Girls’ Recruiting: Adidas College Cup Plays It Smart

In the world of women’s college soccer recruiting, a general belief is that a family has to have their player on a DA or ECNL team in order to be recruited for college soccer. Those two soccer systems, without a doubt, produce college soccer players. However, there are impressive numbers of elite-level players and teams […]

Stanford Men Repeat As National Champions

The Stanford Men’s soccer team are national champions following a 5-4 shootout victory over #2 Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. Stanford goalkeeper Andrew Epstein provided the late heroics with two consecutive saves to give Stanford its second consecutive national title. They are the first team since Indiana in 2003-04. […]

Stanford Men Reach College Cup Final Four

Stanford is back in the College Cup Final Four for the second straight year following their 2-0 victory over #7 Louisville on the road on Saturday night. Stanford is now just two wins away from repeating as national champions. Against Louisville, Stanford scored what would be the game-winning goal in the 63rd minute after a back-and-forth […]

College Cup Preview: Men Kickoff Tonight, Women Set For Second Round On Friday

The 2016 Men’s College Cup kicks off tonight with second round action for the ladies on Friday. In total, five California men’s teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament and the ladies had a total of seven. The Stanford men will be looking to be the first team since 2003-04’s Indiana to win back-to-back championships. Men […]

Five California Schools Advance To Men’s College Cup

The 2016 College Cup is here and reigning champion Stanford will be looking to become the first school to win back-to-back championships since 2003-04 when Indian won its sixth and seventh titles. The field of 48 was announced on Monday by the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Committee and five California schools will be vying […]

College Recruiting: Do Your Homework! Here’s a Trivia Quiz

Whether you’re just starting your recruiting journey, or you’re starting to narrow down your choices, you need to familiarize yourself with the landscape of college soccer in the USA. At some point in your recruiting journey,  you’ll eventually come face-to-face with a college coach.  During that conversation, you don’t want to start spewing forth data […]

College Cup Semifinal Preview: Stanford vs Akron

Stanford University has captured 107 national team championships, good for second all-time in NCAA history. However, for all the success the athletic program has had one national title has eluded Stanford since 1910 and that is a men’s soccer national championship winning team. Stanford has their best chance to capture a championship this Saturday night […]

Stanford Advances to Women’s College Cup Quarterfinals

Third round action for the Women’s College Cup is in the books with just one California based school advancing to the quarterfinals. Below are recaps from the third round. Full coverage of the 2015 Women’s College Cup Check SoccerNation.com later this week for a quarterfinals preview of the Women’s College Cup.  #3 Stanford defeated Arizona 3-0 Stanford scored early and added […]

Record Breaking Season For Loyola Marymount Starts With Senior Leadership

The 2015 college season has been a remarkable one for the Loyola Marymount Lions. The Lions upset #17 California in the first round of the 2015 Women’s College Cup last week for its first-ever NCAA Tournament win in program history. The Lions set a new program high for wins on the season with 14 and […]

Six California based schools advance to 2015 Men’s College Cup

A field of 48 teams had been announced by the NCAA for the 2015 Men’s College Cup. Included among that field are six California-based programs. Two California programs were seeded, which grants them a first-round bye and a home game in the second round on November 22. Stanford, Pac-12 Champions, is the #8 seed and […]

Women’s College Cup Preview: 8 teams from California aiming for national title

Postseason play is here and eight teams from California will be competing for the 2015 Women’s College Cup title. A field of 64 teams has been announced with first round action starting on Friday night and lasting throughout the weekend. Stanford and Berkeley look to be favorites to win the title, but other teams like […]