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News in Brief: MNUFC DA News, Gophers Nominated for Gold, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MNUFC DA News, Gophers Nominated for Gold, and MoreMinnesota United announces technical staff for Development Academy Minnesota United FC will start its Development Academy with the U-13 and U-14 age groups this fall. On Wednesday, United announced the technical staff for and provided details on the coaching model. The names are familiar, with the staff holding previous roles with the club or holding…
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MN Migration: Cody Cropper Earns First Shutout of the Season
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MN Migration: Cody Cropper Earns First Shutout of the SeasonIn this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: NWSL final rosters are released, Kallman tallies an assist, and David earns honors in his first start. The New England Revolution defeated the Houston Dynamo 2-0 this weekend. Cody Cropper continued his run of starts in net for the Revs and was rewarded with…
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MN Migration: Bunbury Helps the Revolution Steal a Late Point
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MN Migration: Bunbury Helps the Revolution Steal a Late PointIn this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Bunbury adds a spark, Akale scores in a losing effort, and Kallman finds a starting role. The Portland Timbers took an early lead against the New England Revolution with a volley from Diego Valeri. The well-hit strike left Cody Cropper little he could do to…
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Minnesota Migration: Mallace Makes His Season Debut
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota Migration: Mallace Makes His Season DebutIn this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Mallace is a surprise addition, Cropper has to wait for his first shutout, and preseason begins for the NWSL. A late scratch of Marco Donadel from the Montreal Impact’s starting lineup gave Calum Mallace his first appearance of the season. The midfielder put in 72 minutes…
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News in Brief: Former Loons Find New Nests, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Former Loons Find New Nests, and MoreFormer Loons find new clubs Former Minnesota United FC players Lance Laing, Yago, and (preseason trialist) Eugene Starikov have found new clubs for the 2017 season. Laing and Starikov will play in the NASL this season, signing for North Carolina FC and the New York Cosmos respectively. Yago will be plying his trade overseas in South Korea…
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Gopher All-American Rashida Beal Drafted by FC Kansas City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gopher All-American Rashida Beal Drafted by FC Kansas CityOn Jan. 12, recent University of Minnesota graduate Rashida Beal was chosen as the 35th overall pick in the National Women’s Soccer League College Draft by FC Kansas City. For Beal, it’s the latest turn in a whirlwind last few months that included All Big Ten, All American, and Scholar All American honors. FiftyFive.One checked…
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Five Players with Minnesota Ties Eligible for NWSL Draft
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Five Players with Minnesota Ties Eligible for NWSL DraftAt the NCAA convention this Thursday, ten teams will select 40 players in the 2017 NWSL Draft. Five of the 164 eligible players looking to earn one of those 40 spots have Minnesota ties. Four of the draft hopefuls are recent graduates from the University of Minnesota: Rashida Beal, Tarah Hobbs, Simone Kolander, and Josee…
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FiftyFive.One Best of 2016: Gopher Nominees
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Best of 2016: Gopher NomineesAs 2016 comes to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring the best Minnesota soccer players. This week, we’ll release the shortlist of nominees across six categories. Readers can vote for their favorites with the winners announced next week. The Gophers had a storied season, winning both the season and tournament titles for the Big Ten Conference. The…
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Gophers Fall to NC State in NCAA Tournament on Penalty Kicks
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Fall to NC State in NCAA Tournament on Penalty KicksA late push wasn’t enough as Minnesota fell to NC State on penalty kicks late Saturday evening at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium, ending the Gophers’ season. As a coaching staff, we’re sitting there feeling like it’s coming and then we run out of time. So it’s part of the game we play. It’s part of…
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Gophers Host Michigan in Big Ten Semi-Final
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Host Michigan in Big Ten Semi-FinalA share of the Big Ten Championship and a pile of post-season awards were just the start. Now, the Gophers are looking to make some noise on the national stage as the top seed in the Big Ten Tournament. For the Minnesota Gophers’ soccer team, the last week has been a little bit of a…
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Gopher Soccer Dominates Big Ten Post-Season Awards
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gopher Soccer Dominates Big Ten Post-Season AwardsAfter taking home a share of the conference championship, the University of Minnesota soccer team added a pile of post-season awards to its trophy haul. Senior attacker Simone Kolander won her second consecutive Forward of the Year award, and fellow senior Rashida Beal took home the conference’s Defender of the Year trophy. In addition, head…
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Gophers Drop to Wisconsin, Top Iowa and Nebraska
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Drop to Wisconsin, Top Iowa and NebraskaAfter a disappointing loss in overtime to Wisconsin on seniors night, the Gophers came back to sweep Iowa and Nebraska. Minnesota falls to Wisconsin 0-1 The Gophers played the first of three matches in nine days on Saturday, October 1. A crowd of more than 1,500 fans cheered on the Gophers in the border battle…
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Minnesota Gophers Women Soccer Kicks Off 2016 Fall Season with Veteran Squad
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota Gophers Women Soccer Kicks Off 2016 Fall Season with Veteran SquadThe University of Minnesota Golden Gophers soccer team kicked off their fall preseason last week. The players gathered last Tuesday for meetings and on Wednesday, hit the field at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. Head coach Stefanie Golan is heading into her fifth season and for the first time, she brings with her a veteran squad.…