STARKVILLE, Miss. – Seniors Elisabeth Sullivan and Morganne Grimes and junior Shannen Jainudeen, were tabbed to the SEC Preseason Soccer Watch List announced by the conference. “We are proud of Elisabeth, Morganne and Shannen for being named to the SEC Preseason Watch List,” first-year coach Aaron Gordon said. “These are three talented individuals who we will be counting on to lead our […]
Leumas Earns C-USA’s Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarship
IRVING, Texas – Former Southern Mississippi women’s soccer standout Caitlin Leumas was one of 12 recipients of the Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded by Conference USA. This is the fifth year the award has been named for Dr. Castañeda, who served Rice University for 46 years as an educator, coach and Faculty Athletics Representative before he passed away […]
Rebels Announce 2013 Soccer Schedule
OXFORD, Miss. – Fresh off one of the program’s best season’s that saw the Rebels finish two games shy of the best record in school history, the Ole Miss women’s soccer team has stepped up to the plate again with a challenging schedule for the 2013 season, head coach Matt Mott announced on Wednesday. The 2013 […]
Baltimore’s Caringi Takes Scoring Crown, Golden Boot
TAMPA, Fla. – The 2013 PDL regular season honors were announced with Baltimore Bohemians forward Peter Caringi leading the way by earning both the Scoring Champion and Golden Boot awards. Caringi, set to play his senior season at University of Maryland/Baltimore County, led the Bohemians (8-1-5) to second place in the Mid Atlantic Division while tallying 16 goals and 37 points in […]
Piranhas’ Jones Earns W-League MVP
The W-League announced its 2013 regular season honors, naming the Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year and Coach of the Year at its Awards Banquet at the 2013 W-League Championship presented by Nike in Bradenton, Florida. Voting was conducted by W-League coaches and general managers. The […]
Another Tragic Injury For Stuart Holden
U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Stuart Holden has been diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee following an MRI evaluation Monday in Chicago after the completion of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Holden will consult with the medical teams of U.S. Soccer and Bolton Wanderers to formulate a treatment plan. “We […]
USA Wins CONCACAF Gold Cup With 1-0 Victory
The U.S. Men’s National Team defeated Panama 1-0 on a second half goal from substitute Brek Shea to win the championship of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The hard-fought victory in front of 57,920 fans at Soldier Field marked the fifth time the USA has won the Gold Cup, having previously won the tournament in […]
USA Gold Cup…….In It, To Win It!
Landon Donovan has called every game in the CONCACAF a personal audition. He’s passing the test with flying colors…..red, white and blue. So are the others on the U.S. MNT Gold Cup squad. The[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]y roared through four games without a loss and meet Honduras in the semis at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, TX. Jurgen […]
New Print Date On This Issue
Check the print date at the bottom of this copy of Southern Soccer Scene[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. You will see that we moved our print schedule back a week for a number of production considerations. This change has allowed us to include coverage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup through the quarterfinal round. We expect to move back […]
A New U.S. Citizen
Danny Mwanga, who plays in Major League Soccer with the Colorado Rapids, is a brand new U.S. citizen[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. A native of the democratic Republic of Congo, he came to the United States to reunite with his mother, who immigrated in 2001. His father, a government worker, disappered one day. Speculation was that he had […]