Author Archives: Soccer America

Steve Sampson, 37, was one of four full-time assistant coaches to the United States’ 1994 World Cup team. When head coach Bora Milutinovic’s contract was terminated April 14, U.S. Soccer put Sampson in charge and his first game was a 1-0 loss to Belgium April 22. SOCCER AMERICA: What is your status? STEVE SAMPSON: I […]

Position: Midfielder/Striker. Height: 6-1. Weight: 172. Birthdate: June 9, 1969. Birthplace: Fullerton, Calif. College: San Diego State. First cap: Costa Rica (1990). First goal: Colombia (1990). Titles: Gold Cup (1991, 1995). Awards: Honda Player of the Year (1992). World Championships: World Cup (1990, 1994). College YearTeamGPGAP 1987San Diego St.–111133 1988San Diego St.–14836 1989San Diego St.–9624 […]

Goalkeeper — Amy Hakola (Navy); Defenders — Nicole Aunapu (Navy), Nica Goldmacher (Colgate), Kate Pendry (Army), Jessica Tuthill (Colgate); Midfielders — Jennifer Hughes (Colgate), Dia Johnson (Lehigh), Holly Pedley (Army), Liz Woodrow (Bucknell); Forwards — Alexis Albano (Army), Michelle Birgeneau (Colgate), Cori Thornton (Navy). Offensive Player of the Year — Alexis Albano (Army) Defensive Player […]

Semifinals Navy 2, Bucknell 0 Colgate 2, Army 1 Final Colgate 6, Navy 0

1990 — Colgate 1991 — Colgate 1992 — Colgate 1993 — Army 1994 — Colgate 1995 — Colgate

A young Belgian team lacking motivation was primed to be beaten, but it held on for a 1-0 win over the United States. Only eight days after the ouster of Bora Milutinovic, the U.S. national team played its first game without its former boss, traveling to the Brussels suburbs April 22 for an international friendly […]

Brad Friedel got the start in goal for the first game of the post-Bora era. In the run-up to the 1994 World Cup, goalkeeper Brad Friedel had several good games, but never put on the dazzling performance that might have earned him the starting job over Tony Meola. The 23-year-old product of UCLA earned the […]

U.S. Men’s National Team DateOpponentScoreSite 3/25Uruguay2-2Dallas 4/22@Belgium0-1Brussels 5/28Costa Rica1-2Tampa 6/11Nigeria3-2Foxboro, Mass. 6/18Mexico4-0Washington, D.C. 6/25Colombia0-0Piscataway, N.J. 7/8Chile2-1Paysandu, Uruguay 7/11Bolivia0-1Paysandu, Uruguay 7/14Argentina3-0Paysandu, Uruguay 7/17Mexico0-0 (4-1)Paysandu, Uruguay 7/20Brazil0-1Maldonado, Uruguay 7/22Colombia1-4Maldonado, Uruguay 8/4Parma1-2East Rutherford, N.J. 8/6Benfica2-1East Rutherford, N.J. 8/16@Sweden0-1Norrkoeping, Sweden 10/8Saudi Arabia4-3Washington, D.C.

An ankle injury, an unpopular TV interview, and a lunch with Alan Rothenberg made for a very interesting reception when Eric Wynalda returned to his German club. Which is the most significant event of Eric Wynalda’s stay in the United States during the Bundesliga’s winter break ? The choices are many: A follow-up surgery, lunching […]

It was supposed to be the United States’ easiest game of the summer — but Steve Sampson’s men lost 2-1. Ignore, if you can, the score of the U.S. national team’s latest game. Forget, if it is possible, that the Americans had eight players from last summer’s World Cup squad and that the starting 11 […]

TeamWLT Loyola, Md.700 Iona520 Siena421 Fairfield322 Canisius331 St. Peter’s340 Manhattan160 Niagara070

Semifinals Loyola (Md.) 6, Fairfield 1 Iona 2, Siena 0 Final Loyola (Md.) 6, Iona 1

1981 — Fordham 1982 — Fordham 1983 — LaSalle 1984 — LaSalle, Army 1985 — LaSalle 1986 — Fordham 1987 — Fordham, Army, LaSalle 1988 — Army 1989 — Loyola (Md.) 1990 — Loyola (Md.) 1991 — Loyola (Md.) 1992 — Loyola (Md.) 1993 — Loyola (Md.) 1994 — Loyola (Md.) 1995 — Loyola (Md.)

Position: Striker. Height: 5-9. Weight: 145. Birthdate: March 28, 1969. Birthplace: Veghel, Netherlands. First cap: Portugal (1990). First goal: Germany (1993). Titles: U.S. Cup (1992). World Championships: World Cup (1994). Netherlands YearTeamGPGAP 89-90Venlo–14–– 90-91Willem II3317–– 91-92Willem II338–– 92-93Willem II204–– 93-94Willem II317–– 94-95Willem II–10–– 95-96Willem II–––– U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1990USA10–– 1992USA70–– 1993USA62–– 1994USA71–– 1995USA91–– TotalUSA304––

Joe-Max Moore made the decision easy for Second Division club Saarbruecken, which had an option to purchase the U.S. striker from U.S. Soccer by March 30. “I am now owned by Saarbruecken,” Moore said in a telephone interview April 3. Saarbruecken bought Moore from U.S. Soccer for $240,000. Moore receives a percentage of the fee […]

TeamWLT UAB701 Saint Louis611 South Florida530 UNC Charlotte530 Marquette530 Cincinnati440 Memphis161 DePaul161 Louisville080

First Round Louisville 3, DePaul 0 Quarterfinals UAB 2, Louisville 0 UNC Charlotte 2, Marquette 1 South Florida 3, Cincinnati 0 Saint Louis 1, Memphis 0 Semifinals UNC Charlotte 2, UAB 0 Saint Louis 3, South Florida 2 Final Saint Louis 2, UNC Charlotte 0

Mountain Division TeamWLT Fresno State601 Washington502 Oregon State421 San Jose State331 Cal State Sacramento241 Air Force250 Stanford250 California160 Pacific Division TeamWLT UCLA700 UC Santa Barbara430 Cal State Northridge331 UNLV331 Cal State Fullerton340 New Mexico340 San Diego State241 UC Irvine152

TeamWLT Cornell610 Brown610 Princeton520 Columbia340 Harvard340 Dartmouth340 Yale160 Pennsylvania160

1955 — Harvard, Pennsylvania 1956 — Yale 1957 — Princeton 1958 — Harvard 1959 — Harvard 1960 — Princeton 1961 — Harvard 1962 — Harvard 1963 — Brown, Harvard 1964 — Brown, Dartmouth 1965 — Brown 1966 — Brown 1967 — Brown 1968 — Brown 1969 — Harvard 1970 — Harvard 1971 — Pennsylvania 1972 […]

First Round Indiana 2, Northwestern 1 Michigan State 3, Ohio State 2 (OT) Semifinals Wisconsin 2, Michigan State 0 Indiana 3, Penn State 1 (Semifinals postponed due to snow. Final cancelled — Wisconsin, Indiana share title.)

1991 — Indiana 1992 — Indiana 1993 — Penn State 1994 — Indiana 1995 — Wisconsin, Indiana

Goalkeeper — Paul Grafer (William & Mary); Defenders — Marcello Gasparini (George Mason), Alan Gray (Richmond), Byron Mitchell (Old Dominion); Midfielders — Wade Barrett (William & Mary); Nathan Fairchild (James Madison), John Ferrandino (George Mason), Rich Kotschau (George Mason); Forwards — Asgeir Asgeirsson (Richmond), Scott Pearson (American), Carlos Vasco (Old Dominion). Player of the Year […]

TeamWLT William & Mary620 James Madison620 George Mason521 American530 Old Dominion431 Richmond341 VCU251 UNC Wilmington260 East Carolina170

First Round East Carolina 3, UNC Wilmington 0 Quarterfinals William & Mary 5, East Carolina 0 American 2, Old Dominion 1 James Madison 2, VCU 1 George Mason 1, Richmond 0 Semifinals William & Mary 2, American 0 George Mason 2, James Madison 0 Final William & Mary 1, George Mason 0