College Soccer Reporter

[TOP 5 PREVIEW] So many times North Carolina has been wiped out by graduation and come back to win a national championship that you just assumed it will alwaysbe the case. Well, that didn’t happen last year, as the Tar Heels fell to Notre Dame, 4-1, in the NCAA Tournament. Third behind Stanford and Notre […]

[TOP 5 PREVIEW] Stanford was unbeaten and untied going into the 2009 Women’s College Cup final it lost to North Carolina. Last year, the Cardinal was undefeatedin 25 games going into the College Cup it lost Notre Dame. But the third time should be a charm for Stanford, which is loaded with the return of […]

[TOP 5 PREVIEW] Notre Dame’s third national championship in 2010 was perhaps its most impressive. Seniors Melissa Henderson,Courtney Barg and Jessica Schuveiller were keys to the Irish’s postseasonrun and return to make them one of the teams to beat. [TOP 5 PREVIEW] Notre Dame’s third national championship in 2010 was perhaps its mostimpressive. An up-and-down […]

[PRESEASON ACTION] No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 16 Virginia met in their annual preseason tussle in Michigan on Friday, and it resulted in a wild 7-5 win for theIrish. For a look at the preseason action involving Top 25 teams … NOTRE DAME-VIRGINIA (7-5). Senior All-America forward Melissa Henderson piled up four goals — […]

[WAC WOMEN] San Jose State and Utah State tied for the top spot as the favorite forthe 2011 WAC season. San Jose State returns 10 of its 11 starters from last year, while Utah State welcomes back eight starters from last year’s squad. Last year’stournament champion, Fresno State, was voted to finish third. Idaho junior forward […]

[SUMMIT WOMEN] Oakland, the 2010 regular-season champion, has been selected as thepreseason favorite to win the 2011 Summit League championship ahead of 2010 tournament champion North Dakota State and South Dakota State. NickO’Shea, the 2010 Coach of the Year, welcomes back 10 starters at Oakland, including first team all-league selections Nicole DeLuca (9 goals, 4 […]

[OHIO VALLEY WOMEN] Morehead State, which captured the regular-season and tournamentcrowns last season, was selected to win the 2011 Ohio Valley women’s championship. Warren Lipka, who enters his third year with the Eagles, earnedhis second consecutive OVC Coach of the Year honor in 2010. Junior midfielder Sam Toepfer is the team’s top returning scorer  (5 […]

[MAAC WOMEN] Defending champion Siena is the top choice in the race for the 2011 MAACwomen’s title, finishing ahead of 2010 regular season champion Canisius. Canisius’ Kelly Reinwald, the 2010 MAAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year, was named the 2011 MAAC Preseason Playerof the Year. She recorded 11 goals and 12 assists for 34 points […]

[BIG 12 WOMEN] Oklahoma State, which captured the 2010 Big 12 Tournament crown and went on to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, is the topsquad in the 2011 Big 12 preseason poll. The Cowgirls  also led the conference with four players on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, including unanimous selections Adrianna Franch, […]