Monthly Archives: October 2005

Oct. 11 #8 Maryland 6 (Garey 4, King 10, Edu 12, CÆdeBaca 41, Burch 42, Zusi 80) Georgetown 0. #10 Duke 2 (Pope 33, Camp 52) Western Illinois 0. #13 North Carolina 5 (Hunter 52, 72, Campbell 69, Shriver 12, Odgers 29) Longwood 0. #23 Cal State Northridge 1 (de Mattos 70) Cal State Fullerton […]

The USA won the Hexagonal, the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying group, with a 2-0 win over Panama on Wednesday in Foxboro, Mass. U.S. coach Bruce Arena again fielded a makeshift squad, and it didnÆt put the Canaleros away until two second-half goals by Kyle Martino and Taylor Twellman, the first for each in international play. […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Oct. 14 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL Men's College Soccer MARYLAND-NORTH CAROLINA (live), 8 pm. FOX COLLEGE SPORTS ATLANTIC Women's College Soccer MISSISSIPPI STATE-FLORIDA (live), 8 pm. SUN SPORTS Women's College Soccer MISSISSIPPI STATE-FLORIDA (live), […]

A survey of 2,000 bar customers watching World Cup, Champions League and English Premier League games revealed that 59 percent of women correctly identified the offside rule compared to 55 percent of men. But only 33 percent of women correctly identified the uniforms of the 20 English Premier League team's compared to 80 percent of […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine FISH FUTURE: Much is at stake tonight when Guatemala hosts Costa Rica on the final day of Hexagonal qualifying, and agent Richard Motzkin will be on hand not just for the result but its aftermath regarding Carlos ''The Fish'' Ruiz. By winning, Guatemala can finish fourth in […]

At the halfway point of the men's college season, it's time to begin looking at the 2005 Player of the Year candidates. It's been a season of surprises, and the race is wide open. Many players have come out of nowhere to earn national attention. Akron, New Zealand and St. John's — ranked 1, 2, […]

GOALKEEPER Molly Schneider (Minnesota), Sr. Helps Gophers increase winning streak to five games, recording six saves against Iowa (1-0) and stopping five of six shots against ranked Illinois (2-1). DEFENDERS Tracy Hamm (California), Sr. Scores two goals, including game-winner, in 3-0 shutout of Washington State, then helps Cal blank Washington, 1-0, for first sweep of […]

GOALKEEPER Grant Fernstrum (Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Fr. Posts first three shutouts with 2-0 victories over Wisconsin, Wright State and ranked Butler, running scoreless streak to 303 minutes. DEFENDERS Pat McCaffery (Drexel), Fr. Scores first collegiate goal with 45 seconds remaining in regulation as Drexel battles to 1-1 tie with ranked Old Dominion. Lucas Richardson (Dartmouth), Jr. Keys […]

Rebecca Moros (Duke), Jr. Collects both goals, second on chip in 87th minute, to knock off No. 1 North Carolina, 2-1, for only Blue DevilsÆ second victory in 30 games against rival Tar Heels.

Willy Guadarrama (Campbell), Soph. Scores five goals in 7-0 win over Stetson û first after just 26 seconds, hat trick by 32nd minute, and four in opening half.

The U.S. U-17 girls national team will hold a training camp at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., from Oct. 12-19. Coach Erica Walsh has called in 22 players to the camp, almost all of whom have seen action for the U-17s this year. Getting their first looks are defenders Colleen Flanagan (Downingtown, Pa.) […]

BOYS Top 25 Rank/Team à Record à Last Week 1 St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 13-0-0 1 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.) 12-0-0 T2 3 St. Benedicts Prep (Newark, N.J.) 11-0-0 4 4 DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 12-0-0 2 5 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa, Calif.) 17-0-1 6 6 Brentwood (N.Y.) 10-0-0 7 7 Chaminade […]

MLS Preview (Oct. 12) Wednesday, Oct. 12, 9:30 pm ET/7:30 pm MT/6:30 pm PT REAL SALT LAKE (5-21-5, 20 pts) vs. COLORADO (12-13-6, 42 pts) TV: No TV. Key Players Out: Real Salt Lake FW Jason Kreis (L knee partial ACL tear), DF Paul Broome (L ankle internal derangement), DF Gustavo Cabrera (National Team Duty […]

An unemployed bachelor who won a record $16 million in the Swedish lottery says he wants to use the money to buy Swedish Juventus striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic for his favorite team, Second Division Gute. The odds of picking the winning seven numbers and two bonus picks were about 1 in 330 million, which just about […]

Cameroon defender Pierre Wome, who missed a stoppage time penalty kick against Eygpt on Saturday that cost the Indomitable Lions a World Cup spot, says he fears for the lives of his family. And he disputes teammate Samuel Eto'o's account of the penalty kick scenario. Eto'o, the Spanish League's leading scorer with Barcelona, said he […]

On Wednesday evening the USA will play its 18th game of the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign. By comparison, teams in Europe play 10 to 12 games, plus two for those forced into a playoff. The results of USA-Panama (8 pm ET, ESPN2) will affect neither team's World Cup hopes. The Americans clinched in September […]

The following is the Soccer America WomenÆs College Top 25 with records through Oct. 9: TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Portland (13-0-0) 2 2. Penn State (14-0-0) 3 3. North Carolina (13-1-0) 1 4. UCLA (11-1-0) 4 5. Virginia (10-3-1) 5 6. Notre Dame (12-2-0) 7 7. Santa Clara (11-2-1) 9 8. Duke (9-2-1) 11 […]

The following is the Soccer America MenÆs College Top 25 with records through Oct. 9: TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Akron (11-0-0) 2 2. New Mexico (9-0-1) 1 3. St. JohnÆs (7-1-3) 3 4. Virginia (8-1-2) 8 5. Connecticut (9-2-1) 9 6. Indiana (7-1-3) 11 7. North Carolina State (8-3-1) 16 8. Maryland (8-3-0) 17 […]

Winners: The METROSTARS kept their playoff hopes alive with a convincing 2-1 win at defending champ D.C. United on goals by Sergio Galvan Rey and Youri Djorkaeff. The Metros, who play Chivas USA on Sunday, are tied on points with Kansas City, which squandered a two-goal lead while tying New England, 2-2. Kansas City meets […]

CONCACAF (3.5 berths) Mexico, USA, Costa Rica (Guatemala and Trinidad & Tobago vie for playoff spot against Asia's Uzbekistan or Bahrain.) EUROPE (14 berths) Germany (host), Ukraine, Netherlands, Croatia, Italy, England, Portugal, Poland. (Three automatic berths to be decided Wednesday. Six teams to compete in playoffs for remaining three berths.) SOUTH AMERICA (4.5 berths) Argentina, […]

Saturday's tie with Real Salt Lake clinched for the San Jose Earthquakes the Supporters Shield, awarded to the team with the best MLS regular-season record. MLS regular-season champs: 1996: Tampa Bay Mutiny 1997: DC United* 1998: Los Angeles Galaxy 1999: DC United* 2000: Kansas City Wizards* 2001: Miami Fusion 2002: Los Angeles Galaxy* 2003: Chicago […]

Playoff, First Leg Oct. 8 Uzbekistan 1 (Shatskikh 19) Bahrain 1 (Yusuf 17).

Group 1 Oct. 1 Liberia 0 Zambia 5 (Lwipa 50, 82, Mweetwa 51, 63, Numba 61). Oct. 8 Congo 2 (Doutity 25, Mamouna-Ossila 49) Togo 3 (Adebayor 39, Abdel Kader 59, 69). Senegal 3 (H.Camara 19, 64, Diouf 24) Mali 0. Final Standings: TEAM W T L GF GA P *Togo 7 2 1 20 […]

Oct. 8 Venezuela 0 Paraguay 1 (Valdez 65). Colombia 1 (Rey 25) Chile 1 (Rojas 63). Ecuador 0 Uruguay 0. Oct. 9 Argentina 2 (Riquelme pen. 81, own goal 90) Peru 0. Bolivia 1 (Castillo 49) Brazil 1 (Juninho Pernambucano 25). Standings: Argentina 34 points; Brazil 31; Paraguay 28; Ecuador 27; Uruguay 22; Colombia, Chile […]

Oct. 7 Air Force 0 #1 New Mexico 0 (OT). Buffalo 0 #2 Akron 3 (McKenzie 11, 63, Ubiparipovic 14) (Zips are lone unbeaten and untied team.) #4 Duke 3 (Charowski 60) #13 Maryland 3 (King 48, Garey 74, Kadotani 83). #21 San Diego 0 #5 Santa Clara 2 (Igwe 22, Guzman 79). (USD loses […]