Category: College Soccer Reporter

Miami (Fla.) goalie Lauren McAdam and Utah defender Kiley Jones, whose defensive efforts helped knock off previously unbeaten Boston College and BYU, were among the players named to the Soccer America Women’s Team of the Week for games played Oct. 8-14. For the complete Team of the Week …

[RPI] Penn State was No. 1 in the first RPI ranking of NCAA Division I women’s teams released by the NCAA last week.

UCLA took advantage of Texas A&M’s 2-0 victory over last week’s No. 1 Texas and moved into the top spot in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25. Pac-10 rival Stanford moved into No. 2, while streaking Penn State and Purdue climbed into the top five behind Virginia. For the complete Top 25 …

After slow starts, 2006 Women’s College Cup finalists North Carolina, Notre Dame and Florida State are coming on strong. All three teams completed perfect weeks with wins on Sunday. For all the Top 25 results and goalscorers …

Unbeaten Wake Forest regained the No. 1 ranking in the Soccer America’s Men’s Top 25 after last week’s No. 1 Connecticut had to settle for a 3-3 tie at Notre Dame. Santa Clara, SMU and Brown move into the top five. For the complete Top 25 …

Texas A&M continued its domination of Texas at home, knocking off the No. 1 Longhorns, 2-0, in front of 5,552 fans, the second largest crowd at the Aggie Soccer Stadium. The physical match produced one red card and five yellow cards, and Texas goalkeeper Dianna Pfenninger received stitches after a collision with Melissa Garey, sister of Columbus Crew forward Jason Garey, that led to a penalty kick converted by Ashlee Pistorius for her Big 12 record 70th career goal.

Saint Louis, New Mexico and San Diego State were double winners over the weekend. For the complete Top 25 weekend results and goalscorers …

[TOP 25 WOMEN’S ACTION] No. 4 Virginia extended its unbeaten streak to 10 games with a 3-0 victory over N.C. State Thursday afternoon at Method Road Stadium. In other Top 25 action, Boston College fell for the first time this season, losing at Miami (Fla.), 1-0, on an own goal in the 89th minute. No. 15 BYU improved to 11-0-2 with a 4-1 victory over TCU. For all of Thursday’s Top 25 women’s action …

Santa Clara and Francisco, who have played early year since 1967, renew one of the oldest men’s rivalries on the West Coast when they meet Friday night at Buck Shaw Stadium in a WCC match televised on Fox Soccer Channel (kickoff: 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET). Santa Clara, ranked No. 6 in the latest Soccer America Top 25 rankings, carries a seven-game unbeaten streak into the game, while the Dons look to bounce back after opening WCC play with a pair of shutout losses to Portland (1-0) and No. 23 Gonzaga (2-0) at home.

Campbell took the lead in the Atlantic Sun with a 2-1 win over Belmont on Richard Jata‘s goal in the 100th minute on Thursday. For all the men’s scores …

Harvard improved to 8-3-1 under first-year coach Ray Leone thanks to a 2-0 win over Vermont (1-11-1). For all scores from Wednesday’s women’s action …

[TOP 25 MEN’S ACTION] Four Top 25 men’s teams, including No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 5 Boston College, lost on Wednesday night. Notre Dame’s nine-game unbeaten streak come to an end as Michigan State topped the Irish, 1-0. Senior Laurent Manuel‘s golden goal gave No. 14 Brown a 1-0 overtime victory over BC.

Defending America East champion Binghamton needed overtime for the second straight game to win in conference play. It beat UMBC, 1-0, on Justin Leskow‘s goal in the 99th minute. For all scores from Wednesday’s action in the America East, Big East, Big West, Conference USA and Missouri Valley, as well as in non-conference play …

[MEN’S TOP 25 ACTION] Pat Phelan quickly made up for lost time. After going 65 games at Wake Forest without scoring a goal, the senior defender scored twice in the first six minutes on Tuesday to lead No. 2 Wake Forest to a 5-0 win over Appalachian State.