Top 25 teams William & Mary (No. 12) and BYU (No. 13) were both upset in women’s conference tournament semifinals on Thursday night. Fourth-seeded Old Dominion advanced to the CAA championship for the first time, topping top-seeded William & Mary, 6-5, on penalty kicks after the squads battled to a 1-1 tie at the Virginia […]
Monthly Archives: November 2006
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4. BIG EAST: Irish take five individual awards
Notre Dame dominated the Big East’s award ceremonies on Thursday night. The No. 1 Irish women took three awards: Offensive Player of the Year (Kerri Hanks), Defensive Player of the Year (Carrie Dew) and Rookie of the Year (Michele Weissenhofer). Hanks, who has 15 goals and 11 assists, was the only unanimous women’s award winner. […]
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1. Hobbling Penn State perseveres
After an injury-riddled season that left it with a 6-10-2 record going into the Big Ten men’s tournament, Penn State could have hung it up, but the Lions opened play Thursday with a 2-1 comeback victory over Northwestern decided by senior Simon Omekanda‘s goal in the 103rd minute. The Lions have played arguably the toughest […]
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TV: Women's conference championship viewing guide
The women's regular season finishes this weekend, and 10 Division I conference championships will televised. The NCAA Division I women's tournament field will be announced on Monday, Nov. 6. The women's selections will be announced on ESPNEWS's 3-4 p.m. ET news slot. (All times are Eastern.) ACC Sunday Final, Fox College Sports Atlantic, FSN South, […]
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TV: Men's conference championship viewing guide
The men's regular season finishes this weekend, and seven Division I conference championships will televised. The NCAA Division I men's tournament field will be announced on Monday, Nov. 6. The selections will be announced on ESPNEWS's 4-5 p.m. ET news slot. (All times are Eastern.) ACC Sunday Final, Fox College Sports Atlantic, FSN South, FSN […]
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NCAA DIVISION 2 WOMEN: Tournament Scoreboard (Nov. 3)
Far West Region Nov. 2 in La Jolla, Calif. UC San Diego 4 Western Washington 0 Seattle 0 Seattle Pacific 1 Nov. 4 in La Jolla, Calif. UC San Diego (19-1-2) vs. Seattle Pacific (17-4-0) Northeast Region Nov. 3 in West Chester, Pa. West Chester (20-0-0) vs. Slippery Rock (12-6-1) Indiana (Pa.) (14-6) vs. New […]
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NCAA DIVISION 2 MEN: Tournament Scoreboard (Nov. 3)
Appalachian Region Nov. 2 in Hickory, N.C. Lenoir-Rhyne 3 Catawba 2 Carson-Newman 0 Lincoln Memorial 1 (OT) Nov. 4 in Hickory, N.C. Lenoir-Rhyne (19-1-0) vs. Lincoln Memorial (14-1-2) Great Lakes Region Nov. 2 in Edwardsville, Ill. SIU Edwardsville 6 Mercyhurst 1 Northern Kentucky 4 Wisconsin-Parkside 0 Nov. 4 in Edwardsville, Ill. SIU Edwardsville (15-3-3) vs. […]
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COLLEGE WOMEN: Conference Tournament Scoreboard (Nov. 3)
1029conf wom ACC Quarterfinals Nov. 1 in Cary, N.C. North Carolina 3 N.C. State 0 Boston College 1 Clemson 2 Florida State 2 Duke 0 Wake Forest 2 Virginia 1 Semifinals Nov. 3 in Cary, N.C. #1 North Carolina vs. #5 Clemson #3 Wake Forest vs. #2 Florida State Final Nov. 5 in Cary, N.C. […]
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MLS PLAYOFFS PREVIEW: Limping Revs face D.C.; Resilient Rapids in Houston
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Both MLS conference finals will be played Sunday. The Eastern showdown will match two teams with a rich, if brief, history of playoff tussles, while the Western candidates have zero head-to-head postseason encounters but shared six goals when they met three weeks ago. With crowds of more than […]
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4. MLS: Fines and suspension in quarterfinals’ wake
New England coach Steve Nicol was fined $2,000 for public criticism of league officials in the Oct. 27 Boston Globe on the suspension of Shalrie Joseph for the second leg quarterfinal. Nicol’s called the suspension “… a disgrace and it shows the people making the decision shouldn’t be.” In his tirade, called the decision “laughable,” […]
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5. PEACE QUEEN CUP: U.S. victory is costly
The U.S. women’s national team beat the Netherlands, 2-0, Thursday on goals from forward Lindsay Tarpley and defender Cat Whitehill in the first half to advance to the Peace Queen Cup final on Saturday against Canada. The USA-Netherlands result left Denmark needing to beat Australia by three goals in the following match to have a […]
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6. CANADA: CSA dumps longtime COO Pipe
In a surprise move, the Canadian Soccer Association announced Thursday that it fired Chief Operating Officer Kevan Pipe, who headed the CSA’s day-to-day operations since 1985. “We’re looking for someone that maybe can give us the vision for the future,” CSA president Colin Linford said. “Maybe someone that can lead us in a direction with […]
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3. WORLD: Bayern and Schalke under fire
Bayern Munich and Schalke will both be under pressure when the German Bundesliga clubs meet in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday (TV: Gol TV, live, 10:55 am ET). Second-place Bayern was whistled off the field by its fans after its 0-0 tie with Sporting Lisbon on the Champions League on Tuesday. With injuries to Bastian Schweinsteiger and […]
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GOLD CUP: No guest teams in 2007 finals
CONCACAF won't invite guest teams to next year's Gold Cup, which will be played June 6-24 in the United States. Teams from South America, Africa and Asia have competed in the last six competitions. Brazil's U-23 team was runner-up in 1996 and 2003, and Colombia finished second in 2000. Brazil also sent a national team […]
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PEACE QUEEN CUP: U.S. victory is costly
The U.S. women's national team beat the Netherlands, 2-0, Thursday on goals from forward Lindsay Tarpley and defender Cat Whitehill in the first half to advance to the Peace Queen Cup final on Saturday against Canada. The USA-Netherlands result left Denmark needing to beat Australia by three goals in the following match to have a […]
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No. 1 Wake needs shootout to beat Carolina
Wednesday's battle between this week's No. 1 and the preseason No. 1 in the Soccer America Men's Top 25 at the ACC Tournament turned out to be a dud. Wake Forest, which moved into first in this week's Top 25 and North Carolina, ranked 10th, failed to score in 110 minutes of action before the […]
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CANADA: CSA dumps long-time COO Pipe
In a surprise move, the Canadian Soccer Association announced Thursday that it fired Chief Operating Officer Kevan Pipe, who headed the CSA's day-to-day operations since 1985. ''We're looking for someone that maybe can give us the vision for the future,'' CSA president Colin Linford said. ''Maybe someone that can lead us in a direction with […]
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United Finds Niche in D.C.
It’s nice to see that D.C. United has become a (relatively) big deal in the nation’s capital. It’s one of the most successful sports franchises in the city’s sports history, and RFK Stadium, the place United calls home, is certainly one of the toughest places for any Major League Soccer team to play. The gets […]
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Beautiful Play Again Proves Fruitless for the Gunners
Arsenal plays a beautiful, even mesmerizing brand of soccer, but it became obvious after last night’s 0-0 draw at home to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League, that one thing this team really lacks is a natural goalscorer. Thierry Henry once again reminded us that for all his ability, a natural goal scorer he is […]
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Oh Yeah, the UEFA Cup
Now to the UEFA Cup. Rob Smyth of the Guardian asks does anybody care about Europe’s B-list competition? It was once prestigious, like in 1989 when Diego Maradona and Napoli had to beat Bayern Munich and then Juventus to lift the title, but following the expansion of the Champions League four years ago, that competition […]
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UEFA Presidential Hopefuls Differ on Champs League Future
UEFA President Lennart Johansson is facing competition for his post from former France and Juventus great Michel Platini, and one of the key battlegrounds in their fight for the presidency is over the future format of the UEFA Champions League, the organization’s most lucrative competition. Johansson oversaw the replacement of the old European Cup with […]
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An Uneasy Alliance Between FIFA and the EU over Soccer Corruption
Up until last night, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has rejected any ides from the European Union on how to address the growing problems of corruption, player salaries and ownership in European soccer. Amid growing hostility between Europe’s politicians and soccer’s world governing body, Blatter announced an agreement yesterday with FIFPro, the world player’s union, which […]
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EUROPE: Gunners are off target
Like defending champion Barcelona, last year's runner-up, Arsenal, finds its chances of advancing to the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League compromised after drawing at home on the fourth day of group play. Coach Arsene Wenger called the Gunners' performance on Wednesday their best ever in Europe, but they could only manage to tie […]
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BIG WEST: UC Irvine moves into lead
UC Irvine earned the biggest win in its program history when it beat UC Santa Barbara, 2-0, Wednesday night before a record crowd of 1,561 fans at Anteater Stadium and took over first place in the Big West. Matt Murphy scored the game-winner in the 24th minute, and former U.S. U-20 Brad Evans put the […]
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Clemson women roll
Soccer America's Women's Conference Tournament Scoreboard