Conference USA Men. Southern Methodist holds onto first place in Conference USA, with Tulsa second and Kentucky third. Tulsa secured another three points to solidify second place with a 3-1 win against Central Florida. The Golden Hurricane are in second place in the league standings with 13 points and a 4-1-1 record. Kentucky jumped into […]
Archives for January 2012
Expansion Makes SEC Soccer Even More Competitive
Easy Transition For Aggies, Tigers By Adam Minichino Neil Macdonald and Becky Burleigh agree: Adding quality members to the Southeastern Conference is a good thing. Macdonald, the Mississippi State University women’s soccer coach, and Burleigh, the women’s soccer coach at the University of Florida, have watched parity take over the SEC and make every Friday-Sunday […]
9th Straight Shutouts
9th Straight Shutouts. Senior defender Ines Jaurena (France) capped off Senior Day by converting on a golden goal penalty kick opportunity in the 96th minute of the first overtime period to lead #1 Florida State to a 1-0 victory over #13 Virginia in front of a crowd of 1,379 inside the Seminole Soccer Complex. It […]
WNT Coach Correction
WNT Coach Correction. In the September 15 issue’s “In My Opinion” commentary by Southern Soccer Scene Editor/Publisher Ray Alley, it was reported that current UNC women’s head coach Anson Dorrance was the U.S. Women’s National Team Coach for the 1991 FIFA Women’s World Championship and 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Dorrance actually resigned as the […]
New Referee Column
New Referee Column. In our September 15 issue of Southern Soccer Scene we began a new column feature by Randy Vogt, who is the Director of Public Relations for the Eastern New York Soccer Association. His second column appears in this issue on Page 17. Vogt, who lives on Long Island, has vast experience as […]
U.S. Men Advance In CONCACAF
U.S. Men Advance In CONCACAF. The most important thing in any championship process is to advance to the next level. Sometimes the results are impressive, and sometimes you struggle to move one. The goal is to move one,… Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to get all the news in your mailbox!
Wolfpack Drops Four
Wolfpack Drops Four. Four North Carolina State University soccer players were dismissed from the soccer team following their arrests at a Raleigh sports bar. A Raleigh Police Department spokesman said that Nader Jaibat, Monbo Bokar, Michael Nelson and Jonathan Ray were escorted out of the bar where one had been engaged in a physical altercation […]
MLS Playoffs Set
MLS Playoffs Set. The top five teams in points from each conference at the end of the regular season (10 total) qualified for the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs. The fourth and fifth place teams in each conference will play a single knockout game, the winner of which will advance to the Conference Semifinals and face […]
College Cup In Alabama
College Cup In Alabama. The 2012 NCAA Men’s College Cup will return to Hoover, Ala., with semifinals set for Friday, Dec. 7 and the championship match on Sunday, Dec. 9 The event at Regions Park is sponsored by the Alabama Sports Foundation UAB is the host institution. Tickets for the College Cup are now available […]
NCAA Championship Dates/Venues
NCAA Championship Dates/Venues. The 2012 NCAA Division I semifinals and championship games will return to the venues that have hosted the previous NCAA Division I championship finals. The University of San Diego will host the 2012 Women’s College Cup at Toreno Stadium in San Diego, Nov. 30 & Dec. 2. Last year’s final was held […]