Monthly Archives: November 2002

Ohio Wesleyan's defense made Erika Howland's goal midway through the first half stand up, and the Battling Bishops claimed their second successive NCAA Division III women's soccer championship Saturday with a 1-0 triumph over Messiah at Geneva, N.Y. Howland, selected offensive MVP of the championships, finished off a loose ball following a corner kick as […]

Long Beach City College's women's soccer team seeks its third successive California State JC title next weekend in Lemoore, Calif., and archrival Cypress College could be the Vikings' stiffest competition. LBCC (22-0-1), the No. 1 seed from Southern California, will take Santa Rosa (19-3-2) in a semifinal on Saturday, Dec. 7, and Cypress (23-0-1) will […]

NCAA DIVISION I Quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 29 North Carolina 3 (Ramsey 1, 54, Tomecka 52) Texas A&M 0 Saturday, Nov. 30 Portland (17-4-2) at Stanford (21-1-0), 7 p.m. PST Penn State (18-3-1) at Connecticut (21-2-1), 1 p.m. EST Michigan (16-5-2) at Santa Clara (18-4-1), 1 p.m. PST Semifinals Friday, Dec. 6, at Austin, Texas North […]

North Carolina advanced to its 21st successive NCAA Division I women's soccer final four on Friday, routing visiting Texas A&M, 3-0, to advance to next week's College Cup semifinals in Austin, Texas. Alyssa Ramsey scored two goals and assisted on Maggie Tomecka's for the second-ranked Tar Heels (21-1-4), who have won 16 of 20 NCAA […]

Defending champion Ohio Wesleyan and Messiah advanced on Friday to the NCAA Division III women's soccer championship game, capturing semifinal triumphs at Geneva, N.Y., in decidedly different fashions. The Battling Bishops (22-0-1) struck twice in the first nine minutes and coasted to a 3-0 victory over final-four host William Smith. Messiah (21-0-2) earned its second […]

Two seeded teams fell in the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament Wednesday. No. 6 seed Virginia fell to William & Mary, 3-2, on penalty kicks after their game ended in a 1-1 tie. Alecko Eskandarian scored a Cavalier-record 25th goal in the first half, but Graham Albert, son of Tribe coach […]

SECOND ROUND (Nov. 27) Wake Forest 1 (White 88) Old Dominion 0. Boston College 2 (Arnault 74, Krause 78) Northeastern 1 (Cipriano 64). Connecticut 4 (Ralph 31, Thomas 34, Cuellar 38, Mordocco 84) Penn 0. Maryland 1 (Mediate 53) American 0. California 2 (Munoz 17, Berger 78) UC Santa Barbara 1 (McAthy 85). Indiana 1 […]

NCAA DIVISION I Quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 29 Texas A&M (18-4-3) at North Carolina (20-1-4), 3 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 30 Portland (17-4-2) at Stanford (21-1-0), 7 p.m. PST Penn State (18-3-1) at Connecticut (21-2-1), 1 p.m. EST Michigan (16-5-2) at Santa Clara (18-4-1), 1 p.m. PST NCAA DIVISION II Semifinals Friday, Dec. 6, at Virginia […]

by Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla Kasey Keller's father couldn't fathom his son's desire to become a soccer star. At the time, career options in the United States didn't include professional soccer. The boy, it seemed, was squandering his superb athletic talents. That was a long ago. Before the King of Spain invited Keller […]

Seeing the world thanks to soccer inspired some young Americans to found Grassroot Soccer, which is attacking the HIV crisis in Zimbabwe. Tommy Clark has seen the world. Now he wants to give something back to it. The Dartmouth star of the early 1990s grew up in Scotland, Zimbabwe and the United States. After college, […]

IN A SEASON OF CONTRACTION AND A WORLD CUP, PLAYERS AND FORMATIONS WERE JUGGLED and switched extensively as coaches sought the right mix. The imperfect science of ranking players for 2002 included the opinions of coaches and players and statistics with an emphasis on performances following the World Cup and in the playoffs. As always, […]

Anson Dorrance's teaching methods – along with his passion for his sport and his players – are grooming first-rate coaches for the women's game. Anson Dorrance, as he readily admits, didn't see much value in being a coach when he was starting out a quarter-century or so ago. ''I didn't think of it as a […]

By most measurements, the 2002 MLS season was a success. MLS enjoyed its most exciting regular season ever with every team still in contention for the playoffs until the final week of the season. Attendance was up for the second straight year. The weekend games during the last two weeks of the regular season averaged […]

There are two reliable ways to measure the progress of a country's soccer: national team results and the success of its players in foreign leagues. Start investigating the U.S. national team's rise to respectability, and you'll notice how closely the two are linked. In 1989, when the United States qualified for the World Cup for […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor Texas A&M (18-4-3) at North Carolina (21-1-4) Friday, 3 p.m. EST. Freshman keeper Kati Jo Spisak has done amazing things the past two weeks, carrying the Aggies to shootout victories over SMU and UCLA. A&M didn't get off a shot against the Bruins, whose domination meant nothing against Spisak: She […]

Forwards James Gledhill, Mobile Boyzzz Khumalo, Lindsey Wilson Michael Ritch, Auburn-Montgomery Rodrigo Pardo, Mid-Continent Midfielders Chris Williams, Mobile Simon Mulama, Park Andre Cooper, Lindsey Wilson Sigthor Juliusson, Auburn-Montgomery Defenders Eric Ongao, Park Jamie Ferguson, University of Mobile Gavin Oldham, Lindsey Wilson Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Auburn-Montgomery Goalkeepers Scott Wood, Park Andrew Bayliss, Mobile Outstanding Defensive Player Award […]

The University of Mobile won its first NAIA men's title when it beat Park University, 2-1, in the final at the Lovers Lane Soccer Complex in Bowling Green, Ky. Mike Fricke and tournament MVP James Gledhill scored for the Rams, who had entered the nationals as the fifth seed. Mobile upset top-seed Auburn-Montgomery, 1-0, in […]

Kristi Sullivan scored a pair of second-half goals and Westmont College of Santa Barbara, Calif., captured its second successive NAIA women's soccer championship — and its third in four years — by edging archrival Azusa Pacific, 2-1, in the final at St. Charles, Mo. Sullivan, a junior, tallied in the 65th and 75th minutes, her […]

NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS at St. Charles, Mo. Final Tuesday, Nov. 26 Westmont, Calif. 2 (Kristi Sullivan 65, 75) Azusa Pacific, Calif. 1 (Arbizu 88)

RESULTS FIRST ROUND Nov. 21 Auburn Montgomery 6 John Brown 2 Mid-Continent 2 Flagler 1 Lindsey Wilson 9 Martin Luther 0 Rio Grande 2 Goldey-Beacom 1 Nov. 22 Covenant 2 Illinois-Springfield 1 Mobile 1 Bethel 0 (OT) Park 2 Concordia (Calif.) 1 (OT) Simon Fraser 1 Baker 0 QUARTERFINALS Nov. 23 Lindsey Wilson 2 Simon […]

Lindsey Wilson's reign as NAIA men's champion is over. The host Blue Raiders' bid for a fifth straight title ended in the semifinals Monday night when they lost to Park University, 4-3, on penalty kicks after the Pirates rallied for two second-half goals to tie LWC, 2-2. Chris Lisaka (68th minute) and Mekete Gashaw (84th) […]

NCAA DIVISION I Quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 29 Texas A&M (18-4-3) at North Carolina (20-1-4), 3 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 30 Portland (17-4-2) at Stanford (21-1-0), 7 p.m. PST Penn State (18-3-1) at Connecticut (21-2-1), 1 p.m. EST Michigan (16-5-2) at Santa Clara (18-4-1), 1 p.m. PST NCAA DIVISION II Semifinals Friday, Dec. 6, at Virginia […]

It's an all-Southern California final in the NAIA women's soccer championships after archrivals Azusa Pacific and Westmont captured semifinal victories Monday at St. Charles, Mo. Westmont (19-1-3), the defending champion, pounded Union, Ky., 4-0, and Azusa Pacific (16-3-0) edged host Lindenwood, 1-0, in overtime. Both games were played in sub-freezing temperatures. Tuesday's championship game will […]

NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS at St. Charles, Mo. Semifinals Monday, Nov. 25 Westmont, Calif. 4 (Kristi Sullivan 6, 70, Karin Sullivan 38, Kaden 77) Union, Ky. 0 Azusa Pacific, Calif. 1 (Arbizu 92) Lindenwood, Mo. 0 (OT) Final Tuesday, Nov. 26 Westmont, Calif. (19-1-3) vs. Azusa Pacific, Calif. (16-3-0), 6 p.m. CST

ENGLAND * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) vs. Leeds, 2-0. Started: 90 minutes. Tottenham ended a three-game losing streak and moved into seventh place. * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) at Charlton Athletic, 1-3 DNP. Recovering from knee surgery. After 14 consecutive league starts, Friedel missed his first action of the season. Blackurn is in ninth place. […]