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Quick NCAA review for 08/25 & 08/26
by All White Kit
posted August 27, 2010 at 4:25pm

UNC Wilmington's Erin Pardini Scored Twice As the Seahawks Topped Francis Marion Big night tonight, but there was some action over the past two days… -UNC Wilmington scored a decisive win over Francis Marion, getting a pair of goals from Erin Pardin...more

Barn-Stormin’ Brandi Chastain!
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted August 27, 2010 at 4:12pm

Hey, this just came in over the wires. Brandi Chastain (who faithful readers like mom will know, C and R have actually met her several times, and C even shot craps with Brandi!) yes, that Brandi, is retiring from Women’s Professional Soccer and having a...more

15 NCAA Matches That Matter for 08/27/10
by All White Kit
posted August 27, 2010 at 11:22am

Christen Press - The Answer To Unlocking UNC's Defense? All Times Listed are Eastern. North Carolina vs Stanford (6:00) Perhaps you’ve heard about this one. You could spin this one many ways, a rematch of last year’s national title match, a #1 v...more

Correcting a glaring omission from the Pac-10 preview
by All White Kit
posted August 26, 2010 at 12:15pm

Cal's Megan Jesolva - Shouldn't Be Overlooked In my haste to get out my belated Pac-10 preview, I made a very regretful omission in my mini-preview of Cal. Specifically, I forgot to mention the return to health of senior Megan Jesolva, a critical piec...more

WPS Week 19
by Pretty Tough
posted August 26, 2010 at 12:28am

A huge Atlanta Beat win against the Breakers, a Sky Blue FC upset against Philadelphia Independence, and FC Gold Pride taking the regular season championship (and right to host the WPS Final) all belong to Week 19 of Women’s Professional Soccer. On Thu...more

NCAA Soccer Review – 08/24/10 – No Problems for Illinois
by All White Kit
posted August 26, 2010 at 12:16am

Alexandra Kapicka Had Little to Do In Forty-Five Minutes Off the Bench for Illinois in a 3-1 Win Over Wright State -Nicole Denenberg scored the game winner in the seventy-seventh minute and assisted on the insurance goal some five minutes later as Illi...more

College Soccer: She's Back!
by heather77
posted August 25, 2010 at 11:59pm

< p> </p> Every female college soccer player that has a game against New Mexico this coming season should fear for their life! The highly publicized and excessively violent Elizabeth Lambert has been allowed to return to the soccer pitch. Lambe...more

The Philadelphia Stadium Dilemma
by All White Kit
posted August 25, 2010 at 11:37pm

For a team that gets the job done on the field, the Philadelphia Independence sure lack fan support off the field. As of the 18th week of WPS competition, Indy has an overall 2010 median attendance of… wait for it… 2,585. Boston, meanwhile, leads t...more

NCAA Soccer Review – 08/23/10 – UNC Greensboro brings Wake Forest crashing down to earth
by All White Kit
posted August 24, 2010 at 1:32pm

Lauren Hein was on target as UNC Greensboro upset Wake Forest -Kelsey Kearney made six saves in goal and UNC Greensboro made a two goal first half lead stand up as they shocked Wake Forest in an ill-tempered North Carolina derby in Winston-Salem, 2-1. ...more

USWNT Pre-2010 Gold Cup Friendlies Announced
by All White Kit
posted August 23, 2010 at 7:19pm

The USWNT is set to face China in Kennesaw, Georgia on Saturday, October 2nd and in Chester, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 6th. This will be the final set of fixtures before the USWNT heads to Mexico for the 2010 Gold Cup beginning October 28. Th...more

Marta does it Again!
by heather77
posted August 23, 2010 at 7:17pm

What do you know, Marta leads her team again to an early league title with still 4 league games left.  She stands proud as her team clinches the league title with a comfy 9 point cushion.  Looks like a replay of last season in the WPS. But wait...more

NCAA Soccer 08/22/10 Review – Carolina Rolls Again
by All White Kit
posted August 23, 2010 at 4:59pm

< p> No Upset Today – Rose Augustin and Notre Dame Defeated Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3-0 < p> Dayton 2 (Williams 24′, Garcia 63′) – 1 (Cantwell 66′) Toledo Dayton’s Colleen Williams scored her second goal in as many games and assisted...more

FC Gold Pride clinch regular season title, Chicago Red Stars don’t
by All White Kit
posted August 23, 2010 at 12:37pm

FC Gold Pride have clinched the 2010 regular season title after defeating the Chicago Red Stars 3-2. The Red Stars put up a valiant effort but a costly Marian Dalmy handball in the box gave FCGP a penalty kick in the 78′. Marta found the back of th...more

8 important NCAA matches for 08/22/10
by All White Kit
posted August 22, 2010 at 2:01pm

Ohio State and Paige Maxwell Will Be Under Pressure on Sunday After Friday’s dazzling array of matches, Sunday calms down a little bit as some teams take the rest of the weekend to regather themselves while others have scheduled mismatches to get thr...more

Tar Heels comprehensively defeat Texas A&M;3-0 in regular season opener
by All White Kit
posted August 21, 2010 at 12:22pm

Tar Heel fans, take heart: you’re going to be just fine, as evidenced by UNC’s thorough 3-0 win over Texas A&M; tonight. The University of North Carolina’s conveyor belt of quality American women’s soccer talent remains in high production. Aggie f...more

The Freedom appear playoff ready while Chicago appear finished
by All White Kit
posted August 20, 2010 at 3:19pm

The Washington Freedom defeated the Chicago Red Stars 2-0 tonight in what was really an unofficial playoff game. A win for Chicago would have vaulted them into the all-important fourth spot while three points for the Freedom would assure the team’s safe...more

15 Important Matches on NCAA Opening Night
by All White Kit
posted August 20, 2010 at 1:31pm

What Awaits North Carolina on Friday Night The brilliance of the NCAA Soccer season is that once it begins, it’s an unrelenting tidal wave, with matches coming hard and fast. There’s at least one match every day until late October, so things are b...more

Recap of UEFA Women’s Champions League Qualifying
by All White Kit
posted August 19, 2010 at 8:02pm

Carmen Wales breaks down the (much-maligned) format of the UEFA Women’s Champions League. She also discusses the minnows that will be taking part in the Round of 32. The qualifying tournament for the UEFA Women’s Champions League was held ear...more

2010 Big Ten Preview – Rivals to the Throne
by All White Kit
posted August 19, 2010 at 2:21pm

< p> Penn State's Danielle Toney - Goal Scorer Extraordinaire For Penn State, the 2009 regular season ended much as the last eleven had, with the Nittany Lions lifting the Big Ten trophy as champions. Unfortunately for coach Erica Walsh, the pos...more

10 Exhibition Match Results That Matter (Probably)
by All White Kit
posted August 19, 2010 at 12:38pm

The exhibition portion of the college season is notorious for raising false flags right before the beginning of the real action as coaches experiment with various new formations, players, and styles of play. Generally, reading too much into these results...more

WPS Week 18
by Pretty Tough
posted August 18, 2010 at 8:41pm

Week of 18 Women’s Professional Soccer continued with two mid-week games as Sky Blue FC and the Washington Freedom drew a score of 1-1, and Chicago lost to the Philadelphia Independence with a score of 1-2. Over the weekend, the Washington Freedom hel...more

Notables For August 17/18, 2010
by All White Kit
posted August 18, 2010 at 7:38pm

For those of you trapped in a start of school blues-induced haze, head coach Gareth O’Sullivan has been fired by the Atlanta Beat organization. James Galanis will serve as interim manager. Atlanta’s remaining fixtures are pretty unkind. ...more

2010 ACC Preview
by All White Kit
posted August 18, 2010 at 12:53pm

Hannah Cerrone – A Rock in the Boston College Lineup (Note: This is the first of seven detailed previews of “Big Six” conferences and contending mid-majors. Teams are listed in 2009 order of finish.) Opportunity has never knocked harder...more

2011 Women’s World Cup Soccer Qualifying Groups Announced!
by heather77
posted August 18, 2010 at 12:01pm

The CONCACAF has announced the bracket groups for the teams which will qualify out of North America.  Only 2 teams will be taken out of the 8 team group, while USA has won the CONCACAF qualifications for every World Cup thus far.  The tournament...more

Montreal's Muslim soccer league wraps up successful season
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 17, 2010 at 8:37pm

Montreal's only soccer league that accepts hijab-wearing teens wrapped up its season this past weekend. The Muslim Youth Soccer League was created when players were barred from FIFA-sanctioned tournaments because the sport's governing body ruled that h...more

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