Soccer America Archives

First Team Goalkeeper — Chris Snitko (UCLA); Defenders — Scott Lamphear (Wisconsin), Ian McIntyre (Hartwick), Brandon Pollard (Virginia); Midfielders — Ben Hickey (St. John’s), Jess Marsch (Princeton), Clint Mathis (South Carolina); Forwards — Mike Fisher (Virginia), Matt McKeon (St. Louis), Toni Siikala (Campbell), Andrew Williams (Rhode Island). Second Team Goalkeeper — Paul Grafer (William & […]

Dec. 10 in Richmond, Va. Wisconsin 2, Duke 0. Goals: Hansen (8), Cole (63). Wisconsin — Belskis, Lamphear, Cole, Provan, Steel, Gentile, B.Doherty, Huston, Roy, Hansen, Grimm. Subs: Broadhurst, Sporcich, Watson, Kehoe, DeAmicis. Duke — Morton, Whitfield, Jeidy, Smith, Maynard, Dunne, Heaps, Stein, Kelly, Henderson, Kwon. Subs: Otto, Moghim, Shattuck, Volpe.

Dec. 1 in Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina 0, Notre Dame 1. Goal: Own goal 19:21 North Carolina — Noonan, Fettig, Wilson, A. Roberts, Rubio, T. Roberts, Uritus, Dacey, Parlow, Confer, Keller. Subs: Sheppard, Falk, Karvelsson. Notre Dame — Renola, Scharff, Sobrero, Vogel, Boxx, Fisher, Manthei, Daws, VanLaecke, McCarthy, Gerardo. Subs: Vanderberg, Guerrero. Att.: 7,212

Goalkeepers No.NameYearGPGAASHO 1Mark PetersSenior81.072 25Yuri SagatovSophomore160.813 26Brock YetsoFreshman26.820 Defenders No.NameYearGPGAP 2Tom BakerJunior12000 3Sam FranklinSophomore17000 4Matt ChulisFreshman22248 12Brandon PollardSenior23044 20Scott VermillionFreshman22226 Midfielders No.NameYearGPGAP 5Sean FearyJunior234614 6Billy WalshSophomore1912832 7Mike FisherJunior21211557 8Andriy ShapowalSophomore206517 9Damian SilveraSenior2331420 10Ben OlsenFreshman236820 13Ryan BorstJunior10000 16David FitzmauriceSenior22066 18Matt LauglinSophomore9215 24Josh DunnFreshman14419 Forwards No.NameYearGPGAP 17Steve JohnsonJunior6102 19Matt LeonardSophomore2012327 23Tim PriscoJunior176618

USA Under-23 Team Dec. 9 in Richmond, Va. USA vs. College senior all-stars.

(All times Pacific) Group A Jan. 11 in San Diego: Mexico vs. St. Vincent & Grenadines (8:00 p.m.) Jan. 14 in San Diego: Mexico vs. Guatemala (2:00 p.m.) Jan. 16 in Anaheim, Calif.: St. Vincent & Grenadines vs. Guatemala (6:00 p.m.) Group B Jan. 10 in Anaheim, Calif.: Canada vs. Honduras (7:00 p.m.) Jan. 12 […]

30 entrants: three qualify Caribbean Zone First-Round Pairings Series A — Aruba vs. Dominican Republic Series B — Guyana vs. Grenada Series C — Bahamas vs. St. Kitts & Nevis Series D — Dominica vs. Antigua Second-Round Pairings Bermuda vs. Trinidad & Tobago Puerto Rico vs. St. Vincent & Grenadines Cayman Islands vs. Cuba Series […]

Jay Heaps scored in the 18th minute to give Duke a 1-0 lead over Virginia in the NCAA Division I men’s semifinal.

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.

Semifinals Dec. 1 Southern Connecticut 2, Cal State Bakersfield 1 (OT) USC Spartanburg 3, Mercyhurst 2 (OT) Final Dec. 3 Southern Connecticut 2, USC Spartanburg 0

Goalkeepers No.NameYearGPGAASHO 01Jon BelskisJunior30.001.5 1Todd WilsonSophomore220.4913.5 Defenders No.NameYearGPGAP 2Doug WatsonFreshman17102 3Scott LamphearSenior23237 4Chad ColeJunior19033 5Blaze KonkolSenior6000 8Todd DeAmicisSenior6000 18Josh ProvanJunior23124 Midfielders No.NameYearGPGAP 6Alastair SteelJunior23204 7Mike GentileSenior2351020 11Lars HansenSenior233612 12Brian DohertyFreshman18226 15Shea HustonSenior217115 16Ryan KehoeSophomore22135 17Mike MalenSophomore16011 19Scott SporcichJunior194412 23Christian BroadhurstSophomore235212 Forwards No.NameYearGPGAP 10Travis RoySenior237418 14Adam KowalskiFreshman7000 22Bryan GrimmSenior234715

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 […]

Sean Feary scored for Virginia in the 56th minute to reduce Duke’s lead over Virginia to 2-1 in the NCAA Division I men’s semifinal.

Sam Smith scored in the 21st minute to give Duke a 2-0 lead over Virginia in the NCAA Division I men’s semifinal.

U.S. Draw ‘Sixteen is a lot of games’ “It’s a little unsettling not knowing who [Caribbean D] is — we’re hoping to get that resolved in a couple days [it was later announced that the second draw for Caribbean teams will be held at the Gold Cup by Sepp Blatter]. “Costa Rica is a truly […]

The following are the rosters for the women’s games to be played March 1-2 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Division I West Squad Goalkeepers — Erin Fahey (Portland), Julie McCaffrey (Cincinnati); Defenders — Kim Kaitanjian (UC Irvine), Melinda Torre (Washington), Julie Vogel (Notre Dame); Midfielders — Tara Bilanski (Washington), Kim Donohue (St. Mary’s, Calif.), Nicole Highfill […]

The Hoosiers strengthened their midfield considerably with the recruitment of blue chipper Dema Kovalenko. It’s slim pickings this year in the recruiting pool, not just in Region I but all over the country, according to college coaches. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some real prize prospects out there. “There are two big-time blue chip […]

The news is not good on the Gold Cup television front: U.S. Soccer and its marketing partner, Soccer USA Partners, have not convinced Prime Deportiva, the Spanish-language sports cable network that holds the TV rights to the Gold Cup, to relinquish rights to U.S. games in order for them to be carried on standard network […]

TeamNov.Pts. 1.Brazil168.49 2.Germany561.77 3.Italy461.10 4.Spain259.12 5.Russia1358.76 6.Netherlands657.35 7.Argentina1056.88 8.France1956.73 9.Denmark1456.43 10.Norway855.74 11.Romania1155.10 12.Mexico1554.81 13.Sweden354.79 14.Czech Republic3453.40 15.Colombia1753.29 16.Portugal2053.24 17.Bulgaria1653.02 18.Switzerland752.11 19.USA2351.04 20.Ivory Coast2548.98 21.England1848.86 22.Tunisia3048.26 23.Egypt2248.21 24.Belgium2447.99 25.Zambia2147.66 26.Scotland3247.63 27.Nigeria1247.44 28.Ireland947.32 29.Ghana2647.05 30.Turkey4846.26 31.Japan3645.34 32.Uruguay3744.56 33.Poland2943.95 34.Greece2843.83 35.Slovakia4343.80 36.Chile4742.34 37.Cameroon3141.80 38.Morocco3341.46 39.Austria4941.07 40.So. Africa5640.79 41.Croatia6240.45 42.Israel4240.24 43.Lithuania5938.90 44.Finland3838.71 45.No. Ireland4538.54 46.South Korea3538.44 47.Senegal5036.43 48.Algeria5738.39 49.Honduras5338.05 […]

In a surprise move, Alan Hinton has quit as the coach of the Seattle Sounders, only months after leading them to their first A-League title. Hinton said he wanted to concentrate on his work with a local youth team. Hinton, who starred as a player in England and the NASL, had previous coaching experience in […]

Dec. 1 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Portland 4, SMU 2. Goals: McIntosh (MacMillan) 2:41, MacMillan (Pierce) 13:38, Dutra 47:30, Baumgardt (French) 58:03; own goal 38:14, Kline (Linex, Bumps) 78:51. Portland — Fahey, Eaton, Sharpe, Ribaudo, Schierman, French, Pierce, Baumgardt, Engesser, McIntosh, MacMillan. Subs: Stiles, Dutra, Charles, Johnson. SMU — Poole, Kittner, Rogers, Hirsh, Campanaro, Potthoff, […]

Dec. 3 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Notre Dame 1, Portland 0 (OT). Goal: Daws 125:31. Notre Dame — Renola, Scharff, Sobrero, Vogel, Boxx, Fisher, Manthei, Daws, VanLaecke, McCarthy, Gerardo. Subs: Maund, Guerrero, Vanderberg. Portland — Fahey, Eaton, Sharpe, Ribaudo, Stiles. Schierman, French, Pierce, Baumgardt, McIntosh, MacMillan. Subs: Dutra, Johnson, Charles, Engesser. Att.: 6,926.

The following are the players U.S. men’s Olympic team coach Bruce Arena has training at the camp in Chula Vista, Calif.: Goalkeepers Jeff Cassar (Florida International). Only U-23 keeper with world championship (U-20) experience Scott Coufal* (Indiana). Key to Hoosiers last season Chris Snitko (UCLA). Holding up Bruin keeper tradition Zach Thornton (free agent). Top […]

The following is the roster for the U-17 national team’s trip to Guadalajara, Mexico, where they will play the youth/development teams of three professional clubs. The U.S. plays Chivas on Dec. 29, Tecos on Dec. 31, and Atlas on Jan. 2. Goalies — Bryheem Hancock (Bear, Del.), Michael Ueltschey (Jackson, Miss.); Defenders — David Boutiller […]

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 […]