You wouldn't have know that it was an 8:00 am game on a Monday no less with the level of play from both the La Crescent Lancers and Orono Spartans. Each team played hard from the get-go with plenty of action in the first semifinal of the day of the Minnesota State High School Soccer Semifinals held at the Metrodome.

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You wouldn't have know that it was an 8:00 am game on a Monday no less with the level of play from both the La Crescent Lancers and Orono Spartans. Each team played hard from the get-go with plenty of action in the first semifinal of the day of the Minnesota State High School Soccer Semifinals held at the Metrodome.

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On Friday, Florida Southern (8-5-0) was able to get three goals past Spartan keeper, Kendall Bourdon, in the opening twenty-two minutes and then sit on that 3-0 lead until full time. The UT (5-7-1)defense was able to recover after the opening barrage and only gave up one shot after going down the three goals, however, the Spartans were not able to get any goals back. Click to continue reading...

UT coach Adrian Bush was able to rest several regular starters in this afternoon's match against Webber International and still keep his team unbeaten in 2009. Leading assist man, Dan Ingvarsson, goalkeeper Ryan Thompson, and Brian Fekete all started the eight previous matches but were give the afternoon off. Click to continue reading...

When: Today, 4pm
Where: Magic Jack Field, West Palm Beach
The Spartans (6-0-1) will play two non-conference road games in as many days starting with today's match with Palm Beach Atlantic (5-3-1) and then continuing with Webber International on Wednesday.
The difficult stretch will test a UT team that is riding high after a victory of the number one ranked Lynn University on Saturday night. Click to continue reading...

When: Tonight, 6pm
Where: NSU Soccer Complex, Fort Lauderdale
On Sunday, the Spartans got back into the win column with their first victory in four attempts against Georgia College. Tonight, UT (4-5-1) will try to parlay that bit of momentum into a winning streak against Nova (4-4-0). Click to continue reading...

After last week's number three ranking, the South Florida men lost their first match of the season and slipped out of the top five as a result. The Bulls (6-1-1) slipped three spots to number six in this week's NSCAA Division I poll as a result of their Friday night loss to Big East rival West Virginia. Click to continue reading...

Congrats to the Madisonville Youth Boosters U-13 Spartans for winning the Gator Classic last weekend in New Orleans!!

I guest coach their team a few times a season and I coach a few of them in my Online Soccer Academy too!

Proud of you boys! Keep up the great work!

JM

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When: Today, 1pm
Where: AT&T Field, Savannah, GA
The Spartans (3-5-1) have just completed a three game stretch against nationally ranked opponents. All on the road. All losses. In those three games, UT was outscored 8-2 and shut out twice. Today's match against Georgia College (5-3-1) is the fifth straight road match for Tampa and might prove difficult for UT to break their losing streak. Click to continue reading...

My man Richard Broad and I are reunited Sunday afternoon for the start of another season broadcasting college soccer on the Big Ten Network. We'll be calling the men's game between the last two conference champs, Ohio State (4-3-0) and Michigan State (4-1-1), which starts at 2:30pm ET but won't air until 4pm ET (so you can bag all those plans you had to watch the NFL).

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Madison Memorial's impressive winning streak lifted the Spartans into the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches...
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Columbus State University (6-0-1) scored two first half goals and then a third in the second half, to defeat UT 3-0. The Spartans (3-4-1) fell to their second straight nationally ranked opponent on Sunday.
UT was out shot 10-5 in the match and only managed to get one of their shots on the Cougar goal. Click to continue reading...

When: Today, 1pm
Where: Walden Soccer Complex, Columbus State campus, Columbus, GA
The Spartans (3-3-1) will try to bounce back from Friday's overtime defeat at the hands of Carson-Newman. Today's match against CSU (5-0-2) will be Tampa's second in a row against ranked opponents. Click to continue reading...

The twenty-second ranked University of West Florida (4-1-1) was unable to upset the Spartans, but they were able to slow them up. UT (4-0-1) drew 1-1 with the Argos in Pensacola. West Florida's leading scorer, Jay Mainville, scored his fifth goal of the season to give the Argos a first half lead. Click to continue reading...

The South Florida men have risen three spots in the latest NSCAA Division I poll on the back of two wins last week and an overall 4-0-0 record. The Bulls now are now ranked number four in the nation by the NSCAA.
Meanwhile, in the NSCAA Division II poll, the UT men (4-0-0) maintained their hold on the top spot by staying unbeaten last week. Click to continue reading...

The 2-1 scoreline on Sunday didn't indicate the dominant performance that was expected by Tampa in their victory over Warner University, but the Spartans did in fact control the match. UT (4-2-1) out shot Warner 24-4 and had fourteen corner kicks in the match as the host tried to keep the Spartans at bay. Click to continue reading...

When: Today 5pm
Where: Lake Wales
The Spartans (2-2-1) are looking to continue their dominating form against Warner (1-2-0). With UT's sudden hot streak (two shutout wins, twelve unanswered goals), Warner, a NAIA program, looks to be a tasty meal.
Warner has been out shot by its opponents 72-28. Click to continue reading...

You might say that the UT women are on a roll.
Two consecutive shutouts.
Twelve unanswered goals.
Two wins after failing to secure a victory in their first three matches.
Senior Saige Steinmetz was once again in goal, recording her second straight shutout since taking over for original starter Kendall Bourdon. Click to continue reading...

The University of Tampa men have retained their number one ranking for the second week in the new NSCAA poll released today. The Spartans were the preseason number three, but moved into the top spot after the first week of play.
UT is off to a 3-0-0 start to the season and has outscored their opponents a total of 6-2. Click to continue reading...

When: Today 11am
Where: Walden Soccer Complex, Columbus, GA
The Spartan women (0-2-1) will try to get their season on track this morning against Chowan University (1-3-0) in the final match of the Columbus State Cougar Invitational. UT has dropped their last two games and given up seven goals in the process, but Chowan might be just the ticket they need to get their first win. Click to continue reading...

The Spartan women have yet to taste victory this season after falling 3-2 to Tusculum College (2-1-0) on Friday. Sophomore goalkeeper Kendall Bourdon made five saves in the first half, but gave up three goals as well. Two of Tusculum's goals came in the first thirteen minutes of the game.
UT (0-2-1) fought their way back into the match with a seventeenth minute goal from Jazmin Perry, her team-leading second goal of the season. Click to continue reading...

When: Today, 5pm
Where: Walden Soccer Complex, Columbus State campus
UT (0-1-1) is gunning for its first win in the CSU Cougar Invitational tournament this weekend. Their first match is this afternoon against Tusculum College (1-1-0) from Greeneville, Tennessee. The Spartans won last year's meeting 4-2, which was also a neutral site game in Columbus, Georgia. Click to continue reading...

The first regular season NSCAA Division II poll is out, and the Spartan men (1-0-0) have risen from third in the preseason poll, to first overall in the new poll. This was by virtue of their victory over Florida Memorial last Thursday.
The only other Sunshine State Conference school to be ranked in the top twenty-five is Lynn University. Click to continue reading...

Both the USF and UT women kicked off their regular season campaigns at home yesterday, with the Bulls getting a win and the Spartans settling for a draw.
UT (0-0-1) tied North Georgia 2-2 by allowing two late goals by the Saints (0-1-1). The 24th ranked Division II school in the country, UT out shot the visitors 20-7, but saw their lead slip away as North Georgia was able to convert on a couple of their handful of shots. Click to continue reading...

When: Today, 4pm
Where: Pepin Stadium, UT Campus
For those of you who would like to start their weekend early, cut out of work after lunch and head to Pepin Stadium to catch the Spartan women's team kick off their regular season. UT will host North Georgia College & State University, based in Dahlonega, which is located near the Tennessee-Georgia border. Click to continue reading...

On a rainy Thursday evening, both USF and UT men's teams were able to win at home as the collegiate season is now in full swing with two games tonight and two women's matches Friday.
USF handled Stetson 3-0 in the Bulls' last exhibition match, in front of 430 supporters, before starting the regular season next Tuesday against UCF. Click to continue reading...

When: Tonight 7pm
Where: Pepin Stadium, UT Campus
The NCAA Division II Spartans will open their regular season campaign tonight at home to NAIA newcomer Florida Memorial. UT was 1-2 in preseason action and will certainly look to get off on the right foot against an inferior opponent in tonight's opener. Click to continue reading...

The University of Tampa men's soccer team won their final preseason match today in Orlando against UCF. Mike Bethel scored to give the Spartans a 1-0 victory after UT dropped their first two exhibitions.
The Spartans open the regular season at home against Florida Memorial, game time is 7pm. Click to continue reading...

So, only one more day of waiting before the big game, the one game we all wait for all summer. AEK-Olympiakos, one of the most well known fixtures in Greek football. Unfortunately though, and as much as I hate to say it, I think our chances of winning are very slim. The best result I can see for us is a draw.

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The Spartans lost 2-1 away to Jacksonville University on Wednesday, which was their second preseason loss this week after loosing 4-1 on Monday to USF in the annual Rowdies Cup. Freshmen Joey Gratt scored UT's lone goal of the game.
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What: The annual Rowdies Cup
When: Tonight 7:30pm
Where: USF Soccer Stadium
Tonight's exhibition is the fifth installment of the Rowdies Cup, the annual contest between NCAA Division I USF and Division II University of Tampa. The winner of the match receives the original Tampa Bay Rowdies' 1975 NASL Soccer Bowl trophy to possess for a year, kind of like how the Stanley Cup gets passed around. Click to continue reading...

The coaches' preseason poll for the Sunshine State Conference has been released and the St Leo Lions are the top pick. The Lions finished fourth last season in the regular season conference rankings, but went on to when the conference postseason tournament. St Leo stars their 2009 season on the road August 31st at Webber International University. Click to continue reading...

The coaches and information directors of the Sunshine State Conference schools have voted the UT men as the overwhelming favorite to be conference champions in 2009. The Spartans received 14 of 18 possible first place votes.
UT's preseason preparation continues Monday night with their annual exhibition against USF. Click to continue reading...

College soccer is right around the corner and you can find the Division II Spartans full schedule on their website. The Spartans are members of the Sunshine State Conference and were eliminated in the NCAA Division II semifinals in 2008. So come out and support collegiate soccer this fall at UT. Click to continue reading...

University of Minnesota  07/30/2009

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The Big Ten Conference has announced their 2009 Big Ten Network soccer schedule, and the University of Minnesota will be on display twice.

The first action on Big Ten Network for the Golden Gophers will be on Sunday, September 27Â when they travel to Champaign, Ill.

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