Monthly Archives: November 1999

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Duke 13-0-3 479 2 UCLA 16-1-0 456 3 Indiana 14-3-0 417 4 St. Louis 15-2-2 394 5 Penn State 15-2-1 376 6 Maryland 14-4-0 342 6 Furman 18-1-1 342 8 SW Missouri 15-0-3 283 9 Connecticut 14-4-0 274 10 Wake Forest 11-1-5 266 11 Santa Clara 13-3-1 […]

The following are quotes from the Nov. 9 MLS media teleconference, which featured guests Ivan Gazidis (MLS executive vice president of player relations and operations), Lothar MatthSus (MetroStars defender) and Charlie Stillitano (MetroStars vice president and general manager). Gazidis Opening Comments: “Today is one of the most historic days in MLS history … This announcement […]

Tony Ricciardi Woodbridge, Ontario. Please, can you let me know how to get addresses for college coaches? Mike Woitalla: Tony, Soccer America’s 1999 College Choice issue marked our 21st annual college guide, which includes the addresses of men’s and women’s U.S. college coaches. It also has listings for several Canadian colleges. Besides addresses, the College […]

Big wins, and lots of them, position Americans as a favorite entering the U-17 World Cup They were never going to sneak into New Zealand and shock the world: The world is too smart for that. What John Ellinger and the 18 boys accompanying him to the FIFA U-17 World Championship wanted was to be, […]

COLUMBUS 5 D.C. UNITED 1 Nov. 7 Att.: 12,778. Goals Columbus: Elcock (A.Williams) 20, Cunningham (A.Williams, DeBrito) 41, John (Yeagley) 48, John (Warzycha) 61, John (McBride, Yeagley) 84. D.C. United: Lassiter 7. SA Report Card Columbus: Dougherty 5, Yeagley 6, Clark 6 (West, 64th, 5), Lapper 6, DeBrito 6 (Smith, 73rd, 5), Cunningham 7, Warzycha […]

The U.S. U-17 squad opens its world championship play Nov. 10 against host New Zealand. The U.S. enters the game with a 20-match unbeaten streak. The USA-New Zealand match will kick off 1:30 a.m. Eastern Time (early morning Nov. 10). Call 800/333-DISH for pay-per-view information. The following are quotes from the U.S. team from on […]

Here is the Soccer America men’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Nov. 7: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. UCLA 16-1-0 1 2. Duke 13-0-3 2 3. Indiana 14-3-0 3 4. Furman 18-1-1 4 5. Maryland 14-4-0 7 6. Penn State 15-2-1 6 7. SW Missouri 15-0-3 8 8. Connecticut 14-4-0 10 9. […]

Here is the Soccer America women’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Nov. 7, 1999: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Santa Clara 20-0-0 1 2. North Carolina 19-2-0 2 3. Florida 21-1-0 3 4. Nebraska 20-1-1 4 5. Notre Dame 18-3-0 6 6. Harvard 14-1-1 8 7. William & Mary 18-3-0 10 8. […]

Tyler Bush Parkersburg, W.Va. I am doing a project on the 1930 World Cup. Are there any articles in back issues of Soccer America? Is there any other information on the 1930 World Cup? Mike Woitalla: Tyler, to get you started, here’s what I wrote about the first World Cup in Soccer America Magazine in […]

What follows are the Nov. 10 first-round matchups for women’s Division I playoffs. Eleven teams are making their first appearance in the NCAA playoffs: Cal Poly, Dayton, Eastern Michigan, Elon, Fresno State, Furman, Long Island, Marquette, Missouri, Montana and Pennsylvania. Two teams have appeared in all 18 NCAA Division I women’s playoffs: North Carolina and […]

Here are the responses from the October poll in which 1,177 fans picked the top players in MLS in 1999 (5-3-1 point system for first, second and third place): 1) Best American: 1. Jason Kreis 3,034 points (497) 2. Ben Olsen 1,305 (126) 3. Chris Armas 1,007 (104) 4. Eddie Lewis 853 (77) 5. Joe-Max […]

The news that Tony DiCicco has decided to quit as U.S. women’s national team coach isn’t entirely unexpected. Talks with U.S. Soccer dragged on as DiCicco weighed the pros and cons of continuing. DiCicco said as recently as last month in Soccer America that his return was a 50-50 proposition. He certainly goes out on […]

GROUP A Porto (Portugal) Her. Berlin (Germany) Barcelona (Spain) Sp. Prague (Czech Rep.) Nov. 23 Her. Berlin-Barcelona Sp. Prague-Porto Dec. 8 Porto-Her. Berlin Barcelona-Sp. Prague March 1 Barcelona-Porto Her. Berlin-Sp. Prague March 7 Porto-Barcelona Sp. Prague-Her. Berlin March 15 Barcelona-Her. Berlin Porto-Sp. Prague March 21 Her. Berlin-Porto Sp. Prague-Barcelona GROUP B Bordeaux (France) Fiorentina (Italy) […]

Mike Fichtner Indianapolis, In. The USL has banned the shootout. Apparently the fans feel that ties are a result after all. But wait. … two 10-minute overtime periods? Have any of you folks seen a rationale offered as to why a tie is a result after 110 minutes, but not a result after 90 minutes? […]

*Viv Ayiti! Twenty-five years after its greatest moment, when it played in the ’74 World Cup in West Germany, Haiti has resurfaced, qualifying for the Gold Cup for the first time. The Haitians open up against the United States on Feb. 12 in Miami, where they will have strong support from the huge Haitian population […]

John Mena Chesterfield, Mo. Now that Coach Tony DiCicco has left his position as U.S. women’s head coach to spend more time with his family, what do you think the chances of Debbie Keller and others getting on squad for the Olympics? Dean Caparaz: That’s a difficult question to answer, John, without knowing who the […]

Veterans get their first title in four tries The Minnesota Thunder finished a quest that started 10 years ago when it won the Æ99 A-League championship. Coach Buzz Lagos profiles the six Thunder players who won their first national championship in four tries at the USL level: John Swallen (goalkeeper). Swallen, 34, was named the […]

David Marlow St. Albans, Vt. What is the foreign-player policy for the MLS? Is there a limit on the number of foreign athletes who are able to play on a team. What is your opinion on the number of foreign athletes who come over here to play? Do you think it takes away from the […]

POSITION/PLAYER G Cheryl Gunther (Harvard) (1) Blanked UConn, 12 saves to beat Dartmouth D Keisha Bell (Florida) (1) Cross set up winner in shutout of Clemson D Tina Murphy (North Carolina) (1) Rebounded shot set up winner vs. Wake M Brittany Kirk (California) (2) Scored Cal’s first goal in upset of Stanford M Melissa Parker […]

GROUP A Nov. 2 in Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen 0 (Germany) Maribor Teatanic (Slovenia) 0. Att.: 22,500. Nov. 2 in Kiev Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 0 Lazio (Italy) 1. Goal: own goal 18. CLUB GP W T L GF GA P Q-Lazio 6 4 2 0 3 3 14 Q-Dynamo Kiev 6 2 1 3 8 8 […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Santa Clara 18-0-0 300 2 Florida 18-1-0 284 3 North Carolina 16-2-0 271 4 Nebraska 17-1-1 269 5 Penn State 16-2-1 255 6 Notre Dame 15-3-0 241 7 Stanford 13-4-0 210 8 Clemson 12-5-1 204 9 Harvard 13-1-1 198 10 Texas A&M 15-4-0 185 11 USC 14-4-0 […]

DALLAS 3 CHICAGO 2 Oct. 27 Att.: 9,795. Goals: Dallas: Deering (Daniv, Pareja) 55, Rodriguez (pen.) 84, Graziani (Washington, Trellez) 86 Chicago: Razov (Kubik, Podbrozny) 3, Marsch (Kubik) 5. SA Report Card Dallas: Dodd 6, Rodriguez 6, Dade 6, Daniv 6, Deering 7, Eck 6, Suarez 5 (Haynes, 38th, 6), Pareja 6, (Trellez, 83rd, 5), […]

SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Duke 12-0-3 476 2 UCLA 15-1-0 456 3 Wake Forest 11-0-5 405 4 Penn State 15-2-0 390 5 Indiana 14-3-0 361 6 Saint Louis 14-2-1 350 7 Maryland 13-4-0 313 8 Furman 15-1-1 305 9 Santa Clara 12-2-1 301 10 SW Missouri 14-0-3 275 11 Connecticut 12-4-0 256 12 Akron 11-3-2 […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION II Central Region 1 Northern Kentucky 17-2-0 DH Saginaw Valley 3-0 2 St. JosephÆs 15-4-1 DH Valparaiso 1-0, DH No. Dakota St. 2-1 3 Winona State 16-3-0 DN MN-Crookston 5-0, DN Wayne St. 6-0, DN MN-Duluth 3-1 4 North Dakota State 14-2-1 LA St. Joseph 1-2, DA Lewis 4-0 5 Truman State […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION I Central Region 1 Nebraska 17-1-1 DH Iowa St. 7-0 2 Texas A&M 15-4-0 DH Houston 7-0 3 SMU 13-5-1 DA LSU 3-0, TA Vanderbilt 0-0 4 Baylor 13-5-1 DH Texas Tech 5-2 5 Missouri 13-6-1 LA Purdue 1-5, DH Tulsa 4-1 6 St. Louis 14-2-3 DA Houston 2-1 7 Colorado 11-7-1 […]