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Exposed at the back: The US WNT outside back problem — Part 1
by All White Kit
posted October 14, 2010 at 4:39pm

As the 2011 Women’s World Cup nears ever closer, the growing concern over the chances of the U.S. Women’s National Team winning the cup increases proportionally. This concern is not at all eased with the continuing success of a seemingly unstoppable G...more

NCAA Soccer – 5 Matches That Matter for 10/14/10
by All White Kit
posted October 14, 2010 at 12:24pm

FSU's Tori Huster Will Likely Have To Continue Her Offensive Renaissance For Her Side To Emerge Victorious Against North Carolina on Thursday North Carolina vs Florida State (7:00) Well, look who’s back in the ACC title race. The Tar Heels have qui...more

The AWK Contrarian NCAA Top 56 Poll v6.0 – Who is hanging their hat on a win they shouldn’t be?
by All White Kit
posted October 13, 2010 at 11:52am

I’ve added an extra thing to look at in this version of the poll, the best uRPI ranked team a team has beaten in 2010. The question of the day is, “Who hasn’t beaten a Top 50 uRPI team?”. Seven teams in the latest ranking in fact. The Unlucky 7...more

A Few Notes For Your Sunday Evening
by All White Kit
posted October 10, 2010 at 11:59pm

New Zealand will be appearing in the country’s third Women’s World Cup after ploughing through the OFC Women’s Nation’s Cup. Oceanic WWC qualifying resembles the early stages of the college football schedule in which the big teams absolutely d...more

NCAA Soccer – 18 Matches That Matter for 10/10/10
by All White Kit
posted October 10, 2010 at 1:16pm

UCLA's Lauren Barnes Will Play A Huge Role if The Bruins Are To Shut Down Stanford on Sunday (All times listed are Eastern.) UCLA vs Stanford (4:00) Stanford survived being thrown to the lions at the Coliseum and now have a likely Pac-10 decider agai...more

NCAA Soccer Review – 10/09/10 – Dunn downs Virginia in extra time
by All White Kit
posted October 9, 2010 at 9:19pm

Crystal Dunn Came Through In The Clutch Again for UNC Against Virginia Virginia 0 – 1 (Dunn 99′) North Carolina [aet] [Attendance: 1983] Still just a freshman, Crystal Dunn showed why she’s one of the best players in the country after her dramat...more

NCAA Soccer – 13 Matches That Matter for 10/08/10
by All White Kit
posted October 8, 2010 at 3:23pm

< p> Don't Worry, Roughly the Same Number of People Show Up At McAlister for the Trojans (All times listed are Eastern.) USC vs Stanford (10:00 at the Los Angeles Coliseum) Quibble with their style of play if you must, but you certainly can’t f...more

What’s your ideal USWNT formation?
by All White Kit
posted October 8, 2010 at 1:32pm

This comes off the heels of yesterday’s revealing discussion about the tactical disaster that was the USWNT/China draw on Wednesday night. A few commentors put forth their own preferred formations and/or suggested calling up names that have seemingly be...more

Kelley O’Hara & Rachel Buehler, How well do they know each other?
by All White Kit
posted October 7, 2010 at 2:37pm

They have a lot in common. They both get a regular call from Pia, asking them to step up and represent their country on the USWNT. They are trophy-toting 2010 Champions with their WPS team, FC Gold Pride. And they both graced the Palo Alto area with their...more

NCAA Soccer – Four matches that matter for 10/07/10
by All White Kit
posted October 7, 2010 at 1:11pm

Maryland's Ashley Grove Has Been A Revelation For The Terps in 2010 Boston College vs Maryland (7:00) The war for the ACC rages on in earnest in Chestnut Hill for a pair of squads who tasted defeat for the first time on Sunday. The Eagles will no dou...more

USWNT 1, China PR 1: Morgan’s fine performance only papers over deepening cracks
by All White Kit
posted October 7, 2010 at 12:47pm

After 80 minutes, you’d be hard pressed to explain why China will be missing out on a Women’s World Cup for the first time in the team’s history. You might also find it difficult to explain why the top-ranked women’s soccer team in the world looke...more

An inquisitive preview of tonight’s USWNT/China PR Match
by All White Kit
posted October 6, 2010 at 1:54pm

After the USWNT’s 2-1 win over China PR in Kennesaw, Atlanta on Saturday night, Pia Sundhage’s team reunites with the Steel Roses in Chester, Pennsylvania tonight. The friendly will be televised on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET and will be streamed on ESPN3...more

Interview with China’s Captain Xu Yuan
by All White Kit
posted October 5, 2010 at 5:57pm

Dubbed as the “next Sun Wen”, the Chongqing native was a part of the Chinese team that won 2nd place at the 2004 U-19 Women’s World Cup in Thailand, defeating Nigeria, Italy, Kara Lang’s Canada, and Marta’s Brazil in the process. Xu’s soccer...more

NCAA Soccer Review 10/02-10/03 – Stanford Undisputed At The Top
by All White Kit
posted October 5, 2010 at 4:22pm

Two Teams Entered...One Team Tried to Win (Thanks for the pic Julie!) Stanford 2 (Press 78′, Taylor 79′) – 0 Santa Clara [Attendance: 1201] Santa Clara needn’t have shown up to their traditional local derby with Stanford such was the differenc...more

Querying about the Western New York WPS Franchise
by All White Kit
posted October 4, 2010 at 3:42pm

The introduction of the Western New York franchise is perhaps the best news the league could have asked for in the offseason. WPS expansion means more storylines, more prospective fans, more new faces and more $ for the league (Western New York team owne...more

Interviews with Kara Lang and Stephanie Labbé
by All White Kit
posted October 4, 2010 at 12:54pm

Prior to Canada’s September 30 friendly against China at BMO Field, several players took the time to speak with All White Kit. Here’s what they had to say: Kara Lang The former UCLA Bruin entered college as the #1 recruit. She set UCLA freshman rec...more

Brandi's Game
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted October 3, 2010 at 11:45pm

C and R are still on cloud nine after hanging out back stage with the world class athletes that came out to support soccer great Brandi Chastain in her retirement game. You know, think about it, how many pro athletes careers end with them standing at a po...more

USWNT/China Highlights, Squad Named For Next Friendly, CONCACAF Dates
by All White Kit
posted October 3, 2010 at 10:50pm

According to Chris’ match report and the highlights above, the USWNT played the flanks quite well. That was a major problem for the team in the Sweden friendlies (particularly in the first match). O’Reilly, Rapinoe and Lilly did well to assur...more

Post-Match: Canada vs. China
by All White Kit
posted October 3, 2010 at 4:55pm

(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) On September 30 at BMO Field, Canada’s 3-1 victory over China was a promising display of what Carolina Morace’s team is capable of executing. The long ball game and rigid player roles of Even Pellerud and...more

NCAA Soccer – 12 Matches That Matter for 10/03/10
by All White Kit
posted October 3, 2010 at 2:41pm

Santa Clara's Bianca Henninger Will Be Hoping For Better Days Than The One Where Teresa Noyola's Free Kick Found The Back of the Net. Stanford vs Santa Clara (4:00) These two teams just aren’t that into each other. One of the nation’s fiercest lo...more

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