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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.

Nov. 30 in Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina 9 Florida 0. Att.: 1,000 (approx.) North Carolina advances to final four at Santa Clara, Calif. Dec. 6-8

First Team Goalkeeper — Amy Linn (Bloomsburg); Defenders — Nathalie Geeris (Franklin Pierce), Deshaune Running (Denver), Ginger Staulcup (Elon); Midfielders — Ewa Bergsten (Franklin Pierce), Tracy Cross (Mercyhurst), Tiffany Hadfield (Sonoma State); Forwards — Rebecca Hardiman (Presbyterian), Tracy Healy (Air Force), Parnilla Larsson (Franklin Pierce), Claire Scanlan (Mercyhurst). Second Team Goalkeeper — Jeanette Smith (Franklin […]

Berry 2 Southern Nazarene 1 Mobile 1 Westmont 0 Findlay 1 Bewton-Paker 1 Simon Fraser 3 St. Mary 1 Semifinals Nov. 29 in San Antonio Simon Fraser (17-3-1) vs. Southern Nazarene (22-4-0) Parker-Brewton (16-6-1) vs. Mobile (19-3-0)

Southern Nazarene 2 Willamette 1. Westmont 0 Incarnate Word 0. Brewton-Parker 4 Park 0. St. Mary 1 Green Mountain 1.

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

First Team Pos. Name Year College GK Lindsay Litchfield Jr. Skidmore D Mari Fessel Jr. Binghamton D Jessica Gonzales So. College of New Jersey D Kelly James Sr. Wooster MF Amy Carter Sr. Emory MF Shaunette Richards Jr. Amherst MF Aundrea Tilly Sr. Richard Stockton F Staci Donald Sr. William Smith F Brooke Epperson Jr. […]

First Team Pos. Name Year College GK Denise Hutchisort Sr. St. Joseph’s (Ind.) D Rebecca Breech So. St. Joseph’s Collge D Kerry Johnson Sr. Barry D Deshaune Running Sr. U. of Denver MF Julie Bugg So. Bloomsburg MF Beth Ernst Sr. Missouri-St. Louis MF Laura Martin Sr. Adelphi F Janice Fredrich So. SIU-Edwardsville F Marie […]

First Team Pos. Name Year College GK Jen Renola Sr. Notre Dame D Erin Taylor Sr. Maryland D Sara Whalen Jr. Connecticut D Staci Wilson Jr. North Carolina MF Justi Baumgardt Jr. Portland MF Cindy Daws Sr. Notre Dame MF Jennifer Lalor Sr. Santa Clara MF Emily Stauffer Jr. Harvard MF Kari Uppinghouse Jr. Nebraska […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Sarah Newlin (Wittenberg); Defenders — Maria Fessel (SUNY Binghamton), Erin Hamm (Randolph-Macon), Elizabeth Ianotti (Bowdoin), Diana Muchowski (UC San Diego); Midfielders — Kimberly Faust (Trenton State), Jennifer Kohler (Randolph-Macon), Janet Urban (SUNY Cortland); Forwards — Nikki Epperson (Macalester), Cynthia Falwell (Bowdoin), Stacey Williams (Wilmington). Second Team Goalkeeper — Jennifer Maurer (Methodist); […]

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, […]

Wojtek Krakowiak scored in the 27th minute to give St. John’s a 1-0 lead over Creighton in the first NCAA men’s semifinal in Richmond, Va. The Red Storm scored when English midfielder Ben Hickey’s shot from the edge of the penalty area was deflected by Creighton defender Marc Madeley into the path of the unmarked […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Sherry Wilson (Berry); Defenders — Laura Dopf (Simon Fraser), Kim Knolmayer (Georgian Court), Cindy Marcial (Lynn), Lene Terp (Lynn); Midfielders — Patty Avalos (Southern Nazarene), Nickie Kelley (Georgian Court), Kelley Poole (Simon Fraser), Sandra Roos (Brewton-Parker); Forwards — Caryn Chasteen (Lindenwood), Hanne Nissen (Lynn), Leah Snider (Park), Irina Teneva (Mobile). Second […]

After a cleanly played, fast-paced first half, there is no score between Notre Dame and North Carolina. The Irish controlled much of the possession for the first ten minutes, but North Carolina dominated the reminder of the half. The Tar Heels had an excellent chance to score late in the half when substitute Nicole Roberts […]

After 90 minutes of play there is still no score between North Carolina and Notre Dame. North Carolina dominated the second half creating numerous opportunities inside Notre Dame’s area. The Tar Heels’ best scoring chance came on a breakaway in the 52nd minute but Robin Confer’s shot sailed over the bar. North Carolina has out […]

First Team Pos. Name Year College GK Laurie Pells Jr. Georgian Court D Wendi Frosh Sr. William Carey D Sandra Roos So. Brewton Parker D Ashley Surles Sr. Berry MF Ami Green Sr. Berry MF Josefin Hermansson Jr. Green Mountain MF Kristy Ell Sr. Willamette MF Nina Wathne Fr. Univ. of Mobile F Megan Blaker […]

1984 — Amr Aly (Columbia) 1985 — Mike Brady (American) 1986 — John Kerr (Duke) 1987 — Bruce Murray (Clemson) 1988 — Dan Donigan (Connecticut) 1989 — Rob Paterson (Evansville) 1990 — Billy Thompson (UCLA) 1991 — Henry Gutierrez (N.C. State) 1992 — Rob Ukrop (Davidson) 1993 — Brian McBride (St. Louis) 1994 — Brian […]

1986 — John Kerr (Duke) 1987 — John Harkes (Virginia) 1988 — Ken Snow (Indiana) 1989 — Tony Meola (Virginia) 1990 — Ken Snow (Indiana) 1991 — Alexi Lalas (Rutgers) 1992 — Claudio Reyna (Virginia) 1993 — Claudio Reyna (Virginia) 1994 — Todd Yeagley (Indiana)

1984 — Paul DiBernardo (Indiana) 1985 — Michael Brady (American) 1986 — Paul Caligiuri (UCLA), John Kerr (Duke) 1987-91 — no winner 1992 — Claudio Reyna (Virginia) 1993 — Claudio Reyna (Virginia) 1994 — A.J. Wood (Virginia)

Soccer America has named Virginia striker/midfielder Mike Fisher and Portland striker Shannon McMillan the 1995 Men’s and Women’s Collegiate Players of the Year. Both Fisher and MacMillan led their respective schools to the Division 1 final four. Fisher’s Cavaliers went down 3-2 to Duke in the semifinals to end their bid for an unprecedented fifth […]

AIWA Champions 1981 North Carolina 1, Central Florida 0 NCAA Division I Champions 1982 North Carolina 1, Central Florida 0 1983 North Carolina 4, George Mason 0 1984 North Carolina 2, Connecticut 0 1985 George Mason 2, North Carolina 0 1986 North Carolina 2, Colorado College 0 1987 North Carolina 1, Massachusetts 0 1988 North […]