Mens Soccer:Georgetown Blanks High Flying Rutgers 2-0 !!

Junior Midfielder, Seth C'deBaca and Georgetown cut down High Flying Rutgers 2-0.

Not even the reigning Offensive/National player of the week Yannick Salmon could stop Rutgers from going down 2-0 to well prepared Georgetown team today. The goals came from Sophomore Forward, Uche Onyeador in the 4Th minute and Freshman Midfielder Andy Riemer sealed the win when he scored in the 89Th minute of play.

Villanova drubbed Seton Hall 4-1. The goals came from Villanova Senior Defender Adam Amann in the 42Nd minute, Freshman Defender, Kyle Soroka in the 59Th minute and Senior Forward/Midfielder Mike Seamon who scored in the 12Th and 38Th minutes respectively. Seton Hall's consolation goal came courtesy of an own goal that richocheted off the Villanova defense into the goal.

Cincinnati clipped Notre Dame 1-0. The winning goal came from the boot of Junior Midfielder Mark Konitsch in the 49Th minute of play.

South Florida edged Pittsburgh 2-1. The goals came from Junior Forward Andre Mittoo and Red Shirt Sophomore Midfielder Bernardo Anor in the 15Th and 51St minutes respectively. Pittsburgh's consolation goal came from Junior Midfielder Justin Boehm in the 85Th minute of play.

West Virginia edged Depaul 2-1. Depaul's Junior Forward opened the scoring n the 19Th minute of play. West Virginia left it late when the scored the equalizing goal through Freshman Midfielder Travis Pittman in Th 82ND minute. West Virginia would later take advantage of the huge momentum swing, when Senior Midfielder Gift Maworere scored the game winning goal in the 94Th minute of overtime.

Marquette and Louisville battled to a 2-2 draw. Louisville Senior Midfielder Freddie Braun opened the scoring in the 3Rd minute. His teammate Junior Forward Mark Knight scored in the 22ND minute. Marquette started their comeback when Senior Defender Billy Von Reuden scored in the 56TH minute of play. Sophomore Amilcar Herrera would score the equalizing goal in he 87Th minute of play.

Connecticut Blanked Syracuse 2-0. The goals came from Senior Midfielder Cruz Hernandez and Sophomore Midfielder Tony Cascio in the 11Th and 15Th minutes respectively.

Saint John's and Providence College battled to a 0-0 draw in full and double overtime.

Photo via Georgetown Athletics

Women's Soccer:Connecticut Dismantles Syracuse 5-0 !!

Sophomore Forward, Jessica Shufelt scores 2 goals in Connecticut's 5-0 drubbing of Syracuse .


Connecticut women's soccer team brought out the heavy hammer when they slammed Syracuse 5-0. The goals came from Freshman Midfielder, Linda Ruutu in the 26Th minute, Sophomore Midfielder/Forward, Melissa Busque in the 49Th minute and Sophomore Forward,Alex Garufi in the 88Th minute. Sophomore Forward Jessica Shufelt score in the 35Th and 65Th minute respectively.

Providence College and Saint John's played to a 1-1 draw. The first goal was scored by Providence Senior Forward Jill Camburn in the 14Th minute of play. Saint John's late equalized through Freshman Forward Runa Stefanssdottir in the 77Th minute.

Marquette and Pittsburgh battled to a 0-0 draw.


South Florida edged West Virginia 2-1. The goals came from Freshman Midfielder/Forward Alexandra Eagle and Sophomore Midfielder/Forward Noelle Pinieiro in the 3Rd and 78Th minutes respectively. West Virginia's consolation goal came from Senior Midfielder/Defender Carolyn Blank in the 83Rd Minute of play.

National runners up Notre Dame Clipped Louisville 1-0. The lone goal came from the boot of Junior Defender/Midfielder Lauren Fowlkes in the 49Th minute of play.

Rutgers and Villanova battled to a 1-1 draw. Villanova Junior Forward Rachel Schuyler opened the scoring in the 24Th minute of play. Rutgers Senior Forward, Karla Schacher equalized in the 53Rd minute and that is how the scoreline remained after double overtime.

Georgetown and Seton Hall also played to a 1-1 draw. The opening goal came from Seton Hall Senior Defender Megan Mills in the 15Th minute of play. Georgetown would get the equalizer through Junior Midfielder Caitlyn Durkee in the 77Th minute.

Depaul Clipped Cincinnati 1-0. The lone and game winning goal came from the boot of Freshman Defender Chelsea Grant in the 35Th minute of play.


photo via UCONN Huskies

Big East Conference Men's Soccer Games on Today

Junior Yannick Salmon and Rutgers plays away to Georgetown in the Soccernista/Big East Conference Match of day.

A full Slate of Big East Conference men's soccer games are on today.Seton Hall welcomes Villanova, West Virginia Entertains Depaul, Connecticut hosts Syracuse,Marquette host Louisville and Providence welcomes Saint John's In other games also on today,South Florida plays away to Pittsburgh Notre Dame hosts Cincinnati and in what should the match of the day, Georgetown entertains Rutgers.

Big East Conference Women's Soccer Games on Today

Junior Forward Ashley Jones and Rutgers, entertains Villanova in the Soccernista/Big East Conference Match of the day.

The Big East Conference has a full slate of women's soccer matches on today. Connecticut hosts Syracuse,Louisville plays away at Notre Dame, and Depaul welcomes Cincinnati. There are some other games on today as well, Marquette entertains Pittsburgh,Providence hosts Saint John's, Seton Hall welcomes Georgetown and the match of the day Villanova plays away to Rutgers.

Big East Conference Men's Soccer Games on Today

Senior Defender, Phil Edginton leads Louisville into Notre Dame for a Nationally Televised game on ESPNU

A full set of men's soccer games are on in the Big East today. Connecticut welcomes Saint John's, Pittsburgh hosts Depaul and Syracuse plays away to Providence College, other game on today include Cincinnati versus Marquette,West Virginia entertains South Florida, Seton Hall hosts Rutgers and in the nationally televised game on ESPNU, Notre Dame entertains Louisville.

Big East Conference Women's Soccer Games on Today

Junior Forward, Ashley Jones leads Rutgers into Georgetown for a Huge Top of the Table Clash!

There will be several Big East Conference games on today. Cincinnati hosts Notre Dame, Villanova welcomes Seton Hall, Louisville hosts Depaul and in the Big East Conference 'National Division' top of the table clash, Georgetown entertains Rutgers.

Big East Conference Women's Soccer Matches on Today!!

Saint Johns women soccer entertains Connecticut today in what should be an even match up.

Action continues today as a few Big East women's soccer teams will be in action today. Saint John's hosts Connecticut ,West Virginia plays Marquette, Pittsburgh entertains South Florida and Syracuse go up against Providence College.

Yannick Salmon is NSCAA Division 1 Men's Soccer Player of the Week!!

Rutgers Junior Midfielder Yannick Salmon is the NSCAA Division 1 Men's Soccer Player of the Week.

The accolades keep pouring in for Rutger Junior Midfielder Yannick Salmon. He is the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division 1 men's soccer player of the week. Salmon scored three (3) goals including 2 game winning which propelled his team Rutgers, to wins over conference rivals Providence and Connecticut last weekend.

The Big East Conference continue to do well nationally, as last weeks recipient of NSCAA division 1 men's soccer player of the week award was none other than Depaul Senior forward Steffen Vroom.

South Florida Mens Soccer Team Ranked #3 in Division 1 Top 25

South Florida Men's Soccer Team are Ranked #3 in the NSCAA Division 1 men's soccer Top 25

Three men's soccer teams from the Big East Conference scored national rankings in NSCAA men's division 1 soccer top 25. South Florida is ranked #3, Louisville ranked #9 and Saint John's ranked #23. There are a few other Big East teams on the cusp of getting a national ranking as well.They just need to win some games this coming weekend and come next week, more Big East men's soccer teams may be in contention for a national ranking.

photo via USF

Four Big East Conference Womens Soccer Teams in Division One Top 25

Notre Dame Women's Soccer Team are ranked #14 in NSCAA Division 1 Top 25Four women's soccer teams from the Big East Conference are ranked in the NSCAA division 1 top 25 national poll. Notre Dame is ranked #14, Rutgers is ranked #17, Saint John's is ranked #23 and Connecticut is ranked #25. Four representatives from the Big East Conference is always positive. Now if they can just crack the top 1o.

Rutgers Yannick Salmon Tops Big East Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Awards

Rutgers Junior Midfielder Yannick Salmon named Big East Offensive Player Of the Week.

Rutgers Junior Midfielder Yannick Salmon was named Offensive Player of the week .He scored three (3) goals in 2 games last weekend, including two (2) game winners.

Seton Hall Senior Paul McHenry was named Big East Goalkeeper of the year. He had 10 and 8 saves respectively, including one (1) clean sheet game against #15 ranked Saint Johns.

Depaul Freshman Midfielder Antonio Aguilar was named Big East Rookie of the week after a stellar performance where scored two (2) goals including the game winner against Marquette.

Louisville Senior Defender Phil Edginton won Big East Defensive player of the week. The anchor of the Louisville defense, had a shut out over two (2) games last week.

Once again the honorable mention a.k.a Big East Second team weekly awards went to : South Florida Red Shirt Midfielder Bernardo Anor, Saint Johns Red Shirt Goalkeeper Derby Carillo,
Notre Dame Senior Forward Brite Dike, Saint Johns Junior Defender Kyle Hoffer and Seton Hall Junior Forward Dritan Sela who I think should have been atleast Co-Offensive player of the week after scoring a hat trick at the weekend.

photo via Rutgers

Big East Conference Women's Soccer Weekly Awards

Rutgers Junior Forward Ashley Jones named Big East Offensive Player of the Week.

Rutgers Junior Forward Ashley Jones Scored three (3) goals last weekend to secure the Big East Conference Offensive player of the week.

Connecticut's Red Shirt Senior Defender,Britanny Taylor won the Big East Conference Defensive Player of week after UCONN went 2-0 last weekend without allowing a goal from the opponents.

Cincinnati Senior Andrea Kaminski was named the Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the week. She had 19 and 11 saves respectively against Big east Conference rival Louisville and instate rival Akron last weekend.

Pittsburgh Freshman Forward Ashley Cuba was named Big East Conference Rookie of the week. She scored two (2) goals at the weekend.

The Big East Conference honor roll or as I like to call it, the Big East Conference all second team weekly honorees. They are : Notre Dame Junior Midfielder Rose Augustin, Marquette senior Forward, Becky Ryan, West Virginia Senior Defender Carolyn Blank, Marquette Sophomore Goalkeeper Natalee Kulla and Pittsburgh Junior Goalkeeper Morie Kephart.

photo via Rutgers

St John's Men's Soccer Team Blanked Georgetown 2-0 ....and more Men's Soccer Results

St John's Captain,Red Shirt Junior, #23 Adam Himeno scored against Georgetown


St John's men's soccer team blanked Georgetown 2-0. The goals came from Red Shirt, Junior, Midfielder Adam Himeno in the 79Th minute and and Red Shirt, Junior, Midfielder Tadeu Terra sealed the win in the 89Th minute of play.

Marquette and the University of South Florida played to a 1-1 draw after full and extra time. The goals came from USF Red Shirt Sophomore Bernardo Anor in 29Th minute of play. Marquette would find the equalizer through Freshman Forward Adam Lysak in the 56Th minute of play.

Connecticut Clipped Villanova 2-1 with goals coming from Junior Midfielder, Robert Brickley in the 65Th minute and Junior Forward Alan Ponce scored the game winning goal in the 66Th minute of play. Villanova's consolation goal was scored by Junior Midfielder Anthony Griffith in the 40Th minute of play.

Rutgers men's soccer team edged Providence College 2-1 in double overtime.The goals came from Sophomore Forward, Ibrahim Kamara at the brink of half time in the 45Th minute of play. Providence would equalize in the 61St minute through Red Shirt Junior, Midfielder, Nick Cianci .
The winning goal was scored by Junior Back/Midfielder Yannick Salmon in the 114Th minute of play.

Cincinnati clipped Pittsburgh 1-0 with the lone goal coming from the boot of Junior Midfielder Mark Konitsch in the 13Th minute of play.

Notre Dame eased passed Depaul 2-1. The opening goal came from Notre Dame's Junior Forward Jeb Brovsky who scored in the 10Th minute. Depaul would equalize in the game through Senior Midfielder Plotkin who scored in the 26Th minute. The Fighting Irish Senior Forward Bright Dike scored the winning goal in the 60Th minute of play.

Louisville men's soccer team blanked West Virginia 2-0. The goals came from Junior Forward Mark knight and Senior Forward Gerardo Chavez in the 11Th and 65Th minute of play respectively.

Seton Hall defeated Syracuse 3-1, with a hattrick of goals coming from Seton Hall Junior Forward Dritan Sela in the 21St,52Nd and 76Th minutes respectively. Syracuse's consolation goal was scored by Senior Forward Tom Perevegyencev in the 26Th minute of play.

Georgetown Women's Soccer Swamped Villanova 4-0....and more Women's Soccer Results

(pictured here in white) Captain, Graduate Student, Forward Sara Jordan led Georgetown to a 4-0 drubbing of Villanova.

Georgetown's women's soccer team defeated Villanova 4-0 (this after Villanova apparently left their scoring boots at home).The goals came from Graduate Student, Forward, Sara Jordan in the 23rd minute,Red Shirt Freshman, Sophomore,Midfielder Ingrid Wells in the 63rd minute,Freshman Defender Catherine Cabot in the 77Th minute and Junior, Midfielder, Amy Speck in the 85Th minute of play.

Rutgers women's soccer team clipped Seton Hall 2-1 in overtime to win the battle of New Jersey. The goals came from Rutgers Senior, Forward Karla Schacher in the 68Th minute. Seton Hall later tied the game at 1-1 with a goal from Junior Midfielder Shannon Desmond in the 85Th minute of play. However, during extra time, Rutgers Junior Fullback, Ashley Jones scored the winning goal in the 98Th minute of play.

Pittsburgh and West Virginia played to a 1-1 draw. The opening goal came in the 15Th minute when When West Virginia's Senior Midfielder Carolyn Blank opened the the scoring. Pittsburgh Senior Forward, Ashley Habbel would in the 30Th minute and the scoreline remained that way until the final whistle signalled the end of the match.

Cincinnati blanked Louisville 2-0 with goal coming from Junior Midfielder Sidney Barker in the 49Th minute and Junior Forward Kendall Loggins in the 72ND minute of play respectively.

Notre Dame's women's soccer team snapped pot of their inconsistent start to the season by drubbing Depaul 4-0. The Irish goals came from Junior Defender/Midfielder Lauren Fowles in the 16Th minute, Junior Forward and Rose Augustin scored in the 43rd and 74Th minutes respectively. Sophomore Forward Melissa Henderson finished off Depaul when she scored her 5Th goal of the season in the 88Th minute of play.

St John's blanked Syracuse 2-0 with goals coming from Senior Forward Kelly McConnell in the 14Th minute and Senior Forward Kaitlin Haas in the 41st minute of play.

Connecticut defeated Providence 2-0. The goals came from Red Shirt Senior, Defender, Jessica Diakun in the 15Th minute and Junior Midfielder/Forward Erin Clark in the 33rd minute of play.

All teams will again be in action Sunday September 20Th,2009 with a full slate of matches

photo via Georgetown University

Big East Conference Men's Soccer Games on Today

St John's and Junior Midfielder/Forward Sverre Wegge Gundhus hosts Georgetown Today.

Big East play begins with eight games on today in the Conference. St John's takes on Georgetown, Rutgers hosts Providence , Syracuse entertains Seton Hall and the of South Florida welcomes Marquette.Other Big East Conference men's soccer games on today, include Pittsburgh away to Cincinnati, Louisville encounters West Virginia, Villanova takes on Connecticut and Depaul host Notre Dame.

Big East Conference Women's Soccer Games on Today

Georgetown and Sophomore Forward Camille Trujillo, entertains Villanova Today.

There are six games on in the Big Est Conference today, Georgetown hosts Villanova , St. John's takes on Syracuse, Providence entertains Connecticut and Rutgers will take on Seton Hall. In some other Big East Conference soccer games on later tonight, Pittsburgh will take on West Virginia, Cincinnati host Louisville and Notre Dame take on a confident Depaul.

Depaul Men's Soccer Crush Buffalo 5-1!!

Depaul's Freshman Midfielder Antonio Aguilar places places the ball around Buffalo's onrushing goalkeeper to score.

Depaul's men's soccer team ran over Buffalo by 5-1. The goals came from Steffen Vroom in the 13TH minute,Nathan Feltz in the 73RD,Alex Mangan in the 77TH minute,Antonio Aguilar in the 82ND and Mark Plotkin in the 83RD minute of play respectively. Buffalo's consolation goal was scored by Dan Bulley in the 37Th minute. In other game results today, UC-Irvine defeated Marquette 1-0, LaSalle defeated Pittsburgh 2-0 and Providence defeated Northeastern 1-0. Bucknell defeated Syracuse 1-0,West Virginia and Appalachian State drew 0-0 while Villanova defeated Fordham 3-1.Georgetown defeated UNC-Ashville 2-0, Akron defeated Cincinnati 3-0,Louisville and University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) drew 1-1,New Mexico defeated Notre Dame 2-1 and Seton Hall defeated Stony Brook 3-2. Another hard fought round of games are slated for Friday September 18.

Photo:via Depaul University

St Johns Womens Soccer Shocks #12/25 Ranked Indiana 2-1 While Georgetown Swamp Robert Morris 6-0.

St Johns Senior Forward Kaitlin Haas celebrates the game winning goal against Indiana U.

Saint Johns women's soccer team defeated number #12/25 Indiana University 2-1. The goals came from the boot of Senior Midfield/Forward C.J Ludemann in the 72ND minute and Senior Midfielder/Forward Kaitlin Haas in the 75Th minute. Indiana's consolation goal was scored by Junior Midfielder Chloe McKay in the 10Th minute f play.In other games around the big east,Marquette defeated Minnesota 1-0,Wake Forrest defeated UCONN 4-2 and Pittsburgh defeated the University of Pennsylvania 2-1. Providence defeated Stony Brook 3-2,Central Florida defeated University of South Florida 1-0 and Syracuse and Niagara drew 0-0. Villanova defeated Delaware 2-0, Dartmouth defeated West Virginia 1-0 and Georgetown swamped Robert Morris 6-0. Rutgers defeated Arizona 3-0,Wisconsin defeated Depaul 2-1,Cincinnati defeated Eastern Kentucky 3-2, Standford defeated Notre Dame 2-0 and Virginia defeated Seton Hall 4-0. Another Slate of games is schedule for Friday September 18.

photo: via St.Johns

South African 800 Metres Champ Caster Semenya is a......

South African Caster Semenya winning the women's 800 metres finals at the World Championships in Berlin,Germany.

Caster Semenya's all glammed up new feminine look .

Yes I said it!.(well sort of) I am a total soccer fanatic, but I had to post this track and field story about 18 year old 800 metre World Championship Gold medalist, South African, Caster Semenya. Remember her ? News leaked out (initially via the Australian telegraph newspaper) that tests have revealed that Semenya is "Intersexed".

Without being overly insensitive, many know this as being an Hermaphrodite.(simply put, both male and female sex organs) It is reported that Semenya's testosterone levels are 3 times that of the average female and she has no ovaries or uterus. She reportedly has testes (Testicles) although they reportedly may not have been visible to her.The young South African withdrew from a track competition as recently as yesterday since the news about her gender broke. I wonder what is next for Semenya? as she is no longer eligible to compete against women and she doesn't qualify to compete with men either. What's next for Semenya?

Big East Conference Men's Soccer Round Up!

Providence College Senior Forward Tim Ritter

Providence men's soccer team defeated Holy Cross 1-0. Senior Forward Tim Ritter scored the lone yet winning goal of the game. University of South Florida defeated Florida Gulf Coast 1-0 and Syracuse defeated Cornell 2-1. There were a few Big East teams on the losing end as Wisconsin-Green Bay defeated Depaul 2-1 and Boston University defeated UCONN 3-0.


Photo Credit: Providence College.

UCONN Defeats Harvard in Big East Conference Women's Soccer Action!

UCONN Sophomore Forward Jessica Shufelt

UConn women's soccer team defeat Harvard 3-1. UConn started scoring early in the game,with the first goal coming in 5Th minute from Senior Defender Laura Ebert. The second goal came from the boot of Sophomore Midfielder/Forward Melissa Busque in the 10th minute.Harvard then made the game very interesting when Sophomore Midfielder Hana Taiji scored a consolation goal just before halftime,in the 42ND minute of play, to pull Harvard within 1 goal. The victory was sewn up for good in the second half,when Freshman Midfielder Linda Ruuti scored in the 68th minute of play.

Photo credit:University of Connecticut.

The Big East Conference Mens Soccer Round up!

Cincinnati Junior Forward Nick Weightman

Cincinnati men's soccer team defeated Canisius 5-0,while Louisville defeated Bowling Green 3-0 and Seton Hall defeated PENN 3-2. That is where the winning pretty much ended for the Big East Conference as Notre Dame drew 1-1 (after 2 overtime) with Wake Forrest,St.Johns drew 0-0(after 2 overtime) Stanford defeated Rutgers 2-0,Temple defeated Villanova 2-1 and Buffalo defeated Pittsburgh 1-0. There were more losing teams however as UC-Santa Barbara defeated West Virginia 2-0 and California defeated Georgetown 2-0. Hopefully, in the next round of matches the Big East Conference men's soccer teams will have some winning results.


Photo Credit: University of Cincinnati

The Big East Conference Womens Soccer Round up!

Villanova Sophomore Forward Katie Ryan

Pittsburgh University women's soccer team defeated Kent State 1-0, St. Johns got into the win column with a 2-0 win over New Hampshire. Providence defeated UMASS 1-0, Syracuse defeated Fordham 1-0 and University of South Florida drew 0-0 (2 overtime) with Florida International University. Rutgers defeated Towson 1-0,Villanova continued their fine form defeating Davidson 4-1 while Seton Hall had a 2-1 win oer Monmouth University. The winning continued with Cincinnati defeating St. Louis 1-0. Some of the teams in the Big East Conference did not fear so well as South Carolina defeated Louisville 3-0, Iowa defeated Depaul 3-1 and National Champions North Carolina demolished National runners up Notre Dame 6-0 . Nearly all the team listed above will be in action on Sunday September 6.

photo credit: Villanova University.