To say that the Wofford Terriers got off to a shaky start in 2013 is an understatement. Not many outside of the Wofford program were likely to have been surprised. The Terriers won only twice last year in SoCon play and were picked to finish next to last in 2013. It wasn’t until the seventh […]
Soccer in South Carolina
Greenville To Host 2014 Presidents Cup
Greenville, SC, has been chosen to host the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The championship finals will be played July 10-13, 2014 at the MESA Soccer Complex. Regional winners of the Under-13 through Under-17 boys and girls age groups will earn a berth in the US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup finals. […]
Ivy Grad Rewards Coach’s Confidence
Brown Bear Turns Into A Tiger Before the 2014 season got underway, Clemson head coach Mike Noonan felt his Tigers could be very good this year. In his fourth season, he has had time to recruit “his players.” Nine starters were returning from last year’s squad, including Ara Amirkhanian, who had five goals as a […]
Maryland 3, Clemson 1
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Patrick Mullin, last year’s MAC Hermann Trophy winner, scored on two penalty kicks to lead Maryland to a 3-1 victory over Clemson, ending the Tigers unbeaten run of six consecutive wins. The #17 Terps improved to 2-2-2. [/show_to][hide_from accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Your subscription has expired please Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to view full article […]
Charleston Didn’t Get To Defend USL PRO Title
The Charleston Battery walked off the field at the Citrus Bowl empty-handed and disappointed. They had fallen behind 3-0 to Orlando City in the semifinals of the USL PRO playoffs, but fell a goal short of drawing even and forcing overtime. The 3-2 loss ended their season and dashed hopes of a second consecutive league […]
Greenville To Host 2014 Presidents Cup
Greenville, SC, has been chosen to host the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The championship finals will be played July 10-13, 2014 at the MESA Soccer Complex. Regional winners of the Under-13 through Under-17 boys and girls age groups will earn a berth in the US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup finals. […]
Battery Two Wins Away From Repeat
USL PRO Semifinals Set The Charleston Battery had an edge going into the first round of the USL Pro playoffs. They were playing at home in Blackbaud Stadium. They had lost only once this season at Blackbaud, running up a 9-1-4 mark. Now make that 10 wins on home turf. The defending USL PRO champions […]
Bad Luck Seems To Follow One Of The Good Guys
Stuart Holden isn’t one to complain. But if he did, one could understand his frustration. Holden recently underwent his third knee operation in the past three years. Just when it looked like he was ready to return to full speed for the U.S. Men’s National Team, he fell to the turf at Chicago’s Soldier Field, […]
South Carolina Youth Soccer AGM
On Saturday August 3rd, SC Youth Soccer held its Annual General Meeting and Presidents Workshop[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Award winners this year included. Publix Parent of the Year Ron Tryon; Boys Coach of the Year John Devereux; Girls Coach of the Year Gary Olivier; Upstate Youth Male Referee of the Year Ross Lordo; Lower State Youth Male […]
S.C. Soccer
The Charleston Battery will play England’s Portsmouth F.C. in an international exhibition on Wednesday, July 27 at Blackbaud Stadium. This marks the second consecutive year that the Battery has hosted an English team. Last July the Battery played the Bolton Wanderers in front of a sold out crowd of 5,249. Port[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]smouth plays in the […]