GOAL ! New Soccer Club Comes to B / CS
By DANIELLE ANTHONY
The newest soccer team in the Brazos Valley , the Brazos Valley Cavalry FC , will kick off its inaugural season on Monday , June 5 , against Texas United at Nutrabolt Stadium . The Brazos Valley Cavalry is an affiliate of the Houston Dynamo and is the first affiliate team in the area in more than 60 years .
The creation of the team has been a year in the making , although talks of a soccer team in the Brazos Valley have been happening for years , according to Uri Geva , co-owner of the Brazos Valley Cavalry . A sort of trifecta occurred in the summer of 2016 that allowed for the team to become a reality . Because of the size of the area , any soccer team brought to the Brazos Valley had to be an affiliate team . After creating a relationship with the Houston dynamo , obtaining the rights to buy an expansion from the league , and finally having a reason to turn Nutrabolt Stadium — the home of the Brazos Valley Bombers — into a multi-purpose facility , a new soccer team was born .
Naming the team was a community effort . After asking for submissions from the Brazos Valley , the list was narrowed
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‘ We want to provide affordable family fun . We want to provide something exciting that
everyone enjoys ’ — Uri Geva
down to eight names , with the final name left to a community vote . According to their website , more 2,600 votes were cast and Brazos Valley Cavalry won with 63 percent of the votes . “‘ Cavalry ’ is such a great tie-in to the rich military history of the Brazos Valley ,” Geva says .
The renovations to Nutrabolt Stadium will make going to a game comfortable for everyone and allow it to become home to sports other than baseball . By replacing all the grass with turf , sports such as soccer , football , and lacrosse can also be played on the field .
New lighting and a new fence will also be part of the renovations . New scoreboards for both baseball and soccer will be added , along with a new sound system . A party deck will be added to the stadium to complement the new bleachers as well .
Community involvement is extremely important for the team . “ We want to provide affordable family fun ; we want to provide something exciting that everyone enjoys , and that people can take true pride in when they talk about Bryan College Station ,” Geva explains . “ Our focus is on the community and those who live here . We want to make sure they have an outlet for fun and a way to create memories that will last a lifetime . What is a better way to do that than going out to a ball game ?”
Tickets can be purchased on the Brazos Valley Cavalry website at bvcavalryfc . com . Individual tickets start at $ 5 and season tickets range from $ 40 to $ 395 . i