Monthly Archives: September 2005

Christine Sinclair (Portland), Sr. Scores eight goals, including five in a Pape Field record at Oregon, and adds two assists in three UP wins.

GOALKEEPER Jeff Engelbrecht (UIC), Soph. (1) Stops nine shots to lead the Flames to a 1-0 victory over ranked Loyola Marymount at UC Irvine Classic. DEFENDERS David Boole (North Carolina), Jr. (1) Starting at outside back for the first time in 2005, assists on three of UNCÆs four goals in wins over host VCU and […]

Keith DeVey (Santa Clara), Jr. Tallies two game-winning goals, the first with three minutes remaining to lead the Broncos past No. 2 UCLA, the second with five minutes remaining for the only goal against host Cal State Fullerton.

Winners: The USA's 2-0 win over Mexico marked its seventh win over its archrival in their last 10 meetings and earns the Americans a World Cup 2006 spot with three qualifying games left to play. They join eight other teams already assured of a spot in the finals: Germany (host), Argentina, Brazil, Ukraine, Japan, South […]

Aug. 31 Montreal 1 (Ribeiro 5) Vancouver 0. Sept. 2 Toronto 0 Vancouver 1 (Gjertsen 59). Charleston 2 (Hollingsworth 62, Perez 87) Seattle 1 (O'Brien 45). Virginia Beach 2 (Fenger 33, Shak 51) Portland 0. Sept. 3 Richmond 1 (Hare 88) Portland 1 (Antoniuk 59). Sept. 4 Montreal 1 (Biello 89) Minnesota 0. Rochester 1 […]

Sept. 1 #3 Duke 2 (Loftus 36, Grella 60) Long Island 0. #6 UNC Greensboro 2 (Patterson 67, Carlson 87) UNC Wilmington 3 (Masters 73, Clark 89, Leger 108) (OT). #15 San Francisco 2 (Smith 3, Valentino 49) Dominican 0. #20 Tulsa 1 (Goddard 53) Oral Roberts 3 (Leung 6, Pinto 9, Flor 82). (TulsaÆs […]

No. 1 Indiana won the 23rd annual adidas/IU Credit Union Classic, drawing more than 8,000 fans over two days. UCLA recovered from a 3-2 loss to Santa Clara to beat Maryland, 4-0. SMU lost twice in Indiana, while UC Santa Barbara lost to Cal and tied Virginia at the UCSB/Adidas Classic. Upsets included Oral Roberts […]

No. 1 North Carolina and No. 2 Notre Dame won both games at their respective tournaments, while No. 3 UCLA won both games in Miami without freshman star Kara Lang, who was playing for Canada against Germany in Edmonton. Penn State beat Virginia, 5-2 in a battle of national contenders. Texas and Texas A&M went […]

Sept. 3 in Frisco, Texas FC Dallas 0 San Jose 2. Goals: Cerritos (Chung) 40, Moreno 53. FC Dallas – Garlick, Rhine, Jolley, Vanney, Wagenfuhr, O'Brien, Mina (Alvarez, 63), Talley (Wilson 54), Valakari (Pareja 77), Nunez, Johnson, San Jose – Onstad, Gray, Califf, Robinson (Cochrane 69), Barrett, Mullan, Clark, O'Rourke, Chung, Cerritos (Ching 75), Moreno, […]

Sept. 1 #3 Duke 2 (Loftus 36, Grella 60) Long Island 0. #6 UNC Greensboro 2 (Patterson 67, Carlson 87) UNC Wilmington 3 (Masters 73, Clark 89, Leger 108) (OT). #15 San Francisco 2 (Smith 3, Valentino 49) Dominican 0. #20 Tulsa 1 (Goddard 53) Oral Roberts 3 (Leung 6, Pinto 9, Flor 82). (TulsaÆs […]

Goalkeepers – Marcus Hahnemann (Reading FC), Matt Reis (New England Revolution) Defenders – Chris Albright (Los Angeles Galaxy), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Nick Garcia (Kansas City Wizards), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Greg Vanney (FC Dallas) Midfielders – Chris Armas (Chicago Fire), Bobby Convey (Reading FC), Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution), […]

Aug. 31 #4 Portland 6 (Rapinoe 5, Sinclair 10, 16, 31, 51, 62) Oregon 0. James Madison 0 #5 Virginia 1 (Quinn 83). Sept. 1 #6 Penn State 5 (Krieger 11, 30, Weimer 65, Aden-Buie 75, Daus 89) Loyola (Md.) 0. Pittsburgh 2 (Kritch 22, 71) #17 West Virginia 1 (Kanela pen. 21). #19 Florida […]

EUROPE Group 1 Sept. 3 Andorra 0 Finland 0. Armenia 0 Netherlands (Van Nistelrooy 63). Romania 2 (Mutu 28, 56) Czech Rep. 0. Group 2 Sept. 3 Albania 2 (Myrta 54, Bogdabi 56 ) Kazakhstan 1 (Nizovtsev 64). Georgia 0 Ukraine 1 (Gakhokidze 69). Turkey 2 (Buruk 48, Metin 81) Denmark 2 (Jensen 41, Larsen […]

U.S. coach BRUCE ARENA On whether qualifying for the World Cup is sweeter because the clinch came against Mexico: ''The two top teams in CONCACAF are the U.S. and Mexico. We had the one blemish on our record in the first part of the final round when we lost in Mexico City. So it's nice […]

Sept. 3 in Columbus, Ohio USA 2 Mexico 0. Goals: Ralston 53, Beasley 58. USA – Keller, Hejduk, Onyewu, Berhalter, Lewis, Ralston (Quaranta, 81, Reyna, Armas, Beasley, Donovan (Mastroeni, 74), McBride (Cunningham, 90+) Mexico – Sanchez, Rodriguez (Mendez, 59), Marquez, Davino, Salcido, Torrado, Morales, Galindo, Naelson (Bravo, 69), Fonseca (Medina, 58), Borgetti. Yellow cards: USA […]

The USA clinched its fifth straight appearance in the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Mexico Saturday night in Columbus, Crew. After a slugglish first half, the United States scored twice off set pieces within three minutes to stun the Tricolores, who needed only a tie to clinch a berth in next yearÆs World […]

(1=low; 5=average; 10=high) STARTERS: Kasey Keller 6 Frankie Hejduk 5 Oguchi Onyewu 7 Gregg Berhalter 6 Eddie Lewis 7 Steve Ralston 6 Chris Armas 5 Claudio Reyna 7 DaMarcus Beasley 7 Landon Donovan 5 Brian McBride 5 SUBS: Mastroeni 5 Quaranta nr Cunningam nr

Aug. 31 #4 Portland 6 (Rapinoe 5, Sinclair 10, 16, 31, 51, 62) Oregon 0. James Madison 0 #5 Virginia (Quinn 83). Sept. 1 #6 Penn State 5 (Krieger 11, 30, Weimer 65, Aden-Buie 75, Daus 89) Loyola (Md.) 0. Pittsburgh 2 (Kritch 22, 71) #17 West Virginia 1 (Kanela pen. 21). #19 Florida State […]

Sept. 1 #3 Duke 2 (Loftus 36, Grella 60) Long Island 0. #6 UNC Greensboro 2 (Patterson 67, Carlson 87) UNC Wilmington 3 (Masters 73, Clark 89, Leger 108) (OT). #15 San Francisco 2 (Smith 3, Valentino 49) Dominican 0. #20 Tulsa 1 (Goddard 53) Oral Roberts 3 (Leung 6, Pinto 9, Flor 82). (TulsaÆs […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Columbus, Ohio Most of the familiar faces will be in their regular places Saturday when the U.S. national team faces Mexico with a chance to clinch a spot in the 2006 World Cup. One face, though, that of Revs midfielder Steve Ralston, hasn't been seen all that often in such a […]

Sept. 2 #1 Indiana 1 (Plotkin 83) #18 Wake Forest 0. (Opener of 23rd adidas/IU Credit Union Classic draws 4,272 fans.) #2 UCLA 2 (Harvey 50, Griffin 65) #13 Santa Clara 3 (Lowry pen. 30, pen. 35, Devey 88). (UCLAÆs Brandon Owens red carded for handball in 35th minute.) Cal State Fullerton vs. #4 Maryland […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Magazine A 145-acre soccer park 30 miles north of Dallas is the setting for MLS's newest stadium and another sign of American soccer's progress. The ball traced a precise parabola through the warm Texas night, looped over the forlorn figure of the hopelessly beaten goalkeeper as he gazed […]

By Mike Woitalla Executive Editor, Soccer America Magazine The gathering of the nation's top teen talent at this summer's adidas ESP scouting and player development event demonstrated the diversity of America's young soccer stars. James Jaramillo (Orem, Utah) SOCCER WITH FOOTBALL DAD Jaramillo's father, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound defensive tackle for the BYU squad that Jim […]

By Paul Kennedy Managing Editor, Soccer America Magazine Teams wishing to travel have hundreds of youth soccer tournaments to choose from, but which tournaments are the best? Soccer America Magazine surveyed leading youth coaches across the country and asked them to name the best tournaments, taking into account everything they consider important: competition, organization, facilities, […]

By Mike Woitalla Executive Editor, Soccer America Magazine World Cup veteran's double-duty at Cal Poly Pomona makes for busy 'retirement' It's been 15 years since the United States broke out of the soccer hinterlands and qualified for the World Cup in Italy, making its first appearance at the finals in 40 years. Three members of […]