Indiana Upsets Tar Heels To Reach College Cup. Chapel Hill, NC — Sixteen seeded Indiana pulled off its second consecutive upset to move on to the College Cup when the Hoosiers downed #9 seed UNC, 1-0, at Fetzer Field. The Hoosiers previously beat #1 seed Notre Dame to reach the NCAA Quarterfinals. Sophomore forward Eriq […]
Soccer in North Carolina
UNC Women Advance On Golden Goal
UNC Women Advance On Golden Goal. Junior forward Kealia Ohai’s overtime goal in the 105th minute Friday night lifted 14th-ranked North Carolina into the 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Tournament championship game as the Tar Heels knocked off top-ranked Stanford 1-0 in double overtime in the national semifinals. The game was played before 7,289 […]
N.C. State Hires Tim Santoro
N.C. State Hires Tim Santoro. Tim Santoro has been hired as the new women’s soccer head coach at N.C. State. Santoro comes to the Wolfpack from Wake Forest, where he served as Associate Head Coach for the nationally-ranked Demon Deacons. “First and foremost I want to thank Debbie Yow and Sherard Clinkscales for this opportunity […]
Springthorpe Out At N.C. State
Springthorpe Out At N.C. State. N.C. State has announced that Steve Springthorpe has stepped down as women’s soccer coach, marking the sixth change the Wolfpack has made in a head coach since Debbie Yow became athletics director in June of 2010. “I would like to thank the N.C. State athletic administration for its support of […]
Anson Dorrance Receives NSCAA’s Highest Honor
Anson Dorrance Receives NSCAA’s Highest Honor. BALTIMORE, MD. – Anson Dorrance, the women’s soccer coach at the University of North Carolina, is the recipient of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Honor Award for 2010. Dorrance was presented the award at the Association’s annual Awards Banquet, held at the Hilton Baltimore on Friday evening, […]
Five Deacons In Starting Lineups
Five Deacons In Starting Lineups. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Five Demon Deacons earned starts on the opening weekend of the MLS season. Here’s a look at all of the Wake Forest players in the MLS and how they did. Forward Cody Arnoux did not dress for Real Salt Lake’s two matches last week. RSL defeated Saprissa […]
RailHawks To Host U.S. National Teams
RailHawks To Host U.S. National Teams. Both the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams are scheduled to train at Cary’s WakeMed Soccer Park prior to upcoming international games. The agreement was struck with the Carolina RailHawks, who are based at the Cary facility. Coach Bob Bradley’s Men’s National Team will use the facility prior to […]
Watts Living His Dream At WFU
Watts Living His Dream At WFU. Ever since Jared Watts could remember, Wake Forest was his destination of choice. Whether it was watching hometown hero Justin Moose play for the Demon Deacons or honing his skills at the regional and national levels of youth soccer, the opportunity to play for WFU motivated Watts. Now Watts […]
Top Field Set For Manchester Cup
Top Field Set For Manchester Cup. Final plans have been completed for Winthrop University’s 2011 Manchester Cup, which now has a corporate sponsor. Lowe’s Home Improvement has signed on to be the major sponsor of the Manchester Cup for the next two years. The Manchester Cup will be held Friday, Mar. 25 and Saturday, Mar. […]
Twenty Tar Heels On MLS Rosters
Twenty Tar Heels On MLS Rosters. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – As the 2011 Major League Soccer season kicked off Tuesday with the First Kick matchup between the Seattle Sounders and LA Galaxy the North Carolina men’s soccer program was well represented with 20 former players on MLS rosters to open the year. A pair of […]