Author Archives: Soccer America

Gary D. Rowcliffe Knoxville, Tenn. As a long, long, longtime subscriber I have always been delighted with your magazine. I have over the years come to also rely on World Soccer magazine for information, and over the past three years have come to rely on the team publication “Manchester United” magazine for even more in-depth […]

Keller, Reyna and Balboa The following are the results of the recent Soccer America Online Poll in which 533 soccer fans gave their three choices for the “overage” spots U.S. Olympic team coach Bruce Arena can fill: 1. Kasey Keller 227 votes. 2. Claudio Reyna 189. 3. Marcelo Balboa 187. 4. Alexi Lalas 159. 5. […]

U.S. 4, Norway 4; U.S. 2, Norway 1 Scott Vermillion’s 83rd-minute goal offset a hat trick by Norway’s Steffan Iversen and earned the U.S. under-23 national team a 4-4 tie with Norway’s U-23 team Feb. 2 in Tampa, Fla. The U.S. erased a 4-2 deficit in what was Bruce Arena’s international coaching debut played at […]

U.S. Olympic men’s team coach Bruce Arena added three players to his under-23 team that is preparing for this summer’s Olympic soccer tournament: South Carolina defender Tony Soto, Wisconsin midfielder Mike Gentile and former Virginia striker Nate Friends. At the same time, Arena released three players who have been in camp: midfielders Brian Kelly and […]

Jan. 29 in Bradenton, Fla. U.S. U-23s 2, Hannover (Germany) 3. Goals: Wood 81, 85; Borodiuk 53, Livke 65, Kovacer 70. U.S. U-23s — Cassar, Pollard, Peay, Vermillion, DuHaney (Kelly, 46), Fisher (Vargas, 46), Walsh (McKeon, 46), Hejduk, Silvera, Joseph, Wood. Hannover — Eisenmenger, Schneider, Kluil, Prinlein, Livke, Vermesovic, Babatl (Dittel, 46), Dehne, Benthin (Kovacer, […]

First Round, First Leg Sept. 12 in Bratislava Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) 2 Kaiserslautern (Germany) 1 Goals: Tittel (28), Sobona (64); Hollerbach (64). Att.: 20,000. Sept. 12 in Odessa Chornomorets Odessa (Ukraine) 1 Widzew Lodz (Poland) 0. Goal: Kozakevich (87). Att.: 15,000. Sept 12 in Freiburg Freiburg (Germany) 1 Slavia Prague (Czech Rep.) 2. Goals: Todt […]

U.S. men’s Olympic team coach Bruce Arena named 18 players for the U.S. U-23 team’s series against Norway Feb. 2-4 in Florida: Goalkeepers — Zach Thornton (free agent), Jeff Cassar (FIU). Defenders — Frankie Hejduk (free agent), Scott Vermillion (Virginia), Clint Peay (MLS), Mike DuHaney (MLS), Brandon Pollard (Virginia). Midfielders — Imad Baba (Clemson), Miles […]

TeamWLT William & Mary700 Old Dominion421 James Madison421 George Mason430 American322 VCU250 UNC Wilmington250 East Carolina070

TeamWLT Cincinnati410 Louisville410 UNC Charlotte221 Evansville221 Marquette140 Memphis140

First Round Evansville 1, Marquette 0 UNC Charlotte 4, Memphis 1 Semifinals Evansville 1, Cincinnati 0 UNC Charlotte 4, Louisville 0 Final UNC Charlotte 1, Evansville 0

1995 — UNC Charlotte

Goalkeeper — Marybeth Bell (Cornell); Defense — Jaime Chu (Harvard), Becky D’Aleo (Cornell), Jen Daly (Cornell), Annie Kwon (Yale), Sara Noonan (Harvard); Offense — Jenna Kurowski (Dartmouth), Melissa McBean (Dartmouth), Naomi Miller (Harvard), Lori Penny (Cornell), Emily Stauffer (Harvard). Player of the Year — Emily Stauffer (Harvard) Rookie of the Year — Naomi Miller (Harvard)

U.S. 2, Denmark 1 San Diego native Frankie Hejduk scored and set up another goal to give the U.S. under-23 national team a 2-1 win over Denmark Feb. 7 on the campus of UC San Diego. Hejduk stuck in a rebound of a Pete Marino shot in the 24th minute then assisted on A.J. Wood’s […]

1995 — San Diego State

First Round UMBC 2, Liberty 0 Charleston Southern 1, Radford 0 Semifinals UNC Asheville 3, UMBC 0 UNC Greensboro 5, Charleston Southern 1 Final UNC Asheville 1, UNC Greensboro 0

1993 — Campbell 1994 — UNC Greensboro 1995 — UNC Asheville

First Round George Mason 6, American 2 William & Mary 9, East Carolina 0 Old Dominion 3, UNC Wilmington 0 James Madison 4, Virginia Commonwealth 0 Semifinals William & Mary 4, George Mason 1 James Madison 3, Old Dominion 2 Final James Madison 2, William & Mary 0

Goalkeeper — Julie McCaffrey (Cincinnati); Midfielders — Paulette Angilecchia (Cincinnati), Stephanie Contole (Louisville), Shelley Heinz (Memphis), Sandy Jakubczak (Evansville), Sally Meek (Evansville); Forwards — Blair Angell (UNC Charlotte), Karen Garland (Louisville), Joy Naber (Cincinnati), Jessica Peterson (Marquette), Regina Sekyra (Marquette). Most Valuable Player — Paulette Angilecchia (Cincinnati) Defensive Player of the Year — Julie McCaffrey […]

Goalkeeper — Stacey Nagle (Seton Hall); Defender — Sara Whalen (Connecticut); Midfielders — Cindy Daws (Notre Dame), Holly Manthei (Notre Dame), Allison Maue (Villanova), Jennifer Tietjen (Connecticut); Forwards — Jana Carabino (Connecticut), Kerry Connors (Connecticut), Valerie Duccilli (Rutgers), Monica Gerardo (Notre Dame), Christy Rowe (Connecticut). Offensive Player of the Year — Kerry Connors (Connecticut) Defensive […]

TeamWLT Connecticut800 Notre Dame710 Rutgers521 Villanova431 Boston College440 Seton Hall341 St. John’s251 Providence170 Georgetown080

Semifinals Connecticut 3, Villanova 1 Notre Dame 3, Rutgers 0 Final Notre Dame 1, Connecticut 0

1993 — Providence 1994 — St. John’s 1995 — Notre Dame

TeamWLT UNC Greensboro500 UNC Asheville410 UMBC320 Charleston So.230 Radford140 Liberty050

First Round Brigham Young 7, Wyoming 0 Fresno State 2, Utah 1 Consolation Game Utah 1, Wyoming 0 Semifinals New Mexico 3, Brigham Young 1 San Diego State 2, Fresno State 1 Final San Diego State 2, New Mexico 1

Goalkeeper — Merit Elzey (Indiana); Defenders — Marcie Dart (Michigan State), Jennifer Plante (Ohio State), Heather Maier (Wisconsin); Midfielders — Debbie Flaherty (Michigan), Jennifer McElmury (Minnesota), Jodie Stranges (Ohio State), Marci Miller (Wisconsin); Forwards — Kristen Lester (Michigan State), Jennifer Walek (Minnesota), Rachel Hoffman (Penn State). Most Valuable Player — Jennifer Walek (Minnesota) Co-Freshmen of […]