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Jason Garey (Maryland), Sr. Scores in 3-0 victory over Virginia, then strikes twice in 4-0 win over Boston College, extending scoring streak to seven games.

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Last Friday night, D.C. United's Santino Quaranta started and finished a playoff game for the first time. On the night, in the 0-0 tie with Chicago, Quaranta had no goals, no assists, and a bloody lip that required him to change his jersey, so profuse was the bleeding. The lip […]

Crossroads of the South Oct. 21-23 Mississippi Under 17/19 Girls 1. Lady Kicks, 2. MUSC (forfeit) Under 16 Girls Little Rock FC 1 Lady Kick 0 Under 15 Girls 1. Vairico Fury Gold 2. Mountain Brook Angles Under 14 Girls Gold Jackson FC 2 Clinton FC Rage 1 Sereno Pro Classic Oct. 21-23 Arizona Under […]

The U.S. U-15 girls national team, the youngest of the USAÆs five womenÆs teams, started training camp at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., last Saturday and will train through Friday, Oct. 28. Head coach Stephanie Gabbert called in 24 players, all but one born in 1990, for the week-long camp. GOALKEEPERS (4): Bianca […]

BOYS Top 25 Rank/Team à Record à Last Week 1 St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 17-0-0 1 2 St. Benedicts Prep (Newark, N.J.) 16-0-0 2 3 DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 16-0-0 3 4 Chaminade College Prep (St. Louis, Mo.) 22-1-1 4 5 Sandia Prep (Albuquerque, N.M.) 20-0-0 11 6 Wayzata (Minn.) 17-1-1 7 7 Brentwood (N.Y.) […]

U.S. captain Claudio Reyna, who limped off the field in the 73rd minute of Manchester City's 1-0 loss to Arsenal on Saturday, suffered an ankle and knee injury that Man City manager Stuart Pearce told the club's official Web site will sideline Reyna for a ''few weeks.'' ''Claudio's had a scan, and he looks as […]

U.S. captain Claudio Reyna, who limped off the field in the 73rd minute of Manchester City's 1-0 loss to Arsenal on Saturday, suffered an ankle and knee injury that Man City manager Stuart Pearce told the club's official Web site will sideline Reyna for a ''few weeks.'' ''Claudio's had a scan, and he looks as […]

The USA will play Scotland, which failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup and last appeared in the finals in 1998, in a Glasgow friendly Nov. 12. It will be the USA's final game of 2005. Scotland finished World Cup qualifying with three wins, four ties and three losses in a group with Italy, […]

While Real Madrid players' animal celebrations have created controversy in Spain, Italian star Francesco Totti's child-birth simulation was well received in Italy. Totti, whose pregnant wife, Ilary Blasi, was in the stands for his game with Roma against Lazio, scored a first-half goal, then rushed to the sidelines and picked up a soccer ball. He […]

Winners: LANDON DONOVAN continued his knack of shining in the playoffs when his pair of goals led Los Angeles to a 3-1 upset over San Jose in their quarterfinal, first-leg encounter. Donovan, who had lifted two titles with San Jose before joining L.A. this season, now has 12 goals in 15 postseason games. The U.S. […]

QUARTERFINALS, first leg CHICAGO 0 DC UNITED 0 Oct. 21 in Chicago Yellow cards: Chicago – Brown 24; D.C. United – Kovalenko 26, Quaranta 31, Carroll 47. Referee: Brian Hall. Att.: 11,493 The Fire's apparent winning goal in the 90th minute was disallowed for a mysterious pushing foul and a slide tackle by Jim Curtin […]

The following is the Soccer America WomenÆs College Top 25 with records through Oct. 23: TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Penn State (17-0-0) 1 2. Portland (16-0-1) 2 3. North Carolina (16-1-0) 3 4. UCLA (14-1-1) 4 5. Notre Dame (16-2-0) 6 6. Florida State (14-2-0) 9 7. Connecticut (14-3-1) 10 8. Virginia (12-4-1) 5 […]

The following is the Soccer America MenÆs College Top 25 with records through Oct. 23: TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Akron (14-0-1) 1 2. Maryland (12-3-0) 6 3. New Mexico (11-1-1) 5 4. Indiana (9-1-5) 4 5. Virginia (10-2-2) 2 6. Duke (9-3-1) 10 7. Connecticut (10-3-1) 3 8. Santa Clara (11-3-1) 9 9. UCLA […]

By Paul Gardner Naughty, naughty Freddy Adu … the wonderboy finally opened his mouth and said something that sounded like a real teenager … and promptly got sat upon by coach Peter Nowak and the impressive, somber might of DC United … Adu publicly stated his belief that he wasn't getting enough playing time … […]

The USA beat Mexico, 3-0, in its final womenÆs international of the 2005 season. The USA finished its first year under Greg Ryan with a record of 8-0-1 and did not allow a goal. Abby Wambach scored twice against Mexico, upping her career total to 49 goals in 62 games, while U.S. captain Kristine Lilly […]

MENÆS CONFERENCES ACC: Maryland (6-1-0), Virginia (5-1-0), Maryland (4-1-0), Duke (3-2-1), Virginia Tech (2-1-3). BIG EAST: Blue û Seton Hall (5-2-2), Connecticut (5-3-1), West Virginia (5-3-1); Red û South Florida (7-2-0), St. JohnÆs (6-1-2), Cincinnati (5-2-2). BIG WEST: Cal State Northridge (5-0-1), UC Santa Barbara (4-0-2), UC Irvine (3-1-1). PAC-10: UCLA (3-1-1), Oregon State (4-3-0), […]

Subscribe to SOCCER AMERICA and receive Soccer America's COLLEGE SOCCER REPORTER, a benefit for Soccer America members. COLLEGE SOCCER REPORTER, your briefing on the national college scene, is published twice Monday and daily Tuesday-Friday during the college season. Here are some of the stories that appeared in last weekÆs COLLEGE SOCCER REPORTER. MENÆS TOP 25 […]

1024CSR Monday 1 Oct. 21 Michigan 2 (Underwood 66, Heaton 74) #1 Penn State 4 (Gray 30, Weimer 48, Krieger 68, Lincoln 82). (Tiffany Weimer stretches goalscoring streak to 16 games, keeping pace with Portland’s Christine Sinclair.) #2 Portland 3 (Sinclair 35, 53, Huie 81) #7 Santa Clara 1 (Roberts 45). (Game draws sellout crowd […]

Oct. 21 #1 Akron 5 (McKenzie 20, 30, 48, Ubiparipovic 67, Murphy 85) Northern Illinois 1 (Woerner 21). (Ross McKenzie picks up second hat trick of the season.) #7 Old Dominion 2 (Elcock 18, Banks 47) VCU 0. (Trevor Banks adds assist to up season totals to six goals and two assists for 14 points.) […]

Oct. 21 in Chicago Chicago 0 D.C. United 0. Chicago — Thornton, Brown, Curtin, Segares, Guerrero, Pause, Armas, Marsch, Mapp, Thiago (Jaqua, 78), Rolfe (Barrett, 84). D.C. United — Rimando, Namoff, Erpen, Prideaux, Kovalenko, Carroll, Gomez (Walker, 86), Wilson, Gros, Quaranta, Moreno. Yellow cards: Chicago û Brown 24; D.C. United û Kovalenko 26, Quaranta 31, […]

Oct. 21 #1 Akron 5 (McKenzie 20, 30, 48, Ubiparipovic 67, Murphy 85) Northern Illinois 1 (Woerner 21). (Ross McKenzie picks up second hat trick of the season.) #7 Old Dominion 2 (Elcock 18, Banks 47) VCU 0. (Trevor Banks adds assist to up season totals to six goals and two assists for 14 points.) […]

12 Goals scored by D.C. United's Jaime Moreno in 25 playoffs games, second highest to retired Roy Lassiter's 13 goals (in 21 games). 11 Goals Carlos Ruiz, now with FC Dallas, scored in 11 postseason games for Los Angeles. 10 Goals Landon Donovan, now with Los Angeles, scored in 14 postseason games for San Jose. […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine EASTERN CONFERENCE 1. Multi-pronged Revs attack threatens Metros No. 1 New England (17-7-8) vs. No. 4 MetroStars (12-9-11) Regular season: New England won the series 2-1-1, outscoring the Metros, 11-9. Game 1: Saturday at the Meadowlands (7 p.m. ET) Fox Soccer Channel, Direct Kick. Game 2: Oct. […]

HiFive Cincy Challenge Oct. 14-16 Ohio Under 14 Boys Blue WV Rowdies 1 Sycamore Arsenal 0 Under 14 Girls White Pickering Rowe 1 WC United Blue 0 Biloxi Fall Classic Oct. 14-16 Mississippi Cancelled because of Hurricane Katrina. NOSA Fall Classic XI Oct. 14-16 Louisiana Cancelled because of Hurricane Katrina. Oklahoma Cup Invitational Oct. 14-16 […]

Which nation had the most players see action in the first two rounds of this seasonÆs European Champions League? Lineups from the from the first two rounds of European Champions League play included 55 Brazilians, followed by 46 Spaniards, 41 Frenchmen, 31 Italians, 31 Dutchmen, 26 Belgians, 24 Portuguese, 23 Czechs, 21 Germans, 20 Argentines, […]