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Post by purplehaze on Aug 28, 2022 20:27:37 GMT -5
We were predicted 4th in the preseason PL poll and we were a playoff last fall
Looking for our first score of the season after tonight’s 2-0 loss at UConn which is a step up in class for us - our opening 2-0 loss at Manhattan was a team on par with us
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Post by purplehaze on Aug 29, 2022 7:36:04 GMT -5
Game was played in front of a capacity crowd of 5212 - when was the last time any HC soccer team played in such an atmosphere ?
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Aug 29, 2022 8:01:48 GMT -5
Game was played in front of a capacity crowd of 5212 - when was the last time any HC soccer team played in such an atmosphere ? Probably never. |
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Post by alum on Aug 30, 2022 8:17:13 GMT -5
Game was played in front of a capacity crowd of 5212 - when was the last time any HC soccer team played in such an atmosphere ? It would be nice if the basketball team regularly played in front of a crowd of 5212. UConn is the top drawing team in the country on a regular basis. From the UConn site:
Since 1999, the UConn men's soccer program has ranked in the top-five in attendance every year, including leading the nation in average or overall attendance in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008. 2007, 2011, 2017 and 2018 |
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Post by bfoley82 on Aug 30, 2022 12:49:30 GMT -5
Game was played in front of a capacity crowd of 5212 - when was the last time any HC soccer team played in such an atmosphere ? It would be nice if the basketball team regularly played in front of a crowd of 5212. UConn is the top drawing team in the country on a regular basis. From the UConn site:
Since 1999, the UConn men's soccer program has ranked in the top-five in attendance every year, including leading the nation in average or overall attendance in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008. 2007, 2011, 2017 and 2018And they just rebuilt the stadium... |
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Post by purplehaze on Sept 4, 2022 8:33:32 GMT -5
After last night's 2-0 loss to SHU, we're 0-3 and still looking for our first goal of the season
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Sept 5, 2022 7:13:00 GMT -5
After last night's 2-0 loss to SHU, we're 0-3 and still looking for our first goal of the season At least the women have scored some goals, but have yet to pick up their first win. Combined records of both teams are 0-7-2. 4 goals for, 16 goals against The men are at UMass Lowell tonight. |
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Post by hchoops on Sept 5, 2022 8:10:43 GMT -5
Game was played in front of a capacity crowd of 5212 - when was the last time any HC soccer team played in such an atmosphere ? It would be nice if the basketball team regularly played in front of a crowd of 5212. UConn is the top drawing team in the country on a regular basis. From the UConn site:
Since 1999, the UConn men's soccer program has ranked in the top-five in attendance every year, including leading the nation in average or overall attendance in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008. 2007, 2011, 2017 and 2018Who attends ? Students, Storrs community, Greater Hartford ? probably all of the above ? |
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Post by HC92 on Sept 5, 2022 8:15:47 GMT -5
All of the above. They also do a pretty good job getting youth soccer clubs to show up. Haven’t been recently but they used to have several clubs at each game and let the kids play small-sided scrimmages on the field. Can’t remember if it was before game or at halftime. Seemingly every young kid in CT plays soccer so there are plenty of them out there.
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Post by sader1970 on Sept 5, 2022 8:27:19 GMT -5
"Metropolitan" Storrs has a shade over 15,000 residents, 46+% live below the poverty level. More likely the locals coming from Mansfield. Much larger with 25,000 (  ). Might even get some of the 17,000 Willimantic residents. Storrs area qualifies as the boondocks except for the large UConn state university. That said, there's a lot of local pride in the Huskies. |
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Post by HC92 on Sept 5, 2022 9:23:34 GMT -5
"Metropolitan" Storrs has a shade over 15,000 residents, 46+% live below the poverty level. More likely the locals coming from Mansfield. Much larger with 25,000 ( ). Might even get some of the 17,000 Willimantic residents. Storrs area qualifies as the boondocks except for the large UConn state university. That said, there's a lot of local pride in the Huskies. I suspect the non students come from places like Glastonbury, which is wealthy, and a huge soccer town. Population 35000. West Hartford is huge and soccer crazy but 35-45 min from Storrs. Population 63000. |
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Post by HC92 on Sept 6, 2022 18:51:06 GMT -5
HC up 1-0 on UMass-Lowell late in the first.half. Connecticut’s own Evan Jones with the tally.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 6, 2022 18:55:01 GMT -5
"Metropolitan" Storrs has a shade over 15,000 residents, 46+% live below the poverty level. More likely the locals coming from Mansfield. Much larger with 25,000 ( ). Might even get some of the 17,000 Willimantic residents. Storrs area qualifies as the boondocks except for the large UConn state university. That said, there's a lot of local pride in the Huskies. They have a secret trick. On game days they place UConn Dairy Bar signs on the main road with arrows leading to the soccer field. |
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 6, 2022 18:55:50 GMT -5
HC up 1-0 on UMass-Lowell late in the first.half. Connecticut’s own Evan Jones with the tally. May the curse be broken tonight. |
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 6, 2022 19:20:06 GMT -5
now tied 1-1 at 51 min mark of second half
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 6, 2022 19:24:35 GMT -5
Jones scores to put HC up 2-1 at 56:30. Both HC goals scored by Jones today.
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 6, 2022 19:47:16 GMT -5
Tied 2-2 after 60 min. HC goal by Matt McGonigle.
Evan Jones gets his third goal putting HC up 4-3 at 77:57.
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 6, 2022 19:53:03 GMT -5
Now tied again at 4-4 (78:04)
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Post by HC92 on Sept 6, 2022 20:04:44 GMT -5
Winning 5-4. Three min left.
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 6, 2022 20:05:24 GMT -5
Jon Klein scores to put HC up 5-4 at 86:45
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 6, 2022 20:07:09 GMT -5
Time 89 min...one minute to go with HC up 5-4.
HC WINS!!!!!
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 6, 2022 22:52:40 GMT -5
Winning 5-4. Three min left. I guess defense was optional tonight... |
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Post by HC92 on Sept 7, 2022 7:04:49 GMT -5
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 7, 2022 7:20:32 GMT -5
Agree it was certainly different. After most of the game seeing defenses dominate, suddenly each team seemed to pull out all of the stops. Getting 5 goals from three HC players (three from Jones) was certainly a better offense than we have seen thus far. Congratulations to the athkletes and coaches of the soccer team.
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Post by hchoops on Sept 7, 2022 7:21:35 GMT -5
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). Might even get some of the 17,000 Willimantic residents. Storrs area qualifies as the boondocks except for the large UConn state university. That said, there's a lot of local pride in the Huskies.