In search of its fourth-straight Atlantic Sun Men’s Soccer Regular Season Title, Florida Gulf Coast University received seven first-place votes in the Preseason Coaches Poll. Earning the preseason superlative awards were ETSU’s David Geno and Blaike Woodruff as well as Mercer’s Greg Ranjitsingh[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The Eagles secured three spots on the 12-man Preseason All-Conference squad […]
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Paladins Favored In SoCon
The Furman Paladins were the coaches pick to win the Southern Conference men’s championship. Coach Doug Allison’s team received five first-place votes. The other first place vote went to defending SoCon champion Elon, second in the preseason poll[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Furman was 12-4-3 a year ago, finishing second in the regular season. Elon went 15-5-4 in […]
Tar Heels #1 In ACC, #1 In National Preseason
North Carolina, which returns eight starters from last season’s NCAA Championship team, has been selected first in the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll. UNC is also #1 nationally in the preseason NSCAA Division I women’s poll. Coach Anson Dorrance’s Tar Heels received 13 first-place votes in balloting among the ACC’s 14 head coaches. […]
Aggies, Gators Picked Preseason #1s
Expansion made the Southeastern Conference stronger in 2012. Maturation likely will make the league an even more dangerous place to navigate this season. While league veteran University of Florida and newcomer Texas A&M University (ranked #9 and #12, respectively, in the NSCAA preseason poll), figure to lead the SEC, better health, solid recruiting classes, and […]
Methodist, Averett Top USA South Polls
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] The Methodist University men and the Averett University women top the NCAA Division III USA South Athletic Conference’s preseason soccer polls. Methodist was third in the conference during the 2012 men’s regular season, but won the conference tournament. Averett is the defending USA South Athletic women’s champion, and received 12 of 13 first […]
Florida Gulf Coast Top A-Sun Pick
Florida Gulf Coast’s Ally Kasun has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference preseason Player of the Year[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Kasun, a sophomore, scored seven goals as a freshman,including the game-winner in overtime in the A-Sun championship against Mercer. FGCU came in at #1 in the preseason team poll of predicted finishes in the A-Sun 2013 regular […]
SEC Expectations Grow Second Time Around
It took only one year in Southeastern Conference for the Texas A&M women’s soccer team to earn the bull’s eye. It’s not that the SEC coaches didn’t expect coach G Guerrieri’s Aggies and coach Bryan Blitz’s University of Missouri Tigers from competing last season in their first year in the league after leaving the Big […]
Chances & 2nd Chances……. By Ray Alley
“In My Opinion……….” After dropping the opening game of the final round of CONCACAF qualifying, and seeing internal personality conflicts reported in the media, no one saw a 12-game winning streak comng for the United States Men’s National Team. There were many who favored bringing the “Klismann Experiment” to an end. Others questioned the players. […]
They Dared To Dream The Impossible
Birmingham-Southern Men’s Soccer Coach Preston Goldfarb made history this summer, not just for the college or even the state, but for the nation, leading the Maccabi USA Men’s Soccer team to gold at the 19th World Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel. Goldfarb coached the Maccabi USA Open Men’s Soccer Team at this year’s games, held […]
Rijkaard Joins Academy
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Florida’s Montverde Academy has named former Dutch star and Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard as official ambassador and advisor of player development for its Soccer Institute. The Soccer Institute at Montverde Academy, will provide full-time soccer training at the boarding school. The Monteverde soccer team will play club teams, national teams and colleges and […]