Monthly Archives: November 2001

Earnie Stewart scored a spectacular go-ahead goal in NAC Breda’s 3-1 victory over John O’Brien and his league-leading Ajax club in Holland. Brad Friedel helped Blackburn Rovers earn a 1-1 draw with first-place Liverpool and Jovan Kirovski scored in Crystal Palace’s 4-1 win over Crewe Alexandra. In Germany, Tony Sanneh notched an assist in Nuremberg’s […]

Goialkeeper Amanda Loyall stopped three penalty kicks and Oklahoma City advanced Monday to the NAIA women’s soccer title game with a shootout triumph over No. 2 Azusa Pacific at St. Charles, Mo. The Stars (21-1-3) will face another Southern Califorinia team in Tuesday night’s final. Westmont (18-4), from Santa Barbara, advanced to the title game […]

All you need to know about the Coach of the Year was unveiled at MLS Cup 2001. San Jose won, of course, completing an amazing transformation from last year’s unwatchable excuse. But it was Frank Yallop’s charge off the bench and dive into the celebratory dog pile after Dwayne DeRosario scored a golden goal that […]

Cincinnati stunned Notre Dame and Florida’s Abby Wambach netted her third hat trick this season Sunday as the NCAA Division I women’s field was whittled to 16 teams. The other five seeds in action — No. 1 North Carolina, No. 2 Santa Clara, No. 3 UCLA, No. 4 Portland and No. 5 Stanford — also […]

Missy Gregg scored her 16th hat trick of the season Sunday as Christian Brothers University romped into its first NCAA women’s soccer final four, overwhelming North Florida, 7-1, in a Division II quarterfinal in Memphis, Tenn. Defending champion UC San Diego also advanced to the semifinals, beating visiting Incarnate Word, 2-0, in La Jolla, Calif. […]

Christine Latham netted her third goal of the playoffs on a breakaway and Nebraska on Saturday romped into the third round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships with a 3-0 triumph over Brigham Young at Lincoln, Neb. Connecticut also reached the Sweet 16, earning its second 1-0 victory this season over Harvard in a […]

NAIA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS at St. Charles, Mo. Saturday’s Quarterfinals Lindsey Wilson, Ky. 3 St. Mary, Neb. 1 Westmont, Calif. 3 Lindenwood, Mo. 0 Oklahoma City 3 Berry, Ga. 0 Azusa Pacific, Calif. 5 Belhaven, Miss. 1 Monday’s semifinals Oklahoma City (21-1-2) vs. Azusa Pacific (17-1) Lindsey Wilson (20-3-2) vs. Westmont (17-4) Final — Tuesday.

MLS teams waived 26 players, including Raul Diaz Arce, MLS’s No. 2 all-time leading scorer. All 26 players are now eligible for the annual MLS Waiver Draft scheduled for Monday, November 19, at 12:00 p.m. (ET) via conference call from the league’s headquarters in New York. D.C. United Mark Watson Defender Micah Cooks Defender MetroStars […]

NAIA CHAMPIONSHIPS at St. Charles, Mo. First round Friday’s results St. Mary, Neb. 1 Green Mountain, Vt. 0 Westmont, Calif. 5 Houghton, N.Y. 0 Oklahoma City 3 Milligan, Tenn. 0 Belhaven, Miss. 1 Concordia, Ore. 0 (2OT) Thursday’s results Lindsey Wilson, Ky. 2 Trinity International, Ill. 1 (2OT) Lindenwood, Mo. 4 Huron, S.D. 1 Berry, […]

Tenth-ranked Texas and No. 14 West Virginia were the biggest upset victims Friday night during the opening round of the NCAA Division I women’s soccer championships. SMU and Miami (Ohio) pulled off the stunners on a day that included PK magic by Duke’s Thora Helgadottir, Abby Wambach’s 27th and 28th goals for Florida, comebacks by […]

Katy Sturtz’s 38th-minute blast to the upper-left corner Saturday afternoon lifted Ohio Wesleyan past visiting Amherst, Mass., in the NCAA Division III women’s soccer championship. The Battling Bishops (22-1) claimed their first women’s soccer title and the university’s third in all sports by shutting down the Lord Jeffs’ attack with solid defense led by Akeya […]

U.S. stars Tiffeny Milbrett (New York Power) and Mia Hamm (Washington Freedom) and Chinese veteran Sun Wen (Atlanta Beat) have been nominated for FIFA’s World Female Player of the Year — marking the first time FIFA is honoring the top women’s player. The winner will be announced on Monday, Dec. 17 at the FIFA World […]

The ACC and Big East tournament semifinals tonight feature matchups involving Soccer America Top 20 teams. At the ACC tournament, No. 2 Virginia plays No. 9 Wake Forest, and No. 6 Clemson hosts No. 8 North Carolina. The Big East semifinals in Providence, R.I., will pit No. 5 Connecticut against No. 12 Rutgers and No. […]

Central midfielders Ronnie Ekelund and Richard Mulrooney receive little acclaim, but they played mammoth roles in San Jose’s success. One did not score during the regular season and five playoff games. The other scored one goal in that span. Neither was among the six San Jose players chosen for the All-Star Game. In statistics and […]

NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS First Round Thursday’s results at Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska 5 Boston College 0. Goals: Williams 12, Latham 17, Latham (Anderson) 20, Haxton (Saunders) 41, Williams (Rheem) 70. BYU 1 Kansas 0. Goal: Ojuka (Cramer, Viernes) 75. at Storrs, Conn. Connecticut 3 Sacred Heart 0. Goals: Borisjuk (Shepherd) 9, Ranta (Graczyk) 51, […]

D.C. United has waived defenders Mark Watson, 31, and Micah Cooks, 20. Acquired on January 13, 2001, as a discovery player, Watson is currently traveling with the Canadian national team. Cooks arrived as a fifth-round selection in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft (60th overall). Watson was limited to 11 MLS matches (10 starts) because of injury. […]

The San Jose Earthquakes finished last in MLS in 2000 and had not made the playoffs since 1996, but they proved anything is possible in MLS when they beat Los Angeles in the final. As the season had begun for the Los Angeles Galaxy and the San Jose Earthquakes, so did it end at MLS […]

A few days under the tutelage of a top referee can do wonders for the inexperienced official. Like many American men in their 50s, Joe Bean knew nothing about soccer when his elementary school-age son began playing several years ago. Like some of them, Bean – a freelance writer not to be confused with another […]

RESULTS Nov. 14 in Sao Luis, Brazil Brazil 3 (Luizao 12, 19, Rivaldo 35) Venezuela 0. Nov. 14 in Montevideo Uruguay 1 (D.Silva 18) Argentina 1 (C.Lopez 44). Nov. 14 in Santiago Chile 0 Ecuador 0. Nov. 14 in Asuncion Paraguay 0 Colombia 4 (Aristizabal 25, pen. 35, 63, Castillo 85). Nov. 14 in Lima […]

Ireland-Iran Nov. 10 in Dublin Ireland 2 (Harte pen. 45, Keane 50) Iran 0. Nov. 15 in Tehran Iran 1 (Golmohammadi 90) Ireland 0. (Ireland wins 1-0 on aggregate.) Slovenia-Romania Nov. 10 in Maribor Slovenia 2 (Acimovic 42, Osterc 70) Romania 1 (Niculae 26). Nov. 14 in Bucharest Romania 1 (Contra 65) Slovenia 1 (Rudonja […]

NAIA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS at Lindenwood University (St. Charles, Mo.) First round Thursday’s results Lindsey Wilson. Ky. 2 Trinity International, Ill. 1 (2OT) Lindenwood, Mo. 4 Huron, S.D. 1 Berry, Ga. 3 Embry-Riddle, Fla. 1 Azusa Pacific, Calif. 5 Indiana Wesleyan 1 Friday’s games St. Mary, Neb. (14-4-1) vs. Green Mountain, Vt. (17-4) Westmont, Calif. (15-4) […]

G KATHRYN CLEWLEY (UNC Greensboro) (1) Has six saves in Spartans’ 2-1 win over top seed Western Carolina to take Southern crown D MEGAN CROSS (Boston U.) (1) Leads Terriers’ defense that shut out Delaware (1-0 in OT) and Hartford (2-0) en route to the America East title D JENNY DAVIS (Liberty) (1) Scores on […]

G BRYAN STECKROTH (Navy) (1) Shuts out William & Mary (1-0) for ninth shutout of the year, giving Mids 8-0-1 record against non-league foes D J.R. POUNCEY (Massachusetts) (1) Leads Minutemen to Atlantic-10 title with wins over Dayton (4-1) and Richmond (0-0, 4-3 on penalties) D JOSH RIFE (Indiana) (1) Defensive MVP of Big Ten […]

Jan. 18 (Miami): Martinique (C3) vs. Costa Rica (C1) (7 pm); Haiti (D3) vs. Canada (D1) (9 pm) Jan. 19 (Pasadena): El Salvador (A3) vs. Mexico (A1) (1 pm); USA (B1) vs. South Korea (B2) (3 pm) Jan. 20 (Miami): Costa Rica (C1) vs. Trinidad & Tobago (C2) (3 pm); Ecuador (D2) vs. Haiti (D3) […]

Group A (Rose Bowl): Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador. Group B (Rose Bowl): USA, South Korea, Cuba. Group C (Orange Bowl): Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, Martinique. Group D (Orange Bowl): Canada, Ecuador, Haiti.