Designed and built in 1855 by Charles Goodyear, the ball was made of vulcanized rubber panels glued at the seams. Panels were shaped similar to today’s basketball. The ball was used for a game between the Oneida Football Club, the first organized team in the U.S. and a team of players from Boston Latin and […]
N.C. Soccer HOF To Honor UNC Tar Heels
The North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame will recognize the women’s soccer program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill at the annual Hall of Fame banquet scheduled for Saturday, January 25, 2014, at the North Raleigh Hilton in Raleigh, NC. The Tar Heels will be the third honoree into the NCSHOF National Champions […]
Ivy Grad Rewards Coach’s Confidence
Brown Bear Turns Into A Tiger Before the 2014 season got underway, Clemson head coach Mike Noonan felt his Tigers could be very good this year. In his fourth season, he has had time to recruit “his players.” Nine starters were returning from last year’s squad, including Ara Amirkhanian, who had five goals as a […]
Maryland 3, Clemson 1
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Patrick Mullin, last year’s MAC Hermann Trophy winner, scored on two penalty kicks to lead Maryland to a 3-1 victory over Clemson, ending the Tigers unbeaten run of six consecutive wins. The #17 Terps improved to 2-2-2. [/show_to][hide_from accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Your subscription has expired please Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to view full article […]
Charleston Didn’t Get To Defend USL PRO Title
The Charleston Battery walked off the field at the Citrus Bowl empty-handed and disappointed. They had fallen behind 3-0 to Orlando City in the semifinals of the USL PRO playoffs, but fell a goal short of drawing even and forcing overtime. The 3-2 loss ended their season and dashed hopes of a second consecutive league […]
Greenville To Host 2014 Presidents Cup
Greenville, SC, has been chosen to host the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The championship finals will be played July 10-13, 2014 at the MESA Soccer Complex. Regional winners of the Under-13 through Under-17 boys and girls age groups will earn a berth in the US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup finals. […]
USC Men & Women Begin Conference Play
Coach Shelley Smith’s USC team is ranked #22 in the NSCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Poll after a 8-1-1 start. The lone loss was a 2-0 setback against the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, GA. The tie was a 0-0 draw at Boston University in the fourth game of the season. From now on, what is […]
Conference Carolinas
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Erskine has taken an early lead in the Conference Carolinas men’s soccer race with a pair of wins. Belmont Abbey and Pfeiffer, both 2-0, are the early leaders in the conference women’s soccer standings. Belmont Abbey is 6-1 overall. [/show_to][hide_from accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Your subscription has expired please Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to view […]
A Thorny Trip The The NWSL Title
Another Championship For Cindy Year after year, talented players of music move to Memphis to launch their careers in Music City. After her junior year at Germantown High School, Cindy Parlow left Memphis, TN, for Chapel Hill, NC, to follow her dream. Memphis had been home for her as she grew up and fell in […]
Sanderson Proving To Be A Freshman Sharpshooter
It hasn’t taken Valerie Sanderson long to make a statement at the collegiate level playing for the Memphis Tigers. The Canadian freshman from Quebec became the first player in American Athletic Conference history to repeat as Offensive Player of the Week, after leading Memphis to a pair of wins over Florida Gulf Coast and Florida […]