U.S. U20s Advance To World Cup Quarters. Despite dropping its final Group D match in the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with a 3-0 loss to defending champion Germany, the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament. In the other Group D match, China PR defeated Ghana 1-0 to […]
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Sundhage To Step Down As U.S. WNT Coach
Sundhage To Step Down As U.S. WNT Coach. The U.S. women’s soccer team’s post-Olympic victory tour also will be a goodbye tour. Pia Sundhage is stepping down as U.S. coach and will take over Sweden’s team after leading the Americans to back-to-back gold medals and their first World Cup final in 12 years. The announcement […]
2012 ACC Soccer On Television
2012 ACC Soccer On Television. The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced broadcast coverage for soccer for the upcoming fall season. The league’s media rightsholders will distribute at least 77 events live, more than double any previous fall package. “To have a record number of live broadcast opportunities this fall is a terrific way to highlight […]
Penn State To Play For National Title
Penn State To Play For National Title. Florida State (20-4-0) saw its season come to a close in San Diego as the Seminoles fell to Penn State (21-3-2) 2-1 in overtime in the first semifinal of the 2012 College Cup inside Torero Stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego. Trailing by a […]
U.S. Women Shutout Ireland 5-0
U.S. Women Shutout Ireland 5-0. The U.S. Women’s National Team rolled past the Republic of Ireland 5-0 on a chilly night in Portland, OR, as Alex Morgan scored a hat trick in the first half and Sydney Leroux added two goals off the bench after the break. The match was the sixth of ten on […]
Indiana Upsets Tar Heels To Reach College Cup
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 […]
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 […]
U.S. Women Beat New Zealand To Advance
U.S. Women Beat New Zealand To Advance. NEWCASTLE, England (Aug. 3, 2012) – The U.S. Women’s National Team downed New Zealand 2-0 in the quarterfinal round of the 2012 Olympics as Abby Wambach scored in the first half and the USA’s youngest player – forward Sydney Leroux – tallied a clinching goal in the 87th […]
U.S. WNT Edges Canada 2-1
U.S. WNT Edges Canada 2-1. SANDY, Utah (June 30, 2012) – The U.S. Women’s National Team dominated play during a rough-and-tumble match against Canada, but found it difficult to score a goal. The U.S. got a late goal from substitute Amy Rodriguez to earn a 2-1 victory in its final match before the 2012 Olympics. […]