Sasho Cirovski had a lot on his mind this past weekend. A day before No. 1 Terrapins rallied to beat Michigan, 3-2, and remain unbeaten, he drove across to Canadian border to visit his mother,whose condition had stabilized after suffering serious injuries when she was hit by a car while crossing a street.
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NCAA RPI: Stanford women remain first
Stanford remained No. 1 in the second NCAA RPI rankings of the 2016 season, ahead of Georgetown and BYU. The NCAA uses the RPI to help seed teams and select at-large teams for its postseasonchampionship. It takes into account wins, losses and ties, whether they were home and away — and strength of schedule.
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College soccer at the crossroads
Is college soccer doomed to irrelevance and decline? Charles Boehm asks that of those in and around the college game (men’s and women’s). Maryland’s Sasho Cirovski, who is leading thefight for a split season, has termed college soccer “the pulse, the glue and the heartbeat of soccer in this country.” Says ESPN analyst Taylor Twellman, […]
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Army-Navy Cup draws 10,092 fans
A single goal separated Army and Navy in the Army-Navy Cup at Talen Energy Stadium, home of MLS”s Philadelphia Union. It’s fifth straight year the game has been played in Chester, and this year’s gamedrew 10,092 fans, the largest crowd in college soccer this season.
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Driesse's move from Florida State to Penn State pays off
Nickolette Driesse pulled a rare double — back-to-back national titles with different teams. She played for Florida State when it won its first national title in 2014. And she helped PennState win its first national crown this season. The decision to leave the Seminoles came after she went from a starter in 2013 to a […]
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What it means to be an Akron soccer fan
For one Akron soccer fan, the fanaticism of him and his wife for the Zips was built up through the years of watching them in the cold and crowded stands. Akron grew during the “death by athousand passes” era of soccer decreed by then-coach Caleb Porter. Akron teams featured Steve Zakuani, Darlington Nagbe, Kofi Sarkodie, […]
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Three years after Porter's departure, Akron is back
Three years after Jared Embick was handed the Akron men’s head coaching job following the departure of his boss, Caleb Porter, to the Portland Timbers, he’s taking the Zips to theMen’s College Cup. The 3-2 overtime win over Creighton came a day before the Timbers played for MLS Cup 2015 two hours away in Columbus. Porter […]
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Syracuse rides momentum to first College Cup finals
Syracuse, the lone newcomer at this year’s Men’s College Cup, has gone unbeaten in its last seven games, winning its first ACC title and taking three games in a row in the NCAA Tournament. It scoredtwice in the first 20 minutes to beat Seattle in the third round but needed a late goal from Ben […]
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Young Deacs learn as they go along
No. 1 seed Wake Forest will face its toughest test on the road to the Men’s College Cup when it hosts Stanford and Jordan Morris on Saturday at Spry Stadium. The Demon Deacons, who don’thave any senior starters, are the youngest team in the tournament. “In a lot of ways this is a young team,” […]
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Penn State women would like different ending
Penn State is returning to the Women’s College Cup, beating West Virginia, 2-0, to make it four wins in four NCAA Tournament games and an amazing 17-0 goal difference. The Nittany Lions will be makingtheir fifth appearance in the College Cup, and second trip in the last four seasons. In 2012, they fell to North […]