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NCAA Soccer – Mid-Term Recruiting Ranking Update
by All White Kit
posted December 26, 2012 at 7:49pm

  And the deluge of offseason content continues in earnest. Here are AWK’s latest recruiting class rankings for 2013 and 2014. The final rankings factor in incoming freshmen, international players, and transfers, but only the likely signed f...more

NCAA Soccer – Returning Starters for 2013
by All White Kit
posted December 20, 2012 at 8:06am

  Anybody up for some more offseason content? Here’s a provisional list of returning starters for each DI club next season, with conference changes for next year taken into account. This is mostly based on graduated seniors, but some players...more

NCAA Soccer – Year End Awards Index
by All White Kit
posted December 12, 2012 at 8:23am

  I put this together after last season, but decided to make this year’s version public, hoping that some will find it interesting or an easy reference. I’ve basically listed everyone who won an All-Conference or NSCAA year end award th...more

NCAA Soccer (Sort Of) – And Now For Something Completely Different…
by All White Kit
posted December 5, 2012 at 7:29am

  If you haven’t noticed, it’s the offseason, AKA the time for grandiose statistical projects. Yesterday, I got tipped off to Basketball State’s rather amazing list of total athletic expenses for DI schools and decided to have a g...more

NCAA Tournament – North Carolina Reigns Again: The Team Is The Thing
by All White Kit
posted December 3, 2012 at 2:20pm

  In a total team performance for the ages, it was perhaps apropos that the game winning goal that sent the national title back to Chapel Hill came off the head of Hanna Gardner, as good a representative as any of the Tar Heels’ magical season...more

NCAA Tournament – North Carolina vs Penn State – Stream of Consciousness Diary
by All White Kit
posted December 3, 2012 at 7:08am

  PRE – Stands look packed, as they should be for a game of this magnitude. PRE – Why even bring up the Sandusky thing in the presume? I mean, was ANYONE thinking about this before this match? PRE – Personally, I’m just happ...more

NCAA Tournament – College Cup Final Preview – Penn State vs North Carolina
by All White Kit
posted December 2, 2012 at 6:56pm

  (Projected Lineups and Formations) Penn State vs North Carolina – 4:00 PM EST -Sunday’s final will be full of high profile individual battles, but none will likely resonate as much as the midfield clash between seniors Amber Brooks...more

NCAA Tournament – Stanford vs North Carolina – Stream of Consciousness Diary
by All White Kit
posted December 1, 2012 at 6:43pm

  Chris’ Running Stream of Consciousness Diary of Stanford vs North Carolina PRE – Love that Foudy acknowledged the social media questioning of the goal being offside at the start of the broadcast. Tap into that niche audience, ESPN. P...more

NCAA Tournament – College Cup Semi-Final Preview – Stanford vs North Carolina
by All White Kit
posted December 1, 2012 at 8:28am

  Potential Tactical Lineup Based on Prior Matches Stanford vs North Carolina – 11:00 PM EST -North Carolina did a stellar job of defending from wide positions against BYU in the Elite Eight, with Katie Bowen and Meg Morris doing their bes...more

NCAA Tournament – College Cup Semi-Final Preview – Florida State vs Penn State
by All White Kit
posted November 30, 2012 at 1:27pm

  (Potential Tactical Lineup Based on Prior Matches) (Note: Penn State’s projected alignment based on 3-5-2 starting formation. I’m less familiar with how PSU will line up in said formation than other sides at this year’s Colle...more

NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight Review
by All White Kit
posted November 30, 2012 at 7:27am

  -If anything, Erica Walsh and Penn State used a calculated balance of aggressiveness and pragmatism tactically to book a spot in the last four with their win over Duke on Friday. PSU has been forced into a lineup with three at the back in a 3-5-2...more

Time Capsuling the USWNT/Republic of Ireland All-Time Series
by All White Kit
posted November 27, 2012 at 6:46pm

  The United States will meet the Republic of Ireland twice in the next four days as the 2012 Fan Tribute Tour winds down. Rather than a typical preview of the current teams, let’s stroll down memory lane. Below is a retrospective of the prev...more

NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight Preview – (1) Stanford vs (3) UCLA
by All White Kit
posted November 24, 2012 at 2:26pm

  (1) Stanford vs (3) UCLA – 10:00 PM EST (Stanford Rotation [4-3-3]: Probable Starters – Oliver, Liedle, Garciamendez, Thompson, Quon, Nogueira, Doll, Watkins, LaBonta, Ubogagu, Verloo. Likely Reserves – Payne, Farr, Case, Griffe...more

NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight Preview – (1) BYU vs (2) North Carolina (with Tactics Board)
by All White Kit
posted November 23, 2012 at 5:20pm

  (Projected Starting Lineups. UNC in White, BYU in Dark Blue. Potential Alternate Options in Parentheses.) (1) BYU vs (2) North Carolina – 8:00 PM EST (BYU Rotation [4-2-3-1]: Probable Starters – Owens, Oldroyd Cusick, Bazzarone, Li...more

NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight Preview – (1) Florida State vs Notre Dame
by All White Kit
posted November 23, 2012 at 10:08am

  (1) Florida State vs Notre Dame – 7:00 PM EST (Florida State Rotation [4-2-3-1]: Probable Starters – Wys, Jaurena, Kallman, Grubka, Short, Brockway, Schmid, Price, Brynjarsdottir, Fields, McCarty. Likely Reserves – Pickett, Mura...more

NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight Preview – (1) Penn State vs (3) Duke
by All White Kit
posted November 23, 2012 at 10:07am

  (1) Penn State vs (3) Duke – 7:00 PM EST (Penn State Rotation [3-5-2]: Probable Starters – McNulty, Chapic, Church, Hovington, Hurd, Nairn, Rodriguez, Evans, Weber, Schram, Hayes. Likely Reserves – Costa, Garcia, Persson) (Duke...more

NCAA Tournament – Second & Third Round Review
by All White Kit
posted November 22, 2012 at 4:11pm

  SECOND ROUND -As has been the case often between Stanford and Santa Clara through the years, it was a close, tense battle that ended with the premature end of one club’s season. And as has been the case all too often for SCU, it was Stanfo...more

New Women’s Pro Soccer League Launching in 2013
by Pretty Tough
posted November 22, 2012 at 3:53pm

Today the US Soccer Federation in conjunction with the Canadian Soccer Association and the Federation of Mexican Football announced their new women’s professional league launching in 2013. The announcement was that eight cities will be hosting teams...more

NCAA Tournament – Sweet Sixteen Preview – Sunday’s Matches
by All White Kit
posted November 18, 2012 at 1:32pm

  (2) North Carolina vs (3) Baylor – 1:00 PM North Carolina provided Baylor with a stark example of the harsh realities of life in this competition against top level teams last season, and the Bears will get a chance to show what they’v...more

NCAA Tournament – Sweet Sixteen Preview – (1) BYU vs (4) Marquette
by All White Kit
posted November 17, 2012 at 8:31pm

  (1) BYU vs (4) Marquette – 7:00 PM The Sweet Sixteen kicks off on Saturday night in what is sure to be a white hot atmosphere in Provo, as BYU aims to advance to their second ever Elite Eight against Big East double winners Marquette. Noth...more

NCAA Tournament – Second Round Preview – Friday’s Games (Part II)
by All White Kit
posted November 17, 2012 at 9:18am

  (1) Florida State vs Texas Tech – 7:00 PM It will be a veritable WUSA reunion in Tallahassee on Friday night, as Florida State and former Philadelphia Charge head coach Mark Krikorian plays host to Texas Tech and former Atlanta Beat head co...more

NCAA Tournament – Second Round Preview – Friday’s Games (Part I)
by All White Kit
posted November 16, 2012 at 6:21pm

  (Stay tuned for Part II of the Second Round preview, coming Friday afternoon.) (3) Baylor vs Georgetown – 4:00 PM The old adage goes that styles make fights, and they also make compelling soccer matches, as Friday’s showdown in Chape...more

NCAA Tournament – Second Round Preview – Provo Regional
by All White Kit
posted November 15, 2012 at 8:22am

  (4) Marquette vs Princeton – 5:00 PM Upset minded Princeton will try and keep their drive towards San Diego alive on Thursday evening as they aim for their second straight upset of a league champion from a major conference when they take on...more

NCAA Tournament – Chris’ First Round Review & Thoughts
by All White Kit
posted November 14, 2012 at 7:55am

  -Revenge in Denver was served with a side of hail and snow, as the Pioneers avenged a season opening defeat to Colorado College with a resounding 3-1 victory over the Tigers in frightful conditions. It’s safe to say that both programs had g...more

NCAA Tournament – Second Round Match Times
by All White Kit
posted November 12, 2012 at 7:48am

  All times listed are EST. Teams listed first are home team unless otherwise noted. THURSDAY (4) Marquette vs Princeton – 5:00 PM (from Provo, Utah) (1) BYU vs Auburn – 8:00 PM FRIDAY (3) Baylor vs Georgetown – 4:00 PM (from ...more

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