Hammerheads Upset Orlando, Advance To Final. ORLANDO, Fla. — The Wilmington Hammerheads advanced to the USL PRO Championship Game on Friday night, denying defending champion Orlando City Soccer Club’s bid for a second consecutive hampionship as they took a 4-3 victory at the Florida Citrus Bowl. Corey Hertzog scored twice to lead the Hammerheads to […]
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Battery Beats Rhinos, Will Host USL PRO Title Game
Battery Beats Rhinos, Will Host USL PRO Title Game. The Charleston Battery defeated the Rochester Rhinos in a dramatic penalty shootout Saturday night at Sahlens Stadium, Rochester, NY. JC Mack converted the winning spot-kick to lift Charleston to victory; the Battery will now host the USL PRO Championship game at Blackbaud Stadium, September 8. Rochester […]
Tar Heels Win 21st NCAA Championship
Tar Heels Win 21st NCAA Championship. The UNC Tar Heels exploded for three second-half goals to hand Penn State a 4-1 loss in the NCAA Division I College Cup championship game. The game was played before a crowd of 6,930 fans at Torero Stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego Sunday afternoon. […]
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 […]
Silverbacks Hire Wynalda As Interim Coach
Silverbacks Hire Wynalda As Interim Coach. The Atlanta Silverbacks have appointed former U.S. Men’s National Team star Eric Wynalda as the team’s interim head coach and team advisor. Wynalda, 43, will handle all team-related decisions effective immediately, and that will include finding a permanent head coach for the club. He will take over the roles […]
Springthorpe Out At N.C. State
Springthorpe Out At N.C. State. N.C. State has announced that Steve Springthorpe has stepped down as women’s soccer coach, marking the sixth change the Wolfpack has made in a head coach since Debbie Yow became athletics director in June of 2010. “I would like to thank the N.C. State athletic administration for its support of […]