[CHAMPIONSHIP] Sven Simon scored one goal and set up another to lead top seeded Azusa Pacific to its first NAIA men’s national championship with a 2-0 win over Southern California rival Concordia on Tuesday night in Olathe, Kan.
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
Wave of coaching openings
The women’s regular season ended only 10 days ago, but there’s been an unprecedented wave of jobs open up at major programs. Alabama, Michigan and Oklahoma are just a few of the Division I women’s programs looking for new coaches. In order of longevity, here are the coaches who have resigned …
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Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week
Israeli Dori Arad, whose two goals gave Connecticut a 2-0 win over Notre Dame in the Big East Tournament final, is the Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week for games played Nov. 12-18.
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Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week
Boston College’s Sherron Manswell, a two-time Soccer America Player of the Year, and Chris Brown, are among the players named to this week’s Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week. For the complete Team of the Week for games played Nov. 12-18 …
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NCAA Division I Women’s Schedule
Six of the eight top seeds are still alive in the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament, which moves into the round of 16, beginning Friday. For all the post-Thanksgiving schedules …
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NCAA Division I Men’s Schedule
Play begins in the 48-team NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament with 16 games Friday and Saturday. For the first- and second-round matchups …
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2007 Big West Men’s Awards
UCSB senior Andy Iro‘s selection as the Defensive of the Year for the third year in a row highlighted this year’s Big West individual honors. Tow other Gauchos captured honors: Chris Pontius (Offensive Player of the Year) and sophomore transfer Ciaran O’Brien (Midfielder of the Year). The other honors went to UC Riverside senior Charles Alamo (Goalkeeper of the Year), Cal Poly’s David Zamora (Freshman of the Year) and UC Davis head man Dwayne Shaffer (Coach of the Year).
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2007 Pac-10 Men’s Awards
California’s Kevin Grimes was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year for the third year in a row. Player honors went to Washington senior Ely Allen and California senior Andrew Jacobson, Co-Players of the Year, and Stanford’s Bobby Warshaw, Freshman of the Year
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“The pitch is no good and not in the condition that Wembley used to be known for.”
— Croatia coach Slaven Bilic, criticizing the Wembley Stadium grass field before his team’s match against England in Euro ’08 qualifying. The field took a beating recently because of an NFL game between the New York Giants and Miami Dolphins and heavy rains. (BBC)
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Why England slipped
Steve McClaren pulled a Greg Ryan Wednesday night. But unlike the Ryan, who lasted 25 days as U.S. women’s coach after his team’s 4-0 loss to Brazil following his decision to switch goalies, McClaren lasted all of about 12 hours after England’s shocking 3-2 loss to Croatia at Wembley before the FA dumped him as coach. Like Ryan, McClaren switched goalies with disastrous effect. But similarities between Ryan’s U.S. women and McClaren’s England don’t end there.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Unbeaten Colombia hands Argentina its first defeat
[WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] Unbeaten Colombia came back from a first-half deficit to hand Argentina a 2-1 loss, its first defeat in South American World Cup 2010 qualifying, and set off wild celebrations Tuesday in Bogota.. The Argentines had to play the last 65 minutes with 10 players after Manchester United star Carlos Tevez was red carded. Venezuela also rallied from a goal down to beat Bolivia, 5-3, in a game that turned when Bolivia’s Carlos Arias was injured but had to remain in goal because his team had made all its substitutions.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Euro 2008 Qualifying TV Schedule
Key matches — including England-Croatia, Spain-Northern Ireland and Portugal-Finland — will be available on cable or pay-per-view on the final day of qualifying for the Euro ’08 finals.
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Final High School Girls Fall Rankings
A hat trick by Alaina Beyar and a goal by Megan Votke gave Rockville Centre South Side High School a 4-2 win over Pittsford Menton for its fourth straight New York Class A title and finish No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas Girls Fall Rankings. Immaculate Heart Academy, the No. 1 in recent weeks, lost to Gloucester Catholic High School, 3-0, in New Jersey’s Non-Public Group A state championship. For the final Top 25 …
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Final High School Boys Fall Rankings
Brandon Haynes scored two goals in overtime to give Raleigh Broughton High School a 3-2 win over Greensboro Grimsley in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association boys 4-A final Saturday night and claim the No. 1 ranking in the final NSCAA/adidas Boys Fall Rankings, ahead of Indiana’s Evansville Reitz Memorial. Broughton finished the year with 27 wins in a row to repeat as state champion. For the final Top 25 …
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Expansion or bust?
Ridge Mahoney examines San Jose’s options
[MLS EXPANSION DRAFT] There’s a sprinkling of good players available in Wednesday’s expansion draft, as well as a few quirks regarding mechanisms thereof.
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Doings in Dallas
Through the grapevine during MLS Cup activities came word that Dallas assistant coach Oscar Pareja has been offered a post as assistant to recently appointed U.S. under-17 head coach Wilmer Cabrera.
Posted inGrassroots Soccer Biz, Story
Six Simple Tips To Find Volunteers
Volunteers are your most valuable resource. How do you find them?
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
World’s Best Player to be Ignored
It’s awards season in the soccer world. On Dec. 2, France Football’s Golden Ball (the former European Player of the Year award now open to players from any league in the world) will be handed out followed soon thereafter by FIFA’s World Player of the Year. AC Milan forward Kaka is widely expected to sweep […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Croatia: Stop Beckham, Stop England
Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham has been identified as the danger man in England’s final European Championship qualifier Wednesday against Croatia. England needs a draw or a win to advance to the finals next summer. According to Croatia scout Goran Vucevic, who was on hand Friday as England beat Austria, 1-0, Steve McClaren’s Lions […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Fourth Final Loss for New England’s Vets
The Boston Globe’s Frank Dell’Apa talks to a depressed New England Revolution squad after losing its third-straight MLS Cup final. For defender Jay Heaps, midfielder Steve Ralston and striker Taylor Twellman it was actually their fourth MLS Cup final loss. “They have all been tough,” Heaps said. “We believed this was our opportunity and we […]
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Three Terrified U.S. Women
Three members of U.S. women’s soccer team, vacationing in Italy, were on their way to Rome’s Stadio Olimpico to view the Serie A match between Roma and Cagliari two Sundays ago when rocks started pelting their bus. The rocks were being thrown by irate fans protesting the death of a Lazio supporter who was shot and […]
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Soccer on TV
There’s World Cup qualifying on Tuesday and Wednesday and the final day of European Championship qualifying on Wednesday.
Posted inSoccer America Confidential, Story
‘Single-table’ in your dreams
MLS will retain its two-conference format next season when San Jose becomes the league’s 14th team, once again scuttling the dreams of those who go to bed every night murmuring “single-table” over and over again.
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Azusa Pacific women join men in finals
For the second straight year, Azusa Pacific’s women’s team will join the men’s team in the NAIA national finals. The Cougar women beat Lindsey Wilson, 2-1, to advance to Tuesday’s final against Martin Methodist in Daytona Beach, Fla. Lindsey Wilson had two players red carded at the end of the Blue Raiders’ semifinal. Shannon Walker scored both goals to give Martin Methodist a 2-0 win over No. 1 seed Lee in the other semifinal.
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California powers meet in men’s final
[NAIA] Southern California rivals Azusa Pacific and Concordia will meet Tuesday in the final of the NAIA Men’s National Championships in Olathe, Kan. Azusa Pacific advanced to the final for the third straight year with a 1-0 win over Simon Fraser on Steven Lenhart‘s goal. Jeff Clark‘s overtime goal gave Concordia a 2-1 win over Auburn-Montgomery in Tuesday’s other semifinal.