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Florida State freshman midfielder Carson Pickett was born without a left arm, but it's her extraordinary attitude that sets her apart.

Goalkeeper Adelaide Gay was told she wouldn't play if she transferred to North Carolina. Luckily for the Tar Heels, she wouldn't be denied.

They grew up sharing everything most things, including space on the field where they both excelled. And while Samantha Mewis chose to play at UCLA, far away from her sister, Kristen, at BC, they hope to share the same field once again with the national team.

Duke's Kelly Cobb is a soccer star hailing from Alaska, and she's now making waves in the lower 48.

A family illness made Kentucky freshman Arin Gilliland grow up -- and begin her college career faster than she expected.

Elizabeth Tucker started the year as an unheralded recruit, but the Notre Dame freshman has had an immediate impact on the Irish, writes Graham Hays.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- In September, when North Carolina and Notre Dame met for the first time, I asked Tar Heels freshman Lucy Bronze about the biggest differences between women's soccer here and in her native England. "In America, it's a lot m...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- As West Virginia's bench sprinted onto the field at the end of Sunday's 1-0 upset win against No. 9 Rutgers in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament, Mountaineers freshman Caralee Keppler lagged behind the pack, a wide smil...

Casey Nogueira has greatness in her blood. She showed it as a freshman at North Carolina with her national championship-winning goal ... then hit a sophomore slump. But on Sunday, Nogueira came through, lifting the Tar Heels back onto their throne.

CARY, N.C. -- Consider for a moment that the members of the freshman class that will take the field for coach Jill Ellis at UCLA next fall were in the sixth grade the last time the Bruins didn't finish their season in the Women's College Cup. Wh...

Sarah Hagen is a fighter on and off the field. The freshman is breaking scoring records at Wisconsin-Milwaukee just five years after beating cancer -- something to which her coach can easily relate, writes Graham Hays.

When Emily Cressy lost the only bit of hearing she had left, she didn't let her disability impair her. Now, the Kansas redshirt freshman is enjoying a standout debut season on the Division I soccer field, writes Graham Hays.

Jorden LaFontaine-Kussmann's freshman campaign included adjusting to collegiate life at Cal, vying for the starting goalie spot -- and beating cancer. Her positive attitude and teammates' support kept her in the game.

North Carolina has won 18 NCAA soccer titles. But the Tar Heels vying for title No. 19 on Sunday are a much different squad than the UNC teams of old.

Think college is tough? Try following the daily schedule of Yale women's soccer star Mary Kuder, writes Graham Hays.

Leslie Perez and Sophia Merrifield are just two of eight freshmen who represent the future of Yale soccer, writes Graham Hays.