D-I Women All-Conference. All-ACC First Team GK: Jr. Kelsey Wys (FSU). Backs: Jr. Crystal Dunn (UNC), Sr. Ines Jaurena (FSU), Jr. Kassey Kallman (FSU). MF: Soph Morgan Brian (Virginia), Sr. Amber Brooks (UNC), Jr. Kristen Mewis (BC). Forward: Jr. Kealia Ohai (UNC), Sr. Caroline Miller (Virginia), Jr. Katie Stengel (WFU), Jr. Laura Weinberg (Duke). All-ACC […]
Archives for January 2012
A Giant Step From Elite Eight To NCAA College Cup
Two 2011 Semifinalists Already Eliminated No games are easy games in the NCAA Division I tournament. Even the ones that would appear not to be close on paper can turn out to be tight on the field. It has been said that the quarterfinal round is the most difficult. Perhaps it is from a psychological […]
Nine ACC Teams Picked
Nine ACC Teams Picked. The Atlantic Coast Conference led all conferences in placing nine teams in the Division I postseason women’s tournament. Florida State was one of four #1 seeds, while Virginia and UNC were #2 seeds along with Florida and San Diego State. Duke and Wake Forest were #3 seeds and Maryland was a […]
U.S. MNT vs. Germany
U.S. MNT vs. Germany. The German National team has announced that Germany will play a match on June 2 against the U.S. MNT in Washington, DC, as US Soccer celebrates its 100th anniversary. The German team will play another international friendly on the trip against a yet unnamed opponent. The June 2 game will be […]
Lucky 13th In Emory’s Shootout Win
Lucky 13th In Emory’s Shootout Win. There are shootouts in soccer, then there are Super Shootouts. Those seems like they will never end! The #16 ranked Emory University women booked their ticket to the NCAA Division III semifinals by winning a shootout that was extended to 13 rounds of kicks. It settled a 0-0 draw […]
Macdonald Out At MSU
Macdonald Out At MSU. According to Director of Athletics Scott Stricklin, Mississippi State University women’s soccer coach Neil Macdonald has been re-assigned within the university’s athletic department. The search for a new coach to lead the Bulldog soccer program will begin immediately. Macdonald led Mississippi State to a 58-103-14 record during hi… Subscribe to Southern […]
Nike Friendlies
Nike Friendlies. The U. S. Under-17 MNT will play Brazil, Turkey and Portugal in the 10th edition of the Nike International Friendlies, Nov. 28-Dec. 2 at Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, FL. The U.S. is the defending champion, having defeated Brazil, 3-1, last year on goals from Rubio Rubin, Tyler Turner and Wesley Wade […]
Averett, Lynchburg Win Titles
Averett, Lynchburg Win Titles. The third-seeded Lynchburg College Hornets successfully defended their Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) with a 2-0 victory over #4 Bridgewater College in the conference tournament finals. The victory gave the Hornets their third-straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference title, the fifth in the last six seasons, and the 11th in program history. […]
U.S. Hosts China
U.S. Hosts China. The U.S. Women’s National Team will conclude the 2012 season with three games against China. First will be a Dec. 8 game at Ford Field in Detroit, followed by a Dec. 12 game at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, TX. The series will come to an end on Dec. 15 at Florida […]
2012 MLS Cup A Repeat ’11 Final
Houston Dynamo vs. Los Angeles Galaxy It will be the Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo in the 2012 MLS Cup championship game on December 1 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Both advanced to the title game 4-2 on semifinal aggregate. The Galaxy advanced past Seattle. The Sounders won the second leg […]