SEC Newcomers Shine. It didn’t take long for Texas A&M and Missouri, the two new members of the Southeastern Conference to make an impact on the league. At mid-September the Aggies were ranked #10 nationally after a 6-1-0 start. The Missouri Tigers were 7-1 and ranked #16. By the way, the SEC now has three […]
Stengel Picks Up Where ’11 Ended With WFU Deacs
Stengel Picks Up Where ’11 Ended With WFU Deacs. Wake Forest junior Katie Stengel got a late start this year with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. She was halfway around the world, helping the United States win the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan., When she returned, there was no learning curve for […]
Ranked In NCAA III
Ranked In NCAA III. Emory University was ranked #2 in the NCAA Division III women’s national poll at mid-September after opening the season 4-0-2. Wheaton from Illinois is the top-ranked D-III team. Emory is coached by former Georgia head coach Sue Patberg, who recently claimed her 100th Emory victory in her eight seasons. She got […]
Atlantic Sun Honors
Atlantic Sun Honors. East Tennessee State junior forward Ramey Kerns (Kings Mountain, NC) and Florida Gulf Coast freshman goalkeeper Brittany Brown (Rochester, NY) claimed the Atlantic Sun Women’s Soccer Player of the Week honors. Kerns becomes the first women’s soccer student-athlete since Kennesaw State’s Caitlin Dingle in 2007 to win three A-Sun Player of the […]
Mitchell Scores While Armstrong Atlantic Defends Shines
First Hat Trick Against Montavello Armstrong Atlantic’s home unbeaten streak continues after a 5-0 Peachbelt Conference victory over Montevallo. It has now been extended to 34, and the shutout also extends the Pirates’ current scoreless streak to 522 minutes and 22 seconds, the second-longest scoreless streak in Armstrong soccer history. Armstrong Atlantic senior Morgan Mitchell […]
Alabama Soccer
UAB men’s coach Mike Getman has announced that juniors Alex Clay (Huntsville) and Darion Copeland (Stockbridge, GA) have been elected team captains by their teammates…..In the 2013 NAIA preseason soccer poll for women Mobile is ranked #7, one spot up from last year’s final ranking after a 15-4-2 season. Mobile,, coming off a 17-5-2 finished […]
Georgia Soccer
Brenau College is ranked #22 in the 2013 NAIA preseason women’s national rankings. Southern Poly is #8 in the first NAIA men’s national rankings…..Georgia native and gold-medalist Kelley O’Hara is scheduled for surgery on her right ankle that will require her to be sidelined for 4-6 months. She has had ankle issues throughout the early […]
Florida Soccer
Former University of Florida standout Erika Tymrak has been named the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Rookie of the year for the 2013 season. Tytmrak (Bradenton, FL) started 16 games and finished with six goals and four assists in 21 appearances for FC Kansas City….Former University of North Florida women’s soccer defender Kristin Lazowick (Parkland, […]
Regional Odds & End Briefs From The Southeast USA
Soccer In Arkansas Arkansas State was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Preseason women’s soccer coaches poll, and placed sophomore forward Loren Mitchell and junior midfielder Christina Fink on the SBC preseason all-conference team….The Arkansas Razorbacks are coming off their best SEC season in school history when they won six league games and […]
Soccer Notes
FC Kansas City goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart, 31, has been named the NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year, finishing ahead of Western New York’s Adrianna Franch and Portland’s Karina LeBlanc, who tied for second in the voting. Barnhart’s FC Kansas City teammate Becky Sauerbrunn was voted 2013 NWSL Defender of the Year. Sky Blue FC’s Christie Rampone […]