[MAKING A LIST] Nine teams won women’s conference championships for the first time this weekend and will be making their debut in the NCAA Women’s Tournament,which begins this week. Atlantic Sun: Mercer. Freshman Nadja Kolliesuah’s goal in the first minute ofthe second half was the difference in the Bears’ win over Jacksonville in the final. […]
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Women's Selection Show on ESPNU
[TELEVISION GUIDE] The 64-team field — 30 conference champions and 34 at-large selections — for the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament will be announcedMonday on ESPNU. The announcement will come at 4:30 p.m. ET. Fans should check with their favorite teams for the location of viewing parties being organized to watch theSelection Show.
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ACC suspends Florida State coach
[COLLEGE] The Atlantic Coast Conference came down hard on Florida State for traveling to the ACC Women’s Tournament without nine starters, suspending Seminolecoach Mark Krikorian for one game and fining the school $25,000. FSU fell to Wake Forest, 3-1, in what ACC commissioner John Swofford called a “disrespectful” move. Florida State will have to forfeit […]
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Press leads No. 1 Stanford past Oregon State
[PAC-10 WOMEN] Christen Press, the nation’s leading scorer, scored twice to give No. 1 Stanford a 2-0 victory over No. 7Oregon State in their showdown for Pac-10 supremacy. The Cardinal, which has won 19 consecutive Pac-10 matches, clinched a share of the conference title and its automatic berth to the NCAA Women’sTournament and can win […]
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Ohio State wins first championship
[BIG TEN WOMEN] No. 25 Ohio State clinched at least a share of its first Big Ten Conference title and the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament witha 1-0 win over Michigan State on Friday night. The Buckeyes took the lead in the 14th minute on Paige Maxwell‘s team-leading 10th goal of theseason. Kristen […]
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Carolina's 22-year tournament streak ends
[ACC WOMEN] North Carolina’s streak of having reached every ACC Women’s Tournament final is over. Wake Forest knocked off the No. 4 Tar Heels on penalty kicksafter their game finished 1-1 in the semifinals of the 23rd annual tournament on Friday night at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. Wake Forest reached its first ACC […]
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Hofstra's Yovino named CAA Player of the Year
[WOMEN’S AWARDS] Hofstra senior midfielder Tiffany Yovino, who led the CAA with 11 goals and scored at least one goal inthe Pride’s final eight regular-season games, was selected as the CAA Player of the Year. 2010 CAA Playerof the Year: Tiffany Yovino, Hofstra Defensive Player of the Year: Myriam Bouchard, VCU Rookieof the Year: Jewel […]
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Marquette takes three Big East honors
[WOMEN’S AWARDS] Marquette junior Natalie Kulla was named the Big East Goalkeeper of the Year, while classmate Kerry McBride was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Their head coach, Markus Roeders, earned Coach of the Year honorsfor the second straight season. Holding a 0.72 goals-against average, Kulla helped lead Marquette to its first […]
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Seminole no-shows called 'disrespectful'
[FLORIDA STATE WOMEN] In a move akin to an English Premier League club fielding a team of reserves in the FA Cup, Florida State left nine starters — seven ofthem All-ACC selections — in Tallahassee and fell to Wake Forest, 3-1, on Wednesday in the ACC quarterfinals in Cary, N.C. The move by Seminole coach […]
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USA heavily favored against Mexico
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] USA-Mexico with a World Cup berth in play. Sound familiar? USA-Mexico is one of the world’s great men’s rivalries. On the women’sside, the series has been a tad one-sided: 24 U.S. wins and one tie. The USA will face the Tri femenil for the fifth time in Women’s World Cup qualifying […]