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Soccer: C-USA tournament hopes still alive despite 2-1 loss to UAB
Photo by MT Athletics Story by Rian Conard / Contributing Writer The Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders welcomed North Texas to Dean Hayes Stadium in their final home game of the season on Wednesday. The Blue Raiders fell 2-1 in a tough loss but are still in position to secure a spot in the C-USA …

Soccer: Blue Raiders fall, still qualify for 2017 C-USA tournament
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines Story by Calvin Smith / Sports Reporter The Middle Tennessee Blue Raider (8-9, 5-5) soccer team fell 2-1 last night to UAB to finish the regular season. After missing the 2016 Conference USA tournament, they will make their return this year. Sydney Navarro scored the only goal of the …

Soccer: Blue Raiders fall 4-2 to 24th-ranked Rice
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines The Middle Tennessee Blue Raider soccer team’s (6-7, 3-3) weekend trip to Texas didn’t start out on the right foot, as they lost to the 24th-ranked Rice Owls by a final score of 4-2. Rice took the lead right off the bat, scoring in the 13th minute …

Soccer: Blue Raiders fall in overtime to Thundering Herd
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6-6, 3-2) played host to the Marshall University Thundering Herd (4-8-1, 2-3-1) on Sunday in spite of a torrential downpour. Unable to capitalize on plenty of chances, the Blue Raiders fell in overtime by a final score of 2-1. The Thundering Herd …

Soccer: Carolin Engelhard’s journey to becoming a German student-athlete
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines Story by Calvin Smith / Sports Reporter In some countries, the idea of mixing education and athletics isn’t a reality. For Middle Tennessee’s Carolin Engelhard, coming to the United States meant getting an opportunity Germany simply couldn’t give her. “I had this idea to come to the …

Soccer: Young, talented Blue Raiders on the verge of a breakthrough
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines This Middle Tennessee Blue Raider soccer team (3-5, 0-1) can easily be summed up as very young and inexperienced. During the early part of this season, the Blue Raiders have struggled to get any momentum going. Up to this point, this season has not been very successful, …