From 29 players she’s invited for a three-week camp opening Monday at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California, Jill Ellis will have toget down to 23 players for the 2015 Women’s World Cup in June. No more than a half dozen spots on the Women’s World Cup roster are likely up for […]
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U.S. under-23 women bring in nine overage players
Steve Swanson, the University of Virginia head coach, has named a 24-woman roster for the first training camp of the year for the U.S. under-23 women’snational team he serves as head coach. Nine overage players, including 26-year-old Keelin Winters, are in the team that gathers Saturday at the U.S. SoccerNational Training Center in Carson, California. […]
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No time to end the one thing I love to do
Taylor Leach, a two-time first-team All-SEC defender, led the University of South Carolina to thequarterfinals of the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament. After starting out with the Gamecocks from Cleveland Internationals and Wayne High School in Ohio as a reserve forward, she became one ofthe nation’s top center backs. Leach, who hopes to be […]
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NSCAA Coach of the Year winners
Longtime UMBC coach Pete Caringi, who led the Retrievers to their first Men’s College Cup, and Mark Krikorian, whocoached Florida State to its first women’s national championship, are among the 2014 NSCAA Coach of the Year winners. For all the coach, high school and youth recipients. Men’s/Boys’ Coaches of the Year NCAA Division I: Pete […]
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Catic and Froshaug head NAIA All-Americans
Dzenan Catic, who spent time out of high school in Michigan playing for Kaiserslautern’s U-23 team in Germany, is the 2014 NAIA Men’s Player of the Year.Norwegian Andrea Froshaug, who helped Embry-Riddle (Fla.) reach the semifinals of the NAIA Women’s Championship, is the 2014 NAIA Women’s Player of the Year.For all the NAIA and NCCAA […]
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Brian and Mewis head Women's All-America Team
Virginia’s Morgan Brian and UCLA’s Sam Mewis, who are with the U.S. women’s national team in Brazil for the four-teaminternational tournament that kicks off Wednesday in Brasilia, were among the players named to the 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Women’s All-America Team. National champion FloridaState, runner-up Virginia and UCLA all had two players on […]
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2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division II Women's All-America Team
Marti Corby and Juane Odendaal, who helped Grand Valley State repeat as NCAA Division II national champion with a 3-0win over Rollins, were named to the 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division II Women’s All-America Team. For all the All-Americans. * – Indicatesrepeat selection. NCAA Division II First Team Pos. Name Class School Hometown GK Jayln Yates […]
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2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division III Women's All-America Team
Forwards Angela Bosco and Dessi Dupuy, who helped Lynchburg go unbeaten at 26-0-1 and win the first women’s soccernational championship in school history, are among the players named to the 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division III Women’s All-America Team. For all the All-Americans. * – Indicates repeat selection NCAA Division III First TeamPos. Name Class […]
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Florida State shuts down UVa for first women's title
In its eighth appearance at the Women’s College Cup, Florida State won a national championship. Jamia Fields‘ goal in the 83rd minute gave the Seminoles a 1-0win over Virginia in Sunday’s final. Florida State was able to hold the nation’s best-scoring team without a goal to finish the NCAA Women’s Tournament with six shutouts in […]
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Chalupny rejoins women's team after five-year absence
U.S. women’s national team head coach Jill Ellis named 24 players who will travel to Brazil for the International Tournament of Brasilia, a four-teamcompetition beginning Wednesday at the National Stadium Mane Garrincha. The squad includes Chicago Red Stars defender Lori Chalupny, back with the national teamfor the first time in five years after suffering from […]