| Notes and Boasts: Jason Garey, Steven King, Maurice Edu, Yoni Berhanu, Atlantic 10 Rookie of the week, DC College
Cup All-Tournament Team, Virginia men, Chris Agorsor, Maryland men,
Sasho Cirovski, Andrew Bulls, Colleen Deegan, Melissa Gomes, Kristen
Carden, Karen Blocker, Victoria Johnson, Chesapeake United SC U-18 Galaxy, Greensboro Labor Day Tournament, Chesapeake United SC Fusion U12 Boys, Chesapeake United SC U10 Freedom, Richmond Strikers U14 and U12 Girls
Premier, Williamsburg Cup Labor Day Tournament, D.C. United, United for
D.C., Jeff Agoos, Richie Williams, Kelsey Brasher, Katherine Vettori,
Loyola, 2008 FPYC Patriot Cup results |
Soccer Watch: N.Korea v S.Korea, Russia v Wales, Macedonia v Holland, Italy v Georgia, FYR Macedonia v Holland, Spain v Armenia, Slovenia v Slovakia, DPR Korea v Korea Repub, Uzbekistan v Australia, Mexico v Canada, USA Men v T&T, West Virginia v Kentucky, Rochester v Puerto Rico, U Portland v U Washington
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> U.S. Men down Cuba 1-0 in Havana, sit alone atop qualifying group
In their first trip to Havana in 61 years, the U.S. Men's National Team
defeated Cuba, 1-0, to move into first place in Group 1 in the
Semifinal Round of FIFA World Cup
qualifying. Clint Dempsey provided the game-winner with an
opportunistic strike in the 40th minute to give the U.S. the three
valuable points.
[more +]
> World Cup Qualifying Preview: US Men v Trinidad and Tobago Wednesday
After
collecting a vital six points from two away matches and snatching the
lead in Group 1, the U.S. returns to home soil for the first time in
the Semifinal Round of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup when they host Trinidad & Tobago on Sept. 10 in Bridgeview, Ill.
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> Shorthanded United fall to streaking San Jose 2-1
Despite the
missing six starters, and after going down two goals, D.C. United got
an impressive late goal from Santino Quaranta and nearly snatched a
result against the surging San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night at Buck
Shaw Stadium, before finally succumbing 2-1.
[more +]
> PSW Regional College Round-up: September 2-8, 2008
View
results and stories from the past week for men's and women's division I
college programs throughout Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.
[more +]
> Mason drops home opener to Virginia in final minute of overtime
The
George Mason men's soccer team took an early two-goal lead over in
state rivals Virginia Friday night at George Mason Stadium, but in the
end it wasn't enough as UVA freshman forward
Brian Ownby scored the game-winning goal with a mere 43 seconds
remaining in the second overtime to lift Virginia to a 3-2 victory over
the Patriots.
[more +]
> Tickets going on sale for US World Cup qualifier in Colorado
Tickets for the U.S. Men's National Team's FIFA World
Cup qualifier vs. Guatemala at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Nov. 19 in
Commerce City, Colo., go on sale to the general public tomorrow, or can
be purchased today with Visa credit cards.
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---- Boasts ----
Former Maryland Terrapins were all over US soccer news this past
weekend. Jason Garey scored two goals for the first place Columbus Crew
in their 4-0 thrashing of New England. Steven King scored the game
winner for Chicago over New York, and Maurice Edu started and played 90
minutes for the U.S. national team in their World Cup qualifying win
over Cuba.
George
Washington freshman Yoni Berhanu (Sidwell Friends School) was named
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the week. He was also named to the DC College Cup All-Tournament Team after totaling five points in his first two collegiate matches last weekend.
The
Virginia men topped Hofstra, 4-2, Sunday night at Klöckner Stadium.
Chris Agorsor made the score 4-1 in the 77th minute, when he headed
home a Neil Barlow corner kick. This was Agorsor's team-leading third
goal of the season.
The
Maryland men won both of their games this weekend, taking down Coach
Sasho Cirovski's former team, Hartford, 3-0, then erupting with goals
against Davidson 4-1 on Sunday night. The wins place Coach Cirovski one
victory away from tying Doyle Royal as the all-time leader in wins in
Maryland coaching history.
For the second consecutive week, UMBC freshman midfielder Andrew Bulls
(Millersville, Md./McDonogh) was named America East Conference Men's
Soccer Rookie of the Week. Bulls scored the game-winning goal against Adelphi with 1:14 to play in UMBC's 3-2 double overtime win over the Panthers on Sunday, Sept. 7.
Colleen
Deegan (Centreville, Va./Westfield HS), a sophomore at the University
of Maryland, achieved her first career goal in the Terps 2-0 win over
Temple Sunday afternoon at Ludwig Field.
Sophomore
defender Melissa Gomes (Kingsville, Md./John Carroll) scored her first
career goal in overtime to give Towson a 1-0 victory over Rider
University last Thursday.
Freshman
goalkeeper Kristen Carden (Virginia Beach, Va./Virginia Rush Nike/Frank
W. Cox) registered a 2-0 shut out in her first career start for Tech
against George Washington on Sunday afternoon.
Karen
Blocker (Bowie, Md.) recorded 21 saves at Old Dominion on Friday night,
the most by a Lady Flame goalkeeper since Shannon Hutchinson recorded
25 stops in a 3-0 defeat at East Carolina on Sept. 11, 1996.
Freshman Victoria Johnson (Norfolk, VA/Granby HS) nailed her first career game-winner, logging 2 goals and 2 assists to help ODU to its third shutout victory of the season against Elon 6-0 on Sunday afternoon.
The Chesapeake United SC U-18
Galaxy recorded wins in all four of their matches in the Greensboro
Labor Day Tournament, including a stunning 4 - 1 victory over the
Virginia Cup winners, Chantilly.
The Chesapeake United SC Fusion U12 Boys captured the Williamsburg Cup Championship in their division over the Labor Day weekend.
Congratulations to Chesapeake United SC U10 FREEDOM for placing first in their division at the 2008 Williamsburg Cup over the Labor Day weekend.
Richmond Strikers U14 Girls Premier won their division in the Williamsburg Cup Labor Day Tournament and the U12 Girls Premier finished in second place.
---- Notes ----
D.C. United has made several announcements in the past few days across a wide range of topics.
- Details
set for Fifth Annual United Awards Reception
- Vote
for Jeff Agoos or Richie Williams to be next inductee to D.C. United
Hall of Tradition
- 1998
D.C. United Championship team to be honored a half time this Saturday
Kelsey
Brasher (Hagerstown, MD) scored her team-leading fourth goal of the
season to help the American University women's soccer team to a 1-1 tie
with ACC foe Maryland last Friday in College Park.
Katherine
Vettori is the new head coach of women's soccer at Loyola after
spending eight seasons as the Women's Director for the Soccer
Association of Columbia.
Results are available for the 2008 FPYC Patriot Cup, which took place over Labor Day weekend.
---- Editor ----
W-League Combine May Lead to International Options for Players: In a creative effort to raise their standard of play, the Football Association of Ireland sent Noel King, the country's Senior Women's Coach, to the inaugural United Soccer Leagues (USL) W-League Combine to "shake a few trees" and perhaps land one of several talented Irish-American players to boost his sides' chances in UEFA Women's EURO Qualifying. The prospect for female players in the US that may eligible to play for national teams outside the US program added yet another opportunity to the growing list of options for top female players.
Agorsor Off To A Flying Start: Maria Burns Ortiz of ESPN caught up with Chris Agorsor, who is off to a flying start to his college career at Virginia, leading the team in goals, and happy he chose college over going pro. You'll remember our two-part (part 1, part 2) profile of the Gatorade National High School Player of the Year from McDonogh from this summer.
One on One with Tony DiCicco: With the WPS player allocations right
around the corner and the recent conclusion of the first USL W-League
combine in Florida, women's soccer in the USA is about to take front
and center for the first time since the launch of the WUSA many years
ago. Oh yeah, don't forget the Gold Medal the US Women's team just won,
and their upcoming victory tour
http://www.potomacsoccerwire.com/news/458/3704. What better time to sit
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
3:30 PM: US Youth Soccer Show - LIVE - FSC - USYS
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
7:00 AM: N.Korea v S.Korea - LIVE - FSC - WCQ
11:00 AM: Russia v Wales - LIVE - FSC - WCQ
1:30 PM: Macedonia v Holland - LIVE - FSC - WCQ
2:30 PM: Italy v Georgia - LIVE - GOL - WCQ
2:30 PM: FYR Macedonia v Holland - LIVE - FSC - WCQ
4:00 PM: Spain v Armenia - LIVE - GOL-D - WCQ
5:00 PM: Slovenia v Slovakia - Delay - FSC - WCQ
8:00 PM: DPR Korea v Korea Repub - LIVE - FSC - WCQ
8:00 PM: Uzbekistan v Australia - Delay - FSC - WCQ
8:00 PM: Mexico v Canada - LIVE - Tmundo - WCQ
8:00 PM: USA Men v T&T - LIVE - ESPN2 - WCQ
Thursday, September 11, 2008
8:00 PM: West Virginia v Kentucky - LIVE - FSC - College(W)
Friday, September 12, 2008
8:00 PM: Rochester v Puerto Rico - LIVE - FSC - USL
11:00 PM: U Portland v U Washington - LIVE - FSC - College(M)
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