Photo: Nicolae Stoian
Philadelphia Union
On Sunday, Union sporting director Diego Gutiérrez was not wrong when he said of the Danny
Califf trade rumors, "Whether he's here tomorrow or not—my guess is he will be." Did anyone think
to ask him if Califf would still be a member of the Union on Tuesday?
Supplemental Draft
The MLS Supplemental Draft takes place at 2pm ET today. There is plenty of talent available this
year since the SuperDraft was shortened to two rounds. The Union have the 13th selection.
Local club Reading United AC have five players near the top of the Supplemental Draft class:
UPenn midfielder Christian Barreiro, Delaware winger Evans Frimpong, Virginia forward Brian Ownby,
West Virginia defender Eric Schoenle and Creighton keeper Brian Holt.
Featured image courtesy of Reading United A.C.
When Major League Soccer teams make their draft picks in Thursday's amateur draft, several
players with local ties are sure to go off the board. You may not have three former Reading United
players go off the board in the first round, as happened last year when that burgeoning soccer
factory churned out C.
The Hermann Trophy finalists were announced Friday, and two of the three finalists are Reading
United AC alumni: forwards Andrew Wenger of Duke and Billy Schuler of North Carolina. Both are
juniors who grew up in Pennsylvania.
All told, six Reading United alumni were named All-American, with goalkeeper Brian Holt of
Creighton and defender Matt Hedges of North Carolina joining Wenger and Schuler on the first
team.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
The National Championship is headed back to North Carolina in one way or another.
It was a long yet dramatic night in Hoover, Alabama as both UNC and Charlotte booked their place
in the final with the help of penalty kicks. Charlotte was never able to break down Creighton's
record-breaking defense but were vastly superior in the penalty kick shootout that followed a dull
0-0 draw.
Photo courtesty of Creighton Sports Information
Duke's Andrew Wenger and Creighton's Ethan Finlay have had standout seasons, and they headline
the list of Hermann Trophy semifinalists released by the NSCAA on Sunday.
The two strikers were the only repeat semifinalists from last year for the Hermann Trophy --
college soccer's top individual award -- out of a list of 15 players that also includes South
Florida forward Dom Dwyer, North Carolina forward Billy Schuler and Maryland striker Casey
Townsend.
Creighton mens soccer captured the MVC title, now aim for the bigger prize at NCAA
Championships.
Omaha, NE The Missouri Valley Conference Championship game had the #1 and #2 seeds matched up
head to head for the automatic NCAA berth. There was lots to play for and it was evident with
some of the tough challenges and physical play on both sides.
Marked man. Jose "Choco" Gomez blanketed all evening with Bradley's man marking scheme. Dion
Acoff enjoys a rare breather with his man nowhere in sight.
Omaha, NE I made the journey out to Nebraska to cover the Missouri Valley Conference tournament
live at Morrison Stadium. What an incredible soccer facility!
By JOHN BOSCHINI
There's still a week to go until the brackets for the 2011 NCAA Tournament are revealed but
several teams have already seen their postseason hopes extinguished.
Only four teams remain in the Big East Tournament as Connecticut, Louisville, St.
Missouri State Bears, Heath Melugin (2012)
Congratulations to the Bears on their great win at home last night. Wish I didn't have to leave
Springfield for them to get over that hump!
The historic win can be viewed on Mediacom, channel 22 on Friday, October 14 at 7 p.m., Sunday,
October 16 at 1 p.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
The nation's last perfect record is no more.
Top-ranked Connecticut was held to a scoreless draw by No. 12 Notre Dame in front of nearly
2,000 fans in South Bend, Indiana. The draw was the first time the Huskies failed to win in 12
tries this season while Notre Dame continued its home unbeaten run.
University of Wisconsin forward Chris Prince became just the second player to score
against Creighton this season, but the fifth-ranked Bluejays equalized minutes later and beat the
Badgers 2-1 on midfielder Greg Jordan's 35-yard shot in the 94th minute Wednesday night at
the McClimon Complex.
photo by Tony Quinn/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
Heading into its road game against No. 2 Maryland, Creighton was the definition of perfection.
The fourth-ranked Bluejays were a perfect 8-0 on the season and had yet to surrender a goal.
Casey Townsend changed all that on Friday night.
The No. 19 University of Denver men's soccer team was edged 1-0 to No. 6 Creighton in the season
opener at CIBER Field on Saturday night.
"I think Creighton is a legitimate national championship contender, and I think our guys came
out here and battled them, playing our brand of soccer," head coach Bobby Muuss said.
The No. 19 University of Denver men's soccer team was edged 1-0 to No. 6 Creighton in the season
opener at CIBER Field on Saturday night.
"I think Creighton is a legitimate national championship contender, and I think our guys came
out here and battled them, playing our brand of soccer," head coach Bobby Muuss said.
USWNT
Abby Wambach says the US is ready to face Japan.
The USA v France Women's World Cup semifinal was the fourth most watched USWNT match ever. An
average of 3.35 million people watched the match on ESPN, another 450,000 on ESPN3. Philly was not
one of the top-five markets for that or any of the games.
Featured image: Eryin Wandel
Reading United scored four second half goals in route to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Central
Jersey Spartans. United midfielder Lasse Sohrweide contributed a goal and two assists in an
efficient thirty minute shift to help maintain Reading's position atop the Mid-Atlantic table.
The Philadelphia Union traveled to Exeter's Don Thomas Stadium Tuesday night for a friendly
against its PDL affiliate Reading United AC. The temperature hovered around the high 80s
throughout the night, but that did not stop a crowd of over 1,300 from cheering on Reading and the
Union. Aside from the opportunity to see an MLS team compete against one of the nation's best PDL
teams in close proximity, the friendly also provided a chance for both teams to broaden their
respective fan bases.
The Philadelphia Union traveled to Exeter's Don Thomas Stadium Tuesday night for a friendly
against its PDL affiliate Reading United AC. The temperature hovered around the high 80s
throughout the night, but that did not stop a crowd of over 1,300 from cheering on Reading and the
Union. Aside from the opportunity to see an MLS team compete against one of the nation's best PDL
teams in close proximity, the friendly also provided a chance for both teams to broaden their
respective fan bases.
Photo: Courtesy Philadelphia Union
Union
Ah, a 6–2 road win. So, how was your weekend?
Not so good for Toronto coach Aron Winter and goalkeeper Stefan Frei. "We were humiliated," said
Winter. "When my first touch is getting the ball from the back of the net, that's not good," said
Frei.
Reading United's win over Ocean City Nor'easters on Friday night put them in the US Open Cup. In
the four games the team had played up to that point, Reading has outscored their opponents 15 goals
to 3.
Westchester Flames
Reading United remained in the top spot in the the Mid-Atlantic Division with a dominating 4-1
victory over the Westchester Flames Wednesday night at City Park Stadium.
Reading United's win over Ocean City Nor'easters on Friday night put them in the US Open Cup. In
the four games the team had played up to that point, Reading has outscored their opponents 15 goals
to 3.
Westchester Flames
Reading United remained in the top spot in the the Mid-Atlantic Division with a dominating 4-1
victory over the Westchester Flames Wednesday night at City Park Stadium.
