Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Houston Baptist Huskies (1), Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (2) - September 7, 2014 Cancelled

Houston Baptist University Huskies (1), Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles (2)
September 7, 2014
1:00 pm at Sorrels Field, HBU, Houston, Texas
Canceled in the first half due to thunderstorms
Southland Conference vs Summit Conference
National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I

Oral Roberts' Kayla Nsien (4) has her hands full marking one of this blog's favorite strikers Natalie Hager (13)

Connor Ryder (7) finds herself one-on-one with goalkeeper Maddie Rhodes (00).
Connor plays through Maddie's challenge,...
...hits the deck and pounces on the loose ball...
...as Norwegian sophomore defender Maria Stordahl (28) scrambles to provide late coverage.
Connor's goal tied the match up. ORU's Megan Guico would score a go-ahead goal just before the game is called due to thunderstorms. To view the full abbreviated match photo album, click Houston Baptist vs Oral Roberts.
Check out Coach Kokoy's blog about implementing the beautiful game as an academic and social-emotional intervention at an inner-city junior high school for new immigrants to the United States - Coach Kokoy's Las Americas Soccer Blog.


Kokoy Severino has been coaching junior high school soccer in the public school system of the Greater Houston area for 21 years. He holds a National Youth Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, two coaching certifications from the United States Soccer Federation, and a Master in Educational Leadership degree from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. His research focuses on the relationship between interscholastic competitive soccer and the academic success of at-risk students. He returns regularly to his native country of the Philippines and conducts soccer training sessions for economically disadvantaged youths.

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