Monthly Archives: October 2001

Seven players who started in the 2-1 win over Jamaica on Oct. 7 that clinched U.S. passage to the 2002 World Cup are among the 21 players named by Coach Bruce Arena to the roster for the final qualifier, Nov. 11 in Trinidad & Tobago (ABC, live, 2 pm ET). Two players on the roster […]

Playoff RESULTS First Leg Oct. 25 in Tehran Iran 1 (Bagheri 45) UAE 0. Second Leg Oct. 31 in Abu Dhabi UAE 0 Iran 3 (Daei 7, Bagheri 75, Minavand 79). (Iran wins 4-0 on aggregate and advances to playoff against Ireland.) SCHEDULE Second Leg Oct. 31 in Abu Dhabi UAE-Iran Group A RESULTS Oct. […]

Jan. 18 in Miami C1 vs. C3 (19:00) D1 vs. D3 (21:00) Jan. 19 in Pasadena A1 vs. A2 (13:00) B1 vs. B3 (15:00) Jan. 20 in Miami D2 vs. D3 (16:00) C2 vs. C3 (18:00) Jan. 21 in Pasadena A1 vs. A3 (15:00) B1 vs. B2 (17:00) Jan. 22 in Miami C1 vs. C2 […]

U.S. Abroad: Casey gets German debut Forward Conor Casey, unable to see first-team action with Borussia Dortmund since signing with the Bundesliga club last year, was loaned recently to second-division Hannover, where fellow American Steve Cherundolo is a starter. Casey came off the bench in Monday’s 2-0 win against SVW Mannheim. Also in action Monday […]

G LINDSAY SABLE (Yale) (1) Junior netminder keeps Bulldogs close with 16 saves in 2-0 loss to Notre Dame, makes another 11 stops to shut out Columbia and Providence D LERRIN BIGGERS (Texas) (1) Sophomore sets up a goal vs. Oklahoma State, scores one vs. Oklahoma, and leads defensive effort as Longhorns claim first Big […]

(Through Oct. 28) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Abby Wambach, Florida Sr. 15 20 9 49 3.27 2 Ranieka Bean, Howard Fr. 13 16 4 36 2.77 3 Christie Welsh, Penn St. Jr. 18 19 10 48 2.67 4 Rosie Luzak, Niagara So. 16 16 8 40 2.5 […]

(Through Oct. 28) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Luchi Gonzalez, SMU Sr. 14 16 9 41 2.93 2 Dipsy Selolwane, St. Louis Sr. 12 16 3 35 2.92 3 Everson Maciel, Quinnipiac So. 15 17 4 38 2.53 4 Joachim Kaland, Boston U. Sr. 15 16 5 37 […]

G CLINT BAUMSTARK (UAB) (1) Eight saves in 1-0 win over previously unbeaten Saint Louis to tie Blazer record (eight shutouts in season) D BRANDON DOBBS (Cincinnati) (1) Goal in 87th minute gives Bearcats comeback win over UAB (3-2) D SHAVAR THOMAS (Connecticut) (1) Jamaican international anchors defense in pair of shutouts (2-0 vs. Yale […]

Trinidad & Tobago coach Rene Simoes called up two MLS and two A-League players for his team’s final World Cup qualifier against the United States Nov. 11 in Port of Spain: Goalkeepers: Shaka HISLOP (West Ham United/ENG), Kelvin JACK (San Juan Jabloteh), Daurance WILLIAMS (San Juan Jabloteh). Defenders: Marvin ANDREWS (Livingston/SCO), Ansil ELCOCK (Columbus Crew/USA), […]

GROUP 1 FINAL STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Russia 10 7 2 1 18 5 23 **Slovenia 10 5 5 0 17 9 20 Yugoslavia 10 5 4 1 22 8 19 Switzerland 10 4 2 4 18 12 14 Faeroe Islands 10 2 1 7 6 23 7 Luxembourg 10 […]

10/29 Ranking … Team (Current Record) … 10/22 Ranking 1 SMU (14-0-0) 1 2 Virginia (13-0-1) 2 3 Stanford (13-1-0) 6 4 Saint Louis (11-1-0) 3 5 Clemson (12-3-0) 8 6 Connecticut (10-3-2) 10 7 Wake Forest (11-3-1) NR 8 St. John’s (9-1-3) 7 9 Indiana (11-3-1) 9 10 North Carolina (13-3-0) 5 11 Rutgers […]

No. 1 North Carolina quickly turned a tight game into a romp to clinch another ACC regular-season title, but many of the Tar Heels’ chief challengers were upset in Week 9 of the college women’s season. Elizabeth Ball had two goals and two assists and Alyssa Ramsey added a pair of goals and an assist […]

Texas vaults into the top five and Portland returns to the No. 2 spot for the first time since preseason after a rash of upsets hit squads in the Soccer America Top 20. The Longhorns, unbeaten since starting their campaign with one-goal losses to North Carolina, California and Stanford, jump from ninth to fifth after […]

Claudio Reyna scored both goals in Rangers’ 2-0 win against Livingston in Scottish League action while John O’Brien tallied a pivotal goal for Ajax in its 4-1 win against Willem II in the Dutch Honor Division. Kasey Keller, Joe-Max Moore and Gregg Berhalter, meanwhile, remain on the sidelines in England. Scotland Claudio Reyna, Rangers (PL) […]

No. 1 SMU remained the only unbeaten and untied team when it beat Eastern Illinois, 4-0, and Bradley, 2-0. No. 2 Virginia, the only other unbeaten team, was idle this weekend. No. 4 Washington lost both Pac-10 games on its Bay Area swing, falling to California, 1-0, and No. 6 Stanford, 4-1. No. 5 North […]

GROUP 1 FINAL STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Russia 10 7 2 1 18 5 23 **Slovenia 10 5 5 0 17 9 20 Yugoslavia 10 5 4 1 22 8 19 Switzerland 10 4 2 4 18 12 14 Faeroe Islands 10 2 1 7 6 23 7 Luxembourg 10 […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy is the 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup champion. It downed the New England Revolution, 2-1, on a golden goal in the final on Saturday in front of 4,195 fans in Fullerton, Calif. The Los Angeles victory comes one week after losing the MLS final to San Jose, 2-1, on a […]

What: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final. Who: Los Angeles Galaxy vs. New England Revolution. When: Saturday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET). Where: Cal State Fullerton (Titan Stadium). TV: Fox Sports World (live). Tickets: Available (714-278-2783). Injuries: Los Angeles — None, but F Luis Hernandez is suspended by U.S. Soccer from the […]

Playoff RESULTS First Leg Oct. 25 in Tehran Iran 1 (Bagheri 45) UAE 0. SCHEDULE Second Leg Oct. 31 in Abu Dhabi UAE-Iran Group A RESULTS Oct. 21 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia 4 (Al-Shaihan 40, Al-Jamaan 50, Al-Jaber pen. 66, Al-Harbi 73) Thailand 1 (Tananchai 48). Oct. 21 in Manama Bahrain 3 (Al-Marzouqi 8, A.Hussain […]

Bubba Garcia scored off the opening kickoff, just 38 seconds into the game, and No. 14 UAB hung on to beat No. 3 Saint Louis, 1-0, Wednesday in Birmingham, Ala. The loss ended the Billikens’ 10-game unbeaten streak, their longest streak to start the season in 20 years. The game also marked the first time […]

U.S. Soccer officials will assess their efforts in wake of U-17, U-20 World Cup failures. If the U.S. under-17 team’s ride to the semifinals two years ago, followed by the Olympians’ just-out-of-the-medals finish in Sydney, seemed to augur well for the future of American soccer, then what do this summer’s failures by the U-20s in […]

BY PAUL KENNEDY According to U.S. Soccer reports for fiscal year 2001-02, the U.S. men’s national team will earn $12,065,000 in bonuses if it wins every game at the 2002 World Cup. The pool includes $900,000 as a qualifying bonus and $575,000 as a roster bonus. U.S. Soccer has budgeted a bonus of $110,000 per […]

The MetroStars lost control of the Merconorte CupÆs Group B with a 2-1 loss in Caracas, Venezuela, to Deportivo Italchacao in their penultimate first-round game. The Venezuelan club moves into first place on 12 points. The last Group B game pits the MetroStars against Millonarios — both on nine points — in Giants Stadium Oct. […]

U.S. midfielder John OÆBrien started and played 90 minutes on Wednesday in Ajax AmsterdamÆs first loss in the Dutch League this season. It fell, 5-1, to Heereveen. Chile-based American goalkeeper Jonny Walker celebrated a win in the quarterfinals of the Mercosur Cup when Universidad Catolica beat BrazilÆs Corinthians, 2-1, in their first-leg quarterfinal clash in […]

The Columbus Crew General and head coach Greg Andrulis have agreed to terms on a new two-year contract, which will keep him at helm through the 2003 MLS season. Andrulis, 43, who joined the Crew during its inaugural 1996 season and served as Tom Fitzgerald’s top assistant for more than four years, was promoted to […]