Category: College Soccer Reporter

[NOMINEES] The Lowe’s Senior Class Award will add men’s and women’s soccer to its list of NCAA sports that are included in the national award program dedicated to senior student athletes. For the 40 men and women nominated …

ACC powers sweep non-conference foes

by Paul KennedySeptember 26, 2007

[TUESDAY ACTION] Three ranked ACC men’s teams — No. 4 Virginia, No. 9 Duke and No. 16 Virginia Tech — were victorious in non-conference action. Virginia and Duke both broke open close games with Mount St. Mary’s and UNC Wilmington, respectively, in the second half, while a goal after intermission was the difference in Virginia Tech’s game at Richmond.

Men’s & Women’s Small College Rankings

There were no changes at the top of the NSCAA/adidas rankings for NCAA Division II and III schools. All are still unbeaten and untied: Lynn (DII men), Trinity, Texas (DIII men), Grand Valley State (DII women) and Wheaton, Ill. (DIII women).

NCAA Men’s Division I Scoring Leaders

Aaron Volanski‘s hat trick in Centenary’s 4-3 loss to IUPUI on Sunday catapulted him into first place on the NCAA Division I men’s scoring charts. For the Top 10 goal scorers …

NCAA Women’s Division I Scoring Leaders

With four more goals this past week, Japanese international Mami Yamaguchi has scored 13 goals in eight games for Florida State and leads all NCAA Division I women’s goalscorers. For the Top 10 goal scorers …

Giusfredi, the long-range bomber

[VIDEO] One of the longest goals of the season came last Monday night when Seton Hall’s Eliseo Giusfredi scored off the kickoff from 60 yards to give Seton Hall a 4-3 win over New Jersey rival Princeton.

Who missed the point-after attempt?

[SMALL COLLEGE] Division II Florida men’s schools Saint Leo and Rollins produced one of the highest-scoring games in recent memory when Saint Leo prevailed, 7-6, in overtime on Friday night.

St. John’s Masur picks up 300th career win as head coach

by Paul KennedySeptember 25, 2007

[MILESTONE] St. John’s 4-1 win over Pitt on Sunday gave Coach Dave Masur his 300th career victory. Masur became the third Division I men’s coach to record his 300th win at a four-year institution this season.

Scary moment in Provo

[MONDAY ACTION] BYU’s shutout string ended at 849 scoreless minutes, but the Cougars, ranked No. 17 in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25, recovered to beat visiting Washington, 2-1, and give BYU head coach Jennifer Rockwood her 200th victory. The game featured a scary moment as BYU junior Katie Fellow was knocked unconscious after falling to the ground early in the game.

Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week

Midfielder Carl Pett, who scored two goals and added an assist in unbeaten Northwestern’s 4-0 victory at Ohio State on Sunday, is the Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week for games played Sept. 17-23.

Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week

Brown’s Kevin Davies and Michael Ferguson of Loyola, Ill, both had outstanding weekends at the San Diego adidas Classic and were named to the Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week for games played Sept. 17-23.

Soccer America Women’s Team of the Week

James Madison’s Annie Lowry was the lone senior named to the Soccer America Women’s Team of the Week for games played Sept. 17-23.

Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week

U.S. international Lauren Cheney became just the third player in UCLA history to score four goals in a match, leading the Bruins to a 6-0 victory over visiting Hawaii on Sunday and earning Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week honors for games played Sept. 17-23.

Both Rapinoe twins now lost for season with ACL tears

The No. 2-ranked Portland women’s team suffered another huge blow when U.S. international Megan Rapinoe was lost for the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee for the second time in less than a year. Megan’s twin sister, Rachael Rapinoe, was diagnosed with the same season-ending injury last week, leaving the Pilots without two of their top offensive threats.

Naeher saves the day for Penn State

Sophomore goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher confirmed why she is one of the country’s top young women’s keepers, making eight saves in Penn State’s 2-1 win at Notre Dame on Sunday.

Soccer America Men’s Top 25

Notre Dame moves up to No. 2, behind top-ranked Wake Forest, after a pair of Big East wins on the road. Big movers include Northwestern, Boston College, Santa Clara, SMU and Duke. For the complete Top 25 …

Soccer America Men’s Top 25 Results

Weekend upsets included No. 2 Connecticut’s 1-0 loss at DePaul, No. 8 Creighton’s 3-1 defeat to Tulsa at home. Besides UConn and Creighton, Harvard, South Florida and UC Irvine all fell from the unbeaten ranks. For complete Top 25 weekend results and goalscorers …

NCAA Division I Men’s Unbeaten Teams

[MAKING A LIST] Of the six NCAA Division I men’s teams that were unbeaten and untied going into the weekend, only No. 1 Wake Forest and idle Quinnipiac (alumni game on Saturday) emerged unscathed. Three of the six unbeaten and untied teams are from the Big Ten: Northwestern, Michigan and Michigan State.

Soccer America Women’s Top 25

Portland and Texas A&M leapfrog Stanford and Texas, respectively. Penn State climbs eight spots thanks to its 2-1 win at Notre Dame. For the complete Top 25 …

Soccer America Women’s Top 25 Women’s Results

Rising U.S. stars Lauren Cheney (UCLA) and Casey Nogueira (North Carolina) broke out for four and three goals, respectively, in big wins. Hermann Trophy winner Kerri Hanks (Notre Dame) also had a hat trick against DePaul. Stanford lost for the first time when it fell to Denver, 1-0. For complete Top 25 weekend results and goalscorers …

NCAA Division I Women’s Unbeaten Teams

[MAKING A LIST] After play on the fourth weekend of the NCAA Division I women’s season, only nine teams remain unbeaten. Ten other teams that were undefeated going into the weekend lost for the first time.

Tulsa stuns Creighton before big Omaha crowd

One of the best drawing men’s programs in the country is Creighton, which is averaging more than 4,000 fans a game in 2007. Tulsa stunned a crowd of 4,023 at Morrison Stadium Saturday night when it scored three second-half goals to beat the previously unbeaten Bluejays, 3-1.

Notre Dame is the beast of the East

by Paul KennedySeptember 24, 2007

Notre Dame was the big winner on a weekend that saw three Big East teams fall from the unbeaten and untied ranks. The Irish downed Rutgers, 2-0, getting a goal and an assist from senior Ryan Miller in a nationally televised match that drew a crowd of 6,309 fans at Yurcak Field on Friday night. Two days later, Jeb Brovsky scored his first goal of the season to give the Irish a 1-0 win at Villanova.

Big East upstarts are primed for showdowns

by Soccer AmericaSeptember 21, 2007

[FOCUS] The Big East has three men’s teams ranked among the top seven teams in the Soccer America rankings — No. 2 Connecticut, No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 7 West Virginia — and they will all be tested this weekend. As the Big East moves into full swing, four upstarts, all unranked nationally in the Soccer America Preseason Top 25, are off to great starts. South Florida (5-0-0) has broken into the Soccer America Top 25 at No. 23, while DePaul (4-0-0), Villanova (5-1-0) and Syracuse (3-0-3) could crack the Top 25 with big weekends.