Monthly Archives: November 2006

North Carolina had to twice come from behind before beating Texas A&M, 3-2, before 4,887 fans in the NCAA Division I women’s quarterfinals and returned to the Women’s College Cup after a two-year absence. The Tar Heels failed to reach the final four in 2004 and 2005 — the only two years in the 25-year […]

1. UCLA rallies to stun No. 1 Duke, 3-2 in men’s quarterfinals

UCLA overcame a 2-0 first-half deficit to defeat top-ranked Duke, 3-2, in NCAA men’s quarterfinal action at Duke’s Koskinen Stadium. Sal Zizzo scored the tying goal in the 78th minute and the game-winning goal — on a preplanned play — just 30 seconds into overtime to send the eighth seeded Bruins to the College Cup […]

1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

“I look at things somewhat simplistically on occasion and the issue for me is this: who is going to be interested in spending a significant amount of money coming here on holiday, to have a good time, when you’re concerned about the possibility of getting hurt?” — Eric Bost, the U.S. ambassador to South Africa, […]

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: NCAA Division I Men & Women

NCAA DIVISION I MEN Results Quarterfinals Nov. 24 Virginia 3 (Cristman 25, 71, Reyering 35) Notre Dame 2 (Martin 71, pen. 84). Wake Forest 3 (Curfman 43, Lahoud 75, Thompson 83) Santa Clara 1 (Lowry 24). Nov. 25 UC Santa Barbara 3 (Rosenlund 9, 48, 63) Northwestern 2 (North 13, Alvarez 38). Nov. 26 Duke […]

NCAA DIVISION III: Messiah and Wheaton take titles

Messiah won its third straight NCAA Division III men's title and fifth in the last seven years with a 3-0 win over Wheaton (Ill.) in the final on Saturday night in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Josh Sanders scored two goals and Brett Faro added a third for the Falcons, who also beat NYU, 3-0, in […]

COLLEGE MEN: ACC teams Virginia and Wake Forest join UCSB in final four

VIRGINIA 3 NOTRE DAME 2. Midfield general Nico Colaluca set up senior Adam Cristman twice for goals as Virginia returned to the final four for the first time since 1997. German Yannick Reyering score the third Virginia goal — his third in three postseason games. Kurt Martin scored both goals, the first set up by […]

6. COLLEGE WOMEN: North Carolina returns to final four

5. COLLEGE MEN: UCLA stuns No. 1 Duke in quarterfinals

UCLA overcame a 2-0 first-half deficit to defeat top-ranked Duke, 3-2, Sunday in NCAA men’s quarterfinal action at Duke’s Koskinen Stadium. Sal Zizzo scored the tying goal in the 78th minute and the game-winning goal — on a preplanned play — just 30 seconds into overtime to send the eighth seeded Bruins to the College […]

3. WOMEN’S GOLD CUP: Lilly penalty kick gives USA title in OT

Kristine Lilly scored on a penalty kick in the 120th minute to give the USA a 2-1 victory over Canada in overtime and capture the 2006 Women’s Gold Cup title. USA-Canada Game Summary The final, played before a crowd of only 6,749 fans at the Home Depot Center, was anticlimactic after the USA and Canada […]

4. WORLD: Chelsea’s Mourinho is all smiles despite tie

The English Premier League’s top-of-the-table clash Sunday between first-place Manchester United and second-place Chelsea at Old Trafford decided nothing as the teams played to a 1-1 tie, but Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was all smiles after the game. Louis Saha put United ahead in the first half, but Chelsea equalized in the 69th minute when […]

WOMEN'S GOLD CUP: Lilly penalty kick gives U.S. title in OT

Kristine Lilly scored on a penalty kick in the 120th minute to give the USA a 2-1 victory over Canada in overtime and capture the 2006 Women's Gold Cup title. The final, played before a crowd of only 6,749 fans at the Home Depot Center, was anticlimactic after the USA and Canada had won their […]

COLLEGE WOMEN: Notre Dame, UCLA and Florida State reach semis

NOTRE DAME 4 PENN STATE 0. Freshman Michele Weissenhofer scored a hat trick in a span of less than 13 minutes and sophomore Kerri Hanks had three assists as the top-ranked Irish extended their unbeaten streak to a school record 25 games and moved into Friday's other semifinal against Florida State. The Irish dominated the […]

NCAA DIVISION 1 WOMEN: Tournament Scoreboard (Nov. 25)

Results Quarterfinals Nov. 24 Notre Dame 4 (Weissenhofer 54, 56, 66, Cinalli 72) Penn State 0. UCLA 2 (M.Zerboni 9, Cheney pen. 70) Portland 1 (R.Rapinoe 6). Florida State 2 (Kuralay 50, Edwards 63) Clemson 1 (Franklin 31). Nov.25 North Carolina 3 (O'Reilly 46, Engen 62, Washington 74) Texas A&M 2 (Robinson 30, Martino 55). […]

NCAA DIVISION 1 MEN: Tournament Scoreboard (Nov. 25)

1110d1 scores Results Quarterfinals Nov. 24 Virginia 3 (Cristman 25, 71, Reyering 35) Notre Dame 2 (Martin 71, pen. 84). Wake Forest 3 (Curfman 43, Lahoud 75, Thompson 83) Santa Clara 1 (Lowry 24). Nov. 25 UC Santa Barbara 3 (Rosenlund 9, 48, 63) Northwestern 2 (North 13, Alvarez 38). Schedule Quarterfinals Nov. 26 No. […]

COLLEGE MEN: UCLA rallies to stun No. 1 Duke, 3-2

UCLA overcame a 2-0 first-half deficit to defeat top-ranked Duke, 3-2, in NCAA men's quarterfinal action at Duke's Koskinen Stadium. Sal Zizzo scored the tying goal in the 78th minute and the game-winning goal — on a preplanned play — just 30 seconds into overtime to send the eighth seeded Bruins to the College Cup […]

COLLEGE WOMEN: North Carolina rallies to beat Texas A&M

North Carolina had to twice come from behind before beating Texas A&M, 3-2, before 4,887 fans in the NCAA Division I women's quarterfinals and returned to the Women's College Cup after a two-year absence. The Tar Heels failed to reach the final four in 2004 and 2005 — the only two years in the 25-year […]

College Soccer Reporter, Story

2. FOCUS: U-20 women have big roles at Elite Eight

The early-season form of some of the country’s top women’s programs was skewed because they were playing without key players. Of the eight 2006 quarterfinalists, six were without players representing the USA at the Under-20 Women’s World Championship in Russia for the first two weeks of the college season. Since their return, these 12 players […]

College Soccer Reporter, Story

1. UCLA will give No. 1 Duke stern test

No. 1 ranked and top seed Duke will be favored when it hosts UCLA Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Division I men’s quarterfinals at Koskinen Stadium, but it faces a formidable opponent in the streaking Bruins. Indeed, UCLA put on one of the best performances yet by a team in the 2006 postseason with its […]

College Soccer Reporter, Story

3. TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Weekend Schedule

NCAA DIVISION I MEN Quarterfinals Nov. 24 No. 2 Wake Forest (17-3-3) vs. No. 10 Santa Clara (13-4-5) No. 4 Virginia (16-3-1) vs. No. 12 Notre Dame (15-5-2) Nov. 25 UC Santa Barbara (15-7-0) vs. Northwestern (14-7-0) Nov. 26 No. 1 Duke (18-3-1) vs. No. 8 UCLA (12-5-4) NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN Quarterfinals Nov. 24 […]

Soccer America Confidential, Story

Rate of Exchange

How will MLS fare in the offseason rate of exchange, i.e., the players it sells or loses overseas to those it imports? Right away, the league has fallen slightly behind on the American side of the ledger, with EPL clubs Reading and Fulham in the hunt for Eddie Johnson and Clint Dempsey, respectively, and Brian […]

MLS CONFIDENTIAL: Rate of Exchange

UEFA CUP: Friedel and Blackburn advance; policeman kills fan in Paris

Blackburn's American goalkeeper Brad Friedel made a key save on Feyernoord striker Joonas Kolkka to preserve a goalless tie that sends the English Premier league club to the final 32 of the UEFA Cup. But Thursday's UEFA Cup action was marred by an incident in Paris in which a policeman shot dead a Paris St […]

WEEKEND TV HIGHLIGHTS: Feilhaber & HSV take on Bayern; Yanks to clash in England

American midfielder Benny Feilhaber, 21, who played the second half of Hamburg SV's 3-1 loss to Arsenal in Champions League on Tuesday and came close to scoring, could make his sixth Bundesliga appearance when HSV takes on Bayern Munich on Saturday (TV: 9:25 am ET on Gol TV). Hamburg is trying to climb out of […]

COLLEGE TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Weekend Schedule

COLLEGE FOCUS: U-20 women have big roles at Elite Eight