Rowdies Win NASL Soccer Bowl After PKs. The Tampa Bay Rowdies were crowned champions of the 2012 NASL Soccer Bowl after a thrilling shootout victory over the Minnesota Stars in front of a sellout crowd of 6,208 at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg. The two-game championship home-and-home series was tied after the Rowdies erased […]
Gators Win SEC, Advance To NCAA Round Of 16
Gators Win SEC, Advance To NCAA Round Of 16. The 2012 season ended at home for the Florida Gators with a 2-0 loss to Notre Dame in the Round of 16 in the NCAA D-I tournament. Gators coach Becky Burleigh spoke about the closeness of her team after the game when she said ‘this team […]
Honduras
Honduras. Semifinals…First Place Group C Founded: 1951 (Joined FIFA in 1951). Head Coach: Luis Fernandez Suárez. FIFA Ranking: 56. Highest FIFA Ranking: 20 (2001). Lowest FIFA Ranking: 95 (1998). Best World Cup Finish: Group Stage (1982, 2010). Key Players: Boniek Garcia (Houston Dynamo), Jerry Bengston (New England Revolution), Carlo Costly… Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene […]
Time For A Change!………….
“In My Opinion……….” By Ray Alley U.S. Soccer has a new Women’s National Team Coach. Tom Sermanni, a native of Scotland who has spent the past eight years as the national coach of Australia, replaces Pia Sundhage as the U.S. head coach. Sundhage announced her decision to not seek a new contract with U.S. Soccer […]
UAB’s Miraculous Win Over Gamecocks
A Bummer Against The Wildcats It didn’t take long for the euphoria of a miraculous comeback win to disappear with a thud. The miracle for the University of Alabama Birmingham Blazers came in the form of a three-goal comeback in the final eight minutes to pull out a 4-3 Conference USA victory over the South […]
Charlotte 49ers Leave For Longest Road Trip
Charlotte 49ers Leave For Longest Road Trip. The longest road stretch of the year is coming up, as the Charlotte 49ers women’s soccer team leaves the Queen City for the final time in the regular season for two Atlantic 10 matchups. The 49ers start the pair by meeting with Massachusetts i… Subscribe to Southern Soccer […]
SSAC Is The Home Of Top NAIA Soccer
SSAC Is The Home Of Top NAIA Soccer. One could easily make the case that the Southern States Athletic Conference is the best men’s soccer conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Five SSAC teams are in the NAIA’s recent national men’s soccer poll. Mississippi’s Belhaven College is ranked fifth, Auburn Montgomery is […]
NAIA Returning To Orange Beach
NAIA Returning To Orange Beach. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) will hold its Women’s Soccer National Championships to Orange Beach, Ala. The national finals will take place at the Orange Beach Sportsplex and will be co-hosted by the Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Sports Commission and the University of Mobile. The 2012 National […]
Tide Rolls Over Gators
Tide Rolls Over Gators. Alabama freshman Katie Bourgeois (Katy, TX) scored a historic goal in the first half and the Crimson Tide played shutout soccer in the second to upset the #11 ranked Florida Gators. It was the first time in program istory that Alabama had defeated Florida and it was also the highest ranked […]
Auburn 12th SEC Tourney Berth
Auburn 12th SEC Tourney Berth. The Auburn soccer team is going to a 12th consecutive Southeastern Conference Tournament after picking up a 4-1 win at Vanderbilt. Auburn received goals from four different players in the win, which improved the Tigers’ record to 10-8-0, 6-5-0 SEC a… Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to get all the […]