Monthly Archives: November 2005

ACC Quarterfinals Nov. 2 in Cary, N.C. #2 Virginia vs. #5 Wake Forest #3 Florida State vs. #6 Clemson #1 North Carolina vs. #8 Maryland #4 Duke vs. #5 Boston College Semifinals Nov. 4 Final Nov. 6 America East Final Nov. 5 in Boston #1 Boston University vs. #2 Maine Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals Nov. 3 […]

Patrick Nyarko (Virginia Tech), Fr. Scores both goals in 2-1 victory over Virginia, adds goal and an assist in 4-0 win over Radford.

GOALKEEPERS Joanna Haig (Iowa State), Soph. Records six saves in leading Cyclones past Nebraska, 2-0, for first win over Huskers in school history. DEFENDERS Shannon Durocher (Illinois State), Soph. Helps anchor defense that holds Indiana State to eight shots in 1-0 victory in Missouri Valley Tournament. Holly Gault (Kansas), Jr. Scores game-winning goal with 15-yard […]

GOALKEEPER Jason Friel (Villanova), Soph. Comes up with 18 saves in leading the Wildcats past ranked St. JohnÆs (1-0) and Syracuse (1-0). DEFENDERS Corey Farabi (Drake), Sr. Assists on two goals in 3-2 victory over Creighton and heads up Bulldog defensive effort in 1-0 victory over Missouri State. John OÆReilly (Lehigh), Jr. Helps spearhead Mountain […]

Ashlee Pistorius (Texas A&M), Soph. Scores all four goals, tying school record, as Aggies win the Big 12 regular-season title with a 4-0 win over Baylor.

BOYS Top 25 Rank/Team à Record à Last Week 1 St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 19-0-0 1 2 St. Benedicts Prep (Newark, N.J.) 18-0-0 2 3 DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 17-0-0 3 4 Chaminade College Prep (St. Louis, Mo.) 24-1-1 4 5 Sandia Prep (Albuquerque, N.M.) 21-0-0 5 6 Brentwood (N.Y.) 16-0-1 7 7 Wayzata (Minn.) […]

Builders Vincent Baldino New Jersey Wildcats, 1996-present One of the original owners of the Wildcats, Baldino has overseen his clubÆs turnaround over the past few years that culminated in two straight finals appearances and the 2005 W-League championship. Jim DeDeus New Hampshire Phantoms, 1996-present DeDeus is one of the founding owners of the Phantoms, who […]

Manchester United canceled a half-hour program on its official TV station, MUTV, because it included a scathing rant from injured Irish midfielder Roy Keane on the performances of his teammates in a 4-1 loss to Middlesbrough. The ''Plays the Pundit'' program was replaced by Man U youth action. Keane had in the past slammed his […]

Los Angeles' win over San Jose in their quarterfinal series eliminated the 2005 regular-season "champ" from contention. Here's how far the regular season's top team went in the playoffs in MLS's 10-year history. 2005: San Jose (quarterfinals) 2004: Columbus (quarterfinals) 2003: Chicago (runner-up) 2002: Los Angeles (champion) 2001: Miami Fusion (semifinals) 2000: Kansas City (champion) […]

In three of this season's quarterfinal series, the lower seeded team prevailed. That means one of this year's MLS Cup finalists will be a team that didn't have a winning record in the regular season: Los Angeles and Colorado, who face off in Western Conference final, each finished at 13-13-6. Three times in MLS history […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America TACTICAL REWIND: Credit goes to Coach Steve Sampson and his Galaxy players for adapting their tactics to the vastly different environments for their games with the Quakes at Home Depot Center and Spartan Stadium. On the 80-yard-wide surface at Home Depot, wide outside midfielders Cobi Jones and Ned […]