‘Noles’ Scoreless Streak Approaches 15 Hours!. You don’t have to score a lot of goals when you keep your opponent scoreless. The Florida State Seminoles, ranked #1 in the Division I national polls, won their second straight 1-0 game when senior Ines Jaurena (Charenton le Pont, France) capped off Senior day by converting on a […]
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Panthers Take First Loss
Panthers Take First Loss. High Point University was one of the last three undefeated Division I men’s soccer teams when the Panthers arrived in Charlottesville for a non-conference meeting with the University of Virginia Cavaliers. HPU, ranked #23 nationally, almost left Charlottesville unbeaten, but all that went away in the 88th minute when Will Bates […]
College Of Charleston Is In SoCon Driver’s Seat
Elon Second In Race To The Top Competion for the Southern Conference men’s championship in recent years has been a close and competitive chase to the top. Going into the closing weeks of the 2012 season the College of Charleston Cougars have the lead in the standings. The once-beaten Cougars are just ahead of Elon. […]
CSA’s Brad Wylde Completes UEFA ‘A’ Course
CSA’s Brad Wylde Completes UEFA ‘A’ Course. Charlotte Soccer Academy Executive Director Brad Wylde successfully completed the UEFA “A” license course. The license, offered by the Union of European Football Associations, is the highest practical coaching license in the world. Wylde had to travel to and from Europe several times and complete more than 240 […]
USL Combine Returns To IMG
USL Combine Returns To IMG. The 2013 USL PRO Combine is scheduled for Jan. 24-27, and once again will be held at the world-class facilities of IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL. The annual event, now in its seventh year, will feature 102 of the top players from North America and overseas hoping to land a […]
Charlotte Offense Explodes
Charlotte Offense Explodes. A year ago the Charlotte 49ers played for the national championship. The 49ers would like to get back to the College Cup in 2012. Behind a season-high six goals from five different players, the 18th-ranked Charlotte 49ers (10-2-3, A-10: 4-1-1) ran past the Rhode Island Rams (2-9-3, A-10: 1-3-1), 6-1, at Transamerica […]
2013 Will Be Busy For U.S. Soccer
Big Games Ahead In Hexagonal And Gold Cup Advancing to the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying for the U.S. Men’s National Team has loaded up the calender in 2013. It’s not a World Cup year. That comes in 2014 when the World Cup will be played in Brazil. But whether or not the […]
The Referee’s Pre-Game Instructions
The Referee’s Pre-Game Instructions. The teams spend time training and working on teamwork in practice. Their coaches go over tactics before the game. Doesn’t it logically follow that the officiating team needs to spend some time before the game discussing how they will work as a team? The referee should go over what is expected […]
Gators Back On Track In SEC
Florida Depending On A Balanced Attack The numbers have to be wrong. A quick look at the Southeastern Conference overall scoring leaders through games played Oct. 14 reveals no University of Florida players in the top 15, including ties. But that can’t be. After all, Florida leads the SEC East and is just ahead of […]
#1 Beats #2 In Overtime
#1 Beats #2 In Overtime. The #1 ranked Maryland Terrapins got a break in the 89th minute of regulation when UNC junior Rob Lovejoy failed to convert a game-winning penalty kick. The Terps then scored the game-winner in overtime on a goal by freshman Schillo Tshuma for a 1-0 ACC vistory. The Terps remain unbeaten […]