Virginia Soccer. Richmond Kickers’ Nozomi Hiroyama, 35, a veteran of 15 professional seasons on four continents, announced his retirement after the Kickers’ playoff loss to the Wilmington Hammerheads. Hiroyama, a former member of the Japanese national team, played his final two seasons in Richmond. He appeared in 47 matches for the Kickers, logged nearly 2,000 […]
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Carolina RailHawks Eager For Playoffs
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 […]
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 […]
SAC Men and Women
SAC Men and Women. With conference play now underway, Wingate forward Peron Da Silva and Lenoir-Rhyne goalkeeper Caitlin Scruggs have been selected as the SAC Soccer Players of the Week. Da Silva had a pair of game-winning goals, leading Wingate to victories over Lander and Lenoir-Rhyne. For the season, Da Silva has three goals – […]
Soccer Notes
U.S. Soccer referee Kari Seitz, 42, the most decorated and experienced international referee in U.S. Soccer history worked the middle of the U.S. WNT’s 4-0 victory over Australia, Oct. 20, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. It was her final game, as she retired from a 28-year career as a referee, which started when […]
Virginia Soccer
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have signed midfielder Joseph Ngwenya, who played the 2013 season with the Richmond Kickers, where he had nine goals and five assists and 23 points in 20 appearances. He was named first team USL PRO All-League and one of three finalists for league MVP…..The Kickers have announced a couple of new player […]
Georgia Soccer
Georgia Soccer has hired Greg Griffith as its new Executive Director. Griffith comes to Georgia Soccer from The US Soccer Foundation where he was the Director of Development. In his position with the Foundation, he increased revenues from $1 million in 2008 to an anticipated $7 for fiscal 2014. Griffith, who was a four-year player […]
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 […]