Three was the magic number. Florida State finally reached the pinnacle of women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s college soccer in their third national title final, beating Virginia for the third time in 2014, by a score of 1-0 for the third time. For Virginia, it was three times unlucky, having now gone home empty-handed … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - College Cup Semi-Final Preview - Florida State vs Stanford
Projected Starting Lineups Florida State does not have fond memories of Stanford in the College Cup. FSU has played the Card just twice in their history, both times in the NCAA Tournament and were swept aside both times with plaintive ease by the Pac-12 powerhouse. A smattering of players on each … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - College Cup Semi-Final Preview - Virginia vs Texas A&M;
+ACY-nbsp+ADs Projected Starting Lineups It might be all offense, all the time on Friday, as Virginia and Texas A+ACY-amp+ADs-M threaten to break the scoreboard in Boca Raton with all the scoring potential on hand. Texas A+ACY-amp+ADs-M finally broke their College Cup duck with a battling win over Penn State that saw … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - The ReRank: Power Rankings After the Elite Eight
Still Alive 1. Florida State 2. Virginia 3. Texas A+ACY-amp+ADs-M 4. Stanford Eliminated in Elite Eight 5. UCLA It really wasn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t supposed to end this way for the Bruins. Certainly not before the College Cup. Who knows if it would+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve hurt more or less if it had been against a lesser opponent or … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - Elite Eight Preview - (1) Stanford vs (2) Florida
Projected Starting Lineups These two teams met in a contentious non-conference match that was decided on a golden goal penalty that was more than a little controversial to some. On the evening, Florida was well behind in most offensive categories but also had a glorious chance to win it in the … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - University Park Regional - (2) Penn State vs Virginia Tech Preview
1:00 PM +ACY-ndash+ADs (2) Penn State vs Virginia Tech It+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s been steady as you were for Penn State through two rounds. Given some of the displays of their seeded brethren, PSU+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s calm 4-1 demolition of MAC double winners Buffalo flew under the radar a bit. And so it was once more on Friday for … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - Chapel Hill Regional - (2) North Carolina vs (3) South Carolina Preview
1:00 PM +ACY-ndash+ADs (2) North Carolina vs (3) South Carolina Credit to South Carolina for battling against adversity. With Sabrina D+ACY-rsquo+ADs-Angelo limited to deep rotation field player duty due to an arm injury, the Gamecocks put their faith in rookie Abbey Crider, and the stand-in for the All-American … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - Palo Alto Regional Preview
7:30 PM +ACY-ndash+ADs (4) Washington vs Missouri Given an odd matchup in the first round, Washington avoided any untimely slip-ups, winning 1-0 against MAAC Tournament champs Rider. Their opponents were quite limited when all was said and done, but the Huskies got the job done, making an early McKenzie … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - Gainesville Regional Preview
3:00 PM +ACY-ndash+ADs (3) Texas Tech vs Auburn Texas Tech won+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t enjoy near as easy a time as they had against Prairie View A+ACY-amp+ADs-M in the opening round of the tournament. The Red Raiders probably should have had a tougher first round matchup, even with a national seed, but they benefitted from … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - Charlottesville Regional Preview
3:00 PM +ACY-ndash+ADs (3) Kentucky vs Arizona State Iron nerves at the penalty spot separated Kentucky from a scarcely believable fate in first round elimination to minnows SIU Edwardsville. The Wildcats started out jittery against the Cougars but grew into the game, yet were unable to hit the back of … [Read more...]