ATHLETICS ROUNDUP

HARCUM MEN’S SOCCER RANKED 4TH Following a Cinderella season and a final four appearance in the NJCAA National Championships last June, the D-I Men’s Soccer Team was ranked 4th nationally early in the 2021–22 season, a singular distinction for a young program.

The Bears finished last season 13–1, notching their first win of the new season by downing Mercer County Community College 3–2 on August 31.

“It is good to be recognized,” said Men’s Soccer Head Coach David Hughes. “We put a lot of work into getting to the national stage last season. The season is just starting, but we’re happy to be ranked up inside the top four. It gives us confidence.”

BEARS FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Did you know that the athletes representing Harcum during the 2020–21 season hailed from numerous other countries besides the U.S.?

Season Roundups

For the first-time ever four Harcum varsity sports competed during Spring Semester 2021 due to NJCAA COVID-19 restrictions, with both soccer teams joining Men’s and Women’s Basketball for abbreviated seasons.

THREE PLAYERS NAMED ALL-REGION Women’s Soccer finished a brief spring season with a .500 record of 4–4, with heart, determination and perseverance during the pandemic. They advanced through the Region 19 championship game to the District Championship against Monroe. Three student-athletes were named First Team All-Region: Freshman Peta-Gay Dixon from Freeman’s Hall, Jamaica; sophomore Natasha Dudley from Kingston, Jamaica; and Kaeleigh Serianni, sophomore, Glenside, Pennsylvania.

MEN’S TEAM EMERGES AS EAST REGION CHAMPS The Men’s Basketball team finished 17–1 on the season, and were named East Region Champions. Sophomore guard Yazid Powell, 6’4” from Philadelphia, received an honorable mention for the NJCAA DI Men’s Basketball All-America Team. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDOUT EARNS ALL-REGION HONORS The Women’s Basketball team finished 6–9 on the season. A highlight of the season was beating three nationally ranked teams in a row. Sophomore guard Courtney Turner from Woodside, Delaware, was named First Team All Region 19.

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