Monthly Archives: October 2004

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (11-1-1) 2 Oct. 13 — at UC Riverside W 3-0. Oct. 16 — at Cal State Northridge L 1-3. 2. Santa Clara (11-3-0) 4 Oct. 15 — at San Diego L 0-2. Oct. 17 — at Loyola Marymount L 0-4. 3. New Mexico (10-1-0) 5 Oct. 14 […]

It was a rough weekend for teams in the Soccer America Magazine Top 25 as seven of the Top 20 teams lost, and three unbeaten teams lost for the first time. No. 1 UC Santa Barbara lost for the first time, falling, 3-1, to Cal State Northridge. No. 2 Santa Clara lost twice, falling to […]

Oct. 16 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 2 Chicago 1. Goals: Dempsey (Heaps, Cancela) 55, Ralston (Cancela, Joseph) 58; Jaqua (Williams) 56. New England – Reis, Heaps, Leonard, Pierce, Ralston, Dempsey, Cancela (Dorman, 79), Joseph, John, Twellman, Noonan. Chicago – Ring, Gray, Curtin, Whitfield (Selolwane, 85), Brown, Buete (Armas, 46), Marsch, Williams (Capano, 79), Jaqua, […]

The U.S. women's national team won its fifth straight game on the Fan Celebration Tour with a 1-0 win over Mexico in front of 20,435 fans at Arrowhead Stadium. Angela Hucles scored in the first half to lift her team over Mexico and improve the U.S. record to 25-1-3 on the year. The USA is […]

1. Notre Dame (15-0-0) 1 Oct. 16 — vs. Boston College W 1-0. 2. North Carolina (14-0-1) 2 Oct. 13 — at No. 21 Wake Forest W 3-0. Oct. 17 — vs. No. 4 Virginia W 2-1. 3. Penn State (13-1-1) 5 Oct. 15 — at Iowa W 8-0. Oct. 17 — at Minnesota W […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (11-1-1) 2 Oct. 13 — at UC Riverside W 3-0. Oct. 16 — at Cal State Northridge L 1-3. 2. Santa Clara (11-2-0) 4 Oct. 15 — at San Diego L 0-2. Oct. 17 — at Loyola Marymount (late game). 3. New Mexico (10-1-0) 5 Oct. 14 […]

UC Santa Barbara, the top-ranked team in the Soccer America Magazine Top 25 college men's rankings, men's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season, falling, 3-1, to defending Big West champion Cal State Northridge. Saturday's loss ended its record-setting 12-game unbeaten streak to start the year. After UCSB was reduced to 10 men […]

Four Soccer America Magazine Top 25 team lost to unranked teams on Friday. Washington State upset No. 6 UCLA, 1-0. Cougar Alix Rustrum scored the game-winning goal to give WSU its first victory over the Bruins since 1993. No. 8 Texas A&M fell, 2-1, to 10-player Missouri in front of 2,138 fans at the Aggie […]

Santa Clara, ranked second in the Soccer America Magazine men's national rankings, suffered only its second loss of the season, falling to San Diego, 2-0, in San Diego. Michael Caso and Scott Martin scored for USD. The only other Top 25 team to lose Friday night was No. 20 Akron, which fell to Western Michigan […]

1. Notre Dame (14-0-0) 1 Oct. 16 — vs. Boston College. 2. North Carolina (13-0-1) 2 Oct. 13 — at No. 21 Wake Forest W 3-0. Oct. 17 — vs. No. 4 Virginia. 3. Penn State (12-1-1) 5 Oct. 15 — at Iowa W 8-0. Oct. 17 — at Minnesota. 4. Virginia (11-1-1) 3 Oct. […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (11-0-1) 2 Oct. 13 — at UC Riverside W 3-0. Oct. 16 — at Cal State Northridge. 2. Santa Clara (11-2-0) 4 Oct. 15 — at San Diego L 0-2. Oct. 17 — at Loyola Marymount. 3. New Mexico (10-0-0) 5 Oct. 14 — at Air Force […]

All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change. SATURDAY, Oct. 16 FOX SPORTS WORLD English Premier League BIRMINGHAM-MANCHESTER UTD. (live), 7:30 am. German Bundesliga MAINZ-WERDER BREMEN (delay), 9:45 am. English Premier League MANCHESTER CITY-CHELSEA (live), noon. MLS NEW ENGLAND-CHICAGO (live), 7:30 pm. […]

Here's how Soccer America Magazine readers rated the U.S. players against Panama in World Cup 2006 qualifying Wednesday on a scale of 1-10 (1=low; 10=high). (SA rating scale: 10=out of this world; 9=world class; 8=excellent; 7=very good; 6=good; 5=average; 4=poor; 3=bad; 2=very bad; 1=ugly) Mario CESARONE Sewell, N.J. Keller (6) Steady, but little action. Hejduk […]

By Ridge Mahoney TEXAS BOUND: Soccer United Marketing will announce Monday that San Antonio will host a friendly between Mexico and Guatemala at the Alamodome Nov. 10. Both teams have qualified for the Hexagonal, which cleared the way for the national soccer associations and head coaches to approve the match. SUM is also promoting a […]

WAGS Girls Tournament Washington, D.C. area Oct. 9-11, 2004 U19: Albertson Express (N.Y.) 2 Bethesda (N.Y.) Excel 0 U17: Sereno White (Ariz.) 2 Commack (N.Y.) Emeralds 1 U16: Braddock Road (Va.) Fury 2 Eclipse Select (Ill.) 1 (PKs) U15: Chicago Magic 3 PDA Power (N.J.) 0 U14: Michigan Hawks 4 Team Chicago Pizazz 1 U13: […]

The following is a look at the 21 players U.S. coach Mark Krikorian has picked for the Under-19 Women's World Cup Nov. 10-27 in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket, Thailand. GOALKEEPERS LAURA COMEAU, Lee, N.H. (6 U-19 caps) One of the few players in the WomenÆs National Team pool from New Hampshire, Comeau is a […]

1. Notre Dame (14-0-0) 1 Oct. 16 — vs. Boston College. 2. North Carolina (13-0-1) 2 Oct. 13 — at No. 21 Wake Forest W 3-0. Oct. 17 — vs. No. 4 Virginia. 3. Penn State (11-1-1) 5 Oct. 15 — at Iowa. Oct. 17 — at Minnesota. 4. Virginia (11-1-1) 3 Oct. 12 — […]

MEN, SCHOOL, CLASS GP G A P 1 Jason Garey, Maryland Jr. 11 11 8 30 2 Sasha Gotsmanov, Rhode Island Jr. 12 12 4 28 3 Jamie Holmes, Birmingham-So. Sr. 9 12 3 27 4 Ryan Pore, Tulsa Jr. 11 12 2 26 5 Abe Thompson, Maryland Sr. 11 10 5 25 5 Gerardo […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (11-0-1) 2 Oct. 13 — at UC Riverside W 3-0. Oct. 16 — at Cal State Northridge. 2. Santa Clara (11-1-0) 4 Oct. 15 — at San Diego. Oct. 17 — at Loyola Marymount. 3. New Mexico (10-0-0) 5 Oct. 14 — at Air Force W 2-0. […]

1. Notre Dame (14-0-0) 1 Oct. 16 — vs. Boston College. 2. North Carolina (13-0-1) 2 Oct. 13 — at No. 21 Wake Forest W 3-0. Oct. 17 — vs. No. 4 Virginia. 3. Penn State (12-1-1) 5 Oct. 15 — at Iowa W 8-0. Oct. 17 — at Minnesota. 4. Virginia (11-1-1) 3 Oct. […]

1 Ed Johnson's hat trick against Panama was the first for a substitute. 2 Johnson is only the second U.S. national team player since World War II to score in his first two games. The other was Dante Washington in 1991. 3 The hat trick was only the third for the U.S. in World Cup […]

Winners ED JOHNSON, 20, who scored in his national team debut on Saturday in El Salavdor, came off the bench and scored a hat trick while LANDON DONOVAN, 22, notched a pair as the USA beat Panama, 6-0, to clinch a spot in next year's six-team final round of World Cup qualifying. CARLOS RUIZ. The […]

By Will Kuhns in Washington, D.C. With Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley free to roam the midfield, the U.S. men's national team shocked and obliterated Panama, 6-0, last night at RFK Stadium. A greater audacity and flair than the U.S. team had shown to this point in qualifying was evident from the opening whistle. The […]

Here's a breakdown of the three CONCACAF groups with one game left in the semifinal stage in all but Group C. The top two teams in each group advance to next year's final round of qualifying. (Note: The first tiebreaker is head-to-head, not goal difference, as used in previous World Cup qualifying competitions.) GROUP A […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (11-0-1) 2 Oct. 13 — at UC Riverside W 3-0. Oct. 16 — at Cal State Northridge. 2. Santa Clara (11-1-0) 4 Oct. 15 — at San Diego. Oct. 17 — at Loyola Marymount. 3. New Mexico (9-0-0) 5 Oct. 14 — at Air Force. Oct. 17 […]