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A North Fan’s Guide to Rooting for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Continue Reading: A North Fan’s Guide to Rooting for the 2018 FIFA World CupAs the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off this week, the attention of the world will turn to Russia. 1.6 billion people will cheer for their own nation, but the remaining five billion and change have a choice on their hands. Some will root for the land of their ancestors. Others will root for a…
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Second-Half Explosion Propels St. Thomas Past Macalester for MIAC Playoff Title, NCAA Berth
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Second-Half Explosion Propels St. Thomas Past Macalester for MIAC Playoff Title, NCAA BerthTommies stun Scots 5-2 for historic double-double Fans expecting a tense Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) men’s soccer final to match the drab November skies were treated to an impromptu fireworks display Saturday at St. Thomas. The top-seeded Tommies exploded for five second-half goals in a 5-2 victory over No. 3 Macalester, clinching the MIAC’s…
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Storybook St. Catherine Season Continues With School’s First Playoff Championship, NCAA Berth
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Storybook St. Catherine Season Continues With School’s First Playoff Championship, NCAA BerthWildcats avenge all three MIAC losses en route to playoff title There will be at least one more chapter in the College of St. Catherine’s storybook women’s soccer season. The fifth-seeded Wildcats earned their school’s first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) playoff championship in any sport Saturday with a 2-1 win over visiting Gustavus Adolphus…
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Greater Purpose Unifies Rivals Augsburg, St. Thomas During MIAC Women’s Title Drive
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Greater Purpose Unifies Rivals Augsburg, St. Thomas During MIAC Women’s Title DriveChampion Auggies, Runner-up Tommies Aid Thompson-Sylvester Family The two top teams in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women’s soccer played for much more than a championship as the regular season concluded last week. In last Wednesday’s rematch of the 2016 MIAC playoff final, Augsburg clinched a tie for the regular-season title with a 1-1 overtime tie…
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Three Matchups Saturday Feature Top Six MIAC Men’s Teams
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Three Matchups Saturday Feature Top Six MIAC Men’s TeamsIt’s midseason madness Saturday, Sept. 30, as the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) men’s soccer schedule approaches its halfway point with three games featuring the MIAC’s six top teams. Defending conference champion St. Thomas travels east along Grand Avenue to meet 2015 winner Macalester in a 1p.m. matchup of two nationally-ranked teams. The Tommies, rated…
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MIAC Kicks off 50th Men’s Soccer Season (Part 2)
Continue Reading: MIAC Kicks off 50th Men’s Soccer Season (Part 2)This is the second of a two-part series looking at the history of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) men’s soccer, now in it’s 50th year, and a preview of the 2017 season. You can read part one here. The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) kicks off its 50th season of men’s soccer Wednesday, Sept. 13,…
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MIAC Kicks off 50th Men’s Soccer Season Sept. 13 (Part 1)
Continue Reading: MIAC Kicks off 50th Men’s Soccer Season Sept. 13 (Part 1)This is part one of a two-part series looking at the history of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) men’s soccer, now in its 50th year, and a preview of the 2017 season. The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) kicks off its 50th season of men’s soccer Wednesday, Sept. 13, with 4 p.m. games featuring St.…
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St. Thomas Falls to NCAA DIII Champion Tufts
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: St. Thomas Falls to NCAA DIII Champion TuftsThe University of St. Thomas Men’s soccer team finished their most successful season ever on Friday with a 2-1 loss to Tufts College (14-5-2) in the Final Four Semifinal of the NCAA DIII Tournament. The fairy-tale season for the Tommies ended too soon for coach Jon Lowery and his players in Salem, Virginia. Still, there…
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Eighth-Ranked St. Thomas Wins MIAC Championship
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Eighth-Ranked St. Thomas Wins MIAC ChampionshipThe University of St. Thomas men’s soccer team kept its successful season rolling on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Macalester College in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Championship game. A record crowd of 350 watched the No. 1 seeded Tommies’ home championship victory and saw Shae Bottum score his 11th career goal in…