Monthly Archives: October 1997

Group A Oct. 10 in Kuwait Kuwait 1 (al-Huwaidi 24) China 2 (Hao Haidong 3, Gao Feng 90). Half: 1-1. Att.: 20,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Iran 4 2 2 0 9 4 8 China 4 2 1 1 6 6 7 Kuwait 4 1 1 2 5 5 4 S. […]

Note: Through games of Oct. 5 Rank/School Record Points 1. Mobile 9-0-0 450 2. Simon Fraser 8-3-1 415 3. Westmont 8-2-0 408 4. Rockhurst 10-2-0 379 5. Brewton-Parker 6-2-1 372 6. Berry 7-3-1 349 7. Oklahoma City 11-0-0 328 8. Seattle 9-1-1 308 9. Houghton 9-1-0 287 10. Willamette 8-2-1 283 11. Lindenwood 9-1-1 270 […]

Rich Lee Washington, DC It appeared that Steve Sampson’s decision to go with a 3-5-2 formation had the U.S. players confused and disorganized, especially in the back. There appeared to be a lot of conversation (arguing) by the players as to what their roles were. It was only after Agoos entered the game and we […]

Despite hope of a resolution in early October, the fate of the National Soccer Alliance — and women’s professional soccer — is still in limbo. U.S. Soccer’s national board of directors tabled discussion of the NSA at its Oct. 4 meeting in Washington, D.C., until it receives more information from the proposed league and meets […]

The U.S. women’s national team’s 30-game unbeaten streak came to an end in a driving rainstorm in Duisburg, Germany, as the reigning European Champions defeated the Americans 3-1 before over 7,000 fans. The USA threatened to run away with the match during the early going. Kristine Lilly put the U.S. on the board in the […]

Italian all-star midfielder Roberto Donadoni announced today that he is leaving the MetroStars after two seasons to return to his former club, AC Milan. “It has been an honor to have Roberto represent the MetroStars for two seasons,” said MetroStars GM Charlie Stillitano. “From the day he signed, Roberto brought class and credibility to our […]

Note: All times Eastern Eastern Conference D.C. UNITED VS. COLUMBUS Game 1 Columbus at D.C. United Sunday Oct. 12. 3:00 p.m. (Univision) Game 2 D.C. United at Columbus Wednesday Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Game 3 TBD at D.C. United (if necessary) Western Conference DALLAS VS. COLORADO Game 1 Colorado at Dallas Sunday Oct. 12, […]

Features Reggae Boyz Run Lifeless U.S. Ragged At RFK By Ridge Mahoney Keller Living The High Life At Leicester City By Ridge Mahoney Reggae Boyz Get Rene SimoesÆ Message By Steven Goff and Ridge Mahoney Colorado Rapids Break WizardsÆ Hex By Bob Luder Burn Draws First Blood In Semifinal Stinker By Scott French Peter Scavo […]

In conjunction with the 126th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, Major League Soccer (MLS) has arrived in the Windy City with the aptly named CHICAGO FIRE, it was announced today by team GM Peter Wilt. Chicago’s new professional sports team selected the nickname over other contenders such as the Blues, Rhythm and Wind because […]

Group 2 Oct. 7 in Chisinau Moldova 0 Poland 3. Goals: Juskowiak 23, 53, 57. Moldova — Romanenco, Fistican, Testimitianu, Culibaba (Cebotari, 32), Spinu (Gaidamasciuc, 62), Stroenco, Popovici (Rogachev, 62), Sisichin, Miterev, Epureanu, Clescenco. Poland — Klak, Michalski, Lapinski, Jozwiak, Kozminski, Majak, Swierczewski, Iwan, Juskowiak (Bukalski, 77), Kowalczyk, Brzeczek. Att.: 6,000. Standings Team GP W […]

G Matt Nyman (Dartmouth) (1) Shutout of Stanford broke 14-game win streak D Carlos Bocanegra (UCLA) (1) Gamewinner vs. Cal Poly, leader on defense D Nick Garcia (Indiana) (1) Scored, Hoosier keepers made 0 saves in 2 games M Jorge Del Corral (FIU) (1) Assisted OT winner vs. St. JohnÆs, goal, assist vs. Rutgers M […]

MLS TV Schedule for Oct. 8 Matchup Kickoff (ET) Channel Tampa Bay at Columbus 7:30 p.m. SportsChannel Florida D.C. United at New England 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 (delayed to 10:30 p.m.; WABU-Boston Los Angeles at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Fox Sports West Kansas City at Colorado 9:00 p.m. EMCI-Kansas City

MEN’S NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Indiana 11-0-0 760 2 UCLA 9-1-0 700 3 FIU 9-2-1 647 4 Maryland 7-1-1 605 5 St. John’s 9-1-1 599 6 So Methodist 7-1-0 597 7 Duke 8-2-0 554 8 Washington 8-1-2 510 9 N.C. State 7-1-0 426 10 Stanford 9-0-1 351 11 American 6-2-2 335 12 […]

WOMEN’S NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 North Carolina 11-0-1 300 2 Notre Dame 11-0-1 288 3 Texas A & M 11-1-0 276 4 Virginia 9-1-1 264 5 Portland 7-3-0 252 6 Duke 9-2-0 236 7 Santa Clara 9-0-1 232 8 Hartford 8-1-1 212 9 Connecticut 10-1-0 202 10 Nebraska 10-2-0 194 11 Minnesota […]

G Kristen Luckenbill (Dartmouth) (1) Freshman has 9 saves in 0-0 tie with Hartford D Stephanie Yarem (Georgia) (1) Scores twice as BulldogsÆ tie with Wake D Stacy Weaver (UNC Charlotte) (1) Sweeper nets her third goal in win at UAB M Justi Baumgardt (Portland) (2) Hits winners vs. Montana and Rutgers M Ashley Berman […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION III Far West/North Central Region 1 Macalester 38 5-0-3 TH Carleton 1-1 (OT) 2 Gustavus 34 8-2-0 DA St. Johns 1-0 3 Concordia (MN) 28 7-2-0 DA Hamline 8-2, DA Carleton 1-0 4 UC San Diego 27 6-2-2 TH Pomona Pitzer 1-1 (OT), DH Masters 4-2, TA Cal Lutheran 2-2 (OT) 5 […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION II Northeast Region 1 S. Connecticut 12-0-0 DA UMass Lowell 3-0, DA USCS 3-2 (OT), DN Seattle Pacific 3-1 2 New Hamphire Coll. 8-1-0 DH F. Pierce 2-1, DH Dowling 1-0 3 F. Pierce 7-2-0 LA NHC 1-2, DH New Haven 2-0 4 Dowling 6-3-0 LA NHC 0-1 5 Southampton 9-2-0 DH […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION I New York Region 1 St. Johns 50 9-1-1 LN FIU 1-2 (OT), DN Brown 6-0 2 Cornell 43 3-2-2 DH Colgate 3-1, TH St. Francis (NY) 1-1 3 St. Francis 41 8-4-1 LA FDU 1-2, TA Cornell 1-1 4 Hartwick 28 5-4-1 DH Penn 2-0, DH Lafayette 2-1 5 Iona 27 […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION III Central Region 1 Macalester 10-0-0 DA Carleton 1-0, DA UW-Stevens Point 2-0 2 St. Thomas 10-0-0 DA Augsburg 2-1, DA St. MaryÆs 1-0 (OT) 3 Wheaton (IL) 9-2-1 DA Lake Forest 4-0, DH Grinnell 3-0 4 Gustavus 8-2-1 LH St. MaryÆs 0-1, TH St. Benedict 0-0 (OT) 5 Chicago 7-2-1 DA […]

Eastern Conference Oct. 8 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 1 D.C. United 2 (SO) (D.C. United wins series 2-0.) Oct. 8 in Columbus Columbus 2 Tampa Bay 0 (Columbus wins series 2-0.) Western Conference Oct. 8 in Dallas Dallas 3 Los Angeles 0 (Dallas wins series 2-0.) Oct. 8 in Denver Colorado 3 Kansas City […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION II New England Region 1 F. Pierce 9-0-0 DA NHC 7-1, DH New Haven 5-0 2 New Hampshire 7-2-0 LH F. Pierce 1-7, DA Assumption 1-0 3 Stonehill 9-2-0 DH Bentley 2-0, DH LeMoyne 6-0 3 St. Anselm 9-1-0 DH Merrimack 3-2 (OT), DA Bentley 1-0 5 Merrimack 7-4-0 LA St. Anselm […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION I Southeast Region 1 North Carolina 11-0-1 50 DN Alabama 6-0, DN Penn 9-0 2 Duke 9-2-0 45 DA NC State 1-0, DH Penn 3-1, DH Alabama 3-0 3 Clemson 8-2-0 40 DH S Carolina 5-0 4 Wake Forest 8-2-1 33.5 DA Auburn 2-0, TA Georgia 2-2 5 Florida 8-2-1 32 DH […]

The following are the nominees for the women’s 1997 Missouri Athletic Club Collegiate Player of the Year award. The candidates were chosen in balloting by the coaches of the top 20 teams in this year’s preseason rankings. Justi Baumgardt (Portland) Bryn Blalack (Texas A&M) Robin Confer (North Carolina) Ann Cook (William & Mary) Lorrie Fair […]

The following are the nominees for the men’s 1997 Missouri Athletic Club Collegiate Player of the Year award. The candidates were chosen in balloting by the coaches of the top 20 teams in this year’s preseason rankings. Lazo Alavanja (Indiana) Matt Chulis (Virginia) Leo Cullen (Maryland) Jeff Cunningham (South Florida) Jay Heaps (Duke) Daniel Hernandez […]

KANSAS CITY 0 COLORADO 3 Game 1 Oct. 4 in Kansas City Kansas City 0 Colorado 3. Goals: C.Henderson 25, Bravo (C.Henderson) 67, Paule (Bravo, C.Henderson) 75. SA Report Card Kansas City — Ammann (5), McKeon (6), Gough (5), Bowers (4), Pittman (4), Tinsley (4), Okafor (5), Chung (5), Klopas (5), Johnston (6), Takawira (5). […]