News From The NSCAA. Scholar All-America POY Margaret Purce (Our Lady of Good Counsel HS/Olney,MD) and Brandon Hudik (Bordentown Regional HS, NJ) have been selected as the 2012 NSCAA Scholar All-Amrica Player of the Year for girls and boys, respectively. Purce is a three-time NSCAA All-America selection. She closed out one of the most-decorated careers […]
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UNC’s Lopez Going To MLS
UNC’s Lopez Going To MLS. North Carolina sophomore Mike Lopez has become the eighth Tar Heel to sign a Generation adidas contract with Major League Soccer. Lopez leaves UNC after two years in which he played 46 matches and helped the Tar Heels to their second national title during his freshman year in 2011. Lopez, […]
Foudy To Receive Honorary A-A Award
Foudy To Receive Honorary A-A Award. The NSCAA will present an Honorary All-America award to Julie Foudy during the 2013 NSCAA convention. Foudy, former U.S. Women’s National Team captain, Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion, will be presented the award for her many contribtions on behalf of the sport. Foudy was a member of […]
Roma 5, Lions 0 At Rollins
Roma 5, Lions 0 At Rollins. The USL PRO Orlando City Lions lost to three-time Serie A champion A.S. Roma 5-0 in a preseason friendly for both teams. The game, played at tiny Rollins College stadium, drew a crowd of just over 700. U.S. WNT midfielder Michael Bradley played the first half for Roma
Losing A PK Shootout Will Break Your Heart
Losing A PK Shootout Will Break Your Heart. One is in Cleveland, Tennessee. The other in Portland, Oregon. They are separated by 2,500 miles, but over the past four years Lee University and Concordia University have built up a competitive soccer rivalry. Usually they have met on the biggest stage, the NAIA national tournament. So […]
Emory Comes Up One Win Short In Final
The End Of An Outstanding Season Emory University’s magical run to the NCAA Division III women’s championship game ended in a shutout. The Eagles could not find a goal in San Antonio, and were blanked by Messiah College, 1-0. All season long, the offensive had come through for Emory, including a 3-1 victory over Messiah […]
Virginia/DC Soccer HOF To Induct Four
Virginia/DC Soccer HOF To Induct Four. The Virginia/DC Soccer Hall of Fame has selected four new members, who will be inducted on Feb. 1 at the annual HOF Dinner in Richmond, VA. Steve Jolley, who played collegiate soccer at the College of William & Mary and went on to a 10-year professional career in Major […]
Limited TV Coverage
Limited TV Coverage. It is unlikely that there will be television coverage of away U.S. Men’s National Team Hexagonal World Cup Games. Each home federation has the rights to work their own television deals. Traffic Sports, which had the original rights, has sold those to beinSport, a cable company not available on many U.S. cable […]
Taiwo Selected N.C. Player Of Year
Taiwo Selected N.C. Player Of Year. Cardinal Gibbons junior forward Ade Taiwo was named the 2012 North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year. Taiwo scored 11 goals with 11 assists in leading Cardinal Gibbons to the NCHSAA 3-A state c… Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to get all the news in your mailbox!
2013 Georgia AGM
2013 Georgia AGM. The Annual General Meeting for Georgia Soccer (youth and adult) is scheduled for Saturday, February 2, at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta.