Florida College Soccer

BANNER ELK, N.C. – The No. 10 University of Tampa men’s soccer team saw its season draw to an end with a 1-0 loss to ninth-ranked Lees-McRae College in the NCAA Quarterfinal on a frigid Saturday night. A quick goal cost the Spartans, who end their season with a 17-3-1 record. With the win, the Bobcats improve to 18-2-1 and advance to the NCAA Semifinals on Dec. 3rd.

The only goal of the match came just 1:02 in, when the Bobcats charged downfield and Jamie Bladen put one into the back of the net. Through the remainder of the contest, the Spartans only managed two shots on goal saved by Sean Paradise of Lees-McRae. more

TAMPA - The University of South Florida men's soccer team scored two unanswered goals to erase an early 1-0 Stetson lead en route to a 2-1 win in the NCAA Tournament first round tonight at the USF Soccer Stadium.

The Bulls, who improved their record to 14-3-3 on the year with tonight's victory, advances to play at No. 1 ranked and top seed Akron. The Zips come into the second round after a first round bye, and boast an unblemished 20-0-0 record on the year.

The Hatters, who end the season 14-4-2, got on the board first with an unassisted goal by Fredrik Brustad just seven minutes into the contest.

USF, however, tied the game at one goal apiece six minutes later when Sebastien Thuriere took a perfectly placed corner kick - to the back corner of the goal - from Javed Mohammed and headed it into the back of the net more

WINTER PARK, Fla. (November 17, 2009)- The Rollins men's soccer team had four players selected to the Daktronics All-South Region First Team and one on the second team, it was announced Tuesday morning. Senior midfielder J.D. Gruenewald was tabbed Player of the Year from the South Region to go along with SSC Player of the Year award earlier this year. Also joining Gruenewald on the first team was senior Jacob Deloach and juniors Jack Clifford and Thomas Biddinger.

Guenewald, leave Rollins as one of the most decorated players in program history. Gruenewald leaves Rollins tied for first in games played (76) and career assists (42). He also ranks eighth in points (94) and fourteenth in goals (26). From the midfield position Gruenewald tallied a team high 32 points (10 G 12 A) and provided the spark for the Tars offense. With the help of Gruenewald's scoring the Tars posted the ninth best offense in Division II with 2.79 goals per game more

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Still alive in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, University of Tampa men’s soccer placed seven on the Daktronics All-South Region teams released on Tuesday, including five on the first-team.

KISSIMMEE | Southeastern University's soccer teams came up empty handed in two attempts to win soccer titles on Monday.

With a chance to win national titles in men's and women's soccer in the National Christian College Athletic Association's championships, both of the Fire's teams fell in their championship games.

The women suffered a 2-0 loss to Manhattan Christian College of Kansas while the men fell to rival Clearwater Christian College for the third time this season, in overtime, 2-1.

Both coaches were disappointed, but pointed toward their faith to get them through.

"There's more important things in life," said women's coach Dominic Stross. "We put a lot of excellence into whatever we do. Soccer is just an excuse to get together. We're disappointed. It hurts." more

Four FIU men's soccer players were honored with All-Conference USA selections, the conference announced Thursday. Steven Jair Cabas, Sebastian Frings and Anthony Hobbs were named to the All-Conference Third Team, while Bruno Barbosa was named to the All-Academic team. Frings and Hobbs were also voted onto the All-Freshman team.
Jair Cabas has had a bounce-back season for FIU, scoring six goals and dishing out five assists to place second on the team with 17 points. more

WINTER PARK, Fla. – Two first half goals and stellar goalkeeping lifted the No. 10 University of Tampa men’s soccer team over No. 5 Rollins College on Sunday afternoon in the South Regional finals. The victory avenges a loss earlier this season in Winter Park and pushes the Spartans into the NCAA II Quarterfinals against No. 9 Lees-McRae.

Tampa (17-2-1) struck first in the opening period after Tars forward Adam New was issued a yellow card just outside the box. Dan Ingvarsson put the ensuing free kick past Rollins’ Aaron Rokeach to put the Spartans up 1-0. In the 32nd minute, sophomore Greg O’Connor took a connecting pass from freshman Brian Fekete and delivered a hard strike into the back of the net to give Tampa a 2-0 lead going into the half. more

Buies Creek, N.C. - Senior Griffin Gilstrap was named the tournament MVP after scoring both goals in Stetson's 2-1 win over Mercer University in Sunday's Atlantic Sun Conference Championship game. It is the second time ever the Hatters have earned the title and a berth in the NCAA tournament.

Stetson struck first with an early goal in the third minute by Griffin Gilstrap (Safety Harbor, Fla.). Kevin Munz (Jupiter, Fla.) made a run down the left side and set up Gilstrap in front. It was the 10^th goal of the season for the A-Sun's top scorer. more

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) ¨C With three players selected, the UCF men¡¯s soccer team was well represented on the 2009 All-Conference USA teams, the league office announced. Junior Yaron Bacher (Atlanta, Ga.) and sophomore Kevan George (Decatur, Ga.) both were voted onto the second team while freshman Nicholas Robson (Auckland, New Zealand) earned a spot on both the all-conference third team and the C-USA All-Freshman team.

Each of the three all-conference teams and the all-freshman team were comprised of 11 players. Voting was done by each of the league's nine head coaches.

George was honored for the second time in as many years with postseason all-conference honors. The midfielder was named first-team all-conference as a freshman and to the Preseason All-C-USA team prior to the 2009 season. George switched to play more of a defensive midfield this season, but still finished the campaign with three assists. more

Buies Creek, N.C. - Freshman Jonathan Mendoza (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) scored the go-ahead goal with less than five minutes remaining to lead #2 Stetson to a 3-2 win over #3 East Tennessee State (6-9-3) in Friday's Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament semifinal. The Hatters (13-3-2) will move on to play #5 Mercer in Sunday's championship game at 1:00 p.m. The Bears upset top seeded Campbell 3-1 in the afternoon's first semifinal.
Stetson opened the scoring in the game's 10th minute when Giulio D'Amore (DeLand, Fla.) picked up a pass from Set Carpintero (Orlando, Fla.) at the top of the box and blasted a long shot that deflected and tucked inside the right post. more

WINTER PARK, Fla. (November 13, 2009) – The third time was the charm for the Rollins men’s soccer team as they beat Barry for the first time in three tries this season, downing the Buccaneers 1-0 in the first round of the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championship.

With just over three minutes remaining in overtime, J.D. Gruenewald raced down the right sideline to set up the Tars attack. The senior sent a pass to Bradley Welch in the box who then tapped a perfect, behind the back pass to a waiting Daniel Salazar for the game winning strike. more

USF One Of Three To Place Five On All-BIG EAST Team

TAMPA - With the BIG EAST Conference Awards being announced on Thursday night at the conference's annual men's soccer awards banquet in Morgantown, W.Va., on the eve of the 28th annual BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship, the University of South Florida men's soccer team can take pride in knowing that it is one of just three schools to place five players on either the first, second, or third team's. USF joins Connecticut and St. John's as schools that placed five players on the league's all-conference team's.

Bulls' goalkeeper Jeff Attinella was named to the All-BIG EAST first team in addition to being tabbed the league's Goalkeeper of the Year. more

Attinella Named BIG EAST Conference Goalkeeper Of The Year

TAMPA - As the University of South Florida men's soccer team awaits its bid to the NCAA Tournament (to be announced on Nov. 16 at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN News), it received word today on other achievements for several members of the team.

USF goalkeeper Jeff Attinella was named the BIG EAST Conference Goalkeeper of the Year while also being named first team all-conference. He was presented with his award at the conference's annual men's soccer awards banquet in Morgantown, W.Va., on the eve of the 28th annual BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship. more

WINTER PARK, Fla. – In a physical NCAA South Regional semifinal matchup, the No. 10 University of Tampa men’s soccer team took down No. 18 Lynn University 3-1 to push the Spartans (16-2-1) into the regional final on Sunday afternoon. It is the third time in three years that Tampa has turned away the Fighting Knights (14-4-1) in postseason play and is the sixth time in the teams' last eight meetings that the Spartans have come out on top.

Tampa got on the board first in the eighth minute when leading goal scorer Pascal Milien took a shot unassisted past Lynn’s Alessandro Salvatore. Just over 10 minutes later, the Fighting Knights responded with a goal from Paolo Vaz off two connecting passes by Scott Gordon and Kyle Conrad. more

Wingate tops Flagler, 4-0

CHARLOTTE, N.C. − Felippe Imperatriz scored a pair of second half goals to help lead No 4 seed Wingate University to a 4-0 win over No. 5 seed Flagler College in an opening round match of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Wednesday night at Mallard Creek High School.

The match was moved from Wingate to Mallard Creek High, who has an artificial surface field, due to the large amount of rain that fell over the Carolinas last night which made Wingate’s field unplayable.

Wingate (13-4-1) advances to face No. 1 seed Lees-McRae College (15-2-1) in Banner Elk, N.C., on Friday (Nov. 13) at 7 p.m. Flagler (14-6-2) had its seven-match unbeaten streak snapped. The 14 wins by the Saints this year were the most since 2002 when Flagler went 17-4-0 and lost in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament to Mid-Continent College. more

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (November 9, 2009) – The dream season continues for the Rollins men’s soccer team as they earned the top seed and hosting honors for the 2009 NCAA Division II Super Region Tournament, it was announced Monday.

Rollins and Barry will meet for the third time this season at 7:30 on Friday, November 13 at Barker Family Stadium and Cahall-Sandspur Field. Tampa and Lynn will play the early game at 4:30 p.m. with the winner of each contest meeting in the championship game Sunday, November 15 at 1 p.m. in Winter Park. more

Flagler men to take on Wingate Wednesday night

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. − The Flagler College men’s soccer team (14-5-2), the Peach Belt Conference regular season champions, will take on Wingate University (12-4-1) of the South Atlantic Conference Wednesday night at 7 p.m., in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional at the WU Soccer Complex in Wingate, N.C. The winner advances to take on No. 1 seed Lees-McRae College of Banner Elk, N.C., on Friday at 7 p.m.

Flagler, the No. 5 seed, is coming off a 2-2 tie with Lander University in the PBC Tournament championship match on Sunday which ended in a 4-3 shootout decision for Lander. more

Flagler men and Lander tie 2-2, but Bearcats claim PBC title in shootout

EVANS, Ga. − After 110 minutes passed in the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Tournament Men’s Soccer Championship a winner could not be found as No. 1 seed Flagler College and No. 2 seed Lander University played to a 2-2 draw through two overtimes Sunday afternoon at Blanchard Woods Park. In the shootout, Lander came away with four successful attempts to Flagler’s three and earned the conference tournament title.

The match goes down as a tie for both teams as Flagler is now 14-5-2 and Lander is now 12-5-2. Both teams will now anxiously await the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championship Selection Show tomorrow (Nov.9) to see if either one makes the six-team Southeast Regional. There are no automatic qualifiers in men’s soccer. Flagler was ranked No. 5 in the final regional poll while Lander was No. 8. more

TAMPA, Fla.—With 6:27 to play, sophomore Mark Anderson blasted the game winning goal in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Spartans to take home the Sunshine State Conference Tournament Championship for the Barry men’s soccer team.

Barry (14-5-1) beat the #2 seed Tampa Spartans at Tampa’s home field, Pepin Stadium on Sunday in thrilling fashion. After 83:00 minutes of play Anderson broke the scoreless tie on a shot from 20 yards out. A deflected pass was sent to the box from the sideline just above the touch line. The ball caromed high off a Tampa player and on the rebound Anderson smashed a left-footed volley into the top corner of the net to give Barry a 1-0 lead. more

TAMPA, Fla. – The second-seeded and eighth-ranked University of Tampa men’s soccer fell 2-0 to fourth-seeded Barry University on Sunday in the finals of the Sunshine State Conference Tournament. The Spartans (15-2-1) and Buccaneers (14-5-1) kept the match scoreless until the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player Mark Anderson notched a goal in the 84th minute to give BU the championship.

Despite outshooting the Buccaneers 23-14, the Spartans couldn’t get the ball past SSC Freshman of the Year Johnny Rodrigues who made six saves in the contest. With 6:27 left on the clock, Anderson took a hard shot from 20 yards out past SSC Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Thompson. Just over three minutes later, Anderson and Mark Kilpatrick broke away on a 2-on-1 in the Tampa end, with Kilpatrick scoring the final goal to put the game away. more

TAMPA - As the University of South Florida men's soccer team made its way through the first 35 minutes of its BIG EAST Conference Tournament quarterfinals match this afternoon at Notre Dame, it certainly looked like the Bulls would cruise to a decisive win and advance to its second straight BIG EAST semifinal round and an opportunity to defend its 2008 tournament title.

But that ended up not being the case as the Fighting Irish defeated the Bulls today, 2-2 (5-4 in penalty kicks) at Alumni Stadium. more

UCF Men's Soccer Falls to #12 Tulsa

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Freshman Nicholas Robson (Auckland, New Zealand) scored two more goals Saturday night for UCF (6-7-3, 2-5-1 C-USA), but visiting No. 12 Tulsa (11-4-2, 6-1-1 C-USA) had too much firepower as the Knights fell 6-2 in their season finale at the UCF Soccer Complex.

The highly-ranked Golden Hurricane clinched the Conference USA regular season championship with the victory and will host the C-USA Championship beginning Nov. 13.

UCF had a chance to get on the scoreboard first in the second minute of the game, but a penalty kick by sophomore Kevan George (Decatur, Ga.) missed wide left. more

BOWLING GREEN, OH (November 7, 2009) – The Florida Atlantic men’s soccer team dropped its season finale on Saturday in a 3-0 loss at Bowling Green. The Owls (4-10-2, 0-6-0) finished the season dropping their last eight matches after starting the season 4-2-2.

The Falcons took a first-half lead in the 35th minute when Cameron Hepple scored off a penalty kick rebound to put Bowling Green ahead 1-0. Three minutes later, Byard Ebling knocked in a rebound after Hunter Van Houten’s free kick deflected off the crossbar to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead. Hepple’s second goal of the game in the 53rd minute capped off the scoring at 3-0. more

Flagler men advance with 3-2 win over Montevallo

EVANS, Ga. − Joseph Toby (Jacksonville, Fla./Wolfson HS) scored the game winning goal in the 83rd minute to send No. 1 seed Flagler College into the Peach Belt Conference Tournament Championship Match on Sunday. Flagler defeated the University of Montevallo 3-2 Friday night at Blanchard Woods Park and will now face No. 2 seed Lander University at 3:30 p.m.

Flagler (14-5-1) got on the board first when Mack Hough (St. Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez HS) converted a penalty kick in the 14th minute. more

TAMPA, Fla. (November 6, 2009)-The top seeded Rollins men's soccer team was upset in the Sunshine State Conference Tournament semifinals 1-0 by fourth seed Barry, Friday. Sascha Koettig scored the game winner with under three minutes to play to give the Bucs the victory. With the loss the Tars could not advance past the semi-finals of the SSC Tournament, while Barry moves on into the final game against Tampa, Sunday afternoon.

The first half saw a closely contested game between the two teams as Rollins outshot Barry 5-2. Rollins had excellent opportunities to score, but Bucs freshmen keeper Johnny Rodrigues turned the Tars away. more

TAMPA, Fla. - A pair of goals scored by Lister Warren pushed the No. 8 University of Tampa Spartans over the Nova Southeastern University Sharks in the second game of the Sunshine State Conference Semifinals by a score of 3-0. The Spartans’ record improves to 17-1-1 while the eliminated NSU falls to 8-10-2.

The newly awarded Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Thompson gets credited with the shutout while picking up seven saves in the 3-0 victory.

Warren’s first goal came off an assist from National Player of the Year candidate Pascal Milien which he headed off the cross and into the goal in the first ten minutes of the contest. The second goal scored by Warren was a header that came off a free kick booted by Dan Ingvarsson with 13 minutes remaining in the half. The two goals by Warren tied him with teammate Milien for 11 goals on the season. more

Flagler places four on All-Conference Team; Lynch named Coach of the Year and Toby Frosh of the Year

EVANS, Ga. − The Flagler College men’s soccer team picked up some individual awards as the 2009 All-Peach Belt Conference Men’s Soccer Team was announced at the tournament banquet this afternoon.

Head Coach John Lynch was selected as the Coach of the Year after guiding the Saints to a 7-1 record in their first year in the conference. Flagler is the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament which resumes this afternoon with semifinal play. Joseph Toby (Jacksonville, Fla./Wolfson HS) earned Freshman of the Year honors. So far this season, he played in and started in 18 games and has scored three goals more

TAMPA - The University of South Florida men's soccer team took the first step in defending its BIG EAST Conference tournament championship with a 2-1 win over Marquette in the first round of this year's tournament at the USF Soccer Stadium.

The Bulls (13-3-2) now hit the road to take on Notre Dame on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST tournament. The winner of that game will advance to the tournament semifinals in Morgantown, W.Va. on Nov. 13 at 5:30 p.m. more

WINTER PARK, Fla. (November 5, 2009)- Rollins men's soccer head coach Dr. Keith Buckley was named Coach of the Year and senior J.D. Gruenewald was tapped as the league's top player, highlighting five Tars selected to All-Sunshine State Conference teams. Joining Gruenewald on the first team were Jack Clifford and Jacob Deloach, while Dennis Chin and Thomas Biddinger collected second team honors.

Head coach Dr. Keith Buckley currently in his 19th year at the helm of the Tars program, collected his fifth coach of the year award. Buckley has led the Tars to a 16-1-1 record and saw the Tars climb to No.3 in the rankings, their highest in program history. Rollins currently sits at No.5 in the latest national poll heading into the Sunshine State Conference Tournament after winning the SSC regular season title.more

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Mack Hough (St. Augustine, Fla./ Pedro Menendez HS) scored the game's only goal in the first overtime Tuesday night to lift Flagler past North Georgia College and State University in a Peach Belt Conference tournament quarterfinal matchup at Saints Field.

Hough took a pass from Will Frandsen (Orange Park, Fla./ Orange Park HS) in the 91st minute and his shot beat NGCSU's Rade Tanaskovic in the back-right corner from 13 yards out.

In the first half, the game appeared to be heading towards a high-scoring affair. NGCSU fired 11 shots while Flagler shot 10. more

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. − Flagler College junior goalkeeper Matt Gilman (Ocala, Fla./Jacksonville U.) was selected as the Peach Belt Conference’s Goalkeeper of the Week for the period ending Nov. 1, in a release by conference officials. Gilman was also named to the same honor on Sept. 22.

Gilman led Flagler to a pair of conference wins, including notching his fifth shutout of the season in a 2-0 win at Georgia Southwestern. He also recorded two saves in Flagler’s 3-1 win over Francis Marion to clinch the regular season conference title. more

DeLand, Fla. -The Atlantic Sun Conference has announced its 2009 All-Conference teams and Stetson was well represented. Four Hatters were named First Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference and one, Robert Hodge was voted as the A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year. The All-Conference teams are voted on by the conference head coaches and sports information directors.

Joining Hodge of the All-Conference first team are Griffin Gilstrap, Kevin Munz, and Fredrik Brustad. All four were named A-Sun player of the week this season. Prior to this season the most Hatters to be voted first team was three in 2005. Also, Jonathan Mendoza was named to the 2009 All-Freshman Team. more

UCF Battles SMU to 3-3 Tie on the Road

DALLAS, Texas (UCFAthletics.com) - UCF (6-6-3, 2-4-1 C-USA) scored in the first minute and got a goal and an assist from freshman Nicholas Robson (Auckland, New Zealand) Saturday night in battling SMU (6-6-2, 2-2-2 C-USA) to a 3-3 overtime tie in Conference USA men's soccer action in Dallas.

"It was an intense game with a lot of buzz surrounding it from the onset as both teams were fighting for a needed victory," said head coach Bryan Cunningham. "Obviously we would have loved to have earned the win, but the guys were resilient to come here and get a tie against a quality opponent." more

BOCA RATON, FL – The Florida Atlantic men’s soccer team fell to Buffalo 5-3 on Friday night at FAU Soccer Stadium. The loss drops the Owls to five games under .500 for the first time this season as FAU is winless in their last seven matches.

The Bulls (6-9-1, 1-4-0) took an early first half lead when Rich Wilson pounded a shot past FAU keeper Ciro Martinez in the 5th minute to put Buffalo on top 1-0. Wilson would strike again five minutes later on almost the exact same play to tally his second goal of the night and give the Bulls a swift 2-0 advantage. The assists on both goals were credited Kieron Gradwell.

Buffalo continued to apply pressure to the Owl defense throughout the first half with two more goals to make the halftime score 4-0. more

After FIU honored its five departing seniors prior to the match, the Golden Panthers couldn't break the Kentucky defense as the Wildcats scored two second half goals to beat FIU 2-0, Sunday afternoon at the FIU Soccer Stadium.

FIU nearly took the lead in the 38^th minute when Diego Tamburus served a ball into the box and Marcus Hairston put a touch on it. However, the shot sailed over the net too keep the match scoreless. more

DeLand, Fla. - The Atlantic Sun Conference office announced that Stetson goalkeeper Logan Potter has been named the league's Defensive Player of the Week. This is the second consecutive week Stetson has earned the award. Last week Robert Hodge (Devon, England) won on the defensive side and Griffin Gilstrap (Safety Harbor, Fla.) on the offensive end.

Potter earned the honor after picking up shutouts in Stetson's 4-0 win over Saint Joseph's Friday and 1-0 victory over Hofstra on Sunday. Potter and his defensive mates have now shutout their opponents in the last three games, and four out of five games overall. more

Anor Named To BIG EAST Honor Roll

TAMPA - University of South Florida men's soccer standout Bernardo Anor was named to the weekly BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll for the week ending Sept. 20.

Anor recorded three points last week while helping USF to a 1-0-1 week in its first two BIG EAST Conference games. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Anor scored his second goal of the season in the conference opener against Marquette in a 1-1 double overtime tie on Sept. 18. more

TAMPA - After recording a 1-0-1 record last week in the first two games of the BIG EAST Conference schedule - with the one win coming over No. 21 Notre Dame at home on Sunday, 2-1 - the University of South Florida men's soccer team continues its climb in the weekly national rankings.

In the five recognized NCAA men's Division I soccer polls, the Bulls find themselves ranked in the top six in the three announced on Monday. more

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Freshman Nicholas Robson (Auckland, NewZealand) had an assist and the game-winning goal as UCF (3-2-1) rallied for a 2-1 victory over visiting Manhattan (1-5-1) Sunday afternoon at the UCF Soccer Complex. The game was the finale of the UCF Fall Classic, which was won by FAU with a 1-0-1 record.

The Knights put constant pressure on the Manhattan defense, firing 27 shots during the game. The 27 shots matches the sixth-highest total ever at the UCF Soccer Complex and the most for a UCF team at home since Oct. 7, 2006.

"We talked to the players about being resilient and coming out today playing hard," said head coach Bryan Cunningham. "It was going to require a lot of hard work today dealing with a feisty Manhattan team." more

The FIU men's soccer showed it can play with the nation's elite as they pushed No.8 Indiana to double overtime, however the Hoosiers managed to break through the FIU defense in the second extra period, beating the Golden Panthers 2-1, Sunday in Akron.

After a scoreless first half, the Hoosiers took the lead in the 68th minute on Will Bruin's second goal of the year. The lead looked like it would hold as FIU's offense seemed to be shut down by the Hoosier defense.

However, with just 5:09 left in regulation, Diego Tamburus found Steven Jair Cabas, who found the back of the net for his third goal of the season and the match's equalizer. more

Flaglers Partel and Gilman receive weekly conference accolades

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. − Junior defender Kevin Partel (St. Augustine, Fla./St. Joseph Academy) and junior goalkeeper Matt Gilman (Ocala, Fla./Jacksonville U.) were selected as Peach Belt Conference Players of the Week, at their respective positions, for the period ending Sept. 20, in a release today by conference officials.

Partel, the PBC Defensive Player of the Week, scored the second goal of his career and helped preserve a shutout in a 3-0 win at UNC Pembroke last Saturday. For the season, he has played in all six matches and has started in four. more

FAU Shuts Out Houston Baptist 2-0 on Sunday

ORLANDO, FL (September 20, 2009) – The Florida Atlantic men’s soccer team defeated Houston Baptist 2-0 on Sunday afternoon in the second game of the UCF Fall Classic in Orlando, FL.

The Owls (3-2-1) took the lead in the 29th minute when Thorstein Georgsson tallied his first goal of the season off a Darnell King assist. Late in the second half, FAU would add to the lead when Jose Guerra recorded his first goal of the season in the 88th minute to make it 2-0. Jordan Kelly tallied an assist for the second straight game. more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Senior forward Katelin Swift rounds up her second Atlantic Sun Player of the Week award for the 2009 season and her fourth all-time with the University of North Florida women’s soccer team.

With a similar performance to the one she turned in to win her first weekly nod this season Swift recorded two goals and an assist, giving her five points in the Ospreys’ 4-2 win over The Citadel on Sunday in the UNF Hampton Inn Ponte Vedra Showcase at Hodges Stadium.

Swift, showing her aggressiveness, scored the match’s first goal in the third minute on a through-ball splitting the Bulldog’s defenders. She one touched a shot over the Citadel’s keeper in the right corner of the net. more

DeLand, Fla. - The Stetson women's soccer team suffered a disappointing 3-2 loss to USF in double-overtime Sunday at the Stetson Soccer Complex.

After playing even at 2-2 through two halves plus one overtime period it seemed that the Hatters had pulled out a win midway through the second overtime. Courtney Jenista (Pensacola, Fla.) pounced on a ball that was bouncing around in front of the goal and blasted it into the back of the net. Although jubilant, the celebration was short-lived after the referee called back the goal. According to the official, he had blown the whistle when it appeared the goalkeeper was in partial possession of the ball at the time of the shot. more

Barry Falls in Overtime to Georgia College

Millerdgeville, Ga.— The Barry University women’s soccer team dropped a 2-1overtime loss to Georgia College on Sunday Afternoon.

The Bucs (2-5, 0-0 SSC) struck first 16 minutes into the game when Brianni Lorenzo delivered a pass to Sarah Wolfer who beat the goalie one on one.

The Bobcats (4-3-1) tied it up eight minutes later when Lyric Burnett slipped one past Sami Cromartie.

The second half was scoreless forcing the Bobcats and Buccaneers into an overtime situation. more.

LAKELAND – Neither Mallory Bond nor Alyssa Esposito started the game for Florida Tech, but both players combined to finish it. After Esposito tied the game late in the second half, Bond scored the game-winner 14 seconds into the second overtime to lift the 18th-ranked Panthers to a 2-1 victory over Florida Southern.

Saturday night’s game was a re-match of last year’s first round of the NCAA Tournament, and much like that one, which ended in penalty kicks, this one could have gone either way. more

MIAMI - The FIU women's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to undefeated Arkansas on Sunday afternoon in its final non-conference match of the season.

The Golden Panthers (2-4-2) took five shots on goal but were never able to capitalize off the opportunities.

"I think we need to work on staying disciplined and focused the whole game because we tend to stray away from our roles sometimes," sophomore Victoria Miliucci said. "We play really well when we're on, but we just have to try to do it consistently." more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida women’s soccer team ended the UNF Hampton Inn Ponte Vedra Showcase on a high note as UNF defeated the Citadel 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at Hodges Stadium.

The first half foreshadowed what was ahead for UNF (3-5-1) as they were able to keep the ball on The Citadel’s side, pressuring the Bulldog’s keeper to stay on her toes. A total of 11 shots came in the first half, resulting in three goals. Overall, UNF maintained their aggressive play boasting 23 total shots compared to the Bulldog’s seven. more

Spartans Fall To Columbus State
COLUMBUS, Ga. – In its second straight match against a national top-10 opponent, The University of Tampa (3-4-1) suffered a 3-0 loss to No. 6 Columbus State University (6-0-1).
The game was scoreless until the Cougars struck in the 37th minute with an unassisted goal from Kara Mundelein. CSU added another goal two minutes later and recorded its third goal of the contest at the 73:30 mark.
The Spartans finished with five shots as freshman Courtney Peffley led UT with two. The lone shot on goal came from classmate Katie LaPorta. Saige Steinmetz started in goal for Tampa, finishing with three saves while facing nine shots. more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gulf Coast University women’s soccer team fell to Mississippi State 1-0 in the UNF Hampton Inn Ponte Vedra Showcase championship Sunday afternoon in Jacksonville, Fla. A second half Bulldog goal snapped the Eagles five-game win streak.

“We had some really good opportunities,” said head coach Jim Blankenship.” We played really well but we just couldn’t put one in the net. Both goalkeepers had some amazing saves to keep the game close, but all-in-all I was very pleased with the way we played in this tournament.” more

TAMPA - Sophomore Chelsea Klotz delivered a golden goal in the 106th minute of play off of a feed from fellow sophomore Noelle Pineiro to give the University of South Florida soccer team a 3-2 victory over in-state foe Stetson Sunday evening in Deland at the Stetson Soccer Complex in the Bulls final non-conference match of the 2009 season.

"I'm really proud of the team," said Bulls head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. "We really dominated for the most part although we had a lapse and let them back into the match but I was impressed by the way we responded."

Klotz would take the feed from Piniero to tally a game winner for the third time in her career. Klotz, who has three goals on season, has scored in three of the Bulls last four matches. The assist was the first of season for Pineiro. more

Miami Falls in Ann Arbor, 1-0

CORAL GABLES - The University of Miami women's soccer team (5-4-0) gave up a late first half goal to the Michigan Wolverines (5-5-0) and despite firing 21 shots were unable to score any of their own in a 1-0 loss at the U-M Soccer Complex, Sunday afternoon.

As the case in each of their three 1-0 losses, the Hurricanes have outshot their opponents but just weren't able to capitalize.

"It was a very tough loss for us, considering how well we played," said head coach Tricia Taliaferro. "It came down to us just doing a little extra in the box to score. I felt like we found a good rhythm and defended well as a whole. Soccer can be a cruel sport and we are experiencing that today." more

Two goals each from a pair of freshmen helped the No. 7 University of Florida soccer team (6-3, 0-0 SEC) to a 5-1 win over Eastern Kentucky (3-6, 0-0 OVC) Sunday afternoon at the James G. Pressly Stadium. Sunday’s match was the final of Florida’s non-conference schedule.

The only goal of the opening half started when Sarah Chapman, standing at midfield, sent a ball forward to Nicky Kit on the left touchline. Kit chested a square ball to freshman Natalia Torosian located just outside the box. Torosian took a couple of touches to bring the ball just above the box and took a right-footed strike that scored at the upper slot of the goal. It was the first collegiate goal for Torosian. more

SAINT LEO, Fla. – It didn’t come easy for the Saint Leo women’s soccer team, but persistence paid off as senior Sara Macko’s successful penalty kick in the 87th minute broke a 2-2 tie and helped the Lions defeat Robert Morris University 3-2 at a wet and humid University Field on Thursday evening.

In looking to tally their first win of 2009, the Lions (1-0-1) had no trouble showing offensive brilliance early as junior Malloree Enoch put SLU on the board in the fifth minute. Enoch set up to take a direct free kick about 25 yards out and zipped the ball toward goal. The ball seemed to have eyes as it slipped between the legs of two Saint Leo forwards and a Robert Morris defense, then past the keeper and into the goal. Despite all the action, the game’s first tally would come unassisted. more

Bulls Fall Again In The Final 2 Minutes

Marquette 2 USF 1. For the second straight game the Bulls let up the game winning goal in the final 2 minutes of the game. Klotz scored the game tying goal in the 63rd minute on a feed from Taylor Patterson after Patterson made a great move to shake the Marquette defender.
Just as against UCF it looked like the Bulls would be going to take the game into overtime, but it was not to be as Marquette's Kerry McBride scored the game winner with just 1:30 left on the clock. It was McBride's first goal of the season.
With the loss the Bulls fall to 2-4-1 on the season. more

Rollins Picks up Sixth Shutout

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (September 16, 2009) - The twelfth-ranked Rollins women's soccer team shut out its sixth opponent in just seven games as the Tars trounced Flagler College 5-0 in St. Augustine, Fla. on Wednesday evening.
Leading the team once again was junior forward Chelsea Brady as she racked-up five points on the evening with two goals and an assist. Fellow junior Mellissa Doerk put up one goal and one assist, while Leah Hirsch and Ashley Waplinger fired the ball between the pipes for one goal apiece. Rounding out the points on the evening was senior midfield duo Jessica Mooney and Rachel Jakubowski, who each found assists on Brady's two goals. more

Rollins men hold off Flagler, 2-1

Will Frandsen scored Flagler's first goal against Barry Saturday night.

WINTER PARK, Fla. − Adam New’s goal in the 62nd minute gave No. 18 Rollins College just enough to top Flagler College 2-1 in a non-conference men’s soccer match at the Barker Family Stadium Wednesday night.

Rollins remains unbeaten at 6-0-1 while Flagler falls to 1-3-1.

J.D. Gruenewald set up the eventual game winning score when he beat the Flagler defense and sent a touch pass over to New for the goal.

Dennis Chin netted the first goal of the game for the Tars in the 11th minute. Jacob Deloach took the free kick and New headed the ball over to Chin for the goal. more

Reis' play helped move UCF to a national ranking of No. 17 in the country.

ORLANDO, Fla. (www.UCFAthletics.com) - After aiding the UCF women's soccer team to two key victories against in-state opponents No. 4 Florida State and USF last week, goalkeeper Aline Reis has been named the Bright House Student-Athlete of the week.

Coming off of an injury that kept her out for two matches, Reis made a strong return, earning the nod as C-USA Defensive Player of the Week. In the shutout victory against the highly-ranked Seminoles, the keeper totaled nine saves and followed that in the subsequent game with one stop against the Bulls. For the 2009 campaign, Reis now has three shutouts and a 1.07 goal-against average. more

Seniors Griffin Gilstrap and Robert Hodge both played extremely well over the weekend to lead Stetson to road wins over Florida International in Miami and Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton. Stetson remains undefeated on the season at 3-0. Gilstrap is the A-Sun Offensive Player of the Week and Hodge is the A-Sun Defensive Player of the Week.

Gilstrap, a forward out of Safety Harbor, Florida had a career game on Friday when he scored two goals and assisted on the game-winning third goal in a 3-2 win over FIU. He remained hot on Sunday and scored the team's only goal in the 1-0 win over FAU. Gilstrap totaled seven points in two games. Prior to this weekend, for his career he had two goals and four assists for 12 points. more

Logan Potter registered his second shutout of season at FAU.

Boca Raton, Fla. - The Stetson men's soccer team improved to 3-0-0 on the season with a 1-0 road victory over Florida Atlantic (2-1-0). The Hatters avenged last season's 1-0 loss to the owls in DeLand. Stetson is now 7-17-1 all-time against FAU.

For the second consecutive game on the road trip Griffin Gilstrap (Safety Harbor, Fla.) scored the first goal of the game with an assist from Fredrik Brustad (Oslo, Norway). This time it turned out to be the game-winner.

In the 18^th minute of the first half the Hatters won the ball and sent Brustad on a run down the right flank. After clearing a few defenders he delivered a perfect cross that found Gilstrap in the box. more

Golden Panthers Cruise to 4-2 victory over Howard

Steven Cabas helped FIU to victory with an assist and a score on Sunday.

MIAMI - Freshman Sebastian Frings is wasting no time making a name for himself on FIU men's soccer team. Frings lifted the Golden Panthers to a 4-2 victory on Sunday afternoon against Howard by netting two goals, including the game-winner.
Though Howard outshot FIU, 15-8, the Golden Panthers made the most of their opportunities. Steven Cabas helped set up Frings' first goal, which boosted his scoring streak to four consecutive games.
Cabas then put in one of his own roughly 14 minutes into the second half off an assist from Nicolas Chase.
The Bison cut the lead to 2-1 when Lemuel Lyons took a direct shot from the left side of the box with more than 15 minutes remaining. Frings gave the Golden Panthers some breathing room when he scored from the left side with 8:20 remaining in the game. more

Courtney Whidden earned her second-career C-USA weekly honor.

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Off to a 5-1-1 start and two wins over top-10 programs, the UCF women's soccer team received plenty of positive news Monday. Senior forward Courtney Whidden and sophomore goalkeeper Aline Reis swept the Conference USA weekly awards, while the Knights were ranked No. 17 in Soccer America's latest poll.

Whidden was selected as the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week in large part due to her double overtime game-winning goal vs. No. 4 Florida State in front of a UCF-record crowd of 1,142 Sept. 10. After that 1-0 victory over the Seminoles, Whidden came back to post three total shots in a 1-0 shutout of USF Sept. 13. For the season, Whidden has a team-high four goals and nine points, including two game-winners. more

University of Florida's Brooke Thigpen is the Southeastern Conference’s Freshman Soccer Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon. Other award winners this week include Tennessee senior Mick Imgram (SEC Offensive Player of the Week) and South Carolina senior defender Blakely Mattern (SEC Defensive Player of the Week).

Thigpen (Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School) turned in a goal and two assists in Florida’s wins last weekend versus Duke (2-1) and No. 20 Colorado (3-1). Thigpen broke a 1-1 tie to score the game-winning goal against Duke in the 64th minute. She also provided an assist on Florida's first goal of the match. In Sunday's 3-1 win over Colorado, Thigpen again was involved in the game-winning goal, this time providing the assist on roommate Erika Tymrak's 18-yard strike in the 48th minute. Thigpen shares Florida's 2009 points lead at six off of two goals and two assists. more

LAKELAND, Fla. — Battling through injuries and tough physical play the No. 2 University of West Florida women’s soccer team pulled out a hard fought 4-1 victory over Florida Southern College on Sunday afternoon. Taking a 1-0 lead into the second half, the Lady Argos kept on the attack and forced three late goals to pull ahead for the victory, improving to 5-0-0 on the season.

The first half proved to be a tough defensive battle for the Argos despite maintaining possession for much of the half. more

Dowell, Hurtado, Hensley named to 2009 Port City Classic All-Tournament Team

The JU women’s soccer team must be getting tired of games finishing after regulation. The Dolphins defeated Jackson State, 2-1(ot), to split their two games in the Port City Classic and notch the second win of the season at “The Cage” in Mobile, Ala.

The Dolphins (2-5-0) jumped out to an early lead when freshman Becca Massip scored her first goal of the season. Jackson State (0-5-0) struck back with a goal in the 34th minute but freshman Eva Leeper ended the game with a tidy finish off of a great delivery into the box from sophomore Jessica Hurtado. JU oushot the Tigers 22-11, including three shots in overtime. more

Katrina Rose scored her first goals of the season on Sunday.

MIAMI - As the FIU women's soccer team huddled after its 2-1 victory over North Florida on Sunday, co-captain Marina Pappas asked her teammates to cheer "FIU, loud and proud!"

The Golden Panthers (2-3-2) came from behind to walk away with a 2-1 victory against the Ospreys (2-4-1), for their first win at home of the season. Sophomore Katrina Rose scored both goals in the second half.

"To come from behind is big," Rose said. "It shows commitment to your team. We realized that we were behind and had to step it up." more

Two Second Half Goals Lifts FAU Past Cal Poly 2-0
Freshman Tamara Kesser scores her first career goal in FAU's 2-0 victory

Making the most out of its scoring opportunities the Florida Atlantic University women's soccer team scored twice in the second half en route to shutting out Cal Poly 2-0 Sunday afternoon at the FAU Soccer Stadium.

The Owls improve to 2-4-1 on the season and run the unbeaten match streak at home to three. Cal Poly drops to 2-4 on the season.

Freshman Tamara Kesser scored her first career goal to give the Owls a 1-0 advantage early in the second half on a cross from Gabriele Devries into the center of the box. Kesser would finish into the lower left corner for her first goal of the season.more

FSU Blanks UAB 8-0

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Fourth-ranked Florida State (6-1-0) avenged Thursday night's loss to UCF by slaying No. 24 UAB (6-1-0) 8-0 Sunday evening at the Seminole Soccer Complex. The Seminoles tied a season-high with eight goals while Katie Bolinsky, Rachel Lim and Tiffany McCarty scored two goals a piece in the win.
FSU handed UAB its first loss of the season as the Blazers were off to their best start in school history. Entering Sunday's contest, UAB had given up just three goals in six games but allowed eight to the Seminoles including five in the first half. Lim and McCarty tied a career-high for goals in a game while Bolinsky recorded her first two goals of her collegiate career. more

CORAL GABLES - The University of Miami women's soccer team (4-3-0) battled the No. 1 ranked Portland Pilots (7-0-0) for 90 minutes but fell 2-0 in the final of the Portland Nike Invitational, Sunday night at Merlo Field.

After a 1-0 win over the 22nd-ranked Washington Huskies in the opening day of the Portland Nike Invitational on Friday night, the Hurricanes came into their match seeking a second straight victory over a ranked opponent. However, Portland scored the would-be game-winner in only the 11th minute.

The Pilot's Michelle Enyeart took Sophie Schmidt pass and scored from 10 yards out. Enyeart recorded a hat trick in Portland's opening-round win over Illinois. For her efforts over the weekend, she was named the invitational's offensive MVP. more

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Freshman Nicolette Radovcic (Rockaway, N.J.) posted her first-career goal with 1:19 remaining in regulation to give the UCF women's soccer team a dramatic, 1-0, victory over in-state rival USF (2-3-1) Sunday at the UCF Soccer Complex. The late-game goal improved the Knights' record to 5-1-1 on the season.

Earlier in the half, Radovcic booted the ball to the back of the net, only to be called offsides. Determined to give the home team the win, the freshman would get a second chance and put the game away for the Black and Gold. Senior Emily Maynard (Chicago, Ill.) found Radovcic out wide, before the freshman beat the USF defender at the top corner of the box and took her shot from close range, putting it into the back of the far corner of the net. more

WINTER PARK, Fla. (September 13, 2009) - Junior forward Chelsea Brady recorded a new program record for individual points in a game as she topped off a hat trick with an assist on the way to a 9-0 Rollins victory over Thomas University (Ga.) on Sunday afternoon. The No. 9-ranked Tars advance to 4-1-1 on the season, while the Nighthawks drop to an overall mark of 2-3-0.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Florida Gulf Coast University women’s soccer team (4-2-1) registered their fifth consecutive shutout with a 2-0 victory over Austin Peay (1-5-1) Sunday afternoon at the FGCU Soccer Complex. The Eagles tallied a goal in each half to extend their win streak to four straight games.

"We always talk about creating chances and if you create enough chances something good is bound to happen,” said head coach Jim Blankenship. more

TAMPA - In a back and forth battle, the University of South Florida women's soccer team fell to in-state foe Central Florida, 1-0, courtesy of a late goal by UCF forward Nicolette Radovcic Sunday afternoon at the UCF Soccer Complex in Orlando.

USF, looking to keep its offensive momentum rolling from Friday's 6-0 victory over Austin Peay, would be limited to just one shot on goal; however the Bulls defense would prove to be solid as it held the high-octane Knights to three shots on goal.

Sophomore Noelle Piniero would provide the Bulls' shot on net and would attempt two total shots. more

Three goals from three different Gators gave the No. 14 University of Florida soccer team (5-2, 0-0 SEC) a 3-1 win over No. 20 Colorado (4-3, 1-0 Big 12) Sunday afternoon at the James G. Pressly Stadium.

The threatening skies finally released a short rain shower with six minutes remaining in the opening half. The first Gator goal was scored just a couple of minutes later. Jazmyne Avant threw the ball in to freshman Holly King at the upper corner of the Colorado box. King turned to face the goal and her left-footed strike scored from 25 yards at the far post corner for her first collegiate goal. more

Flagler women tie with Montevallo

The Flagler College women's soccer team played to a 1-1 double-overtime draw Saturday evening against the University of Montevallo Falcons. It was the conference opener for both teams.

Flagler's Tiffany Urquhart (Ormond Beach, Fla./ Seabreeze HS) started the scoring in the 61st minute after being awarded a penalty kick. Urquhart sailed the PK over the outstretched arms of Falcons' goalkeeper Alyssa Maxwell.

The Saints took the 1-0 lead in the second half but weren't able to maintain the advantage. more

UCF Plays to Scoreless Draw in Shortened Game

Shawn Doyle made three saves for his first career shutout Saturday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - After playing to a tie through 70 minutes Saturday night on the road, the UCF men's soccer team settled for a 0-0 draw at Jacksonville when the game was called in the 71st minute due to inclement weather and unplayable conditions.
The Knights move to 2-1-1 on the season and runs its unbeaten streak to three games.
"It was an excellent college soccer game, back and forth by both teams," said head coach Bryan Cunningham. "We hit the crossbar, they hit the crossbar, but unfortunately in the end the weather won tonight but we will come back ready to play on Friday night."
UCF had chances in the game with nine shots, but the Knights were unable to push across a goal for the first time this season. Junior Gianni Piccoletti (Bariloche, Argentina) led the Knights with three shots and now has a team-high 14 on the season.
Redshirt freshman Shawn Doyle (Ft. Myers, Fla.) saved three shots in the game and registered his first collegiate shutout. more

Gilstrap Leads Hatters to Road Win

Gilstrap scores a pair against FIU.

Miami, Fla. - The Stetson men's soccer team traveled to Miami Friday night and picked up a big road win over Florida International (2-2-0). Senior forward Griffin Gilstrap (Safety Harbor, Fla.) had a career-game for the Hatters (2-0-0) with a pair of goals and an assist in the 3-2 win. Freshman Jonathan Mendoza (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) scored his first collegiate goal which turned out to be the game-winner for the visitors.
In one night Gilstrap equaled his career goal total. The first came in the seventh minute of the game with an assist to Fredrik Brustad (Oslo, Norway). The second was in the seventh minute of the second half assisted by Ryan Corning (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) and gave the visitors a 2-0 lead.
"Griffin played very well tonight", said Stetson Head Coach T. Logan Fleck. "But it wasn't just the two goals. The work he put in on both sides of the ball was invaluable." more

FAU Grinds Out Victory Over Howard

Karol Chorak scored the only goal of the game on a penalty kick in the 35th minute

BOCA RATON, FL - The Florida Atlantic men's soccer team secured a 1-0 victory over Howard University on Friday night from FAU Soccer Field. Sophomore midfielder Karol Chorak tallied a penalty kick goal in the 35th minute and FAU played solid defense the rest of the way to earn the win.

The Owls (2-1-0) also received another stellar performance from freshman goalkeeper Jeremy Crumpton. The Orlando, Florida native recorded three saves en route to the shutout victory. Crumpton improved to 2-0 on the season and has recorded 11 saves in his first 195 minutes in net without allowing a goal. final stats

Cesar DeOliveira scored his first goal of the season on Friday night.

MIAMI - The FIU men's soccer team (2-2-0) put together a valiant rally with a limited roster but ran out of time in its 3-2 loss against Stetson on Friday night.

"Injuries are not helping us out. We had to reshuffle the lineup pretty much right before kickoff," Coach Munga Eketebi said. "We really only had two subs, but I still think we should have been able to pull it off or still tie the game."

Griffin Gilstrap lifted Stetson (2-0-0) to the win with two goals and an assist on the Hatters' final goal of the game.

FIU's defense held the score to 1-0 in the first half after Gilstrap scored before the 7-minute mark. Gilstrap found the goal again nearly seven minutes into the second half, but the Golden Panthers didn't take long to respond.more

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers dropped a 3-1 non-conference matchup to NAIA #6-ranked Northwood at Buccaneer Field on Friday night.

The Bucs (1-3-0) grabbed an early lead in the 19th minute. Michelle Tarasiuk ripped a shot from 19 yards out that Seahawk keeper Mie Moeller managed to deflect, but it bounced right to the feet of Sarah Wolfer and quickly found the back of the empty net for a 1-0 lead. more

WINTER PARK, Fla. (September 11, 2009) - The ninth-ranked Rollins women's soccer team became the first squad to score on the No. 2 West Florida Argonauts this season in an eventual 4-2 loss to UWF on their home turf at Barker Family Stadium and Cahall-Sandspur Field Friday. With the loss, the Tars take their first set back of 2009 and sit with a mark of 3-1-1, while the Argos stay perfect on the season and pick up a record of 4-0-0.

Women's Soccer Dominates Palm Beach Atlantic

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Florida Gulf Coast University women’s soccer team tallied 27 shots en route to a 2-0 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic on Friday night at the FGCU Soccer Complex. With the win, the Eagles improve their record to 3-2-1 while Palm Beach Atlantic falls to 2-1-0.

FGCU controlled the ball and tempo throughout, as the Sailfish could muster only two second half shots. Junior Kirsi Keenan (Boca Raton, Fla.) earned the win and the shutout in goal for the Eagles, having to make only one save. more

Shutout #4 on the season for Garavaglia.

Mobile, Ala. - Friday night in the first game of the Port City Classic Tessa Gavilsky (Granite City, Ill.) scored her fifth goal of the season, Andrea Garavaglia (Webster Groves, Mo.) registered her fourth shutout of the season, and the Hatters won their fourth game of the season 1-0 over Jackson State.

For the seventh time in seven Stetson women's soccer games this season, a shutout was registered; four times the Hatters (4-3-0) have come out on top. more

TAMPA-After a two hour and 45 minute weather delay, the University of South Florida women’s soccer team showcased an offensive attack that coach Denise Schilte-Brown has been waiting to see in their 6-0 win against visiting Austin Peay at the USF Soccer Stadium Friday evening.

"I was proud of the team, because this was our second rain delay. This can happen again in Florida, as we know the weather is a little unpredictable," said Schlite-Brown. more

CORAL GABLES - The University of Miami women's soccer team (4-2-0) defeated the No. 22 University of Washington Huskies (3-2-0) in the opening day of the Portland Nike Invitational, 1-0 on Ashlee Burt's late second-half goal Friday evening.

The Hurricane sophomore recovered a rebound on a shot by Brittney Steinbruch at the top of the 18-yard box and buried it into the bottom right corner in the 83rd minute. The goal was the first on the season for Burt and is the sophomores third of her career.

"I really got lucky. Brittney did all the hard work for me," said Burt. "The ball came to me and I was able to score" more

A pair of Gators turned in their second goals of the season Friday as the No. 14 University of Florida soccer team (4-2, 0-0 SEC) defeated Duke (2-3-1, 0-0 ACC) 2-1 Friday evening in front of a James G. Pressly Stadium crowd of 2,251.

The Gators were looking for a win after losing 2-1 in double overtime at Indiana and being shutout 3-0 by the then No. 9 UCLA in last weekend’s road action.

“It was a very important win for us,” UF Head Coach Becky Burleigh said. “They were a really tough Duke team and they were well prepared. I was pleased with the way that we fought back tonight.” more

Freshman goalkeeper Ashley Lantes had five saves in Friday's tie with North Florida

Two overtimes were not enough time to determine a winner as the Florida Atlantic University women's soccer team battled to a 1-1 tie against the University of North Florida Friday night at the FAU Soccer Stadium.

The Owls stand 1-4-1 on the season and will continue the four-game home stand Sunday afternoon at 11:30 a.m. against Cal Poly.

North Florida broke a scoreless tie early in the second half as Kristin Rhodes scored on a header to the right corner of the net from a cross from right of the attacking box. The goal put the Ospreys ahead 1-0 in the 48th minute.

FAU wouldn't waste much time in answering in the 58th minute as Sun Belt Preseason selection Ashley Mannarino stole a ball from the keeper and scored into the bottom left sector. The goal was the third on the season. more

SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women’s soccer team (0-0-1) struck first against the #23-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University Pirates (3-1-1). But SLU was not able to maintain the lead as a second half Pirates’ goal evened the score for good in their home-opener, Thursday evening from University Field. more

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - A school-record 1,142 fans were treated to one of the most entertaining women's soccer games in UCF history, as the Knights shocked No. 4 Florida State, 1-0, in double overtime Thursday at the UCF Soccer Complex. Senior Courtney Whidden (Palm Harbor, Fla.) headed in the game-winner with 5:01 left in the second and final overtime period vs. FSU (5-1-0) to enable the Black and Gold to improve to 4-1-1 on the season.
Taking a free kick outside of the box and to the left of the net in the 105th minute, UCF played it just like a corner kick. Senior Becca Thomas located Whidden and sent a perfect ball into the box, where Whidden fought off a defender and headed it far post, causing a massive celebration.
"I knew we could do it. This team has worked so hard and finally we are getting recognition," said Whidden. "We are showing everybody that we need to be ranked. We got what we deserved tonight." more

Flagler defeats Embry-Riddle, 2-1

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.--The Flagler College women's soccer team defeated Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 2-1 in a non-conference women's soccer match Wednesday night at Saints Field. The Saints improve their record to 3-1-0. The Eagles dropped their third match of the season and now stand at 1-3-0.

Flagler started the scoring in the third minute when freshman Loren Cate (Apopka, Fla./ Apopka HS) scored on Kincaid Schmidt's (Palmetto, Fla./ Palmetto HS) pass in the box. The Saints took the early 1-0 lead but the Eagles would come back. more

Florida Southern's first win over a nationally ranked team and the first goals of Morgan Sammons' career have added up to a first for the Sunshine State Conference. The Moccasin freshman was named the SSC Offensive Player-of-the-Week on Tuesday, making her the first defender in league history to win that award.

Sammons graduated from Newsome High School in Lithia last spring, but has already made a huge impact for Florida Southern. more

ORLANDO, Fla. (September 8, 2009) - Rollins junior defender Meagan Thomas has been named Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending September 7, it was announced Tuesday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Seniors Kady Dearing and Lauren Maze, and freshman Michele Larrinaga, were named to the Jacksonville University Invitational All-Tournament Team for their performances this past weekend.

Maze and Dearing helped the UNF defense halt Georgia Southern on offense last Friday (Sept. 4), holding them to just five shots to UNF’s 15 and to two corners. Their defensive play helped spark the offense for the Ospreys’ dominant four-goal win against the Eagles.

Of the four goals scored against the Eagles two were scored by Larrinaga. The first came in the 66^th minute as she dribbled her way to a one-on-one opportunity against GSU’s goalkeeper that she buried. more

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Stephanie Powers picked up Defensive Player of the Week accolades after posting shutouts in two games on the week, the conference announced Tuesday.

Powers earned two shutouts for the Eagles this past week, collecting five saves as the Eagles topped UT Martin and Army in FGCU’s Embassy Suites Kick-Off Classic. The Seffner, Fla. native, leads the A-Sun in goals-against average and ranks second in the conference in save percentage. The sophomore goalkeeper earned her second Defensive Player of the Week award of her career. Her previous honor came exactly one year ago after shutting out Gardner-Webb. more

Price Earns Weekly Honors

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State's Jessica Price was honored for her outstanding play this past weekend against No. 10 Penn State and Washington State as she was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Player of the Week. She also earned national recognition claiming Team of the Week accolades from Soccer America and TopDrawerSoccer.com.
For the second week in a row, Price turned up the offensive intensity for the Seminoles posting six points on two goals and two assists in leading FSU to a pair of victories at home. All 15 of her points on the year have come in the last two weeks. more

Lee Selected as C-USA Women's Soccer Co-Defensive Player of the Week

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Guiding the UCF women's soccer team to shutouts of LSU and Florida International last weekend, senior goalkeeper Lynzee Lee was named the Conference USA Co-Defensive Player of the Week the league office announced Monday. It was her first C-USA weekly award of her career.

A transfer from the University of Utah after her sophomore season, Lee amassed nine saves in the USF Tournament in Tampa to help the Knights improve their record to 3-1-1 in 2009. The shutouts were her first in a UCF uniform, as the Black and Gold has blanked three of its five opponents this year.

Facing an LSU squad which was ranked in the preseason, Lee stopped all eight shots on net in 110:00 minutes of action in a 0-0 tie with the Tigers. Two days later on Sept. 6, she collected one save vs. the Golden Panthers in a 5-0 UCF victory. more

TAMPA, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - In the final match of the USF Tournament in Tampa, the UCF women's soccer team had five different players tally goals in a 5-0 victory against Florida International Sunday afternoon. The Knights improved to 3-1-1 on the season after outshooting the Golden Panthers (1-2-2), 18-5.

The five goals by the Knights were the most they scored in a non-conference match since they tallied five against both USF and Tulane during the 2004 campaign. It also was UCF's third shutout of the year and the second-straight for senior keeper Lynzee Lee, who needed to make one save vs. FIU. For the weekend, Lee racked up nine saves as she amassed eight in a 0-0 tie vs. LSU Sept. 4. more

FORT MYERS, Fla. –The Florida Gulf Coast University women’s soccer team completed the Embassy Suites Kick-Off Classic with a 3-0 win against Army on Sunday afternoon at the FGCU Soccer Complex. Three different Eagles collected their first goal of the season as FGCU won the Embassy Suites Kick-Off Classic with a 2-0 record.

The Eagles improve to 2-2-1 as the Black Knights fall to 2-2-1 on the season. The win marks the second consecutive win for the Eagles, and their three goals is currently a 2009 best. more

Fort Myers, Fla. - The Stetson women's soccer team finished the Embassy Suites Kickoff Classic in style with an impressive 1-0 win over Tennessee-Martin. Senior Emily Yero (Orlando, Fla.) scored her second goal of the year and sophomore Lindsay Jowers (Port Orange, Fla.) picked up a point with an assist in her first collegiate game.

In a hard fought defensive battle both teams went scoreless in the first half. UTM (1-3-0) held a 5-3 advantage in shots heading into the break, while Stetson (3-3-0) had two corner kick opportunities to one for the Skyhawks. more

FIU Blanked by UCF

TAMPA - The FIU women's soccer team dropped a 5-0 decision to UCF on Sunday afternoon at the Dafeldecker Classic.
"We did not show up to compete today and that was unfortunate," Coach Thomas Chestnutt said. "UCF is a good, solid team. I give them full credit. They more than deserved the victory."
Kassandra Sorzano attempted FIU's only shot on goal less than two minutes into the game, but Lynzee Lee came up with the save. The Golden Panthers (1-1-2) took two more shots during the first period, but UCF (2-1-1) had better luck finding the back of the net. The Golden Knights took a 3-0 lead by halftime thanks to goals from Becca Thomas, Tiia Tikkanen and Amanda Martorana.
Despite the goals, sophomore Kaitlyn Savage still managed to come up with six saves in the first period. more

The No. 6 University of Florida soccer team (3-2, 0-0 SEC) dropped its second consecutive match of its Midwest weekend trip, falling Sunday 3-0 to No. 9 UCLA (3-1-1, 0-0 Pac 10) in the final day of action of the Illini Challenge Cup Presented by Gameday Spirit at the Illinois Soccer Stadium.

All of the Bruin scoring came in the second half. Early in the second half, the Bruins intercepted the ball deep in the Gator half. Kristina Larsen’s pass found Sydney Leroux moving diagonally in the box and Leroux made a short shot in the 51^st minute for her sixth goal of the season.

The Bruins scored again in the 75^th minute when Kristina Larsen hit a hard shot to the far post lower corner when the ball off an UF deflection of an Ahsha Smith shot came to her feet.

A free kick led to the Bruins’ final goal in 88th minute. Kara Lang took the 20-yard shot and her shot kicked off the cross bar and landed behind the goal line. more

TAMPA - As Friday night turned into Saturday morning, it was the same story all over again. For the second consecutive game, the FIU women's soccer team endured a double overtime contest, this time tying USF , 0-0.

The Golden Panthers (1-1-2) were forced to wait more than two hours after lightning delayed the UCF-LSU matchup preceding their game, but the delay did little to slow down their drive. FIU took 20 shots throughout the night, including three shots on goal in the two overtime periods.

"When you're talking about a two-hour delay and starting a game at 10 o'clock at night, it makes things tough," Coach Thomas Chestnutt said. "With the delay and the double overtime and the home crowd, our players really didn't let it get to them. They came out and got on it early and I think that was important in taking the crowd out of the game." more

Fort Myers, Fla. - After an hour and a half rain delay the Stetson women's soccer team dropped the opening game of the Embassy Suites Kickoff Classic 2-0 to West Point. West Point, also known as Army raised its record to 2-1-1 on the season, Stetson is now 2-3-0. The Kickoff Classic is being hosted by FGCU in Fort Myers.
Army opened the scoring 10 minutes into the first half on a goal by Deanna Clegg from the top right side of the box. The goal was assisted by Melissa McLaws. The rest of the opening period was scoreless with both teams having their opportunities at goal. Stetson trailed 7-6 in shots at the half and the teams were tied 1-1 in corner kicks. more

UCF Plays LSU to a 0-0 Draw

TAMPA, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Although the UCF women's soccer team and LSU had plenty of scoring chances, neither team could put one in the back of the net in a 0-0 draw Friday at the USF Tournament in Tampa. Senior Lynzee Lee picked up her first-career shutout in her second year with the Knights as they moved to 2-1-1 on the season.
"We had the momentum in the first half and I think we deserved a result," said head coach Amanda Cromwell. "We had a goal called back at one point when Yvonne George had a great turn but they called her for offside. It was very close, and that was pretty deflating. But LSU is a quality team, and they had a shot that hit the crossbar in overtime. It was a fast-paced game and in the end I think we got better tonight." more

FSU Clips Penn State 2-1

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Fifth-ranked Florida State (4-0-0) kept its unbeaten streak alive in 2009 with a thrilling 2-1 victory over 10th-ranked Penn State (2-2-0) Friday evening in front of a packed crowd of 1,388 at the Seminole Soccer Complex. Junior Rachel Lim registered the game-winner with less than 10 minutes left in the second half to give the Seminoles the victory.
The win was FSU's second straight over Penn State and first over a ranked opponent this year. With a record of 4-0, Florida State starts the season with four straight victories for the fourth time in school history, all coming under the direction of head coach Mark Krikorian.
"We had two strong teams coming out here facing off against each other," Krikorian said. "We feel good to come away with a result tonight and get the victory. We were certainly pushed and tested and we have some things we have to get back and work on." more

The No. 6 University of Florida soccer team (3-1-0, 0-0 SEC) lost 2-1 in double overtime at Indiana (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Friday afternoon at the Armstrong Stadium.

Both teams came into the match undefeated and the Hoosiers hadn’t given up a goal in the 2009 campaign.

The first goal of the match came off an IU free kick in the 58^th minute. Chloe McKay took the 35-yard kick and sent the ball into the box where Devon Beach headed it in from 10 yards for her second goal of the season. more

The summer of 2009 was one to remember for two of UCF's most talented women's soccer players. Andrea Rodrigues and Aline Reis both traveled to Brazil for what would prove to be a game-changing experience for both of them.

Rodrigues traveled to the city of Teresopolis and the Brazilian Football Confederation's training center Granja Comary, where she participated in the national team's U-19 camp. With two practices every day, and a strict schedule that kept the team on their toes from 7:30 a.m. until late into the evening, Rodrigues cites the experience as one of the best in her lifetime.

"It was a lot of fun and a lot of hard work," Rodrigues said. "I met the most amazing people and got to train with the most amazing coaches." more

SAINT LEO CANCELS TWO WEEKEND GAMES
Sickness Forces the Lions to Change Their Competition Schedule

SAINT LEO, Fla. - The Saint Leo University women’s soccer team currently has several student-athletes who are exhibiting flu-like symptoms that could be indicative of the H1N1 virus infection and, as a result, the Lions have canceled their upcoming matches this weekend in Pensacola, Fla. against the host University of West Florida and Delta State.

Saint Leo, the preseason favorite to win the Sunshine State Conference, was scheduled to open its Division II schedule this weekend with two contests at host West Florida, the defending NCAA South Region champion. more

As the FIU women's soccer team gears up for its weekend matchups in Tampa against USF on Friday and UCF on Sunday, a few student-athletes took a timeout to provide a glimpse into their lives both on and off the field. In this week's Q&A, find out which cartoon character sophomore goalkeeper Melanie Raimo is obsessed with, why sophomore defender Jessica Gambill lacks cheerleading skills and which famous athlete junior midfielder Kassandra Sorzano would switch places with for a day.

What did you do this summer?
Raimo: I went home for half of it, just relaxed and worked out. Then I came back and took summer classes.
Gambill: My summer break was four days because I was here all of summer. Those four days I went home and had home cooked meals from my mom. That was about it.
Sorzano: I went and visited the Dominican Republic. more

Swift Named A-Sun Player of the Week

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Osprey Classic not only produced the University of North Florida’s first win of the season but also gave senior forward Katelin Swift her third career Atlantic Sun Player of the Week Award.

The A-Sun Conference announced the award today, recognizing Swift’s three goals and assist from two matches this past weekend in the Osprey Classic.

"It's a credit to her hardwork," said head coach Linda Hamilton. "She gave us our spark on offense and created opportunities for us when she was on the field. It was well deserved for her performance over the weekend." more

WINTER PARK, Fla. (September 1, 2009) - After opening their season with an overall mark of 1-0, the Rollins women's soccer team hits the ground running, coming in at No. 11 in the first NSCAA/Adidas Division II National Poll announced Tuesday.

Coming in at No. 10 on the Preseason Poll, Rollins opened their 2009 slate with a 2-0 shutout victory over NAIA institution Savannah College of Art and Design over the weekend. With their home opener set for Tuesday evening against Carthage College, the Tars hope to pick up their second win of the season. more

Tars Silence Lady Reds 2-0

WINTER PARK, Fla. (September 1, 2009) - The eleventh-ranked Rollins women's soccer team picked up their second shutout in a row as they defeated the Lady Reds of Carthage College in a 2-0 decision Tuesday evening at Barker Family Stadium in Winter Park, Fla. The Lady Reds open their season with a record of 0-1, while the Tars remain perfect on their young season with an overall mark of 2-0.
Headlining for the Tars in their first home match of 2009 were junior Leah Hirsch and fresh face Annie Pippert who tallied one goal apiece, with Pippert finding an assist from senior Joy Powell in the 77th minute to strike the ball from the top of the box into the left corner to earn her first goal of her Rollins career. more

Courtney Whidden Named Bright House Student-Athlete of the Week

ORLANDO, Fla. (www.UCFAthletics.com) - After playing No. 1 North Carolina and No.10 Duke this past weekend in the Carolina Nike Classic, and leading her team to an upset over the Blue Devils with a 3-2 victory, Courtney Whidden has been named the Bright House Student-Athlete of the Week at UCF.
Whidden, a senior at UCF, finished the weekend with two goals on six shots, five of which were on net. She came off the bench to play 31 minutes vs. the top-ranked Tar Heels and placed both her shots on goal in the 4-0 loss Aug. 28. Against Duke two days later, Whidden helped UCF erase a 1-0 halftime deficit with her first goal of the year in the 48th minute, taking a pass from freshman Nicolette Radvocic, and finding the back of the net. more

Senior All-American Lauren Hyde is part of the first TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week. This is her second appearance on the team and first since 2007.

Hyde (Carmel, Ind./Bishop Chatard H.S.) used her first collegiate goal - a 25-yard free kick - to tie the Aug. 30 Florida-USF match at 1-all. She also played a part in the game-winning goal, as she assisted on sophomore Tahnai Annis’ goal in the 78^th minute which gave UF the final 2-1 margin. more

Flagler women win season opener, 3-0

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Senior forward Tiffany Urquhart (Ormond Beach, Fla./ Seabreeze HS) scored a pair of goals and assisted on another Sunday morning to help lead Flagler to a 3-0 season-opening win over New York Institute of Technology. The Saints and Bears went scoreless after the first half of play, but Flagler would take control in the second half.

In the 55th-minute, Urquhart assisted freshman forward Marisa Strawn (Lake Mary, Fla./ Lake Mary HS) to give the Saints a 1-0 lead. Urquhart dished the ball to Strawn in the box for an easy tap-in. more

Megan Walsh Named SSC Player of the Week

Orlando, Fla. - Netting the game-winning goal in a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Northwood (Fla.) has landed Lynn University women's soccer player Megan Walsh Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week recognition.
A senior midfielder from Apollo Beach, Fla., Walsh headed in a corner kick from Brittany Evernden with five minutes remaining in a 1-1 game for the winning score. It was the first career goal for Walsh who had four career assists coming into the season. more

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The University of West Florida women’s soccer team took the lead early and never looked back as they shutout Sunshine State Conference opponent Florida Tech 4-0 Friday evening at the UWF Soccer Complex. The West Florida offense was spread out as four different Argos found the back of the net.

Reigning National Player of the Year Shaneka Gordon (Old Harbour, Jamaica/Community College of Baltimore) netted her first goal of the season as she dribbled past the keeper for the open net giving the Argos a 1-0 lead. more

NSU Women's Soccer's Glass Named SSC Defensive Player of the Week Glass made five saves in the 2-0 win over Embry-Riddle

Orlando, Fla. (Aug. 31, 2009) A day after recording her first shutout of the season, Nova Southeastern University women's soccer's Sarah Glass (R-Jr., Melbourne, Fla.) was tabbed Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week, it was announced by the conference on Monday. It is the first time in Glass' career in which she received a weekly honor from the SSC. more

Daytona Beach, Fla. (Aug. 30, 2009) - The Nova Southeastern University women's soccer team opened the 2009 campaign with a 2-0 victory over Embry-Riddle on Sunday afternoon at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Complex. It is the seventh time in the last eight years in which NSU has won its season-opener.

"We won, so that's an obvious positive," said head coach Mike Goodrich. "I saw today what I thought I was going to see. We made some adjustments at halftime. A win is a good start to the season; we'll see how it goes from here." more

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Women’s Soccer) – It was a tall order the Florida Tech women’s soccer team faced Friday night in Pensacola, taking on the #2 team in the country in the University of West Florida. After success against some tough preseason competition, the Panthers suffered a 4-0 loss to the home Argonauts.

Just 6:54 into the match, UWF’s Shaneka Gordon took a pass and worked it past Panther keeper Melissa Pyles for the early lead. The Crimson and Gray then made some adjustments and staved off the Argos through the remainder of the period with Paula Lillsjö even forging a scoring opportunity in the first.

However, the home team wouldn’t let up in the second half, posting three goals on 10 shots to hold on for victory. more

SAVANNAH, GA - Georgia College used a goal by Jamie Nevin in the 8th minute to take a 1-0 lead and hold on for the one-goal victory over Florida Southern at the Armstrong Atlantic State Pirate Shootout on Sunday.

In a battle of NCAA Tournament teams from last year, the Moccasins (0-2) outshot the Bobcats, 15-7, including a 9-2 edge in the second half. The Mocs had a chance to tie the game in the final two minutes with a corner kick, but a shot by Emily Griffith hit the crossbar and another shot by Alex Hoover went high. That allowed the Bobcats (2-0) to escape for their 15th shutout since the start of the 2008 season. more

TAMPA, Fla.—The Barry women’s soccer team opened the 2009 season with a narrow 3-2 loss to the North Georgia Saints at Tampa’s Pepin Stadium on Sunday.

The Saints (1-0-1) struck twice in the space of 1:23 in the second half to build a 3-1 lead and weathered a late goal from the Bucs (0-1-0) for the win.

Kelsey Martin put North Georgia up 1-0 in the 23rd minute with an assist from Kelly Penston. But the Bucs responded just three minutes later as Lainie Ferring lifted a corner kick to Steph Day who slotted the ball home to even the contest. more

Atlantic Sun Conference announced its first weekly women’s soccer awards of the 2009 campaign with Emily Longden of Lipscomb named the Player of the Week

In her first collegiate game Longden, an elementary education major from Jacksonville Fla., scored the lone goal in the Lady Bisons’ 1-0 home victory against Austin Peay. The win marked just their third season-opening win ever, and first under fourth-year head coach John Ireland. The last such victory came on the road at South Carolina State in 2004. The last time the Lady Bisons won their home opener occurred in 2002, with a 2-1 victory against Martin Methodist.

Emily is from Jacksonville, FL where she graduated from Providence High School in 2009. more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Osprey Classic came to a close with a number of Ospreys scoring their first goals of the season. UNF’s (1-2) 4-0 win against Coastal Carolina (1-1), today featured goals coming from four different players.

After Friday’s match, head coach Linda Hamilton wanted to come out and do things a little differently. For the Ospreys, things couldn’t be better scoring seven goals this weekend.

In the first half play was sluggish, both sides combined for three shots overall.

“At halftime, we made some adjustments,” said Hamilton. “I just knew once we got one a few more would follow.” more

Owls Down Cardinals 3-0

BOCA RATON, FL - Ashley Mannarino had two goals and an assist in the Florida Atlantic University women's soccer team's 3-0 win over Ball State on Sunday.

Mannarino put her first goal into the net late in the first half when she got behind the Ball State defense and beat the keeper into the left corner. She assisted on Breanna Lewis' goal in the 40th minute, when she fed Lewis a terrific pass and Lewis beat the keeper, once again to the left corner.

Mannarino struck once again in the 48th minute when she scored on a penalty kick to provide the final margin of victory. Ashley Lantes had five saves in goal for the Owls.

The Owls travel to Athens, GA to face Georgia as part of the Georgia Nike Invitational.

DELAND, Fla. - Fifth-ranked Florida State (3-0-0) registered its third consecutive shutout with a 3-0 victory over Stetson (2-2-0) Sunday afternoon in DeLand, Fla. After playing to a scoreless first half, the Seminoles came out with three goals in the second 45 minutes to run their regular season road unbeaten streak to 12 (9-0-3) straight games.

"Stetson did a good job of frustrating our attack in the first half." said head coach Mark Krikorian. "They defended well and defended hard. They had good organization and we weren't quite clean enough in and around the penalty box.

"We always talk about creating chances and if you create enough chances the odds are with you sooner or later that one of those shots will end up in the back of the net. Fortunately in the second half we were able to knock in a few. Stetson gave us everything we could handle. Give credit to them, they showed today what a hard working team can do." more

The No. 7 University of Florida soccer team (3-0, 0-0 SEC) came back from a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat USF (1-1, 0-0 Big East) 2-1 Sunday afternoon in front of a James G. Pressly Stadium crowd of 1,787.

The Bulls took advantage of a Gator defensive problem late in the opening half to take the 1-0 halftime lead. Brittany Pilon found Noelle Pineiro with space in the box. Pineiro hit the 10-yard shot for her second goal of the season at 44:25.

That goal didn’t sit well with UF senior All-American Lauren Hyde. She took responsibility for that goal and used it to motivate herself and the Gators in the halftime locker room. It was Hyde that tied the match early in the second half. UF was awarded a free kick after Erika Tymrak was fouled. Hyde took the strike and her 25-yard shot hit the post and kicked in for her first collegiate goal. more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (UCFAthletics.com) - A second half surge by the UCF women's soccer team helped erase a 1-0 halftime deficit as it upset No. 10 Duke, 3-2, Sunday at the Carolina Nike Classic in Chapel Hill, N.C. Senior Courtney Whidden (Palm Harbor, Fla.) netted the first two goals for the Knights (2-1-0) while sophomore Stacie Hubbard (Jacksonville, Fla.) tallied the game-winner in the 87th minute vs. the Blue Devils (1-2-0).
"We came out very sluggish in the first half and we were lucky to only to be down 1-0, but we changed our formation and the ladies stepped up," said head coach Amanda Cromwell. "That was a good weekend for us to go 1-1 against two outstanding ACC schools (No. 1 UNC and No. 10 Duke) who are both in the top 10 in one of the polls."
It was Hubbard's first-career goal and it came right after Duke tied it up at 2-2 with 5:06 remaining in regulation. On a corner kick, senior Becca Thomas ripped a perfect ball to Hubbard who headed it off the crossbar and in for the game-winner with just 3:24 showing on the clock. more

MIAMI, Fla. – The Florida Gulf Coast University Women’s Soccer team (0-2-1) and FIU (1-1-1) tied 0-0 in double-overtime on Sunday night at the FIU Soccer Complex.

“We created some really good scoring opportunities,” said FGCU head coach Jim Blankenship. “We created a lot more chances than we did in our two previous games. I was very pleased with the way we played defensively, we kept them at bay but offensively we weren’t able to capitalize.”

In the tenth minute, sophomore goalkeeper Stephanie Powers (Seffner, Fla.) denied FIU’s Deana Rossi’s shot to keep the Golden Panthers from getting on the board early.

The Eagles created a great scoring opportunity in the 13^th minute. Senior midfielder Amber McCall (Fort Myers, Fla.) took the shot for the Eagles but FIU goalkeeper Kaitlyn Savage came up with the save. more

The JU women’s soccer team couldn’t find the final touch on a sweltering day in Hodges Stadium in the last day of the Osprey Classic. The Dolphins fell, 2-0, to Georgia State in a game where JU dominated possession and outshot the Panthers, 21-11.

The Panthers (3-0) scored unexpectedly in the fourth minute when freshman Carly Lafferty controlled a back pass in JU’s box and tapped it home. Georgia State doubled their lead in the second half when a foul was committed in the box the third time this season and Bri Cagle slid a ball just past the reach of sophommore Alexa Rooney. more

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The University of South Florida women's soccer team went toe to toe with the No. 7 Florida Gators in Gainesville but their upset bid would come up short as the Bulls could not hold a halftime lead and were victim to a pair of second half goals in their 2-1 loss Sunday afternoon at James G. Pressly Stadium.

"Today is a tough one to swallow,” said Bulls head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. "It was very well played match on both ends. We were in the match till the very end and to not come a way with a win is very disappointing."

The Bulls defense and senior goalkeeper Mallori Lofton-Malachi would weather an early attack with the Gators four shots on goal in the half successfully. more

DeLand, Fla. - The Stetson women's soccer team did something no other team has been able to do this season against Florida State; it held the Seminoles scoreless in the first half. The Hatters also held the 5^th ranked team in the nation to three goals in the game.

Against Jacksonville University FSU scored its first goal 6 minutes and 19 seconds into the game and went on to defeat the Dolphins 7-0. Against South Alabama the Seminoles scored in the 11^th minute of the game and then won by a score of 8-0.

Sunday against Stetson, Florida State was not able to tally its first goal until the second minute of the second half, and then went on to a 3-0 win over the home team.

Stetson goalkeeper Andrea Garavaglia (Webster Groves, Mo.) was spectacular in goal, particularly in the first half when she faced 10 shots and made four athletic saves. Overall in the game she saw 25 shots come her way and made eight saves. more

TAMPA, Fla.--The No. 24 University of Tampa (0-0-1) women's soccer team opened its season with a 2-2 tie against North Georgia University (0-0-1). The Spartans were limited to the two goals despite outshooting the Saints 20-7 over the course of the game.

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Florida Southern's 2009 season opener ended in defeat as the Moccasins fell 3-0 to host Armstrong Atlantic State in the 2009 AASU Pirate Soccer Shootout at AT&T Field.

The Pirates (1-0) took a quick one-goal lead in the seventh minute as freshman Kristina Pascutti took a turnover and split a pair of Florida Southern (0-1) defenders for a breakaway goal in the seventh minute. The score would stay at 1-0 until halftime, with the Pirates holding just a slim one-shot edge at intermission, 6-5. more

SAVANNAH, Ga. (August 29, 2009) - The No. 10 Rollins women's soccer team kicked off their 2009 slate on a high note with a 2-0 shutout over NAIA institution Savannah College of Art and Design on Saturday evening in Savannah, Ga. The victory in the Tars' first game of the season advances them to 1-0, while the SCAD kicks off their 2009 campaign at 0-1.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Would you like to learn from some of the nation's elite soccer coaches from the professional, college and high school levels? Then join the Florida State Soccer Staff for the Inaugural Coaches Clinic hosted by Florida State University on October 17, 2009.

Featured presenters at the clinic include Tony DiCicco, current head coach of the Boston Breakers of the Women’s Professional Soccer League, Florida State head coach Mark Krikorian and Trevor Moawad, Director of the IMG Performance Institute.

“We are thrilled to be hosting an event of this caliber,” added Krikorian. “For coaches to have the chance to learn the intricacies of the game from the likes of Tony DiCicco, Trevor Moawad, and the rest of the staff we have assembled, is a great opportunity for everyone involved. We hope everyone finds the clinic informative and engaging.” more

The JU women’s soccer team made the familiar trip down 9A to UNF on Friday but they weren’t after the Osprey’s in this game. The Dolphins fell to Coastal Carolina, 2-1, in a closely contested match that saw JU score its first goal of the season.

It was a game of two halves with the Dolphins (0-2) striking first on a tidy finish from freshman Eva Leeper. Leeper slotted a shot into the low left corner of the net after receiving a cross from Arianne Heaton in the 25th minute. But the Chanticleers (1-0) came back, scoring twice in the second half on a muggy evening at Hodges Stadium.

“It was a tough game for us this evening,” said head coach Brian Copham. “We really didn't play to our potential tonight. If we are going to be successful we have to start playing the game the way that we want to play it.” more

Comeback Falls Short for Ospreys

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - University of North Florida fell behind the Georgia Panthers 4-1 on Friday night in its first match of the Osprey Classic, but battled back with two goals by senior Katelin Swift to cut the deficit to 4-3. Unfortunately, the comeback ended there as UNF fell by one goal to the Panthers.

After we settled in, I liked the way we moved the ball,” said Head Coach Linda Hamilton. “We created lots of chances, and we were aggressive.”

Swift led the Ospreys on the night recording a pair of goals. The two goals were her first of the year. Ironically, Swift scored her first goal of the 2008 season against Georgia State and went on to finish the year with 10 goals on the season. more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (UCFAthletics.com) - In a rematch of the first NCAA title game in 1982, No. 1 North Carolina defeated UCF, 4-0, Friday on day one of the Carolina Nike Classic in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Knights dropped to 1-1-0 on the season after falling to the defending national champion Tar Heels (2-0-0).
Facing a UNC team that had already taken down then-No. 3 UCLA, 7-2, in its season-opener, sophomore Aline Reis completed here evening with seven saves. On the attacking side of the ball, senior Courtney Whidden posted two shots with both of them on goal, and three newcomers also had attempts with junior Kim Newsome and freshmen Bianca Joswiak and Tiia Tikkanen adding one shot apiece.
Weather affected the schedule of play as both programs got their match underway an hour late. And the shots were a little tardy as well as there were only two attempts in the first 21 minutes. But the third shot of the night gave UNC the lead when Courtney Jones beat Reis in the 22nd minute. more

CORAL GABLES - The University of Miami women's soccer team (2-1-0) overpowered the Ball State Cardinals (0-1-0) Friday night at Cobb Stadium as freshman Kate Howarth recorded a hat trick in the 5-1 victory.

Howarth, a starter for the first two games of the season, came off the bench and scored three goals in just her third collegiate game.

"Kate was good," said head coach Tricia Taliaferro. "You never know how a player will respond after getting pulled out of the starting lineup. She has been doing really well in practice... I think she showed why she is going to be a big contributor for us this year.

In the 37th minute, Howarth scored her first of three goals, as she played a long cross at midfield to a streaking Danielle Bidegain. After a great play to prevent the ball from crossing the sideline, Bidegain served up a perfect ball back to Howarth, who headed it in over the head of the charging keeper. more

Florida Soccer Opens Home Season with 3-0 Win Over FIU

Three second half goals by three different players gave the No. 7 University of Florida soccer team (2-0, 0-0 SEC) a 3-0 win over Florida International (1-1, 0-0 Sun Belt) Friday evening in front of a James G. Pressly Stadium crowd of 1,927.

A FIU foul just at the top of the18-yard box led to the Gators’ first goal. Senior Angela Napolitano took the free kick. FIU goalkeeper Melanie Raimo got a hand on the ball but it continued to travel across the face of the goal where sophomore Lindsay Thompson headed it in at the far post corner for her first score of 2009.

“I was really excited about it. It all started with Angela’s free kick. It was a perfect shot and the goalie was lucky to get on to it and I was just there for the rebound,” Thompson said. “It was good to get started with a header.” more

TAMPA - The University of South Florida women's soccer team would use a similar combination to what it used in its two previous exhibitions matches; second half scoring and overpowering defense as sophomore Noelle Piniero would provide the scoring in USF's 1-0 victory over Florida Atlantic to open up the 2009 season Friday evening.

The in-state foes would play a scoreless first half. The score was however a bit misleading. The Bulls had numerous scoring opportunities as the Bulls put six shots on goal.

The Owls would create a couple offensive chances themselves but would be turned away by senior keeper Mallori Lofton-Malachi, as the Philadelphia native handled all three Shots on goal with ease for her 14th career shutout. Lofton-Malachi played the full 90 minutes in goal for the Bulls more

DeLand, Fla. - Coming off a dominating win over Embry-Riddle Thursday night, the Stetson women's soccer team is set to play host to the Florida State Seminoles Sunday afternoon, 2:00 p.m. at the Stetson Soccer Complex.

FSU entered the week ranked #5 in the nation by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). The Seminoles followed up a #6 ranking in the preseason poll with an impressive 7-0 season-opening win over Stetson's fellow Atlantic Sun Conference member Jacksonville University. Prior to playing Stetson on Sunday FSU will take on the University of South Alabama Friday night in Tallahassee.

The Seminoles are led by senior team captain Becky Edwards. The defender/midfielder from Downington, Pennsylvania began the season on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List for the second consecutive year. She immediately proved she belonged on the list by registering a hat trick in the win over Jacksonville. more

DeLand, Fla. - The Stetson women's soccer team enjoyed an offensive outburst and a 7-0 shutout of Embry-Riddle Thursday night at the Stetson Soccer Complex. Junior Tessa Gavilsky (Granite City, Ill.) tallied her first career hat trick to lead the Hatter attack.

The scoring began at 9:55 with Gavilsky's first goal. Sophomore Samantha Snyder (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) delivered a perfect corner kick deep into the box where Gavilsky redirected with a solid header to the back of the net. Then, with just seven seconds remaining in the first half Crossley Simmons (Winfield, Ill.) and Heather Berg (Ft. Myers Fla.) charged the net with a give-and-go attack that resulted in a Simmons goal, her first of the season. more

Bulls Open 2009 Regular Season Friday Night

TAMPA - The University of South Florida women's soccer team will open their 2009 season on Friday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m. as head coach Denise Schilte-Brown and the Bulls will host in-state foe Florida Atlantic at the USF Soccer Stadium.

"We are looking to build of a good preseason with two exhibitions under our belt." said Schilte-Brown. " "The team is focused and excited play to at home. It is always great to have your season opener at home. For the freshman it will be their first official game in their home stadium and that is always a special moment for them." more

The No. 7 University of Florida soccer team (1-0, 0-0 SEC) opens the 2009 home season Friday, Aug. 28 against Florida International (1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt). Match time is set for 7 p.m. at the James G. Pressly Stadium. The first 2,500 fans at Friday’s home opener receive a 2009 UF soccer/volleyball schedule magnet courtesy of SUN Sports. Admission is free for all 2009 Gator soccer regular-season matches.

Last season, Florida posted a record of 19-4-1, won its ninth Southeastern Conference team title with its 11-0 league record and advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 (losing 2-1 to Texas A&M). In 2009, FIU posted a record of 4-12-3 and finished tied for sixth in the Sun Belt Conference. Florida is the preseason pick to win the 2009 SEC title. In the Sun Belt Conference preseason poll, the Golden Panthers were picked to finish sixth overall. more

DeLand, Fla. - The Stetson men's soccer team opened the 2009 with a soggy 1-0 win over Northwood University. Both teams played through a steady rain for most of the game.

As the weather began to improve, sophomore Matt Hoskins (Marietta, Ga.) scored his first collegiate goal in the 77th minute to give the Hatters their first win. Senior Robert Hodge (Devon, England) picked up the ball in the right side of the box and centered a perfect pass to Hoskins who blasted a shot to the lower left side of the goal from six yards out. more

TAMPA - The University of South Florida men's soccer team knew coming into tonight's regular season opener against UCF, that it would have to battle for every inch of turf at the USF Soccer Stadium. Granted the Bulls have dominated the all-time series against the Golden Knights, boasting a 20-3-4 series lead in the previous 27 meetings, but they knew that their competition from the East on Interstate-4 would be no push over.

MIAMI, Fla. – The Florida Gulf Coast University men's soccer team used a goal from Cristian Raudales off a penalty kick to open up the 2009 campaign with a 1-0 win at FIU on Tuesday night.

The Eagles improve to 1-0-0 overall, while the Golden Panthers fall to 0-1-1. With the win FGCU picked up its first victory over FIU (FIU still leads the all-time series 2-1).

“Tonight’s game was a good early test for us,” said head coach Bob Butehorn. “FIU is a tough team to beat on the road, especially in their home opener. Everyone on the team contributed including our bench which provided valuable minutes.” more

TAMPA – Head coach George Kiefer and the University of South Florida men’s soccer team is proud to unveil their 2009 schedule. USF is seeking its third-straight postseason appearance and its 14th berth in the NCAA Tournament.

The Bulls are fresh off the program’s second ever appearance in the Elite Eight and will face steep competition from 2008 NCAA Tournament, three who advanced to the Sweet 16, in St. John’s, Notre Dame, Dartmouth, Louisville and Akron (exhibition).

“Once again I feel we have put together an outstanding schedule that features numerous teams with NCAA Tournament experience,” Kiefer said. “The home conference schedule will be great for our fans and we look forward to an exciting season at the USF Soccer Stadium.”

USF opens the 2009 campaign with a duo of exhibition games. The Bulls will kick things off by hosting the University of Tampa on Aug. 18 in the annual edition of the Rowdies’ Cup. The Bulls finish exhibition play on the road at Akron on Aug, 21. more

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