U.C.L.A. 13, No. 2 U.S.C. 9: U.C.L.A. Brings Down U.S.C., and Opens Door to Title Game
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Instead of earning a trip to the B.C.S. title game, the Trojans were sent on a return trip to the Rose Bowl, leaving plenty of intrigue on Sunday as to who will hop into the No. 2 slot in the B.C.S. rankings.
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The Boston College men's soccer team began its Atlantic Coast Conference play last Saturday with a 2-0 win over Maryland, then ranked seventh in the country. To say that it was payback is putting it mildly.
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The result left top-ranked U.S.C. one victory from a perfect season and a berth in the B.C.S. title game.
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Deep into overtime, and maybe the last time for the Fab Five of US women&#39;s soccer, the breaks were going against them. A last-gasp goal that stole victory in regulation, a wide-open shot that bounced off the goal post.
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With three of the top four seeds already ousted, the N.C.A.A. soccer championship offered only one guarantee. A first-time champion will be crowned this weekend.
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Duke emerged from Thursday nightâs game against North Carolina as the only undefeated team in the nation and the early favorite to win the Womenâs N.C.A.A. tournament next month.
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After the 1989 men&#39;s soccer finalists were declared co-champions when the game couldn&#39;t be settled in overtime, the NCAA instituted a penalty shootout following a set amount of extra time.
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The Shock and its imposing frontcourt are history. The challenge now for the Liberty is to beat a team that is an awful lot like itself.
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In the wake of the 2006 N.C.A.A. tournament, which featured George Masonâs run to the Final Four, the selection committee appeared to shy away from smaller conference teams this year.
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Rendered defenseless against rookie Robbie Findley, D.C. United drops its first game in nearly two months, 2-1, to previously winless Real Salt Lake.
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In many ways, the University of Massachusetts seemed to be in over its head in the semifinals of the NCAA men's soccer tournament Friday night in Cary, N.C. But the Minutemen remained composed while being badly outplayed by Ohio State, then rallied to produce some threatening sequences in the second half of a 1-0 loss.
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Toward the end of Central Catholic's 81-55 victory over host Lawrence last night, the red- and blue-hued home crowd started to chant, "Defense happens!"
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Ayinde Ubaka scored eight of his career-high 29 points in overtime and California stunned fourth-ranked UCLA 76-69 in the Pac-10 tournament quarterfinals Thursday night. UCLA's second straight loss dealt a serious blow to its hopes of being a No. 1 seed in next week's NCAA tournament.
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DC United has captured its fourth Major League Soccer championship, with a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Wizards. United allowed the Wizards an early goal, before scoring three times in
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Weapon No. 1 was shut down, so Kansas City turned to weapon No. 2 and nailed down its first victory since last New Year's Eve.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - For all the talk about yesterday's season opener being a chess match, it turned out to be anything but. This wasn't about mind games. It was about one team imposing its will on the other.
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The No. 18 Louisville Cardinals flummoxed the No. 3 team in the nation Thursday night. They forcibly seized the notice of the college football world.