It's astonishing. And with the 10 players we've got playing college soccer now, plus the ones who will join them in years to come, there is no sign of any letup. Soccer is a great game, and the experiences it leads to are phenomenal.

The MNST is made up of the best players in the country still playing amateur soccer. It's a great honor to have Hugh representing our campus.

We've said it all along that we think St. Louis is a great market for a Major League Soccer team. The good news is we have a number of individuals that have come to us in recent months with interest in the St. Louis area and looked at feasibility studies and potential sites and have come to meet with us.

My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.

People say that if you want to play soccer in college you have to play for us, all we do is steer kids in the right direction, then give them a kick in the pants for motivation.

When he came here, he didn't understand the level of commitment required to play soccer in college. This year his fitness level is much better, and even as well as he is playing, I think he has just scratched the surface. If he stays committed, I think he can get even better.