Moore Leads Tennessee with seven-point game A lot of things have changed in Knoxville since last fall’s soccer season. The Lady Vols have a new coach, a #23 national ranking and they are playing well. Brian Pensky’s team is off to a 7-2-2 start and coming off a 6-0 SEC win over Mississppi State. Sophoore […]
RedHawks Sofer Honored
RedHawks Sofer Honored. Martin Methodist midfielder Daniel Sofer has been named the TranSouth Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. Sofer, a 5-foot-6 senior from Hadera, Israel, scored two goals in a come-from-behind, double-overtime 2-1 victory over #20 William Carey University. After pulling the RedHawks level with a goal at the 63:03 mark, Sofer […]
Lee Rebounds From Loss With Lindsey Wilson Win
Lee Rebounds From Loss With Lindsey Wilson Win. There is always a certain amount of pressure with winning streaks and unbeaten seasons. Well, the pressure if off on the unbeaten season thing for Lee University, after the women’s soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision to Embry-Riddle. The Lady Flames have won the last four NAIA […]
Virginia Soccer
Virginia Soccer. Richmond Kickers’ Nozomi Hiroyama, 35, a veteran of 15 professional seasons on four continents, announced his retirement after the Kickers’ playoff loss to the Wilmington Hammerheads. Hiroyama, a former member of the Japanese national team, played his final two seasons in Richmond. He appeared in 47 matches for the Kickers, logged nearly 2,000 […]
Tennessee Soccer
Tennessee Soccer. Luke Mishu, a junior from Knoxville, TN, at Notre Dame University, has been named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Irish to shutout wins over Michigan State and Michigan. The former Knoxville Catholic defender led an Irish defense that limited both opponents to just two shots on goal […]
Four Former CofC Cougars Selected In First Soccer HOF Class
Four Former CofC Cougars Selected In First Soccer HOF Class. The College of Charleston has established a College of Charleston Soccer Hall of Fame. Included in the inaugural class are three players already in the CofC Athletics HOF; David Jordan (Class of ’85), Kirk Kessler (Class of ’81) and Doug Puffenbarger (Class of ’80). The […]
Furman’s Burr Enjoys Recruiting Local Players
Nine Paladins Played Club Soccer At CESA The lifeblood of a good Major League Baseball franchise – unless it’s the New York Yankees – is a productive farm system where talent is groomed for the future. Teams spend millions of dollars annually in player development. Furman women’s soccer coach Andrew Burr has come across a […]
For Battery’s Wilson, Title #4 Is The Best Ever
For Battery’s Wilson, Title #4 Is The Best Ever. CHARLESTON, S.C. The last time John Wilson walked off Blackbaud Stadium’s field as a champion in 2010, he announced his retirement from professional soccer. On Saturday night (Sept. 8), after he had helped the Charleston Battery claim the club’s fourth title, the veteran defender wasn’t in […]
S.C. Soccer
S.C. Soccer. An 81st minute goal by Mariana Garcia (Colombia) opened up the scoring frenzy for Bulldogs as The Citadel posted three goals in the final 10 minutes of play to top Charleston Southern 3-2. Vanessa Aponte (Orlando, FL) scored the second goal and Nicole Levermann (New Braunfelds, TX) got the game-winner in the 84th […]
Hammerheads Great Playoff Run Comes Up One Win Short
Hammerheads Great Playoff Run Comes Up One Win Short. As the Wilmington Hammerheads players sat near their bench, watching the Charleston Battery’s players accept the 2012 USL PRO Championship Trophy, the sense of disappointment was evident. “It was tough,” said defender Gareth Evans. “I think as a team we didn’t show up today. I don’t […]