Monthly Archives: October 2004

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. […]

GOALKEEPERS Saul Montero (Virginia Commonwealth), Sr. (1) Stops penalty kicks in CAA wins over nationally ranked William & Mary (2-1) and Old Dominion (3-1). DEFENDERS Josh Alcala (South Carolina), Jr. (1) Scores two goals after being taken down for penalty that leads to first goal for the Gamecocks, who rally from two goals down to […]

GOALKEEPER Tracey Rollings (St. John's), Jr. (1) Makes four saves to lead Red Storm to 1-0 victory over then-No. 19 Villanova for Red Storm's first Big East win this year. DEFENDERS Carolyn Ford (Duke), Jr. (1) Center back leads Duke to 2-0 victory over then-No. 10 Florida State, its nine shutout in 10 games, and […]

Freshman Carrie Bowling, 18, the leading scorer of NCAA Division II West Virginia Tech, died in a car accident on Sunday night. Bowling, of Oak Hill, W.Va., was the passenger in the car driven by a teammate that crashed into a fence.

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor A few incidents over the past few weekends of MLS play bear scrutiny. Kudos to Joe Cannon for snuffing Ronnie Ekelund's penalty kick in the Rapids-Quakes 1-1 tie last Saturday, but how could referee Ricardo Salazar and his assistants not notice Cannon was several yards off the goal line when […]

Belgian club Mons has fired its Italian coach, Sergio Brio, after his strict dietary guidelines and long training sessions failed to keep the First Division club out of the relegation zone. Brio's heavy-handed reign reached a head when he benched captain Olivier Suray for eating a baguette with chocolate spread hours before a game against […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (12-0-0) 1 2. North Carolina (10-0-1) 2 3. Virginia (9-1-0) 3 4. Washington (9-1-0) 4 5. Penn State (9-1-1) 5 6. Portland (10-2-0) 6 7. UCLA (7-3-0) 8 8. Santa Clara (6-3-2) 7 9. Texas A&M (9-3-0) 11 10. Stanford (8-2-1) 12 11. Tennessee (7-2-2) 16 12. Florida […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Duke (11-0-0) 2 2. UC Santa Barbara (8-0-1) 1 3. California (7-0-2) 3 4. Santa Clara (9-1-0) 4 5. New Mexico (8-0-0) 5 6. Indiana (7-2-0) 6 7. Stanford (5-1-3) 7 8. UNC Greensboro (8-0-1) 10 9. Notre Dame (7-2-1) 14 10. South Carolina (7-1-1) 15 11. South Florida (6-0-2) […]

Winners DaMARCUS BEASLEY. After coming off the bench in PSV Eindhoven's two previous Dutch League games and sitting out last week's Champions League game, the American winger started against FC Groningen on Saturday and scored the second goal of a 3-0 win. Beasley scored his second league goal of the season after beating defender Kurt […]

The United Soccer Leagues' chief executive officer Dave Askinas resigned Friday, saying ''the desire to seek new challenges, travel less and devote more time to my family was paramount.'' USL founder and President Francisco Marcos will take on a more active role after spending recent years in his native Portugal. Tim Holt was promoted to […]

Kristine Lilly struck for her 100th career goal in the U.S. women's national team's 5-0 victory over New Zealand Sunday night in front of a crowd of 16,554 at PGE Park in Portland Ore. Lilly became just the fifth woman to record 100 goals for her country. Lilly joins Mia Hamm (156 after two goals […]

#2 Duke 3 North Carolina 2 Duke junior Danny Kramer scored the last of four goals in the final 18 minutes of play with just 1:17 left in regulation to lift Duke past North Carolina in front of 6,350 fans at Koskinen Stadium. Kramer's game-winning goal came on a diving header at the far post […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (8-0-1) 1 Oct. 1 — at San Francisco T 1-1 (OT). 2. Duke (11-0-0) 22 Sept. 29 — vs. Appalachian State W 3-0. Oct. 3 — vs. North Carolina W 3-2. 3. California (7-0-2) 4 Oct. 1– at No. 7 Stanford T 2-2. 4. Santa Clara (9-1-0) […]

#1 Notre Dame 3 Providence 0 Red-hot Canadian Katie Thorlakson picked up her 11th goal and 12th assist of the season as the Irish picked up its 52nd consecutive home victory over a Big East Conference opponent. Thorlakson and freshman midfielder Jannica Tjeder both scored in the first half, while junior midfielder Annie Schefter added […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (12-0-0) 1 Oct. 1 — at No. 20 West Virginia W 3-1. Oct. 3 — vs. Providence W 3-0. 2. North Carolina (10-0-1) 2 Sept. 30 — at N.C. State W 3-1. 3. Virginia (9-1-0) 3 Sept. 28 — vs. Richmond (ppd.) Oct. 1 — at Wake Forest […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Notre Dame (12-0-0) 1 Oct. 1 — at No. 20 West Virginia W 3-1. Oct. 3 — vs. Providence W 3-0. 2. North Carolina (10-0-1) 2 Sept. 30 — at N.C. State W 3-1. 3. Virginia (9-1-0) 3 Sept. 28 — vs. Richmond (ppd.) Oct. 1 — at Wake Forest […]

Oct. 2 in East Rutherford, NJ Metrostars 0 D.C. United 1. Goal: Adu (Kovalenko) 16. MetroStars – Walker, Ziadie, Parke, Pope, Leitch, Flores (Brenes, 69), Clark, Guevara, Gaven, Magee (Glen, 27), Wolyniec (Taylor, 64). D.C. United – Rimando, Petke, Hendrickson, Namoff, Kovalenko, Carroll, Gomez (Quaranta, 67), Olsen, Gros, Adu (Stokes, 94), Stewart (Prideaux, 64). Yellow […]

San Francisco 1 #1 UC SANTA BARBARA 1 (OT) Playing with 10 men, UCSB rallied for a tie in San Francisco. Senior forward Drew McAthy scored on a penalty kick in the 83rd minute, 33 minutes after UCSB defender Greg Curry was red carded. UCSB trailed in a match for the first time this season […]

#20 WEST VIRGINIA 1 #1 NOTRE DAME 3 Notre Dame got goals from Kim Lorenzen and Katie Thorlakson 25 seconds apart late in the game to beat the Mountaineers. After losses by Virginia and Washington today, the Irish are the only unbeaten and untied team. Christie Shaner put the Irish ahead in the first half, […]

The following is an edited transcript of U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena's media conference call, on his player selections for the next two World Cup qualifiers, against El Salvador Oct. 9 in San Salvador (TV: pay-per-view, 9 p.m. ET) and Panama Oct. 13 in Washington, D.C. (TV: ESPN2, live, 7:30 pm. ET). On Claudio […]

U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena called 23 players into camp beginning Sunday, Oct. 2, in the Washington area to train for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador Oct. 9 in San Salvador (TV: pay-per-view, 9 p.m. ET) and Panama Oct. 13 in Washington, D.C. (TV: ESPN2, live, 7:30 pm. ET). The U.S. […]

Peterborough United's 1-0 halftime deficit against Bristol City so upset its coach, Bobby Gould, he didn't bother with a motivational locker-room lecture. ''I am packing up, I can't be associated with that side,'' he announced as he fled the stadium on Wednesday. Gould once the coached the Welsh national team and is famous for guiding […]

1 Games won by Los Angeles, which faces Kansas City on Saturday, in its last 10 outings. 2 Wins needed by New England in its last three games to have a chance at the playoffs. (at Dallas Saturday; at D.C. United Oct. 9; vs. Chicago Oct. 16). 3 Goals scored this season by Colorado's Mark […]

All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change. FRIDAY, Oct. 1 FOX COLLEGE SPORTS ATLANTIC Women's College FLORIDA-TENNESSEE, 7:30pm (live) SATURDAY, Oct. 2 FOX SPORTS WORLD English Premier League SOUTHAMPTON-MANCHESTER CITY (live), 7:30 pm. German Bundesliga WERDER BREMEN-BAYERN MUNICH (delay), 10 am. […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. UC Santa Barbara (8-0-0) 1 Oct. 1 — at San Francisco. 2. Duke (10-0-0) 22 Sept. 29 — vs. Appalachian State W 3-0. Oct. 3 — vs. North Carolina. 3. California (7-0-1) 4 Oct. 2– at No. 7 Stanford. 4. Santa Clara (7-1-0) 3 Oct. 1 — at St. Mary's. […]