Tag Archives: Women’s Soccer

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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