Monthly Archives: October 2003

0 Titles the MetroStars have won in their eight seasons in MLS. 3 Titles the Chicago Fire have won in its six years in MLS: one MLS title (1998) and two Open Cups (1999 and 2000). 5-0-0 Record of MLS home teams in the U.S. Open Cup final. 7 U.S. Open Cup titles by Chicago […]

GOALKEEPER Heather Hinton (Hartford), Sr. (1) Makes career-best 16 saves against ranked Connecticut as the Hawks pull out a 1-0 upset win. DEFENDERS Amy LePeilbet (Arizona State), Sr. (1) Scores an incredible 45-yard free kick that carries Sun Devils to a 1-0 victory over Stanford; main factor in shutting down Cal. Asia Simons (Tulane), Sr. […]

TEAM: home attendance average 1. Los Angeles 21,625 2. Colorado 16,772 3. Columbus 16,025 4. MetroStars 15,620 5. Kansas City 15,619 6. D.C. United 15,332 7. New England 14,794 8. Chicago 12,995 9. San Jose 10,051 10. Dallas 7,834 League-wide average: 14,677

TEAM: goals scored per game New England 1.71 Chicago 1.68 Kansas City 1.64 San Jose 1.57 MetroStars 1.32 Columbus 1.25 D.C. United 1.25 Colorado 1.21 Dallas Burn 1.11 Los Angeles 1.11 Leaguewide goals per game average: 2.77

PLAYER (TEAM): G-A P Preki KC 11-16 38 Taylor Twellman NE 15-4 34 Carlos Ruiz LA 15-3 33 Ante Razov CHI 13-6 32 Landon Donovan SJ 12-6 30 Damani Ralph CHI 11-6 28 John Spencer COL 12-4 28 Mark Chung COL 11-4 26 Brian Mullan SJ 6-9 21 Edson Buddle CLB 8-3 19 Marco Etcheverry […]

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 New England at MetroStars 7:30 pm (Fox Sports World) Dallas at Kansas City 8 pm Colorado at Chicago 8:30 pm San Jose at Los Angeles 10 pm (HDNet) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 Columbus at D.C. United 4 pm (ESPN2) MLS Shootout Package: TBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM: W-L-T: PTS **Chicago 14-6-8 50 *MetroStars 11-8-9 42 *New England 10-9-9-39 D.C. United 10-10-8 38 Columbus 8-12-8 32 WESTERN CONFERENCE TEAM: W-L-T: PTS **San Jose 14-6-8 50 *Colorado 11-10-7-40 *Kansas City 10-10-8 38 *Los Angeles 8-12-8 32 Dallas 5-18-5 20 * Clinched playoff spot; ** Clinched conference title. Note: top four finishers […]

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (14-0-0) 1 2. Notre Dame (14-0-1) 2 3. UCLA (9-1-2) 3 4. Portland (12-2-0) 5 5. Virginia (10-1-2) 4 6. West Virginia (12-2-0) 6 7. Pepperdine (11-2-0) 8 8. Penn State (12-2-2) 9 9. Texas A&M (10-1-2) 11 10. Florida (11-2-0) 7 11. Florida State (8-5-0) 22 […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor The Revs and the Wizards go OT to notch vital victories; squandered penalties invade the Meadowlands; the Quakes draw in Denver; and the careening Crew loses at Chicago — again. BEST GOALS: Only six goals were scored in five games, and the best two were deflections. Ante Razov's one-two with […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK'S RANK 1 UCLA (10-1-0) 1 2 Old Dominion (10-0-0) 2 3 North Carolina (10-1-2) 3 4 Maryland (11-1-0) 4 5 Saint Louis (8-1-2) 6 6 Wake Forest (7-3-0) 7 7 St. John's (9-3-1) 8 8 Washington (8-1-2) 9 9 Notre Dame (7-2-3) 5 10 FIU (7-2-2) 10 11 Rutgers (7-3-1) NR […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor in Carson, Calif. Nia Kuenzer's twisting header eight minutes into overtime gave Germany its first Women's World Cup title with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Sweden in Sunday's thrilling championship game. It was a terrific finish, from Renate Lingor's 32-yard free kick, and a controversial end, with Sweden coach Marika […]

BEGINNING or the END? The WUSA, unable to meet sponsorship goals, suspended operations, but the response to the league's demise, in the backdrop of the Women's World Cup, sparked optimism that women's pro soccer could resume in some form next spring. When the end, as it were, finally arrived, there were expressions of shock among […]

MY INITIAL REACTION, when I heard that a women's pro soccer league would launch in the United States in 2001, was: How can a women's league expect to make it when a men's league has yet to prove itself profitable? The WUSA would come up against every challenge that MLS faced, and then some. Can […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK'S RANK 1 UCLA (10-1-0) 2 10/9 — New Mexico (1-0); 10/12 — at Fresno State (5-0) 2 Old Dominion (10-0-0) 3 10/10 — UNC Wilmington (1-0); 10/12 — Virginia Commonwealth (2-1) 3 North Carolina (10-1-2) 6 10/10 — Mercer (5-0); 10/12 — Kentucky (2-1) 4 Maryland (11-1-0) 1 10/8 — Georgetown […]

Germany's Birgit Prinz, with seven goals, won the Golden Shoe as the World Cup's top scorer and was selected the Golden Ball winner, as tournament MVP, in a vote by media. Sweden's Victoria Svensson won the Silver Ball and German Maren Meinert captured the Silver Shoe and Bronze Ball. Brazil's Katia won the Bronze Shoe. […]

No. 1 North Carolina (14-0-0) and No. 2 Notre Dame (14-0-1) are the only unbeaten women's teams left in the country after No. 24 Oklahoma State's 3-1 loss to Iowa State. UNC beat N.C. State, 4-1. State's late goal was the first allowed by UNC's Aly Winget in 580 minutes. Notre Dame's shutout streak is […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor in Carson, Calif. A superb Shannon Boxx header and a fine finish by Tiffeny Milbrett nailed down bronze medals for the United States, which had little trouble triumphing in Saturday's third-place game once Canada's young forwards ran out of steam in the second half. Boxx netted her fourth goal in […]

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (14-0-0) 1 10/10 — N.C. State (4-1). 2. Notre Dame (14-0-1) 2 10/7 — Butler (3-0); 10/10 — Georgetown (6-0); 10/12 — Miami, Fla. (3-0). 3. UCLA (9-1-2) 3 10/7 — at San Diego (2-0); 10/9 — Washington State (2-1); 10/11 — Washington (3-2, OT). 4. Virginia […]

Third-Place Game Oct. 11 in Carson, Calif. USA 3 Canada 1. Goals: Lilly 22, Boxx 51, Milbrett 80, Sinclair 38. USA — Scurry, Pearce, Reddick, Sobrero (MacMillan, 84), Fawcett; Boxx, Foudy (Bivens, 78), Lilly, Hamm, Wambach, Parlow (Milbrett, 43). Canada — Swiatek, Andrews (Morneau, 84), Hooper, Neil (Moscato, 90), Nonen, Kiss, Matheson, Lang (Wilkinson, 89), […]

Oct. 10 in Chicago Chicago 2 Columbus 0. Goals: Jaqua (Razov), Razov (Armas) 49. Chicago — Thornton, Gray, Bocanegra, Curtin, Perez, Marsch, Armas, Pause, Beasley, Jaqua, Razov. Columbus — Busch, Clark, McCarty (Garcia, 70), Akwari, Hejduk, Maisonneuve (Cunningham, 63), Paule (Martino, 72), Pineda Chacon, West, McBride, Buddle. Yellow Cards: Chicago — Beasley 57, Jaqua 67; […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor in Carson, Calif. Germany or Sweden will capture its first Women's World Cup crown on Sunday when the European giants renew their rivalry in a morning clash at the Home Depot Center. It will be a historic clash, with either Tina Theune-Meyer, Germany's coach, or Sweden's Marika Domanski Lyfors becoming […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor in Carson, Calif. Still smarting from their semifinal loss to Germany, the U.S. women face a can't-lose clash with their closest rival on Saturday, taking on surprising Canada in the Women's World Cup's third-place match at the Home Depot Center. The Americans are 25-3-3 against Canada in a series that […]

RANK TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (13-0-0) 1 10/10 — N.C. State. 2. Notre Dame (12-0-1) 2 10/7 — Butler (3-0); 10/10 — Georgetown; 10/12 — Miami, Fla. 3. UCLA (8-1-2) 3 10/7 — at San Diego (2-0); 10/9 — Washington State (2-1); 10/11 — Washington. 4. Virginia (10-1-1) 4 10/7 — at […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK'S RANK 1 UCLA (9-1-0) 2 10/9 — New Mexico (1-0); 10/12 — at Fresno State 2 Old Dominion (8-0-0) 3 10/10 — UNC Wilmington; 10/12 — Virginia Commonwealth 3 North Carolina (8-1-2) 6 10/10 — Mercer (UNC Greensboro adidas Classic); 10/12 — Kentucky (UNC Greensboro adidas Classic) 4 Maryland (10-1-0) 1 […]

The U.S. under-20 national team fell to Japan's U-20s, 2-1, Wednesday at the Home Depot Center. The game is the only one Thomas Rongen's U-20s will have before departing to the United Arab Emirates in November for the World Youth Championship. U.S. defender Jordan Stone was sent off for his second yellow card in the […]