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Number 16 seed. A field of 48 teams. A young squad with freshmen anchoring the defense. Nobody had Furman on their radar. Yet there they were in the 2025 NCAA College Cup semifinals, one of four teams left standing in college soccer, riding the longest unbeaten run in the country. How does a young team peak at exactly the right moment across one of the most demanding seasons in collegiate sport? For Furman, part of the answer had been in place for nearly eight years. Collegiate soccer is relentless. Coaches are constantly judging when to push and when to pull back. Get it wrong and your best players aren't on the pitch when it matters most. So Furman's staff replaced guesswork with objective data. Using Catapult Vector Core every day, they tracked Player Load, high-speed running, and total distance, person by person. "It allowed us to keep our players fresh, minimize injury risk, and ensure we were peaking at the right time." - Brandon Tucker, Head Coach at Furman College. The discipline showed in the results: - A nation-best 14-match unbeaten run - Held opponents scoreless in 10 of their 22 games Something else shifted too. When players could see their own load trends and how each week compared, training became more intentional. Standards rose. That's what objective data does. It keeps athletes available, sharpens decisions, and gives players something to own. Read the full story here: https://vist.ly/59jie Explore more here: https://vist.ly/59jif See More. Know More. Coach Better. #CatapultSports #SportsPerformance #CoachBetter #AthleticPerformance