Author Archives: Soccer America

WOMEN’S NCAA DIVISION I Central Region 1 Nebraska 10-1-1 DA Texas A&M 1-0, DA Texas 3-0 2 Texas A&M 10-2-0 DH Iowa State 4-1, LH Nebraska 0-1 3 So Methodist 8-3-0 DA Baylor 1-0, DA Utah 2-1 4 Missouri 8-3-0 DA Baylor 3-1, LA Texas Tech 1-4 5 Baylor 8-4-0 DH Kansas 2-1, LH SMU […]

Men’s NCAA Division I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Santa Clara 10-0-0 480 2 Duke 6-0-2 452 3 Saint Louis 8-1-1 419 4 Indiana 7-2-0 409 5 Penn State 8-1-0 374 6 UCLA 7-1-0 350 7 Wake Forest 6-0-3 320 8 VCU 7-1-1 313 9 San Diego 9-1-0 219 10 SW Missouri 9-0-1 213 11 Connecticut […]

MEN’S NCAA DIVISION I Far West Region 1 Santa Clara 10-0-0 DA Clemson 2-1, DN Furman 1-0 2 UCLA 7-1-0 DA Loyola-Marymount 2-1 3 San Diego 9-1-0 DA Cal Fullerton 4-2, DN UC Irvine 2-1 4 Portland 7-1-1 DA Rutgers 3-0, DN St. John’s 2-0 5 California 7-1-2 TN Dartmouth 2-2, DN Harvard 3-0 6 […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION II Central Region 1 Northern Kentucky 12-0-0 DH WI-Parkside 5-0, DH Lewis 4-0 2 North Dakota State 8-1-1 LH Northern Colorado 0-1 3 UMN-Duluth 6-1-0 DH Bemijidi State 10-0 4 Minnesota State 7-4-1 DH South Dakota 5-0 4 Indianapolis 9-3-0 DA Bellarmine 3-0, DA Kentucky Wesleyan 6-0 6 SIU-Edwardsville 6-2-0 DA Missouri-St. […]

POSITION/PLAYER G Greg Guglielmino (Marquette) (1) Posted 2 shutouts, had 7 saves against Creighton D Keith Burden (Santa Clara) (1) Defensive MVP had a goal and assist vs. host Clemson D Torsten Knor (Seton Hall) (1) Helped shut down UConn, scored game’s lone goal M Thomas Mullowney (Marist) (1) 4 goals and 1 assist in […]

Here’s a look at MLS games on television this week: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television October 6 Tampa Bay at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. Sunshine Network October 6 Chicago at Colorado 9:00 p.m. Fox Sports Chicago October 6 Kansas City at San Jose 10:30 p.m. Fox Sports Bay Area October 9 Colorado at Miami 7:30 […]

WOMEN’S NCAA DIVISION III Central Region 1 Macalester 9-1-0 DA Carleton 1-0, DH Wheaton 3-0 2 Washington U 8-1-0 DA Carnegie Mellon 3-0 3 WI-Stevens Point 9-1-0 DH WI-Eau Claire 2-0, DH UW-River Falls 7-1 4 St. Mary’s 8-0-1 TA Gustavus Adolphus 0-0, DH Bethel 3-0 5 Gustavus Adolphus 8-1-1 TH St. Mary’s 0-0, DH […]

Frustrated U.S. midfielder helps Berliners knock off Chelsea in his first start of the season Tony Sanneh’s expectations had been burnished by recent experience, so it’s been to his surprise – and confusion – how Hertha Berlin coach Juergen Roeber has chosen to utilize his talents the first seven weeks of the season. After earning […]

Women’s NCAA Division I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Santa Clara 11-0-0 300 2 Florida 11-0-0 286 3 North Carolina 9-2-0 274 4 Nebraska 10-1-1 267 5 Penn State 8-2-1 249 6 Notre Dame 8-2-0 236 7 Texas A&M 10-2-0 227 8 UCLA 8-2-0 217 9 BYU 11-1-0 201 10 Clemson 7-3-1 188 11 Hartford 7-1-2 […]

EASTERN CONFERENCE Columbus Crew– OUT: GK Juergen Sommer (left knee ACL tear), D Matt Chulis (left leg contusion). D.C. United– PROBABLE: M Marco Etcheverry (left knee tendonitis), D Eddie Pope (right ankle contusion), F Roy Lassiter (left hamstring strain), D Diego Sonora (left groin strain), D Curt Onalfo (left shin contusion); OUT: D Clint Peay […]

MEN’S NCAA DIVISION III Great Lakes Region 1 Earlham 11-0-0 DH DePauw 2-1, DH Oberlin 3-0 2 Heidelberg 10-0-0 DH Ohio Northern 2-0 3 Otterbein 9-1-0 LH Findlay 1-2, DA Anderson 2-1, DA Muskingum 4-0 4 Ohio Wesleyan 7-1-1 DA Ohio Dominican 1-0 5 Allegheny 7-2-1 TA Westminster 1-1 6 De Pauw 6-2-1 LA Earlham […]

POSITION/PLAYER G Genevieve Roy (Stetson) (1) 6 saves, 1 assist vs. Samford; first TAAC win since ’97 D Sarah Powell (Boston College) (1) Helped hold Seton Hall’s Kelly Smith to 2 shots D Kelly Young (Saint Louis) (1) Held Tulane’s Colleen Lake to one shot in 3-0 win M Elizabeth Ball (North Carolina) (1) Goal […]

John Wynn Gladwyne, Pa. Why hasn’t anybody reviewed Mia Hamm’s book? Mike Woitalla: In fact, John, I reviewed “Goal for the Goal” in the June 14, 1999 issue of Soccer America Magazine. Here’s a copy for the review that ran in the magazine’s “Backline” section. Go for the Goal, A Champion’s Guide to Winning in […]

MEN’S NCAA DIVISION II Central Region 1 Lewis 7-2-2 TA IUPFW 1-1, DA N Kentucky 1-0 2 Truman State 6-2-1 DH S Indiana 4-0 3 IUP-Fort Wayne 8-2-1 DH WI-Parkside 1-0, TH Lewis 1-1 4 WI-Parkside 8-2-1 LA IUP-FW 0-1, DA N. Kentucky 4-1 5 Rockhurst 7-3-0 DA Lincoln 8-0 Far West Region 1 Seattle […]

The following are quotes from the Oct. 5 MLS media teleconference, which featured MLS Executive Vice President of Player Relations and Operations Ivan Gazidis, Miami Fusion Midfielder Henry Gutierrez, New England Revolution Midfielder John Harkes. Ivan Gazidis Opening Comments: “Spring Training for the 2000 season … Those of you with longer memories will remember in […]

Group 9 Oct. 5 in Glasgow Scotland 1 Bosnia 0. Goal: Collins pen. 26. Half: 1-0. Att.: 30,574. Scotland– Neil Sullivan; David Weir, Callum Davidson, Paul Lambert, Colin Hendry (Colin Calderwood 37th), Christian Dailly, Billy Dodds (Gary McSwegan 90), Craig Burley, Kevin Gallacher (Mark Burchill 80th), David Hopkin, John Collins. Bosnia– Adnan Guso; Sead Kapetanovic, […]

Commissioner cites credibility as reason for dismissal Major League Soccer was but a new born, a mewling infant crying for attention, when it wrought upon the world a most outrageous tableau. It went on and on. Players from one team, then from the other, took their turns. Some had to take more than one turn, […]

LOS ANGELES 4 COLORADO 0 Sept. 29 Att.: 10,098. Goals Los Angeles: Jolley (Vanney) 5, Jones (Cienfuegos) 36, Jones (Hendrickson, Mathis) 56, George (Quijano) 89. SA Report Card Los Angeles: Hartman 6, Hendrickson 6, Jolley 6, Fraser 6, Vanney 6, Myers 5 (Elliott, 59th, 5), Pena 5, Cienfuegos 5, Mathis 5, Jones 6 (Quijano, 67th, […]

Quarterfinals Game 3 Rochester vs. Pittsburgh Sept. 28 in Rochester, N.Y. Rochester 2 Pittsburgh 0. Goals: D.Miller (Biello) 35, Daligcon 49. Rochester — Onstad, Restrepo, Schweitzer (Zavala, 68), Walton, Daligcon, Allnutt, Kirmse, D.Miller (Mercik, 85), Biello, Tilley (Young, 71), Tim Hardy. Pittsburgh — Dedini, Evans, DePalma, Kot, (Bell, 58), Butler (Castma, 69), Apple (Karn,71), Vasic, […]

William C. Victor Karlsruhe, Germany. Why is it so hard to buy U.S. national team uniforms. I was in the States this year and couldn’t find any. My son plays for a Bundesliga club’s under-10 team and we would like to “show the flag” at practices with a U.S. uniform. Mike Woitalla: William, I threw […]

Goalkeeper Jeff Causey (1) New England Defenders Wade Barrett (3) San Jose Tom Dooley (2) Columbus Richard Farrer (3) Dallas Steve Jolley (2) Los Angeles Midfielders Jeff Baicher (1) New England Chad Deering (2) Dallas Edwin Gorter (4) Miami Jim Rooney (1) Miami Forwards Cobi Jones (1) Los Angeles Jason Kreis (7) Dallas ò In […]

Necaxa of Mexico advanced to the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Alajuela of Costa Rica in the blistering 100-plus degree temperatures yesterday at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. Necaxa, after after claiming CONCACAF Champions Cup Title, earns one of eight spots in the prestigious tournament as […]

Here is the Soccer America Men’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Oct. 3: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Indiana 7-2-0 2 2. UCLA 7-1-0 3 3. Santa Clara 10-0-0 4 4. Penn State 8-1-0 1 5. Saint Louis 8-1-1 6 6. Duke 6-0-2 7 7. VCU 7-1-1 NR 8. SW Missouri 9-0-1 […]

Here are the responses from the September poll in which 1,265 fans evaluated U.S. network coverage of soccer. 1) How would you rate the following network sports shows on their American soccer news coverage, taking into account their commitment to soccer, the consistency and amount of their highlights, the depth of their coverage and the […]

Steve Gaurin Cambridge, Md. I don’t imagine you’ll want to post this question, for fear of inciting an e-battle of the sexes on your Q&A section of the site, but I have to ask because I am truly curious and haven’t been able to find the answer anywhere. During the 1999 Women’s World Cup and […]