Tag: college men

Quinnipiac’s Graciano Brito isn’t your typical college star. He never played organized soccer before entering college. Three years later, he leads all NCAA Division I scorers with nine goals — and two hat tricks — in six games, but he still commutes 45 minutes each day between home and school and often works until midnight as a clerk at a local supermarket.

First-year program Florida Gulf Coast improved its record to 5-4-1 with a 3-0 win over Florida Atlantic. Cal State Bakersfield, in its first year as a D1 program, fell to 2-8-3 with a 1-0 loss at Radford. For complete NCAA Men’s Division I Thursday results …

[MILESTONE] N.C. State men’s coach George Tarantini recorded his 200th career victory Wednesday afternoon when the Wolfpack downed visiting High Point, 5-0, at Method Road. The Argentine-born Tarantini is in his 22th year as the Wolfpack’s head coach. In his early years at N.C. State, the fiery Tarantini, whose younger brother Alberto played on Argentina’s 1978 World Cup championship team, built some of the most talented teams in the history of college soccer.

[WEDNESDAY ACTION] Jamaican youth international O’Brian White scored one goal and added two assists to lead second-ranked Connecticut to a 3-1 win over neighbor Hartford in men’s non-conference play. Ryan Miller sparked No. 3 Notre Dame in its 3-0 victory over No. 9 Michigan with two goals. Chris Pontius scored a hat trick to lead No. 12 UC Santa Barbara to a 4-0 win over UC Irvine before 4,402 fans, the largest midweek crowd of the season. Top 25 teams SMU, Indiana and Villanova also won.

Mark Buchholz should be applauded for his accomplishments as a two-sport star at Clemson. On most Friday nights, the Georgia native plays for the Tiger soccer team, for which he is a four-year starter. On Saturdays, he’s the field goal kicker on Tommy Bowden‘s football team. Problem is, recent misses on the gridiron have local pundits demanding that Buchholz quit soccer.

[ANALYSIS] Cal State Northridge’s 3-0 victory over UCLA on Saturday summed up the state of affairs this fall in the Far West men’s soccer. Northridge’s convincing victory kept the Big West unbeaten in meetings with Pac-10 schools. Indeed, the Big West’s overall record in non-conference games is the best of the four Far West Division I men’s conferences.

[SMALL COLLEGE] For the first time in its history, Northern Kentucky is the top-ranked NCAA Division II men’s team in the NSCAA/adidas rankings. The Norse has combined a stingy defense and timely scoring to move into first place in the tough Great Lakes Valley Conference.

[TUESDAY ACTION] Freshman Aaron O’Neal‘s goal in the 63rd minute gave Boston University a 1-0 win at previously unbeaten Brown. The Bears’ loss leaves only three unbeaten Division I men’s teams: Wake Forest (7-0-1), Quinnipiac (5-0-1) and Michigan State (6-0-2).

[TUESDAY ACTION] In just his second game back after missing the first seven games of the year with a fractured metatarsal, David Estrada, the 2006 Soccer America Freshman of the Year, scored to give UCLA a 1-0 victory over visiting San Diego.

All-American Julius James, who led No. 2 Connecticut to Big East victories over St. John’s (3-0) and Syracuse (1-0), is the Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week for games played Sept. 24-30.

A pair of Big East freshmen — Andre Mittoo of South Florida and Sean Mergenthal of Villanova — are among the players named to the Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week for games played Sept. 24-30.

Salve Regina’s men’s program has been suspended for five games as a result of an unspecified violation of department policies.

No. 1 Wake Forest knocked Maryland out of the Top 25. Indiana handed Michigan its first loss. In other Top 25 showdowns, Virginia-Virginia Tech and Tulsa-SMU matches ended in ties, while West Virginia split a pair of games against Top 25 opponents. For complete Top 25 results and goalscorers …

[MILESTONE] Ray Reid became the fourth Division I men’s coach to pick up his 300th win since the start of the 2007 season when Connecticut beat St. John’s, 3-0, Friday in a Big East match that drew a crowd of 5,116 fans at Morrone Stadium.

ACC showdowns pitting No. 4 Virginia against No. 16 Virginia Tech on Friday and No. 1 Wake Forest against No. 24 Maryland on Saturday highlight this weekend’s Men’s Top 25 action. For complete Top 25 results and schedules …

[WEDNESDAY ACTION] No. 5 Northwestern opened its new Lakeside Field with a 1-0 victory over Chicago area rival Loyola (Ill.), the fifth straight shutout win for the Wildcats (7-0-1), setting a new school record.

[TUESDAY ACTION] Three ranked ACC men’s teams — No. 4 Virginia, No. 9 Duke and No. 16 Virginia Tech — were victorious in non-conference action. Virginia and Duke both broke open close games with Mount St. Mary’s and UNC Wilmington, respectively, in the second half, while a goal after intermission was the difference in Virginia Tech’s game at Richmond.

Midfielder Carl Pett, who scored two goals and added an assist in unbeaten Northwestern’s 4-0 victory at Ohio State on Sunday, is the Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week for games played Sept. 17-23.

[MILESTONE] St. John’s 4-1 win over Pitt on Sunday gave Coach Dave Masur his 300th career victory. Masur became the third Division I men’s coach to record his 300th win at a four-year institution this season.