September 3, 2010 TITANS TOPPLED
PK is game winner for Purdue
FULLERTON, CA – Purdue’s Liz Secue converted a penalty kick in the 30th minute to snap a 1-1 tie and lift the visiting Boilermakers to a 2-1 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Friday night to conclude day one of the 2010 Under Armour Invitational at Titan Stadium.
September 3, 2010 DOUBLE ZEROS
Trojans tie UNC Greensboro
FULLERTON, Calif---USC and UNC Greensboro battled to a scoreless draw despite the Women of Troy holding a 17-6 advantage in the shot column – including all three shots taken by either team in the two overtime periods in the first game of the 2010 Under Armour Invitational at Titan Stadium.
September 3, 2010 OWN GOAL COSTS WAVES
Pepperdine falls 2-1 to Cal State Northridge
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Sophomore forward Anisa Guajardo gave the Pepperdine women a second-half lead, but two late scores by Cal State Northridge resulted in a 2-1 loss for the visiting Waves on Friday night.
September 3, 2010 OPENING WIN
First half UCLA goal downs Notre Dame 1-0
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A goal from UCLA’s Ryan Hollingshead in the 23rd minute was the difference as the fifth-ranked Bruins topped No. 18 Notre Dame 1-0 on Friday evening at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The match, which was the season opener for both teams, was the first contest of the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic.
September 3, 2010 MLS THIS WEEK
A look at the weekend’s games
One of the hottest teams in the MLS East, the Kansas City Wizards, takes on a Philadelphia Union that is still struggling to find their footing in their first MLS season Saturday at PPL Park.
September 3, 2010 MLS INFORMER
News and notes from around the league
A pair of longtime MLS players announced their retirements this week.
September 3, 2010 ONE MILLION SUPPORTERS
On the U.S. World Cup bid petition
The USA Bid Committee Thursday announced that the campaign’s website, GoUSAbid.com, reached the milestone of one million supporters of the United States effort to win the right to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022.
September 2, 2010 SAVE OF THE WEEK
UCLA’s Sandiford stops Wildcats
A pair of back to back stops by UCLA goalkeeper Chante’ Sandiford have earned the LA Soccer News Save of the Week for the week ending August 29.
September 1, 2010 CUP CRASH OUT
Chivas falls to Sounders 3-1
TUKWILA, Wash.---The third time did not turn out to be the charm for Chivas USA, who fell to the Seattle Sounders FC 3-1 at the Starfire Sports Complex Wednesday night. Nate Jaqua scored two goals and Steve Zakuani had two assists for Seattle. Jesus Padila had the Chivas goal.
September 1, 2010 GOLDEN ROADRUNNERS
96th minute goal tops UCSB Gauchos
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – After battling through 96 scoreless minutes, Cal State Bakersfield (1-0-0) scored a golden goal in overtime to defeat visiting UC Santa Barbara (0-1-0) in both team’s 2010 season opener on Wednesday at the Roadrunners’ Main Soccer Field.
September 1, 2010 WPS ROUNDUP
Breakers move into second, Philly backs into playoffs
PISCATAWAY, NJ—Sky Blue FC almost became the only team in Women’s Professional Soccer to beat Marta and FC Gold Pride twice, but had to settle for a 1-1 draw Wednesday night at Yurcak Field.
September 1, 2010 COMEBACK LIONS
LMU rallies for 2-1 win over San Diego St.
LMU rallied from a goal down with two goals in the final four minutes for a 2-1 victory over San Diego State in the season opener for both teams at Sullivan Field. After falling behind 1-0, the Lions (1-0-0) equalized in the 87th minute through junior Roger Downes before junior Artur Jozkowicz won it a minute into the first overtime period.
September 1, 2010 GOAL OF THE WEEK
Braun lifts Chivas USA
Justin Braun’s goal in the first half of Chivas USA’s 1-0 win over DC United has been selected the LA Soccer News Goal of the Week for the week ending August 29.
September 1, 2010 PAC 10 MEN’S NOTEBOOK
Season kicks off this week
The Pac-10 kicks off the 2010 season with all six teams playing around the country, from Vermont to California
September 1, 2010 PAC-10 WOMEN’S NOTEBOOK
Noyola named player of the week
Pac-10 squads enter this holiday weekend with a full slate of non-conference matchups across the country. No. 2-ranked Stanford will have the weekend off after two full weekends of competition, but No. 11 UCLA will look to get back to winning ways when it hosts Cal State Northridge on Sunday, Sept. 5. Arizona State, who is 2-0 on the season, will travel east to play Charlotte on Friday and South Carolina on Sunday.
