Larger text
Smaller text
Irish eyes aplenty for Slippery Rock women’s soccer
From Australia to Zimbabwe
International students come from all over the world to play college soccer in and around Western Pennsylvania:
Australia
Gannon men (1); Gannon women (1)
Austria
Point Park men (1)
Belgium
Robert Morris women (1)
Brazil
Mercyhurst men (1); Point Park men (1)
Cameroon
Point Park men (1)
Canada
California men (3); California women (5); Duquesne men (2); Duquesne women (1); Edinboro women (1); Gannon men (1); Gannon women (3); Mercyhurst men (2); Mercyhurst women (2); Penn State women (2); Pitt women (2); Point Park men (2); Robert Morris men (6); Robert Morris women (4); Seton Hill men (7); Seton Hill women (2); Slippery Rock men (3); West Virginia women (3)
Colombia
Duquesne men (1); Duquesne women (1); Seton Hill women (1); Washington & Jefferson men (1)
Costa Rica
Penn State women (1)
Croatia
Gannon men (1)
Czech Republic
California men (1)
El Salvador
Seton Hill men (1)
England
Gannon men (1); Mercyhurst men (1); Penn State men (1); Point Park men (3); Point Park women (1); Seton Hill men (1); Slippery Rock women (1); Slippery Rock men (3); Westminster men (1); West Virginia men (1)
Finland
Mercyhurst men (2); Pitt women (1); Point Park men (1)
France
Penn State men (1); West Virginia men (1)
Gambia
Point Park men (1)
Germany
California men (1); Penn State men (1); Pitt men (1)
Ghana
Point Park men (1)
Guatemala
Waynesburg men (1)
Honduras
Mercyhurst men (2)
Iceland
Gannon men (1); Mercyhurst men (1)
Ireland
Slippery Rock women (1); Slippery Rock men (1)
Isle of Man
Pitt men (1)
Italy
La Roche men (1); Point Park men (1)
Jamaica
Robert Morris men (4); West Virginia men (1)
Kenya
Mercyhurst men (2)
New Zealand
West Virginia men (3)
Northern Ireland
Mercyhurst women (1)
Palestine
Point Park men (1)
Panama
Point Park women (1)
Peru
Mercyhurst men (1)
Romania
Mercyhurst men (1)
Rwanda
La Roche men (1)
Saudi Arabia
La Roche men (1)
Scotland
California men (1); Mercyhurst men (2); Pitt men (1); Point Park men (1)
South Africa
Gannon men (7)
South Korea
Point Park women (1)
Spain
Mercyhurst women (1)
Sudan
Point Park men (1)
Sweden
Duquesne men (2); Mercyhurst men (1); Robert Morris women (1)
Venezuela
Point Park men (1); Waynesburg men (1)
Zimbabwe
West Virginia men (1)
— Tribune-Review research
Daily Photo Galleries
By Tribune-Review
Published: Friday, November 9, 2012, 12:38 a.m.
Updated: Friday, November 9, 2012
Emer Flatley's first visit to Slippery Rock came in the middle of the night in the summer of 2009, on her first trip to America.
The drive there with coach Noreen Herlihy gave her a taste of the small town she's made home the last four years.
“She was like, ‘All right, girls. This is Main Street. Blink and you'll miss it,' ” Flatley said. “We're thinking, ‘Yeah yeah, ha ha. It's probably going to be huge.' And we got to the end of Main Street, and we were like, ‘Oh, wow, she wasn't kidding.' ”
The 18-year-old from Galway, Ireland, had been recruited for the women's soccer team without ever seeing the campus.
“It was like this big adventure,” Flatley said. “I always wanted to play soccer in America. I always wanted to live in America. My first couple of years were just brilliant.”
Now she's one of three players from Galway on the team, joined by sophomore forward Lucy Hannon, the team's leading scorer, and senior Kara Mullins.
Slippery Rock, which won the PSAC tournament, received the No. 5 seed in the Atlantic Region of the NCAA Division II tourney and will play No. 4 seed Edinboro at 2 p.m. Friday at California (Pa.)
“Soccer, literally, has opened up hundreds of doors for me over in America,” Flatley said, “without a doubt.”
— Mike Palm
Most Popular Stories
- Kovacevic: Why did Pens even get Iginla?
- Penguins’ breakdown on Alfredsson goal changes series
- The film tax credit farce
- Cooke has been steadying force for Penguins in playoffs
- Giant Eagle executive unwound with golf
- Improved depth could drive Pirates’ fortunes deep into season
- Penguins Insider: Players’ focus in right place
- Penguins notebook: Jokinen’s faceoff skills may be needed
- Heart patients accuse Excela of conspiracy
- Warrant issued for Latrobe man accused of kidnappinwg
- Coach Tomlin, Steelers facing plenty of questions as OTAs start
You must be signed in to add comments
To comment, click the Sign in or sign up at the very top of this page.
Subscribe today! Click here for our subscription offers.
