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WOMEN’S NEWS … The North Carolina attack that scored seemingly at will against UCLA (7-2) and Notre Dame (6-0) couldn’t buy a goal on Sunday. The Tar Heels piled up 40 shots but had to settle for a 0-0 tie with unranked Auburn. The result snapped the defending national champions’ 17-game winning streak and dropped them from the top spot in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 for the first time this season.

The result at the Duke Nike Classic came two days after a very sluggish performance in a 1-0 victory over LSU. To make matters worse, North Carolina star Nikki Washington was injured early in the second half of the LSU game and didn’t play against Auburn.

The closest Carolina came to scoring against Auburn was in the 86th minute when Casey Nogueira hit the crossbar with a free kick. Goalie Amy Howard was superb for Auburn with 12 saves, including a diving stop on an Alyssa Rich shot in overtime.

North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance blamed the result on his players’ atrocious work in the final third of the field. “‘We could have taken a film of today’s game and shown you every poor finishing decision that was possible,” he said. One bright spot for North Carolina was the play of Canadian freshman Ranee Premji in her first extended appearance for the Tar Heels.

* AGGIES’ SHOCKER. Portland, who was No. 3 in last week’s rankings, had won its first seven games by a margin of 22-2, but it was upset by Texas A&M, 3-1, Friday night in front of 3,542 fans at the Aggie Soccer Stadium. Junior Whitney Hooper scored two goals for A&M, which looked great in its opening game, a 3-0 win over USC, but has since suffered losses to Purdue, California and North Carolina.

“It’s nice to be winning again,” said Aggies coach G Guerrieri. “We’ve played a very difficult schedule, but we played those difficult games to get better and they helped us win this one today. Portland is a great team.”

* STANFORD ON TOP. Stanford, which beat Colorado, 4-0, and Wisconsin, 6-0, at its Nike Invitational to improve its record to 9-0-0, took over for North Carolina as the top team in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25.

On Sunday, the Cardinal overwhelmed Wisconsin with its multi-pronged attack. Kelley O’Hara scored her 10th goal, Christen Press had a goal and two assists, and Teresa Noyola was in superb form with a pair of assists. Freshman Mariah Nogueira added two goals to become the sixth Stanford player to have a multi-goal game.

This weekend’s results

* PERFECT STARTS:
Louisiana Tech 10-0-0
Stanford 9-0-0
Boston College 8-0-0
Maryland 8-0-0
South Carolina 8-0-0
Mississippi State 8-0-0
Chattanooga 5-0-0

MEN’S NEWS … Akron confirmed its No. 1 ranking in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25 by capturing the tournament it hosted this weekend with wins over Indiana (1-0) and Saint Louis (4-0).

The Zips, who lost 2008 Hermann Trophy winner Steve Zakuani to MLS’s Seattle Sounders FC, has been getting their scoring by committee. Sophomore Michael Nanchoff, son of former U.S. international George Nanchoff, had the winning goal against Indiana on a free kick. Sophomore Teal Bunbury, who scored twice against SLU, is the son of former Canada star Alex Bunbury.

Sophomores Kofi Sarkodie and Darlington Nagbe connected on a highlight-reel goal to open the scoring against Saint Louis. Freshman Yoram Mwila, who first came to Ohio from Zambia in 2006 to attend Brad Friedel‘s Premier Soccer Academies as part of the Grassroots Soccer Partnership, finished out the scoring with his third goal of the season.

Akron dominated the struggling Billikens, outshooting them, 21-3.  “If we are on the ball enough, we are going to find the seams,” Akron coach Caleb Porter said. “That’s what happened today, and we put the game away.”

* CROWD COUNT:
— The sell-out crowd of 2,443 fans for the Akron-Indiana game set a record for Lee Jackson Field.

— No. 2 North Carolina handed Duke its first loss of the season, winning, 1-0, before 4,439 fans, the second largest men’s crowd in Fetzer Field history.

— Missouri State spoiled a Missouri Valley record crowd of 5,609 at Creighton’s Morrison Stadium, beating No. 4 Bluejays, 1-0.

This weekend’s results

* PERFECT STARTS:
UMBC 7-0-0
Akron 6-0-0
Monmouth 6-0-0
Harvard 5-0-0
Stetson 5-0-0

WOMEN’S NEWS … Auburn held No. 1 North Carolina to a 0-0 tie Sunday at the Duke Nike Classic, snapping Carolina’s seven-game winning streak to start the season. The Tar Heels outshot Auburn, 40-4, but were stymied by Tiger keeper Amy Howard, who made 12 saves.

Carolina’s tie left only No. 2 Stanford (9-0-0), No. 4. Boston College (8-0-0), No. 9. Maryland (8-0-0) and No. 12. South Carolina (8-0-0) are the only unbeaten and untied Top 25 teams. The only Top 25 team to lose on Sunday was No. 24 Denver, which fell to Oregon State, 3-1.

(Click here for more weekend women’s results.)

WEEKEND TOP 25 RESULTS:
Sunday, Sept. 20
No. 1 North Carolina 0 Auburn 0.
No. 2 Stanford 6 (Press 21, Nogueira 23, 54, Verloo 32, Taylor 51, O’Hara 53) Wisconsin 0.
SMU 0 No. 3 Portland 6 (Johnson 22, Enyeart 27, 52, Schmidt pen. 49, Chandhoke 63, 63).
(Kendra Chandhoke scores two goals 27 seconds apart.)
No. 4 Boston College 4 (Bouchelle 12, Knowlton 18, 24, Mewis 37) Central Conn. State 0.
No. 5 UCLA 5 (Leroux 2, Lang 8, Larsen 14, 63, Wright 32) Missouri 0.
(UCLA head coach Jillian Ellis is ejected in second half.)
No. 10 Santa Clara 1 (Bosio 99) Colorado 0 (OT).
Eastern Michigan 1 (Sheridan 12) No. 11 Michigan State 1 (Heyboer 70).
(Lauren Hill was red carded in 78th minute.)
No. 12 South Carolina 6 (Small 4, Diaz-Matosas 20, Aaron 28, Grimsley 56, Holand 60, Brewer 74) South Alabama 1 (Stocker 86).
(Goal allowed is the first in Gamecocks’ eight games.)
No. 13 Notre Dame 2 (Barg 7, Scheidler 50) Northwestern 0.
No. 14 Florida 5 (Torosian 38, 67, Thigpen 67, 87, Thompson 68) Eastern Kentucky 1 (Muller 53).
No. 16 Virginia 2 (Farrelly 48, Lenczyk 89) American 0.
Columbia 1 (Yahr 53) No. 18 St. John’s 2 (Haas 33, Duggan 71).
No. 19 Connecticut 1 (Buske 67) Yale 0.
(Melissa Busque gets her third game-winning goal of the season.)
No. 21 San Diego 1 (Ochs 83) Missouri State 0.
No. 22 Indiana 2 (Herrera 15, pen. 62) Wisconsin-Green Bay 0.
Princeton 0 No 23 Rutgers 2 (Jones 19, 65).
Oregon State 3 (Wetzel 37, Buckland 70, Peck 80) No. 24 Denver 1 (Stewart 2).
No. 25 West Virginia 1 (Larkin 62) Tennessee 0.
No. 25 Kansas 4 (Morris 1, 70, Dolinsky 20, Johnson 56) South Dakota State 0.

Saturday, Sept. 19
UAB 0 No. 20 Wake Forest 1 (Winslow 85).

MEN’S NEWS … No. 1 Akron remained perfect with a 4-0 win over Saint Louis on Sunday. Teal Bunbury, son of former Canada international, led the Zips with a pair of goals.

No. 18 Loyola Marymount knocked No. 5 Dartmouth from the unbeaten ranks with a 3-2 win.  Rafael Baca broke a 2-2 tie in the 82nd minute with his second goal of the game. Jamaican youth international Yannick Salmon scored twice in the second half to lead Rutgers past No. 21 Connecticut, 2-1. Marshall ended No. 25 Kentucky’s 15-game unbeaten streak with a 1-0 overtime win. Dustin Dawes‘ golden goal in the 102nd minute decide the Conference USA opener for both teams.

Michigan State goalie Avery Steinlage‘s NCAA record shutout streak was snapped at 1,319 minutes when the Spartans fell at San Diego.

(Click here for more weekend men’s results.)

WEEKEND TOP 25 RESULTS:
Sunday, Sept. 20
No. 1 Akron 4 (Nagbe 16, Bunbury 54, 71, Mwila 79) Saint Louis 0.
No. 18 Loyola Marymount 3 (Canty 44, Baca 52, 82) No. 5 Dartmouth 2 (Keat 76, 80).
No. 8 California 3 (Cosgriff 7, Wiedeman 59, 77) Santa Clara 1 (Hurtado 11).
No. 9 South Florida 2 (Sinclair 5, Mora 84) No. 23 Notre Dame 1 (Dike 78).
No. 10 Indiana 2 (Bruin 68, 106) FIU 1 (Cabas 85) (OT).
No. 13 Louisville 5 (DelPiccolo 19, Yanez 20, own goal 21, Braun 65, Rosendall 85) Pittsburgh 0.
Columbia 0 No. 14 Boston Univ. 1 (own goal 26).
No. 15. St. John’s 0 Seton Hall 0.
Princeton 0 No. 16 Monmouth 1 (Von Bargen 5).
(Loss is Princeton’s first of the season.)
No. 19 UC Santa Barbara 1 (Barrera 87) Wisconsin 1 (Miller 82).
No. 20 UC Irvine 2 (Garcia 67, Thompson 83) Sacramento State 0.
Rutgers 2 (Salmon pen. 62, 69) No. 21 Connecticut 1 (Cascio 10).
No. 22 Kentucky 0 Marshall 1 (Dawes 102) (OT).
(Wildcats’ unbeaten streak snapped at 15 games.)
No. 25 Northwestern 2 (Kupe 59, O’Neill 88) Lafayette 1 (Peckham pen. 54).

Saturday, Sept. 19
No. 4 Creighton 0 Missouri State 1 (Hoffman 45).
(Game draws Missouri Valley record crowd of 5,609.)
No. 22 N.C. State 1 (Carpenter 64) No. 7 Maryland 1 (Yates 89).
Fairfield 1 (Burridge 84) No. 12 Harvard 4 (Akpan 33, 60, Rogers 57, Wolfenson 82)
Western Michigan 1 (Suleman 80) No. 24 Michigan 5 (Keller 33, Cameron 41, Wood 71, Meram 71, Klein 89).
(Western Michigan falls to 0-6-0.)

WOMEN’S NEWS … No. 3 Portland was shocked by unranked Texas A&M, 3-1, on Friday night before 3,542 fans in College Station, Texas. Whitney Hooper led the Aggies with two goals.

LSU gave top-ranked North Carolina a fight, holding the Tar Heels scoreless until Jessica McDonald‘s goal in the 77th minute gave them a 1-0 win at the Duke Nike Classic.

Toni Pressley‘s golden goal gave No. 6 Florida State a 1-0 win at No. 14 Florida before 3,526 in Gainesville. In another battle of Top 25 teams, No. 25 Kansas hammered No. 21 San Diego, 5-0.

(Click here for more Friday night women’s results as well as the weekend Top 25 schedule.)

FRIDAY’S TOP 25 RESULTS:
No. 1 North Carolina 1 (McDonald 77) LSU 0.
No. 2 Stanford 4 (Riley 24, O’Hara 50, Redman 78, 80) Colorado 0.
Texas A&M 3 (Kmezich 34, Hooper 43, 57) No. 3 Portland 1 (Winters 52).
No. 4 Boston College 4 (G.DiMartino 8, V.DiMartino 10, 76, Mewis 71) Harvard 1 (Sheeleigh 40).
No. 5 UCLA 6 (Cheney 17, 69, Lang 23, Barnes 62, Leroux 78, Smith 87) Utah 1 (Hair 35).
No. 14 Florida 0 No. 6 Florida State 1 (Pressley 93) (OT).
St. Mary’s 1 (Menzhuber 33) No. 7 California 4 (Oakes pen. 16, Morgan 57, Omarsdottir 67, 79).
Clemson 1 (Elder 2) No. 8 Georgia 2 (Miller 13, Patterson pen. 48).
No. 9 Maryland 3 (Dreska 29, 50, Spencer 85) Brown 1 (Walker 52).
(Molly Dreska opens scoring with shot from 40 yards.)
No. 10 Santa Clara 2 (Orand 34, Goynes 37) Wisconsin 1 (Owusu 89).
Kent State 0 No. 11 Michigan State 2 (Heyboer 24, Mueller 80).
No. 12 South Carolina 1 (Grimsley 28) No. 17 UCF 0.
(Gamecocks have yet to allow a goal this season.)
No. 13 Notre Dame 4 (Fowlkes 17, Augustin 44, 75, Henderson 88) DePaul 0.
No. 15 Purdue (Phillips pen. 80) Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1 (Hagen 54).
(Visiting Panthers snap four-game losing streak.)
No. 18 St. John’s 2 (McConnell 15, Haas 42) Syracuse 0
No. 19 Connecticut 2 (Diakun 16, Clark 34) Providence 0.
No. 22 Indiana 2  (Velasquez 15, 62) Wisconsin-Green Bay 0.
No. 23 Rutgers 2 (Schacher 68, Jones 98) Seton Hall 1 (Desmond 86) (OT).
Oregon 4 (Bowns 14, 54, Libke 44, Kenney 80) No. 24 Denver 1 (Armstrong 87).
(Ducks improve winning streak to four consecutive matches.)
No. 25 Kansas 5 (Cressy 8, Williamson 34, Noble 64, Jackson 67, Morris 84) No. 21 San Diego 0.
Pittsburgh 1 (Habbel 30) No. 25 West Virginia 1 (Blank 16).

MEN’S NEWS … Michael Nanchoff‘s goal on a free kick in the 78th minute gave No. 1 Akron a 1-0 win over No. 10 Indiana before a record Akron crowd of 2,443 fans.

Junior defender Mike Volk‘s first career goal gave No. 25 Virginia a 1-0 win over No. 3 Wake Forest, snapping the Deacons’ home unbeaten streak of 35 games.

No. 2  North Carolina handed No. 11 Duke its first loss of the season the battle of Tobacco Road, winning, 1-0, before 4,439 fans, the second-largest men’s crowd in Fetzer Field history.

Ranked Connecticut and Notre Dame both won their Big East openers on the road.

In late night action St. Mary’s edged No. 20 UC Irvine, 2-1, on Dylan Lesley‘s golden goal.

(Click here for more Friday night men’s results as well as the weekend Top 25 schedule.)

TODAY’S TOP 25 RESULTS:
Friday, Sept. 18
No. 1 Akron 1 (Nanchoff 78) No. 10 Indiana 0.
No. 2 North Carolina 2 (Schuler 22, Brown 69) No. 22 Duke 1 (Finley 79).
No. 3 Wake Forest 0 No. 25 Virginia 1 (Volk 25).
San Diego 1 (Carminatti 34) No. 5 Dartmouth 2 (Bowers 64, Henderson 78).
No. 9 South Florida 1 (Anor 30) Marquette 1 (Lysak 57).
No. 13 Louisville 2 (Knight 11, Chavez 66) West Virginia 0.
No. 14 Boston Univ. 0 Boston College 1 (Worley 57).
No. 15. St. John’s 2 (Himeno 80, Terra 89) Georgetown 0.
No. 16 Monmouth 4 (Kinne 42, 44, Barbieri 51, Clark 84) Cornell 1 (Nissl 51).
(Hawks improve to 6-0-0.)
Ohio State 2 (Hegngi 32, 59) No. 17 Butler 1 (Pateros 81).
(Buckeyes remain unbeaten at 3-0-2.)
Michigan State 3 (Beca 7, 42, Saydee 89) No. 18 Loyola Marymount 0
(Avery Steinlage extends NCAA record shutout streak to 1,259 minutes.)
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0 No. 19 UC Santa Barbara 2 (Silva 27, Ibrahim 46).
No. 20 UC Irvine 1 (Prieto 61) St. Mary’s 2 (Rivas 71, Lesley 107) (OT).
Villanova 1 (Griffith 41) No. 21 Connecticut 2 (Brickley 66, Ponce 67).
DePaul 1 (Leinauer 11) No. 23 Notre Dame 2 (Brovsky 10, Dike 59).
No. 25 Northwestern 0 South Carolina 0.