BYU struggled for goals in its first two games, splitting against Washington State and Nebraska, but Ashley Hatch scored a hat trick to give No. 13 BYU a 3-2 win at No. 5 Penn State, thedefending national champion. The Cougars won at Washington State, 2-1, in overtime and were shut out by Nebraska, but Hatch needed […]
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This week in women's college soccer
Defending national champion Penn State is missing four players who are red-shirting — Emily Ogle, Maddie Elliston, Ellie Jean and Kaleigh Riehl — as they prepare for theUnder-20 Women’s World Cup Nov. 13-Dec. 3 in Papua New Guinea. A fifth U-20, sophomore goalkeeper Rose Chandler, is in school and training with the Nittany Lions. Q&A: […]
Monday Night: Nebraska snaps BYU home winning streak
Nebraska knocked off No. 13 BYU, ending the Cougars’ 18-game home winning streak dating back to 2014 — the longest in the nation — with a 1-0 decision Monday evening at South Field. Nebraska (2-0-0) scored in the 55th minute when Mel Brandt headed in Alli Peterson‘s cross off the near post and into the […]
Soccer America Women's Top 25
Stanford remained No. 1 in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 rankings thanks to a 2-1 win over Navy and 3-0 victory over Georgetown, both on the road. The top seven teams were unchanged. The bigclimber: Santa Clara, which knocked off ranked USC and Cal, debuts at No. 8. A second WCC team moved into […]
College Women: Top 25 Rewind, Week 1
Freshmen made immediate impacts as Deyna Castellanos and Julie Mackin scored the winners on the road for a pair of ACC teams, No. 1 Florida State and No. 10Clemson. Top 25 Women’s Matchups,Week 1: FRIDAY: #9 Texas A&M 0 #3 Florida State 1. Freshman Deyna Castellanos scored just two minutes into her collegiate debutand silenced […]
College Women: Santa Clara makes opening statement
Santa Clara opened with wins over Top 25 teams — both from the Pac-12 — for the first time since 1993 when it defeated No. 8 USC, 3-2, and No. 15 California, 1-0. Both games were decided on goldengoals. The Broncos had to come back twice to beat USC on Kellie Peay‘s golden goal off […]
Trivia: Name only Power 5 team without women's soccer?
Kansas State played it first women’s soccer match on Friday night when it fell at Saint Louis, 3-1. Two days later, the Wildcats tied SIUE, 0-0. K-State’s entire schedule will consist ofnon-conference games and all but four will be played on the road. Mike Dibbini, who rebuilt Cal Poly Pomona into an NCAA Division II […]
Hedlund wins 300th game at North Texas
John Hedlund, the only coach the North Texas women’s program has ever had, won his 300th game as the Mean Green head coach with a 4-0 win over Incarnate Word. “My time at NorthTexas has always been about the great players, assistant coaches and staff that I’ve had over the years that really make this […]
Milestones: Izzo-Brown wins 300th game as head coach
Nikki Izzo-Brown won her 300th game as a college coach as No. 4 West Virginia edged Buffalo, 2-0, on Sunday at the Penn State Invitational. All but 13 of her wins have come with theMountaineers. Izzo-Brown coached one season at West Virginia Wesleyan before becoming the WVU head coach in 1996. The Mountaineers have made […]
Soccer America Women's Preseason Top 25
Stanford is the No. 1 team in the Soccer America Women’s Preseason Top 25 rankings, ahead of ACC powers Duke and Florida State, West Virginia and Penn State. The Cardinal went 10-0-1 towin its 10th Pac-12 championship but it fell to Duke on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals at home. “It’s been fuel since the […]
