Monthly Archives: October 2003

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1 UCLA (14-1-0) 1 10/31 — Rutgers 2 Old Dominion (14-0-0) 2 10/31 — at James Madison; 11/2 — at George Mason 3 Maryland (14-1-0) 3 10/31 — Virginia 4 Wake Forest (11-3-0) 5 10/31 — Duke 5 Santa Clara (11-2-3) 8 11/02 — at St. Mary's 6 St. John's […]

Freddy Adu scored a hat trick with goals in the fifth, 30th and 57th minutes to lead the U.S. under-17 national team (players born on or after Jan. 1, 1987) to a 3-2 victory over Poland at the Val de Marne Tournament in France. The U-17s, who lost to Japan, 2-0, Tuesday, consist of players, […]

Third-ranked Portland visits No. 8 Santa Clara in a rematch of last year's NCAA title game on Sunday, the biggest battle in a weekend of showdowns and conference title-deciders. Seven games pair Top 25 teams, three in the Atlantic Coast Conference; two conferences — the Big East and Missouri Valley — start their conference tournaments; […]

Tottenham beat West Ham in the English Carling League Cup, taking Kasey Keller into the fourth round, along with Claudio Reyna, Tim Howard and Marcus Hahnemann, while Brad Friedel fell with Blackburn against Liverpool. Reyna and Howard rested as Manchester City and Manchester United defeated QPR and Leeds, respectively. In German Cup play, American Jacob […]

Visiting Michigan knocked No. 2 Notre Dame from the ranks of unbeaten women's college soccer teams on Wednesday, making the most of its chances for a 3-2 victory that closed the Fighting Irish's 12-game winning streak. Katie Kramer and Therese Heaton scored first-half goals and Stephanie Chavez provided a 3-1 advantage in the 49th minute […]

Goalkeeper Elise Matthews (South Carolina), Sr. (1) Shuts out Ole Miss and Mississippi State on the road, making 18 saves in a scoreless tie vs. the Rebels and a diving stop on Betty Ann Casey to preserve 1-0 win over the Bulldogs. Defenders Ginna Lewing (Delaware), Sr. (1) Leads Blue Hens' defense in shutouts of […]

GOALKEEPERS: Brad Knighton (UNC Wilmington) Fr. (1)* Registers two shutouts, including a 0-0 tie with Hofstra in which he makes 12 saves. DEFENDERS: Kenny Bertz (Maryland) Jr. (1) Pitches in two first-half goals in Terrapins' 4-1 win at Clemson. Leonard Griffin (UCLA) Sr. (1)Key component of two road shutouts also set up Bruins' first goal […]

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (17-0-0) 1 2. Notre Dame (18-0-1) 2 3. Portland (16-2-0) 3 4. UCLA (12-1-3) 4 5. Penn State (16-2-2) 5 6. Virginia (12-3-2) 6 7. West Virginia (14-3-1) 7 8. Santa Clara (10-3-5) 8 9. Florida State (10-5-1) 14 10. Duke (10-5-1) 9 11. Texas A&M (12-3-2) […]

ENGLAND * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) vs. Middlesborough, 0-0. Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 9. Keller was named The Sun's ''Dream Team Star Man'' for saves off sharp shots by Doriva, Szilard Nemeth and a free kick from Gaizka Mendieta. Tottenham is in 12th place. Season league stats: 10 games. […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Chicago and the Metros used backups and suffered heavy defeats on the final weekend; the Rapids scored three but gave up four; D.C. got back into the playoffs by tying Kansas City; the Crew went out with a bang by scoring a meaningless six; and did the Galaxy plant seeds […]

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1 UCLA (14-1-0) 1 2 Old Dominion (14-0-0) 2 3 Maryland (14-1-0) 3 4 Wake Forest (11-3-0) 5 5 Santa Clara (11-2-3) 8 6 St. John's (12-4-2) 11 7 North Carolina (11-2-3) 4 8 Washington (9-2-2) 12 9 Notre Dame (10-3-3) 13 10 Florida International (9-3-2) 6 11 Indiana (8-3-4) […]

No. 1 North Carolina clinched the ACC regular-season title for the third straight year with a 3-1 win at No. 6 Virginia Sunday afternoon before a crowd of 1,992 fans at Klockner Stadium. U.S. internationals Lori Chalupny, Heather O'Reilly and Lindsay Tarpley scored for UNC. No. 2 Notre Dame posted a 2-0 win at Seton […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK'S RANK 1 UCLA (13-1-0) 1 10/24 — at Stanford (2-0); 10/26 — at California (1-0) 2 Old Dominion (14-0-0) 2 10/24 — Towson (3-0); 10/25 — Delaware (3-1) 3 Maryland (14-1-0) 4 10/21 — Penn (2-1); 10/26 at Clemson (4-1) 4 North Carolina (11-2-3) 3 10/22 — at Davidson (1-0); 10/25 […]

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (17-0-0) 1 10/26 — at Virginia (3-1). 2. Notre Dame (18-0-1) 2 10/24 — at Rutgers (3-0); 10/26 — at Seton Hall (2-0). 3. Portland (16-2-0) 4 10/24 — at Pepperdine (2-1); 10/26 — at Loyola Marymount (1-0). 4. UCLA (12-1-3) 3 10/24 — Arizona State (4-1); […]

Oct. 25 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 5 MetroStars 2. Goals: Noonan (Ralston) 41, Fabbro (Ralston, Kamler) 45, Noonan (Fabbro) 51, Ralston (Kamler) 65, Noonan (Kamler, Cancela) 68; Lisi pen.58, LeBlanc 69. New England — Brown, Franchino, Llamosa, Pierce, Leonard, Kamler, Cancela, Joseph (Cullen, 73), Ralston, Noonan (I. Kante, 70), Fabbro (Bagley, 71). MetroStars — […]

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (16-0-0) 1 10/26 — at Virginia. 2. Notre Dame (16-0-1) 2 10/24 — at Rutgers; 10/26 — at Seton Hall. 3. Portland (14-2-0) 4 10/24 — at Pepperdine; 10/26 — at Loyola Marymount. 4. UCLA (10-1-3) 3 10/24 — Arizona State; 10/26 — Arizona. 5. Penn State […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK'S RANK 1 UCLA (12-1-0) 1 10/24 — at Stanford; 10/26 — at California 2 Old Dominion (12-0-0) 2 10/24 — Towson; 10/25 — Delaware 3 Maryland (13-1-0) 4 10/21 — Penn (2-1); 10/26 at Clemson 4 North Carolina (11-1-3) 3 10/22 — at Davidson (1-0); 10/25 at Wake Forest 5 Wake […]

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE * Tim Howard (Manchester United, England) at Glasgow Rangers (Scotland), 1-0. Started: 90 minutes. BBC rating (10 high; 1 low): 8. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 6. Howard was BBC's highest rated player. Manchester United went ahead in the 5th minute on a Phil Neville goal. Howard saved well on […]

The Charleston Battery's first A-League title capped a 2003 season during which the good outweighed the bad – and the ugly. The Good CHARLESTON BATTERY. Since 1999, the Charleston Battery has had the finest facility in the A-League. Now, the Battery has a championship to match Blackbaud Stadium, its soccer-specific stadium opened in 1999. The […]

Soccer America has upgraded its subscriber e-letter delivery system. SoccerAmericaDaily, MLS Confidential and Women's Soccer Insider are now transmitted at a faster speed. However, we want to insure that every subscriber has been correctly converted to the new system. If you are a Soccer America subscriber and have NOT received your regular e-letter delivery since […]

Soccer America has upgraded its subscriber e-letter delivery system. SoccerAmericaDaily, MLS Confidential and Women's Soccer Insider are now transmitted at a faster speed. However, we want to insure that every subscriber has been correctly converted to the new system. If you are a Soccer America subscriber and have NOT received your regular e-letter delivery since […]

GOALKEEPER Nicole Barnhart (Stanford), Jr. (1) Leads the Cardinal to back-to-back shutouts with 11 saves against ranked UCLA (0-0) and USC (2-0). DEFENDERS Linda Consolante (Maine), Jr. (1) Scores from 40 yards out in third minute of overtime to lead Black Bears past Binghamton, 1-0, in first action since returning from stint with Canada's World […]

GOALKEEPERS: Lance Friesz (San Diego) Fr. (1)* Shuts out three opponents: Alliant International, St. Mary's and San Francisco. DEFENDERS: Chris Austin (Kentucky) Sr. (1) Directs defense to two shutouts, including one against Akron in which Wildcats don't allow a shot on goal. Dustin Dyer (Virginia Tech) Soph. (1) Tallies game-winner against St. John's for Hokies. […]

The U.S. women, in their first match since finishing third at the Women's World Cup, surrendered a goal off the opening kickoff and another minutes after taking their only lead of the game and settled for a 2-2 tie with Italy on Wednesday night. Ilaria Pasqui scored just 11 seconds into the game and Moira […]

An ACL tear should have kept Shannon MacMillan out this World Cup, but she defied long odds to return to the field less than four months after injuring her knee. There was a lot of talk about Shannon MacMillan and miracles during the approach to the fourth Women's World Cup, the tone of which was […]