Alabama, Auburn Stumble Out Of SEC Gate. It wasn’t the start Auburn and Alabama were looking for as they opened Southeastern Conference play. The Tigers dropped a pair on league games, first falling to conference newcomer Missouri, 2-0, and then losing 2-1 to Florida in overtime. The Crimson Tide opened conference play with back-to-back overtime […]
Issues
Southern Conference
Southern Conference. Davidson freshman forward Valeriy Sviderskiy (Richmond, VA) has been named Southern Conference men’s Player of the Week after scoring three of Davidson’s six goals during a pair of golden-goal wins. He came off the bench to score a pair of goals less than three minutes apart early in the second half of the […]
Georgia Soccer
Brenau College is ranked #22 in the 2013 NAIA preseason women’s national rankings. Southern Poly is #8 in the first NAIA men’s national rankings…..Georgia native and gold-medalist Kelley O’Hara is scheduled for surgery on her right ankle that will require her to be sidelined for 4-6 months. She has had ankle issues throughout the early […]
Georgia Soccer
The Georgia Bulldogs won their first game in Baton Rouge since 2000, picking up a 2-1 victory over LSU with both goals coming from freshmen. Rachel Garcia (Duluth, Ga.) put the Bulldogs on the board just three minutes into the game, while classmate Marion Crowder (Madison, Miss.) scored what proved to be the game-winner in […]
Soccer Notes
Randy Waldrum, a Texas native, has resigned as women’s head coach at Notre Dame to becoming the new head coach of the NWLS Houston Dash……Wayne Rooney, not a native of Texas, but nevertheless a “pretty good player,” scored his 150th English Premier League goal, the equalizer in Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Hull City on […]
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 […]
Carolina RailHawks Eager For Playoffs
Will Host First Round Game Going into the final game of a three-game road trip, the Carolina RailHawks had one of the six North American Soccer League playoff spots locked up. They secured home field advantage in the first round of play with a 1-1 draw against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Ty Shipalane scored the […]
2012 College Cups
2012 College Cups. The 2012 NCAA Division I semifinals and championship games will return to the venues that have hosted 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 in […]
Florida Soccer
Florida Soccer. Milestone victory! West Florida men’s ead coach Bill Elliott reached career win number 200 while at West Florida in a 2-1 victory over Florida Southern. Now in his 18th season at UWF, Elliott holds a record of 200-90-29 overall (.672), and including two years at Tennessee Wesleyan he is now 217-104-30 all-time. Elliott’s […]
SAC Men and Women
SAC Men and Women. With conference play now underway, Wingate forward Peron Da Silva and Lenoir-Rhyne goalkeeper Caitlin Scruggs have been selected as the SAC Soccer Players of the Week. Da Silva had a pair of game-winning goals, leading Wingate to victories over Lander and Lenoir-Rhyne. For the season, Da Silva has three goals – […]