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U.S. Olympic men’s team coach Bruce Arena added three players to his under-23 team that is preparing for this summer’s Olympic soccer tournament: South Carolina defender Tony Soto, Wisconsin midfielder Mike Gentile and former Virginia striker Nate Friends. At the same time, Arena released three players who have been in camp: midfielders Brian Kelly and […]

January 1996 RankTeamLast monthPts. 1.Brazil169.61 points 2.Germany261.58 3.Italy360.87 4.Spain459.38 5.Russia558.59 6.Netherlands657.86 7.Argentina757.06 8.Mexico1255.97 9.Norway1055.43 10.Denmark955.07 11.Romania1154.80 12.Sweden1354.32 13.France854.19 14.Czech Republic1453.61 15.USA1953.52 16.Portugal1653.09 17.Colombia1552.92 18.Bulgaria1752.74 19.Ghana2951.94 20.Switzerland1851.61 21.Ivory Coast2050.87 22.Egypt2350.25 23.Zambia2549.20 24.England2148.57 25.Belgium2447.85 26.Scotland2647.49 27.Ireland2846.74 28.Turkey3046.14 29.South Africa4045.80 30.Japan3145.68

StateNameYearPos.School AlaskaPaul GonzalesSr.DDimond ArizonaSasha HunterSr.FCorona del Sol CaliforniaSasha VictorineSr.MFRio Americano ColoradoWesley HartSr.MFColumbine ConnecticutAndrew McConvilleSr.MFDaniel Hand DelawareColin CarewSr.DNewark FloridaDustin ReinekeSr.FWilliam R. Boone GeorgiaJosh WolffSr.FParkview HawaiiDereck HeresaJr.FIolani School IdahoPhillip HarrisSr.MFMeridian IllinoisNino DaSilvaJr.FSaint Viator IndianaKei TennysonJr.FNorth Central IowaMichael EnrightSr.MFBettendorf KansasCory EngkjerSr.MFWichita Northwest KentuckyDavid WrightSr.MFBallard LouisianaTy MontetSr.DSt. Louis Catholic MaineJosh McGeacheySo.MFCape Elizabeth MarylandBrian WestFr.FCentennial MassachusettsBen FigueiredoSr.MFNew Bedford MichiganAnders KeltoSr.MFTraverse […]

Goalkeepers — Bryheem Hancock (Bear, Del.), Mike Ueltschey (Jackson, Miss.); Defenders — David Boutillier (Sparta, N.J.), John Bradford (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Matt Domingo (San Jose, Calif.), Nick Downing (Redmond, Wash.), Norman Giroux (Orange, Calif.), Beckett Hollenbeck (Havertown, Penn.); Midfielders — Jimmy Craven (Carrollton, Tex.), Jeremiah Marquez (Sun City, Calif.), Brian Purcell (Barrington, R.I.), Steven Totten (Allentown, […]

Semifinals Dec. 1 Southern Connecticut 2, Cal State Bakersfield 1 (OT) USC Spartanburg 3, Mercyhurst 2 (OT) Final Dec. 3 Southern Connecticut 2, USC Spartanburg 0

Craig Jeidy scored for Duke in the 72nd minute to extend Duke’s lead over Virginia to 3-1 in the NCAA Division I men’s semifinal.

36 entrants: five qualify First-Round Byes Cameroon, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco First-Round Pairings (home teams for opening leg listed first) Sudan vs.Zambia Namibia vs. Mozambique Tanzania vs. Ghana Swaziland vs. Gabon Uganda vs. Angola Mauritius vs. Zaire Malawi vs. South Africa Madagascar vs. Zimbabwe Guinea-Bissau vs. Guinea Rwanda vs. Tunisia Congo vs. Ivory Coast Kenya vs. […]

Dec. 2 in Santa Clara, Calif. Santa Clara 1, Portland 2. Goals: Lynch (Buettner) 80:26; Gregor (Rhode, Cochran) 34:24, Knowles (Rhode) 53:12. Santa Clara — Cannon, Brownell, Annicchero, Farmbrough, Vargas, Allen, Dumlao, Harris, Temkin, Buettner, Lynch. Subs: Cullen, Prentice, Thomas, Boesiger. Portland — Lawton, Knowles, Gmitter, Rambo, Gregor, Harrington, Cochran, Brown, Falcone, Rhode, Xausa. Subs: […]

TeamWLT San Diego510 Santa Clara411 Portland420 San Francisco420 Gonzaga141 St. Mary’s150 Loyola Marymount150

36 entrants: three qualify, and one will play off against the Oceania winner. First Round (each group to decide own system of play): Group 1 — Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Taiwan Group 2 — Iran, Syria, Maldive Islands, Kirghizistan Group 3 — United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan Group 4 — Japan, Oman, Nepal, Macao Group […]

1985 — Pam Baughman (George Mason) 1986 — April Heinrichs (North Carolina) 1987 — Megan McCarthy (William & Mary) 1988 — Michelle Akers (Central Florida) 1989 — Shannon Higgins (North Carolina) 1990 — Brandi Chastain (Santa Clara) 1991 — Kristine Lilly (North Carolina) 1992 — Mia Hamm (North Carolina) 1993 — Mia Hamm (North Carolina) […]

1988 — Cal State Hayward 1989 — Barry 1990 — Sonoma State 1991 — Cal State Dominguez Hills 1992 — Barry 1993 — Barry 1994 — Franklin Pierce 1995 — Franklin Pierce

First Team Goalkeepers — Alfredo Estrada (Belhaven), Greg Vinson (Birmingham Southern); Defenders — Ian Hindmarsh (Lynn), Mikko Laitinen (Midwestern State), Junior Noel (Mobile), Richie Sumner (Simon Fraser); Midfielders — Orlando Bueso (Lindsey Wilson), Diego Guitierrez (Rockhurst), John Lochbaum (Illinois-Springfield), Helgar Schneidt (Birmingham Southern); Forwards — Jake Joy (Midwestern State), Jakob Lorentzon (Lynn), Tyrone Marshall (Lindsey […]

First Team Pos. Name Year College GK Lindsay Litchfield Jr. Skidmore D Mari Fessel Jr. Binghamton D Jessica Gonzales So. College of New Jersey D Kelly James Sr. Wooster MF Amy Carter Sr. Emory MF Shaunette Richards Jr. Amherst MF Aundrea Tilly Sr. Richard Stockton F Staci Donald Sr. William Smith F Brooke Epperson Jr. […]

First Round Nov. 16 in Durham, N.C. Duke 1 Virginia 0. Goal: Juncker (Studebaker) 47:50. Att.: 200. Nov. 16 in College Park, Md. Maryland 2 George Washington 0. Goals: Harbo (Sarver) 50:52, Sarver (Harbo) 87:00. Att.: 714. Nov. 16 in Madison Wisconsin 1 Northwestern 0. Goal: Brown (Hoelter, Stewart) 52:00 Att.: 428. Nov. 16 in […]

Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. North Carolina 4-0-0 1 2. Notre Dame 6-0-0 2 3. Santa Clara 5-0-0 3 4. Portland 4-0-0 4 5. Connecticut 6-0-0 5 6. Texas A&M 6-0-0 7 7. Maryland 7-0-0 8 8. Florida 4-0-0 9 9. Clemson 5-1-0 11 10. William & Mary 5-1-0 13 11. Virginia 4-2-0 12 12. […]

Rank/TeamRecordLast Week 1. North Carolina23-0-01 2. Portland17-0-22 3. SMU21-0-13 4. Notre Dame17-2-25 5. Connecticut18-2-24 6. Duke14-6-16 7. Santa Clara14-3-27 8. Stanford16-3-08 9. Maryland17-5-013 10 Texas A&M17-5-010 11.Virginia 14-4-211 12. N.C. State17-4-09 13. Hartford15-3-214 14. William & Mary14-6-112 15. Clemson14-6-015 16. Massachusetts13-3-216 17. James Madison15-7-1nr 18. Kentucky17-6-0nr 19. San Diego10-6-119 20. Minnesota16-4-2nr

1986 — Rochester 1987 — Rochester 1988 — William Smith 1989 — UC San Diego 1990 — Ithaca 1991 — Ithaca 1992 — Cortland State 1993 — Trenton State 1994 — Trenton State 1995 — UC San Diego 1996 — UC San Diego

Semifinals Central Connecticut 2, UMKC 0 Western Illinois 4, Buffalo 1 Final Central Connecticut 3, Western Illinois 0

1991 — Tulsa 1992 — Creighton 1993 — Creighton 1994 — Creighton 1995 — Creighton

Women’s Division II West Region 1 UC-Davis 10-2-1          Sonoma St. 2-0          CS-Hayward 4-1 2 CS-Dominguez 9-3-0          CS-LA 6-0          Cal Poly Pomona 3-1 3 CS-Bakersfield 7-4-2          Grand Canyon 2-3 4 Humboldt St. 6-2-4          Sonoma St. 1-0          SF State 0-0(OT) 5 CS-San Bern. 4-4-1 5 Grand Canyon 6-5-1          Bakersfield […]

1953 — Maryland 1954 — Maryland 1955 — Maryland 1956 — Maryland 1957 — Maryland 1958 — Maryland 1959 — Maryland 1960 — Maryland 1961 — Maryland 1962 — Maryland 1963 — Maryland 1964 — Maryland 1965 — Maryland 1966 — Maryland, North Carolina 1967 — Maryland 1968 — Maryland 1969 — Virginia 1970 — […]

First Round Louisville 3, DePaul 0 Quarterfinals UAB 2, Louisville 0 UNC Charlotte 2, Marquette 1 South Florida 3, Cincinnati 0 Saint Louis 1, Memphis 0 Semifinals UNC Charlotte 2, UAB 0 Saint Louis 3, South Florida 2 Final Saint Louis 2, UNC Charlotte 0

Steve Sampson, 37, was one of four full-time assistant coaches to the United States’ 1994 World Cup team. When head coach Bora Milutinovic’s contract was terminated April 14, U.S. Soccer put Sampson in charge and his first game was a 1-0 loss to Belgium April 22. SOCCER AMERICA: What is your status? STEVE SAMPSON: I […]

Women’s NCAA Division I Northeast Region 1 Connecticut 15-1-0          Seton Hall 4-0          UMass 2-0 2 Harvard 11-0-0          Texas 3-0          Cal-Poly 2-1 3 Dartmouth 8-2-0          Mass 2-0          Yale 4-1 (OT) 4 Colgate 12-2-0          Navy 1-0          Virginia 0-3 5 Massachusetts 10-2-1          Dartmouth 0-2          Connecticut 0-2 6 Yale […]