Category: College Soccer Reporter

Campbell extended its winning streak to seven games — all in Atlantic Sun play — with a 3-0 win over Thursday at USC Upstate.

No. 3 Akron won its ninth straight game when the Zips edged No. 14 Michigan, 1-0. No. 18 Indiana continued its rebound with a win by the same score over No. 13 Louisville. For all the Wednesday action …

Weekend play includes four Top 25 clashes: Boston College-Wake Forest, Northwestern-Michigan, UC Davis-UC Irvine and Connecticut-Notre Dame all on Saturday. For the America Men’s Top 25 results and schedules …

After a slow start, Penn State is on course for its 11th straight Big Ten regular-season title. With tough games at Illinois and Purdue this weekend, the Nittany Lions will be challenged, however.

This week’s action includes several conference showdowns. Defending national champion USC hosts No. 3 UCLA at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Friday, and No. 7 Virginia hosts No. 5 North Carolina in an ACC match on Friday. No. 6 Florida travels to No. 13 LSU on Sunday for a battle of SEC divisional leaders, while No. 16 Colorado meets No. 11 Texas A&M Sunday in a Big 12 top-of-the-table clash. For the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 results and schedules …

Lindsey Wilson now holds the top spot in both the NSCAA/adidas NAIA men’s and women’s rankings. The men moved into the top spot following previous No. 1 Rio Grande’s 1-0 loss to Roberts Wesleyan. The Blue Raider women remained No. 1 in the women’s rankings ahead of Lee and Azusa Pacific. For all the NAIA rankings …

The hottest striker in NCAA Division I men’s soccer is Zambian Samson Malijani, who has scored in eight straight games for Fairleigh Dickinson.

Grand Valley State, No. 1 in the NCAA Division II women’s rankings, improved to 16-0-0. Williams is still No. 1 in Division III at 11-0-0. They are the only unbeaten and untied teams left in the D2 and D3 women’s ranks. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 women’s rankings …

Brookdale (D3 men) and Cerritos (D3 women) have taken over the top spots in this week’s NSCAA/adidas JC rankings. Yavapai (D1 men) and Darton (D1 women) round out the top spots in the JC rankings. For all the rankings …

Akron sophomore Steve Zakuani remains the NCAA Division I men’s leader in goals (15) and points (35). For all the NCAA Division I leaders …

Michigan State freshman Laura Heyboer maintained her lead in points (44) and goals (18) among NCAA Division I women’s scorers. For all the NCAA Division I leaders …

Texas A&M’s back-to-back losses to Kansas (1-0 away) and Missouri (3-0 at home) last weekend threw the Big 12 regular-season race wide open. With two weeks left in the regular season, Colorado leads the Big 12 and could wrap up a share of the title with a win over second-place Texas A&M in its final regular-season game on Sunday in Boulder. If the Buffs falter, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Nebraska or Texas could pass them.

No. 1 Wake Forest romped before a record crowd at Davidson, but No. 2 Creighton was held to a 0-0 tie at Missouri State. In Tuesday night’s other surprise, Virginia had to settle for a 2-2 tie with unfancied Longwood after blowing a late 2-0 lead. For all the Tuesday action …

For the second time in three years, Eckerd upset top-ranked Lynn, 2-1, in overtime. The loss dropped Lynn (12-1-0) to second place in the NCAA Division II men’s rankings behind Midwestern State (12-1-0). Trinity (Texas), first in the Division III  rankings, is 14-0-0. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …

SOCCER AMERICA profiles Ike Opara, one of the nation’s top sophomores. Opara started on Wake Forest’s 2007 national championship team and is considered one of the top pro prospects among college soccer’s underclassmen. He is also a member of the U.S. under-20 national team.

No. 10 Tulsa, a 4-0 winner over Oral Roberts for its eighth straight win, was the only Soccer America Men’s Top 25 team in action on Monday night.

Chris Pontius, who had two goals and an assist in a pair of Big West wins for UC Santa Barbara, is the Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week. For all the Men’s Team of the Week selections for games played Oct. 13-19 …

Assistant coach Tom Anagnost has been appointed head coach of Mid-American leader Central Michigan for the remainder of the 2008 season after Tony DiTucci resigned from his position for personal reasons.

Casey Nogueira, who exploded for four goals in North Carolina’s 5-0 win at N.C. State, is the Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week. For all the Women’s Team of the Week selections for games played Oct. 13-19 …

The crowd of 11,075 at Spanos Stadium for the Cal Poly-UC Santa Barbara match on Friday was third largest on record to witness a regular-season soccer game. The Gauchos won the Big West match, 1-0, on Chris Pontius‘ overtime goal shortly after two bottles were thrown in the direction of UC Santa Barbara goalkeeper Kristopher Minton , forcing a delay in the action. For the top crowds of 2008 …

The top six teams kept their places in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25.  North Carolina and Loyola (Md.) were the big climbers, both rising eight spots to No. 7 and No. 9, respectively. For this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 and last week’s results …

Top-ranked Wake Forest had its 18-game winning streak snapped when it had to settle for a 0-0 tie with Duke in ACC play on Saturday. Eight Top 25 teams, including top 10 teams UC Davis and Louisville, lost to unranked teams. For the major developments of the weekend …

There was no change in the top five spots in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25. Florida, Virginia and Florida State each moved up two spots to claim 6-7-8. For this week’s Soccer America Women’s Top 25 and last week’s results …

Kerri Hanks scored twice in top-ranked Notre Dame’s 2-0 win at Connecticut on Sunday to extend her goal-scoring streak to 10 games and give her 81 career goals, topping Jenny Heft‘s old school record of 80 tallies. Other top performers over the weekend included Stanford’s Kelly O’Hara and North Carolina’s Casey Nogueira.

In an ACC battle of Top 25 teams, No. 20 Florida State broke out with a 5-0 win over No. 22 Wake Forest Thursday night in Tallahassee. ALSO: Virginia’s success on the road continued with a 3-2 overtime win at Maryland.