A Trip To Afghanistan. Former U.S. Women’s National Team midfielder Lorrie Fair recently traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan, as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports initiative, which aims to increase the number of women and girls who participate in all aspects of sports. Fair, a former All-America at the […]
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Limestone Wins CC Title
Limestone Wins CC Title. Limestone College scored five second half goals to capture the Conference Carolinas Tournament Championship with a 6-1 win over Barton College (8-9-2). It was the second CC title for the Saints, who also finished in a tie for the regular season championship before routing the Bulldogs. Limestone finished the year 13-5-1. […]
Nine ACC Teams Picked
Nine ACC Teams Picked. The Atlantic Coast Conference led all conferences in placing nine teams in the Division I postseason women’s tournament. Florida State was one of four #1 seeds, while Virginia and UNC were #2 seeds along with Florida and San Diego State. Duke and Wake Forest were #3 seeds and Maryland was a […]
Florida Well Represented In D-II
Two Teams Reach Respective Final Fours A pair of Florida teams from different conferences will take the field at Blanchard Woods Park in Evans, GA, on Nov. 29. Each is seeking a win that will put them in the championship game for a NCAA Division II national championship. The University of West Florida Argonauts from […]
Quoting Tom Sermanni…..
Quoting Tom Sermanni…… “I feel very privileged and honored to be given this position. It’s not often you get the chance to coach and manage the #1 team in the world. I am looking forward to getting started as soon as possible.” On The Style He Wants To Play: “I’ve always tried to play a […]
Death By Penalty Kicks
Death By Penalty Kicks. In a quarterfinal between Pennsylvania rivals, the Messiah Falcons earned a trip to the NCAA Division III sectional final by winning a 4-2 penalty kick decision against instate rival York. Messiah looked to have the game in hand with a 2-0 lead, but that was quickly negated by a pair of […]
Averett, Lynchburg Win Titles
Averett, Lynchburg Win Titles. The third-seeded Lynchburg College Hornets successfully defended their Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) with a 2-0 victory over #4 Bridgewater College in the conference tournament finals. The victory gave the Hornets their third-straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference title, the fifth in the last six seasons, and the 11th in program history. […]
Winkworth Leaves Lions To Take USA Top Job
Winkworth Leaves Lions To Take USA Top Job. After the University of South Alabama fired women’s head soccer coach Mike Varga in early November, the position didn’t stay open long. USA hired Graham Winkworth, who has taken North Alabama to the NCAA Division II tourname… Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to get all the news […]
Alabama’s ‘PAINFUL’ Losing Season
Tide Played Well Without Getting Wins The pain lingers for Todd Bramble. The veteran coach can point to the statistics to show the progress the University of Alabama women’s soccer team made in his fifth season at the school. He also can talk about how the Crimson Tide elevated their level of play and possessed […]
Lingering MNT Questions
Lingering MNT Questions. A prime question with most teams without a dominant attacking player, like Lionel Messi or Wayne Rooney, is who will score the goals? U.S. MNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann could certainly ask that of his squad. He once was that dominant striker in his pl… Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to get all […]