Category: College Soccer Reporter

Daniel Revivo (Winthrop) and MfanaFuthi Bhembe (Alabama A&M) narrowly trail NCAA Division I men’s goals and points leader Samuel Petrone (Seton Hall). For all the NCAA Division I goal and point leaders …

Freshmen Laura Heyboer (Michigan State), Sarah Hagen (Milwaukee) and Danielle Foxhoven (Portland) rank 3-4-5 among the NCAA Division I women’s points leaders. For all the NCAA Division I goal and point leaders …

Notre Dame’s Dave Donohue, who had a hat trick and an assist in the Irish’s 4-1 win over Marquette, is Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week. For all the Men’s Team of the Week selections for games played Sept. 8-14 …

Brenna Hogue, who stopped all 30 shots she faced in two games for Brown against national powers Penn State and UCLA, is Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week. For all the Women’s Team of the Week selections for games played Sept. 8-14 …

No. 1 Wake Forest, the defending national champion, is one of six Division I men’s teams that are still perfect after three weeks. Drake, Western Illinois, Evansville, Loyola (Md.) and Appalachian State will all face big tests soon.

Many of women’s soccer’s top players will take a week-long break from the college game to attend an Under-20 Women’s World Cup training camp beginning Sunday in Sunrise, Fla. Their absence later in the fall could have a big impact on the race for the 2008 national championship.

In the early going, the only suspense has been who will be No. 2 behind defending champion Wake Forest. SMU is the latest to claim the No. 2 spot after moving up three spots thanks to a pair of wins at its Prego’s Express Italian Invitational.

Wake Forest solidified its hold as the No. 1 team in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25 after last week’s No. 2 Creighton and No. 3 Akron both lost. For this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 …

North Carolina drew the sixth largest crowd in its history as the Tar Heels came from behind to beat N.C. State, 2-1, in overtime in their ACC opener. For the top men’s crowds …

In his 32 years at Brown, Phil Pincince has enjoyed considerable success — 12 Ivy League titles, including nine in a row (1982-90) — but he has never had a weekend quite like the Bears had at the UConn Classic. First, Brown beat Big Ten powerhouse Penn State, 1-0, in overtime, then it tied No. 1 UCLA, 0-0.

Notre Dame took over the top spot in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25. Three Pac-10 teams (No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Stanford and No. 5 USC) and one WCC team (No. 4 Portland) give the Top 25 a heavy West Coast influence. For this week’s Soccer America Women’s Top 25 …

The first of eight NSCAA Women’s College Games of the Week on Fox Soccer Channel will air Thursday when West Virginia hosts Kentucky. All eight games will air on Thursdays. For the complete schedule …

In 2007, Georgetown opened 1-5-0. This year, the Hoyas are 5-0-0 for the first time in a decade after picking up their fifth straight shutout victory of the season with a 1-0 win over Stony Brook on Wednesday.

Top-ranked Wake Forest opens ACC play Saturday against Clemson. In other ACC play, No. 8 Maryland hosts No. 12 Boston College. No. 4 Connecticut travels to No. 9 Saint Louis. For this week’s Soccer America Men’s Top 25 results and schedules …

This week’s top clash takes place Friday at Stanford, where the No. 3 Cardinal hosts No. 7 North Carolina at the Stanford/Nike Invitational. For this week’s Soccer America Women’s Top 25 results and schedules …

With its Olympians Lauren Cheney (USA) and Kara Lang (Canada) back in the starting lineup up front and Erin Hardy having returned to the backline, No. 1 UCLA looks tough to beat.

Which Virginia team are we going to see this season? The team that lost twice at home on the opening weekend of the season. Or the team that rallied from two goals down to win at George Mason, 3-2, and beat a good Hofstra team, 4-2, two days later? The Cavs feature the much-heralded Chris Agorsor and another flashy freshman, the 6-foot-4 Tony Tchani who stands out in bright yellow shoes.

Northern Kentucky took over as No. 1 in the NCAA Division II men’s rankings when Lincoln Memorial, last week’s No. 1, was tied by Bellarmine, 2-2, and Midwestern State, the No. 2 team, dropped a 2-1 decision to Colorado Mines. Idle Middlebury held on to the top spot in the NCAA Division III rankings. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 men’s rankings …

Through Tuesday night, 25 NCAA Division I women’s teams were still unbeaten and untied. The Pac-10 and Big 12 lead all conferences with three teams each with perfect records.

Grand Valley State remained No. 1 in the NCAA Division II women’s rankings with a 2-0 win over Quincy and 1-0 win over UMSL. Kristina Nasturzio extended her shutout streak to 334 minutes to start the season. Brittany Bergh broke through for two goals in the second half as the top-ranked NCAA Division II women’s team Wheaton (Ill.) defeated Carleton, 2-0, to extend its win streak to 48 straight games. For the NSCAA/adidas D2 and D3 women’s rankings …

A hot start has rocketed Lindsey Wilson to the top of the NAIA Men’s Soccer Top 25 Poll. The Blue Raiders (4-0-0) have been led by senior Nathaniel Jafta and freshman Moses Aduny, who have combined to score four of the team’s eight goals. Martin Methodist held its No. 1 spot in the NAIA Women’s Soccer Top 25 Poll. For both the Top 25 rankings …

Last year, Kansas averaged 1.1 goals a game. Through their first four games of the 2008 season, redshirt freshman Emily Cressy and freshman Kortney Clifton are averaging 1.75 goals between them.

Stanford’s Lindsay Taylor is the Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week. She is one of four freshman forwards named to the Soccer America Women’s Team of the Week. For all the Women’s Team of the Week selections for games played Sept. 1-7 …

Seton Hall’s Samuel Petrone, a sophomore transfer from Clemson, is off to a flying start for the Pirates with eight goals and one assist in three games. For all the NCAA Division I goal and point leaders …

Wisconsin-Milwaukee freshman Sarah Hagen and Georgia State senior Kay Harbrueger are tied for the lead in points and 1-2 in goals among NCAA Division I women’s leaders. For all the goal and point leaders …