New coaches often mean changes in athletic programs, and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference will see four new head soccer coaches this fall. Robert Richardson, Chris Mills and Ryan Pflugrad will assume the reins of three men’s programs, while Michael Shenigo is the new women’s head coach at Guilford College. Richardson is the new Emory […]
Archives for August 2013
Calvary FC Making Plans For 2014 Debut
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Ground was broken earlier this summer for a new soccer/baseball facility in Ashburn, and the Virginia Calvary FC are making plans to take the field for the first time in 2014 as a member of the North American Soccer League. The new team is based in Loudoun County, 30 miles west of Washington, […]
Dukes Picked Third In CAA Men
Four Teams Receive First Place Votes Northeastern, which returns eight starters from last year’s 14-3-4 team that captured its first CAA men’s soccer championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, is favored to capture the conference title again in 2013 according to a vote of the league’s men’s soccer coaches. The […]
Highlanders Get Nod For #1 In Big South
Radford was the #1 pick to win the Big South Conference women’s championship in the coaches’ preseason poll[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The Highlanders received eight first place votes, while three went to second-place High Point and one to Wintrop, selected third. Rounding out the top 10 in order were Longwood, Coastal Carolina, Campbell, Liberty, Charleston Southern and […]
Hofstra, W&M, UNCW Top CAA Women’s Poll
Hofstra has been picked to repeat as the CAA women’s soccer champion in 2013 according to a vote of the league’s head coaches. The Pride received six first-place votes and 61 total points to narrowly edge out defending regular-season champion William and Mary, which earned the other three first-place votes and had 59 total points[show_disconnected][show_to […]
It Was A Season To Remember!
When the Lake Norman SC U20 Eclipse (N.C.) bowed out of the USL W-20 League national championships with a 1-2 mark in group play, the club completed what has arguably been the best run of results in the club’s history. And they all came from the girls side of the program. Included was LNSC’s first […]
Jozy’s Hat Trick Rallies U.S. To Big Victory
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Aug. 14, 2013) – U.S. Men’s National Team forward Jozy Altidore notched his second career hat trick and became the first USA player to score a goal in five straight games as the Americans rallied for a 4-3 victory against No. 13-ranked Bosnia-Herzegovina in the first-ever meeting between the two countries. Down 2-0 at halftime, […]
Gators Picked #1 In SEC East
The University of Florida is the Southeastern Conference coaches’ preseason selection to claim the 2013 Eastern Division title, the SEC office released Tuesday afternoon. Defending league champion Florida is picked to take second overall. Texas A&M, second in the final 2012 league standings, tops the 2013 preseason standings with eight first-place votes. Florida claims the […]
Three Noles Earn Preseason Honors
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State soccer is just over a week away from opening its preseason workouts in preparation for the 2013 campaign and the Seminoles are already making headlines. Three Seminoles were named to TopDrawerSoccer.com‘s Preseason Women’s Best XI teams. Senior defender Kassey Kallman was recognized on the first team, while senior goalkeeper Kelsey Wys landed second team honors. […]
Dolphins Announce 2013 Schedule
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—The Jacksonville University men’s soccer team has released its schedule for the upcoming 2013 fall season. The Dolphins are set to play 17 regular season contests including nine at the newly constructed Southern Oak Stadium. JU head coach Ryan Pratt’s second year at the helm will kick off on August 21 when the Dolphins travel […]