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Aug. 25 vs. High Point - 8 p.m. (L 2-4)
Sept. 1 vs. Campbell - 7 p.m.
Sept. 22 vs. UNC-Charlotte - 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 vs. Radford ^ 7 p.m^
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6 vs. Furman - 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 vs. Wofford - 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 vs. College of Charleston - 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 vs. Wake Forest - 7 p.m.
Oct. 30 vs. Duke - 7 p.m.
Nov. 3 @ Southern Conference Tournament (Location and
Time TBA)
Nov. 8-10# Southern Conference Tournament In Cary, N.C.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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British freshman makes a
splash overseas for Elon
Brace excited about adjusting to American soccer
Zachary Horner
Sports Editor
E lon University freshman midfielder
James Brace’s accent makes it a little
difficult to understand him, but the
excitement is noticeable.
“I came over the first
of August,” he said. “And
I’m just settling in, just
getting ready to start the
season. I’ve been training
a lot and it’s going really
well so far. The football,
er, soccer over here, is
brilliant. So it’s going
well so far.”
Brace comes to Elon JAMES BRACE
in his first season after his club team, Sunder
land AFC Youth Academy, said they would not
bring him back after this season. A native of
Hartlepool, England, he figured he would have
to look around to continue his playing
“I didn’t know what to expect. A lot of it was
fantastic.”
He had a couple of opportunities to score,
especially in the second half, having a couple
of open shots go wide. He was kicking himself
afterwards, he said.
Brace said the sport is much different in the
United States.
“In England, soccer is the main sport,” he
said. “Everybody loves it. Over here, it’s just
getting big. You can see it on ESPN now.”
Brace said he was in London the week be
fore the 2012 Olympic Games began and that
the excitement was palpable.
“The buzz over there was fantastic,” he
said. “It was pretty cool.”
The most drastic difference between Amer
ica and England, he said, is the weather.
“It’s just the heat playing over here,” Brace
said, laughing. “The tempo is the same, there’s
a lot of good players over here as well. It’s just
the heat, it’s not usually how I operate.”
“My coach sent my details out to a lot
of American universities, and obviously,
Elon showed some interest,” he said. “I
sent some DVDs and just information
about meself. Chris came personally.”
Elon assistant men’s soccer coach
Chris Little went to England to person
ally visit Brace, who turns 19 in Novem
ber, and he was set to come to play for
the Phoenix.
Elon men’s soccer head coach Dar
ren Powell is already impressed with the
freshman’s play this preseason.
“James has come with a good pedi
gree from England, good experience,”
he said. “He’s come in and done well in
practice and the games for a freshman.
He needs to continue to improve and
hopefully become a force to be recog
nized with the Elon program.”
The freshman hopes to make an im
mediate impact on the pitch for the ma
roon and gold.
“I’d like to start a few games for the
team,” he said. “Hopefully, make the na
tional tournament again, build on what
(the team) did last year. Personally (I’d)
like to start as many games as possible,
score some goals and get some good per
formances in.”
In the team’s first match against
High Point University Aug. 25, Brace
started and played most of the game.
“It was a brilliant experience,” he said.
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