Freshman sub Madison Schultz‘s fifth game-winning goal in the past eight games was enough to lift North Carolina past No. 1 seed South Carolina, 1-0, before 2,507 fans at Stone Stadium and sendthe Tar Heels to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament for the 27th time in 35 trips to the postseason. […]
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USA-Mexico, another Dos a Uno thriller turns out better
The USA rallied from a goal down in the last 10 minutes to beat Mexico, 2-1 in Friday’s quarterfinals at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup. Ashley Sanchez, the youngest player on the U.S. team,set up substitutes Ally Watt and Kelcie Hedge for goals and rescued the USA, which had been outshot, 15-4. Under-20 Women’s World […]
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USWNT: Sullivan injures knee in college postseason
Andi Sullivan, the 20-year-old midfielder who started the last three games for the U.S. women’s national team, tore her ACL in overtime of No. 1 seed Stanford’s loss to Santa Clara. The 2016Pac-12 Player of the Year will have an extended layoff. Sullivan was injured in the 101st minute after challenging a ball and landing […]
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Fair play pays off for USA at U-20 Women's World Cup
By Mike Woitalla The USA did not receive a single yellow card in its three Group C games at the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea, which is why CoachMichelle French’s team will face Mexico in the quarterfinals on Friday instead of defending champion Germany. After opening with a scoreless tie with France […]
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College Women: Auburn makes final eight for first time
Auburn reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament for the first time when it upset SEC rival Florida, a No. 1 regional seed, 3-1 in Gainesville. The Tigers, whoset a new record for most wins in a single season with their 17th victory, got goals from Kristen Dodson, Bri Folds and Brooke […]
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NCAA small colleges: Judges rule in Division III
Brandeis will send both its men’s and women’s teams to the NCAA Division III final four, which will be held Dec. 2-3 in Salem, Virginia. The Judges were one of three women’s teams to advance afterbeating unbeaten and untied teams. Western Washington remained perfect with a 5-1 win over the Colorado School of Mines to […]
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College Women: Defending champ Penn State goes out
Penn State’s national title defense ended quickly in the second round as Virginia scored in the first minute and pulled away for a 3-0 win over the Nittany Lions, who were outshot, 20-4. Meghan Cox scored on a header off Alexis Shaffer‘s free kick in the first minute, Betsy Brandon extended the lead in the […]
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College Women: Utah records biggest win ever
The contrast in postseason experience could not have been greater. Utah had never advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament. Florida State had played in the Women’s CollegeCup in each of the last five seasons. But the Utes stunned the Seminoles, 2-1, to set up a match with Pac-12 rival […]
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College Women: Santa Clara stuns Stanford after onslaught
Santa Clara got 14 saves from keeper Melissa Lowder and held off a wave of Stanford attacks before defeating the No. 1 seed Cardinal, 1-0, on Jenna Holtz‘s first goal of the year in the108th minute. It was Santa Clara’s first win over Stanford in the NCAA Tournament since 2004. Natalie Kennedy sent a ball […]
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NJCAA Division III: Richland and SUNY Broome take titles
Richland won its first NJCAA Division III men’s title since 2007 and sixth overall with a 4-0 victory over Camden County. Sergio Lara scored two goals in the first half forTexas school. Both of Lara’s scores came off assists from Mikkel Rohde, who also scored a goal for Richland. Rohde was named the tournament MVP […]