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When the UMW men\u2019s soccer team takes the field for the NCAA Division III Final Four game today \u2013 Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 \u2013 senior midfielder Gadsoni Abel<\/a> knows fans will see something special.<\/p>\n

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Senior midfielder Gadsoni Abel brings optimism and perseverance to the Eagles men\u2019s soccer team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Mary Washington players understand exactly what Coach Jason Kilby wants from them, Abel said, and what they want from one another.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no better feeling than having the coach\u2019s vision carried out and the team\u2019s vision carried out,\u201d he said. \u201cWe get it. Now let\u2019s have fun with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

That optimistic spirit has seen Gadsoni through a lifetime of perseverance \u2013 beginning with boyhood days playing soccer in a Tanzanian refugee camp where his family lived after fleeing ethnic strife in their native Burundi. They arrived in the Fredericksburg area in 2008 and found a warm and welcoming community thanks largely to the Fredericksburg Baptist Church.<\/p>\n

Church members supplied their basic needs with a vibrant faith community for parents Ndayihaya Abel and Ciza Estherine Abel. For Gadsoni and his brothers, there was academic support as well.<\/p>\n

The third of six boys in the family, Gadsoni applied himself to extra homework, summer school, prayer and, of course, soccer. Older brothers Alexander Abel and Nehemia Abel \u201920<\/a> set an example both scholastically and personally.<\/p>\n

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UMW\u2019s Gadsoni Abel takes action on the pitch as Mary Washington\u2019s men\u2019s soccer team beats Ohio Wesleyan in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Photo by Tom Rothenberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both are completing graduate degrees now \u2013 Nehemia at Georgetown University, where he studies on a Payne Fellowship after earning a degree in marketing from UMW. The two eldest Abel brothers also founded an organization that provides academic and personal support for Burundian youths in the Fredericksburg area, and Gadsoni also volunteers with the group, called Ubumwe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw my brothers\u2019 accomplishments and thought, \u2018If they can do it, I can do it,\u2019\u201d Gadsoni said. His three younger brothers are also following that path: Godfrey is a student and soccer player at Christopher Newport University, Yahaya is in high school and Larry is in middle school.<\/p>\n

Though big brother Nehemia chose UMW for his undergraduate studies, there was no family pressure on Gadsoni to come here. In fact, he considered several Division I colleges whose recruiters were impressed by his academic drive and soccer prowess at Massaponax High School in Spotsylvania County.<\/p>\n

\"The
The UMW men\u2019s soccer team poses at its recent game against Ohio Wesleyan. Having advanced to the NCAA semifinals for the second time in the team\u2019s history, the Eagles are the only public university and Virginia team still standing in the Final Four. Photo by Tom Rothenberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But he said the culture of the Eagles team \u2013 its principles of inclusion for all players and service in the community \u2013 fit his commitment to servant leadership. Team members regularly volunteer to prepare meals for Micah Ministries, a downtown Fredericksburg organization supporting unhoused people.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody has a voice, on and off the field,\u201d Gadsoni said of his team. They encourage one another academically as well, and Gadsoni is on track to graduate in spring 2023 with a degree in business and an eventual goal of starting a company specializing in East African coffee.<\/p>\n

The Eagles<\/a> ended the regular season nationally ranked, won the Coast-to-Coast conference championship to get an automatic NCAA tournament bid, then racked up three wins and a tie (advancing on penalty kicks) en route to today\u2019s game against Williams College. It\u2019s being played<\/a> at 4 p.m. in Salem, Virginia, but fans can also gather at game time at The Underground on campus for a watch party.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only the second time in 25 years that UMW men\u2019s soccer has advanced to the NCAA semifinals<\/a>. Gadsoni said the team has the chemistry and camaraderie to meet the challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur mentality is one of the best I\u2019ve ever seen of any team,\u201d he said. \u201cTo be honest, the only outcome I see is winning the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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