Walsh University’s Andy Hoggarth shares his thoughts on the 2018 United Soccer Coaches Convention The City of Brotherly Love lived up to its reputation as once again the brotherhood of coaches from every level and every walk of life came together to learn, connect, and reconnect with the many different personalities in attendance at the United Soccer Coaches Convention. Those who are a part of the soccer world, but have not attended this event, are missing out on a massive opportunity
Walsh University and the Director of Athletics Dale Howard have announced the hiring of Andy Hoggarth as the new men’s soccer head coach. Hoggarth was formerly the head coach at Slippery Rock University for 2014 and 2015 and becomes the sixth head coach in Cavalier program history. “Walsh is very excited to have a head coach of Andy Hoggarth’s experience and record of success at the NCAA DII level join our staff to lead our men’s soccer program,” said Howard. Photo
Slippery Rock University director of athletics Paul Lueken announced that former University of Akron women’s soccer assistant coach Andy Hoggarth has been named the next head coach of The Rock men’s soccer program. “We are very excited for Andy to become the next head coach of Rock men’s soccer,” said Lueken. “His past experience as a head coach and an assistant coach at the Division I level, along with his familiarity with coaches and recruits in our region will be a great benefit
AFC Cleveland is proud to announce that goalkeepers Alex Ivanov and Spencer Semple as well as forward Jordan Semple have signed with the club for the 2014 National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) season. Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com Ivanov returns to the Royals after spending the 2013 NPSL season with the club. The Strongsville, OH native is a standout with The Ohio State University men’s soccer program, finishing the 2013 collegiate season with 110 saves and a 0.88 save percentage. This would
A captain on the pitch is like a general on the battlefield. Photo Credit: Duquesne University Athletics Carter Poe should know all about that leadership position, serving as a team captain for both Duquesne University and AFC Cleveland. The midfielder played in 79 games and made 52 starts over his career with the Dukes, while leading the Royals to a Great Lakes Conference Championship last year. Now that his collegiate playing career is over, Poe has turned to the next logical step in
Photo Credit: Pam Moody/ISNSoccer.com The Battle for Ohio is usually reserved for the Indians and the Reds or the Browns and the Bengals. But this weekend the Battle for Ohio was all about the NPSL as AFC Cleveland hit the road to face newcomer Zanesville Athletic FC in a weekend of firsts. It was the first home match for ZAFC, the first meeting between Zanesville and Cleveland, and the first-ever Presidential Cup match. What’s the Presidential Cup? The teams’ faithful are
The University of Akron women’s soccer team won two games of the spring schedule on Sunday against Youngstown State University and West Virginia Wesleyan in the Stiles Athletics Field House. Akron played West Virginia Wesleyan in the first match, which resulted in a 5-0 victory. UA registered five unanswered goals in the match against West Virginia Wesleyan, with five different Akron players scoring goals in the first game on Sunday. Karina Atkinson, Kelly DeNiro, Holly Ohradzansky, Hannah Werth and Amber Kern all
The University of Akron women’s soccer team will host Youngstown State University and West Virginia Wesleyan this Sunday on Schrank Field to kick off the spring schedule. The first game on Sunday will be at 12:30 p.m., and will feature Youngstown State and West Virginia Wesleyan. Akron will play consecutive games at 2 p.m., and 3:30 p.m., beginning against West Virginia Wesleyan in the first game and Youngstown in the second. Sunday’s games for Akron will be the first and second games
One thing is for certain. The University of Akron is known for soccer. Caleb Porter helped put the Zips on the soccer map, but the women’s program is now the program on the rise. The program experienced an encouraging 2012 fall season that showed progress on all fronts, including setting the program record for attendance on September 28th. But the biggest reason for optimism is a strong coaching staff, led by head coach Vernon Croft and assistant Keri Sarver. Many regard Sarver
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