Monthly Archives: August 2002

Erin O'Grady scored two goals and Meghan Moore added a couple assists as the Boston Renegades captured their second successive W-League title Saturday night, pulling away in the second half to a 3-0 victory over the Charlotte Lady Eagles at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia. Moore fed Rebekah Splaine in the 23rd minute to […]

The W-League's two reigning champions advanced to the championship match Friday night with difficult victories in Burnaby, British Columbia. The Boston Renegades, which won the W-1 League crown last year, used a Mary Beth Bowie free kick and an own goal to defeat the Denver Lady Cougars, 2-1, in the first semifinal before 2,485 at […]

The Atlanta Beat captured the final WUSA semifinal berth Saturday afternoon with a 2-0 victory over first-place Philadelphia before 7,590 at Herndon Stadium. Nikki Serlenga and Kelly Cagle scored goals for the Beat (11-9-1, 34 points), which needed only a tie to beat defending champion San Jose in the battle for the fourth playoff spot. […]

PHILADELPHIA (11-3-6, 39 points) at ATLANTA (10-9-1, 31 points) Saturday, August 10 (4:00 pm ET) (TV: PAX) Key Players Out: Philadelphia – F Rakel Karvelsson (ACL tear-R), M Kelly Smith (ACL tear-R); Atlanta – none. Referee: Erich Simmons. SAN JOSE (8-7-5, 29 points) at BOSTON (5-8-7, 22 points) Saturday, August 10 (7:00 pm ET) (TV: […]

CHICAGO (8-8-4, 28 points) at DALLAS (8-5-7, 31 points) Saturday, August 10 (4:00 pm ET) (TV: ESPN2) Key Players Out: Chicago – D C.J. Brown (21 caution points), M Chris Armas (torn ACL-R), M Sergi Daniv (ligament repair to great toe-R), M Peter Nowak (Grade Two MCL sprain-L), F Mike Nugent (torn lateral meniscus-L), D […]

ACC: North Carolina is the near-unanimous pick to win the ACC title. The Tar Heels, the 2001 NCAA Division I runners-up, have won the last 13 ACC championships. They return three All-Americans: Catherine Reddick, Alyssa Ramsey and Sara Randolph. Virginia claimed the second spot, followed by Clemson, Florida State, Duke, Wake Forest, Maryland and N.C. […]

ACC: Virginia, the 2001 regular-season champion, is the coaches' favorite for the 2002 season, edging defending national champion North Carolina in a poll of conference coaches. Clemson, the 2001 ACC tournament champions, was picked to finish third. Completing the preseason poll are Wake Forest, Maryland, Duke and N.C. State. Virginia, North Carolina, Clemson, Wake Forest […]

Bob Contiguglia, running unopposed for a second four-year term as U.S. Soccer Federation president, was elected by unanimous consent Friday morning. ''The last four years have been remarkable,'' said Contiguglia, 60, who begins his second four-year term immediately. ''We have concentrated our efforts on servicing our membership, increasing communication and solidifying the business structure of […]

The Kansas City WizardsÆ trip to Mexico for their first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal proved disastrous as Morelia routed Coach Bob GanslerÆs squad, 6-1. The Wizards host Morelia Aug. 28 for the second leg. Semifinal, First Leg Aug. 7 in Morelia Morelia 6 Kansas City 1. Goals: Fernandes (Bautista) 50, Bujan 57, […]

For the third straight year, the Los Angeles Galaxy ousted San Jose in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup. Los Angeles, the 2001 Open Cup champ, won on a 101th minute golden goal from Carlos Ruiz, who beat Jeff Agoos and sombreroed Jimmy Conrad before shooting past keeper Jon Conway from the edge of […]

San Jose's playoff hopes grew stronger and Carolina clinched home field for the semifinals on a dramatic night of action in the final week of the WUSA's regular season. The CyberRays pulled within two points of the fourth-place Atlanta Beat in the battle for the final playoff spot after dominating play against Philadelphia for the […]

By Nathaniel Gould ATLANTA SIGNS MLS VET KEEPER: The Atlanta Silverbacks signed goalkeeper Jeff Cassar last Wednesday and started him in a 2-1 loss on Saturday to the Rochester Rhinos. Of the teams currently in playoff positions, Atlanta is second in scoring with 41 goals — first-place Seattle has 60 — but the Silverbacks' goals-against […]

Three of the four U.S. Cup quarterfinal games take place this evening. The fourth, between Kansas City and the A-League's Milwaukee Rampage, takes place Aug. 24 in Milwaukee. All of tonight's games are clashes between MLS teams, the Rampage being the only A-League survivor, thanks to its round-of-16 win over Chicago. DALLAS BURN vs. COLORADO […]

GOALKEEPER Pat Onstad (Rochester) * Six saves in 2-1 win at Atlanta DEFENDERS Ryan Edwards (Seattle) * Gamewinner in 1-0 win over Toronto Kalin Bankov (Rochester) * Goal in 2-1 win at Charleston Milan Kojic (Toronto) * Two goals against in three-game Pacific road trip, assist MIDFIELDERS Lenin Steenkamp (Rochester) * Two goals in 2-1 […]

The U.S. U-16 girls national team won both its matches against adult competition in the USASA Soccer Festival before tying, 3-3, with Mexico's U-19 women's team. Christina Estrada, Megan Rapinoe and Jessica Rostedt scored in a 22-minute span of the second half to give the U.S. a 3-2 lead, but Mexico scored the equalizer in […]

Hugo Perez, who earned 73 U.S. caps while scoring 13 goals in 1984-1994, has been named assistant coach of the University of San Francisco men's team. Perez, who played for the USA at the 1984 Olympics and 1994 World Cup, and helped the Americans qualify for the 1988 Olympics and 1990 World Cup, joins head […]

Coach Thomas Rongen's U.S. U-20 squad managed only one win in four games at the U.S. Amateur Soccer Festival in Houston, Texas last week. The Americans, who are preparing for qualifying for the 2003 U-20 World Cup, opened with a 2-1 win over the USASA East Region squad on goals by Devin Barclay and Justin […]

Goalkeeper Jonny Walker and his team, Universidad Catolica, opened the Clausura season with a 2-1 win against Concepcion in the Chilean first division.A 10th minute free kick escaped Walker's hands, but Catolica equalized on a 39th minute rebound and pulled ahead on an 86th minute penalty kick by Miguel Ramirez. Meanwhile, neither American in France […]

The U.S. under-23 national team has won its first three games on during its stay in England. Glenn Myernick's U-23s followed up its 4-1 win over Bolton Wanderers' reserves with a 2-1 win over Huddersfield's reserves and 4-1 victory over Crewe Alexandria's reserves. North Carolina's David Testo had goals in the wins over Huddersfield and […]

W-LEAGUE CENTRAL CONFERENCE First round Tuesday, July 30 Midwest Division Memphis Mercury 4 Chicago Cobras 2 Atlantic Division Northern Virginia Majestics 2 Hampton Roads Piranhas 3 Semifinals Friday, Aug. 2 Hampton Roads Piranhas 6 Kansas City Mystics 0 Charlotte Lady Eagles 4 Memphis Mercury 2 Championship Saturday, Aug 3 Charlotte Lady Eagles 2 Hampton Roads […]

Pu Wei's stoppage-time strike from Mia Hamm's corner kick Sunday delivered to the Washington Freedom a 3-2 victory over Atlanta and a berth in the WUSA semifinals. Hamm came off the bench to spark the Freedom (10-5-5, 35 points), scoring a 58th-minute equalizer and setting up Bai Jie for a short-lived lead in the 75th […]

Philadelphia and Carolina, the dominant clubs in the WUSA since season's start, nailed down their berths in the Aug. 17 semifinals Saturday when the Courage pulled away in the second half for a 4-1 victory over visiting San Jose. The Charge celebrated with a 3-1 victory over San Diego as Marinette Pichon returned to the […]

The MLS squad, chosen by fans, players, media, coaches and administrators, prevailed, 3-2, over Coach Bruce Arena's USA, a combination of current MLS-based national team players and former U.S. internationals, in the 2002 MLS All-Star Game. The game, which drew 31,096 fans to Washington's RFK Stadium on Sunday, was delayed for 58 minutes in first […]

Saturday, August 3 (4:00 pm ET) SAN JOSE (8-6-4, 28 points) at CAROLINA (10-5-3, 33 points) (TV: PAX) Key Players Out: San Jose – F Megan Horvath (knee meniscus tear-L), F Maren Hendershot-Brown (knee inflammation-R), F Kim Clark (ankle sprain-L); Carolina – none. Referee: Misail Tsapos. Saturday, August 3 (7:00 pm ET) SAN DIEGO (4-10-4, […]

D.C. United has announced that it will not sign Paul Gascoigne, the controversial 35-year-old English midfielder who practiced with the club last Friday and Monday. ''After long and involved discussions and having thoroughly considered all matters regarding a permanent, long-term move to D.C. United and Major League Soccer, both United head coach Ray Hudson and […]