Battery Ties Crew, D.C. United Beats Fire. Charleston, SC. The Charleston Battery took on Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew in their first game of the 2012 Carolina Challenge Cup in front of 5,767 at Blackbaud Stadium. The Battery came from behind twice with goals from Dane Kelly in the 40th minute and an 89th minute […]
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Pensky Hired As Head Coach At Tennessee
Pensky Hired As Head Coach At Tennessee. University of Tennessee vice chancellor and director of athletics Dave Hart announced that Brian Pensky, the 2010 Soccer America National Coach of the Year, has accepted the position of head soccer coach at the University of Tennessee. Pensky takes the helm at Tennessee after seven years as the […]
Tar Heel Recruit Signs French Pro Contract
Tar Heel Recruit Signs French Pro Contract. Colorodo Rush forward Lindsey Horan has signed a two-year contrct with French professional side Paris St. Germain. The signing was confirmed by Rush Technical Director Erik Bushey and by Horan. Horan was set to begin this fall at UNC Chapel Hill, a school she verbally committed to a […]
Spiders To Drop Men’s Soccer
Spiders To Drop Men’s Soccer. The University of Richmond has announced that men’s soccer and men’s track and field, will be dropped after the 2012 season in order to add men’s lacrosse to the Spiders’ athletic program. UR becomes the latest in a long list of schools that have dropped men’s soccer over the past […]
MISL Norfolk SharX Fold
MISL Norfolk SharX Fold. Norfolk, Virginia (June 25, 2012) -The Norfolk SharX of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that due to economic hardship, the franchise will cease operations effective immediately. The team completed its inaugural season at Scope Arena in March and will not return for the 2012-13 MISL season. “The decision […]
Richmond Kickers Will Host D.C. United
Richmond Kickers Will Host D.C. United. D.C. United is coming to Richmond The Richmond Kickers advanced to the Third Round of the U.S. Open Cup with a convincing 4-0 victory over Aegean Hawks FC of the U.S. Adult Soccer Association Tuesday at the Dulles Sportsplex. Early goals by Christopher Agorsor and Gerson Dos Santos gave […]
Battery Will Host MLS Red Bulls
Battery Will Host MLS Red Bulls. Charleston, SC. The Charleston Battery rallied to defeat the PDL’s Reading United 2-1 in the second round of the 2012 U.S. Open Cup at Blackbaud Stadium. After falling behind, the Battery drew level as Dane Kelly tied the game and Nicki Paterson scored the game-winner late in the second […]
Silverbacks advance in U.S. Open Cup
Silverbacks advance in U.S. Open Cup. Raphael Cox scored the winning goal, and now he is going home to play the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer. Cox’s goal gave the Silverbacks a 1-0 win over the Georgia Revolution in the second round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday at RYSA Soccerplex. […]
Nottingham Forest Comes To Blackbaud
Nottingham Forest Comes To Blackbaud. The Charleston Battery will host two-time European Champions Nottingham Forest in an international exhibition match at Blackbaud Stadium on Saturday, July 28. This is the third consecutive year that the Battery has brought an English side to Charleston for a summer game; in 2010 the Battery hosted Bolton Wanderers and […]
RailHawks To Host LA Galaxy in U.S. Open Cup
RailHawks To Host LA Galaxy in U.S. Open Cup. CARY, N.C. – A 6-0 victory in the Second Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup advances the RailHawks to host MLS Cup defending champion Los Angles Galaxy on Tuesday May 29th at 7:00 PM at WakeMed Soccer Park. The Carolina RailHawks had a decisive […]