The Rocket League National Championships were held on Saturday, November 12. (Courtesy of Psyonix) Brendan Jacques Connector Editor Soccer, but with rocket-powered RC cars. This is the core conceit behind “Rocket League,” a multiplayer sports game created by indie studio Psyonix back in July 2015, and it is a conceit that has paid off in…
Honey Thaljieh promotes the face of a new FIFA
Honey Thaljieh, FIFA’s communications manager, visited UMass Lowell on Thursday to discuss the future of soccer. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Jeffrey Gerson) Alexa Hyde Connector Staff “For the game. For the world,” is FIFA’s current mission statement, which FIFA communication manager Honey Thaljieh came to discuss at UMass Lowell on Thursday, April 14. Honey Thaljieh…
National Women’s Soccer League Expansion Draft continues to grow the game
Photo courtesy of National Women’s Soccer League Michaela Hyde and Alexa Hyde Connector Staff This week marks a major moment in professional women’s soccer. The National Women’s Soccer League, the NWSL, added an additional team to its existing members, bringing the total up to ten through a series of trades culminating with today’s Expansion Draft.…
Gui is the man in River Hawks’ massive win over Bryant
Photo courtesy of George DeLuca Kyle Gaudette Connector Editor To say the River Hawks men’s soccer team deserved to win their 3-2 overtime bout against Bryant University on Wednesday night would be an absurd understatement. A couple of questionable calls by the officials turned what should have been a two-goal cushion into a one-goal deficit…
Fernandes leads River Hawks to 1-0 win
George DeLuca Connector Staff The UMass Lowell River Hawks won a thriller at Cushing Field Friday night, beating the Hartwick Hawks 1-0 and improving their record to 4-3. Junior midfielder/forward Wuilito Fernandes scored the only goal of the contest at 20:55 of the first half. UMass Lowell junior midfielder Guilher ‘Gui’ Rodrigues was credited with…
Men’s soccer drops No. 21 Monmouth in season opener
Junior forward Wuilito Fernandes dribbles against a Monmouth defender during Friday’s match. (Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Kyle Gaudette Connector Editor In what proved to be a thrilling game at Cushing Field on Friday night, the River Hawks men’s soccer team held on to defeat Monmouth University by a final of 1-0. The game…
Top 10 fall sports moments of 2014
(Photo/Christopher Tran/Connector) Marlon Pitter Connector Editor With the conclusion of the 2014 field hockey and soccer seasons, and nearing the end of the track and field, cross country and volleyball campaigns, it’s time to look back at some of the best moments of the UMass Lowell fall sports season. While these River Hawk teams recently…
