Twenty Tar Heels On MLS Rosters. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – As the 2011 Major League Soccer season kicked off Tuesday with the First Kick matchup between the Seattle Sounders and LA Galaxy the North Carolina men’s soccer program was well represented with 20 former players on MLS rosters to open the year. A pair of […]
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Gunn Leaves Charlotte For Stanford
Gunn Leaves Charlotte For Stanford. Just two weeks after leading the Charlotte 49ers to the College Cup championship game, men’s coach Jeremy Gunn has resigned in order to accept the head coaching position at Stanford. Gunn leaves Charlotte after five seasons at the helm of the 49ers men’s soccer program. Gunn steps down after leading […]
UNC Tar Heels Are National Champs!
UNC Tar Heels Are National Champs!. HOOVER, Ala. — Ben Speas lofted a 25-yard shot over goalkeeper Klay Davis midway through the second half to give North Carolina a 1-0 victory against Charlotte in the NCAA men’s championship game. The Tar Heels (22-2-2) earned their first men’s soccer title in 10 years. They lost in […]
Stanford Beats Duke For First Women’s Soccer Title
Stanford Beats Duke For First Women’s Soccer Title. KENNESAW, Ga. — After all the wins, after all the consecutive undefeated regular seasons, Stanford finally got the one victory that had eluded it for three years: a win in the national championship game. Capping one of the best three-year runs in women’s soccer history, Stanford defeated […]
W&M Wins CAA Title In OT
W&M Wins CAA Title In OT. WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The # 20-ranked William and Mary Tribe captured its 10th CAA championship on Sunday afternoon, defeating the VCU Rams, 1-0, in overtime. The CAA title is the first the College since 2003. The Tribe now heads to the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 17-2-2, […]
Late Goal Sinks RailHawks in Semifinal’s First Leg
Late Goal Sinks RailHawks in Semifinal’s First Leg. BLAINE, Minn. – Like their last trip to the National Sports Center, the Carolina RailHawks were moments away from a scoreless draw only to see Minnesota score in the dying moments and deal them a heartbreaking defeat. Minnesota’s Andrei Gotsmanov stole a goal in the 90th minute […]
Auburn Wins First SEC Championship
Auburn Wins First SEC Championship. ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – Auburn earned its first-ever SEC Tournament Championship with a 3-2 win over Florida on Sunday afternoon at the Orange Beach Athletic Complex. With the win, Auburn becomes the lowest seed to ever win the title (seventh) and the first program from the SEC’s West Division to […]
FGCU Captures A-Sun Title
FGCU Captures A-Sun Title. FORT MYERS, Fla. – FGCU freshman Shannen Wacker’s goal in the 107th minute of double-overtime broke a scoreless tie and sent top-seeded FGCU to a 1-0 win over sixth-seeded Mercer to claim the 2011 Atlantic Sun Women’s Soccer Championship on Sunday afternoon at the FGCU Soccer Complex. With the win, FGCU […]
Radford Beats Campbell 1-0 for Big South Title
Radford Beats Campbell 1-0 for Big South Title. CHARLESTON, S.C. – No. 1 Radford edges No. 3 Campbell in the title game of the 2011 Big South Women’s Soccer Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting Sunday afternoon at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.C. Co-regular-season champion Radford receives the Big South’s automatic bid to the NCAA […]
Battery Wins USL-2 Championship
Battery Wins USL-2 Championship. Charleston, S.C. A ten-man Charleston Battery clinched the USL-2 title with a hard-fought 2-1 win against the Richmond Kickers at Blackbaud Stadium in front of 4,523. USL-2 MVP Lamar Neagle and Battery midfielder Ian Fuller supplied the goals as Charleston won its third USL championship. “To beat them we knew it […]