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USA Under-23 Team Dec. 9 in Richmond, Va. USA vs. College senior all-stars.

(All times Pacific) Group A Jan. 11 in San Diego: Mexico vs. St. Vincent & Grenadines (8:00 p.m.) Jan. 14 in San Diego: Mexico vs. Guatemala (2:00 p.m.) Jan. 16 in Anaheim, Calif.: St. Vincent & Grenadines vs. Guatemala (6:00 p.m.) Group B Jan. 10 in Anaheim, Calif.: Canada vs. Honduras (7:00 p.m.) Jan. 12 […]

30 entrants: three qualify Caribbean Zone First-Round Pairings Series A — Aruba vs. Dominican Republic Series B — Guyana vs. Grenada Series C — Bahamas vs. St. Kitts & Nevis Series D — Dominica vs. Antigua Second-Round Pairings Bermuda vs. Trinidad & Tobago Puerto Rico vs. St. Vincent & Grenadines Cayman Islands vs. Cuba Series […]

Jay Heaps scored in the 18th minute to give Duke a 1-0 lead over Virginia in the NCAA Division I men’s semifinal.

Dec. 8 in Richmond, Va. Wisconsin 1, Portland 0. Goal: Hansen (63). Wisconsin — Belskis, Lamphear, Cole, Provan, Steel, Gentile, Doherty, Huston, Roy, Hansen, Grimm. Subs: Broadhurst, Sporcich, Watson, Kehoe. Portland — Lawton, Knowles, Gmitter, Rambo, Gregor, Brown, Falcone, Harrington, Studley, Cochran, Rhode. Subs: Ganzar, Schantz.

Semifinals Dec. 1 Southern Connecticut 2, Cal State Bakersfield 1 (OT) USC Spartanburg 3, Mercyhurst 2 (OT) Final Dec. 3 Southern Connecticut 2, USC Spartanburg 0

Goalkeepers No.NameYearGPGAASHO 01Jon BelskisJunior30.001.5 1Todd WilsonSophomore220.4913.5 Defenders No.NameYearGPGAP 2Doug WatsonFreshman17102 3Scott LamphearSenior23237 4Chad ColeJunior19033 5Blaze KonkolSenior6000 8Todd DeAmicisSenior6000 18Josh ProvanJunior23124 Midfielders No.NameYearGPGAP 6Alastair SteelJunior23204 7Mike GentileSenior2351020 11Lars HansenSenior233612 12Brian DohertyFreshman18226 15Shea HustonSenior217115 16Ryan KehoeSophomore22135 17Mike MalenSophomore16011 19Scott SporcichJunior194412 23Christian BroadhurstSophomore235212 Forwards No.NameYearGPGAP 10Travis RoySenior237418 14Adam KowalskiFreshman7000 22Bryan GrimmSenior234715

After a decade at the helm of the Virginia women’s soccer program, coach Lauren Gregg announced her retirement Dec. 6. Gregg will concentrate on her work with the U.S. women’s national team as an assistant coach. She has been a national team assistant since 1988. “The decision to resign … is probably the hardest decision […]

Sean Feary scored for Virginia in the 56th minute to reduce Duke’s lead over Virginia to 2-1 in the NCAA Division I men’s semifinal.

Sam Smith scored in the 21st minute to give Duke a 2-0 lead over Virginia in the NCAA Division I men’s semifinal.

U.S. Draw ‘Sixteen is a lot of games’ “It’s a little unsettling not knowing who [Caribbean D] is — we’re hoping to get that resolved in a couple days [it was later announced that the second draw for Caribbean teams will be held at the Gold Cup by Sepp Blatter]. “Costa Rica is a truly […]

The following are the rosters for the women’s games to be played March 1-2 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Division I West Squad Goalkeepers — Erin Fahey (Portland), Julie McCaffrey (Cincinnati); Defenders — Kim Kaitanjian (UC Irvine), Melinda Torre (Washington), Julie Vogel (Notre Dame); Midfielders — Tara Bilanski (Washington), Kim Donohue (St. Mary’s, Calif.), Nicole Highfill […]

The Hoosiers strengthened their midfield considerably with the recruitment of blue chipper Dema Kovalenko. It’s slim pickings this year in the recruiting pool, not just in Region I but all over the country, according to college coaches. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some real prize prospects out there. “There are two big-time blue chip […]

The news is not good on the Gold Cup television front: U.S. Soccer and its marketing partner, Soccer USA Partners, have not convinced Prime Deportiva, the Spanish-language sports cable network that holds the TV rights to the Gold Cup, to relinquish rights to U.S. games in order for them to be carried on standard network […]

TeamNov.Pts. 1.Brazil168.49 2.Germany561.77 3.Italy461.10 4.Spain259.12 5.Russia1358.76 6.Netherlands657.35 7.Argentina1056.88 8.France1956.73 9.Denmark1456.43 10.Norway855.74 11.Romania1155.10 12.Mexico1554.81 13.Sweden354.79 14.Czech Republic3453.40 15.Colombia1753.29 16.Portugal2053.24 17.Bulgaria1653.02 18.Switzerland752.11 19.USA2351.04 20.Ivory Coast2548.98 21.England1848.86 22.Tunisia3048.26 23.Egypt2248.21 24.Belgium2447.99 25.Zambia2147.66 26.Scotland3247.63 27.Nigeria1247.44 28.Ireland947.32 29.Ghana2647.05 30.Turkey4846.26 31.Japan3645.34 32.Uruguay3744.56 33.Poland2943.95 34.Greece2843.83 35.Slovakia4343.80 36.Chile4742.34 37.Cameroon3141.80 38.Morocco3341.46 39.Austria4941.07 40.So. Africa5640.79 41.Croatia6240.45 42.Israel4240.24 43.Lithuania5938.90 44.Finland3838.71 45.No. Ireland4538.54 46.South Korea3538.44 47.Senegal5036.43 48.Algeria5738.39 49.Honduras5338.05 […]

In a surprise move, Alan Hinton has quit as the coach of the Seattle Sounders, only months after leading them to their first A-League title. Hinton said he wanted to concentrate on his work with a local youth team. Hinton, who starred as a player in England and the NASL, had previous coaching experience in […]

Dec. 1 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Portland 4, SMU 2. Goals: McIntosh (MacMillan) 2:41, MacMillan (Pierce) 13:38, Dutra 47:30, Baumgardt (French) 58:03; own goal 38:14, Kline (Linex, Bumps) 78:51. Portland — Fahey, Eaton, Sharpe, Ribaudo, Schierman, French, Pierce, Baumgardt, Engesser, McIntosh, MacMillan. Subs: Stiles, Dutra, Charles, Johnson. SMU — Poole, Kittner, Rogers, Hirsh, Campanaro, Potthoff, […]

Dec. 3 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Notre Dame 1, Portland 0 (OT). Goal: Daws 125:31. Notre Dame — Renola, Scharff, Sobrero, Vogel, Boxx, Fisher, Manthei, Daws, VanLaecke, McCarthy, Gerardo. Subs: Maund, Guerrero, Vanderberg. Portland — Fahey, Eaton, Sharpe, Ribaudo, Stiles. Schierman, French, Pierce, Baumgardt, McIntosh, MacMillan. Subs: Dutra, Johnson, Charles, Engesser. Att.: 6,926.

The following are the players U.S. men’s Olympic team coach Bruce Arena has training at the camp in Chula Vista, Calif.: Goalkeepers Jeff Cassar (Florida International). Only U-23 keeper with world championship (U-20) experience Scott Coufal* (Indiana). Key to Hoosiers last season Chris Snitko (UCLA). Holding up Bruin keeper tradition Zach Thornton (free agent). Top […]

The following is the roster for the U-17 national team’s trip to Guadalajara, Mexico, where they will play the youth/development teams of three professional clubs. The U.S. plays Chivas on Dec. 29, Tecos on Dec. 31, and Atlas on Jan. 2. Goalies — Bryheem Hancock (Bear, Del.), Michael Ueltschey (Jackson, Miss.); Defenders — David Boutiller […]

U.S. Women’s National Team ___TABLEST___ DateOpponentScoreSite Feb. 24Denmark7-0Winter Park, Fla. March 14Finland2-0Faro, Portugal March 16@Portugal3-0Portimao, Portugal March 17Denmark0-2Lagos, Portugal March 19Quarteira3-3 (2-4)Quarteira, Portugal April 11Italy3-0Poissy, France April 12Canada5-0St. Maur, France April 15@France3-0Strasbourg, France April 28Finland2-0Decatur, Ga. April 30Finland6-0Davidson, N.C. May 12Brazil3-0Tacoma, Wash. May 14Brazil4-1Portland, Ore. May 19Canada9-1Dallas May 22@Canada2-1Edmonton June 6China3-3Gaevle, Sweden June 8Denmark2-0Gaevle, Sweden […]

Goalkeepers — Bryheem Hancock (Bear, Del.), Mike Ueltschey (Jackson, Miss.); Defenders — David Boutillier (Sparta, N.J.), John Bradford (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Matt Domingo (San Jose, Calif.), Nick Downing (Redmond, Wash.), Norman Giroux (Orange, Calif.), Beckett Hollenbeck (Havertown, Penn.); Midfielders — Jimmy Craven (Carrollton, Tex.), Jeremiah Marquez (Sun City, Calif.), Brian Purcell (Barrington, R.I.), Steven Totten (Allentown, […]

Goalkeepers — Lakeysia Beene (Gold River, Calif.), Melanie Wilson (Memphis, Tenn.); Defenders — Jill Buxton (Dallas, Tex.), Shannon Gravey (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.), Jennifer Grubb (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), Stacy Jerolaman (Chatham, N.J.), Beth Keller (Hilton Head, S.C.), Jacqueline Mynarski (Amawalk, N.Y.), Beth Thompson (Santa Rosa, Calif.); Midfielders — Kylie Bivens (Claremont, Calif.), Lorrie Fair (Los Altos, […]

Favorites Mexico (Dec. ’95 FIFA ranking: 12) — The Tricolores were pounded recently by Yugoslavia and upset by Slovenia’s U-23s, but do you really believe that when things get serious, Bora’s boys won’t qualify? Azteca Stadium is an imposing place to play. Just ask the United States, which lost 4-0 in the ’93 Gold Cup […]

Jon Belskis Madison, Wisc. Email: Jbelskis@students.wisc.edu The final four was a great experience. I fully enjoyed the entire weekend, including the events on Saturday. I know that some of the other teams didn’t attend all of the functions. I’m glad that we were able to experience it all. It’s a weekend that I’ll never forget. […]