Alaska soccer was celebrated in Flagstaff, Arizona, as Anchorage’s Haleigh Van Allen and Malia Lyken each scored goals to provide the Northern Arizona University women’s soccer team with a 2-1 win over Pacific. It’s not often when two Alaskans find the back of the net in the same NCAA D1 game, but this NAU duo… Read more »
After knocking on the door just minutes earlier, Malia Lyken of Anchorage knocked in her second chance to give Northern Arizona University its second win in three games to start the college soccer season. The sophomore scored the winning goal in the 86th minute in a 1-0 win over Grand Canyon in a NCAA D1… Read more »
Only a freshman, Malia Lyken of Anchorage carries herself with confidence on the soccer field. You can’t help but notice. It didn’t take long for her teammate at Northern Arizona University to figure it out either. The reigning Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year scored a goal in her college debut after she converted a… Read more »
Recent high school graduate Malia Lyken of Anchorage wouldn’t mind playing college soccer in Alaska, but there isn’t a team. She found the next best thing to home at Northern Arizona University. “The town of Flagstaff is amazing, and just like Anchorage,” she told me. “I love the sports facilities and the team, especially the… Read more »
Anchorage’s Haleigh Van Allen scored the seventh goal of the night for Northern Arizona University in an 8-1 exhibition victory over Arizona Christian University. The senior forward converted a penalty kick in the 70th minute. Van Allen, of Service High fame, has three goals and three assists in 40 career games, although her sophomore season… Read more »
