[TOP 25 SPOTLIGHT] The coaching change at UCLA has brought with it a makeover in the Bruins’ roster. B.J. Snow, who tookover for Jill Ellis in January, started six first-year players and 10 saw action in No. 8 UCLA’s 2-0 win on opening day at Cal State Northridge. When Ellis left to take a position […]
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#2 UCLA: Bruins aim to gel quickly
[TOP 5 PREVIEW] UCLA has made it to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament the last two seasons, but it should advance to the 2011 Men’s College Cup. TheBruins return all 11 starters — including sophomore Kelyn Rowe, a starter for the U.S. under-20 national team — but many face competition for playing time onwhat […]
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#1 Louisville: Cardinals only worry about themselves
[TOP 5 PREVIEW] Louisville was unbeaten for 24 games before losing to Akron in the 2010 Men’s College Cup final. With just about everyone back, the Cardinalsbegin the 2011 season as the No. 1 team in the Soccer America Preseason Top 25. Not that rankings are the focus of Coach Ken Lolla. “We havenothing to […]
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Nuzzolese and Stengel team up to earn Deacons sweep
[UCF-WAKE FOREST] A cracking goal from Rachel Nuzzolese off a nifty combination with Soccer America PreseasonAll-American Katie Stengel gave No. 23 Wake Forest a 1-0 win at No. 21 UCF and complete a successive road trip to open the 2011 season. On Friday,the Demon Deacons won, 4-1, at SEC contender Auburn, getting two goals and […]
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Foxhoven leads Pilots past Seminoles
[PORTLAND-FLORIDA STATE] Two goals by Danielle Foxhoven gave No. 11 Portland a 2-1 win over No. 4 Florida State. The Seminoles had taken the lead on Tiffany McCarty‘s second goal in two games, but the Pilots responded with a pair of goals by Foxhoven — the secondfrom the penalty spot seconds before the end of […]
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Ft. Wayne is summer hot spot
[SHINDIGZ NATIONAL SOCCER FESTIVAL] Once again, Ft. Wayne, Ind., was the place to be for preseason men’s soccer as the ShinDigZ National Soccer Festival drew 15teams — including last year’s Men’s College Cup finalists, Akron and Louisville. A record crowd of about 7,000 watched Indiana and Duke play to a 1-1 tie on Friday night […]
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Ochs' hat trick subdues winless Women of Troy
[USC-SAN DIEGO] Stephanie Ochs’ hat trick gave San Diego a 3-1 win over No. 25 USC, the Women of Troy’s secondloss at McAlister Field in three days and their first losing weekend ever at home. San Diego (2-0-0) struck first in the 30th minute when goalkeeper Courtney Parsons booted the ball nearly the length of […]
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Frosh Randazzo holds off Aggies
[TEXAS A&M-UC IRVINE] Texas A&M outshot UC Irvine by 21-5 but couldn’t score as the No. 22 Aggies fell to the No. 20 Anteaters, 1-0, in a match playedin 100-degree heat before 1,574 fans at Ellis Field. “When you outshoot a team 4-1, you’ve got a good example of ‘everything counts,’” A&M coach GGuerrieri said. […]
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Williams on fire for Flyers
[AROUND THE COUNTRY] Preseason All-American Colleen Williams had two goals and an assist for the second time in threedays to lead Dayton to a 3-1 win over Cal Poly. Sophomore Vanessa DiBernardo (Illinois), Lisa Nouanesengsy(Indiana) and Caroline Brown (Tennessee) all had big days. For results from around the country … — Sophomore Vanessa DiBernardo, daughter […]
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McCarty and Price get back to work
[OREGON STATE-FLORIDA STATE] Tiffany McCarty and Jessica Price, who both sat outthe 2010 seasons with medical redshirts, showed why they are one of the nation’s top duos, combining for the only goal to give No. 4 Florida State a 1-0 win over No. 13 Oregon State Friday night infront of a packed crowd of 1,127 […]