[MEN’S COLLEGE CUP] Kofi Sarkodie‘s goal in the 74th minute broke a 1-1 tie and gave No. 1 ranked Akron a 2-1 win overMichigan that returns the Zips to the Men’s College Cup final for the second year in a row. Sarkodie found himself open in the six-yard box and headed home Michael Nanchoff‘s free […]
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Wolverines out for revenge
[MICHIGAN MEN] Michigan can thank Akron for the 7-1 pounding it handed the Wolverines in October. Since then, they’ve won nine straight games, outscoring theiropponents by 27-11 and advancing to the Men’s College Cup for the first time in the program’s young history. Best of all, they get a rematch with the Zips Friday (TV: […]
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Cardinals take unbeaten record into semifinals
[LOUISVILLE MEN] Ken Lolla left Akron in 2005 to accept the vacancy at Louisville, and he has quickly built theCardinals into a national power. They are top-seeded and unbeaten entering Friday’s semifinal against North Carolina at the Men’s College Cup in Santa Barbara, Calif. (TV: ESPNU, live, 8:30 p.m.ET). Lolla, a former coach in the […]
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Tar Heels have lived dangerously
[NORTH CAROLINA MEN] North Carolina, the No. 4 seed, has lived dangerously in the NCAA Men’s Tournament, having won all three games by shootout. The Tar Heelswon’t want to test their luck in the shootout against top-seed Louisville on Friday. They lost on penalties to Akron in the 2009 semifinals, depriving them of a return […]
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Zips' high-flying attack aims for better results
[AKRON MEN] Akron returns to the Men’s College Cup hoping for the little things. Like scoring a goal. The Zips brought a perfect 23-0-0 record to the finals ayear ago, defeated North Carolina in a shootout after a scoreless draw, then was defeated by Virginia under the same circumstance in the championship. The Zips lost […]
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Notre Dame's win over Stanford no upset
[WOMEN’S CUP COLLEGE] For the second year in a row, Stanford came into the NCAA Division I women’s final top-ranked and unbeaten. And once again, it came homewithout the title. But Notre Dame coach Randy Waldrum asked one thing after the Irish beat the Cardinal, 1-0, in Sunday’s championship game. Please don’t callit an upset. […]
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Lee makes it three in a row
[NAIA WOMEN] Lee captured its third straight NAIA women’s championship with a 3-0 win over Hastings in Saturday’s final in Decatur, Ala. “To be honest, I don think that words can express how this feels,” Lee coach Matt Yelton said. “This is a special group; these girls arejust amazing. Of the three that we have […]
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Champion Hastings shatters scoring record
[NAIA MEN] No. 3-seed Hastings won its first NAIA men’s championship when it beat Notre Dame (Ohio), 5-3, to set an NAIA tournament record for most goalsscored with 21 in five matches, including 15 in the last three games. “I am just so proud of my team,” said Hastings coach ChrisKranjc. “Everything we did […]
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Low comes up big for Hardin-Simmons
[NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN] Hardin-Simmons won its first NCAA Division III women’s title with a 2-1 win over two-time defending champion Messiah on Saturdayevening at the Blossom Athletic Complex in San Antonio, Texas. The Cowgirls took the lead just 132 seconds into the game on a goal by CarlynPowers, and went 2-0 ahead in the […]
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Grand Valley State repeats as national champion
[NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN] Grand Valley State capped a record-setting season when it claimed its second straight NCAA Division II women’s championship on Saturdayafternoon with a 4-0 victory over UC San Diego. The Lakers got goals from four different players — Erin Mruz, Megan Brown, Jaleen Dingledine and Kayla Addison — to finish the 2010 […]