Soccer America Archives

Here is the Soccer America men’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Oct. 18: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Indiana 13-1-0 1 2. Duke 13-1-0 3 3. Clemson 13-1-0 4 4. Connecticut 14-0-0 5 5. UCLA 10-2-0 2 6. Stanford 10-3-0 7 7. South Carolina 10-3-0 8 8. Creighton 9-2-1 9 9. Washington […]

U.S. women’s national team and University of Florida forward Danielle Fotopoulos broke the NCAA Division I goal scoring record Oct. 18, tallying a hat trick in front of 1,014 as the Gators decimated SEC rival Mississippi 9-1. With the three strikes, Fotopoulos upped her career total to 106 goals, surpassing the old mark of 103 […]

Group A Oct. 17 in Kaduna Nigeria 8 Morocco 0 DR Congo 4 Egypt 1 TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Nigeria 1 1 0 0 8 0 3 DR Congo 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 Egypt 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 Morocco 1 0 0 1 0 8 […]

The U.S. national futsal team went 0-3 in round-robin play to finish last in the Second Rio de Janeiro tournament in Brazil. The results are surprising, as the USA is ranked third all-time in the sport, trailing only Brazil and Spain. The U.S. fell 2-1 in a dramatic opening match against Belgium on Oct. 15, […]

Here is the Soccer America Women’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Oct. 18: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. North Carolina 15-0-0 1 2. Santa Clara 14-0-1 3 3. Florida 14-1-0 4 4. Connecticut 13-0-2 5 5. Portland 11-1-2 7 6. Notre Dame 12-2-1 2 7. Dartmouth 10-1-1 8 8. Nebraska 11-2-1 10 […]

Two defensive leaders of the 1998 Western Conference champion Chicago Fire have been honored for their 1998 season performances, as Zach Thornton has been named Pepsi Goalkeeper of the Year and Lubos Kubik has been named BIC Defender of the Year. The Pepsi Goalkeeper of the Year is given to the player judged by MLS […]

Australia defeated New Zealand, 3-1, in the championship game of Oceania women’s qualifying Oct. 17 at Mt. Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, to earn a berth at the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Australia becomes the 13th team to qualify for USA ’99, joining the host USA, South American champion Brazil, CONCACAF champion Canada, […]

The Rochester Rhinos capped a nearly-perfect season with a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Thunder Oct. 17 before a season-high crowd of 13,772 at Frontier Field. Rochester’s top scorer, Darren Tilley, had a hat trick to earn MVP honors for the match. The England native ended the playoffs with a record 18 points (seven goals […]

John Mentzer Baltimore Md. What has happened to Desmond Armstrong and the other members of the 1990 World Cup team, such as Bruce Murray, Mike Windischmann and others not currently playing on the national team? Ridge Mahoney: Desmond Armstrong is involved with several business projects in Maryland and North Carolina, and even re-appeared briefly as […]

Conference Finals Eastern Conference D.C. UNITED VS. COLUMBUS Oct. 11 — D.C. United 2 Columbus 0 Oct. 18 — Columbus 4 D.C. United 2 Oct. 21 — Columbus at D.C. United (8:00 ET, ESPN2) Western Conference LOS ANGELES VS. CHICAGO Oct. 10 — Los Angeles 0 Chicago 1 Oct. 16 — Chicago 2 Los Angeles […]

The African Women’s Soccer Championship begins Oct. 17, as eight teams will compete for two berths at the 1999 Women’s World Cup. The competition will be held in Kaduna and Lagos, Nigeria, with the hosts, winners of the past two qualifying tournaments and competitiors in the 1991 and 1995 Women’s World Cups, strong favorites to […]

POINTS PER GAME Player (Team) GP G A P PPG 1. Danielle Fotopoulos (Florida) 12 17 5 39 3.25 2. Missy Wycinsky (William & Mary) 10 13 6 32 3.20 3. Mary Frances Monroe (Connecticut) 13 14 13 41 3.15 4. Kelly Smith (Seton Hall) 11 14 5 33 3.00 5. Jenny Heft (Notre Dame) […]

POINTS PER GAME Player (Team) GP G A P PPG 1. Andrew Mittendorf (Lehigh) 11 19 1 39 3.55 2. Nesa Stefanovic (Jacksonville) 12 14 10 38 3.17 3. Bole Acimovic (Jacksonville) 12 15 6 36 3.00 4. Wojtek Krakowiak (Clemson) 12 14 6 34 2.83 5. Richie Moller (Towson) 11 14 2 30 2.73 […]

Rochester Rhinos IN BRIEF Coach: Pat Ercoli. Division/Finish: Eastern/1st. Regular season record: 24-4. Playoffs, First Round — Rochester 3 Charleston 0. Quarterfinals — Montreal 2 Rochester 3 (SO), Rochester 4 Montreal 1. Semifinals: Rochester 3 Hershey 1, Hershey 0 Rochester 1. PLAYERS TO WATCH Yari Allnutt: 1992 Olympian contributed 14 goals and was ninth in […]

The USISL has announced the 1998 A-League season award winners: MVP — Mark Baena (Seattle Sounders). Coach of the Year — Pat Ercoli (Rochester Rhinos). Rookie of the Year — Mike Burke (Charleston Battery). Defender of the Year — Scott Schweitzer (Rochester Rhinos). Goalkeeper of the Year — Pat Onstad (Rochester Rhinos). Scoring Leader — […]

Well, once again, U.S. Soccer has made a complete hash out of hiring a national team coach. Call it Carlos Queiroz Redux, or Shades of 1995. Once Queiroz firmly told federation officials not to travel halfway around the world to visit him in the United Arab Emirates unless they were prepared to offer him more […]

Semifinals Oct. 15 in Auckland Australia 17 Fiji 0 New Zealand 5 Papua New Guinea 0 Third-Place Match Oct. 17 in Auckland — Fiji vs. Papua New Guinea Championship Oct. 17 in Auckland — New Zealand vs. Australia. (Winner advances to USA ’99.)

On the heels of an inspiring late-season turnaround, the Miami Fusion has extended the contract of head coach Ivo Wortmann through the 1999 season. Wortmann — whose contract included an option for 1999 — took over the last-place Fusion in July and guided the team to the playoffs in its inaugural season. “We are very […]

WOMEN’S NAIA Pacific Northwest Region 1 Simon Fraser 8-2-1 DA Evergreen State 7-3 2 George Fox 10-3-1 DH Western Oregon 4-1, DH Puget Sound 1-0, TH Seattle 0-0 3 Seattle 8-4-2 DA Pacific Lutheran 2-0, DA Pacific 4-2, TA George Fox 0-0 4 Puget Sound 6-4-2 LA George Fox 0-1, DA Pacific 1-0 5 Concordia […]

Group 1 Oct. 14 in Zurich Switzerland 1 (Chapuisat 57) Denmark 1 (Tobiasen 90). Half: 0-0. Att.: 12,500. Oct. 14 in Cardiff Wales 3 (Robinson 14, Coleman 53, Symons 88) Belarus 2 (Gurenko 20, Belkovic 48). Half: 1-1. Att.: n/a. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Italy 2 2 0 0 4 0 […]

WOMEN’S NCAA DIVISION I Southeast Region 1 N. Carolina 13-0-0 40 DA NC State 4-0, DH Duke 4-0, DA Florida 2-1 (OT) 2 Florida 11-1-0 36 DH UNC Greensboro 6-0, LH North Carolina 1-2 (OT) 3 Clemson 9-3-0 32 DA South Carolina 3-1, DH UNC Asheville 5-0 4 Wake Forest 9-3-1 28 DA UNC Charlotte […]

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MEN’S NCAA DIVISION III South Central Region 1 Wheaton (Ill.) 13-0-0 50 DH Carthage 3-0, DH Macalester 3-2 2 Trinity (Texas) 9-2-0 45 DA Chicago 5-1, DN Wash. U. 1-0 3 Sewanee 10-1-0 38 DA Millsaps 1-0, DA Oglethorpe 1-0 (OT) 4 Centre 8-3-0 33 DA Oglethorpe 6-0, DA Millsaps 4-1 5 Rhodes 9-2-1 32 […]

MEN’S NCAA DIVISION I Great Lakes Region 1 Indiana 11-1-0 50 DA Butler 3-0, DA Evansville 2-1 (OT) 2 Butler 10-2-0 44 LH Indiana 0-3, DA Illinois-Chicago 2-1 (OT) 3 Akron 9-2-1 41 DH Miami 5-0, DH Kentucky 4-0 4 Notre Dame 6-3-3 33 DH IUPUI 1-0 (OT), LA Santa Clara 1-3, DA Saint Mary’s […]

WOMEN’S NCAA DIVISION I School Record Pts. 1 N. Carolina 13-0-0 300 2 Notre Dame 11-1-0 283 3 Santa Clara 12-0-1 282 4 Connecticut 12-0-1 257 5 Florida 11-1-0 256 6 Penn State 12-0-1 242 7 Portland 9-0-2 227 8 Vanderbilt 9-3-0 205 9 Dartmouth 8-1-1 191 10 William & Mary 8-1-1 190 11 San […]