THE UTD MERCURY

Category: Soccer

  • Triple Takedown: Men’s soccer wins 4-3 against LETU

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    The men’s soccer team (6-2-2) beat LeTourneau (2-7) 4-2 in its conference opener Oct. 2. The Comets controlled possession for the majority of the game, getting a 2-1 lead in the first half on goals from senior midfielder Travis White and freshman forward Danny Meyer. The YellowJackets wouldn’t go quietly, however, tying the game in…

  • Triple Takedown: Coming Full Circle

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    Former, current women’s soccer head coaches face off for first time; team shows off new scoring capability under new leadership In its first matchup against former head coach John Antonisse, the women’s soccer team beat Letourneau 4-0 Oct. 2. The game was a showcase of old against new coaching philosophies. Antonisse, who served as UTD’s…

  • Bound by Brotherhood

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    Senior, freshman brothers play side-by-side on soccer team From Peyton and Eli Manning to Venus and Serena Williams, sibling athletes can have some of the strongest rivalries, but for Dalton and Daaron McFarling the deep bond formed as teammates only strengthens their bond as brothers. Both on the men’s soccer team, they are playing together…

  • Season Schedules

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  • Serious Summer Training

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    Athletes prepare over the break and face tough regimens, early mornings and new changes as they get ready for the year New era begins for women’s soccer team, coaching staff Members of the women’s soccer team steadily filed into the Activity Center as the clock struck 7 a.m., some still rubbing the sleep out of…

  • Women’s soccer team enlists champion

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    New assistant coach plans to push athletes toward championship After months of searching, head coach Kanute Drugan announced Sterling Mueller as the new assistant coach for the soccer program. Mueller began her duties on May 19. She will also be the assistant coach for the women’s tennis team. There were more than 75 applicants who…

  • Heralding change: Kanute Drugan

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    Highly acclaimed Kanute Drugan takes on women’s soccer coach role with novel strategic ideas for team Being named after legendary figures football coach Knute Rockne and King Canute can carry some high expectations. But new head women’s soccer coach Kanute Drugan has risen to the challenge and proven he’s worthy of the name. Drugan was…

  • Seniors reflect on women’s soccer season

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    The women’s soccer team had a tough loss in the American Southwest Conference tournament finals on Nov. 10, but some seniors still look back fondly on their UTD soccer career as the season comes to a close. The team won their first match in the ASC Championship Tournament against Mary-Hardin Baylor. The game looked like…

  • Keeping it down to Earth

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    With mud scuffs on his practice shirt and a blonde curl in his hair, UTD men’s soccer goalkeeper was made for the game. A Houston native, mechanical engineering senior Stephen Nicknish grew up playing sports like baseball and soccer as a child. He credits his sports-loving father for introducing him to baseball since he was…

  • Men’s soccer reaches top 10 ranking

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    The men’s soccer team extended its winning streak with a 2-0 win over LeTourneau on Oct. 11, a 4-1 win over UT-Tyler on Oct. 12 and a 6-2 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor on Oct. 17. The Comets (10-0-3, 4-0-2 ASC) scaled new heights in rankings as they climbed to No. 7 in the latest National…