Monthly Archives: October 1997

The overnight rating for MLS Cup æ97 was a 1.8. The final rating for last yearÆs D.C. United-Los Angeles final was a 1.4. That means 1.8 percent of all households watched the game. Four percent of all households watching television were tuned into the game. Overnight ratings (MLS markets) Washington, D.C. 4.9 Denver 3.5 Columbus […]

Group A Oct. 31 in Dalian China 2 (Gao Feng 22, Fan Zhiyi 82) Qatar 3 (Al-Naemi 45, Al-Enazi 55, Al-Kuwart 60). Half: 1-1. Att.: n/a. Oct. 31 in Tehran Iran 0 Kuwait 0. Att.: 100,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Iran 7 3 3 1 13 6 12 S. Arabia 6 […]

Major League Soccer’s 10 charter teams today turned in their list of players who will be available for the league’s 1998 Expansion Draft. The Chicago Fire and Miami Fusion, the league’s two 1998 expansion teams, will participate in the 12-round draft on Thursday, November 6 at 1:00 p.m. ET. On Oct. 24, Chicago won the […]

Note: through games of Oct. 26 Rank/School Record Points 1. Mobile 15-0-0 450 2. Simon Fraser 12-3-1 425 3. Westmont 14-3-0 413 4. Brewton-Parker 11-2-1 390 5. Rockhurst 14-3-1 375 6. St. Mary (Neb.) 14-2-0 324 7. Berry 9-4-1 320 8. Houghton 14-1-0 312 9. Willamette 13-2-1 310 10. Lindenwood 14-1-3 291 11. Findlay 12-4-1 […]

Note: through games of Oct. 26 Rank/School Record Points 1. Lindsey Wilson 12-1-1 442 2. Rockhurst 15-2-0 422 3. Illinois-Springfield 14-3-0 401 4. William Carey 14-2-0 398 5. Azusa Pacific 15-2-0 344 6. Seattle 15-1-1 335 7. Life 15-3-0 332 8. Houghton 14-3-0 330 9. Birmingham-Southern 12-3-0 299 10. Mobile 11-5-0 295 11. Incarnate Word […]

Bob Bradley, the top assistant coach for two-time MLS champion D.C. United, was named the first head coach and Director of Soccer Operations for the Chicago Fire, the team announced Oct. 30. “We are very fortunate to have Bob as our team leader,” said Fire GM Peter Wilt. “He has the qualities we felt we […]

Oct. 29 in Indianapolis D.C. United 0 Dallas 0 (Dallas wins 5-3 on penalties). D.C. United — Garlick (Presthus, 119), Vaudreuil, Peay, Gori, Llamosa, Williams, Maessner (Iroha, 46), Etcheverry, Sanneh (Kamler, 75), Diaz Arce, Moreno. Dallas — Dodd, Soehn, Webber, Pollard, Farrer (Rodriguez, 68), Santel (Kreis, 100), Eck, Peinado, Sutter, Elliott (Alvarez, 73), Washington. Penalty […]

Oct. 29 in Indianapolis D.C. United 0 Dallas 0 (Dallas wins 5-3 on penalties). D.C. United — Garlick (Presthus, 119), Vaudreuil, Peay, Gori, Llamosa, Williams, Maessner (Iroha, 46), Etcheverry, Sanneh (Kamler, 75), Diaz Arce, Moreno. Dallas — Dodd, Soehn, Webber, Pollard, Farrer (Rodriguez, 68), Santel (Kreis, 100), Eck, Peinado, Sutter, Elliott (Alvarez, 73), Washington. Penalty […]

Women’s NCAA Division I School Record Pts. 1 North Carolina 17-0-1 298 2 Notre Dame 16-0-1 290 3 Portland 11-3-0 276 4 Connecticut 16-2-0 256 4 Santa Clara 14-1-1 256 6 Texas A & M 15-2-0 250 7 Nebraska 15-2-0 224 8 Virginia 12-2-2 214 9 Duke 13-3-0 204 10 Minnesota 15-1-1 192 11 Hartford […]

Leandro Stillitano, former Director of Marketing and Sales for the MetroStars, has been named the first Vice President and General Manager of the Miami Fusion, team investor-operator Kenneth Horowitz announced Oct. 29. Stillitano, 38, arrives in South Florida after two highly successful years with the MetroStars. With the Fusion, he will direct the overall operation […]

Men’s NCAA Division I New York Region 1 St. Johns 50 13-2-2 DH Notre Dame 1-0, DH WVU 1-0, DH Georgetown 1-0 2 St. Francis 43 13-4-1 DH Marist 4-0 3 Cornell 42 6-3-3 DH Hartwick 1-0, LA Dartmouth 0-2 4 Iona 33 11-5-0 LA Fullerton 3-4, LN Irvine 1-3 5 St. Bonaventure 28 10-6-0 […]

Here is more information about the MLS Expansion Draft: ò The draft will be held by teleconference Nov. 6 at 1:00 pm (ET). ò Chicago picks first and Miami second. Miami has the choice of first-pick in ’98 supplemental or college draft this winter. ò Each teams picks 12 players. ò The 10 existing clubs […]

College: NSCAA/Umbro Select Men’s Rankings NSCAA/Umbro Men’s NCAA Division I School Record Pts. 1 Indiana 16-0-0 760 2 Stanford 13-0-2 713 3 Virginia 10-2-3 636 4 St. JohnÆs 13-2-2 617 5 So. Methodist 12-2-0 593 6 Duke 13-3-0 571 7 Washington 11-2-2 563 8 American 9-3-3 487 9 UCLA 13-2-0 420 10 South Carolina 9-2-1 […]

Men’s NCAA Division III Far West/North Central Region 1 Macalester 11-0-3 DH St. MaryÆs 2-0, DA Gustavus 1-0 (OT) 2 Cal Lutheran 13-2-1 DA Claremont 4-2, DA Redlands 3-0 3 UC San Diego 10-3-2 LH San Diego 1-5 4 Colorado College 10-6-0 5 Gustavus 10-5-0 LA Augsburg 1-2, LH Macalester 0-1 (OT) 6 Claremont 11-4-0 […]

Features D.C. United Wins In Rainy Day Of Deja Vu By Ridge Mahoney Myernick Inspires Underdog Colorado By Ridge Mahoney A Capital Fiesta Closes Year Two For MLS By Duncan Irving In Wake Of Final, 1998 MLS Plans Take Shape By Duncan Irving Iain Fraser Makes Stand For PlayersÆ Freedom By Doug Cress Racial Divisions […]

Men’s NCAA Division II Northeast Region 1 S. Connecticut 17-0-1 DA Stony Brook 8-0, TH NHC 1-1 2 New Hamphire Col. 13-1-1 TA So Conn 1-1 3 C.W. Post 12-4-0 DA NJ Tech 6-0, LA Lock Haven 1-2 4 F. Pierce 10-4-0 LA Sacred Heart 0-3 5 Dowling 9-6-0 DH NJ Tech 4-2, DH Albany […]

Women’s NCAA Division III Central Region 1 Macalester 15-1-0 DH Gustavus 1-0 2 St. Thomas 14-2-0 DA St. Olaf 2-1, DH Hamline 6-0 3 St. Benedict 11-2-3 No scores reported 4 Wheaton 12-4-1 DA St. MaryÆs 4-0 5 Gustavus 12-4-1 DH Augsburg 4-0, LA Macalester 0-1 6 Chicago 11-3-2 DH Grinnell 2-0, DH Emory 1-0, […]

Women’s NCAA Division II New England Region 1 F. Pierce 16-0-0 DH Green Mountain 2-0, DH St. Anselm 1-0 (OT), DA Sacred Heart 2-0 2 New Hampshire 14-2-0 DH Bentley 7-0, DA So Conn St. 2-0 3 St. Anselm 12-4-0 LA Fr. Pierce 0-1 (OT), DA Amer. IntÆl 2-1 3 Merrimack 11-5-0 LH Quinnipiac 2-3 […]

Women’s NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region 1 Notre Dame 16-0-1 DH Seton Hall 7-1, DH UConn 1-0 2 Minnesota 16-1-1 DH Butler 2-0, DH Baylor 3-0 3 Michigan 15-2-1 DA Detroit 6-0, DH Michigan St. 3-1 4 Evansville 12-5-0 DH UW-Milwaukee 2-1 (OT), DH Illinois St. 2-0 5 Cincinnati 12-4-2 TA NC Charlotte 1-1 […]

Oct. 29 in Zagreb Croatia 2 Ukraine 0. Goals: Bilic 11, Vlaovic 49. Croatia — Ladic, Jarni, Bilic, Prosinecki, Stanic (Asanovic, 59), Saric, Simic, Juric, Suker, Boban (Jurcic, 67), Vlaovic (Cvitanovic, 83). Ukraine — Shovkovsky, Dmytrulin, Skrypnyk, Koval, Vashchuk, Gusin, Maximov (Hetsko, 86), Nahornyak (Zubov, 60), Kosovsky, Atelkin (Mykhailenko, 53), Rebrov. Att.: 20,000. Oct. 29 […]

Men’s NCAA Division I School Record Pts. 1 Indiana 16-0-0 760 2 Stanford 13-0-2 713 3 Virginia 10-2-3 636 4 St. JohnÆs 13-2-2 617 5 So. Methodist 12-2-0 593 6 Duke 13-3-0 571 7 Washington 11-2-2 563 8 American 9-3-3 487 9 UCLA 13-2-0 420 10 South Carolina 9-2-1 405 11 Creighton 11-3-1 375 12 […]

G Tina Steck (Towson) (1) Blanks Hofstra, Delaware to set school shutout mark D Terra May (Evansville) (1) UW-Milwaukee and Illinois St. held to 6 shots on goal D Kelly Young (Saint Louis) (1) Freshman sweeper¦s first goal beats UW-Milwaukee M Sara Burkett (Clemson) (2) Scores first goal in 2-0 shocker over Virginia M Emily […]

G Jay Palmer (Hofstra) (2) 2 shutouts upped school record to 9 D Josh Keller (UCLA) (1) Hat trick against Cal State Los Angeles D Roberto Vargas (Connecticut) (1) Scored OT gamewinner against Notre Dame M Andriy Shapowal (Virginia) (1) 22-yard free kick beat Duke M Chris Slosar (Michigan St.) (1) 2 goals in final […]

Note: through games of Oct. 26 Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Indiana 16-0-0 1 2. Stanford 13-0-2 4 3. UCLA 13-2-0 5 4. Virginia 10-2-3 6 5. SMU 12-2-0 2 6. Duke 13-3-0 3 7. Washington 11-2-2 7 8. South Carolina 9-2-1 10 9. St. John’s 13-2-2 13 10. Creighton 11-3-1 12 11. American 9-3-3 […]

Group A Oct. 24 in Kuwait City Kuwait 0 Qatar 1 (Khamisi 10). Half: 0-1. Att.: 20,000. Oct. 24 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia 1 (Masaad 89) Iran 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 60,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Iran 6 3 2 1 13 6 11 S. Arabia 6 3 1 2 6 […]