletic Association rival Northeastern. The Dragons played stiff defense all game and forced the Huskies into a scoreless tie. Updated: Oct. 19, 1:09 p.m. In Chicago, 23 will always be Michael Jordan. In Sao Paulo, [...]
W. soccer ends game against William & Mary 0-0
Temperatures falling, old sweaters making their way out of the storage bin and the lengthening night taking over from the shortening days. These three things can only mean the following in the city of Philadelphia: One, it is October, two, the Phillies are preparing to make another tilt at the World Series, and three, Drexel [...]
Women’s soccer off to hot start in conference play
Senior forward Jenna Lindsay makes a move past the opposition’s defender during a home game at the Vidas Athletic Complex last season. The New Jersey native has started all 10 games this season and leads the Dragons in scoring with nine points overall — four goals and one assist. Update: The women’s soccer team lost [...]
Women’s soccer looks to bring home success on the road
There are many things that make the Vidas Athletic Complex an intimidating arena for visiting teams. Be it the menacing blow-up Mario that keeps guard from aloft, the banners that herald the 1958 National championship-winning men’s soccer side or the sound of yet another fire truck screaming away from the nearby fire station. Yet all [...]
Soccer kicks season off early
With a traditionally frantic 10-week schedule soon to start, composure under pressure, robust work ethic and the ability to mange one’s time will be but a handful of the traits that a successful student will require to make their way through the term. Fortunately, one will not have to look too far to find a [...]
Women’s soccer drops opener
Emblazoned on the covers of disaster survival manuals, one usually finds a phrase such as “Be Prepared.” What goes without saying is the inherent admonition from Douglas Adams’s classic Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: “Don’t Panic.” In a week that saw office buildings evacuated and social media sites swamped as we handled the biggest earthquake [...]
Women’s soccer ready to go
Senior defender Rachael Sheridan dribbles the ball up the pitch in an effort to make a strong outlet pass. On fields up and down the country, coaches are putting players through their paces, eager to knock the rust of a long summer out of the system. As the days start to get shorter and the [...]
USA women’s soccer team heads to world cup final
USA’s Abby Wambach, second from left, heads the ball past France’s goalkeeper Berangere Sapowicz during the Women’s World Cup at Borussia-Park stadium in Monchengladbach, Germany, July 13. USA won 3-1, progressing the team to the July 17 final round. At the National Soccer Coaches Association of America annual convention this year, there were whispers of [...]
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The freshman’s guide to Drexel Dragon athletics
by Alex Falk on September 16, 2011 in Commentary, Crew, Field Hockey, Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Sports, Squash, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Wrestling
The Drexel women’s crew varsity eight boat, pictured above, is one of many premiere athletic teams at Drexel. The men’s and women’s crew program as a whole has outperformed competitors consistently over the past three seasons, including their stronghold on the local, yet renowned, Dad Vail Regatta. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY JULIA FISHER — ASST. SPORTS [...]