Monthly Archives: November 2002

ACC Regular-season champion: Wake Forest. Conference tournament Quarterfinals: Nov. 14 — No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 5 Duke, No. 2 Maryland vs. No. 7 NC State, No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 6 Clemson in Cary, N.C. Semifinals: Nov. 15 — No. 1 Wake Forest vs. Virginia-Duke winner, Maryland-N.C. State winner vs. North Carolina-Clemson winner […]

Scotsman Steve Nicol, who guided New England to a MLS Cup runner-up finish after taking over as interim head coach May 23 after the team started the 2002 season with 2-4-1 record, has signed a two-year contract with the Revs. Nicol had replaced Fernando Clavijo, whom he served as assistant. Nicol also served a two-game […]

Everything went as expected in Wednesday night's CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup semifinals, except that it didn't. The United States and Canada, towering favorites to play in Saturday night's championship match, used shutout victories before 10,079 at Safeco Field in Seattle to claim berths in next year's fourth Women's World Cup. The Americans, as anticipated, dominated […]

Senior forward Christie Welsh of Penn State could become the fifth repeat winner of the Hermann Trophy, the most prestigious of the collegiate player-of-the-year awards. Welsh, who captured the Hermann and Missouri Athletic Club awards as a junior, could join U.S. women's national team stars Mia Hamm and Cindy Parlow (both North Carolina), U.S. national […]

POINTS 1. Joseph Ngwenya, Coastal Carolina 54, 2. Alecko Eskandarian, Virginia 46, 3. Chris Goos, UNC Greensboro 52, 4. Jeff Deren, Massachusetts 45, 5. Antou Jallow, Wis.-Milwaukee 43, 6. 10. Matthew Osborne, George Washington 42, 7. Francis Wakhisi, Winthrop 41, 8. Darryl Roberts, Liberty 39, 9. Dimelon Westfield, Clemson 37, 9. Pat Noonan, Indiana 37, […]

POINTS 1. Marilyn Marin, North Texas 67, 2. Krystal Sandza, UC Santa Barbara 58, 3. Rosie Luzak, Niagara 52, 4. Mandy Heintz, LSU 48, 5. Kim McNally, Southeastern La. 47, 6. Courtney Crandell, Charlotte 46, 7. Holly Cohen, UTEP 45, 8. Ranieka Bean, Howard 44, 8. Jennifer Montgomery, UCF 44, 10. Miranda Cuthbertson, UTEP 43. […]

Wednesday night was dominated by cup action in Europe, and Earnie Stewart was the only American to play and emerge victorious. ENGLAND (LEAGUE CUP, THIRD ROUND) * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), vs. Walsall (D1), 2-2 (5-4 on penalties). DNP. Irish international Alan Kelly gets his start of the season in goal for Friedel, who is […]

ENGLISH LEAGUE (WORTHINGTON) CUP Third Round * Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1) at Birmingham (PL), 2-0. Started: 90 minutes. Lewis set up Jamaican striker Ricardo Fuller with a long ball into the penalty area for Preston's first goal against Premier League newcomer Birmingham. He scored the second goal in the 78th minute with a […]

Only three players were pick in today's MLS waiver draft: 1. D.C. United – pass 2. MetroStars – pass 3. Kansas City Wizards – pass 4. Chicago Fire – pass 5. Dallas Burn – pass 6. San Jose Earthquakes – Craig Waibel 7. Columbus Crew – Luchi Gonzalez 8. Colorado Rapids – Billy Sleeth 9. […]

Only three players were pick in today's MLS waiver draft: 1. D.C. United – pass 2. MetroStars – pass 3. Kansas City Wizards – pass 4. Chicago Fire – pass 5. Dallas Burn – pass 6. San Jose Earthquakes – Craig Waibel 7. Columbus Crew – Luchi Gonzalez 8. Colorado Rapids – Billy Sleeth 9. […]

The United States and Canada have been on a collision course since well before the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup began. It is a growing rivalry in women's soccer, building since former Norway coach Even Pellerud took charge of the Canadian women following the 1999 Women's World Cup and played out at every level of the […]

Goalkeeper Kati Jo Spisek (Texas A&M), Fr. (1) Six saves — including PK stop on Kati McBain — lead Aggies past Texas in Big 12 title-decider Defenders Lindsay Givens (Maryland), Jr. (1) Delivers 1-1 tie with No. 2 North Carolina as throw-in deflects in off a defender; fine defensive work in 4-1 romp over James […]

Bowling Green University freshman Leslie Dawley died Tuesday after collapsing early in a Mid-American Conference tournament game against Buffalo. The 18-year-old midfielder, from Westerville, Ohio, received immediate medical attention and was then transported to Wood County Hospital, near the Bowling Green campus. No further details were released. The match was scoreless in the sixth minute […]

GOALKEEPER Tim Hogan (Georgetown), Jr. (1) Makes six saves in 0-0 tie with No. 2 St. John's and four second-half saves in 1-0 win over West Virginia. DEFENDERS C.J. Klaas (Washington), Soph. (1) First goal of the season gives Huskies a 2-1 win in overtime at No. 3 UCLA. Will Lee (Penn), Sr. (1) Nets […]

The MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy has acquired the rights to South Korean World Cup captain Hong Myung Bo. Hong, the first Korean player in MLS history, joins the Galaxy from Pohang Steelers of Korea's K-League after a bid to sign him after the 2002 World Cup fell through. Hong, who captained South Korea at […]

St. Gallen, with American Frankie Hejduk playing in midfield, lost its derby against FC Wil, 11-3. It was the highest scoring game in Swiss League history, its 14 goals surpassing a 11-2 win by Servette over Grenchen in 1962. ENGLAND * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Aston Villa, 0-0. Started: 90 minutes. The visitors were […]

11/4 Ranking … Team (Record) … 10/28 Ranking 1 Wake Forest (12-0-4) 1 2 St. John's (11-1-5) 2 3 SMU (14-1-3) 4 4 Indiana (14-2-2) 7 5 UCLA (11-2-2) 3 6 California (11-3-2) 8 7 Furman (14-2-1) 10 8 Connecticut (14-4-0) 11 9 Stanford (11-3-2) 9 10 Maryland (12-4-0) 5 11 Virginia (10-5-0) 20 12 […]

No. 1 Wake Forest captured its first ACC title when it beat Duke, 2-0, Friday night in Durham, N.C. Jeremiah White scored both goals for the Demon Deacons. The next six teams in the Soccer America Top 25 all tied or lost: No. 2 St. John's (0-0 at Georgetown), No. 3 UCLA (1-2 vs. Washington […]

U.S. national team assistant coach Dave Sarachan has been named head coach of the Chicago Fire, replacing Bob Bradley, who left the Fire after five years at the helm to take over the MetroStars. Most recently, Sarachan served as Bruce ArenaÆs full-time assistant on the U.S. national team. In 1998 MLS, he replaced Bradley as […]

UCLA, Texas A&M and Santa Clara made moves in the Top 10 and five teams jumped into the rankings in the penultimate Soccer America College Women's Top 25 for 2002. The Pacific-10 Conference has the top two teams in the Top 25, with UCLA moving up from fourth to second — with Stanford No. 1 […]

BATTLE OF TEXAS: Emma Smith scored a goal and assisted on Juli Goin's as No. 6 Texas A&M captured the Big 12 Conference regular-season championship with a 2-1 victory over No. 3 Texas, the defending champion. The Aggies, who extended their unbeaten streak to a school-record 14 games, have beaten Texas in all 12 meetings. […]

10/28 Ranking … Team (Record) … 10/21 Ranking 1 Wake Forest (12-0-4) 2 10/29 — Gardner-Webb (10-0); 11/1 — at Duke (2-0). 2 St. John's (11-1-5) 1 11/2 — at Georgetown (0-0). 3 UCLA (11-2-2) 5 11/1 — Washington (1-2, OT); 11/3 — Oregon State (2-0). 4 SMU (14-1-3) 6 11/1 — at Drake (0-0); […]

1. Stanford (16-1-0) 11/2 at California (2-1) 2. North Carolina (14-1-4) 10/30 at Wake Forest (3-2), 11/1 vs. Maryland (1-1) 3. Texas (14-3-1) 11/1 at Texas A&M (1-2) 4. UCLA (14-3-0) 11/1 vs. Oregon (2-0), 11/3 vs. Oregon State (4-1) 5. Portland (14-4-1) 11/3 vs. Santa Clara (0-1) 6. Texas A&M (15-3-1) 11/1 vs. Texas […]

The U.S. women's national team was matched with the expected semifinal opponent in the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup on Sunday when Canada completed an unbeaten first stage with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica at Victoria, British Columbia. The Americans (3-0-0) on Wednesday will face the Costa Ricans, who went 2-1-0 in Group 2 play, […]

Tiffeny Milbrett tied a U.S. women's national team record Saturday by scoring five goals — all by the 34th minute — as the Americans moved within one win of qualifying for the 2003 Women's World Cup with a 9-0 laugher over Panama in the Group 1 final of the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. Shannon MacMillan […]