Death By Penalty Kicks. In a quarterfinal between Pennsylvania rivals, the Messiah Falcons earned a trip to the NCAA Division III sectional final by winning a 4-2 penalty kick decision against instate rival York. Messiah looked to have the game in hand with a 2-0 lead, but that was quickly negated by a pair of […]
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Fighting Irish Seeded #1
Fighting Irish Seeded #1. Notre Dame was the #1 seed in the Men’s Division I tournament. The Big East Conference placed seven other teams in the field, including third-seeded Georgetown (17-3-1), #4 Connecticut (15-3-1), seventh-seeded Marquette (16-3-1) and #10 Louisville (12-5-1). Marquette made its second tournament appearance, with the first one coming in 1997. Other […]
High Flying Hoyas Reach Elite Eight
High Flying Hoyas Reach Elite Eight. For the first time in the history of Georgetown soccer, the Hoyas are in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I tournament. When the season is over they will figure up how many records this team has set, but for now, they are one more win away from a […]
Auburn Falls 1-0 In Second Round
Auburn Falls 1-0 In Second Round. The Auburn Tigers’ defense endured an offensive onslaught from the #2 Brigham Young University offense, but never surrendered a goal in the run of play. Unfortunately for Auburn, the winning goal came with just 44 seconds left in regulation when BYU converted a penalty kick following an Auburn foul […]
Crusaders Win CC Crown
Crusaders Win CC Crown. Belmont Abbey junior midfielder Silvia Vazquez scored the only goal of the game with one second left in the first half to give the Crusaders a 1-0 lead over Pfeiffer University in the Conference Carolinas women’s final. At that point the Crusaders defense took over to seal the victory and give […]
Alabama’s ‘PAINFUL’ Losing Season
Tide Played Well Without Getting Wins The pain lingers for Todd Bramble. The veteran coach can point to the statistics to show the progress the University of Alabama women’s soccer team made in his fifth season at the school. He also can talk about how the Crimson Tide elevated their level of play and possessed […]
Blazers Never Got To Come ‘Home’ To Hoover
Blazers Never Got To Come ‘Home’ To Hoover. When Hoover, AL, was awarded the NCAA Men’s Division I College Cup two years ago, the University of Alabama Birmingham was named the host institution. Not just because UAB has the only Division I soccer program in the state. UAB head coach Mike Getman was a primary […]
Florida Well Represented In D-II
Two Teams Reach Respective Final Fours A pair of Florida teams from different conferences will take the field at Blanchard Woods Park in Evans, GA, on Nov. 29. Each is seeking a win that will put them in the championship game for a NCAA Division II national championship. The University of West Florida Argonauts from […]
Winkworth Leaves Lions To Take USA Top Job
Winkworth Leaves Lions To Take USA Top Job. After the University of South Alabama fired women’s head soccer coach Mike Varga in early November, the position didn’t stay open long. USA hired Graham Winkworth, who has taken North Alabama to the NCAA Division II tourname… Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to get all the news […]
Traffic Sports Gets Gold Cup
Traffic Sports Gets Gold Cup. The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCA-CAF) has announced that it has accepted a bid from Miami-based Traffic Sports for the commercial partnership rights to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2013/14 and 2014/15 CONCACAF Champions League tournaments. Under terms of the deal, Traffic Sports […]