FC Kansas City goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart, 31, has been named the NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year, finishing ahead of Western New York’s Adrianna Franch and Portland’s Karina LeBlanc, who tied for second in the voting. Barnhart’s FC Kansas City teammate Becky Sauerbrunn was voted 2013 NWSL Defender of the Year. Sky Blue FC’s Christie Rampone […]
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Stengel Picks Up Where ’11 Ended With WFU Deacs
Stengel Picks Up Where ’11 Ended With WFU Deacs. Wake Forest junior Katie Stengel got a late start this year with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. She was halfway around the world, helping the United States win the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan., When she returned, there was no learning curve for […]
Soccer Notes
U.S. Soccer referee Kari Seitz, 42, the most decorated and experienced international referee in U.S. Soccer history worked the middle of the U.S. WNT’s 4-0 victory over Australia, Oct. 20, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. It was her final game, as she retired from a 28-year career as a referee, which started when […]
U.S. Escapes With World Cup Qualifier Win
U.S. Escapes With World Cup Qualifier Win. It has been a number of years since the U.S. Men’s National Team faced a must-win situation in the semifinal round of regional World Cup qualifying. But that was exactly the case on Sept. 11 when Jamaica came into Columbus Crew Stadium after beating the Americans, 2-1, four […]
Mitchell Scores While Armstrong Atlantic Defends Shines
First Hat Trick Against Montavello Armstrong Atlantic’s home unbeaten streak continues after a 5-0 Peachbelt Conference victory over Montevallo. It has now been extended to 34, and the shutout also extends the Pirates’ current scoreless streak to 522 minutes and 22 seconds, the second-longest scoreless streak in Armstrong soccer history. Armstrong Atlantic senior Morgan Mitchell […]
Regional Odds & End Briefs From The Southeast USA
Soccer In Arkansas Senior Evan Palmer found the back of the net for the fifth time of the season in the 88th minute to lift the University of Arkansas soccer team (11-5, 4-4) over Tennessee (7-6-3, 2-4-2), 2-1, at Razorback Field. Trailing 1-0, sophomore Ashleigh Ellenwood scored the equalizer in the 28th minute of the […]
Colonial Athletic Association Men
Colonial Athletic Association Men. James Madison is the winner of the first Colonial Athletic Association game played this season with a 2-1 win over Hofstra. The Dukes moved to 3-2-3 overall. Christian McLaughlin, a senior forward from Herndon, VA, scored the game’s only goal, penalty kick in the 42nd minute, in leading the Duke’s to […]
Maryland Teams Highly Ranked In Fall NSCAA Prep Polls
Maryland Teams Highly Ranked In Fall NSCAA Prep Polls. Olney’s Our Lady of Good Counsel was ranked #1 in the national girls NSCAA high school poll for the fall season of 2012. At the time of the rankings, Good Counsel was off to a 4-0-0 start. Farragut from Knoxville, TN, off to an 11-0-0-0 start, […]
Colonial Athletic Association Women
Colonial Athletic Association Women. William & Mary midfielder Mallory Schaffer, scored two goals and assisted on the game-winner in W&M’s 3-0 victory over Davidson. The Allison Park senior set up the Tribe’s first score by Emory Camper before scoring a pair of goals on her own late in the first half. Schaffer leads the CAA […]
D.C. United Hoping For A Late Season Playoff Run
1-0 Win On Road In Philly Is Huge D.C. United, once the flagship of Major League Soccer, hasn’t made the league’s postseason playoffs since 2007. United took a record of six straight road losses, by a 14-3 margin, to PPL Park in Chester, PA, and came away with a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union. […]