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Thursday, October 01, 2026
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Watson and West Virginia State Undone by Last-Gasp Winner
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Bermudian international Danni Watson and her West Virginia State University team suffered late heartbreak on Wednesday night, conceding in the final minute to fall 2-1 against Point Park University in Mountain East Conference action.
The result drops the Yellow Jackets to 3-3-4 overall and 3-2-3 in conference play, while the Pioneers improved their standing to 6-3-1 on the season with an impressive 6-1-1 league record.
Chances were at a premium during a cagey opening half-hour, with an early Sara Paris Filter effort and two Point Park corners the only highlights. The contest sparked to life in the 32nd minute when Sharon Freire Omonigho saw her shot blocked, before Watson turned provider just moments later.
In the 34th minute, Watson picked out Maria Alejandra Hernandez Diaz inside the attacking third, with the forward converting smartly to put the visitors 1-0 ahead. Jazz Cedillo forced a stop in the 43rd minute as WVSU pushed for a second, while Madison Fortin fired high just before the interval.
The Yellow Jackets maintained momentum straight after the restart, forcing a 48th-minute stop off a set piece to claim back-to-back corners. Fortin then sent another attempt wide as the visitors pressed to double their advantage, but Point Park weathered the surge and began applying sustained pressure of their own with a sequence of corners and blocked strikes.
The hosts finally breached the WVSU rearguard in the 67th minute to level at 1-1, immediately testing the Yellow Jackets’ keeper again 60 seconds later.
Both sides traded chances in an open final 20 minutes, but it was the Pioneers who delivered the decisive blow, snatching all three points with an unassisted winner in the 90th minute.
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Thursday, October 01, 2026
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Donawa & North Carolina Cruise to a Win over West Florida
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Bermudian youth international Jace Donawa and the University of North Carolina men’s soccer team produced a clinical display to secure a 2-0 victory over West Florida on Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium.
The result moves the Tar Heels to 4-2-3 overall, while the Argonauts slip to 2-6-1 in their debut campaign at the NCAA Division I level.
West Florida started brightly, but Carolina soon seized territorial control and broke the deadlock in the 33rd minute through a milestone moment. Joschi Schelb pounced on a loose ball, drove aggressively into the penalty area, and squared across the face of goal for Faraji Ramani to poke home his first collegiate strike.
Schelb then capped an influential individual performance by doubling the advantage in the 59th minute, calmly dispatching his seventh goal of the season and his fourth in as many matches.
The Tar Heels controlled proceedings from back to front, restricting West Florida’s attacking outlets and dominating the statistics. UNC closed the evening with 17 attempts to West Florida’s seven, a 7-2 advantage in shots on target, and a commanding 10-0 margin in corner kicks.
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Thursday, October 01, 2026
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Zuill and Bolton U18s Battle Back Three Times in Draw
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Bermudian youth international Na’im Zuill and his Bolton Wanderers Under-18 teammates demonstrated remarkable character to earn a point in a dramatic 3-3 draw against Queens Park Rangers at the TSG Training Centre.
In an end-to-end encounter, the Young Whites found themselves chasing the game throughout, trailing on three separate occasions against a sharp QPR outfit.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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Simmons & Future Pro Academy Secure Victory
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Bermudian forward Jahni Simmons helped Future Pro Academy maintain their fine start to the season with a commanding 3-1 win over Thomas Telford in the Women's English Colleges Football Association (ECFA) Premier League.
A tight, combative opening 45 minutes saw both sides enter the interval deadlocked after cancelling each other out across the pitch.
However, Future Pro stepped through the gears immediately after the restart. Heightening their tempo and dominating possession in the middle third, the academy side broke down Thomas Telford's defensive block to take control of the contest.
Their clinical second-half display produced three decisive goals, turning a tense standoff into a well-managed victory on the road.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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Outerbridge and Hobart Ranked No. 13 in National Rankings
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Bermudian defender La Zai Outerbridge and his Hobart College team-mates have climbed eight spots to 13th in the latest United Soccer Coaches national poll.
The Statesmen enter the week with an impressive 8-1-0 overall record, including a 2-1-0 mark in Liberty League play. The move to 13 represents Hobart’s highest national ranking of the campaign, having debuted at No. 14 in the opening regular-season poll before slipping to 21st last week.
Hobart’s sharp ascent has been built on a clinical attacking unit that ranks among the most creative in NCAA Division III soccer.
Junior forward Brady Leitner leads the scoring charts with six goals and 12 points, placing him 29th nationally in total goals. Playmaker Griffin Coutts sits right behind him on 11 points (one goal, nine assists), with the junior currently leading the entire nation in both total assists and assists per game (1.13).
Collectively, the Statesmen rank 18th in Division III with 22 assists and 28th with an average of 2.44 assists per contest.
At the other end of the pitch, junior goalkeeper Jake Hans has provided a reliable last line of defence. Hans holds a 7-1-0 personal record across the majority of minutes played, conceding an average of just 0.88 goals per game with an .816 save percentage and two shutouts to his name.
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