In the past two months, our USWNT has embarked on a Send-Off series of games played around our country to promote the FIFA 2015 Women???s World Cup happening in just 4 days in Canada. This series of games were designed to get fans excited for what is to come and get players ready to play other high … [Read more...]
Female Footballers: Past, Present and Future
When I was a little girl, I had male role models. It was 1991, I distinctly remember watching, for the first time, women on the TV who were playing soccer during?? Women???s World Cup in China. By 1994, I remember going to a Santa Clara University women???s soccer game and Brandi Chastain was there. … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - Third Time the Charm for Florida State
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...]
Soccer Star Brandi Chastain Talks Capital One Cup & More
Every young girl wants someone to believe in her+ACY-nbsp+ADs-and give her+ACY-nbsp+ADs-a chance, especially in sports. And sometimes when girls+ACY-nbsp+ADs-have that opportunity, they leave the entire nation on their feet applauding. Brandi Chastain and her teammates severely altered women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s sports and its impact … [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...]