UNC’s Four Consecutive Overtime Games The UNC Tar Heels have been living dangerously thus far in the 2013 season, but are still unbeaten and ranked #1 in the national NSCAA Division I men’s soccer poll. For just the second time in program history, Carolina has played in four-consecutive overtime matches. Last time out was a […]
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High Point Weslyan Winning Steak Is Over At 42 Straight
The Greensboro Day School Bengals were playing the #2 team in the country, but all they needed to know was they were hosting a local rival from ? miles away. The High Point Wesleyan Christian Academy was riding a 42-game winning streak. That run is over after Janse Schermerhorn stuck in a goal in the […]
RailHawks Unbeaten Home Streak At 13
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] The Carolina RailHawks will defend their 13-game home unbeaten streak when they host the Fort Lauderdale Strikers on Sept. 28 at WakeMed Soccer Park. The RailHawks have 11 wins, a pair of draws and no losses this season at home in NASL and U.S. Open Cup matches. Carolina is tied for third in […]
Two Halls Of Fame 15 Miles Apart…….One Thrived, One Failed
Why The National Soccer Hall OF Fame Closed In Oneonta (Second In Three-Part Series) The largest city in Otsego County, N.Y. is Oneonta, situated amid the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains. While the Susquehanna River forms Oneonta’s southern spine, the waterway’s source flows from 23 miles north in Cooperstown, Otsego’s county seat and, since […]
The First Basketball Was A Soccer Ball!
Designed and built in 1855 by Charles Goodyear, the ball was made of vulcanized rubber panels glued at the seams. Panels were shaped similar to today’s basketball. The ball was used for a game between the Oneida Football Club, the first organized team in the U.S. and a team of players from Boston Latin and […]
N.C. Soccer HOF To Honor UNC Tar Heels
The North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame will recognize the women’s soccer program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill at the annual Hall of Fame banquet scheduled for Saturday, January 25, 2014, at the North Raleigh Hilton in Raleigh, NC. The Tar Heels will be the third honoree into the NCSHOF National Champions […]
Ivy Grad Rewards Coach’s Confidence
Brown Bear Turns Into A Tiger Before the 2014 season got underway, Clemson head coach Mike Noonan felt his Tigers could be very good this year. In his fourth season, he has had time to recruit “his players.” Nine starters were returning from last year’s squad, including Ara Amirkhanian, who had five goals as a […]
Maryland 3, Clemson 1
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Patrick Mullin, last year’s MAC Hermann Trophy winner, scored on two penalty kicks to lead Maryland to a 3-1 victory over Clemson, ending the Tigers unbeaten run of six consecutive wins. The #17 Terps improved to 2-2-2. [/show_to][hide_from accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Your subscription has expired please Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to view full article […]
Charleston Didn’t Get To Defend USL PRO Title
The Charleston Battery walked off the field at the Citrus Bowl empty-handed and disappointed. They had fallen behind 3-0 to Orlando City in the semifinals of the USL PRO playoffs, but fell a goal short of drawing even and forcing overtime. The 3-2 loss ended their season and dashed hopes of a second consecutive league […]
Greenville To Host 2014 Presidents Cup
Greenville, SC, has been chosen to host the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The championship finals will be played July 10-13, 2014 at the MESA Soccer Complex. Regional winners of the Under-13 through Under-17 boys and girls age groups will earn a berth in the US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup finals. […]