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...rebound bounced straight back to the All-Ivy striker who chipped in his seventh goal of the season. The 2-0 lead was all the Crimson would need on a day when both teams struggled to find an offensive rhythm...
...years ago, 72 percent of the US Under-20 (U20) roster for the FIFA Youth World Cup concurrently played ball in college. In 2007 the U.S. U20 roster—featuring senior Harvard striker Andre Akpan—only had five players in college; the rest of the team consisted of professionals. The 2009 Youth World Cup is currently underway, and only 33 percent of the US roster is affiliated with a college squad. What’s caused this rapid shift away from college soccer as the primary feeder to our national teams...
...said. “He really settled us down,” co-captain Andre Akpan said. “We had a different mindset going into the second half, wanting to be sharper and ready to pressure.” Clark also singled out Akpan, urging the senior striker to get on the score sheet. According to Clark, “[Akpan] came out ready to get some goals in the second half.” It did not take Akpan long to make his mark. Six minutes into the second half, Akpan picked the ball...
...right away. Midway through the first half of the Crimson’s season opener against Stony Brook on Friday, Harvard coach Jamie Clark sent Rogers into the game. The Seawolves would score shortly after to go up 1-0, but the Crimson’s new striker had an answer just minutes later. Receiving a nifty pass from classmate Scott Prozeller, Rogers blazed past the Stony Brook defenders on a breakaway and lofted a shot into the top left corner to tie the score and announce his arrival on the collegiate soccer scene...
...striker is saddled with the unenviable task of replacing Mike Fucito ’09, who currently plays professionally with Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders. If that weren’t enough, Rogers is also the heir apparent to Harvard co-captain Andre Akpan, the Crimson’s all-time leading scorer—before Friday’s game, Akpan told Rogers, perhaps only half-jokingly, “This is the first step to breaking all my records...