Soccer America Archives

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION I Central Region 1 Nebraska 20-1-1 DN Texas Tech 10-1, DN Baylor 7-1, DN Missouri 2-1 2 Texas A&M 15-4-1 TN Iowa State 0-0 3 SMU 15-5-1 DH Hawaii 2-1, DH Fresno State 1-0 4 Missouri 14-7-1 DN Colorado 5-3, DN Iowa State 2-1, LN Nebraska 1-2 5 Baylor 14-6-1 DN Texas […]

Jim Montreal, Quebec I would like to get some books and tapes about coaching. How do I go about ordering them? Mike Woitalla: Reedswain Soccer Videos and Books puts out a nice catalog with an extensive selection. You can contact Reedswain at 1-800-331-5191 or go online to: www.reedswain.com. If you’re also interested in the history […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION II Central Region 1 Northern Kentucky 20-2-0 DH UMSL 2-0, DN Southern Indiana 2-0, DA SIU-Edwardsville 2-0 2 Truman State 14-4-1 DH Southwest Baptist 3-0, DH Central Missouri State 1-0 3 North Dakota State 14-2-2 TA UMN-Duluth 0-0 4 Winona State 16-3-1 TA St. Cloud State 1-1 5 SIU-Edwardsville 13-6-0 DH Indianapolis […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Santa Clara 20-0-0 300 2 Florida 21-1-0 285 3 North Carolina 19-2-0 275 4 Nebraska 20-1-1 268 5 Notre Dame 18-3-0 250 6 Penn State 18-3-1 241 7 Harvard 14-1-1 217 8 Stanford 14-4-1 212 8 Clemson 13-6-1 212 10 William & Mary 18-3-1 180 11 Texas […]

The USA opened its U-17 World Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over tournament host New Zealand. David Mulligan put New Zealand ahead, 1-0, in the 16th minute with an 8-yard header off a free kick from midfield. The USA had most of the possession in the first half, but had to play against a […]

Donovan: ‘When we’re together, we’re all one’ U.S. U-17 star Landon Donovan scores nearly a goal a game for the Yanks, but he’s finding he has plenty to learn since signing with Bayer Leverkusen SOCCER AMERICA: You’ve spent about three months in Germany. How has it been? LANDON DONOVAN: It’s been good. It’s been rough […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION I Far West Region 1 UCLA 16-1-0 DH CS Fullerton 2-1 2 Santa Clara 13-3-1 LH Stanford 0-1, DA San Francisco 1-0 3 San Diego 14-3-0 DH Loyola Marymount 3-0, DH St. MaryÆs 2-1 4 Washington 12-4-2 DH Oregon State 4-2 5 CS Fullerton 14-5-0 LA UCLA 1-2 6 Stanford 12-4-2 DA […]

POSITION/PLAYER G Craig Schroeder (Lafayette) (1) Patriot League Tourney MVP shut out Navy in final D Graham Seagraves (Furman) (1) Most Outstanding at Southern Conference tourney D Ryan Nelsen (Stanford) (1) Goal in OT beat Santa Clara M David Mancini (Fairfield) (1) MVP of the MAAC Tournament M Trey Vaut (Oral Roberts) (1) Mid-Con tourney […]

Executives hash out key maneuvers for the year 2000 Early November, with leaves falling and temperatures dropping and football lines distracting, finds MLS still slogging through its playoffs. Change is in the wind. Commissioner Don Garber has stated he’s shooting for an Oct. 22 championship game next year, or perhaps a final as early as […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION II Central Region 1 Truman State 15-3-1 DH SW Baptist 8-0, DH Lincoln 12-0 2 IUP-Fort Wayne 17-2-2 No activity 3 Lewis 12-4-2 No activity 4 SIU-Edwardsville 11-6-1 No activity 5 Rockhurst 12-4-2 No activity Far West Region 1 Seattle Pacific 15-3-2 DH Pac. Lutheran 3-0, LA Portland 0-1 2 UC Davis […]

POSITION/PLAYER G Lynley Hilligoss (Iowa State) (1) 8 saves plus 2 in PKs upended Texas A&M D Patrice Bourke (Fairfield) (1) Had big assist and PK in MAAC tourney D Lindsay Stoecker (North Carolina) (1) ACC tourney MVP keyed 3 shutouts M Sami Conroy (St. Mary’s) (1) Scored winner to upset San Diego M Lauren […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION III Great Lakes Region 1 Otterbein 19-1-0 DH Ohio Northern 3-0, DH Heidelberg 5-0 2 Wilmington 17-4-0 DH Hanover 3-0, DH Anderson 2-1 3 Ohio Wesleyan 16-2-1 DA Earlham 3-0 4 Earlham 16-3-1 DA Wittenberg 3-2, LH Ohio Wesleyan 3-0 5 Alma 14-4-1 DH Defiance 6-0, DA Kalamazoo 2-1 6 DePauw 13-4-2 […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Duke 13-0-3 479 2 UCLA 16-1-0 456 3 Indiana 14-3-0 417 4 St. Louis 15-2-2 394 5 Penn State 15-2-1 376 6 Maryland 14-4-0 342 6 Furman 18-1-1 342 8 SW Missouri 15-0-3 283 9 Connecticut 14-4-0 274 10 Wake Forest 11-1-5 266 11 Santa Clara 13-3-1 […]

The following are quotes from the Nov. 9 MLS media teleconference, which featured guests Ivan Gazidis (MLS executive vice president of player relations and operations), Lothar MatthSus (MetroStars defender) and Charlie Stillitano (MetroStars vice president and general manager). Gazidis Opening Comments: “Today is one of the most historic days in MLS history … This announcement […]

Tony Ricciardi Woodbridge, Ontario. Please, can you let me know how to get addresses for college coaches? Mike Woitalla: Tony, Soccer America’s 1999 College Choice issue marked our 21st annual college guide, which includes the addresses of men’s and women’s U.S. college coaches. It also has listings for several Canadian colleges. Besides addresses, the College […]

Big wins, and lots of them, position Americans as a favorite entering the U-17 World Cup They were never going to sneak into New Zealand and shock the world: The world is too smart for that. What John Ellinger and the 18 boys accompanying him to the FIFA U-17 World Championship wanted was to be, […]

COLUMBUS 5 D.C. UNITED 1 Nov. 7 Att.: 12,778. Goals Columbus: Elcock (A.Williams) 20, Cunningham (A.Williams, DeBrito) 41, John (Yeagley) 48, John (Warzycha) 61, John (McBride, Yeagley) 84. D.C. United: Lassiter 7. SA Report Card Columbus: Dougherty 5, Yeagley 6, Clark 6 (West, 64th, 5), Lapper 6, DeBrito 6 (Smith, 73rd, 5), Cunningham 7, Warzycha […]

The U.S. U-17 squad opens its world championship play Nov. 10 against host New Zealand. The U.S. enters the game with a 20-match unbeaten streak. The USA-New Zealand match will kick off 1:30 a.m. Eastern Time (early morning Nov. 10). Call 800/333-DISH for pay-per-view information. The following are quotes from the U.S. team from on […]

Here is the Soccer America men’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Nov. 7: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. UCLA 16-1-0 1 2. Duke 13-0-3 2 3. Indiana 14-3-0 3 4. Furman 18-1-1 4 5. Maryland 14-4-0 7 6. Penn State 15-2-1 6 7. SW Missouri 15-0-3 8 8. Connecticut 14-4-0 10 9. […]

Here is the Soccer America women’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Nov. 7, 1999: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Santa Clara 20-0-0 1 2. North Carolina 19-2-0 2 3. Florida 21-1-0 3 4. Nebraska 20-1-1 4 5. Notre Dame 18-3-0 6 6. Harvard 14-1-1 8 7. William & Mary 18-3-0 10 8. […]

Tyler Bush Parkersburg, W.Va. I am doing a project on the 1930 World Cup. Are there any articles in back issues of Soccer America? Is there any other information on the 1930 World Cup? Mike Woitalla: Tyler, to get you started, here’s what I wrote about the first World Cup in Soccer America Magazine in […]

What follows are the Nov. 10 first-round matchups for women’s Division I playoffs. Eleven teams are making their first appearance in the NCAA playoffs: Cal Poly, Dayton, Eastern Michigan, Elon, Fresno State, Furman, Long Island, Marquette, Missouri, Montana and Pennsylvania. Two teams have appeared in all 18 NCAA Division I women’s playoffs: North Carolina and […]

Here are the responses from the October poll in which 1,177 fans picked the top players in MLS in 1999 (5-3-1 point system for first, second and third place): 1) Best American: 1. Jason Kreis 3,034 points (497) 2. Ben Olsen 1,305 (126) 3. Chris Armas 1,007 (104) 4. Eddie Lewis 853 (77) 5. Joe-Max […]

The news that Tony DiCicco has decided to quit as U.S. women’s national team coach isn’t entirely unexpected. Talks with U.S. Soccer dragged on as DiCicco weighed the pros and cons of continuing. DiCicco said as recently as last month in Soccer America that his return was a 50-50 proposition. He certainly goes out on […]

GROUP A Porto (Portugal) Her. Berlin (Germany) Barcelona (Spain) Sp. Prague (Czech Rep.) Nov. 23 Her. Berlin-Barcelona Sp. Prague-Porto Dec. 8 Porto-Her. Berlin Barcelona-Sp. Prague March 1 Barcelona-Porto Her. Berlin-Sp. Prague March 7 Porto-Barcelona Sp. Prague-Her. Berlin March 15 Barcelona-Her. Berlin Porto-Sp. Prague March 21 Her. Berlin-Porto Sp. Prague-Barcelona GROUP B Bordeaux (France) Fiorentina (Italy) […]