USF’s Zak Boggs Honored. Former University of South Florida men’s soccer standout Zak Boggs was recently named the recipient of the 2010 Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Award. The award was presented by the Athletes for a Better World (ABW) at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga. The Wooden Cup is given to a […]
Soccer in Florida
FC Dallas Plays Two In Tampa
FC Dallas Plays Two In Tampa. FC Dallas will travel to Tampa, Fla., March 10-16 for the club’s second preseason trip with matches scheduled against Major League Soccer’s expansion Philadelphia Union and the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League, the team announced today. FC Dallas will face the NASL Rowdies, Tampa’s new […]
Yamaguchi Leaves FSU To Turn Pro
Yamaguchi Leaves FSU To Turn Pro. Florida State University and head coach Mark Krikorian has announced that junior forward Mami Yamaguchi will forgo her senior season to pursue a professional soccer career. Yamaguchi, the 2007 Hermann Trophy winner, has signed a contract to play with Umea IK of the All-Swedish League. Umea IK is a […]
Tampa Bay Rowdies Return!
Tampa Bay Rowdies Return!. New owners announced a throwback to earlier times with the return of the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer team to the USL First Division. Speaking for the ownership group, which included two other partners, local restaurateur David Laxer and Boston resident Hinds Howard, Rowdies President and CEO Andrew Nestor gave a synopsis […]
Sharks Get First Win!
Sharks Get First Win!. The Orlando Sharks made franchise history getting the first Major Indoor Soccer League win of their inaugural season in front of an elated crowd at the Amway Arena, beating the California Cougars 16-13. The win snapped a 16-game losing streak to open the 2007-08 season. Dominating California from the opening kick, […]
Pumas tab Queen as new coach
Pumas tab Queen as new coach. WEST PALM BEACH, FL — The Palm Beach Pumas have announced the signing of Gerry Queen as their new Head Coach of the PDL Program. Gerry Queen has spent the past six seasons with the Cocoa Expos where they won five division titles. Executive Director Bobby Lennon who has […]
Gators Picked #1 In SEC
Gators Picked #1 In SEC. The University of Florida soccer program was picked by the league coaches to defend its Southeastern Conference team title in 2007. Florida earned nine first-place votes, while Georgia, Kentucky and Vanderbilt each received one vote. The Gators claimed their seventh SEC title in 2006 with a 7-1-3 league record. In […]
Tampa Captures D-2 National Title
Tampa Captures D-2 National Title. Tampa University has had a women’s soccer team for 10 years, and now the school has a national championship. The Spartans captured the 2007 NCAA Division II title the hard way, beating five-time national champion Franklin Pierce College in a penalty kick shootout. It prevented a sweep of national titles […]
Seminoles Come Up One Win Short
Seminoles Come Up One Win Short. Florida State players and coaches celebrated winning their first game in a NCAA Division I College Cup semifinal on Friday afternoon . The 3-2 win over Notre Dame was a relief, of sorts, since the Seminoles had previously been 0-4 in College Cup appearances. A year ago it had […]
Florida State Advances To Championship Game
Florida State Advances To Championship Game. Amanda DaCosta scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute to help Florida State advance to its first NCAA Women’s College Cup final with a 3-2 win over Notre Dame on Friday night. Florida State faces Southern California in the NCAA championship at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday (Dec. […]