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Jamison Cook | Friday, May 13, 2022
The Holy Cross men’s soccer team finished their season a lot stronger than they started, bouncing back from a 3-4-2 start to win six of their last eight games en route to a 9-6-2 overall record. The Saints’ early-season struggles ultimately caused them to fall just short of the postseason, but head coach Omar Gallo
Molly Ferazani | Friday, May 13, 2022
The Holy Cross Saints women’s soccer team closed out another strong season last November with an 11-5-3 overall record. The Saints opened their fourth season under Coach Omar Gallo with a win in a non-conference matchup against Bethel University. The Saints maintained the momentum from their initial win throughout the season. They won five games
Liam Coolican | Friday, May 21, 2021
They started the season 1-5 in conference play. They battled a COVID-related shutdown of the program. They had more than 20 positional changes. But the Holy Cross men’s soccer team still found a way to finish with a winning record and make the conference tournament for the third year in a row. “It [was] one
Liam Coolican | Friday, May 21, 2021
When Omar Gallo took over the Holy Cross women’s soccer team in 2018, he inherited a two-win program. After a tough first year, in which the team won just three games, Gallo elected to keep just six players from the 2018 roster for the next year. Despite the lack of experience, Gallo guided the Saints
Liam Coolican | Friday, May 15, 2020
The Holy Cross men’s soccer team had a strong season, making the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) postseason tournament for the second consecutive year, and finished with a 12-5-2 record, their best since 2013. The Saints defeated Judson University on the road before falling to Cardinal Stritch University in the second round of the tournament.
Mannion McGinley | Friday, May 15, 2020
This year, the Holy Cross women’s soccer team came away with a 9-8-1 record, a major turnaround from the 3-12 season that preceded it. This was an active shift completed by head coach Omar Gallo, associate head coach Duma Magagula and the team itself. “First thing we did was go out and recruit the players
Matthew Tighe | Friday, May 17, 2019
The Saints did not quite have the season they wanted to this year, finishing 3-12-1 overall and 0-10 in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletics Conference. This year, their highlights included a pair of early wins against Rochester College on Aug. 28 and a monster win against Andrews University on Sept. 5, winning 8-0. Despite starting the
Mike Everett | Friday, May 17, 2019
The Holy Cross men’s soccer team faced a difficult 2018 season filled with ups and downs. The team never reached .500 over the course of the season and finished with an overall record of 6-13. While the team struggled against non-conference opponents, finishing 1-6, they were competitive in conference play, going 5-7 in the Chicagoland