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BRAZIL Goalkeepers — Danriel (Gremio, 22), Dida (Cruzeiro, 22). Defenders — Alexandre Lopes (Corinthians, 21), Andre Luis (Sao Paulo, 21), Carlinhos (Gremio, 22), Gelson (Cruzeiro, 21), Narciso (Santos, 22), Ze Maria (Portuguesa, 22), Ze Roberto (Portuguesa, 21). Midfielders — Amaral (Palmeiras, 22), Arilson (Kaiserslautern, 22), Beto (Botafogo, 21), Flavio Concelcao (Palmeiras, 21), Iranildo (Botafogo, 19), […]

TeamWLT UNC Greensboro500 UNC Asheville410 UMBC320 Charleston So.230 Radford140 Liberty050

U.S. men’s Olympic team coach Bruce Arena named 18 players for the U.S. U-23 team’s series against Norway Feb. 2-4 in Florida: Goalkeepers — Zach Thornton (free agent), Jeff Cassar (FIU). Defenders — Frankie Hejduk (free agent), Scott Vermillion (Virginia), Clint Peay (MLS), Mike DuHaney (MLS), Brandon Pollard (Virginia). Midfielders — Imad Baba (Clemson), Miles […]

Goalkeeper NameYearSchoolTown Mackenzie HyerJr.AltoSandy, Utah Defenders NameYearSchoolTown Amy BalavacSr.PresentationSan Jose, Calif. Kelly ErbSr.LivingstonLivingston, N.J. Sarah LohrSr.RamapoFranklin Lakes, N.J. Jill McMeekingSr.SachemLake Ronkonkoma, N.Y. Jessica NadolnySr.WashingtonvilleWashingtonville, N.Y. Jennifer O’SullivanSr.SpringsteadSpring Hill, Fla. Allison PeppersSr.West Chester LakotaWest Chester, Ohio Rebekah SplaineJr.Buck Browne & NicholsCambridge, Mass. Julie StevensSr.WinchesterWinchester, Mass. Midfielders NameYearSchoolTown Nikki ArmentoJr.South OldhamCrestwood, Ky. Gina CastellanoJr.James MartinArlington, Tex. Kesha […]

Favorites Mexico (Dec. ’95 FIFA ranking: 12) — The Tricolores were pounded recently by Yugoslavia and upset by Slovenia’s U-23s, but do you really believe that when things get serious, Bora’s boys won’t qualify? Azteca Stadium is an imposing place to play. Just ask the United States, which lost 4-0 in the ’93 Gold Cup […]

After a decade at the helm of the Virginia women’s soccer program, coach Lauren Gregg announced her retirement Dec. 6. Gregg will concentrate on her work with the U.S. women’s national team as an assistant coach. She has been a national team assistant since 1988. “The decision to resign … is probably the hardest decision […]

Lars Hansen scored in the eighth minute to give Wisconsin a 1-0 lead over Duke in the NCAA Division I men’s final.

Following a year of intense preparation, everything will cool down for the U.S. women after the upcoming U.S. Women’s Cup. After spending much of the past year preparing for the Women’s World Cup in Sweden, the United States women get a break. Many of the players went from either playing or coaching during the college […]

Goalkeepers No.NameYearGPGAASHO 00Brian CasolaFreshman51.410 1Todd LawtonFreshman210.626 Defenders No.NameYearGPGAP 2Khary KnowlesSenior15204 3Roy GmitterJunior20000 4Rodney RamboJunior19000 5Michael HollowaySophomore18204 Midfielders No.NameYearGPGAP 6Richard SchantzJunior3000 7Keir CochranJunior1711224 8Andrew GregorSophomore207923 11Linus RhodeSenior2012933 13Daniel FalconeSophomore203814 14Aaron HarringtonSenior15011 16Stephen StudleySenior18113 17Tim PettersonFreshman9000 19Luke GanzarSophomore18000 20Keith ClerihewFreshman4000 23Justin KlapprodtFreshman3000 Forwards No.NameYearGPGAP 9Chris BrownFreshman202913 10Davide XausaSophomore1815838 12Ryan LeProwseFreshman17339 18Amani ReedJunior11124

TeamWLT Drexel612 Boston Univ.621 Hartford621 Towson State630 Maine531 New Hampshire540 Northeastern540 Delaware162 Vermont171 Hofstra090

First Round Marshall 2, VMI 0 Georgia Southern 6, Appalachian State 4 (OT) Davidson 6, The Citadel 1 Semifinals Furman 3, Marshall 1 Davidson 2, Georgia Southern 0 Final Davidson 1, Furman 0

AC Milan’s Liberian forward George Weah was named the winner of the Golden Ball award for the best soccer player in Europe on Dec. 25. He received 144 points in the voting by European soccer writers. Bayern Munich’s Juergen Klinsmann placed second with 108, while Ajax forward Jari Litmanen of Finland had 67 points. Weah […]

First Round Nov. 6 William Smith (12-4-0) at Ithaca (14-3-0) Skidmore (11-4-2) at Rochester (13-3-1) Heidelberg (16-2-0) at Wooster (18-2-0) Gustavus-Adolphus (15-2-1) at Macalester (14-2-2) Cal Lutheran (17-2-0) at UC San Diego (16-1-0) North Carolina Wesleyan (15-2-2) at Randolph-Macon (17-1-1) Bates (11-2-1) at Bowdoin (11-1-2) Stockton (13-4-2) at Kean (11-2-1) Second Round Nov. 9 William […]

1971 — Quincy 1972 — Westmont 1973 — Quincy 1974 — Quincy 1975 — Quincy 1976 — Simon Fraser 1977 — Quincy 1978 — Quincy 1979 — Quincy 1980 — Quincy 1981 — Quincy 1982 — Simon Fraser 1983 — Simon Fraser 1984 — West Virginia Wesleyan 1985 — West Virginia Wesleyan 1986 — Sangamon […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Sarah Newlin (Wittenberg); Defenders — Maria Fessel (SUNY Binghamton), Erin Hamm (Randolph-Macon), Elizabeth Ianotti (Bowdoin), Diana Muchowski (UC San Diego); Midfielders — Kimberly Faust (Trenton State), Jennifer Kohler (Randolph-Macon), Janet Urban (SUNY Cortland); Forwards — Nikki Epperson (Macalester), Cynthia Falwell (Bowdoin), Stacey Williams (Wilmington). Second Team Goalkeeper — Jennifer Maurer (Methodist); […]

Note: The semifinals will be at 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. (ET); Portland meets Notre Dame in the first match, followed by Santa Clara vs. North Carolina. The championship match will be played at 4:00 (ET) on Dec. 8. Notre Dame No. Name Pos. Year Ht. Hometown 1 LaKeysia Beene GK Fr. 5-8 Gold River, […]

The following are the first round pairings for the 1996 NCAA Women’s Division I Tournament. The top eight teams (denoted by a *) were seeded, the seedings follow the list of first-round games. William & Mary (14-8-0) at *North Carolina (20-1-0) James Madison (14-5-2) at UNC-Greensboro (16-5-1) Wake Forest (13-7-0) at Clemson (15-6-1) N.C. State […]

U.S. national team striker Mia Hamm joined Michelle Akers as the only athlete to win back-to-back U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year awards when soccer’s national governing body honored for her play in 1995. Hamm, who was instrumental in the U.S. campaign to qualify for the this year’s World Championship in 1994, was invaluable […]

Mike Fisher of Virginia and Cindy Daws of Notre Dame won the 1996 Herrman Trophy awards, which were presented in a ceremony at the Soccer America FanZone in Richmond, Va. Fisher wins his second consecutive Herrman award, becoming the fourth player to accomplish that feat. Former UVa star Claudio Reyna won in 1992 and 1993. […]

Goalkeeper — Jay Fitzgerald (Creighton); Defenders — Brook Biggers (Drake), Paul Lekics (Creighton), Keith Williams (Tulsa); Midfielders — Jeff Deist (Creighton), Pedro Delgado (Evansville), Brad Jordan (SW Missouri), Anthony Pampillonia (Tulsa), Ross Paule (Creighton); Forwards — Matt Caution (SW Missouri), Josh Feigl (Evansville), Brad McTighe (Creighton), Johnny Torres (Creighton). Player of the Year — Paul […]

Leading Scorers Player (Team) G A P Blalack (Texas A&M) 13 6 32 Strother (Eastern Illinois) 12 7 31 Rohbock (BYU) 12 5 29 Pearce (Monmouth) 10 5 25 Aussin (Eastern Illinois) 9 6 24 Connors (UConn) 9 6 24 Ellis (James Madison) 10 3 23 Uppinghouse (Nebraska) 8 7 23 VanLaecke (Notre Dame) 10 […]

Women’s Division II Sept. 9-15 Scores New England Region 1 Fr. Pierce 3-1-0 (30) Assumption 6-2 Bridgeport 6-0 2 New Hamp. 3-0-1 (27) Notre Dame (NH) 3-0 Temple 2-0 (OT) 3 Merrimack 5-0-0 (24) St. Anselm 1-0 Concordia 8-0 LeMoyne 5-0 4 Keene State 4-0-0 (21) New Haven 2-0 5 Stonehill 4-0-0 (18) MA-Lowell 5-0 […]

Women’s NCAA Division I West Region 1 Portland 8-0-2 Oregon St 2-0 Cal Poly SLO 1-1 (OT) Michigan 3-0 2 Santa Clara 8-2-0 Butler 8-0 Clemson 2-1 3 Cal 8-1-1 USC 1-0 UC-Irvine 1-0 4 Stanford 7-4-0 Clemson 0-1 Butler 1-0 5 San Diego 5-2-1 St. Mary’s 4-0 6 BYU 11-0-0 N Texas 4-3 TCU […]

1955 — Harvard, Pennsylvania 1956 — Yale 1957 — Princeton 1958 — Harvard 1959 — Harvard 1960 — Princeton 1961 — Harvard 1962 — Harvard 1963 — Brown, Harvard 1964 — Brown, Dartmouth 1965 — Brown 1966 — Brown 1967 — Brown 1968 — Brown 1969 — Harvard 1970 — Harvard 1971 — Pennsylvania 1972 […]

Semifinals Navy 2, Bucknell 0 Colgate 2, Army 1 Final Colgate 6, Navy 0