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...Using Mauro at center midfield (instead of at striker) gave us confidence. We spent the week on trying to maintain possession, and Mauro in the middle gave us the control we needed." Ford said...
...matter how good your striker and wings are, there aren't too many situations where any team can score playing a man down in the offensive end of the field. The key to the offense, then, lies in the hands--or feet--of the midfielders, who must set up plays and help the forwards press on offense...
Harvard came out charging and capitalized on its speed and aggressiveness only ten minutes into the contest. With the backline effectively popping the ball into the UConn end, it wasn't long before Cat Ferrante led striker sensation Kelly Landry, who streaked on goal and rifled a low drive into the twines...
UConn has parlayed its superior skills and strong goaltending into a 9-1-1 season ledger, with the sole loss coming at the hands of top-ranked North Carolina two weeks ago. The talented set of Buckley twins, leading scorer Moira (13 goals and five assists as back striker) and center fullback Tara, lead Coach Len Tsantiris...
...huskies, very skilled but slower than the Crimson, play a fluid 3-3-1-3 formation, basically a 3-3-4 (three fullbacks, three halfbacks and four forwards) with Buckley playing the fourth striker. But Tsantiris, who coached the E.O. Wilson High School team in Storrs, Ct., to 58 consecutive victories before taking over the helm at UConn, denies the use of any set strategy...