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NCAA soccer gains British influence

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

It's not abnormal to find a British player on an NCAA soccer roster, but the number of women crossing the Atlantic to play college ball has greatly increased over the past decade.

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009

That time of year, conference play is here

Graham Hays

Just as the frost on the windshield Sunday morning in Connecticut offered a reminder of what's ahead, the schedule shows that soccer season is already at its...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009

WVU's second-ever win against Cavs no surprise

Graham Hays

...from West Virginia's perspective). Virginia remains one of just three programs, along with Notre Dame and Connecticut, against whom West Virginia is more than two games under .500 all-time. And when sophomore Megan...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2008

UCLA's Lang expands her game

Graham Hays

...the case for college teammate and United States Olympian Lauren Cheney last weekend during UCLA' trip to Connecticut, Lang has been excused from this weekend' home games against Miami and New Mexico so that she...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2008

Brown's Hogue enjoys impressive weekend

Graham Hays

Between UCLA's clinical dismantling of Connecticut and Brown keeper Brenna Hogue's 18 saves in a 1-0 overtime upset of No. 11...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2008

Stephanie Labbe's Olympic adventure

Graham Hays

...world watched some portion of the Olympics, but few had a better vantage point than University of Connecticut senior Stephanie Labbe. One of the top goalkeepers in the college game, the Stony Plain, Alberta native...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2008

No Mami, no problem for Seminoles

Graham Hays

...State 4-1 on Friday and followed that up with a 3-0 win against No. 12 Connecticut on Sunday, the latter a rematch of last year's NCAA tournament quarterfinal that sent Florida State...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2008

Taylor's injury a blow to UConn women's team

Graham Hays

STORRS, Conn. -- Most of the student body had yet to arrive at Connecticut, so there wasn't a palpable air of anything beyond tranquility on campus Sunday. But angst could...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2008

USC looks to repeat, Hermann favorites and new coaches headline '08 season

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Between a defending champion that still looks a lot like the team that won the title, and still feels it has something to prove, and the looming presence of the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Chile this November and December, there are plenty of questions waiting to be asked in anticipation of the college soccer season.

Story | Conversation | August 13, 2008

Under-20 Women's World Cup casts shadow on College Cup

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Whether it's losing a program-changing player for an entire season or losing three key players for a program with championship aspirations every season, the Under-20 World Cup casts an unavoidable shadow over the college season.

Story | Conversation | August 13, 2008

Athletes United aims to bring sports to Dartmouth's community

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

After a year of meetings and paperwork, Dartmouth women's soccer players Myra Sack and Becky Poskin are finally seeing their dream come true: Free access to sports for local children.

Story | Conversation | July 21, 2008

Big East busts the bracket, Cheney's Hermann moment

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Graham Hays wraps up the third round of the NCAA women's soccer tournament and looks ahead in his latest Five Burning Questions.

Story | Conversation | November 26, 2007

First rounds full of upsets, rivalries and show-stopping performances

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Graham Hays wraps up the first and second rounds of the NCAA women's soccer tournament and looks ahead in his latest Five Burning Questions.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2007

Soccer tournament shootouts provide a bittersweet rush

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

After losing to Texas in a shootout last year, UConn's display of mental toughness in a similar situation this season was impressive. Graham Hays looks at the anatomy of an shootout.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2007

MacIsaac, UConn short on standings but long on heart

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

At 5-foot-2, UConn senior defender Sarah MacIsaac is easy to overlook. So are the No. 16 Huskies. But records and rankings don't measure heart -- and that could be the difference in the NCAA Tournament.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2007