Indiana Upsets Tar Heels To Reach College Cup. Chapel Hill, NC — Sixteen seeded Indiana pulled off its second consecutive upset to move on to the College Cup when the Hoosiers downed #9 seed UNC, 1-0, at Fetzer Field. The Hoosiers previously beat #1 seed Notre Dame to reach the NCAA Quarterfinals. Sophomore forward Eriq […]
U.S. Women Beat New Zealand To Advance
U.S. Women Beat New Zealand To Advance. NEWCASTLE, England (Aug. 3, 2012) – The U.S. Women’s National Team downed New Zealand 2-0 in the quarterfinal round of the 2012 Olympics as Abby Wambach scored in the first half and the USA’s youngest player – forward Sydney Leroux – tallied a clinching goal in the 87th […]
U.S. WNT Edges Canada 2-1
U.S. WNT Edges Canada 2-1. SANDY, Utah (June 30, 2012) – The U.S. Women’s National Team dominated play during a rough-and-tumble match against Canada, but found it difficult to score a goal. The U.S. got a late goal from substitute Amy Rodriguez to earn a 2-1 victory in its final match before the 2012 Olympics. […]
Silverbacks Hire Wynalda As Interim Coach
Silverbacks Hire Wynalda As Interim Coach. The Atlanta Silverbacks have appointed former U.S. Men’s National Team star Eric Wynalda as the team’s interim head coach and team advisor. Wynalda, 43, will handle all team-related decisions effective immediately, and that will include finding a permanent head coach for the club. He will take over the roles […]
Silverbacks Hire Wynalda As Interim Coach
Silverbacks Hire Wynalda As Interim Coach. The Atlanta Silverbacks have appointed former U.S. Men’s National Team star Eric Wynalda as the team’s interim head coach and team advisor. Wynalda, 43, will handle all team-related decisions effective immediately, and that will include finding a permanent head coach for the club. He will take over the roles […]
Men’s 2013 College Cup In Philly… Women College Cup In Cary
Men’s 2013 College Cup In Philly… Women College Cup In Cary. After a couple of years at a minor league baseball stadium, the men’s College Cup is returning to soccer-specific grounds. The NCAA has announced that PPL Park, home of the MLS Philadelphia Union, will host the 2013 men’s College Cup. This past year’s tournament […]
Men’s 2013 College Cup In Philly…Women College Cup In Cary
Men’s 2013 College Cup In Philly…Women College Cup In Cary. After a couple of years at a minor league baseball stadium, the men’s College Cup is returning to soccer-specific grounds. The NCAA has announced that PPL Park, home of the MLS Philadelphia Union, will host the 2013 men’s College Cup. This past year’s tournament was […]
Meola, Reyna Selected For HOF Induction
Meola, Reyna Selected For HOF Induction. Former Virginia men’s soccer players Tony Meola and Claudio Reyna each have been named to the national Soccer Hall of Fame. Meola played at Virginia from 1988-89, while Reyna helped lead UVa to three-straight national titles from 1991-93. The players are joined in the 2012 class by Desmond Armstrong […]
Sermanni Named New U.S. WNT Coach
Sermanni Named New U.S. WNT Coach. CHICAGO (Oct. 30, 2012) – U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati announced today the hiring of Tom Sermanni as seventh head coach in U.S. Women’s National Team history. Sermanni, 58, comes to U.S. Soccer with 11 years of experience as a head coach in international women’s soccer – all with […]
Springthorpe Out At N.C. State
Springthorpe Out At N.C. State. N.C. State has announced that Steve Springthorpe has stepped down as women’s soccer coach, marking the sixth change the Wolfpack has made in a head coach since Debbie Yow became athletics director in June of 2010. “I would like to thank the N.C. State athletic administration for its support of […]