Monthly Archives: October 2005

Oct. 21 #1 Akron 5 (McKenzie 20, 30, 48, Ubiparipovic 67, Murphy 85) Northern Illinois 1 (Woerner 21). (Ross McKenzie picks up second hat trick of the season.) #7 Old Dominion 2 (Elcock 18, Banks 47) VCU 0. (Trevor Banks adds assist to up season totals to six goals and two assists for 14 points.) […]

12 Goals scored by D.C. United's Jaime Moreno in 25 playoffs games, second highest to retired Roy Lassiter's 13 goals (in 21 games). 11 Goals Carlos Ruiz, now with FC Dallas, scored in 11 postseason games for Los Angeles. 10 Goals Landon Donovan, now with Los Angeles, scored in 14 postseason games for San Jose. […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine EASTERN CONFERENCE 1. Multi-pronged Revs attack threatens Metros No. 1 New England (17-7-8) vs. No. 4 MetroStars (12-9-11) Regular season: New England won the series 2-1-1, outscoring the Metros, 11-9. Game 1: Saturday at the Meadowlands (7 p.m. ET) Fox Soccer Channel, Direct Kick. Game 2: Oct. […]

HiFive Cincy Challenge Oct. 14-16 Ohio Under 14 Boys Blue WV Rowdies 1 Sycamore Arsenal 0 Under 14 Girls White Pickering Rowe 1 WC United Blue 0 Biloxi Fall Classic Oct. 14-16 Mississippi Cancelled because of Hurricane Katrina. NOSA Fall Classic XI Oct. 14-16 Louisiana Cancelled because of Hurricane Katrina. Oklahoma Cup Invitational Oct. 14-16 […]

Which nation had the most players see action in the first two rounds of this seasonÆs European Champions League? Lineups from the from the first two rounds of European Champions League play included 55 Brazilians, followed by 46 Spaniards, 41 Frenchmen, 31 Italians, 31 Dutchmen, 26 Belgians, 24 Portuguese, 23 Czechs, 21 Germans, 20 Argentines, […]

Oct. 18 #24 Yale 5 (Huang 10, Kuder 19, Karnes 33, Fujii 76, 89) Seton Hall 1 (Riemer 81). (Bulldogs have won 12 games in a row.) #25 Long Beach State 2 (Silos 32, 56) Idaho 0. (Idaho ties school record with 12th straight defeat.) Oct. 20 #3 North Carolina 1 (White pen. 31) N.C. […]

Oct. 18 #20 Virginia Tech 10 (McFadden 19, Dillie 44, Dyer 50, Reed 60, Einarsson 61, 75, Boateng 79, 87, 88, own goal 87) Univ. of Charleston 1 (Duernberger 67). (Last three goals come in 87 seconds.) William & Mary 2 (Nydal 16, McCurdy 39) #13 North Carolina 3 (Hunter 13, Shriver 24, Campbell 25). […]

The Columbus Crew has named as its head coach Sigi Schmid, who guided Los Angeles to the 2002 MLS title but was let go by the Galaxy during the 2004 season. Schmid, who coached UCLA to NCAA titles in 1985, 1990 and 1997, is one of only two coaches to win both MLS and college […]

Oct. 18 #20 Virginia Tech 10 (McFadden 19, Dillie 44, Dyer 50, Reed 60, Einarsson 61, 75, Boateng 79, 87, 88, own goal 87) Univ. of Charleston 1 (Duernberger 67). (Last three goals come in 87 seconds.) William & Mary 2 (Nydal 16, McCurdy 39) #13 North Carolina 3 (Hunter 13, Shriver 24, Campbell 25). […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine He was born in Las Vegas and scraped through some lean years in San Diego, but he always seemed destined for Los Angeles. That's where Herculez Gomez attended his first real soccer game, that's where he first broke into the pro ranks, and in L.A. this season […]

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Group 1 Oct. 18 Bay. Munich (Germ.) 2 (Deisler 32, Demichelis 39) Juventus (Italy) 1 (Ibrahimovic 90). R. Vienna (Austria) 0 Club Brugge (Belg.) 1 (Balaban 75). Standings: Bay. Munich 9 points; Juventus 6; Club Brugge 3; R. Vienna 0. Group 2 Oct. 18 Ajax (Neth.) 2 (Anastasiou 36, 55) Thun (Switz.) […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine A teenage tantrum is just that, except when Freddy Adu is railing against the world's injustices. Just last week, in a telephone interview, Adu went as far as to say, ''I got my butt handed to me'' playing for the U.S. under-20s at the World Youth Championships […]

Los Angeles ranked tops in MLS attendance in the 2005 MLS regular season, marking the third straight season that the Galaxy led the league. Expansion franchises Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake, which ranked worst and second worst in the overall standings, finished among the top 4. San Jose and New England, the regular season's […]

NAIA power Lindsey Wilson set a menÆs college record for goals in a game Tuesday when it beat first-year Pikeville, 26-0, but the Blue Raider men were outdone by the Blue Raider women, who beat Pikeville, 28-0, also on Tuesday. The No. 1-ranked men, whose alumni include Los Angeles Galaxy players Tyrone Marshall and Joseph […]

GOALKEEPER Ashley Haugen (Gonzaga), Sr. Instrumental in shutout win over ranked Pepperdine, then records five saves in 0-0 tie against Loyola Marymount. DEFENDERS Carolyn Ford (Duke), Sr. Leads Blue Devil to shutout wins over ranked Wake Forest and Maryland and also assists on both game-winning goals. Nickie Olson (UNLV), Sr. Key on backline that holds […]

Katie Thorlakson (Notre Dame), Sr. Posts two goals and five assists in wins over Connecticut (4-0) and Providence (6-0) to become 17th NCAA Division I player to reach 50 goals and 50 assists in her career (50 goals, 59 assists).

GOALKEEPER Robert Cavicchia (Syracuse), Fr. Makes a career-high 11 saves in 2-1 win over Cincinnati, the OrangeÆs second win over a ranked opponent this season. DEFENDERS Ty Harden (Washington), Jr. Plays in role in defensive effort that leads to back-to-back road victories over Stanford and ranked California, both by shutouts. Lee Sandwina (Virginia), Jr. Helps […]

Ismael Ibarra (San Jose State), Jr. Comes off bench to score game-tying goal and game-winning goal at UNLV, then assists on two goals, including golden goal, in 3-2 win over then-No. 2 New Mexico.

DaMarcus Beasley, Landon Donovan and Kasey Keller are the three finalists for the 2005 Honda Player of the Year. The winner will be announced during the award luncheon celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Honda Player of the Year, which will take place on Nov. 30 at The Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. The finalists […]

MLS scoring up from 2004, but third lowest in history The 2005 MLS regular season saw an increase in goalscoring over 2004, but the goals-per-game average was the third lowest in the history of the 10-year-old league: 2005 — 2.87 2004 — 2.61 2003 — 2.89 2002 — 3.01 2001 — 3.28 2000 — 3.19 […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine The Confidential overlooked a most deserving first-year player recently when it cited that not since the 2000 Wizards had a team won the title with a rookie defender in the starting lineup. First-year Fire man Gonzalo Segares started about three-quarters of the games this season in the […]

BOYS Top 25 Rank/Team à Record à Last Week 1 St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 16-0-0 1 2 St. Benedicts Prep (Newark, N.J.) 12-0-0 3 3 DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 14-0-0 4 4 Chaminade Prep (St. Louis, Mo.) 21-1-1 7 5 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa, Calif.) 19-0-1 5 6 Brentwood (N.Y.) 11-0-0 6 7 Wayzata (Minn.) […]

The following is the Soccer America WomenÆs College Top 25 with records through Oct. 17: TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Penn State (15-0-0) 2 2. Portland (14-0-1) 1 3. North Carolina (15-1-0) 3 4. UCLA (13-1-0) 4 5. Virginia (11-3-1) 5 6. Notre Dame (14-2-0) 6 7. Santa Clara (13-2-1) 7 8. Duke (11-2-1) 8 […]

The following is the Soccer America MenÆs College Top 25 with records through Oct. 17: TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Akron (12-0-1) 1 2. Virginia (9-1-2) 4 3. Connecticut (9-2-1) 5 4. Indiana (8-1-4) 6 5. New Mexico (10-1-1) 2 6. Maryland (10-3-0) 8 7. Old Dominion (10-1-2) 9 8. St. JohnÆs (7-2-4) 3 9. […]

Winners: A headed goal by MICHAEL BRADLEY, son of recently sacked head coach Bob Bradley, and a late strike by Amado Guevara gave the METROSTARS a 2-0 win over Chivas USA and the eighth and final MLS playoff spot. The victory against a Chivas squad that overwhelmed the MetroStars but failed to convert numerous chances […]