Will Host First Round Game Going into the final game of a three-game road trip, the Carolina RailHawks had one of the six North American Soccer League playoff spots locked up. They secured home field advantage in the first round of play with a 1-1 draw against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Ty Shipalane scored the […]
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2012 College Cups
2012 College Cups. The 2012 NCAA Division I semifinals and championship games will return to the venues that have hosted previous NCAA Division I championship finals. The University of San Diego will host the 2012 Women’s College Cup at Toreno Stadium in San Diego, Nov. 30 & Dec. 2. Last year’s final was held in […]
Florida Soccer
Florida Soccer. Milestone victory! West Florida men’s ead coach Bill Elliott reached career win number 200 while at West Florida in a 2-1 victory over Florida Southern. Now in his 18th season at UWF, Elliott holds a record of 200-90-29 overall (.672), and including two years at Tennessee Wesleyan he is now 217-104-30 all-time. Elliott’s […]
Notre Dame Is Set To Join The ACC
Irish Will Bring Along Three Women’s Soccer Titles These days it seems, when conference affiliations change for colleges and universities, is usually is all about collegiate football. The impact on the respective leagues’ soccer competition isn’t a factor. The announcement that Notre Dame would join the Atlantic Coast Conference as it’s 15th member institution is […]
Lady Vols Roll Over MSU ‘Dogs
Moore Leads Tennessee with seven-point game A lot of things have changed in Knoxville since last fall’s soccer season. The Lady Vols have a new coach, a #23 national ranking and they are playing well. Brian Pensky’s team is off to a 7-2-2 start and coming off a 6-0 SEC win over Mississppi State. Sophoore […]
Florida Defeats Georgia, 4-1
Florida Defeats Georgia, 4-1. It was anyone’s game at halftime with Georgia and Florida tied 0-0, but the second half was all Florida Gators as they came away with a 4-1 win. Florida moved to 6-3-1 and 3-1-0 in the SEC with the win, while Georgia dropped to 5-5-1 (1-2-1). After the break Florida outshot […]
2012 MLS Cup
2012 MLS Cup. MLS Cup 2012, the 17th edition of Major League Soccer’s championship match, will be played at the conclusion of the 2012 MLS Cup playoffs on December 1, 2012. For the first time in MLS Cup history, the championship will not be held at a predetermined neutral site. Instead, the match venue will […]
So Who’s On Deck?
“In My Opinion…” Pia Sundhage, the “singing Swede” often set the mood for her U.S. Women’s National Team with a song. One of Sweden’s great women’s soccer stars before becoming the U.S. coach five years ago, she heard the Star Spangled Banner played 107 times before sending her team out to play. Her country has […]
Brazil 2014 Mascot is An Armadillo
Brazil 2014 Mascot is An Armadillo. The mascot of the 2014 World Cup is a yet to-be-named Brazilian endangered armadillo. Brazilians will choose the mascot’s name from three choices — Amijubi, Fuleco and Zuzeco. The three-banded armadillo, commonly found in northeastern Brazil, rolls up into the shape of a ball when threatened. “The fact that […]
RedHawks Sofer Honored
RedHawks Sofer Honored. Martin Methodist midfielder Daniel Sofer has been named the TranSouth Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. Sofer, a 5-foot-6 senior from Hadera, Israel, scored two goals in a come-from-behind, double-overtime 2-1 victory over #20 William Carey University. After pulling the RedHawks level with a goal at the 63:03 mark, Sofer […]