Monthly Archives: September 2005

Most Valuable Player Jason Jordan (Vancouver Whitecaps) Jordan finished as the teamÆs leading scorer for the fourth straight year and the fifth time overall. His numbers were also good enough to earn the leagueÆs scoring (27 points) and goalscoring (17) titles. Coach of the Year Nick DeSantis (Montreal Impact) In just his second season, DeSantis […]

Quarterfinals Sept. 25 Mexico 3 (Valdez 86, Guzman 92, Vela 105) Costa Rica 1 (own goal 67) (OT). Turkey 5 (Kose 10, 88, Erkin 33, 90, Sahin 54) China 1 (Gu Jinjin 57). Sept. 26 Netherlands 2 (Sarpong 45, 84) USA 0. Brazil 3 (Ramon 48, Celso 97, Igor 120) North Korea 1 (Kim Kyong […]

TRIVIA Which U.S. product has made the most appearances in the German First Division? Steve Cherundolo is two games from playing his 100th game in the German First Division. Below are the 10 U.S. products* who have made the most Bundesliga appearances: 98 Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96 2002-present) 77 Tony Sanneh (Hertha Berlin 1998-2001, FC […]

Sept. 30 #1 North Carolina vs. Clemson Washington vs. #2 Portland Northwestern vs. #3 Penn State #18 Marquette vs. #5 Notre Dame #19 Stanford vs. #6 Santa Clara (Stanford Nike Invitational) #9 Boston College vs. #8 Duke Tennessee vs. #11 Florida #12 Connecticut vs. Cincinnati #13 Pepperdine vs. Utah #14 Texas A&M vs. Boise State […]

Sept. 30 #9 UCLA vs. #3 California #4 Akron vs. #22 Ohio State #5 Indiana vs. Penn State Boston College vs. #7 Duke UNC Wilmington vs. #10 Old Dominion #17 Maryland vs. #11 Wake Forest Clemson vs. #16 N.C. State Portland vs. #24 San Diego Oct. 1 #14 Virginia vs. #2 North Carolina #6 St. […]

Winners … The LOS ANGELES GALAXY won the U.S. Open Cup for the second time with a 1-0 victory over FC Dallas in the final Wednesday night thanks to Herculez Gomez';s side-volley from 12 yards out. MARCUS HAHNEMANN extended his shutout streak to 403 minutes with a series of incredible saves and Reading stretched its […]

U.S. womenÆs national team head coach Greg Ryan named 24 players to a training camp prior to the match against Australia on Oct. 16 at Titan Stadium on the campus of Cal State Fullerton (3:00 p.m. PT live on ESPN2). Ryan will name 18 players to suit up for the match against the Matildas. GOALKEEPERS: […]

Which team has the most wins against the University of North Carolina womenÆs team? a. Connecticut b. Notre Dame c. Santa Clara d. Virginia Answer: Santa Clara. The Broncos' win over UNC in last year's NCAA tournament was their fourth. UConn and Notre Dame have beaten the Tar Heels twice. Virginia is 0-34-1 against them. […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Wednesday night with a 1-0 victory against FC Dallas thanks to Herculez GomezÆs side-volley from 12 yards out off Chris AlbrightÆs cross The goal for Gomez was his sixth in the 2005 Open Cup, tying for the competitions top scoring honors for the year […]

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Group 1 Sept. 27 Bay. Munich (Germ.) 1 (Demichelis 32) Club Brugge (Belg.) 0. Juventus (Italy) 3 (Trezeguet 27, Mutu 82, Ibrahimovic 85) R. Vienna (Austria) 0. Standings: Juventus, Bay. Munich 6 points; Club Brugge, R. Vienna 0. Group 2 Sept. 27 Ajax (Neth.) 1 (Rosenberg 71) Arsenal (Eng.) 2 (Ljungberg 2, […]

(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings) WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28 GOL TV Peruvian League ALIANZA LIMA-SPORTING CRISTAL (live), 8 pm. U.S. Open Cup Final LOS ANGELES-FC DALLAS (live), 11 pm. EPSN DEPORTES European Champions League SCHALKE-AC MILAN (delay), 10:30 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Sudamericana, […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine OPEN QUESTION: In the aftermath of the Galaxy's 2-1 win over the Wizards Sunday night came all manner of pronouncements that both upcoming games against FC Dallas at Home Depot Center are vitally important. On Wednesday, the Galaxy and FC Dallas play in the U.S. Open Cup […]

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Soccer America Top 25 TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (10-0-0) 1 2. Portland (9-0-0) 2 3. Penn State (10-0-0) 3 4. UCLA (8-1-0) 4 5. Notre Dame (9-1-0) 5 6. Santa Clara (6-1-1) 6 7. Virginia (7-2-1) 11 8. Duke (7-1-1) 7 9. Boston College (7-0-1) 8 10. Florida State (8-1-0) 9 11. […]

SCORES Sept. 27 #2 North Carolina 1 (Campbell 99) #19 UNC Greensboro 0 (OT). #7 Duke 3 (Wadsworth 15, Loftus 60, 67) Longwood 1 (Griessbach 65). #11 Wake Forest (Franks 51) Florida Atlantic 0. #17 Maryland 1 (Garey 43) William & Mary 0. (Win is 200th of Coach Sasha CirovskiÆs career.) SOCCER AMERICA TOP 25 […]

Tiffany Weimer (Penn State), Sr. Extends goal-scoring streak to 10 games with goal against Indiana and two goals in overtime win over Purdue.

GOALKEEPER Christina de Vries (Virginia), Jr. Ties Cavalier career record with 17th shutout in 1-0 victory at Duke three days after 1-0 shutout win at Wake Forest. DEFENDERS Kelly Hannon (Michigan State), Soph. Clears shot off line to lead Spartans to a 1-0 victory over defending Big Ten champion Ohio State in conference opener. Kim […]

GOALKEEPER Jason Tillman (Michigan State), Jr. Records eight saves to give visiting Spartans 0-0 tie at Indiana. DEFENDERS Ben Ashwill (New Mexico), Sr. Anchors Lobo defense in 2-0 win over SMU and 2-1 overtime victory over host Tulsa to win MVP honors at Golden Hurricane Classic. Greg Reece (South Carolina), Sr. Marks opponentsÆ leading scorers […]

Brian Cvilikas (Old Dominion), Sr. Scores pair of goals and both game-winners in 3-0 victories over ranked Virginia and Davidson.

Two years ago, in Finland, the U.S. U-17s also advanced to the second round and lost in quarterfinals of the U-17 World Championship as this year's squad did in Peru. Below are updates on members of the USA's 2003 U-17 World Championship squad: Eddie Gaven (N.J.) Third-year MetroStars midfielder has played 24 MLS games this […]

Boys 1 St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 10-0-0 1 2 Dematha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 8-0-0 2 3 St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.) 8-0-0 3 4 St. Benedicts Prep (Newark, N.J.) 6-0-0 4 5 Stevenson (Livonia, Mich.) 11-0-0 5 6 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa, Calif.) 13-0-1 9 7 West Islip (N.Y.) 8-0-0 NR 8 Farmington (Conn.) […]

Despite an impressive first-half performance in which the U.S. U-17s controlled much of the play and were stymied mainly by Dutch fouling, the Americans fell, 2-0, and exited the U-17 World Championship at the quarterfinal stage. Jeffrey Sarpong scored for the Dutch in stoppage time of first half and in the second half it was […]

Despite an impressive first-half performance in which the U.S. U-17s controlled much of the play and were stymied mainly by Dutch fouling, the Americans fell, 2-0, and exited the U-17 World Championship at the quarterfinal stage. Jeffrey Sarpong scored for the Dutch in stoppage time of first half and in the second half it was […]

The United States fell, 2-0, to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the U-17 World Championship in Peru, failing to become the second U.S. team to win a second-round game in 11 U.S. appearances at the competition. The John Hackworth-coached Americans went undefeated in the first round and outplayed the Dutch for much of the […]

The following is the Soccer America WomenÆs College Top 25 with records through Sept. 25. TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (10-0-0) 1 2. Portland (9-0-0) 2 3. Penn State (10-0-0) 3 4. UCLA (8-1-0) 4 5. Notre Dame (9-1-0) 5 6. Santa Clara (6-1-1) 6 7. Virginia (7-2-1) 11 8. Duke (7-1-1) 7 […]