Monthly Archives: December 2002

Today's NCAA men's soccer semifinals provide two interesting matchups. The first game, broadcast live on ESPN2 at 5 p.m. ET, features two teams with sharply contrasting formations: Maryland against UCLA. The second game, which will be shown on tape delay at Saturday at noon ET on ESPN2, appears to be a duel between Creighton's risk-taking […]

MLS is again talking about expansion. Here's your opinions on the expansion issue. Results are based on 875 votes. Should MLS expand in 2004? 6% – No 94% – Yes Should MLS consider returning to the state of Florida? 57% – No 43% – Yes Should MLS consider small markets such as Oklahoma City and […]

Men's Hermann Trophy winners 1967: Dov Markus, (Long Island) 1968: Manuel Hernandez (San Jose State) 1969: Al Trost (St. Louis) 1970: Al Trost (St. Louis) 1971: Mike Seerey (St. Louis) 1972: Mike Seerey (St. Louis) 1973: Dan Counce (St. Louis) 1974: Farrukh Quraishi (Oneonta State) 1975: Steve Ralbovsky (Brown) 1976: Glenn Myernick (Hartwick) 1977: Billy […]

CHILEAN LEAGUE, Semifinal, First Leg Jonny Walker (Unversidad Catolica, D1) vs. Universidad Chile, 0-0. Started: 90 minutes. Walker made several saves for Catolica, which can advance with a win or a tie (if it manages an away goal) in the second leg on Sunday at the Estadio Nacional, which is expected to sell out its […]

On the eve of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft Jan. 17, top prospects will compete on three squads in front of MLS coaches and general managers at the 2003 adidas MLS Player Combine (Jan. 12 to Jan. 14) in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The U.S. U-20 national team will also compete in the three-day, four-team round-robin tournament. […]

Women's Hermann Trophy Winners 1988: Michelle Akers (Central Florida) 1989: Shannon Higgins (North Carolina) 1990: April Kater (Massachusetts) 1991: Kristine Lilly (North Carolina) 1992: Mia Hamm (North Carolina) 1993: Mia Hamm (North Carolina) 1994: Tisha Venturini (North Carolina) 1995: Shannon MacMillan (Portland) 1996: Cindy Daws (Notre Dame) 1997: Cindy Parlow (North Carolina) 1998: Cindy Parlow […]

Santa Clara's Aly Wagner, a senior midfielder from San Jose, Calif., has won the women's Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy. Wagner, who helped Santa Clara to a runner-up finish to Portland in the 2002 College Cup, won convincingly — ahead of Penn State's Christie Welsh, North Carolina's Catherine Reddick and Portland's Christine Sinclair.

Virginia's Alecko Eskandarian, a junior midfielder from Montvale, N.J., who scored a school-record 25 goals in 20 games for Virginia, has won the men's Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy. The MAC Award and Hermann Trophy merged this year. Winners were decided by a vote of current National Soccer Coaches Association of America members at the […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Nicole Barnhart (Stanford). Defenders — Lauren Orlandos (Portland), Catherine Reddick (North Carolina), Nandi Pryce (UCLA). Midfielders — Callie Withers (Stanford), Joanna Lohman (Penn State), Sarah Popper (Connecticut), Aly Wagner (Santa Clara). Forwards — Chrissie Abbott (West Virginia), Marcia Wallis (Stanford), Courtney Crandell (Charlotte), Christine Sinclair (Portland). Second Team Goalkeeper — Meghann […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Doug Warren (Clemson). Defenders — Todd Dunivant (Stanford), John Swann (Indiana), Chris Wingert (St. John's). Midfielders — Ricardo Clark (Furman), Sumed Ibrahim (Maryland), Andres Murriagui (Loyola Marymount), Diego Walsh (SMU). Forwards — Alecko Eskandarian (Virginia), Pat Noonan (Indiana), Tim Pierce (UCLA), Mike Tranchilla (Creighton). Second Team Goalkeeper — William Hesmer (Wake […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Jorge Geddes (West Virginia Wesleyan). Defenders — Ross Lumsden (Lynn), Kevin Nylen (St. Anselm), Sean Stewart (East Stroudsburg). Midfielders — Ricardo Lara (Incarnate Word), Oliver Medina (So. Connecticut State), Khano Smith (Lees-McRae). Forwards — Joey Mejias (CSU Bakersfield), Alen Marcina (Barry), Olivier Occean (So. Connecticut State), Mounir Tajiou (So. New Hampshire). […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Lindsay Blose (Mesa State). Defenders — Nicole Meyer (Regis), Nicole Cheadle (Franklin Pierce), Katherine Slattery (Barry). Midfielders — Jenelle Brandt (Metro State), Anumari Ylesmaki (Franklin Pierce), Stephanie Kirby (Nebraska-Omaha). Forwards — Kristen Geyer (Regis), Stephanie Kruse (Nebraska-Omaha), Meghan Welcome (Franklin Pierce), Missy Gregg (Christian Brothers). Second Team Goalkeeper — Amy Price […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Marcus Voss (Hope). Defenders — Trent Abbott (UT Dallas), Michael Steinen (Salisbury), Shawn Watson (St. Lawrence). Midfielders — Adam Hibshman (Carnegie-Mellon), Josh Smith (Trinity (Texas), Khari Stevenson (Williams), Hayden Woodworth (Messiah). Forwards — Alex Blake (Williams), Josh Card (Trinity, Texas), Chris Raymond (Puget Sound). Second Team Goalkeeper — Jacob Sither (Centre). […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Leah Cornwell (William Smith). Defenders — Erin Duffy (Wheaton, Mass.), Meghan McMullen (Wilmington), Amy Work (Ohio Wesleyan). Midfielders — Erica Adelstein (Trinity, Texas), Mindy Miller (Messiah), Gia Rosamilia (College of New Jersey), Tessie Thompson (St. Thomas, Minn.). Forwards — Anne Merten (Willamette), Tracy Prihoda (Wheaton, Mass.), Lindsay Rowland (Trinity, Texas). Second […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Lindsey Galinis (Young Harris). Defenders — Jessica Vasiloff (Lewis & Clark (Ill.), Nicole Anderson (Dixie State), Ayesha Fitchett (Mercer). Midfielders — Erica Rico (Rhode Island), Katerina Slivinske (DeAnza), Kelly Bailie (Monroe), Sarah Lake (Dixie State). Forwards — Katie Leahy (Rhode Island), Kim Jents (Long Beach), Randi Ann Johns (Cypress), Lindsey Kayal […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Bladimir Castillo-Correa (Montgomery-Rockville). Defenders — Luis Aguilar (Rio-Hondo), Nick Anderson (Fresno City), Christopher Hayles (Union County), Faber Kelly (Hudson Valley). Midfielders — Troy McCall (North Country), Jesus Rodriquez (Richland), Joel Sanchez (Hartnell), Usiel Vazquez (Herkimer County). Forwards — Fotis Anastasiou (Manchester), Angel Mero (Morris), Eric Zegle So. (Dutchess). Second Team Goalkeepers […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Stephen O'Farrell (Yavapai). Defenders — Eric Gordon (Pima), Jordan McKee (Yavapai), Andrew Turner (DuPage). Midfielders — C.D. Harris (Mercer County), Andrew Rhea (Cloud County), Edwin Ruiz (Bryant & Stratton), Joshua Worth (Meramac), Forwards — Ibrahim Kante (Essex, Md.), Kevin King (Tyler), Mark Malloy (Lewis & Clark, Mo.). Second Team Goalkeeper — […]

Californian Guillermo Gonzalez and Jacob Peterson of Michigan scored four and five goals, respectively, for the U.S. U-17 national team at the second annual U.S. Soccer/Nike Friendlies in Bradenton, Fla. Facing some of the top U.S. youth clubs, Coach John Ellinger split his squad into two teams — one with mainly players born in 1986 […]

The Project-40 team, coached by Glenn Myernick, ended its Germany-Netherlands tour on a high note with two wins and a tie against Dutch competition after starting its trip with three losses. Luchi Gonzalez, the 2001 Hermann Trophy winner who was waived by San Jose after the 2002 MLS season and picked up by the Columbus […]

English club Manchester United has announced its plans for its much-publicized tour of the United States in 2002. It will play four games in four cities against foreign opposition in 13 days: July 22 — Celtic (Scotland) at Seattle's Seahawks Stadium. July 27 — Club America (Mexico) at the Los Angeles Coliseum. July 31 — […]

SEMIFINALS (Dec. 7) Southern New Hampshire 2 (Kagan 45, 66) Mercyhurst 1 (Jungeberg 44). Sonoma State 2 (Doran 62, Boone 104) Central Arkansas 1 (Bell 38) (OT). FINAL (Dec. 8) Sonoma State 4 (Coyne 35, Boone 49, Nathan 74, Bussard 77) Southern New Hampshire 3 (Augustine 15, Tajiou 36, Burgess 90).

Sonoma State won its first NCAA Division II men's title when it beat Southern New Hampshire Sunday afternoon in Virginia Beach, Va. SNHU twice led on goals by Anthony Augustine and Mounir Tajiou, but Sonoma State recovered on goals by Brian Coyne and Brandon Boone before moving ahead on goals by Michael Nathan and Tony […]

By Mike Woitalla El Salvador won its first soccer gold medal at the Central American & Caribbean Games since 1954 with a 4-3 penalty-kick victory after a 1-1 tie with Mexico in the final on Saturday. Carlos Menjivar, a 21-year-old Northern California product who was born in San Francisco, converted El SalvadorÆs third penalty kick […]

Netminders stood out this weekend as Marcus Hahnemann extended his shutout streak with Reading to seven games and Jonny Walker advanced to ChileÆs semifinal round while Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller remained sharp in the Premier League. ENGLAND Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) at Bolton, 1-1. Started: 90 minutes. A stoppage-time tally by Craig Short allowed […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH Senior Editor in Austin, Texas Christine Sinclair scored two goals Sunday, including the overtime winner in the 104th minute, as Portland claimed its first NCAA Division I women's soccer title with a stirring 2-1 triumph over archrival Santa Clara in the rain at the University of Texas. Sinclair, selected the College Cup's […]