Monthly Archives: October 2004

Georgetown 1 #1 Notre Dame 2 Sophomore midfielder Jen Buczkowski scored with 44 seconds remaining in regulation to give No. 1 Notre Dame a hard-fought victory at Georgetown. With the win, the Irish improve to a perfect 14-0-0 on the season (7-0-0 in the Big East) and remain the only undefeated and untied team in […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (14-0-0) 1 Oct. 8 — at Villanova W 1-0. Oct. 10 — at Georgetown W 2-1. 2. North Carolina (12-0-1) 2 Oct. 7 — vs. Miami, Fla. W 5-1 Oct. 9 — at No. 24 Clemson W 2-1. 3. Virginia (10-1-1) 3 Oct. 5 — at No. 23 […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (13-0-0) 1 Oct. 8 — at Villanova W 1-0. Oct. 10 — at Georgetown. 2. North Carolina (12-0-1) 2 Oct. 7 — vs. Miami, Fla. W 5-1 Oct. 9 — at No. 24 Clemson W 2-1. 3. Virginia (10-1-1) 3 Oct. 5 — at No. 23 Maryland T […]

The USA moved one step closer to the final round of World Cup 2006 qualifying in the CONCACAF zone with a rather easy 2-0 win over El Salvador Saturday night in San Salvador. Brian McBride scored on a tremendous individual effort in the 29th minute and sub Eddie Johnson scored in the 75th minute, four […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena: ''We did well. We took El SalvadorÆs best shot. I think the first half we were a little sloppy in different parts of the field, but I think in the second half we were much more solid. Obviously, we could have scored more goals. You donÆt win that many games on […]

Group A Oct. 9 El Salvador 0 USA 2 (McBride 29, Johnson 75). Panama 1 (Brown 23) Jamaica 1 (Whitmore 73). Standings: USA 8 points; Jamaica, Panama 5; El Salvador 3. Group B Sept. 9 Honduras 1 (Turcios 90) Canada 1 (Hutchinson 72). Costa Rica 5 (Hernandez 19, Wanchope 36, 62, 67, Fonseca 85) Guatemala […]

WORLD CUP 2006 QUALIFYING EUROPE Group 1 Oct. 9 Finland 3 (Kuqi 8, 87, Eremenko 28) Armenia 1 (Shakhgeldyan 32). Czech Rep. 1 (Koller pen. 36) Romania 0. Macedonia 2 (Pandev 45, Stojkov 70) Netherlands 2 (Bouma 43, Kuijt 66). Standings: Finland, Romania 9 points; Netherlands, Macedonia 4; Czech Rep. 3; Armenia, Andorra 0. Group […]

Oct. 9 in Washington D.C. D.C. United 1 New England 0. Goal: Gomez (Olsen) 32. D.C. United – Rimando, Namoff, Nelsen, Petke, Gros, Carroll, Gomez (Stewart, 64), Olsen, Kovalenko, Eskandarian (Adu, 86), Moreno (Prideaux, 89). New England – Reis, Ralston, Heaps, Pierce, John, Dempsey, Cancela (Brillant, 64), Joseph, Kamler (Dorman, 85), Noonan, Twellman. Yellow Cards: […]

100 percent The USA will clinch a berth in next year's final round of World Cup 2006 qualifying in the CONCACAF zone if it beats El Salvador Saturday and Panama Wednesday. 78 percent If the USA ties El Salvador Saturday and beats Panama Wednesday, it has a 78 percent chance of clinching a berth in […]

By Mike Woitalla If there's anything the U.S. national team coach doesn't need now is a poor performance from his team in El Salvador in World Cup qualifying on Saturday. Last week, in the New York Times, Bruce ''No One Gets It'' Arena lashed out at MLS, U.S. Soccer and those who weren't impressed with […]

MEN Player, School, Class. GP G A P 1. Jason Garey, Maryland Jr. 9 10 7 27 2. Abe Thompson, Maryland Sr. 9 10 4 24 3. Sasha Gotsmanov, Rhode Island Jr. 10 10 3 23 3. Vangel Nacovski, IUPUI Fr. 10 11 1 23 5. Alex Harrison, Central Conn. St. So. 7 9 2 […]

GROUP A SCHEDULE Oct. 9 in San Salvador EL SALVADOR vs. USA REFEREE: Carlos BATRES (Guatemala). TV: Closed circuit, Pay per view, DirecTV, DISH Network, iNDemand, live, 9:30 p.m. ET. Oct. 9 in Panama City PANAMA vs. JAMAICA Referee: Jose PINEDA (Honduras). Oct. 13 in Washington, D.C. USA vs. PANAMA REFEREE: Ramesh RAMDHAN (Trin. & […]

2004 Kohl's Fall Best of the Midwest (Girls) Governors Cup Invitational Soccer Tournament Busch Challenge Cup for Girls Carolina Cup Pepsi Youth Cup 2004 Kohl's Fall Best of the Midwest (Girls) Plainfield, Ill. Oct. 1-3, 2004 U9 1. Bolingbrook Raiders 2. Man United Girls U10 1. Blue Dolphins 2. Team Elmhurst Select U11 1. Scream […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Duke (11-0-0) 2 Oct. 8 — vs. Virginia Tech. 2. UC Santa Barbara (9-0-1) 1 Oct. 6 — vs. Cal State Fullerton W 4-3 (OT). Oct. 9 — at Cal Poly. 3. California (7-0-2) 3 Oct. 8 — at Oregon State. Oct. 10 — at No. 14 Washington. 4. Santa […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (12-0-0) 1 Oct. 8 — at Villanova. Oct. 10 — at Georgetown. 2. North Carolina (11-0-1) 2 Oct. 7 — vs. Miami, Fla. W 5-1 Oct. 9 — at No. 24 Clemson. 3. Virginia (9-1-1) 3 Oct. 5 — at No. 23 Maryland T 0-0. Oct. 9 — […]

The following is the El Salvador roster for the World Cup qualifier Oct. 9 against the United States in San Salvador: EL SALVADOR GOALKEEPERS: Misael Alfaro (Aguila), Luis Castro (FAS), Santos Rivera (Municipal Limeno). DEFENDERS: Marvin Benitez (Aguila), Julio Castro (San Salvador FC), Alex Escobar (Isidro Metapan), Edwin Gonzalez (Municipal Lime±o), Marvin Gonzalez (FAS), Jose […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor SAME TIME, LAST YEAR: The Quakes, mired in a scoring slump, stagger their way through the final few games of the regular season. Striker Brian Ching is injured. Playoff prospects are murky. The scenario for this season? Yes, and last season as well. San Jose scored just one goal in […]

By Will Kuhns in San Salvador When the U.S. men's national team faces El Salvador here Saturday night, it may not encounter quite the intimidating atmosphere that it has seen at other World Cup qualifying matches away from home. The prevailing opinion in San Salvador is that pessimistic apathy will keep many fans in their […]

CONCACAF, Group C Oct. 6 in Pachuca Mexico 7 St Vincent & Grenadines 0 Goals: Jared Borgetti 30, 68, 77, 89, Jaime Lozano 54, 63, Sergio Santana 81. Mexico û Sanchez, Rodriguez, Marquez, Salcido, Lozano, Naelson (Perez 66), Lopez, Mendez (Garcia, 66); Borgetti, Blanco, Arellano (Santana, 72). St Vincent & Grenadines — Andrews, Samuel (Francois, […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (12-0-0) 1 Oct. 8 — at Villanova. Oct. 10 — at Georgetown. 2. North Carolina (10-0-1) 2 Oct. 7 — vs. Miami, Fla. Oct. 9 — at No. 24 Clemson. 3. Virginia (9-1-1) 3 Oct. 5 — at No. 23 Maryland T 0-0. Oct. 9 — vs. No. […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Duke (11-0-0) 2 Oct. 8 — vs. Virginia Tech. 2. UC Santa Barbara (9-0-1) 1 Oct. 6 — vs. Cal State Fullerton W 4-3 (OT). Oct. 9 — at Cal Poly. 3. California (7-0-2) 3 Oct. 8 — at Oregon State. Oct. 10 — at No. 14 Washington. 4. Santa […]

Oct. 6 in Chicago Chicago 0 Columbus 1. Goal: Buddle (Elliott) 59. Chicago – Ring, Whitfield, Curtin, Griffin (Carrieri, 56), Brown, Buete, Capano (Clanton, 89), Marsch, Perez (Ibrahim, 76), Boucicaut, Gray. Columbus – Busch, Akwari, Fraser, Marshall, Oughton, Elliott, Martino (Maisonneuve, 89), Szetela, Wingert, Cunningham (Lagos, 68), Buddle (Testo, 81). Yellow Card: Chicago – Buete […]

The Solomon Star newspaper reports that Filia Mamae has offered to wager his 8-year-old son in a bet that the Soloman Islands will defeat Australia in Saturday's qualifying game for the Confederations Cup. Mamae is seeking an Australian to bet $100,000 in exchange for the boy. Outraged welfare authorities on the islands, which lie 1,600 […]

5 Five U.S. Olympic gold-medalists — Shannon Boxx, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Briana Scurry and Abby Wambach — were among the 21 players nominated for the 2004 FIFA Women's Player of the Year, which will be awarded at the 14th FIFA World Player Gala Dec. 20 at the Zurich Opera House. This year voting has […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Duke (11-0-0) 2 Oct. 8 — vs. Virginia Tech. 2. UC Santa Barbara (8-0-1) 1 Oct. 6 — vs. Cal State Fullerton. Oct. 9 — at Cal Poly. 3. California (7-0-2) 3 Oct. 8 — at Oregon State. Oct. 10 — at No. 14 Washington. 4. Santa Clara (9-1-0) 4 […]