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Savio’s shot deflected off Marcelo Balboa in the 80th minute for an own goal to give Brazil a 1-0 win over the USA.

Jan. 14 in San Diego Mexico 1, Guatemala 0. Goal: Rizo (89). Mexico — Campos, Gutierrez, Astivia, Davino, Suarez, Lara, Ramirez, Del Olmo (Villa, 46), A. Garcia, Blanco (Rizo, 75). L.Garcia (Pelaez, 46). Guatemala — Estrada, Acevedo, Miranda, Machon, Leon, Giron, Ruano, Jorge Rodas, Julio Rodas (Plata, 74), Edgar (Casteneda, 89), Westphal (Coronado, 78). Att.: […]

TeamWLT North Carolina700 N.C. State610 Duke430 Maryland430 Virginia430 Clemson250 Wake Forest160 Florida State070

TeamWLT Connecticut800 Notre Dame710 Rutgers521 Villanova431 Boston College440 Seton Hall341 St. John’s251 Providence170 Georgetown080

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 […]

Jan. 21 in Campinas Brazil 1, USA 1 (USA wins 3-2 on penalties). Goals: Pretinha 16; Milbrett 57. Penalty kicks: Brazil — Sissi (saved), USA — Akers (goal). Brazil — Elane (goal), USA — Overbeck (miss), Brazil — Russa (miss), USA — Milbrett (goal), Brazil — Formiga (goal), USA — Chastain (goal), Brazil — Pretinha […]

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) announced the winners of its first writing contest at the 49th annual NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia, Pa. Two Soccer America writers were among the four award recipients. Winning first prize in the best column category was Soccer America Youth Soccer Letter editor Dan Woog for his piece […]

U.S. Women’s National Team ___TABLEST___ DateOpponentScoreSite Feb. 24Denmark7-0Winter Park, Fla. March 14Finland2-0Faro, Portugal March 16@Portugal3-0Portimao, Portugal March 17Denmark0-2Lagos, Portugal March 19Quarteira3-3 (2-4)Quarteira, Portugal April 11Italy3-0Poissy, France April 12Canada5-0St. Maur, France April 15@France3-0Strasbourg, France April 28Finland2-0Decatur, Ga. April 30Finland6-0Davidson, N.C. May 12Brazil3-0Tacoma, Wash. May 14Brazil4-1Portland, Ore. May 19Canada9-1Dallas May 22@Canada2-1Edmonton June 6China3-3Gaevle, Sweden June 8Denmark2-0Gaevle, Sweden […]

Dec. 8 in Richmond, Va. Wisconsin 1, Portland 0. Goal: Hansen (63). Wisconsin — Belskis, Lamphear, Cole, Provan, Steel, Gentile, Doherty, Huston, Roy, Hansen, Grimm. Subs: Broadhurst, Sporcich, Watson, Kehoe. Portland — Lawton, Knowles, Gmitter, Rambo, Gregor, Brown, Falcone, Harrington, Studley, Cochran, Rhode. Subs: Ganzar, Schantz.

Reebok announced the 12 finalists for the 1995 Hermann Trophy Dec. 7. Men’s Finalists Hamisi Amani-Dove (Rutgers), Mike Fisher (Virginia), Wolde Harris (Clemson), Miles Joseph (Clemson), Clint Mathis (South Carolina), Matt McKeon (St. Louis), Eddie Pope (North Carolina), Steve Ralston (Florida International), Ante Razov (UCLA), Toni Siikala (Campbell), Damian Silvera (Virginia), Temoc Suarez (North Carolina). […]

10 entrants: one to advance to a playoff with a team from Asia. First-Round Byes Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tahiti. First Round Melanesian Group — Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu. Polynesian Group — Cook Islands, Tonga, Western Samoa. Winner of Melanesian group and winner of playoff between the Polynesian Group first-place and Melanesian Group […]

Dec. 3 in Dallas SMU 0, Wisconsin 2. Goals: Broadhurst (Gentile) 69:28, Gentile (Grimm, Doherty) 75:50. SMU — Presthus, Raggio, Hughes, Judkins, Hernandez, Wagner, Broome, B. Cox, Gearing, Polic, Montoya. Subs: Gilmore, Soufiane, Wilson, Cantrell. Wisconsin — Belskis, Lamphear, Cole, Provan, Steel, Gentile, Doherty, Huston, Roy, Hansen, Grimm. Subs: Watson, Sporcich, Broadhurst, Kehoe. Att.:1,871

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 […]