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(Through Oct. 7) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Luchi Gonzalez, SMU Sr. 9 11 6 28 3.11 2 Attila Vendegh, Old Dominion So. 9 11 5 27 3.0 3 Lars Lyssand, San Jose St. Sr. 9 9 8 26 2.89 4 Chris Norbet, Davidson Sr. 10 12 4 […]

G MIKE ROBINSON (Michigan State) (1) Shut out Ohio State (3-0) for third clean sheet in eight games B SHALRIE JOSEPH (St. John’s) (1) Anchored Red Storm defense in 2-1 wins over Cal State Fullerton and Duke B JOE WIELAND (Creighton) (1) Standout in shutout win over Bradley, limiting Braves stars’ Gavin Glinton and Hamid […]

While the world marvels at Argentina’s ability to produce soccer talent, Oakwood SC gets a first-hand look. America’s youth soccer boom has hit Europe big-time. At major summer tournaments, it’s not unusual for one U.S. team to face a rival from its own league back home. And major European clubs, which a few years ago […]

Ray Hudson, coach of the top seed Miami Fusion, talked of his teamÆs great season, his relationship with Diego Serna, U.S. World Cup qualification, and more, on the eve of MiamiÆs semifinal series’ kickoff with San Jose. Ray Hudson’s opening comments: “I’d like to congratulate the American lads who have done our country and our […]

G RUTH MONTGOMERY (St. Mary’s) (1) A pair of shutouts, with two 1-v-1 saves and a PK stop in Gaels’ 1-0 OT upset at Cal D JESSICA BALLWEG (Santa Clara) (2) Freshman right back launches 40-yard strike in 2-1 win over Stanford, helps limit Cardinal to four shots D MICHELLE BIEHL (Villanova) (1) Leads Wildcat […]

Landon Donovan, in the midst of his playoff campaign with the San Jose Earthquakes and just after helping the USA qualify for the 2002 World Cup, was the feature of TuesdayÆs MLS conference call. Landon Donovan’s opening comments: “Obviously the win on Sunday was a fantastic result for us and combined with the other two […]

U.S. Soccer executive vice president Sunil Gulati, who has been involved with the U.S. national team program since 1986, talked to SoccerAmerica.com about the importance of the USA’s qualification for the 2002 World Cup. INTERVIEW BY MIKE WOITALLA SA: How much did you think about the implications of the USA not qualifying? SUNIL GULATI: I […]

10/8 Ranking … Team (Current Record) … 10/1 Ranking 1 SMU (9-0-0) 1 2 Virginia (9-0-1) 2 3 Saint Louis (8-0-0) 4 4 St. John’s (7-0-1) 5 5 Washington (7-1-0) 6 6 Indiana (7-2-0) 7 7 Stanford (8-0-0) 9 8 San Diego (7-1-0) 10 9 North Carolina (8-2-0) 11 10 Penn State (7-2-0) 12 11 […]

Notre Dame’s struggles resurfaced on the road, California faltered against its nearest rivals, Santa Clara won a neighborhood showdown and half the unbeatens dropped their first games during Week 6 of the college women’s season. The sixth-ranked Fighting Irish, coming off big wins at home over Nebraska and West Virginia during Week 5, clinched a […]

Notre Dame and California took tumbles in the SA Top 20 while Florida climbed into the Top 10 for the first time this season. The Fighting Irish dropped from sixth to 11th after stumbling at Rutgers — their first loss of the season — then edging Seton Hall, which is 0-5 in Big Easy Conference […]

Bruce Arena, Joe-Max Moore, Claudio Reyna and Landon Donovan talk about the victory over Jamaica and qualifying for the 2002 World Cup. BRUCE ARENA, U.S. coach Opening comments: ôI know it has been an unusual run on our behalf, but we felt that as we entered this game we were exactly where we thought we […]

10/1 à TEAM RECORD à 9/24 1 SMU (9-0-0) 1 10/5 at Western Kentucky (2-0), 10/7 at Vanderbilt (2-0). 2 Virginia (9-0-1) 2 Oct. 2 Temple (4-0), 10/6 at VCU (1-0). 3 Furman (8-1-0) 4 10/3 South Carolina (2-3, OT), 10/6 at Appalachian State (4-1). 4 Saint Louis (8-0-0) 5 10/3 DePaul (3-0), 10/6 Memphis […]

Group A RESULTS Oct. 5 in Amman Iraq 1 (Aboulheil 31) Saudi Arabia 2 (Al-Shaihan 1, 77). Oct. 5 in Tehran Iran 1 (Nikbakht 32) Thailand 0. Sept. 28 in Baghdad Iraq 1 (E.Mohammed 11) Bahrain 0. Sept. 28 in Jeddah Saudi Arabia 2 (Al-Waked pen. 20, Al-Hassan Al-Yami 58) Iran 2 (Daei 42, Dinmohammadi […]

RESULTS Oct. 7 in Asuncion Paraguay 2 (Chilavert pen. 51, Morinigo 70) Argentina 2 (Pochettino 67, Batisuta 74). Oct. 7 in Curitiba Brazil 2 (Edilson 53, Rivaldo 67) Chile 0. Oct. 7 in Montevideo Uruguay 1 (Magallanes pen. 34) Colombia 1 (Valentierra 67). Oct. 6 in La Paz Bolivia 1 (Galindo 60) Ecuador 5 (De […]

Injuries knocked him back more than once, but finally Manny Lagos is fulfilling the promise he showed a decade ago. He’s the youngest of eight children, the baby of an athletic family whose brother Gerard plays pro soccer and whose father was his coach. “Manuel always had a great flair for the game,” says “Buzz” […]

The United States clinched a berth in the 2002 World Cup finals with a 2-1 victory over Jamaica Sunday on a pair of goals by Joe-Max Moore. Trinidad & Tobago’s improbable 1-0 win in Honduras, coupled with Mexico’s 0-0 tie with Costa Rica, means that the United States does not need any points in its […]

GROUP 1 RESULTS Sept. 6 in Moscow Russia 4 (Beschastnykh pen. 15, 18, 38, Titov 83) Switzerland 0. Sept. 6 in Ljubljana Slovenia 3 (Ceh 13, 31, Tiganj 82) Faeroe Islands 0. Sept. 6 in Belgrade Yugoslavia 6 (Jokanovic 19, Mijatovic 57, Kezman 61, 71, Milosevic 62, 68) Luxembourg 2 (Peters 38, Marcel 52). FINAL […]

Joe-Max Moore scored both goals in the 2-1 U.S. win over Jamaica that clinched a World Cup spot for the Americans — thanks to Trinidad & TobagoÆs 1-0 upset of Honduras and MexicoÆs 0-0 tie in Costa Rica. The USA joins Costa Rica as the regionÆs first two qualifiers. The Mexico-Honduras match in November will […]

ESPN will show the USA-Jamaica World Cup qualifier on Monday, Oct. 8, at 1 pm ET (10 am PT). Live coverage of today’s match from Foxboro was preempted because of the U.S. and British attack on Afghanistan.

RESULTS Oct. 7 in Foxboro, Mass. USA 2 Jamaica 1. Goals: Moore 4, pen. 81; J. Lawrence 14. USA — Friedel, Sanneh, Agoos, Pope, Regis, Stewart, Reyna, Armas, O’Brien, Donovan, Moore (Jones, 86). Jamaica — A. Lawrence, Dixon, F. Davis, McDonald (Marshall 63), Scarlett, Simpson, J.Lawrence (Johnson, 76), Whitmore, Gardner, Fuller, Lowe (Hall, 75). Referee: […]

Oct. 7, 2001 USA 2 Jamaica 1 Costa Rica 0 Mexico 0 Honduras 0 Trinidad & Tobago 1

The USAÆs 2-1 win over Jamaica Sunday in Foxboro, Mass., — combined with HondurasÆ 1-0 home loss to Trinidad & Tobago and MexicoÆs 0-0 tie in Costa Rica — clinches a World Cup finals spot for the Americans. Joe-Max Moore scored both U.S. goals. His first, in the fourth minute, was equalized by JamaicaÆs James […]

Mexico depended on keeper Oscar Perez to get a scoreless tie in Costa Rica, which entered the game already having qualified for the World Cup. Thanks to Trinidad & TobagoÆs surprise upset of Honduras, Mexico will qualify with a win or tie in its final game against Honduras. Oct. 7 in San Jose, Costa Rica […]

By Will Kuhns In Foxboro, Mass. Forward Ante Razov and midfielder Preki will be unavailable for Sunday’s game against Jamaica. Razov sprained an ankle during Thursday’s scrimmage against the New England Revolution and Preki has been unable to train at full speed because of a hamstring injury he suffered in Game 3 of Miami’s series […]

USA-JAMAICA: Yanks must end winless streak Sunday (Oct. 7) in Foxboro, Mass. (2 pm ET) TV: ABC (live) Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador) Standings: USA is 4th (13 points, plus-2 goal difference); Jamaica is 5th (8 points, minus-5 goal difference). At stake: The USA is guaranteed of a World 2002 spot if it beats the […]