Campbell handed No. 3 North Carolina its first non-conference loss in the regular season in more than two years with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday night. The Tar Heels dominated play, outshooting the Camels, 17-4, but they were done in by an own goal in the 75th minute. The own goal came on a corner […]
Monthly Archives: October 2006
4. PROGRAMS: ETSU to add men’s soccer
East Tennessee State will add a men’s soccer program starting in 2008. ETSU, in its second year as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference since moving from the Southern Conference, hopes to have a club program in place for the 2007 season. The construction of a new soccer complex is part of a $104 […]
3. TV PREVIEW: Wake and Duke face must-win game
There aren’t many ACC women’s soccer matches of scant importance, not when North Carolina and Florida State are locks to be highly ranked by the NCAA tournament selection committee and the other nine conference members are just hoping to get a bid. The Wake Forest-Duke tussle on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Channel) in […]
2. AWARDS: Notre Dame players again sweep honors
For the second time this season, Notre Dame players swept Soccer America Player of the Week honors. Irish forward Joseph Lapira, the Men’s Player of the Week, ran his streak of games with two goals to five with a pair of goals in the wins over Michigan (2-0) and Georgetown (4-1). The Lake Charles, La., […]
1. Campbell upsets No. 3 North Carolina
Campbell handed No. 3 North Carolina its first non-conference loss in the regular season in more than two years with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday night. The Tar Heels dominated play, outshooting the Camels, 17-4, but they were done in by an own goal in the 75th minute. The own goal came on a corner […]
Shearer Backs McClaren, England
Former England captain Alan Shearer says it’s too early to take the knives out for Steve McClaren after two poor performances from England. The England coach has come under pressure since the Three Lions drew, 0-0, at home to lowly Macedonia, a team they barely managed to beat 1-0 in Skopje a month ago. Said […]
McClaren: ‘English Performance’ Needed Against Croatia
England boss Steve McClaren has hit back at criticism in the British press following Saturday’s unimpressive 0-0 draw with Macedonia at Old Trafford. “We are looking for an English performance, one of pride, passion, attitude and character,” a categorical McClaren told reporters before Wednesday’s qualifier against Croatia. “We have come here to win. We go […]
Materazzi Pens Joke Book About Zidane Headbutt
Italy defender Marco Materazzi is authoring a book of jokes about the incident that led to France World Cup star Zinedine Zidane headbutting him in the chest in the World Cup final. Zidane’s confrontation with Materazzi was to be the last action of his career, as referee Horatio Elizondo sent him off in last game […]
Why Beckham Should Join MLS
He’s been dropped from England and he may have to toil away the rest of his days at Real Madrid on the bench, so if David Beckham is going to have to take a paycut to stay at Real while relying on endorsements to fund his rock star lifestyle anyway, why doesn’t he just come […]
Gulati: MNT List Down to Five
U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati is the man in charge of finding a head coach for the men’s national team. It is his choice, which he tells ESPN Soccernet has been whittled down to five names. Columnist Andrea Canales guesses the remaining candidates are: former Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann, former Argentina coach Jose Pekerman, […]
WORLD: French-born Higuain is Argentina's newest hotshot
Like David Trezeguet a decade ago, French-born Gonzalo Higuain is making a name for himself in Argentina soccer. Higuain, 18, scored twice for River Plate in its 3-1 win over Boca Juniors Sunday in Argentina's ''Superclasico,'' and River coach Daniel Passarella says his youngster has an enormous future ahead of him. ''I don't know how […]
SMALL COLLEGES: Roundup
Dowling is the only unbeaten and untied team in the NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II Men's Top 25. The Golden Lions improved to 13-0-0 and 6-0-0 in the East Coast Conference with a 6-0 win over Molloy. Morten Jensen, a 26-year-old graduate student from Norway, tallied a hat trick to up his total to 17 goals. […]
LEADING SCORERS: NCAA D1 Men & Women
MEN G PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR 17 Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Jr. 14 Saidi Isaac, Winthrop, Jr. 13 Joshua Okoampa, Wis.-Green Bay, Sr. 12 Tommy Krizanovic, Jacksonville, Sr. 12 Jarrod Smith, West Virginia, Sr. 12 Charlie Davies, Boston College, Jr. 12 Riley O'Neill, Kentucky, Sr. 11 Steven Holloway, Monmouth, Sr. 11 Jeffrey Gonsalves, Rhode Island, Sr. […]
INJURY REPORT: Portland's Rapinoe out for season
Portland's Megan Rapinoe, the 2005 Soccer America Freshman of the Year, will miss the remainder of the 2006 season with a torn ACL in her left knee. The injury came less than a week after she scored her first two goals for the U.S. women's national team in a 10-0 win over Chinese Taipei in […]
COLLEGE PROFILE: Zip McClain does double duty
In the middle of his senior year, Jonathan McClain has suddenly found himself doing double duty for the University of Akron. One of the key defenders on the Zips' soccer team, ranked No. 17 in the latest Soccer America Top 25, McClain has spent the last two weekends also kicking for the Akron football team. […]
Andrulis transforms streaking George Mason
Former Columbus Crew coach Greg Andrulis has transformed George Mason, the hottest Division I men's team in the country. With 1-0 wins over Delaware and Drexel last weekend, the Patriots ran their winning streak to nine games, the longest in the Division I ranks. After five years as a Crew assistant and five years as […]
U.S. ABROAD: Mexican-American connection
Increasingly, Mexican pro clubs are looking north of the border for young Mexican-Americans. More than a dozen are on pro rosters, and four Mexican-Americans, all age 19 or 20, have played in this fall's First Division Tornero Apertura. EDGAR CASTILLO (Santos) Games: 2 (57 minutes) Age: 20. Starred at Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, […]
OBITUARY: Glenn ''Mooch'' Myernick
U.S. men's national team assistant coach Glenn ''Mooch'' Myernick died on Monday morning after failing to regain consciousness following a heart attack he suffered on Thursday. Myernick, 51, died peacefully surrounded by his wife Nancy, daughter Kelly and son Travis, at the North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, Colo. Myernick was Bruce Arena's assistant coach […]
3. PROFILE: Zip McClain does double duty
In the middle of his senior year, Jonathan McClain has suddenly found himself doing double duty for the University of Akron. One of the key defenders on the Zips’ soccer team, ranked No. 17 in the latest Soccer America Top 25, McClain has spent the last two weekends also kicking for the Akron football team. […]
5. SMALL COLLEGES: Roundup
Dowling is the only unbeaten and untied team in the NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II Men’s Top 25. The Golden Lions improved to 13-0-0 and 6-0-0 in the East Coast Conference with a 6-0 win over Molloy. Morten Jensen, a 26-year-old graduate student from Norway, tallied a hat trick to up his total to 17 goals. […]
1. Andrulis transforms streaking George Mason
Former Columbus Crew coach Greg Andrulis has transformed George Mason, the hottest Division I men’s team in the country. With 1-0 wins over Delaware and Drexel last weekend, the Patriots ran their winning streak to nine games, the longest in the Division I ranks. After five years as a Crew assistant and five years as […]
2. OBITUARY: Glenn ”Mooch” Myernick
U.S. men’s national team assistant coach Glenn ”Mooch” Myernick died on Monday morning after failing to regain consciousness following a heart attack he suffered on Thursday. Myernick, 51, died peacefully surrounded by his wife Nancy, daughter Kelly and son Travis, at the North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, Colo. Myernick was Bruce Arena‘s assistant coach […]
1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
”Glenn Myernick was a player and coach deeply passionate about soccer and life. Whether it was family, friends or soccer, ‘Mooch’ was the kind of person who embraced everything in life, loving every minute of it. He will truly be missed by all of us in the U.S. Soccer family, and our thoughts and prayers […]
4. LEADING SCORERS: NCAA D1 Men & Women
MEN G PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR 17 Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Jr. 14 Saidi Isaac, Winthrop, Jr. 13 Joshua Okoampa, Wis.-Green Bay, Sr. 12 Tommy Krizanovic, Jacksonville, Sr. 12 Jarrod Smith, West Virginia, Sr. 12 Charlie Davies, Boston College, Jr. 12 Riley O’Neill, Kentucky, Sr. 11 Steven Holloway, Monmouth, Sr. 11 Jeffrey Gonsalves, Rhode Island, Sr. […]
Remembering Mooch
By Ridge Mahoney Soccer America, Senior Editor He looked like a hard-ass, with a boxer's misshapen nose, a hawkÆs menacing squint, and a tyrantÆs bald pate. Yet Glenn Myernick laughed a lot and liked a good story as well as anyone. He could tell more than a few tales after being steeped in soccer for […]
