Monthly Archives: September 1998

Here is the Soccer America Men’s Top 20 for Sept. 14, taking into account games through Sept. 13. Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Clemson 5-0-0 4 2. Southern Methodist 3-0-0 15 3. Indiana 3-1-0 1 4. Duke 5-0-0 6 5. UCLA 3-1-0 5 6. Virginia 3-0-1 7 7. South Carolina 4-1-0 3 8. St. John’s […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Jones (Los Angeles) 21 18 13 49 Welton (Los Angeles) 28 17 11 45 John (Columbus) 23 20 4 44 Diaz Arce (New England) 29 18 7 43 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 27 13 16 42 Lassiter (D.C. United) 28 17 6 40 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 27 10 19 […]

The Chicago Stingers were crowned D3 champions Sept. 13 after defeating the New Hampshire Phantoms 3-2 in overtime. The Stingers rallied from an early 2-0 deficit, equalizing through substitute Chuck Codd in the 71st minute and winning in the fourth extra minute when Matt Hamnett scored off an assist from tournament MVP Joe Carver. The […]

The U.S. Soccer Foundation will begin accepting 1999 grant applications on Sept. 15. The Foundation was established in 1993 as a non-profit corporation to receive proceeds from the 1994 World Cup. Since 1995, the Foundation has awarded over $9 million to more than 100 projects in 41 different states throughout the country. The 1999 Grant […]

Results Sept. 13 Miami 4 D.C. United 3 Dallas 1 San Jose 3 Chicago 3 Colorado 1 Tampa Bay 2 MetroStars 1 Sept. 12 New England 2 Columbus 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA *D.C. United 29 22 7 54 66 43 *Columbus 28 15 13 45 59 44 *MetroStars 30 14 […]

Mia Hamm scored two goals and set up four others, and Kristine Lilly added two goals, as the U.S women’s national team opened U.S. Women’s Cup ’98 with a dominating 9-0 win over Mexico in front of 35,462 fans at Foxboro Stadium. It was the largest non-Olympic crowd ever to watch the U.S. women in […]

Here is the draw for the 2000 African Nations Cup. The top two teams from each group will advance to the finals along with defending champion Egypt and host Zimbabwe. Group 1 — Cameroon, Ghana, Mozambique, Eritrea. Group 2 — Guinea, Morocco, Togo, Sierra Leone. Group 3 — Ivory Coast, Mali, Namibia, Congo. Group 4 […]

Results Sept. 12 New England 2 Columbus 0 Sept. 10 Dallas 3 Chicago 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA *D.C. United 28 22 6 54 63 39 *Columbus 28 15 13 45 59 44 *MetroStars 29 14 15 38 53 56 Miami 29 13 16 29 38 61 New England 29 10 […]

Alex Christenson Flint, Mich. Ben Olsen has clearly proven he can play this season with D.C. United. Why hasn’t he been called up for the U-23 national team? Mike Woitalla: Ben Olsen did not accompany the U-23 team on its trip to England because he was getting so much playing time with D.C. United. U-23 […]

Individual Statistics Key: GP=games played; GS=games started; MIN=minutes played; G=goals; A=assists; P=points; SH=shots; F=fouls committed; Y=yellow cards; R=red cards; GWG=gamewinning goals; GWA=gamewinning assists. Name Pos. GP GS MIN G A P SH F Y R GWG GWA Josh Wolff F 18 11 1220 12 1 25 34 16 2 0 3 0 Eric Quill F […]

Results Sept. 10 Dallas 3 Chicago 2 Sept. 9 Columbus 1 Miami 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA *D.C. United 28 22 6 54 63 39 *Columbus 27 15 12 45 59 42 *MetroStars 29 14 15 38 53 56 Miami 29 13 16 29 38 61 Tampa Bay 28 9 19 […]

When big businessmen emerge from meeting rooms, smiling broadly and saying things like, “Everybody wins,” you know you should worry. That’s what happened when Media Partners chief Rudolfo Hecht outlined his plans for the new European Super League. The people who should worry? UEFA, its member associations and the clubs they represent. Namely, the owners […]

Sept. 9 in Hempstead, N.Y. Long Island Rough Riders (A-League) 2 MetroStars (MLS) 3. Goals: Martinez 51, Lucey (Martinez) 52; Ramos (Petke) 27, Sorber (pen.) 57, Savarese (Corrales) 77. Long Island — Carou (Mellis, 49), Lips, Leanti, Piturro, Rinker (Wiseman, 59), Lucey, Leon (Justino, 83), Hickey (Ragusa, 46), Fernandes (Hannaka, 86), Weinstein (DeLuca, 73), Navarino […]

Austin vs. New Hampshire Date: Sept. 12 in Austin, Texas at 8:00 p.m. (CT) AUSTIN LONE STARS (seeded No. 1) 1998 Record: 13-5. Division (Finish): South Central (First). Leading Scorer: Gabe Jones (28 points). Head Coach: John Fitzsimons. The Austin Lone Stars entered the 1998 season looking to build off a successful 1997 inaugural season […]

U.S. Soccer has announced that the U.S. women’s national team, coaches and staff will train and live at the Seminole County Sports Training Center at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford, Fla. in preparation for the 1999 Women’s World Cup. Beginning in January of 1999, 26 women’s national team players will take residency at the training […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION III South Central Region 1 Wheaton 3-0-0 DH Millikin 6-0, DH Cal-Lutheran 5-1, DH Wash U 2-1 (OT) 2 Washington U 2-1-0 DH Maryville 7-0, DN Muhlenberg 1-0, LA Wheaton 1-2 (OT) 3 Trinity (TX) 2-1-0 LA Incarnate Word Word 1-2, DN Hardin-Simmons 5-2, DN Austin 3-0 4 Centre 1-0-0 DA Capital […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION I Great Lakes Region 1 Indiana 2-0-0 50 DH Charleston 1-0, DH Cal 2-0 2 Notre Dame 2-0-0 41 DH Valpo 6-1, DA Syracuse 3-1 3 Akron 1-1-0 35 DH Oakland 2-1, LH Penn State 1-2 4 Bowling Green 2-1-0 34 DH Detroit 2-1, LN Furman 0-1, DN Evansville 1-0 5 Butler […]

NCAA WOMENÆS DIVISION I Southeast Region 1 N. Carolina 2-0-0 50 DA Colorado 2-0, DN Colorado Col. 9-0 2 Florida 3-0-0 45 DA Central Florida 3-0, DA TexasA&M 1-0(OT), DA SMU 2-1 (OT) 3 Clemson 2-0-0 40 DA Auburn 10-0, DH Maryland 2-1 4 Duke 2-1-0 35 DH Richmond 2-1, DN Rutgers 2-0 5 Georgia […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 North Carolina 2-0-0 460 2 Notre Dame 3-0-0 448 3 Santa Clara 2-0-0 410 4 Connecticut 3-0-0 380 5 Florida 3-0-0 367 6 Virginia 2-0-0 337 7 Portland 1-0-0 333 8 Clemson 2-0-0 303 9 Texas A & M 1-1-0 291 10 William & Mary 2-0-0 2573 […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Indiana 2-0-0 479 2 Washington 3-0-0 429 3 Clemson 3-0-0 403 4 Virginia 1-0-1 386 5 Creighton 2-0-0 368 6 Duke 3-0-0 337 7 S. Carolina 3-0-0 333 8 Stanford 2-0-0 303 9 Connecticut 2-0-0 291 10 Seton Hall 2-0-0 257 11 Southern Methodist 1-0-0 215 12 […]

Final Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P *Rochester 28 24 4 72 15 70 *Montreal 28 21 7 47 33 47 *Staten Island 28 16 12 46 37 46 *Long Island 28 17 11 46 35 45 Worcester 28 12 16 37 50 32 Toronto 28 9 19 27 42 25 […]

FEATURES ‘Big Sombrero’ Attendances In Tampa Don’t Add Up By Bill Ward Jeff Cunningham Faces Transition With The Crew By Craig Merz Player-Coach Relations: Policy, Ethics And The Law By Dan Woog Ritvanen Is Central Florida’s ‘Finnisher’ By Scott Wallin GMU’s Pagliarulo Driven To Train by Will Kuhns A-League Players With MLS Potential By Poul […]

Chicago — MF Piotr Nowak (strained MCL) is doubtful; D Francis Okaroh (bruised ribs), MF Josh Keller (sprained knee) and F Ante Razov (dislocated shoulder) are probable; D Andrew lewis (strained groin), MF Manny Lagos (patella tendon surgery) and F Roman Kosecki (pulled hamstring) are on injured reserve. Colorado — MF Adrian Paz (strained groin) […]

San Diego vs. Vancouver Date: Saturday, Sept. 12 in San Diego at 7:30 p.m. (PT) SAN DIEGO FLASH (No. 1 seed) ’98 Record: 21-7, 61 points Division (Finish): Pacific (first) Coach (Record): Costa Skouras (13-2, first year; replaced Ralf Wilhelms) Key Players (Stats): M-Antonio Robles (15, 4, 34), F-Carlos Farias (9, 6, 24), M-Nate Hetherington […]

WOMEN’S NCAA DIVISION II South Region 1 Lynn 1-0-0 30 DH Regis 3-1 2 Lincoln Memorial 2-0-0 27 DA Carson Newman 4-0, DH Hillsdale 3-0 3 Barry 0-2-0 24 LA UC Davis, LA Sonoma State 4 W. Florida 0-0-0 19 5 N. Florida 2-0-0 19 DA Eckerd 2-1, DA Flagler 3-0 6 Eckerd 1-1-0 16 […]