Lou Cioffi, the Knights’ outstanding goalkeeper from 1978-79, is one of five University of Central Florida athletes who have been selected for induction into the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame. Cioffi had 11 career saves, with six shutouts and a career 1.54 goals allowed average. He was the Defensive MVP in 1979 when the Knights […]
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Tennessee Soccer
University of Tennessee soccer signee Amalie Thestrup scored in three straight games to lead Denmark to wins over Scotland, Austria and Ukraine to advance to the second round of the 2013 UEFA European Women’s Under-19 Championship qualifying. The next round begins on August. 19…..Vanderbilt has signed five players for the fall of 2013, including Knoxville […]
S.C. Soccer
Last fall College of Charleston men’s head soccer coach Ralph Lundy completed his 37th collegiate season as a head coach, 24 of which have been in Charleston. His Cougars moved earned a spot the Division I national rankings, and also earned Lundy his 400th coaching victory…..University of South Carolina women head soccer coach Shelley Smith […]
N.C. Soccer
Bria Dixon, a senior forward at Cary High School has been selected as the girls NSCAA/TopDrawerSoccer.com High School Player of the Week (March 13)…..Freshman Cassie Pecht (Mechanicsburg, PA) received both the Most Valuable Player and Newcomer of the Year awards at the Duke women’s annual team banquet. Redshirt junior Kim DeCesare (Massapequa Park, NY), who […]
Upcoming Games & Events
Region III Hosts US Youth Soccer has announced that Edmond, Okla., and Oklahoma Soccer Association will host the 2013 US Youth Soccer Region III (South) Championships as part of the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series. The games will take place at the ESC Complex in Edmond, OK. The event is scheduled for June 20-27. […]
Alabama Soccer
Aron Johannson grew up in Iceland and the 21-year old forward who is Jozy Altidore’s teammate at AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) in the Eredivisie, the highest pro soccer league in the Netherlands. He moved to AZ in January of this year from a club in Denmark. But there is also a connection here with U.S. Soccer. […]
Soccer Notes
The father-in-law of veteran New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis, Bob Odom, was injured in the Boston Marathon explosion. Odom was near the finish line waiting for the arrival of his wife, Nicole, who was one of 34 members of the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation team of runners who signed up to raise funds […]
Soccer Shorts
www.southernsoccerscene.com Southern Soccer Scene has a brand new re-designed website. Same place, but a new look with brand new features. Take a look at www.southernsoccerscene.com. Bookmark it and visit often. Much of the content is free, but each month, the current printed issue of Southern Soccer Scene will be up on the site on the […]
Gold Cup Games Coming To Southeast
The United States will again host the CONCACAF Gold Cup championships for 2013. Games will be played in 13 cities. The 12-team tournament is scheduled from July 7-28, 2013. On the list of venues is the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX, BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston […]
Recruiting Release Links Found on www.southernsoccerscene.com
February 6 was the starting of the NCAA signing period for college soccer (among other sports). Beginning that day, and continuing through the spring, schools will be releasing their list of signed recruits for the fall of 2013. Southern Soccer Scene annually provides a link section to recruiting releases from over 100 collegiate programs on […]