Category: College Soccer Reporter

St. John’s had one of the most impressive performances of the first weekend of the men’s season. The perennial national power was hit hard by defections during the offseason – New Zealand international Steven Old turned pro and signed with Australia’s Newcastle Jets, and four other starters with remaining college eligibility transferred — and entered […]

No. 1 Ft. Lewis opened the defense of its NCAA Division II men’s title with a 4-0 victory over No. 4 SIU-Edwardsville in Denver. Star John Cunliffe scored one goal and set up freshman David Barden for the second of his two goals. Barden’s goals came after the Cougars had players sent off in the […]

Texas A&M shattered the NCAA women’s attendance record for a non-NCAA Tournament game when it drew 8,204 fans Friday night for the Aggies’ 1-0 victory over North Carolina. The Aggies or Tar Heels have played in the games drawing nine of the 10 largest crowds. The 1999 Big East game between UConn and Syracuse that […]

Florida State is No. 1 in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 for the first time in its history. The Noles’ 2-1 victory over defending national champion Portland Sunday was no fluke. Yes, the Pilots were missing All-American defender Stephanie Lopez, who is in Russia for the Under-20 World Championship. Yes, the heat index reached […]

No 14 Loyola Marymount, which had upset UConn, 1-0, on Saturday in Storrs, concluded its swing through the Nutmeg State with a 2-1 loss to Central Connecticut in game played at the University of Hartford on Monday. The Lions took an early lead on senior David Niemeyer‘s goal in the 14th minute, but former New […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Florida State (1-0-0) 4 2. Santa Clara (2-0-0) 5 3. Notre Dame (2-0-0) 6 4. Texas A&M (2-0-0) 9 5. Penn State (1-0-1) 8 6. Virginia (2-0-0) 7 7. UCLA (1-1-0) 1 8. Portland (0-1-1) 2 9. North Carolina (1-1-0) 3 10. Duke (2-0-0) 13 11. Marquette (2-0-0) 16 12. […]

The top three teams in the Soccer America Preseason Women’s Top 25 all lost on the road on the opening weekend of the 2006 season. Playing without five players representing the USA at the Under-20 Women’s World Championship, No. 1 UCLA fell to Penn State, 3-1, Friday before Jeffrey Field women¹s record crowd of 3,208. […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. North Carolina (2-0-0) 1 2. SMU (2-0-0) 2 3. Virginia (2-0-0) 3 4. Maryland (2-0-0) 4 5. Clemson (1-0-0) 6 6. UCLA (0-0-1) 5 7. UNC Greensboro (2-0-0) 12 8. Indiana (2-0-0) 14 9. Duke (2-0-0) 15 10. San Francisco (2-0-0) 17 11. Wake Forest (2-0-0) 18 12. Virginia Tech […]

North Carolina, SMU, Virginia and defending national champion Maryland,  the top four teams in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25, were perfect on the opening weekend of the 2006 season. Each recorded a pair of shutout victories. No. 1 North Carolina beat William & Mary, 2-0, and Central Florida, 1-0, at the Wake Forest adidas […]

South Carolina and Clemson renew one of the great rivalries in men’s soccer Friday night when they meet in Columbia, S.C. The Palmetto State derby in one of the great state rivalries. Nine of the 20 biggest crowds in the history of the Graveyard, since renamed Hunt Stadium, are for USC-Clemson games. Last year’s game […]

UCLA was ranked No. 1 in the Soccer America Preseason Women’s Top 25, in part because of its considerable depth, but the Bruins were depleted when they headed to No. 8 Penn State for Friday’s opener at the Penn State Invitational. Depth helped UCLA reach the Women’s College Cup final the last two years. “Our […]

The 2006 college season opens Friday for both men and women. Traditionally, women’s teams started and finished their season a week before the men, but both seasons will begin and end at the same time in 2006. The regular season will end on the weekend of Nov. 4-5, and the Men’s and Women’s College Cups […]

There’s been good news and bad news for West Virginia fans since Marlon LeBlanc took over as men’s coach in early August, arriving from Penn State, where he was an assistant. The Mountaineers earned preseason victories over No. 19 Virginia Tech (1-0) and Marshall (2-0) but lost New Zealand international Jarrod Smith. West Virginia’s leading scorer […]

North Carolina, ranked No. 1 in the Soccer America Preseason Men’s Top 25, has lost freshman defender Eric Lichaj, who is likely out for the season after breaking a bone in his left foot in the Heels’ Aug. 13 exhibition at Davidson. The Chicago Magic product was rated one of the nation’s top freshman defenders […]

Soccer America continues its countdown the 2006 college season, which starts Friday for men and women, with a look at the 2006 NCAA Division I women’s conferences. ACC Defending Champion: North Carolina. Preseason Poll: 1. North Carolina (No. 3 in Soccer America Preseason Top 25), 2. Florida State (No. 4), 3. Virginia (No. 7), 4. Boston College (No. […]

John R. Eiler, who led alma mater East Stroudsburg as a coach to the NAIA national championship in 1962 and the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament in 1964 and 1965, died last week at the age of 93 in East Stroudsburg, Pa. He built the Warriors into one of the first national powers in college soccer. […]

Oregon women’s head coach Tara Erickson gave birth this morning at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene, Ore., to daughter Taj Makena, weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and measuring 20 inches. Mom, dad Kraig and daughter (and big brother Maklain) are all doing well. Baring any complications, Tara still plans on being on the sideline for Oregon’s opener Friday […]

Soccer America continues its countdown the 2006 college season, which starts Friday for men and women, with a look at rest of the 2006 NCAA Division I men’s conferences. (Yesterday’s conference previews: ACC-Conference USA.) HORIZON Defending Champion: Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Preseason Poll: 1. Detroit, 2. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (No. 24 in Soccer America Preseason Top 25), 3. UIC. Players to […]

Soccer America continues its countdown the 2006 college season, which starts Friday for men and women, with a look at 2006 NCAA Division I men’s conferences. ACC Defending Champion: Duke. Preseason Poll: 1. North Carolina (No. 1 in Soccer America Top 25), 2. Virginia (No. 3), 3. Maryland (No. 4), 4. Duke (No. 15), 5. Clemson […]

In women’s preseason action involving Top 25 teams, No. 10 Boston College, whose biggest need this season will be increased scoring, erupted for three first-half goals to beat No. 12 Connecticut, 3-1, on the road Friday night. Kia McNeill, Tara Luciani and Caitlin Hiler scored for BC, which got a pair of assists from Jenny […]

Creighton won the men’s competition at the Westfield Insurance Cup, 3-1 on penalty kicks, over Clemson in Sunday’s final. The teams had played to a 2-2 tie. Clemson twice took the lead on goals by Tate Parrish and Michael Brooks, but the Bluejays equalized, first through Tyler Stansberry’s penalty kick and then Irishman Alan O’Hara’s […]

Eight ACC teams have players on the 2006 Soccer America Preseason Men’s All-American Team. Englishman Ben Hunter is the selection for North Carolina, ranked No. 1 in the Soccer America Preseason Men’s Top 25. Every ACC team except N.C. State has a player on the Preseason All-American Team. Seven ACC teams are ranked in the Soccer […]

Defending champions Portland (NCAA Division I), Nebraska-Omaha (Division II) and Messiah (Division III) are ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas women’s preseason polls. Portland is ranked No. 2 behind UCLA in the Soccer America Preseason Top 25. Nebraska-Omaha returns eight starters, including third-team All-American and North Central Conference MVP Beth McGill. The Mavericks also welcome […]

Major preseason tournaments continue in the Midwest through the weekend as college teams prepare for the opening of the 2006 season on Aug. 25. The Westfield Insurance Cup features three 2005 NCAA Men’s Division I quarterfinalists. Host Akron, ranked No. 7 in the Soccer America Preseason Men’s Top 25, joins No. 6 Clemson and No. […]

Three players from defending champion Portland — Stephanie Lopez, Angie Woznuk and Megan Rapinoe — head the Soccer America Preseason Women’s All-American Team. The 22-player team also includes two players each from No. 1 UCLA (Val Henderson and Danesha Adams) and Notre Dame (Jen Buczowski and Kerri Hanks). Goalkeepers PLAYER (COLLEGE/CLASS) HOMETOWN Tyler Griffin (Vanderbilt (/Senior) […]