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At halftime, Portland is leading Notre Dame 2-0 in the NCAA Women’s semifinals. Regina Holan has scored twice for Portland: once in the second minute off of a free kick by Justi Baumgardt, and again in the 30th minute when she blasted an 18-yard shot after a brilliant run by teammate Tara Koleski. Notre Dame […]

Both teams have had plenty of scoring opportunities. Both teams have played attacking soccer and the play has been even throughout the first half.

Dec. 6 in Santa Clara, Calif. Portland 2 Notre Dame 3. Goals: Holan (Baumgardt) 1:40, Holan (Koleski) 29:42; Boxx (Manthei) 46:12, Van Laecke 54:44, Gerardo (Grubb) 60:33. Portland — Loveless, Stiles, Charles, Ribaudo, Eaton, French, Baumgardt, Pierce, Pfeifer, Koleski, Holan. Subs: McIntosh, Dutra, Engesser. Notre Dame — Renola, Grubb, Sobrero, Fisher, Boxx, Daws, Streiffer, Manthei, […]

Dec. 6 in Santa Clara, Calif. Santa Clara 1 North Carolina 2. Goals: Lalor (Pen.) 83:50; Parlow (Fettig) 73:22, Schwoy (Fettig) 77:54. Santa Clara — Sanchez, Smith, Barr, Pickup, Madden, Nanez, Martinez, Lalor, Little, Clemens, Hansen. Subs: Bivens, Hollis, Obara, Giorgetti. North Carolina — Mullinix, Fettig, Wilson, A. Roberts, Dacey, T. Roberts, Falk, Schwoy, Parlow, […]

Group A Dec. 4 in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 1 South Korea 1. Goals: Saad 40; Hwang Sun-hong 9. . Att.: 35,000 Indonesia 2 Kuwait 2. Goals: Purta 20, Wabia 41; Saqer 73, Al-Dakhi (pen.) 84. Att.: 3,000. Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P Indonesia 1 0 1 0 2 2 […]

Note: The semifinals will be at 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. (ET); Portland meets Notre Dame in the first match, followed by Santa Clara vs. North Carolina. The championship match will be played at 4:00 (ET) on Dec. 8. Notre Dame No. Name Pos. Year Ht. Hometown 1 LaKeysia Beene GK Fr. 5-8 Gold River, […]

Features Lost In Paradise: U.S. Beaten And Pelted By Mike Woitalla A Diary: Costa Rica Tastes Success Again By Mike Woitalla Q&A with Ron Newman By Ridge Mahoney U.S. Captain Picks His Spots By Ridge Mahoney FIU Rolls Over Rutgers In The Rain By Ed Barmakian Undermanned Arsenal Stuns Newcastle By Mike Collett Columns Soccer […]

The following are the 22 players Steve Sampson has called up in preparation for the Dec. 14 qualifying match against Costa Rica at Stanford Stadium. Goalkeepers — Brad Friedel, Kasey Keller Defenders — Jeff Agoos, Marcelo Balboa, Mike Burns, Thomas Dooley, Robin Fraser, Frankie Hejduk, Alexi Lalas, Eddie Pope. Midfielders — John Harkes, Jason Kreis, […]

First Team Pos. Name Year College Hometown GK Keisha Coombs So. Monroe CC (N.Y.) Hilton, N.Y. D Dawn Homont So. Ocean City (N.J.) Toms River, N.J. D Tara Hurley So. Champlain (Vt.) Milton, Vt. D Allison Satterthwait So. Brevard (N.C.) Longwood, Fla. MF Staci Dowdy So. Lewis & Clark CC (Ill.) Granite City, Ill. MF […]

Division I First Team Pos. Name Year College Hometown GK Cesar Delgado So. Yavapai (Ariz.) Phoenix, Ariz. D Daniel Balaguero So. Champlain (Vt.) Nottingham, England D Matt Patana So. St. Louis CC (Forest Park, Mo.) St. Louis, Mo. MF Oliver Balson So. Dekalb (Ga.) Lilburn, Ga. MF Wojtek Kapuscik So. DuPage (Ill.) Hanover Park, Ill. […]

Note: the top two teams in each group advance to the semifinals. Group E Dec. 4 Russia 6 Belgium 2 Spain 4 Italy 1 Final Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P *Spain 3 3 0 0 8 2 9 *Russia 3 2 0 1 9 4 6 Italy 3 1 0 2 […]

Dec. 3 in Karlsruhe Karlsruhe (Germany) 0 Broendby (Denmark) 5. Goals: Bagger 41, Eggen 43, Vilfort 59, Moeller 74, 81. Att.: 21,000. (Broendby wins 6-3 on aggregate.) Dec. 3 in Gelsenkirchen Schalke (Germany) 2 Club Bruges (Belgium) 0. Goals: Max 9 Mulder 90. Att.: 51,000. (Schalke wins 3-2 on aggregate.) Dec. 3 in Istanbul Besiktas […]

Group A Dec. 4 in Zurich Grasshopper Zurich (Switzerland) 0 Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) 1. Goal: Kluivert 31 Grasshopper — Zuberbuehler, Thueler, Gren, Yakin, Esposito (Comisetti, 21), Moldovan, Lombardo, Nemtsoudis, Vogel (Magnin, 66), Subiat, Smiljanic. Ajax Amsterdam — Van der Sar, Veldman (Melchiot, 40), F. De Boer, R. De Boer, Babangida (Wooter, 84), Kluivert, Overmars, Reuser […]

Goalkeepers Name Year High School Hometown Nathan Adams Senior Iolani Honolulu, Hawaii Jeff Haywood Senior Cape Elizabeth Cape Elizabeth, Maine Brian O’Leary Senior Paul Laurence Dunbar Lexington, Ky. Nicholas Rimando Senior Montclair Montclair, Calif. Jean Venditti Senior Jonathan Law Milford, Conn. Defenders Name Year High School Hometown Colin Carew Senior Newark Neward, Del. Chris Churchill […]

Goalkeepers Name Year High School Hometown Isis Dallis Senior Marlborough Marlborough, Mass. Cheryl Loveless Senior Air Academy Colorado Springs, Colo. Kristin Luckenbill Senior Conestoga Wayne, Pa. Defenders Name Year High School Hometown Lauren Corkney Senior Winchester Lexington, Mass. Harriett Gage Senior Westerville South Westerville, Ohio Rebekah Splaine Senior Buckingham Browne & Nichols Cambridge, Mass. Midfielders […]

Note: the top two teams in each group advance to the semifinals. Group E Dec. 3 no games played Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P Spain 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 Russia 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 Italy 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 Belgium 2 0 […]

Note: the top two teams in each group advance to the semifinals. Group E Dec. 1 Russia 3 Italy 0 Spain 2 Belgium 1 Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P Spain 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 Russia 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 Italy 2 1 0 1 4 […]

ES = Ernie Stewart; DI = Duncan Irving Dave Jones Roanoke, Va. We saw your great performance at the Trinidad/Tobago game in Richmond. How do you like your new position? Do you find it harder to attack from the defensive midfield position? ES: No, it’s not hard to attack from the defensive midfield position, because […]

Note: the top two teams in each group advance to the semifinals. Group E Dec. 1

Dec. 1 in Seattle Washington 1 Fresno State 2. Goals: Bettinger (Boyce) 9:10; Patterson (Tomlinson) 52:02, Mattson 53:40. Att.: 2,042. Dec. 1 in Fullerton, Calif. Cal State Fullerton 0 Creighton 0 (Creighton wins 4-2 on penalties). Att.: 1,984. Dec. 1 in Adelphi, N.Y. St. John’s 2 George Mason 1. Goals: W. Krakowiak (Miglioranzi) 39:45, W. […]

NAIA Women’s Semifinals Nov. 29 in San Antonio Simon Fraser 2 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 1 Moblie 1 Brewton-Parker 0 Championship Nov. 30 in San Antonio Simon Fraser 3 Mobile 2 (sudden-death OT). Goals: McDonald (Knight) 14, Blaker (Maglio) 77, Seabrook (Maglio) 160; Cox (ellingsen) 25, Lewis 87.

Dec. 1 in Storrs, Conn. Connecticut 0 Santa Clara 1. Goal: Bivens (Lalor, Hansen) 59:06. Att.: 789. Dec. 1 in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame 2 Maryland 0. Goals: Gerardo (Manthei) 16:23, Streiffer (Gerardo) 18:51. Att.: 473. Dec. 1 in Portland, Ore. Portland 1 Nebraska 0. Goal: Stiles (Holan) 57:18. Att.: 3,960. Played on Saturday […]

Semifinals Nov. 30 in Gambier, Ohio Kenyon 3 Chicago 2 Coll. of New Jersey 4 Ithaca 4 (Coll. of New Jersey wins in shootout) Championship Dec. 1 in Gambier, Ohio Coll. of New Jersey 2 Kenyon 1 (4 OT)

Dec. 1 in San Salvador El Salvador 3 Cuba 0. Goals: Renderos 4, Diaz Arce 32, Rodriguez 50. Att.: 25,000. Group 2 Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P *Canada 5 4 1 0 8 1 13 *El Salvador 5 3 1 1 12 4 10 Cuba 5 1 0 4 3 13 […]

Dec. 1 in San Jose, Costa Rica Costa Rica 2 USA 1. Goals: Wanchope 39, Lopez 84; Jones 90. Costa Rica — Lonnis, Gonzales, Maron, Delgado, Soles, Lopez, Ramirez, Gomez, Medford (Oviedo, 77), Fonseca, Wanchope (Wright, 88). USA — Friedel, Lalas, Pope, Caligiuri, Stewart, Harkes, Jones, Reyna, Radosavljevic (Burns, 30), Wynalda, Moore (McBride, 74). Yellow […]