Monthly Archives: October 2001

(Through Oct. 21) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Dipsy Selolwane, St. Louis Sr. 10 15 3 33 3.3 2 Luchi Gonzalez, SMU Sr. 12 14 8 36 3.0 3 Attila Vendegh, Old Dominion So. 12 14 6 34 2.83 4 Alon Lubezky, Hartford Fr. 14 17 5 39 […]

(Through Oct. 21) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Ranieka Bean, Howard Fr. 12 16 4 36 3.0 2 Aly Wagner, Santa Clara Jr. 14 13 14 40 2.86 3 Abby Wambach, Florida Sr. 13 15 7 37 2.85 4 Christie Welsh, Penn St. Jr. 15 16 10 42 […]

G CHRIS SAWYER (Notre Dame) (1) Picks up a pair of shutouts against No. 6 Indiana (1-0) and Boston College (2-0) D PETER FINN (Georgetown) (1) Anchors Hoyas’ defense that limits No. 9 UConn to six shots in 1-0 win D ZACH SCOTT (Gonzaga) (1) Has fifth hat trick in Zag history — all on […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH Michelle Akers’ not unexpected announcement earlier this month that her playing days were behind her brings to an end the most significant career in women’s soccer, one that may never be matched. Akers’ dominance of the sport, bookmarked by the Americans’ triumphs in the 1991 and 1999 Women’s World Cups, was nearly […]

G JULIE PODHRASKY (Massachusetts) (1) Senior’s 17 saves prod Minutewomen to shutout victories over St. Joseph’s and Temple D A.B. ROBBINS (Wake Forest) (1) Sophomore scores twice in victory over Florida State, leads defense in narrow loss to Clemson D DANIELLE SLATON (Santa Clara) (1) Olympian strikes first against UCLA, sparks defense in shutouts over […]

Goalkeeper Brad Friedel has had his problems in England but he’s back in the Premier League. His stay at Liverpool ended in November 2000 with a free transfer to Blackburn, where he has been reunited with Manager Graeme Souness. CITY. “The countryside is fantastic in Lancashire, absolutely beautiful,” says Friedel. “Living up there is very […]

10/22 Ranking … Team (Current Record) … 10/15 Ranking 1 SMU (12-0-0) 1 2 Virginia (12-0-1) 2 3 Saint Louis (10-0-0) 3 4 Washington (10-1-0) 4 5 North Carolina (12-2-0) 7 6 Stanford (11-1-0) 8 7 St. John’s (8-0-3) 5 8 Clemson (10-3-0) 11 9 Indiana (10-3-0) 6 10 Connecticut (8-3-2) 9 11 Rutgers (9-2-3) […]

Nine teams in Soccer America’s Top 20 dropped contests last week, but nearly all of the losses were to other ranked teams. Only one of the vanquished drops from the rankings, with California falling from 15th after shutout losses at home to Washington and Washington State. The Bears, ranked eighth at 8-1 at the beginning […]

Three more unbeaten records fell, leaving No. 1 North Carolina the final squad without a loss after eight weeks of the college women’s season. Third-ranked Santa Clara knocked off two unbeatens, No. 2 UCLA and No. 14 St. Mary’s, after ending No. 4 Stanford’s perfect campaign two weeks earlier. UCLA (12-1-0) was the first to […]

Jovan Kirovski notched his third goal of the season — a 24-yard shot that provided the winner for Crystal Palace at Wolverhampton in English First Division action. Two American keepers, Brad Friedel (Blackburn) and Ian Feuer (Derby County), saw Premier League action and came away with ties. Feuer, who was loaned from Wimbledon to Derby […]

10/15 Ranking … Team (Current Record) … 10/8 Ranking 1 SMU (12-0-0) 1 10/20 at Tulsa (2-0). 2 Virginia (12-0-1) 2 10/17 Mercer (2-1), 10/20 at Duke (1-0). 3 Saint Louis (10-0-0) 3 10/20 South Florida (5-1). 4 Washington (10-1-0) 5 10/19 UCLA (3-1). 5 St. John’s (8-0-3) 4 10/17 at Seton Hall (1-0), 10/21 […]

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 45, M.Hussain 90) Iran 1 (Daei 83). Oct. 16 in Bangkok Thailand 1 (Srimaka 21) Bahrain 1 (Ali Ahmed 90). Oct. 12 in […]

MVP: Alex Pineda Chacon (Miami) Rookie of the Year Rodrigo Faria (MetroStars) Goalkeeper of the Year Tim Howard (MetroStars) Defender of the Year Jeff Agoos (San Jose) Coach of the Year Frank Yallop (San Jose) Referee of the Year Paul Tamberino Fair play: team San Jose Earthquakes Fair play: individual Alex Pineda Chacon Comeback player […]

The winners and losers spoke following San JoseÆs 2-1 win over Los Angeles in MLS Cup 2001: Los Angeles coach Sigi Schmid: “Everybody loves to beat Los Angeles. It’s the national pastime in every sport. That’s just something we have to live with. This one hurts. Overtime always hurts even more and it also hurts […]

The San Jose Earthquakes are MLS champions 2001 after a 2-1 overtime win over the Los Angeles Galaxy Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. Dwayne DeRosario, an 85th-minute substitute, scored San JoseÆs golden goal six minutes into overtime. After juking Los Angeles defender Danny Califf at the top of the penalty area, DeRosario curled a 17-yard shot […]

Group A RESULTS Oct. 16 in Bangkok Thailand 1 (Srimaka 21) Bahrain 1 (Ali Ahmed 90). Oct. 12 in Tehran Iran 2 (Mahdavikia 27, Karimi 71) Iraq 1 (Drain 52). Oct. 5 in Amman Iraq 1 (Aboulheil 31) Saudi Arabia 2 (Al-Shaihan 1, 77). Oct. 5 in Tehran Iran 1 (Nikbakht 32) Thailand 0. Sept. […]

Anson Dorrance won his 500th game after losing one of his top forwards, and the ranks of the unbeaten in Division I college women’s soccer dropped by one during action Thursday night. Dorrance, whose North Carolina teams have won 17 national championships in 20 years, notched win No. 500 as his top-ranked Tar Heels toppled […]

Here are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for MLS semifinal Game 3Æs played Oct. 17. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) Oct. 17 in Ft. Lauderdale Miami 0 San Jose 1 (OT). Goals: Dayak (Conrad, Mulrooney) 94. (San Jose wins series, 6 points to 3) Miami (3-5-2) — Nick Rimando (5); Pablo Mastroeni (7), […]

San Jose coach Frank Yallop, San Jose defender Troy Dayak, Los Angeles coach Sigi Schmid and Los Angeles forward Cobi Jones discuss their teams run to the MLS Cup and SundayÆs championship clash (ABC 12:30 pm ET): San Jose coach Frank Yallop’s opening comments: “It was a wonderful result for us on Wednesday night [1-0 […]

Using Dutch persistence and American spirit, Earnie Stewart has cemented his place as a keystone of the U.S. national team after more than a decade of service. In the Netherlands, where he is playing his 14th season of professional soccer, Earnie Stewart is known for bringing an optimistic, encouraging mindset to the field that observers […]

The Kansas City Wizards, who were already eliminated from contenion to reach the Merconorte Cup’s second round, tied EcuadorÆs Barcelona, 1-1, in Group C action Wednesday night. Roy Lassiter scored the WizardsÆ goal in the 32nd minute and Clovis Bento de Cruz equalized for Barcelona. The Wizards have four points after five games — not […]

No. 6 Indiana and No. 13 UAB fell in midweek action. Notre Dame picked up its biggest win since the arrival of Coach Bobby Clark with a 1-0 win over neighboring IU. Memphis upset Conference-USA rival, 3-2, in Birmingham Ala. No. 11 Clemson beat No. 15 Furman, 3-2, on Steven Rhyne’s goal in overtime. The […]

The signals for MLS at the end of Year 6 are, as usual, mixed. Attendance is up about 10 percent, no teams have folded or been moved, and the league’s credibility got a boost when the USA qualified for the 2002 World Cup. But no new investors have come into the league since 1998 and […]

The format may not make much sense and a pivotal third game turned into a form of ôJeopardy!ö for one team, but the MLS playoffs do ratchet up the intensity. Three series went to three games, and the Metros-Galaxy series went further, needing eight minutes of a tiebreaker to send the Galaxy onto the semis. […]

(Through Oct. 17) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Ranieka Bean, Howard Fr. 10 13 4 30 3.0 2 Christie Welsh, Penn St. Jr. 13 14 9 37 2.85 3 Abby Wambach, Florida Sr. 11 12 7 31 2.82 – Rosie Luzak, Niagara So. 11 13 5 31 2.82 […]