After the non-conference half of the Southern Conference regular season, Elon has positioned itself at the top of the standings with only one loss in eight games (5-1-2). Samford came through the first eight games 6-2-0, while Furman and Western Carolina each have won five times[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Brief Notes From The SoCon • The Citadel […]
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James Madison Off To Fast Start In CAA
Hofstra, Delaware and Northeastern share the top spot in the Colonial Athletic Association standings with one win each, but James Madison has posted the most wins in 2013. The Dukes are 8-3-0, one win more than 7-3-0 Hofstra. JMU won its fourth consecutive game, and third straight shutout with a 2-0 win over Longwood in […]
Women’s College Briefs
A-Sun Conference Florida Gulf Coast (6-3-1) and Mercer (6-4-1) are the first two teams to reach six victories in 2014. They, along with Kennesaw State and Stetson are 1-0 in league play. FGCU’s Tabby Tindell and USC Upstate’s Sarah Plantz, received the latest offensive and defensive awards, rspectively. Tindell had four goals in win over […]
Gators Grab SEC Lead
The Florida Gators have opened the 2013 season strong and are ranked #7 in the NSCAA Division I women’s rankings. At 2-0 in league play, they have gotten a jump on the rest of the SEC in league play[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The Gators share the SEC lead with the Georgia Bulldogs, also off to a 2-0 […]
Florida, Tennessee In NAIA Poll
While most colleges and universities in the Carolinas and Georgia have moved to the NCAA, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics still has a number of outstanding teams in Florida and Tennessee, as well as a competitive presence in Georgia[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Between the men’s and women’s NAIA national soccer polls, Florida is represented by three […]
Three Big SEC Wins For Bulldogs
‘Those Aren’t Shabby Wins’…….Samford’s Todd Yelton Six games into the season, if the Samford Bulldogs were members of the Southeastern Conference they would be leading that league with 3-0 record. A sweep of SEC teams in the non-conference portion of the Bulldogs’ schedule was capped with a 3-2 double-overtime win over Vanderbilt, their first-ever win […]
Blazers Fired Blanks In Their Tournament
The Soccer For A Cure Tournament at the University of Alabama Birmingham is about good soccer games and a worthwhile cause. The Blazers, who have held the tournament for 16 years, were joined this year by East Tennessee State, Charlotte and the University of Memphis. Proceeds from the two-day tournament go to help support the […]
Soccer For A Cure
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] The UAB Soccer For A Cure tournament raised more than $1,500 for the foundation started six years ago by Charlie Corbett, with proceeds going to Children’s of Alabama hospital. See Page 17 for more about this foundation and who it supports. Read about Corbett, a cancer survivor from Alpharetta, GA, and his goal […]
Region III In Decatur
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Decatur, Ala, has been named the host for the 2014 US Youth Soccer Region III Presidents Cup championships, June 6-9, 2014. The regional winners in the boys and girls U13/U17 age groups will advance to the national championships, July 10-13, 2014, in Greenville, SC. Games will be played at the Jack Allen Soccer […]
West Alabama #25 In National Poll, #3 In Gulf South
The West Alabama Tigers are off to a 3-1-1 Gulf South Conference start and 5-1-1 overall, and are ranked #25 in the most recent NSCAA Division II men’s national soccer rankings. The Tigers are third in the Gulf South Conference standings, behind conference leader Shorter (5-0-0) and West Florida (4-1-0)[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. West Alabama’s Thibault Charmey, […]