Monthly Archives: December 2003

RESULTS Dec. 6-7 Maryland 4 (Goodson 37, Thompson 43, Bertz 46, Garey 48) Saint Louis 2 (Mattteson 7, Wickart 33). St. John's 3 (Kelly 66, Wingert pen. 67, Salinno 79) Creighton 2 (Westfield 53, Wieland 60). Santa Clara 3 (Igwe 11, 81, Cunliffe pen. 43) Michigan 1 (Turpin 29). UCLA 1 (Barrett 11) Indiana 2 […]

Maryland and St. John's both came from two goals behind to win, and Indiana and Santa Clara both won without a pair of stars at the World Youth Championship to reach the semifinals of the Men's College Cup next weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Maryland was down to Saint Louis, 2-0, after 11 minutes, but rallied […]

NCAA DIVISION I Final Sunday, Dec. 7 at Cary, N.C. North Carolina 6 (Tarpley 8, 59, Chalupny 31, O'Reilly 57, 61, Ramsey 90) Connecticut 0 All-Tournament Team Lori Chalupny (North Carolina) Jessica Gjertsen (Connecticut) Kristen Graczyk (Connecticut) Heather O'Reilly (North Carolina) Nandi Pryce (UCLA) Alyssa Ramsey (North Carolina) Catherine Reddick (North Carolina) Lindsay Tarpley (North […]

Long Beach City College's women's soccer team, ranked No. 1 in the nation, routed previously undefeated Lassen, 4-0, Sunday in the California state championship at Oliveira Fields in Lemoore. The Vikings (22-0-0) scored four goals in the span of 22 minutes to claim its fourth successive COA championship as Southern California swept the state's junior […]

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): Long Beach City College (Long Beach, Calif.) CALIFORNIA (COA) JC TOURNAMENT Semifinals Dec. 6 at Lemoore, Calif. Long Beach City 2 Sierra 1 Lassen 3 Cypress 2 Final Dec. […]

CALIFORNIA (COA) JC TOURNAMENT Women Final Sunday, Dec. 7 at Lemoore, Calif. Long Beach City 4 (Grey 44, Peronto 50, Baydar 62, Childrers 65) Lassen 0 Men Final Sunday, Dec. 7 at Lemoore, Calif. Irvine Valley 0 Cosumnes River 0 (Irvine Valley wins on penalties, 4-2)

BY SCOTT FRENCH Senior Editor in Cary, N.C. Logic suggests there is no chance North Carolina will fail in its bid to win an 18th national championship — the Tar Heels are that good — but Anson Dorrance refuses to think in those terms. Dorrance, whose creed mandates enormous respect for every opponent, declares that […]

Kennesaw State, in just its second season as a women's soccer program, captured the NCAA Division II championship on Saturday, beating Franklin Pierce, 2-0, as Laura Tucker scored a pair of goals at the Virginia Beach (Va.) Sportsplex. The second-ranked Owls (25-1-0) denied No. 7 Franklin Pierce (22-3-0) its sixth NCAA title as Tucker netted […]

CALIFORNIA (COA) JC TOURNAMENT Women Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 6 at Lemoore, Calif. Long Beach City 2 (Guenther 33, Anderson 48) Sierra 1 (Hollis 58) Lassen 3 (Gravett 8, Patrick 29, LeChat 88) Cypress 2 (Pinkney 38, Johns 68) Final Sunday, Dec. 7 at Lemoore, Calif. Long Beach City (21-0-0) vs. Lassen (23-0-0), 2 p.m. PST […]

NCAA DIVISION II Final Saturday, Dec. 6 at Virginia Beach, Va. Kennesaw State 2 (Tucker 24, 84) Franklin Pierce 0 NCAA DIVISION I Final Sunday, Dec. 7 at Cary, N.C. North Carolina (26-0-0) vs. Connecticut (15-5-3), 2 p.m. EST

BY SCOTT FRENCH Senior Editor in Cary, N.C. North Carolina continued its domination of the NCAA tournament Friday afternoon, schooling second-ranked UCLA, 3-0, in a semifinal showdown to stride within one step of its 18th national title and first NCAA crown since 2000. The No. 1 Tar Heels (26-0-0) took advantage of errors five minutes […]

The United States won Group F at the World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates with a 2-0 win over South Korea Friday. The Americans face African power Ivory Coast, 2-1, Monday in Dubai. Eddie Johnson converted to penalty kicks early in the first half to give the Americans the victory. The game marked […]

MLS is entering its final month. Here are your selections for the 2003 MLS awards. Results are based out of a total 233 votes. MLS MVP 1% – Amado Guevara (MetroStars) 11% – Ante Razov (Chicago) 1% – Brian Kamler (New England) 7% – Carlos Bocanegra (Chicago) 4% – Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles) 6% – […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH Senior Editor in Cary, N.C. Everything is in place for No. 1 North Carolina to capture its 18th national championship this weekend, but the Tar Heels' first step at the NCAA College Cup final four will be precarious. No. 2 UCLA, which had the better of much of the regular-season showdown between […]

Group A Dec. 4 UAE 0 Burkina Faso 0. Slovakia 1 (Pecovsky 49) Panama 0. Final Standings: *Burkina Faso 7 points; *Slovakia 6; *UAE 4; Panama 0. Group B Dec. 4 Argentina 3 (Ferreyra 13, Herrera 26, own goal 32) Mali 1 (Berthe pen. 48). Spain 1 (Iniesta 15) Uzbekistan 0. Final Standings: *Argentina 9 […]

Second-year program Kennesaw State and five-time NCAA champion Franklin Pierce on Thursday won tight Division II semifinals to set up a title showdown Saturday at Virginia Beach, Va. Second-ranked Kennesaw State (24-1-0) edged 2002 finalist Nebraska-Omaha, 1-0, as freshman Alissa Saylor scored from Jenae Gzehoviak's pass in the 60th minute. Franklin Pierce (22-2-0) overcame UC […]

The Dallas Burn named Colin Clarke as head coach for the 2004 season. Clarke, who becomes only the third coach in the Burn's eight-year history, is a former Northern Ireland international with World Cup experience (goal against Spain at Mexico '86). He came to the United States in 1998 to coach in the A-League. After […]

The United States needs to only tie South Korea in Friday's final Group F match at the World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates to advance to the round of 16. It could also remain alive even if it loses by as many as two goals. The Americans can finish no worse than third […]

(All prices in euros; 1 euro=$1.20) Opening game 300, 180, 115, 65. Group games 100, 60, 45, 35. Second round 120, 75, 60, 45. Quarterfinals 180, 110, 85, 55. Semifinals 400, 240, 150, 90. Third-place 120, 75, 60, 45. Final 600, 360, 220, 120.

The United States will know its possible opponents when the World Cup 2006 draw is held Friday in Frankfurt, Germany. U.S. women's national team star Brandi Chastain is among the soccer celebrities who will assist in the draw. The 2006 World Cup will kick off June 9, 2006, in Munich, and the final is set […]

American Frank Simek, who turned 19 in October, debuted for Arsenal in its 5-1 English Carling League Cup win over Wolverhampton. The defender moved from Millstadt, Ill., to England with his family in 1992 at age 8. At age 12 he joined Arsenal's youth system, where he played until moving back to the Illinois in […]

D.C. United has declined to exercise the contract option for Coach Ray Hudson, who has coached the team the past two seasons. Hudson arrived in D.C. United after the guiding the now defunct Miami Fusion to the MLS's best regular-season record in 2001. The Fusion lost to San Jose in the semifinals and the franchise […]

Group A Burkina Faso 1 (Zongo 6) Slovakia 0. UAE 2 (Shehab pen. 18, Saleh 80) Panama 1 (Gun 36). Standings: Burkina Faso 6 points; Slovakia, UAE 4; Panama 0. Group B Spain 2 (Juanfran 16, Sergio Garcia pen. 77) Mali 0. Argentina 2 (Fernandez 70, Cavenaghi pen. 90) Uzbekistan 1 (Geynrikh 4). Standings: Argentina […]

Germany, which lost, 2-0, to South Korea in its opening game, scored three second-half goals within 16 minutes to down the United States, 3-1 Dec. 2 in the World Youth Championship. The Americans, who beat Paraguay, 3-1, in their opener, are in a four-way tie on three points in Group F. The Koreans, whom the […]

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, N.C. Semifinal winners, 2 p.m. EST NCAA DIVISION II Semifinals Thursday, Dec. 4 at Virginia Beach, Va. Nebraska-Omaha (17-3-2) vs. Kennesaw State […]