Soccer America Archives

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

AIWA Champions 1981 North Carolina 1, Central Florida 0 NCAA Division I Champions 1982 North Carolina 1, Central Florida 0 1983 North Carolina 4, George Mason 0 1984 North Carolina 2, Connecticut 0 1985 George Mason 2, North Carolina 0 1986 North Carolina 2, Colorado College 0 1987 North Carolina 1, Massachusetts 0 1988 North […]

1988 — Cal State Hayward 1989 — Barry 1990 — Sonoma State 1991 — Cal State Dominguez Hills 1992 — Barry 1993 — Barry 1994 — Franklin Pierce 1995 — Franklin Pierce 1996 — Franklin Pierce

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. […]

The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame overcame a mid-season slump and two undefeated teams to become only the third team ever to win an NCAA Division I women’s title. Forget the green uniforms, or the proverbial luck of the Irish: Notre Dame is good. The Fighting Irish had been seeded as the No. 4 team […]

Virginia senior midfielder Mike Fisher and Notre Dame senior midfielder Cindy Daws were named 1996 men’s and women’s winners of the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year award Jan. 9 in St. Louis. Here are the results of the voting: Men Name School Points (First-Place votes) Mike Fisher Virginia 732 (190) Scott Coufal Indiana […]

1984 — St. Mary’s (Calif.) 1985 — Westmont 1986 — St. Mary’s (Calif.) 1987 — Berry 1988 — Pacific Lutheran 1989 — Pacific Lutheran 1990 — Berry 1991 — Pacific Lutheran 1992 — Lynn 1993 — Berry 1994 — Lynn 1995 — Lynn 1996 — Simon Fraser

1987 — Schoolcraft 1988 — Florissant Valley 1989 — Monroe 1990 — Florissant Valley 1991 — Meramec 1992 — Meramec 1993 — Essex (Md.) 1994 — Champlain 1995 — Monroe 1996 — Brevard

First Team NameSchool Michelle Joyce (GK)Brevard Shannon LarsonChamplain Sheila Best Brevard Danielle WadeSt. Louis CC Mary Beth MillerEssex Shannon CromwellGenesee Karen SloanMonroe Jaime ClarkCamden County Karinia CipriatiNassau Tara MandalaOcean County Yvette BroderickMitchell Second Team NameSchool Kim Bridge (GK)Dean Kelly LaFreniereChamplain Chris ShetleySt. Louis CC Cassidie DunbarCatonsville Jamie BonterMonroe Nicole LohmannSUNY-Farmingdale Staci DowdyLewis & Clark Denise […]

The NCAA women’s Division I soccer committee has recommended to the NCAA executive committee that it name eight conferences to receive automatic bids for their champions into this year’s NCAA Division I Tournament: ACC, Big East, Big 10, CAA, Ivy League, Pacific 10, SEC and WCC. This will be the first time the NCAA has […]

Soccer America Women’s Freshman of the Year Cindy Parlow (North Carolina) The college ranks haven’t seen a player with Cindy Parlow’s combination of skill, knowledge of the game and physical power in quite a while. Whether she was dominating defenders as a forward (19 goals, 13 assists) or setting up the North Carolina attack in […]

Mike Fisher won the Hermann Trophy as the top men’s college player in 1995, while Shannon MacMillan of Portland took women’s honors. The winners were announced at ceremonies in Philadelphia at the NSCAA Coaches Convention. Fisher led Virginia, No. 1 in the country during the regular season, to the semifinals of the NCAA tournament for […]

In a surprise move, April Heinrichs has left her rising young Maryland program for ACC rival Virginia, replacing fellow North Carolina alumna and U.S. national team assistant coach Lauren Gregg, who resigned Dec. 6. “Virginia is a wonderful opportunity for any coach, whether they’re young and aspiring or whether they’ve been around,” said Heinrichs, who […]

Jessica Fischer (Stanford)sweepersenior The best sweeper in the nation Danielle Garrett (SMU)forwardsophomore Nation’s top scorer (32 goals, 19 assists) led SMU to first final four Erin Lynch (Massachusetts)defendersenior Atlantic 10’s best player was an offensive force (4, 9) too Shannon MacMillan (Portland)forwardsenior Big-time player was even bigger in playoffs (3 goals, 1 assist) Holly Manthei […]

Arkansas-Little Rock is the fourth NCAA Division I school in the last two years to drop men’s soccer. UALR dropped men’s soccer and men’s swimming in a move “to strengthen our overall athletic department,” according to director of athletics Rick Mello. Men’s soccer coach Scott Westbrook will remain as coach of the existing women’s soccer […]

Scotsman Bobby Clark, the former Dartmouth head coach who quit in 1994 to take over the New Zealand national team program, has been named Stanford’s director of soccer and men’s head coach, replacing Colin Lindores. The women’s head coaching position is currently vacant following the departure of Ian Sawyers after three years. Lindores had been […]

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

Notre Dame loses two starters from its defending NCAA championship squad, but the Irish will still have plenty of fight next fall. Coach Chris Petrucelli’s team adds arguably the top recruit in the nation in U.S. national team defender Jen Grubb as well as possibly the top striker in the country in Jenny Heft. Both […]

North Carolina adds another young phenom in Laurie Schwoy, a member of what could be the best recruiting year ever. This is it. This is the year women’s college coaches around the country have been waiting for. It’s 1996, a long-awaited recruiting year for coaches who have been salivating over the high number of quality […]

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 […]

GOALKEEPERS Scott Coufal Indiana Experienced and poised DEFENDERS Scott Vermillion Virginia Best attack-minded defender Tony Soto South Carolina Sweeper was key to nine shutouts in 95 Leo Cullen Maryland Leader of stingy Terrapins MIDFIELDERS Jay Heaps Duke Diligent and goal-producing Billy Walsh Virginia Only current collegian on Olympic team Clint Mathis South Carolina 25 goals […]

Rank/Team 1995 Record 1995 Final Rank* Comment 1. Virginia 21-1-2 1 New coach, same star count 2. Duke 16-7-1 11 A red-hot forward line 3. SMU 16-4-1 3 Hernandez and co. are solid contenders 4. Maryland 13-6-2 15 Young guns are now mature 5. Portland 16-3-3 14 `95 semifinalist is West’s best 6. South Carolina […]

North Carolina and Notre Dame drew some great players from the West, but Santa Clara got the biggest, and best, class in Region IV. Santa Clara coach Jerry Smith may not have gotten three of the top players out of the West, but he wouldn’t trade the recruiting class he did get. That’s because Smith […]

Greg Ryan, the former Wisconsin women’s coach, has been named SMU’s new head women’s coach. Ryan, an SMU alumnus, coached at Wisconsin for nine years, compiling a 111-32-7 won-lost-tied record and leading the Badgers to two final four appearances. He replaces Alan Kirkup, who took the vacant position at Maryland after leading the Mustangs to […]

Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. North Carolina 2-0-0 1 2. Notre Dame 4-0-0 2 3. Santa Clara 2-0-0 3 4. Portland 2-0-0 4 5. Connecticut 3-0-0 5 6. Stanford 3-0-0 7 7. Texas A&M 3-0-0 8 8. Maryland 5-0-0 10 9. Florida 2-0-0 20 10. Washington 2-1-0 13 11. Clemson 2-1-0 11 12. Virginia 3-1-0 […]