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Rutgers shapes future of goalkeepers

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

The position of goalkeeper doesn't get much respect in women's soccer. Rutgers is changing that by having Erin Guthrie train with someone who's just as close to the net -- pro GK Karina LeBlanc.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009

North Carolina's non-leaders lead

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

North Carolina seniors Casey Nogueira and Tobin Heath know how to make noise on the soccer field. But when it comes to being leaders, they shy away. Or so they think.

Story | Conversation | August 25, 2009

Nogueira comes into her own, leads UNC in title game

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | December 07, 2008

Engen leads UNC's unique defense on heels of semifinals

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Three years ago, Anson Dorrance sat on a park bench, watching a player he hoped to sign ... but his eye caught someone else. The player whose name Dorrance didn't even know is now a staple of North Carolina's biggest weapon heading into the College Cup.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2008

With top four seeds, College Cup a tough ticket

Graham Hays

CARY, N.C. -- Getting to the Women's College Cup proved to be an impossible ticket for any team that didn't earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2008

UWM's Hagen, coach united through misfortune, triumph

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2008

UCLA's Lang expands her game

Graham Hays

...by the likes of Joy Fawcett. Since that time she's played in another World Cup, the Olympics, two College Cups and come back from a torn ACL. So if anyone has earned a weekend...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2008

Brown's Hogue enjoys impressive weekend

Graham Hays

...a prearranged weekend off for rest and relaxation after a summer spent training with the U.S. Olympic team (a quarter-system school, UCLA isn't currently in session). The Bruins still showed off more...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2008

Stephanie Labbe's Olympic adventure

Graham Hays

STORRS, Conn. -- Roughly two out of every three people in the world watched some portion of the Olympics, but few had a better vantage point than University of Connecticut senior Stephanie Labbe. One of the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2008

Santa Clara's silent assassin

Graham Hays

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- No. 21 Santa Clara 2, No. 11 West Virginia 1 Goals: Megan Mischler, West Virginia (37th minute); Kendra Perry, Santa Clara (51st...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 30, 2008

Trojans look to prove '07 title run was no fluke

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Even after winning USC's first women's soccer title in 2007, the Women of Troy have something left to prove this season, writes Graham Hays.

Story | Conversation | August 25, 2008

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

Graham Hays

...less than 100 percent with an ankle injury -- and getting goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe back from the Canadian Olympic team will be a significant addition. Another key face in keeping opponents off the scoreboard and out...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 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

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

Rodriguez looks to add Olympic gold to NCAA championship

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Less than a month after leading USC to the NCAA women's soccer championship in December, Amy Rodriguez left school to follow her dream: Olympic gold.

Story | Conversation | July 29, 2008