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How to follow Chicago-Wheaton, Chicago-Elmhurst

Staff — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:31:13 +0000

Two big UAA-CCIW matchups today, both happening just a couple suburbs over from each other tonight. It’s can’t-miss soccer right before the conference season.

Chicago-Wheaton (w): LISTEN to Go Maroons LIVE (iTunes — more information here)
Chicago-Elmhurst (m): Live Stats

Chicago-Wheaton preview: With all apologies to Wash U, this is Chicago’s top rival in women’s soccer. From 2002-05, the Maroons and Thunder played each other twice yearly, once midseason and once in the NCAA tournament. The postseason winner each year went on to the Final Four. Last year, the Maroons beat Wheaton 3-0 in a statement game in late September, but they ultimately fell in an excellent rematch in the second round of the postseason.

An injury to the Thunder’s lynchpin, Lauren Karsten, last year hobbled Wheaton, who relies on Karsten to control the space between their opponents’ midfielders and forwards. Karsten’s back healthy, but the losses of forward Taryne Lee and midfielder Maria Della Torre have taken away a lot of Wheaton’s explosiveness in 2010. Over the past three seasons, the Thunder’s goals per game have dropped from 3.71 to 2.93 to 1.78 (in nine games).

But make no mistake, the Thunder rule their artificial turf field. Historically, the Chicago-Wheaton rivalry has played to a heavy home-field advantage. And Wheaton just dispatched with Rochester and a crumbling Wash U team in the past week.

We’ll be watching to see how Chicago’s increased speed this year plays against some of Wheaton’s strong width, particularly outside mid Brittany Bergh. Expect fullbacks Katie Dana and Maggie Tobin to have a busy game as Bergh switches between sides. On the other side, how will Chicago be able to take advantage of their numerous weapons on the fast surface? Can they both control the game and be direct in their play?

Go Maroons EXTRA: Breaking down Maroons soccer through first third of the season

Staff — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:01:27 +0000

We’re reintroducing the Go Maroons Soccer Podcast Extra for the 2010 season, where Emerald and I break down all that is Chicago soccer. Today, we talk about the women and the men through their first thirds of the season, with an idea of setting up the tough challenges to come, including conference play in a week and a half.

For the women, we talk about the team’s three-headed monster, clinical finishing, and some of the impressive play from the team’s back line. (Click to listen, right-click to download)

For the men, we cover the team’s workmanlike first games and how we expect them to really turn things up with the team getting healthier now. (Click to listen, right-click to download)

Also, keep an eye out for Emerald’s live blog link for this afternoon’s men’s game, and participate in the discussion by commenting on your impressions through the early season.

All-UAA teams announced; WSOC coverage vs. Aurora starting at 10:15 a.m.!

E. Gao — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:01:58 +0000

Via @ChicagoMaroons:

All-UAA m.soccer: Laird (Rookie of the Year), Marshall (1st), Clifford (2nd), Coville (2nd), Giusto (h.m.), Manners (h.m.), Masri (h.m.)

Very pleased to see Laird winning ROY, not that we were truly surprised–he has patrolled the midfield well all season, combining physical presence with offensive energy, and it’s always nice to see an understated player getting some well-deserved accolades. As for the other mentions, Marshall’s first-team inclusion is almost a no-brainer for us, and the other players have pretty much landed where we expected. We would have liked to see Chris Giusto get some recognition for his astounding six shutouts in seven games, but he had some tough competition at the goalkeeper position in Rochester’s Mike Peacock and Carnegie’s Maks Khurgin.

All-UAA w. soccer: Bontz (1st), Gill (1st), Loh (2nd), Meyer (2nd), Benoit (h.m.), Denz (h.m.), Gormley (h.m.).

All three senior captains made the honor roll on the women’s side, and it’s no surprise there–they’ve been the backbone of this season’s roster. Also great to see Claire Denz, another understated player whose contributions transcend the scoresheet, make the honorable mentions list.
Our expanded coverage of tomorrow’s NCAA first-round match between Chicago and Aurora will begin on air at 10:15 a.m. If you are new to our setup, you can find all the information you need in order to stream the game at the Go Maroons Live sidebar to the right of this post, or at the Go Maroons Live tab at the top of the page. You can also e-mail us at gomaroons@gmail.com with any questions or comments. We will also be providing interactive coverage through our resurrected live blog, as well as our Twitter account (@GoMaroons). Our fearless ringleader Sean has a big deadline at work, so I will be doing play-by-play, with Ryan Tryzbiak in charge of color commentary. It’s gonna be a fun one, so be sure to tune in!
The men’s first-round match against Wartburg should go live from Wheaton at around 4:30 p.m. We’ll also have score updates from the other bracket matches (Wheaton vs. Carleton on the women’s side; Wheaton vs. Calvin on the men’s side) on Twitter.

Go Maroons EXTRA: Friloux and Wiercinski on Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Anderson

Staff — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:24:38 +0000

The men continue to plow their way through their opponents, once again looking impressive against non-conference foe Anderson. We caught up with head coach Scott Wiercinski and forward Edgar Friloux, who scored the game’s first two goals.

Oct. 21, 2009: Friloux on men’s soccer 3-0 win over Anderson

Oct. 21, 2009: Wiercinski talks about the 3-0 win and center midfield work

Go Maroons EXTRA: Talking men’s and women’s soccer

Staff — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:22:37 +0000

Emerald and I recorded some podcasts yesterday on the men’s and women’s teams. We’ll update with all of today’s news—regional rankings!—on the broadcast.

Oct. 20, 2009: Women’s Soccer Extra: UAA split, the forwards and the week ahead

Oct. 20, 2009: Men’s Soccer Extra: Stan Coville’s cracker, the defense, and blazing new ground

Women’s soccer comes back from bad first half to beat Emory 2-1

Staff — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:10:11 +0000

The Maroons made adjustments to effort and tactics in the second half to come back from an uninspired first 45 minutes. Strikers Sarah Loh and Brooke Bontz once again got on the board, continuing their healthy points race this season.

Here’s head coach Amy Reifert on today’s win:

Oct. 10, 2009: Head coach Amy Reifert on women’s soccer win over Emory

Maroons men’s soccer downs Emory, 1-0

Staff — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:08:51 +0000

Drew Marshall, who scored the game’s only goal, after the game:

Oct. 10, 2009: Drew Marshall on men\’s soccer win over Emory (fixed)

Go Maroons EXTRA EXTRA: Big wins by men’s and women’s soccer

Staff — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:06:46 +0000

Always better late than never, it’s the Go Maroons EXTRA soccer podcast.

Emerald and I break down the men’s team’s 3-1 win over Elmhurst: how the Maroons were able to counter a tall, pacey side; the great defensive work by Rashad Masri and Ryan Tunstall in central defense; and Stan Coville’s continued strong work up top.

Will the Maroons be able to challenge in the UAA having had a tough conference season under their belts? We think so. You’ll have to listen to find out why.

Oct. 1, 2009: Go Maroons EXTRA on men’s soccer going 6-1-2 in the first half

Go Maroons EXTRA: We preview Chicago-Wheaton

Staff — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:04:41 +0000

It’s finally here: Chicago vs. Wheaton. Two top national programs settling it all on Stagg Field, right here in Chicago.

Emerald and I will have the game call Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m., but we first wanted to set up the history and tactical matchups that will play into tomorrow. One correction to the audio file: At the time, we hadn’t been aware that Laura Karsten, Wheaton’s stopper and midfield anchor, was hurt early in the season. It’s certainly a big loss for the Thunder, and we are anxious to see how that might change Wheaton’s look, if at all.

As a preview of this Go Maroons EXTRA podcast, here are three of the battles we will be watching:

• Winger Taryne Lee vs. Maroons fullbacks Maggie Tobin and Brigette Kragie

• Center mid Maria Della Torre against Chicago center mids Claire Gill and Emily Benoit

• the Maroons attackers trying to get behind Wheaton’s stopper-sweeper defense

Sept. 28, 2009: Go Maroons Soccer Extra on Chicago-Wheaton

(Apologies for posting this audio later than planned. We goofed on our future-posting.)

Go Maroons EXTRA: On a 7-1 start for women’s soccer

Staff — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:03:26 +0000

Today, we break down the Maroons women’s soccer team’s 7-1 start, focusing on yesterday’s win over Aurora. Hear the game-winning goal and a discussion of the strength in the back and up the middle.

Sept. 27, 2009: Go Maroons EXTRA on the 7-1 start by women’s soccer

(Right-click the file if you would like to save it to your computer. Also, we apologize for the distortion in Emerald’s comments—Our Skype connection was having some trouble.)

Tomorrow at noon, get up to speed on Tuesday’s titanic throwdown between Chicago and Wheaton with a full Go Maroons EXTRA preview. We talk key the recent history of that series, one-on-one matchups and our own excitement for the match.

Of course, it’s all setting up our live audio call on Tuesday. You’ll be able to get an extended pregame show at 3:45 p.m. on Go Maroons LIVE.