Category: College Soccer Reporter

Boston College’s Alejandro Bedoya, whose first-half goal gave the Eagles a 1-0 victory over previously unbeaten Wake Forest on Saturday, is the Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week for games played Oct. 22-28.

Connecticut’s O’Brian White, who was selected to the Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week for the fourth time this season, was one of seven juniors named to the Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week for games played Oct. 22-28. For the complete Team of the Week …

Portland sophomore Michelle Enyeart, who scored the first goal in a pair of shutout victories over ranked WCC opponents, is the Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week for games played Oct. 22-28.

Tennessee junior Kylee Rossi, who scored three goals in wins over Auburn and Alabama, was named to the Soccer America Women’s Team of the Week for the second straight week, for the third time this season and the sixth time in her career. For the complete Team of the Week for games played Oct. 22-28 …

Duke picked up a big win on the road Friday night when the Blue Devils knocked off ACC rival Virginia, 2-1. Duke and Saint Louis were the only Top 25 teams to win twice in Friday-Sunday action. For all the Top 25 weekend results …

SMU, winner of seven games in a row, moved into the top spot in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25 following Wake Forest’s 1-0 loss to Boston College. The Demon Deacons fell to No. 2, while BC climbed six spots to No. 6. For the complete Top 25 …

Big winners included Penn State, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, California and West Virginia, which all swept a pair of games. For the complete Top 25 weekend results …

Losses by Virginia, Purdue and USC pushed Portland, North Carolina, Texas A&M and Penn State into the No. 3-6 slots behind UCLA and Stanford. For the complete Top 25 …

Well, Wake Forest can be beaten. Indeed, the No. 1 Demon Deacons were thoroughly stymied by Boston College, whose 1-0 margin of victory on Saturday night didn’t reflect its dominance. For more on how BC shut down Wake …

[MILESTONE] Brown men’s coach Mike Noonan picked up his 200th career victory as the No. 4 Bears defeated Penn, 3-0, on Saturday night at Stevenson Field.

[BIG EAST] Notre Dame went 2-4-1 in non-conference play, but there was no stopping the Irish when they hit Big East women’s action. The Irish concluded regular-season play with a pair of 3-1 wins at Seton Hall and Rutgers to finish 11-0-0 in conference play and claim first place in the National Division.

[PAC-10] UCLA continued its recent domination of USC, knocking off the Women of Troy, 2-0, before 3,345 fans in Westwood on Friday in a battle of No. 1 and No. 5 teams.

[WCC] Portland followed up on its 4-0 win over No. 11 San Diego before a nationally televised audience on Thursday night with a 2-0 victory over longtime WCC nemesis Santa Clara Sunday before a sell-out crowd of 4,892 at Merlo Field.

No. 1 UCLA hosts No. 5 in a Pac-10 battle for Los Angeles bragging rights on Friday night. The Bruins hold a 15-2-1 edge in the series and have not lost to the Women of Troy since 1998. Other notable matchups this weekend include No. 3 Virginia at No. 16 Boston College and. No. 12 Santa Clara at No. 6 Portland, both on Sunday. For the complete Top 25 results and weekend schedules …

[SEC UPDATE] Quite a race is shaping up in the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division, where three ranked teams are battling for the regular-season title.

UNC Greensboro improved to 8-0-0 in the Southern Conference with a 2-1 win over Appalachian State.  Kennesaw State and Mercer remained tied for first in the Atlantic Sun at 8-1-0 after wins over Campbell and Gardner-Webb, respectively. For all of Thursday’s scores …

Tulsa recorded its largest victory in 17 years when the No. 7 Golden Hurricane beat Centenary, 9-0. For all of Thursday’s scores …

This weekend’s big showdown pits No. 1 Wake Forest, one of only two unbeaten NCAA Division I men’s teams, against No. 12 Boston College, the ACC leader at 5-0-0, on Saturday. In other Top 25 action this weekend, No. 13 Virginia hosts No. 23 Duke on Friday night, and No. 6 Michigan State travels to No 17 Northwestern on Sunday. For the complete Top 25 results and weekend schedules …

UAB’s troubles continued when it fell at Alabama A&M, 1-0, on Henry Kabeta‘s goal. The loss extended the Blazers’ winless streak to eight games (0-7-1). All seven losses have been by one goal. In other non-conference play, Columbia upset Lehigh, 4-3, on Patrick Huston‘s golden goal after rallying from 3-1 down. For all of Wednesday’s scores …

High Point moved into a tie with Coast Carolina for first place in the Big South thanks to its 2-0 win over UNC Asheville coupled with Coastal’s 2-1 loss at home to Charleston Southern. For all of Wednesday’s scores …

[WEDNESDAY UPDATE] Two of the Midwest’s hottest teams, Northwestern and Akron, lost in overtime. No. 17 Northwestern was 89 seconds away from escaping from Northern Illinois with a victory Wednesday afternoon, but lost, 2-1, on a pair of goals by Marcus McCarty. No. 22 Akron’s 10-game unbeaten streak was snapped when it fell 1-0 to Michigan in double overtime.