Wake Forest men’s soccer head coach Jay Vidovich has been named the head coach of Timbers 2 (T2), a club in the USL PRO league. T2 is owned by the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. Vidovich will also serve as an assistant coach of the MLS Portland Timbers Vidovich leaves Wake Forest after 21 seasons as head coach and […]
Men’s College Briefs
Pfeiffer, Barton, USC Aiken In NCAAs
Pfeiffer. Barton and USC Aiken secured their first trips to NCAA Division II men’s soccer postseason play, as three of six teams in the Southeast region. Pfeiffer captured the Conference Carolinas championship and earned the league automatic berth. Barton lost to Pfeiffer in the conference semifinals, but earned an at-large berth. USC Aiken was the […]
Irish Picked #1 Among ACC Men
A year ago Notre Dame joined the Atlantic Coast Conference and won the NCAA Division I men’s national championship. The Irish are the 2014 men’s soccer preseason favorite, according to a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches. This year Louisville joins the ACC and the Cardinal men are picked to finish first in the […]
Gators Edge Aggies For SEC Top Pick
Florida narrowly edged Texas A&M as the favorite to claim the 2014 Southeastern Conference women’s soccer title in voting by the league’s 14 head coaches. This marks the 16th time that Florida has been tabbed by the coaches to win the title. The Gators received 164 points that included eight first-place votes, topping the Aggies’ […]
Limestone Wins CC Title
Limestone Wins CC Title. Limestone College scored five second half goals to capture the Conference Carolinas Tournament Championship with a 6-1 win over Barton College (8-9-2). It was the second CC title for the Saints, who also finished in a tie for the regular season championship before routing the Bulldogs. Limestone finished the year 13-5-1. […]
Death By Penalty Kicks
Death By Penalty Kicks. In a quarterfinal between Pennsylvania rivals, the Messiah Falcons earned a trip to the NCAA Division III sectional final by winning a 4-2 penalty kick decision against instate rival York. Messiah looked to have the game in hand with a 2-0 lead, but that was quickly negated by a pair of […]
Fighting Irish Seeded #1
Fighting Irish Seeded #1. Notre Dame was the #1 seed in the Men’s Division I tournament. The Big East Conference placed seven other teams in the field, including third-seeded Georgetown (17-3-1), #4 Connecticut (15-3-1), seventh-seeded Marquette (16-3-1) and #10 Louisville (12-5-1). Marquette made its second tournament appearance, with the first one coming in 1997. Other […]
Panthers Take First Loss
Panthers Take First Loss. High Point University was one of the last three undefeated Division I men’s soccer teams when the Panthers arrived in Charlottesville for a non-conference meeting with the University of Virginia Cavaliers. HPU, ranked #23 nationally, almost left Charlottesville unbeaten, but all that went away in the 88th minute when Will Bates […]
Charlotte Offense Explodes
Charlotte Offense Explodes. A year ago the Charlotte 49ers played for the national championship. The 49ers would like to get back to the College Cup in 2012. Behind a season-high six goals from five different players, the 18th-ranked Charlotte 49ers (10-2-3, A-10: 4-1-1) ran past the Rhode Island Rams (2-9-3, A-10: 1-3-1), 6-1, at Transamerica […]
#1 Beats #2 In Overtime
#1 Beats #2 In Overtime. The #1 ranked Maryland Terrapins got a break in the 89th minute of regulation when UNC junior Rob Lovejoy failed to convert a game-winning penalty kick. The Terps then scored the game-winner in overtime on a goal by freshman Schillo Tshuma for a 1-0 ACC vistory. The Terps remain unbeaten […]