Monthly Archives: November 2003

Brooke Davis scored in the final minute to force overtime and Sanada Mujanovic tallied nearly three minutes into the extra period as Oneonta State rallied to beat Chicago, 2-1, in Sunday's NCAA Division III women's soccer final at Oneonta, N.Y. The title was the first in any team sport for the Red Dragons (21-1-3), who […]

NCAA DIVISION III Final Sunday, Nov. 30 at Oneonta, N.Y. Oneonta State 2 (Davis 90, Mujanovic 93) Chicago 1 (DeLeon 32) (OT) NCAA DIVISION I Semifinals Friday, Dec. 5 at Cary, N.C. Florida State (17-7-1) vs. Connecticut (13-5-3), noon EST North Carolina (25-0-0) vs. UCLA (20-1-3), 2:30 p.m. EST Final Sunday, Dec. 7 at Cary, […]

The United States got second-half goals from Eddie Johnson, Mike Magee and Bobby Convey to beat Paraguay, 3-1, Saturday in the opening game of the World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates. For 45 minutes, it was all one-sided in Abu Dhabi. Paraguay got an early goal from Julio Dos Santos on a free […]

RESULTS Second Round Nov. 26 UCLA 3 (Taylor 53, Valdez 65, Hoshimiya 81) Tulsa 2 (Pore 23, Brown 67). FIU 1 (Peoples 81) Cal State Northridge 1 (Miranda 82). (FIU wins 5-4 on penalties.) VCU 5 (Delicate 2, 21, Cephas 20, 34, 59) Virginia Tech 2 (O'Brien 28, Dyer 66). Indiana 2 (Peterson 44, Badger […]

Chicago and Oneonta State advanced to their first NCAA Division III women's soccer final with 2-1 victories Saturday in Oneonta, N.Y. The Red Dragons (20-1-3), final four hosts, got goals from Alissa Karcz and Brooke Davis to overcome an early deficit and beat The College of New Jersey (18-5-0) in the first semifinal. Chicago (17-1-4) […]

NCAA DIVISION I Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 29 Connecticut 3 (Gjertsen 22, Cross 29, Schnur 30) Brigham Young 1 (Rendich 63) Semifinals Friday, Dec. 5 at Cary, N.C. Florida State (17-7-1) vs. Connecticut (13-5-3), noon EST North Carolina (25-0-0) vs. UCLA (20-1-3), 2:30 p.m. EST Final Sunday, Dec. 7 at Cary, N.C. Semifinal winners NCAA DIVISION […]

Freshman Nikki Cross on Saturday scored one goal and assisted two others, all in an eight-minute span of the first half, to lead Connecticut past visiting Brigham Young, 3-1, and into its first NCAA women's soccer final four since 1997. Cross set up Jessica Gjertsen's goal in the 22nd minute, netted one of her own […]

Three-quarters of the Women's College Cup field was filled Friday, with No. 1 North Carolina and No. 2 UCLA advancing to a semifinal showdown with one-sided victories, and Florida State earning its first trip to the final four. The Tar Heels (25-0-0) scored twice late in the first half and dominated No. 3 Santa Clara […]

NCAA DIVISION I Quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 28 North Carolina 3 (O'Reilly 33, Reddick 45, Tarpley 81) Santa Clara 0 Florida 1 (McMillan 88) Florida State 2 (Rowland 57, Ratliff 69) UCLA 4 (Jones 16, Mora 37, Davis 77, Devine 90) Penn State 0 Saturday, Nov. 29 Brigham Young (14-5-3) at Connecticut (13-5-3), noon EST Semifinals […]

2003 CHAMPIONS NJCAA Division I: Dixie State College of Utah (St. George, Utah) NJCAA Division III: Mohawk Valley Community College (Utica and Rome, N.Y.) COA (California): Championships Dec. 6-7 at Lemoore CALIFORNIA (COA) JC TOURNAMENT Semifinals Dec. 6 at Lemoore, Calif. Long Beach City (20-0-0) vs. Sierra (15-2-4) Lassen (22-0-0) vs. Cypress (18-0-3) Final Dec. […]

DIVISION I Quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 28 Santa Clara (14-3-6) at North Carolina (24-0-0), 6 p.m. EST Florida State (16-7-1) at Florida (19-3-2), 6 p.m. EST Penn State (19-3-2) at UCLA (19-1-3), 7 p.m. PST Saturday, Nov. 29 Brigham Young (14-5-3) at Connecticut (13-5-3), noon EST Semifinals Friday, Dec. 5, at Cary, N.C. North Carolina/Santa Clara […]

The A-League will expand into Puerto Rico next season with the entry of the Puerto Rico Islanders of Bayamon, a city within the greater San Juan metropolitan area. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth associated with the United States. ''We are excited to welcome Puerto Rico to the USL family,'' said USL CEO Dave Askinas. ''The […]

The World Youth Championship will be televised in the USA by Spanish-language network Galavision. Satellite viewers (DirecTV, DirecTV Para Todos, and DISH Network) receive Galavision's East Coast feed regardless of their time zone. Galavision's West Feed is available to Cable subscribers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington state. SDD = same-day delay World […]

The U.S. U-20s, under Coach Thomas Rongen, begin their World Youth Championship quest in the United Arab Emirates Saturday against Paraguay. The Americans face Germany Tuesday, Dec. 2 and South Korea Friday, Dec. 5. All U.S. first-round games will be televised by Galavision (see schedule below). Rongen's team features 14-year-old Freddy Adu. The U.S. U-17 […]

Westmont College of Santa Barbara, Calif., claimed its third successive NAIA women's soccer championship, and its fourth in five years, in a marathon showdown with No. 1 Lindsey Wilson that lasted 158 minutes. Freshman Jessica Schoepke put an end to it, knocking home a rebound late in the seventh overtime period to give the Warriors […]

NAIA TOURNAMENT Nov. 19-25 at Santa Barbara (Calif.) City College First Round Wednesday, Nov. 19 Mary, N.D. 3 (Benedict 15, 20, Haugen 80) Malone, Ohio 1 (Huntington 27) Thomas, Ga. (McAuley 2, Cheyne 34) Northwood, Fla. 1 (Lorenzo 18) McKendree, Ill. 0 Northwood, Texas 0 (2OT) (McKendree advances on penalties, 4-1) Robert Morris, Ill. 6 […]

NAIA TOURNAMENT Nov. 19-25 at Santa Barbara (Calif.) City College Final Tuesday, Nov. 24 Westmont, Calif. 2 (Olson 31, Schoepke 158) Lindsey Wilson, Ky. 1 (Lirbank-Almbaek 26) (7OT)

Top-seeded Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and No. 2 Westmont (Calif.) scored decisive victories Monday night at Santa Barbara (Calif.) City College to advance to the NAIA women's soccer championship game. Tuesday's final will be the first for Lindsey Wilson (25-1-0), which got a pair of second-half goals to overcome Concordia (Ore.), 2-0. Westmont (21-1-1), which dispatched […]

NAIA TOURNAMENT at Santa Barbara (Calif.) City College Semifinals Monday, Nov. 23 Lindsey Wilson, Ky. 2 (Petrovic 67, Lirbank-Almbaek 75) Concordia, Ore. 0 Westmont, Calif. 5 (Karin Sullivan 8, 51, Wyche 30, Kristi Sullivan 60, 90) William Jewell, Mo. 1 (McCarthy 70) Final Tuesday, Nov. 24 Lindsey Wilson, Ky. (25-1-0) vs. Westmont, Calif. (20-1-1), 7 […]

Manchester United's Tim Howard and Blackburn's Brad Friedel faced off in front of 67,748 fans at Old Trafford. In the 2-1 Man U win, Friedel conceded goals to Dutchman Ruud van Nistelrooy and Brazilian Kleberson. Howard was beaten by Brett Emerton. In Mexico, Daniel Hernandez, who has started five straight games, has qualified for the […]

DIVISION I Quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 28 Santa Clara (14-3-6) at North Carolina (24-0-0), 6 p.m. EST Penn State (19-3-2) at UCLA (19-1-3), 7 p.m. PST Florida State (16-7-1) at Florida (19-3-2), 6 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 29 Brigham Young (14-5-3) at Connecticut (13-5-3), noon EST DIVISION II Semifinals Dec. 4 at Virginia Beach, Va. (times […]

First Round FRIDAY RESULTS At Berkeley, Calif. California 2 (Fukuda 8, Navarro 12) San Jose State 0 At Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech 3 (O'Brien 21, 55, 58) Clemson 3 (Cutler 43, Moore 57, Souders 69) (Virginia Tech advances on penalties, 6-5) At Conway, S.C. Coastal Carolina 3, Davidson 0 At Miami, Fla. Florida International 3 […]

Defending NCAA Division I champion Portland exited this year's tournament on penalty kicks, falling to archrival Santa Clara following a 0-0 draw in a third-round clash Sunday on the Pilots' Merlo Field. The rematch of last year's title game, a game worthy of the final four, set up another — with the No. 3-ranked Broncos […]

Honda MVP: Preki (Kansas City) Gatorade Rookie of the Year: Damani Ralph (Chicago) ADT Defender of the Year: Carlos Bocanegra (Chicago) MLS Goalkeeper of the Year: Pat Onstad (San Jose) MLS Coach of the Year: Dave Sarachan (Chicago) Pepsi Goal of the Year: Damani Ralph (Chicago) GaS Play of the Year: Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles) […]

No. 2 seed Rio Grande (Ohio) beat defending champion Mobile, 3-1, in the quarterfinals of the NAIA men's national championship at the Olathe (Kan.) District Activity Center. The Redmen got goals from Conar Dawson, Simon Carey and Tony Griffith to improve their record to 22-0-1. They meet third-seeded Hastings (Neb.) Monday in one semifinal. Fresno […]