Connecticut was the only seeded team to fall in the Big East quarterfinals when the Huskies lost at home to DePaul, 1-0. UNC Greensboro pulled an upset in the Southern Conference quarterfinals when the No. 7 Spartans beat No. 2 Furman. For all the weekend results …
Monthly Archives: November 2008
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POLLS: Soccer America Men’s Top 25
The top six teams all won and held their spots in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25. For this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 and last week’s results …
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CROWD COUNT: ACC final sets pace
The ACC Tournament final in Cary, N.C. drew the largest women’s crowd of the weekend. A crowd of 5,116 watched North Carolina beat Virginia Tech, 3-0. The Women’s College Cup will return to WakeMed Soccer Park on Dec. 5 and 7 …
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POLLS: Soccer America Women’s Top 25
For the second time in three years, Notre Dame finished as No. 1 in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25. Two years ago, the Irish were 20-0-1. This year, they are 21-0-0. For the final Soccer America Women’s Top 25 …
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MORNING BRIEFING: NCAA tournament predictions
The 64-team field for the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament will be announced by the NCAA Women’s Soccer Committee on Monday. Soccer America analyzes how weekend results affect teams on the bubble and predicts who will get at-large bids.
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Women’s Conferences
Champions were crowned at 27 Division I women’s conference tournaments. Three teams — North Carolina (ACC), Toledo (Mid-American) and Denver (Sun Belt) — won their third straight titles. CAA champion Northeastern and SEC champion Tennessee were the lowest seeds — at No. 6 — to prevail. For all the conference tournament results …
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What They’re Saying
“It was unbelievable effort by every single guy, which is why it feels so rewarding right now. If we can continue doing this, who knows?”
— New York Red Bulls defender Chris Leitch after his team ousted two-time defending champ Houston from the MLS playoffs with a 3-0 win on Sunday. (MLSnet.com)
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East takes three of final four places
[MLS] For the first time, one conference will provide three members of the final four MLS playoff teams, and might yet supply both MLS Cup finalists. Form held in the East, with both of the higher seeds winning, yet in the West, neither of the top two survived. Eastern conference champion Columbus defeated No. 4 Kansas City, 2-0, Saturday to complete a 3-1 aggregate win and on Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET ESPN2) hosts the No. 2 Fire, a 3-0 aggregate winner over No. 3 New England. The Red Bulls, fifth-place finishers in the East, travel to Utah for a Saturday (9:30 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Channel) showdown with Real Salt Lake, which won the first playoff series in its history by tying Chivas USA, 2-2, to prevail on aggregate, 3-2. New York stunned Western Conference champion Houston, 3-0, Sunday for a 4-1 series victory.
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The Amazin’ New York Red Bulls
Now that’s what I call an upset – safe to call it the biggest one in MLS playoff history, I think. Here comes Juan Carlos Osorio with the, let us say, undistinguished Red Bulls, a team rendered even weaker by drug suspensions and injuries, and they knock off the high-flying Houston Dynamo. I’m not going to say that they did it in style, that would hardly be accurate. But they did it in just about as convincing a way as possible — by winning down there, in Houston, in the packed, hostile, stadium of the Dynamo. Winning? This was a wipe out — you can’t argue with a resounding 3-0 scoreline.
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Inter’s late winner takes it top
[ITALY] Inter took the Serie A top spot after leaving it late to beat Udinese, with city rivals Milan dropping points when Lecce also scored a last-gasp goal.
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Barcelona hits six, Real gets the best of seven
[SPAIN] Barcelona stayed at the top of the Spanish Liga after thumping Valladolid 6-0, while Real Madrid edged a seven-goal thriller at home to Malaga.
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Bayern lurks as Hoffenheim falls at Hertha
[GERMANY] Bayern Munich beat Schalke to move up to third in the Bundesliga, just one point off the leading pair of Leverkusen and Hoffenheim, both of whom dropped points.
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Chelsea and Liverpool open up gap
[ENGLAND] Liverpool and Chelsea are six points ahead of the chasing pack after easy weekend wins in the English Premier League, helped by Arsenal’s 2-1 victory over Manchester United in a classic attacking encounter.
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O’Reilly gives Americans another tour win
[U.S. WOMEN] The USA improved to 5-0-1 on this fall’s Achieve Your Gold Tour thanks to a 1-0 win over South Korea on Saturday in Tampa. Making her first start up front in 2008, Heather O’Reillyscored the lone goal for the USA.
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USA cruises into semifinals
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] The USA moved into the semifinals of the Under-17 Women’s World Cup with an emphatic 4-2 victory over South Korea Sunday in New Zealand that moves it into Thursday’s semifinals against Germany.
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REPORT CARDS: Quarterfinals, Second Legs
[MLS] Soccer America’s Paul Kennedy, Ridge Mahoney and Mike Woitalla grade the players’ performance in the four second-leg games of the MLS quarterfinals …
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Big win for Bradley & Gladbach
[AMERICANS IN GERMANY] Defensive midfielder Michael Bradley returned to Borussia Moenchengladbach’s starting lineup after coming off the bench last weekend and helped Gladbach win its first road game of the season. The 2-0 victory over Arminia Bielefeld moved Gladbach out of the relegation zone. Steve Cherundolo and Neven Subotic, however, suffered losses with their Bundesliga teams.
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RISING STAR: Florida’s Lauren Hyde
SOCCER AMERICA profiles Florida junior Lauren Hyde, one of the nation’s top center backs. She recovered from a foot injury in preseason to anchor the Gators’ backline. Florida heads into Friday’s SEC semifinal against Georgia with a 13-game winning streak.
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SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Men’s Top 25
No. 1 Wake Forest looks to extend its unbeaten streak to 22 games when it travels to Virginia Friday in its ACC regular-season finale. Another big ACC game pits No. 4 Maryland against No. 20 North Carolina. For this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 and last week’s results …
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Men’s Conferences
Men’s conference tournament action continued Saturday with quarterfinals in the America East, Big East and Southern Conferences. For all results and schedules.
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MORNING BRIEFING: Weekend games to decide titles
While conference tournament action continues this weekend, champions will also be crowned in the three women’s conferences that don’t hold postseason tournaments. There’s a three-way tie in the Ivy League. UCLA has the edge in the Pac-10, and the WCC features a winner-take-all finale between San Diego and Portland.
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Women’s Conferences
Champions will be crowned this weekend at 27 Division I women’s conference tournaments. Action begins Saturday with the finals of the America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Mountain West and Sun Belt. For all the conference tournament results and schedules …
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College Soccer Job Openings
Women’s head coaching positions are open at Kentucky, N.C. State and Northern Iowa. For information on these and other college openings …
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Soccer on TV
MLS games this weekend determine the playoff final four. Marquee matchups from abroad include Manchester United’s clash with Arsenal on Saturday.
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TFC Warns Of Scouting Scam
“Please be aware Toronto FC agents or scouts will never solicit money or fees from prospective players.” Toronto FC releases an official statement after reports that individuals on the Internet are passing themselves off as professional soccer scouts with ties to the MLS team, and are asking for a fee and a deposit in exchange […]