Georgia Perimeter Wins National JUCO Title. It was a heart-and-soul effort for the Georgia Perimeter College men’s soccer team that shocked five-time champion Yavapai College of Arizona, 3-1, to capture the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I men’s soccer national championship in Tyler, Texas. Hernando Quintero, Ricardo Cardoso and Heyden Ayure scored first-half goals […]
USL SoccerFest coming to Tampa
USL SoccerFest coming to Tampa. TAMPA, FL – United Soccer Leagues and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, in conjunction with the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department, announced Monday the inaugural USL SoccerFest will be held in Tampa, the home of the organization’s headquarters, in the fall of 2005. The USL SoccerFest is comprised […]
Terps Hire Pensky As Women’s Coach
Terps Hire Pensky As Women’s Coach. The University of Maryland has hired Brian Pensky as its new head coach for its women¹s soccer program, Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow announced today. Pensky, who helped the men¹s soccer team to College Cup appearances in each of his three seasons with the program, succeeds Shannon Higgins-Cirovski who […]
Kickers Advance On PKS
Kickers Advance On PKS. The Richmond Kickers and #3 seeded Vancouver Whitecaps played two games and an overtime period without a goal from either team in the opening round of the USL First Division playoffs. Unable to advance a team to the semifinals after 210 minutes in a home-and-away series, the game was decided on […]
Kickers Open With Win Over Silverbacks
Kickers Open With Win Over Silverbacks. The Richmond Kickers opened the 2005 season with a 3-1 victory over Southern rival Atlanta Silverbacks. The first goal of the night by Richmond’s Kevin Jeffrey was quickly followed by an Atlanta penalty kick to even the score, late in the first half. Two consecutive goals within a four […]
Alabama Draws 1-1 With Auburn
Alabama Draws 1-1 With Auburn. The University of Alabama soccer (3-0-3) remained unbeaten this spring and played the defending SEC Western Division Champion Auburn Tigers to a 1-1 tie Saturday night at the “Kick a Goal for CCF Classic” in Huntsville, Ala. Libby Probst scored the Tide’s goal on an assist from Suzanne Baker. Alabama […]
Maryland Wins National Championship
Maryland Wins National Championship. CARY, N.C. — Finally, the Maryland men’s program and coach Sasho Cirovski grabbed the biggest prize. Cirovski entered a post-game press conference on Dec. 11 carrying the championship trophy awarded to the winner of the 2005 NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament. After falling short in the three previous national semifinals, the […]
Maryland Goes For Title Against Lobos
Maryland Goes For Title Against Lobos. It will be Maryland and New Mexico in the championship game of the 2005 Division I College Cup at SAS Stadium in Cary, NC, on Sunday. Junior defender Andrew Boyens’ goal midway through the first half proved to be the winner as #1 New Mexico downed Clemson 2-1 in […]
Kickers Drop National Title On PKs
Kickers Drop National Title On PKs. Seattle Sounders captured the United Soccer Leagues First Division championship, defeating the Richmond Kickers 4-3 in a tense seven-round penalty-kicks tiebreaker after playing a 1-1 draw with the Richmond Kickers in the title match before 8,011 at Qwest Field tonight. The Sounders, who rallied from a 1-0 deficit, joined […]
Oak Mountain Completed Unbeaten Season #1
Oak Mountain Completed Unbeaten Season #1. Oak Mountain, ranked #1 nationally among boys spring high school teams, saved their best for the Alabama 6A championship game at the John Hunt Soccer Complex in Huntsville. Six different players scored for the Eagles in a 6-0 win over Prattville for the school’s first boys state soccer title. […]