https://wnegoldenbears.com/rss.aspx?path=wsoc&view=defaultLatest news items for Western New England University en-us60https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/5/22/womens-soccer-announces-2026-summer-prospect-day.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/5/22/womens-soccer-announces-2026-summer-prospect-day.aspxWomen's Soccer

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Western New England Women's Soccer Program will host a clinic on Friday, August 7th.  It is open to all high school players (grades 9-12) who have an interest in playing soccer at the collegiate level. The clinic is designed to introduce high school athletes to the style of play and types of drills that are implemented in our WNE Soccer program while being directly instructed and evaluated by the Golden Bear coaching staff.]]>WSOC Clinic 2026Fri, 22 May 2026 11:54:00 EST1712535https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/5/1/general-50-golden-bears-honored-at-wnes-annual-chi-alpha-sigma-ceremony.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/5/1/general-50-golden-bears-honored-at-wnes-annual-chi-alpha-sigma-ceremony.aspxBaseball, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Ice Hockey, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Wrestling, Men's Wrestling, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, Women's Outdoor Track & Field

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 1, 2026) – 50 Golden Bears were recognized by Athletics Director, Jenn Kolins, and the entire athletics department on Thursday, April 30, 2026, for their excellence in the classroom and in their sport.]]>Chi Alpha Sigma Background 2Fri, 1 May 2026 12:35:00 EST412514https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/1/28/field-hockey-conference-of-new-england-announces-fall-2025-academic-all-conference-team.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2026/1/28/field-hockey-conference-of-new-england-announces-fall-2025-academic-all-conference-team.aspxField Hockey, Football, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (January 28, 2026) – The Conference of New England (CNE) has announced the Fall 2025 Academic All-Conference Team, naming 84 Golden Bears to the All-Conference Team among field hockey, football, men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's soccer, women's tennis, and women's volleyball student-athletes.]]>CNE Academic All-Conference 2025 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:00:00 EST212272https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/12/2/womens-soccer-alicandro-picks-up-united-soccer-coaches-all-region-nod.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/12/2/womens-soccer-alicandro-picks-up-united-soccer-coaches-all-region-nod.aspxWomen's Soccer

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (December 2, 2025) – Western New England women's soccer sophomore defender Abigail Alicandro has earned honors on the United Soccer Coaches Association All-Region Team.]]>United Soccer Coaches All-Region WSOCTue, 2 Dec 2025 11:20:00 EST1712180https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/11/25/mens-soccer-seven-golden-bears-across-mens-womens-soccer-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/11/25/mens-soccer-seven-golden-bears-across-mens-womens-soccer-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxMen's Soccer, Women's Soccer

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 25, 2025) – Five members of the Western New England women's soccer team and two from the WNE men's soccer team have earned College Sport Communicators Academic All-District Honors this season, as nominated by the Athletic Communications Office and released by the organization this afternoon. Ainsley Napolitano, Liza Pinette, Victoria Wilson, Tess Chevalier, and Abigail Alicandro from women's soccer and Jack Leland and Jayden Montagna from men's soccer have been honored.]]>CSC Academic All-District Soccer 2025Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:07:00 EST1012172https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/11/7/womens-soccer-pinette-and-alicandro-earn-all-conference-honors-lupo-named-to-cne-community-service-team.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/11/7/womens-soccer-pinette-and-alicandro-earn-all-conference-honors-lupo-named-to-cne-community-service-team.aspxWomen's Soccer

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 7, 2025) – The Conference of New England (CNE) has declared their Women's Soccer Postseason Awards for the 2025 season. The Golden Bears see two student-athletes named to an All-Conference Team and one student-athlete named to the Community Service Team.]]>Women's Soccer All-Conference 2025Fri, 7 Nov 2025 11:00:00 EST1712120https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/11/4/womens-soccer-napolitano-ends-season-with-cne-defensive-player-of-the-week-award.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/11/4/womens-soccer-napolitano-ends-season-with-cne-defensive-player-of-the-week-award.aspxWomen's Soccer

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 4, 2025) – Western New England women's soccer junior goalkeeper Ainsley Napolitano concludes her 2025 season with her second Conference of New England (CNE) Defensive Player of the Week award of the season.]]>CNE DPOTW - Napolitano 11.4.25Tue, 4 Nov 2025 11:14:00 EST1712110https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/10/28/womens-soccer-smiths-goal-line-clearance-in-the-first-half-ensures-golden-bears-draw-jwu-1-1.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/10/28/womens-soccer-smiths-goal-line-clearance-in-the-first-half-ensures-golden-bears-draw-jwu-1-1.aspxWomen's Soccer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (October 28, 2025) – WNE traveled to Providence, Rhode Island, needing a win versus the Johnson & Wales University Wildcats to secure a spot in the CNE Postseason Tournament. JWU was the first to get on the scoreboard thanks to a Rowan Garr goal in the 10th minute. Liza Pinette was not phased, scoring in the 27th minute, to tie the game at 1-1. Thanks to an Emily Smith clearance on the goal line, WNE would stay even with JWU, and after a goalless second half, they would draw the Wildcats, 1-1.]]>10.28 WSOCTue, 28 Oct 2025 21:18:00 EST1712094https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/10/27/womens-soccer-pinette-shepard-claim-golden-bear-athletes-of-the-week.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/10/27/womens-soccer-pinette-shepard-claim-golden-bear-athletes-of-the-week.aspxWomen's Soccer, Women's Tennis

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 27, 2025) – Western New England women's soccer junior Liza Pinette and Western New England women's tennis senior Sydney Shepard have been awarded this week's Golden Bear Athletes of the Week, both contributing heavily to their teams' success last week.]]>GB ATOW 10.27.25Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:07:00 EST1712091https://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/10/25/womens-soccer-high-scoring-matchup-ends-in-favor-of-the-golden-bears-3-2.aspxhttps://wnegoldenbears.com/news/2025/10/25/womens-soccer-high-scoring-matchup-ends-in-favor-of-the-golden-bears-3-2.aspxWomen's Soccer

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 25, 2025) – The women's soccer program hosted Suffolk University on Saturday, celebrating Senior Day for the Golden Bear seniors on the team. The Golden Bears took a 2-0 lead in the first half thanks to two first-career Golden Bear goals from Julia Dufresne and Ava dos Santos. The teams traded goals in the second half, with three goals scored in just under six minutes, leading to a WNE win, 3-2.]]>10.25 WSOCSat, 25 Oct 2025 17:55:00 EST1712087