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Final Dec. 5 in Wichita Falls, Texas Seattle 2 SIU-Edwardsville 1. Goals: Jensen (Weaver, Rivera) 43, McAlister 70; Pacheco 49. Seattle — Doyle, Besagno, Weaver, Inouye, Rivera, Cascio, Fishbaugher, Forner, McAlister, Churksy, Doran. Subs: Stromberg, Natale, Jensen, Sorensen. SIU-Edwardsville — Frasca, Burgund, Zaegel, Thibodeau, Mosier, Higgins, Pacheco, Cacciatore, Matthews, Banner, Lanter. Subs: Crook, Lamping, Beveridge, […]

Dec. 5 in Cary, N.C. Notre Dame 1 UCLA 1 (Notre Dame wins 4-3 on penalties). Goals: Thorlakson pen. 74; own goal 60. Notre Dame — Bohn, Lorenzen, Gunnarsdottir, Tancredi, Shaner, Buczkowski, Schefter, Krivacek, Chapman, Cinalli, Thorlakson. Subs: Tjeder, Jones, Reed. UCLA — Henderson, Devine, Billingsley, Fazio, Castelanelli, Caitlan Ursini, Greco, Oakes, Adams, Davis, Mora. […]

Dec. 4 in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia 0 Duke 3. Goals: Kramer (Vidiera) 12, Charowski (Pope, Wadsworth) 21, Wadsworth (Loftus) 60. Virginia — Burke, Tuman, Hartman, Oliver, Freeman, Littlefield, Colacula, Holder, Barlow, Hill, Cristman. Subs: Hall, Tierney, Rosenbaum. Duke — Trowbridge, Jepson, Pope, Helton, Miller, Charowski, Camp, Videira, Loftus, Wadsworth, Kramer. Subs: Dudley, White, Swank, Pascioni, […]

Semifinals Dec. 3 in Wichita Falls, Texas Seattle 2 (Kenney 5, McAlister 95) Dowling 1 (Jensen 87) (OT). SIU-Edwardsville 4 (Burgund 34, Cacciatore 62, Pacheco 73, Banner 90) UNC Pembroke 1 (Little 47).

Dec. 2 Semifinals Metro State 2 (MacDonald 30, Kiefer 36) Neb.-Omaha 0. Adelphi 2 (Coiro 15, L.Lopez 70) Carson-Newman 1 (Terrell 54). Final Dec. 4 in Wichita Falls, Texas Metro State 3 Adelphi 2. Goals: MacDonald (Auer) 43, Almarez pen. 78, Hanavan (Guante) 90; Coiro (Auer) 75, Coiro 86. Metro State — Allen, Prouty, Pyke, […]

Dec. 3 in Cary, N.C. UCLA 2 Princeton 0. Goals: Adams (Mora) 48, Davis 65. UCLA — Henderson, Devine, Billingsley, Fazio, Castelanelli, Caitlan Ursini, Greco, Oakes, Adams, Davis, Mora. Subs: Hoshizaki, Playle, James. Princeton — Jackson, Griffiths, Pillion, Trigg-Smith, Costantino, J.Willis, Gallagher, Fontanez, Matheson, Behncke, Negron. Subs: Vogelzang, R.Willis, Morelli, Byrd, Salvo, Garnaas. Referee: Mike […]

Former Columbus Crew head coach Tom Fitzgerald died Saturday from injuries suffered when his motorcycle was struck by an SUV while he was en route to the Nike Friendlies in Bradenton, Fla. Fitzgerald, who was 52, coached MLS's Crew in 1996-2001. He was an assistant for the Crew when it began play in 1996 and […]

MANCHESTER UNITED-SOUTHAMPTON. Kasey Keller joined Southampton on loan from Tottenham for a month because first-team keepers Antti Niemi and Paul Smith were both sidelined with injuries. Niemi has virtually recovered from a knee operation and Smith's broken thumb has healed, but Keller will be in goal when the Saints travel to Old Trafford. With only […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) FRIDAY, Dec. 3 ESPN2 Women's College Cup Semifinals, UCLA-PRINCETON & SANTA CLARA-NOTRE DAME (live), 2 pm. FOX SPORTS WORLD English FA Cup, 2nd Round SCUNTHORPE-WREXHAM (live), 2:30 pm. U-19 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP, 3rd-place game, USA-BRAZIL (tape) 5 pm. GALAVISION FIFA Futsal […]

HARKES RETURNS: Former U.S. midfielder John Harkes returned last night from an interview with Rochester Rhinos general manager Chris Economides. Former Burn coach Mike Jeffries will interview today for the coaching job left vacant by the departure of Pat Ercoli. Harkes, who is D.C.'s director of youth development, is certainly intent on furthering his coaching […]

Who do you like… Landon Donovan or Ed Johnson? Kasey Keller, Tim Howard or Brad Friedel? Thomas Rongen (Chivas USA) or John Ellinger (Salt Lake)? Chad Marshall or Oguchi Onyewu? Arsenal's Arsene Wenger or Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson? Here's your votes based on 258 votes. Landon Donovan or Ed Johnson with the best shot […]

NOTRE DAME (23-1-1) vs. SANTA CLARA (18-4-2) Kickoff: Friday, Dec. 3, 4:30 pm ET in Cary, N.C. STORYLINE After North Carolina, Santa Clara and Notre Dame have been the most successful programs in women's college soccer over the last decade. Since '94, only UNC (10) has made more NCAA final four appearances than Santa Clara […]

1. PRINCETON (19-2-0) vs. UCLA (17-6-0) Kickoff: Friday, Dec. 3, 2 pm ET in Cary, N.C. STORYLINE The UCLA-Princeton semifinal features a meeting of former teammates. Princeton coach Julie Shackford and UCLA coach Jillian Ellis attended college together at William & Mary, where both were All-Americans. Shackford and Ellis played in four NCAA tournaments together […]

Winners: American keeper TIM HOWARD, 25, was back in goal for MANCHESTER UNITED in the Carling League Cup a week after watching Roy Carroll, who won the starting role in September, blunder badly in the Champions League. Howard had a quiet evening as Man U downed Arsenal, 1-0, to reach the League Cup semifinals. American […]

GIRLS 1987 REGION I Amanda Arcuri (New City, N.Y.), Caitlin Colfer (Albany, N.Y.), Erin Davis (Yardley, Pa.), Brianna Gray (Barrington, N.H.), Erin Guthrie (Sparta, N.J.), Amanda Lebo (Telford, Pa.), Alexandra Long (E. Northport, N.Y.), Katherine Milstead (Clarksburg, N.J.), Mandy Moraca (Mantua, N.J.), Ashley Myers (Bel Air, Md.), Jen Om (Fairfax, Va.), Vanessa Patry (Delmar, N.J.), […]

BOYS 1987 REGION I Akira Fitzgerald (Baltimore), Michael Giallombardo (Manalapan, N.J.), Douglas Rodkey (Jackson, N.J.), Eric Hort (Suffern, N.Y.), Christian Vercollone (Pembroke, Mass.), Michael Konicoff (Montebello, N.Y.), Alexander Grendi (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.), Lucas Herrera (Elmont, N.Y.), Cory Dempsey (Clifton Park, N.Y.), Justin Flood (Hauppauge, N.Y.), Brian Brady (Bethesda, Md.), Pavelid Castaneda (Babylon, N.Y.), Kevin Mesa […]

The U.S. U-17 national team got two goals five minutes apart in the first half to beat Australia, 2-0, on the opening day of the 2004 Nike Friendlies at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Midfielder Ryan Soroka unleashed a bullet into the upper left corner in the 33rd minute, and Ofori Sarkodie doubled the lead […]

(Through Nov. 28 MEN'S SOCCER POINTS RANK PLAYER, SCHOOL CLASS GP G A P 1. Ryan Pore, Tulsa Jr. 22 22 11 55 2. Jason Garey, Maryland Jr. 23 21 9 51 3. Sasha Gotsmanov, Rhode Island Jr. 21 19 8 46 3. Randi Patterson, UNC Greensboro So. 23 19 8 46 5. Jeff Rowland, […]

The following collegiate seniors will gather for doubleheaders Jan. 9-11 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. for the 2005 adidas MLS Player Combine. The MLS SuperDraft will take place on Friday, Jan. 14, at the NSCAA Convention in Baltimore. GOALKEEPERS Jay Nolly (Indiana), Christopher Sawyer (Notre Dame), T.J. Tomasso (SMU), Noah Palmer (Maryland), […]

*Repeat selection. Goalkeepers Stefan Frei, Sr., De LaSalle, Calif. Patrick Mitrovich, Sr., Walton, Ga. Defenders Patrick Carroll, Sr., West Springfield, Va. Tramine Chinapoo, Sr., Central Dauphin, Pa. A.J. Delagarza*, Sr., Lackey, Md. Brian Dolezal, Sr., Westminster, Ga. Ed Ellington, Sr., St. Louis Catholic, La. Adam Gadbois, Sr., Mt. Ararat, Maine Will Haywood, Sr., Newtown North, […]

*Repeat selection. Goalkeepers Ashlyn Harris*, Sr., Satellite Beach, Fla. Sarah Volkomer, Sr., Glen Rock, N.J. Defenders Leslie Amster, Sr., Somerville, N.J. Andrea Belluz, Sr., St. Paul, Calif. Brianne Eisenhard, Sr., Lakota West, Ohio Allison Falk, Sr., San Ramon Valley, Calif. Kristin Garman, Sr., Franklin Road, Tenn. Chloe James, Sr., Bacon, Ohio Krystle Kallma, Sr., Woodbury, […]

QUARTERFINALS Nov. 26 in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame 3 (Cinalli 4, 30, Thorlakson 64) Portland 1 (Sinclair 58). Nov. 26 in Princeton, N.J. Princeton 3 (Behncke 9, Negron 51, Fontanez 56) Washington 1 (Frimpong 32). Nov. 27 in Columbus, Ohio Ohio State 0 UCLA 1 (Ursini 64). Nov. 27 in Santa Clara, Calif. Santa […]

From the Nov. 29, 2004 issue of Soccer America Magazine By Mike Woitalla, Soccer America Magazine A few months after he had refereed in the 1990 World Cup, Vinnie Mauro traveled to Alabama to officiate in the Sun Belt Conference championship together with longtime college refs Ken Andres and Alex Ivanhenko. They bunked at a […]

Former Kansas City and San Jose defender Richard Gough was appointed Tuesday as the manager of struggling Scottish Premier League club Livingston, joining the list of former MLS foreign players who are coaching aboard at the professional or national team level. BRANCO (Brazil national youth team program, director) JORGE CAMPOS (Mexico national team, goalkeeping coach) […]

American striker Brian McBride scored for Fulham Tuesday in its 2-1 loss Chelsea in the Carling League Cup quarterfinals. McBride's 74th-minute goal, a clean finish from six yards off a low cross from Elvis Hammond, tied the game until Frank Lampard scored Chelsea's winner in the 88th minute. McBride scored in three of his four […]