Defending national champion Penn State fell to Rutgers, 2-0, in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament Sunday afternoon at Jeffrey Field. The game was a repeat of last year’s Big Ten final won bythe Nittany Lions, 2-0. The Scarlet Knights opened the scoring in the 28th minute of play on Erica Murphy‘s fourth goal […]
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SEC Women: Gamecocks notch unbeaten regular season
No. 2 South Carolina became the first SEC team to notch an undefeated regular season when it beat Ole Miss, 2-0, thanks to first-half goals from strikers Savannah McCaskill and SophieGroff. The Gamecocks finished the regular season at 17-0-1. They joined Florida (2008) as the only other team in conference history to boast an 11-0-0 […]
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ACC Women: North Carolina stuns Virginia in quarterfinals
North Carolina has won 21 of 28 ACC women’s championships, but its 3-0 win over Virginia on Sunday was its first win in the ACC Tournament in three years. Goals by freshman MadisonSchultz, Sarah Ashley Firstenberg and Julia Ashley gave the Tar Heels their second win over a Top 10 team in four days. Carolina […]
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NCAA Division I women's conference scoreboard
Play has begun in NCAA Division I women’s conference tournaments. All but three conferences — Ivy League, Pac-12 and WCC — will award their tournament champions automatic bids to the NCAATournament. AAC Quarterfinals SMU vs. UCF Cincinnati vs. USF Final Standings 8-0-1 UConn 8-1-0 Memphis 6-2-1 SMU 4-3-2Cincinnati 4-3-2 USF 4-4-1 UCF 4-5-0 Tulsa 1-6-2 […]
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What They're Saying: Harvard dean Rakesh Khurana
“As a human being, and a member of the Harvard College community, I am always profoundly disturbed and upset by allegations of sexism, because I feel it is wrong and antithetical to thisinstitution’s fundamental values. No one should be objectified.” — Harvard dean of the college Rakesh Khurana, after a member of Harvard’s 2012 men’s […]
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College Women: Colorado regroups for dramatic win at Cal
Colorado stayed in the race for the Pac-12 title with a dramatic overtime win over Cal in a battle of Top 25 women’s teams on Sunday. The Buffaloes blew a 2-0 lead in the second half but came back towin, 3-2, on a golden goal by Taylor Kornieck off a free kick from Stephanie Zuniga […]
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Video Pick: Portland State senior goes out with golazo
On Senior Day, Portland State senior Breanne Chilton-Eddy celebrated when she unleashed a golden goal from an impossible angle to give the Vikings a 2-1 comeback win over Weber State and a keyvictory in its bid to make the Big West playoffs.
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Soccer America Women's Top 25
West Virginia remained No. 1 in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 weekly rankings. South Carolina, the only unbeaten team left in the nation, moved to No. 2 while Pac-12 teams Stanford and USC alsoclimbed one spot to 3-4. Florida State is now No. 5. Week 10, Top 25 Matchups: THURSDAY 24 Utah vs. 4 […]
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This week in women's college soccer
Stanford junior Andi Sullivan and BYU senior Ashley Hatch made their national team debuts with the USA in its 4-0 win over Switzerland. They were among five players who made their internationaldebuts. “They deserved some playing time based on how they trained,” U.S. national team coach Jill Ellis said. “That’s the messaging — how well […]
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Top clubs pass on new Colombian women's league
Colombia, which tied the USA, 2-2, in women’s soccer at the Rio Olympics, is launching a women’s national league in 2017. The good news: 18 teams have signed up for three regional groups of six teamseach. The bad news: top clubs Atletico Junior, Independiente Medellin, Atletico Nacional and Millonarios won’t field teams.