Local Players in College Soccer

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    In reading about area soccer players moving on to the college ranks I noticed several have been or will be attending school in the [u]American Southwest Conference [/u] - an NCAA Division III conference. There are 14 schools in the conference with at least four schools having local men playing for them - Concordia, East Texas Baptist University, Hardin-Simmons University, and the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor. Below is a link to the "ASC". From here you can follow the teams as they play this season. Some games may be close enough for area players and fans to watch them play. Good luck this season, guys!!

http://www.ascsports.org/index.aspx?tab=soccer&path=msoc

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[WellRead]

If AKMartinez went to LaTourneau that makes five ASC schools with local men. Anyone know of any others? Not sure if any women from the area will be playing in the ASC this year. Also, school websites may have the 2010 schedules up for those interested.

[rip2506]

Keep your eye on 2011 class several playing Div 1,2 and3 ;)

[bullets13]

I played in the ASC... these guys should have a good time.

[RonBurgundy68]

Can you list which players are playing where?

[AJ25]

Taylor Granato - Lumberton - Concordia

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UPDATE - The following players are CONFIRMED on their college rosters and should meet each other during ASC play this year;
Taylor Granato (Lumberton) -Concordia
Travis Greenway (Vidor)- Hardin Simmons
Anthony Martinez (Jasper)- LaTourneau
Scott Poole (Lumberton)- Mary Hardin Baylor

Can't confirm Jacob Grant (Vidor) but it had been reported this summer he would be playing for ETBU. Please update. Good Luck Guys!!!

[RonBurgundy68]

Jacob Grant decided not to play soccer in college, and he is now going to school at Blinn... Travis has been getting alot of playing time so far, and is looking to be competing for a starting spot at center forward...

[bullets13]

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Jacob Grant decided not to play soccer in college, and he is now going to school at Blinn... Travis has been getting alot of playing time so far, and is looking to be competing for a starting spot at center forward...
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congrats to him!  hardin simmons always had a a solid team when we played them!  good luck to him this year.

[SFA]

What ever happened to Jacob Fairchild (West Brook)?  He is not on the William Penn (NAIA) roster this year.  I thought he had a very successful freshman campaign.

[Guest Newbie]

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What ever happened to Jacob Fairchild (West Brook)?  He is not on the William Penn (NAIA) roster this year.  I thought he had a very successful freshman campaign.
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He did, but he's back home at Lamar I believe.

[bullets13]

it's surprising to me that the players that did so well here haven't really broken out at their colleges.

[weasel]

Chloe Chiasson verbally committed to St. Edwards who is having a Great year!  6th in the Nation in DII and 20 Game winning streak!  Can't wait to see her in a Hilltopper Jersey and competing for a National Championship!

NSCAA/HendrickCars.com Division II Rankings
(As of 10/26/2010) 
Rank School W-L Points Prev
1 St. Rose  17-0-0 25 1
2 Central Mo.  14-0-0 24 2
3 Armstrong Atlantic  12-1-2 23 4
4 Fort Lewis  15-1-1 22 5
5 West Chester  14-1-0 21 6
6 St. Edward's  14-0-1 20 8
7 Rollins  9-2-2 19 9
8 Northern Ky.  14-1-1 18 20
9 UC San Diego  12-2-2 17 21
10 Grand Valley St.  14-1-2 16 3
11 Columbus St.  14-1-1 15 10
12 California (Pa.)  15-1-1 14 12
13 Seattle Pacific  12-1-2 13 13
14 Metro St.  12-3-2 12 14
15 Fla. Southern  9-3-2 11 15
16 C.W. Post  10-1-3 10 16
17 West Fla.  14-2-0 9 19
18 BYU-Hawaii  11-0-2 8 7
19 Wis.-Parkside  13-2-1 7 11
20 Merrimack  11-4-2 6 22
21 UNC Pembroke  12-2-2 5 RV
22 Kutztown  11-3-1 4 23
23 Abilene Christian  13-2-0 3 RV
24 Winona St.  12-3-1 2 RV
25 Franklin Pierce  11-4-1 1 RV


OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Cal State Los Angeles, Belmont Abbey, Midwestern State, Quincy (Ill.), Bloomsburg.

DROPPED OUT: No. 17 Belmont Abbey, No. 18 Midwestern State, No. 24 Regis (Colo.), No. 25 Bloomsburg.


Ranking includes number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking

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UPDATE! - Two local players will play in the American Southwest Conference (ASC) Men's Soccer Tournament! Travis Greenway - Vidor (Hardin Simmons University, 6th seed) and Scott Poole - Lumberton (University of Mary Hardin Baylor, 4th seed) will play in Tyler, Texas, November 5-7 (Friday-Sunday). With wins on Friday and Saturday by both teams (they play in separate brackets) they will meet each other in Sunday's tournament finale.
    Follow the link below for more information including brackets, times, etc.

http://www.ascsports.org/news/2010/10/31/MSOC_1031101816.aspx

    For those of you willing to travel this weekend to see the college action, follow the link to tournament host UT-Tyler's website also found in the link above. For those of you interested in playing college soccer the trip would be good exposure to some of the best Division III Texas teams. Good luck to all!!
    By the way, ladies, the ASC Women's tournament will be in Abilene, Texas hosted by 17-0 and nationally ranked Hardin Simmons.

[hsusoccermom]

The Greenway Family will be in Tyler this weekend.  Way to go HSU - it has not been the perfect season but we are now 0-0.  Go HSU Cowboys!!! 

[WellRead]

Today's results in ASC tourney -
#4 seed UMHB (Scott Poole) 4- #5 seed Howard Payne 3.
UMHB plays #1 seed UT-Tyler Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

#6 seed Hardin-Simmons (Travis Greenway) 0- #3 seed UT-Dallas 1.
UT-Dallas will meet #2 seed Mississippi College At 2:00 p.m. Saturday.

Looks like some good soccer was played today. Sorry the two area men won't meet each other in the finals. Good luck to Scott this year. Good luck to all the area boys next year. We're proud to be able to say you're from our area. Hope to see several more area players (men and women) in the ASC in the future!

[hsusoccermom]

Hardin Simmons lost to UT Dallas 1-0  :'( :'(

Congrats to UMHB on their win.  We only saw the last couple of minutes of the game but was happy to see that one of the local guys are still in the running. 

Congrats to Travis on a good first year at HSU - we are already looking forward to next year.  They are only losing 1 Sr. starter so they should be one of the teams in the ASC to watch next year.

[bullets13]

just looked at the howard payne/umhb score, and it had a wild end.

down 2-1, mhb scored in the 85th to tie.  hp scored in the 86th to go back up 3-2.  mhb then scored twice in the 88th to win 4-3. 

[WellRead]

Saturday's ASC tourney results-

UMHB 0 - UT-Tyler 1 Tough loss for UMHB after an apparent wild but successful game yesterday. (see bullets13 post above) It appears Scott Poole got a starting nod in today's game. According to UMHB website stats he's played in every game this year as a freshman. Congrats Scott on an excellent first season!

Mississippi College 3 - UT-Dallas 0

#1 UT-Tyler vs. #2 Mississippi College Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
This game will be streamed live. Check out the ASC website for more info. Two strong teams going head to head.

[weasel]

#8 St. Edwards Girls Soccer defeats #2 Central Mo.  3-2 to Advance to the Elite 8!  Play #12 UC San Diego Saturday to go to the Final Four!  Go HILLTOPPERS!!!!

[BOXT]

I heard  Chiasson was hurt????? I heard she hasn't been showing up for the Albion games for at least a month???!!!

[weasel]

She has some inflammation in her knee...not serious, just needs some rest.  She will be good to go for High School Soccer and Spring Soccer with Albion.

[weasel]

St. Edwards loses in the Elite 8 to California San Diego 1-0!  Great year for the Hilltoppers!  Only losing 5 Seniors for next year, should be strong again...