College Soccer

“Grown in America: Play Fueled by Peanuts” is a nationwide campaign that shines a spotlight on the rising stars of soccer – young athletes from across the country who are putting in the work, powering their performance, and doing it all with fuel that’s as American as the game is global: peanuts.

As part of The18’s campus tour with the National Peanut Board, we’re connecting with college players to hear their stories, get their takes on the sport, and find out how they stay game-day ready. 

TCU redshirt freshman Emma Yolinsky scored one of the best goals you’ll see all year in any competition during her side’s 3-2 victory vs. Iowa on Thursday.

The Horned Frogs midfielder torched two defenders before launching a missile from 30 yards out with her left foot. Her shot deflected off the crossbar and into the goal to open the scoring on the night.

Amazing Emma Yolinsky goal

The18 is on a mission to uncover America’s Sleeper Striker — the hidden talents on college campuses who may not play D1 soccer but definitely have the vertical and precision to turn heads.

This spring, that search launched at UMass, where The18 partnered with the National Peanut Board as part of its broader Health Nut Club campaign — a nationwide effort celebrating the role peanuts play in fueling healthy, active lifestyles.

The NCAA has just provided another talent to a top European league.

Álvaro García Pascual, a 22-year-old Spanish attacker currently playing for Sevilla in LaLiga, is the most recent case of the American collegiate soccer system sending one of their talents to a league outside of Major League Soccer. Most specifically, Europe.

The Vermont Catamounts men’s soccer team pulled off an unthinkable run in the NCAA College Cup and defeated Marshall 2-1 in extra time on Monday in the championship game.

Vermont’s triumph marked the first time in history the university has won a national championship in any sport outside of skiing. The Catamounts’ run to the final saw them pull off remarkable upsets against the likes of No. 7 ranked Hofstra, No. 2 Pitt, No. 3 Denver and finally No. 13 Marshall in the final (who beat No. 1 Ohio State in the semifinal).

Stanford women’s soccer team survived a thrilling 1-1 (4-2) penalty shootout victory vs. Arkansas in the NCAA DI women’s soccer championship tournament on Sunday but had a bizarre moment at the end of the first half.

Stanford trailed in the first half of the Round of 16 matchup and thought they had scored an incredible equalizer in the stroke of halftime.

Junior forward Lumi Kostmayer took a beautiful shot from 25 yards out that beat the goalkeeper and nestled into the back of the net. There was only one problem: the clock had hit 0:00 milliseconds before the ball went in.