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Playing in all 19 games and starting in 15, Rogers instantly made his presence known on the field. He immediately showed that he was ready to compete, amassing a six-game point streak and scoring a goal in three consecutive matches early in the season. He would go on to...
He was also selected to be one of the “100 Freshmen to Keep an Eye On” for 2009 by College Soccer News, named the conference Rookie of the Week three times in the fall, and honored as the Ivy League Rookie of the Year.
“I was a little nervous...making the transition to playing the sport at the collegiate level,” he said. “But the coach and staff and the upperclassmen really made it a pretty smooth transition for me and...the rest of the rookies...
Especially helpful to Rogers was co-captain Andre Akpan, Harvard’s all-time leading scorer and a recent draft pick of the Colorado Rapids.
With Akpan gone next season, there will be more pressure on Rogers to build off of the success of his freshman year and to continue capitalizing on his goal-scoring opportunities. But his teammates have confidence in the rising sophomore’s ability to carry the offense.