| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Headed to Detroit to Play for the MISL Championship Saturday, April 14, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX are headed to Detroit to play for the MISL Title after defeating the Chicago Storm in Game Two in front of 5,327 fans, and then scoring the Golden Goal in overtime to clinch the series. John Barry Nusum's shot from the corner won the series 9:32 into the frame for Philadelphia. The club will now await the winner of the Milwaukee Wave-Detroit Ignition series. The Championship game will be televised live on Versus, next Saturday, April 21 at 4:00pm ET. Nusum began scoring for the KiXX on a feed from Steve Wacker, his first of the playoffs. Dino Delevski, the two-time MVP who scored last night in Chicago, put Philadelphia up 4-0. Genoni Martinez was credited with the assist, his 17th straight game with at least one point. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Drop Game One of Semefinal Series in Chicago, 11-8 Friday, April 13, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (0-1) lost to the Chicago Storm (1-0) in Game One of the MISL semifinal, two-game series, 11-8. With the KiXX now facing elimination, the clubs will travel to Philadelphia for Game Two, tomorrow night, April 14, with game time scheduled for 7:05pm ET. A KiXX win would force a sudden death, “Golden Goal” mini-game, with the first goal deciding the series. A Storm win would complete the sweep send Chicago to Detroit for the MISL Championship game to be played on April 21. The winner of tomorrow’s match will await the outcome of the Detroit Ignition-Milwaukee Wave series. Game One of Ignition vs. Wave will be televised live on Versus tomorrow at 4:00pm ET. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Clinch Playoff Spot Despite Loss in Milwaukee, 18-10 Sunday, March 25, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (16-12) fell to the Milwaukee Wave (14-14) by a final score of 18-10 this afternoon at U.S Cellular Arena. Philadelphia clinched a playoff spot despite the loss by virtue of owning the tiebreaker against Milwaukee. Under MISL Rules, if at the end of the regular season, two teams are tied in record, the tiebreaker is head-to-head record. The Wave and KiXX are tied at 3-3 after the series finale today. The third criteria moves to head-to-head point differential, which Philly owns by one point. The KiXX are currently in second place, just one game back of the first place Detroit Ignition, who will visit the Wachovia Spectrum on March 31, the last game of the regular season. With only two games remaining, Philadelphia will travel to Baltimore on Friday, March 30 to take on the Blast at 7:35pm ET. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Defeat Blast 14-7 in Front of Live National Television Audience Saturday, March 24, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (16-11) defeated the Baltimore Blast (15-13) by a final score of 14-7 in front of 7,264 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. The game was televised nationally on the Versus Network, the first such broadcast in Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) regular season history. The KiXX hold sole possession of second place, just one game back of the first place Detroit Ignition who are in action tonight. With only three games remaining in the regular season, Philadelphia travels to Milwaukee tomorrow, March 25 to take on the Wave in hopes of locking up a playoff spot. Game time is set for 2:00pm ET. |
 College Soccer:Rutgers-Camden Coach Oswald joins Ocean City Barons Staff Friday, March 23, 2007 By Mike Ballard Rutgers University-Camden men's soccer coach Tim Oswald will be adding some new responsibilities this summer. Oswald will serve as an assistant coach for the Ocean City Barons' Professional Development League team, joining the staff of first-year Barons head coach Mike Pellegrino. Pellegrino, one of the top scholastic coaches in the state, has led Ocean City High School to four state championships (1999, 2000, 2003 and 2005) during his impressive career. Oswald led the Scarlet Raptors to a 13-4-6 record in his first year at Rutgers-Camden last fall. That mark included winning the ECAC Div. III Men's Metro Soccer Championship. Oswald's first Raptor team was led by junior midfielder Pat Baldiserra (Milmay, NJ/Buena Regional), who was honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America by being named to the 2006 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III All-America Third Team. He was the first NSCAA All-American since Rutgers-Camden became an NCAA program. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Drop into Third Place After Loss to Storm, 11-6 Saturday, March 17, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (15-11) fell to the Chicago Storm (12-12) by a final score of 11-6 in front of 5,957 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. The KiXX drop into third place in the MISL standings with just four games remaining, despite a two goal effort from three-time Defender-of-the Year Genoni Martinez. The League currently has five teams within 3.5 games, all fighting to lock up four playoff spots. The defending champion Baltimore Blast come to Philadelphia next weekend, March 24, currently holding a half game lead on the KiXX. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Fall Short in Milwaukee, 11-7 Sunday, March 11, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (15-10) were defeated by the Milwaukee (12-13) 11-7 at the U.S. Cellular Arena to fall one-half game behind the first-place Detroit Ignition and into a tie for second place with the defending champion Baltimore Blast in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) standings. Detroit will take the field in Chicago to battle the Storm, while the Blast will-square off with the California Cougars at the Stockton Arena later this evening. With the loss, Philadelphia posted a 1-1 record in the back-to-back weekend and are now 4-6 in such contests this season. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Defeat Storn in Chicago; Pull into First Place Tie Saturday, March 10, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (15-9) defeated the Chicago Storm (10-12) 18-11, pulling the club into a tie for first place in the MISL with the expansion Detroit Ignition. KiXX captain Pat Morris is catching fire at the right time, with 21 points in his last five games as the club marches towards the playoffs. With just six games remaining in the regular season, Philadelphia can be the first team in the League to clinch a playoff berth with a victory over the Milwaukee Wave, Sunday, March 11. Genoni Martinez wasted no time extending his current point streak to nine games with a two-point restart goal 9:32 into the first quarter. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Pull To Within One Half-Game of First Place Sunday, March 4, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (14-9) defeated the California Cougars (6-19) in front of 6,829 at the Wachovia Spectrum. Pat Morris recorded a three-point goal and two assists in a 24-11 KiXX win on Pat Morris Bobble Head Night. With just seven games remaining in the season, the KiXX pulled to within one half-game of the expansion Detroit Ignition, and into a tie for second in the MISL Standings with the Baltimore Blast. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Fall into a Tie for Second Place After 10-8 OT Loss in Baltimore Friday, March 2, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (13-9) fell into a second place tie with the Baltimore Blast (13-9) after the defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) champs knocked-off the visiting KiXX, 10-8, in overtime in front of 7,446 fans at the 1st Mariner Arena. With the win, which was the sixth consecutive victory for Baltimore, the Blast and Philadelphia trail the expansion Detroit Ignition by one-half of a game for the top spot in the League standings. Temple product and rookie midfielder Tony Donatelli opened the scoring, connecting on a two-point goal from teammate Shawn Boney to provide the visiting KiXX an early 2-0 advantage at 4:40 of the first frame. |
| Soccer Spotlight: Ignition Pull to within a Half Game of the KiXX in Detriot, 22-12 Sunday, February 25, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (13-8) fell to the Detroit Ignition (13-9) in the second game of a back-to-back weekend, 22-12 in front of a sellout crowd in the Motor City. Philly's defense allowed a season high 22 points following a 24-14 victory over the Milwaukee Wave on February 24. Three-time Defender-of-the-Year Genoni Martinez recorded five points in each game of the weekend set, extending his point streak to six games. Forward Mike Apple provided the only scoring in the first period, connecting on a pass from teammate Mauricio Salles at 13:10, to give the hosting Ignition a 2-0 advantage. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Defeat Wave 24-14 on Nusum's Second Hat Trick in as Many Games Saturday, February 24, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (13-7) broke the 20-point barrier for the second time this season defeating the Milwaukee Wave (11-11) by a score of 24-14. John Barry Nusum recorded his second hat trick in as many games and added an assist for seven-points in the KiXX third straight win. Edgar Bartolomeu and Pat Morris contributed two goals each in front of 6,875 at the Wachovia Spectrum. Nusum began the scoring on his 13th goal of the season just over three minutes into the contest. Anthony Maher put Milwaukee on the board a minute later with a three-point goal. Genoni Martinez set the KiXX back on top 4-3 with his 10th of the season. The three-time Defender-of-the-Year would add three assists for five points by the end of the match. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Stay in First Place after Overtime Stunner, 18-16 Saturday, February 17, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (12-7) came back from a six-point deficit with under two minutes remaining to stay atop the MISL standings by a full game. Don D'Ambra buried four goals, including the game tying goal in regulation with just one second remaining. Sandre Naumoski also added a hat trick, scoring two of his goals in the final 1:58. Rookie Tony Donatelli sealed the deal for the KiXX in the comeback of the season, 18-16 in overtime. Vincente Figueroa began the scoring for California with his team-leading 18th goal of the season, assist from Aaron Susi. Craig Scheer, who was listed as doubtful coming into the contest with a knee injury, put the Cougars up 4-0 on his fifth of the season from Nelson Santana. Philly player/coach and leading scorer Don D'Ambra put the KiXX on the board with his 18th goal of the season, an unassisted two-pointer. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Snap Two-Game Skid with 19-12 Win Versus California Wednesday, February 7, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (11-7) regained form and snapped a two-game losing streak with a 19-12 victory versus the California Cougars (6-15) in front of 6,538 fans at the club's 12th Annual School Day Game. The contest, in partnership with the Philadelphia Newspapers-in-Education Department, was offered to the area's schools as an educational field trip. John Barry Nusum registered the game-winning goal, his second of three scores in the contest, at 6:48 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas (10-7) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia with eight saves on 14 chances, while Dominik Jakubek (2-11) took the loss for the Cougars stopping 19 of 27. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Drop First Game of Home-And-Home in Baltimore, 19-12 Friday, February 2, 2007 By Tom Hushen The top-seeded Philadelphia KiXX (10-6) fell tonight to the defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Champion Baltimore Blast (8-9) in the first game of a home-and-home series this weekend. The club took the loss in their first visit to 1st Mariner Arena tonight 19-12, despite 11-combined points from player/coach Don D'Ambra and three-time Defender-of-the-Year Genoni Martinez. Martinez picked up right where he left off the last time Baltimore and Philadelphia faced off by burying a three-pointer just 14 seconds into the match. The three-time Defender-of-the-Year Martinez recorded eight points against Baltimore on January 14 in the KiXX 16-8 win. The assist came from player-coach Don D'Ambra, who went on to put the KiXX up 5-0 on his team-leading 16th goal of the season, assist from who else but Martinez. Reigning MISL MVP Aduato Neto scored his first goal of the season after recovering from a knee injury to put the Blast on the board, 5-2. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Split Back-To-Back Weekend With Win In Motor City, 9-8 Sunday, January 28, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (10-5) defeated the Detroit Ignition (11-8) in a rematch from last Saturday's first place battle. On January 20, the KiXX beat the Ignition in an 8-6 thriller that saw Edgar Bartolomeu give Philly the victory with just 10 seconds left. Not to be outdone, Dino Delevski buried a three-pointer with just 45 seconds left to put the KiXX in sole possession of first place, 8-6. The KiXX have already matched their win total from last season, in exactly half the amount of games played. The MISL's best road team (6-1) struck first on a goal from Dave Castellanos, his fourth of the season to put the KiXX up 2-0 just 3:48 into the opening frame. Andy Guastaferro was credited with the helper. |
| Soccer Spotlight: Bartolomeu's Game Winner Puts KiXX on Top of the MISL Saturday, January 20, 2007 By Tom Hushen In what could prove to be the beginning of a storied rivalry, the Philadelphia KiXX (9-4) gained a full game lead on the expansion Detroit Ignition (10-7) in front of 6,840 faithful. The two teams had split the season series up to this point at one apiece, with both games being decided in overtime. All fans received a complimentary 2006-07 Philadelphia KiXX Team Photo, courtesy of Baum Printing. The entire KiXX team was on-hand for a post-game autograph session. Detroit opened scoring in the contest on a Philadelphia misplay in their own end. The goal was credited to Mauricio Salles, making his MISL debut. |
| Soccer Spotlight: First Place KiXX Defeat Defending Champs Baltimore Blast, 16-8 Sunday, January 14, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (8-4) defeated the Baltimore Blast (5-7) tonight in the first of six meetings this season between the two clubs. 6,075 fans were treated to the KiXX Annual Mascot Game, featuring SocceRoo and area mascots facing off during half time. The game was the second of four straight home games through January 27 for the first place KiXX, who hold a half-game lead over the expansion Detroit Ignition. Three-time Defender-of-the-Year Genoni Martinez began the scoring for Philadelphia with his third three-pointer on the season, unassisted. |
| Soccer Spotlight: KiXX Win Fourth Straight, 13-12 in Milwaukee Sunday, December 31, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia Kixx (7-3) closed out 2006 with a New Year's Eve win vs. the Milwaukee Wave (4-6) at U.S. Cellular Arena. The contest was televised live on CN8. The KiXX finish December with a record of 5-1, and lead the Chicago Storm by a half game atop the MISL Standings. In the first quarter of action, Milwaukee jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on Todd Dusosky's ninth goal of the season. Wave rookie Marcio Leite scored his fifth goal on the season to give the Wave a 4-0 lead. The KiXX got on the board on a strike from player/coach Don D'Ambra, who extended his point streak to eight games. D'Ambra played in his 450th career game in Chicago on December 29, where he also recorded the 900th point of his 11-year career. D'Ambra's 11th goal of the season was number 399 of his career. Genoni Martinez recorded the assist, his 11th point of the year to lead all Philadelphia defensemen in that category. |
 College Soccer:Five Rutgers-Camden Student-Athletes make Inquirer All-Area Academic Teams Sunday, December 10, 2006 By Mike Ballard Rutgers University-Camden placed five student-athletes on the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area teams when the newspaper announced its fall sports squads Sunday. A pair of Scarlet Raptors were named to the All-Area Men's Soccer team, as junior midfielder Rodney Guishard and sophomore back/midfielder A.J. O'Malley were each honored on the Inquirer's second annual fall academic squad. Rutgers-Camden sophomore back Jenna Perez was named to the All-Area Women's Soccer team. The Raptors also had an all-academic performer from both of their men's and women's cross country teams. Senior Rachel McCormick made the Inquirer Academic All-Area Women's Cross Country Team for the second straight year, while sophomore Travis Stewart was named to the Academic All-Area Men's Cross Country Team. |
 College Soccer:Rutgers-Camden's Baldiserra captures NSCAA Third Team All-American honor Friday, December 8, 2006 By Mike Ballard Rutgers University-Camden junior midfielder Pat Baldiserra (Milmay, NJ/Buena Regional) has long been considered one of the best players in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. Now he's expanded his reputation to the rest of the country. Baldiserra has been honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America by being named to the 2006 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III All-America Third Team. Baldiserra becomes the first NSCAA All-American since Rutgers-Camden became an NCAA program. He is only the second All-American in program history, joining Kadalah Kromah, who was named as an NAIA All-American in 1973. |
Co-Raptors of the Week: Pat Baldiserra & Mark Gidjunis Monday, November 13, 2006 By Mike Ballard Midfielders Pat Baldiserra (Milmay, NJ/Buena Regional) and Mark Gidjunis (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) were instrumental in leading Rutgers-Camden to the 2006 ECAC Division III Men’s Metro Soccer Championship title. Baldiserra earned tournament MVP honors by collecting a goal and three assists, including an assist on Rodney Guishard’s winning goal in the title game against New Jersey City University Nov. 12. The three assists gave Baldiserra 13 for the year, setting a single-season program record. Gidjunis, meanwhile, notched his first two career goals, including the game-winning tally in a semifinal victory over Richard Stockton College Nov. 11. |
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Friday, November 10, 2006 By Susan Hall The top two seeds had advanced to the finals of the South Jersey Group II girls' soccer tournament and both teams had their reasons why they should win. The Green Wave from Audubon was the number one seed hosting this game against a very determined Haddonfield soccer team. The second seeded Bulldogs made themselves right at home matching Audubon's intensity on every possession. Haddonfield would score the first goal of this game and that goal by Natalie Dickson proved to be the game winner. The Bulldogs' defense would shut out Audubon as they moved into the state semi-finals with their 4-0 win. Goalie Frances Nicoletti preserved the shutout for Haddonfield. |
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Thursday, November 9, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty Getting that first goal of the game during the group finals always gives that team the edge not only on the scoreboard but also for a team's confidence. Competing for the South Jersey Group IV girls' soccer champion, the Lady Vikings from Eastern had all of the confidence that they could defeat the Minutemaids from Washington Township for the first time this season. Eastern would score the first goal of the game early in the first half but knew that it would take solid defense to maintain their lead. The Vikings would score again during the first half and the defense would preserve their 2-0 lead through the second half. With the win, Eastern were able to successfully pick up their second sectional title in a row. |
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Monday, November 6, 2006 By Susan Hall The Lady Crusaders from Bishop Eustace knew they were expected to make it to the finals of the girls' Non-Public South B soccer finals. During the regular season, they played very well and were rewarded the top seed in this year's tournament. Not looking past their game against the fifth seeded St. Rose squad, the Crusaders were focused on this game and it showed on the field. Bishop Eustace's defense only allowed two shots on goal and the offense scored in both halves of this game. The Crusaders would advance to the finals with their 4-0 victory. |
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Thursday, November 2, 2006 By Susan Hall It's an honor that teams should take full advantage of their accomplishments during the regular season. Representing the South Jersey Group II girls' soccer tournament were top seeded Green Wave from Audubon. With their number one label, Audubon would have the luxury of hosting every game as long as they keep winning. Today, Jordan Wright would help Audubon keep their quest to the finals alive. Her two first half goals scored against ninth seeded Point Pleasant Boro built a lead that they were able to maintain for both halves of this quarterfinals game. Audubon would advance by shutting out Point Pleasant by a 3-0 margin. The Green Wave will now host the fourth seeded Garnets from Haddon Heights. |
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006 By George Brookings It was a match up that gave all of the indications that a very close and competitive game was about to begin. The first round of the South Jersey Group II boys' soccer tournament began at Sterling High School with the ninth seeded Cougars from Schalick taking on the Silver Knights who were the eighth seed. Both of these teams had the players that could single-handedly take control of a game, but it would be a team effort that would decide the outcome. Schalick appeared to have the emotional edge during the first half that Sterling was able to withstand especially when a goal by Mike Delp scored the eventual game winner. With the 1-0 victory, the Knights move on to the next round and compete against the top seeded Pirates from Cinnaminson. |
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006 By Jerome Michaels You've heard it before, but it never gets old. The playoff is a new season where every team starts out with no wins and no losses. The eleventh seeded Gators from Gateway knew they had to play well in order to come away with a win at Delran. Joe Kane put a damper on Gateway's hopes as he scored a minute and fifty seconds into this game. The Gators would battle back but the sixth seeded Bears continued to stay one step ahead of their opponent by keeping the pressure on the defense. Delran would jump ahead during the second half for good and with this game by a 4-2 margin. |
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Monday, October 30, 2006 By Susan Hall It was the second time this season that these two teams competed against one another but this time it was a bit difference. This was the opening round of the South Jersey Group IV girls' soccer tournament and the ninth seeded Thunderbolts were trying to upset the eight seeded Lady Lions from Cherry Hill West. The winner would advance to the next round against the top seeded Vikings from Eastern. Millville would adjust nicely from their defeat to Cherry Hill West earlier in the season, but the Lions still had an answer and that was defense. Arielle Caldas goal was the only goal needed as Cherry Hill West advanced to the next round with their 2-0 victory. |
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty The success of a program clearly can be determine when you walk pass the trophy case of a school. Each year it seems as if there's no more run to put on display but someone will find a way to make room for another symbol representing a team's accomplishments. Haddonfield's girls' soccer team were completing against the Lady Green Wave at Audubon High School. It wasn't an easy game, but two second half goals finally decided the outcome. The Lady Bulldawgs went up against a determine Audubon squad and picked up the win to claim their fourth straight Colonial Conference Liberty Division championship. |
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Monday, October 23, 2006 By Mike Ballard Junior Ryan Evans continued to step up for the Rutgers-Camden men's soccer team as the Scarlet Raptors posted a pair of ties on the road against national powers this week. Evans, who plays both fullback and forward, was part of the Raptors' defensive unit which shut down powerful Franklin & Marshall College in a 0-0 tie Oct. 18. A few days later, he notched the tying goal with 3:24 remaining in regulation to help Rutgers-Camden tie Ramapo College, 1-1, Oct. 22. It was Evans' second late-game tying goal of the season. On Sept. 20 at Rowan, his goal with 1:01 left in regulation helped the Raptors gain a 2-2 tie. |
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Saturday, October 21, 2006 By Mike Ballard Ramapo College junior midfielder Jessica Giordano scored the only goal of the game with 33 seconds remaining in the second overtime to power the Roadrunners over Rutgers University-Camden, 1-0, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference women's soccer game here Saturday. The victory lifts Ramapo to 7-8-2 overall and 2-6 in the NJAC, while Rutgers-Camden falls to 9-7-1 and 2-5. With time winding down in a scoreless battle, Ramapo senior midfielder Nicole Giancaspro sent a cross from the right wing to an open Giordano, who carried into the top of the box and hit a shot inside the left post for the winning goal. It was her second goal of the year and first game-winning goal. It also was the second assist for Giancaspro. |
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Friday, October 20, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty Each year there are players on a team from a conference that works hard both on and off the field looking to improve on their individual skills. Despite their team's record, those efforts alone make it hard to find indications that a team is not giving their "all" in their quest to come away with a win. Today's opponents, the Lady Lions from Lindenwold traveling to Collingswood, were looking to finish their season on a winning note. This would be the Panthers last game of the season and they would end it positively. Avery Roof scored twice for Collingswood helping the Panthers capture the 6-1 victory. |
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty It was a game that had to be earned. When Audubon's girls' soccer team took the field today, they knew they had to continue to play well in order to extend their unbeaten streak to fourteen straight games. Also at stake was another chance at claiming the Colonial Conference Patriot Division championship. Standing in their way of accomplishing those goals were the Lady Gators from Gateway who played an outstanding game of soccer against the Green Wave. These two teams were unable to score a goal during regulation and through the first overtime session. The game winning goal finally would be scored when a header by Ashley Cannon caught everyone by surprise and Audubon would begin to celebrate capturing their third straight title. |
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Monday, October 9, 2006 By Jerome Michaels When the schedules are presented to the teams at the beginning of the season, players sometimes take notice of all of the dates for the divisional games. Those match ups have a lot of meaning in the standings no matter what the teams overall record maybe. In a Tri-County Conference Classic Division, the Pennsville Eagles traveled to Gloucester to take on the Lions in a classic boys' soccer game. Pennsville has struggled a bit this season picking up wins but was focused on one objective and that was to come away with that all important division victory. It took two overtime sessions for it to occur, but the Eagles' Phil Cornman scored the game winning goal as time was expiring giving Pennsville the 2-1 win. |
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Monday, October 9, 2006 By Mike Ballard Senior forward Aubree McDermott helped the Rutgers-Camden women's soccer team break out of its program-record scoreless string in a big way. McDermott scored the game-winning goal with 1:09 remaining Oct. 5 in a 1-0 victory over Philadelphia Biblical University, ending the Lady Raptors' scoreless drought at 417:24. In her next game, McDermott notched a hat trick and added two assists to set a program single-game record with eight points during a 7-0 win over the College of St. Elizabeth Oct. 7. Senior forward Aubree McDermott collected three goals and two assists for a school-record eight points and Rutgers-Camden exploded for six first-half goals on its way to the 7-0 victory over the College of St. Elizabeth. |
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Saturday, October 7, 2006 By Mike Ballard Senior forward Aubree McDermott collected three goals and two assists for a school-record eight points and the Rutgers University-Camden women's soccer team exploded for six first-half goals on its way to a 7-0 victory over the College of St. Elizabeth in a non-conference Homecoming Day game here Saturday afternoon. The victory lifts the Lady Raptors to 8-4-1, while the Eagles fall to 1-8. The victory was the Raptors' biggest win since a 7-0 triumph over Farmingdale State Sept. 8, 2005. That Farmingdale game also produced the Lady Raptors' last hat trick – three goals by Allyson Jones before McDermott accomplished the feat against the Eagles. McDermott's eight points broke the previous school single-game mark of seven shared by Jasmine Philip and Mary Ann Martell. |
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Saturday, October 7, 2006 By Mike Ballard Sophomore forward Andrew Dorsey scored a first-half goal and junior midfielder Rob Gambino added a second-half tally to power the Rutgers University-Camden men's soccer team over Lincoln University, 2-0, in a non-conference game here on Homecoming Day Saturday. Rutgers-Camden improves to 7-3-3, while Lincoln falls to 3-6. The Scarlet Raptors, who are 6-1-2 in their last nine games, got on the scoreboard at 3:33 on the seventh goal of the season by Dorsey. It came after a perfect through ball from sophomore back A.J. O'Malley sprung Dorsey toward the right post. Dorsey fired a shot across the goal mouth into the left panel of the net. |
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Thursday, October 5, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty The month of October is that time of the year where high school students are getting ready for cooler temperatures, school dances and homecoming events. It's also that time when soccer teams know that less than two weeks is the cutoff date to qualify for the state tournament. Hovering around the requirements to make it into the playoffs were the Lady Tartans from Highland soccer team. In an important Tri-County Conference Royal Division game against Cumberland, Highland would post a 2-1 victory and pull within one game of evening their record to the five hundred level. |
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Tuesday, October 3, 2006 By George Brookings In the Olympic Conference Patriot Division, every team by now knows that the Renegades from Shawnee's boys' soccer team have started out this season undefeated through nine games. Every game on their schedule, especially against teams from that division, is important to come away with the win and stay above five hundred percentage record. That scenario would set up today's match up between the Mustangs from Triton hosting Pennsauken. The Mustangs would score three times during the first half and led by two at the break. Pennsauken's efforts would come up short during the second half and Triton would pick up the 4-3 victory and earn an important division win. |
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Monday, October 2, 2006 By Jerome Michaels The month of September has been good for the boys' soccer team from Aubudon. The Green Wave had not loss a single game and was on top of the Colonial Conference Patriot Division with eight wins and one tie. The Silver Knights from Sterling were trying to halt their two game losing streak and they were trying to do so at Audubon. The home team would get the game's first goal, but it would be Sterling who took control of this game during the second half. The Knights' Ed Harmon scored three goals to lead his team and pick up the win by a 5-1 margin. |
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Saturday, September 30, 2006 By Mike Ballard Senior midfielder Kelly Dutko scored the game's first goal and assisted on another to power the Montclair State University women's soccer team over Rutgers University-Camden, 3-0, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Saturday afternoon. The Red Hawks improve to 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the NJAC, while the Lady Raptors fall to 6-4 and 2-3. After the two teams played to a scoreless deadlock in the first half, Montclair State earned a penalty kick 10 minutes into the second half following a trip in the box. Dutko's kick was saved by Raptor junior goalie Kristen Cargen, but Dutko followed up with the rebound at the right post to score her first goal of the season at 55:01. |
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Friday, September 29, 2006 By Jerome Michaels Not too many people believe that soccer is one of those sports that can leave several players out of a game due to injuries, but it does happen. In a Tri-County Conference boys' soccer game played at Highland, the Braves from Williamstown were able to control most of this game against the short handed Tartans. After a closely played first half, Williamstown would put this game away during the second half. The Braves would pick up the 4-0 win and remain above the five hundred percentage mark for the season. Four different players would score for the Braves. |
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Monday, September 25, 2006 By Mike Ballard The Scarlet Raptors' sophomore forward notched a hat trick to give Rutgers-Camden a 3-1 victory over Kean University Sept. 23 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference men's soccer game. Dorsey's performance marked the first hat trick for Rutgers-Camden since Tom Magoffin scored three goals against Neumann College Oct. 30, 2002. Sophomore forward Andrew Dorsey collected a hat trick to power Rutgers-Camden over Kean University, 3-1, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game Sept. 23 in Camden. The victory gave the Raptors a 1-0-1 mark against rugged NJAC competition during the week. On Sept. 20, the Raptors used a goal by junior back Ryan Evans with 1:01 left in regulation to earn a 2-2 double-overtime tie at Rowan University. |
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Friday, September 22, 2006 By Jerome Michaels With just about two weeks into the season, teams have established which players on their team have the ability to score goals. When that number of players goes beyond three, you can count on your team competing in every game that team steps onto the field. The Eagles from Winslow Township, traveling to Triton to take on the Mustangs, were looking to pick up their fourth win in a row. During the first half of this Olympic Conference Patriot Division boys' soccer game, neither team was able to score. Mike Regan changed that during he second half scoring twice for the Eagles and his success on this day was enough to defeat Triton by a 2-1 margin. |
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Thursday, September 21, 2006 By George Brookings Clearview has started out their season capitalizing on their opportunities and it shows with the success they have been through. With four of their first five game played at home, the Pioneers have won every game to start out their season. Only their second road game played, the Tartans from Highland would be their next test. Clearview would get their first scoring chance redirected away and proved to be a momentum builder for the home team. Two quick goals by Highland proved to be enough for their defense to hold the Pioneers to a single goal. Clearview would rally, but the Tartans would survive and post a 2-1 victory. |
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 By Jerome Michaels Field position is extremely important in any sport especially if a team wishes to score against their opposition. But when Mother Nature decides to add a good strong wind, a team needs to take full advantage of their possessions. Paulsboro, traveling to Woodbury to take on the Herd in a Colonial Conference boys' soccer game, went against the norm when they scored the only goal of the first half against the wind. Both teams would adjust during the second half and this game had to be decided in double overtime. That's when the hard fought battle for both teams would finally end when Keith Davis gave the home team the 4-3 win when his shot found the net right at the start of the second extra period. |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty It's that time of the year when the last days of warm weather are upon us and you can find most outside enjoying it. Also taking advantage of their opportunities were the Lady Spartans from Deptford girls’ soccer team. The Spartans were hosting a young Overbrook team with a lot of determination and speed. Deptford would start out this game controlling the play and take a two goal lead at the break. During the second half of this Tri-County Conference Royal Division game, it was all Deptford and they would post a 7-1 victory for their third win of this young season. Kim Barger scored three goals for the Lady Spartans. |
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Monday, September 18, 2006 By Clark Washington When the Cherokee Chiefs boys' soccer team arrived at Eastern High School, you could see how confident they were before the start of their game against the Vikings. As a team playing as a single unit, Cherokee does possess the talent to defeat any opponent they compete against on the field. But so does the Vikings. During the first half of this game, both teams aggressively were determined to win every ball and setup for a chance to score. Eastern's Harry Middleton would get his foot on a loose ball in front of the net and score the eventual game winner. Both teams continued their physical play during the second half, but the Vikings would walk away with the 1-0 victory. |
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Monday, September 18, 2006 By Mike Ballard A sparkplug center midfielder, senior Michael Reed displayed his typical high-level performance in a pair of shutout wins for the Scarlet Raptors' soccer team last week. Reed added a pair of goals in the first 8:28 of play, including the game-winning tally, as Rutgers-Camden defeated Rutgers-Newark, 5-0, in its New Jersey Athletic Conference opener Sept. 16. The Rutgers-Camden men's soccer team climbed over .500 for the first time this season with a pair shutout victories in Camden over Albright College (2-0, Sept. 12) and Rutgers-Newark (5-0, Sept. 16). The Scarlet Raptors opened their New Jersey Athletic Conference schedule against sister school Rutgers-Newark with a bang. Senior midfielder Michael Reed (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) scored a pair of goals in the opening 8:28, both assisted by junior midfielder Onur Yilmaz (Delran, NJ/Delran) to spark the Scarlet Raptors over the Scarlet Raiders. |
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Saturday, September 16, 2006 By Mike Ballard Rutgers University-Camden senior midfielder Michael Reed scored a pair of goals in the opening 8:28, both assisted by junior midfielder Onur Yilmaz to spark the Scarlet Raptors to a 5-0 victory over Rutgers-Newark in the New Jersey Athletic Conference opener for both teams here Saturday afternoon. Rutgers-Camden improves to 3-2-1 overall and 1-0 in the NJAC, while Rutgers-Newark falls to 2-3-1 and 0-1. Reed notched his first goal of the season at 3:17 after a corner kick by Yilmaz sailed through the goal mouth to the far left post. Reed finished off the play at the far post. Reed scored against following a restart by Yilmaz from 40 yards out, running onto a drive into the box and one-touching a shot into the net at 8:28. |
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty Soccer is that game, as all of us soccer fans know, where each member on the field plays an important role in the success of scoring a goal. No one player can do it alone and the entire team must work together according to the game plan and achieve the goal of putting the ball into the net. Both teams, the Lady Indians from Pennsauken traveling to Triton to take on the Mustangs, were unable to get past the defense during the first half. It wasn’t until the second half that Triton was able to score the first and only goal of this game. In their 1-0 victory on the road, goal keeper Amy Ferrara would preserve the shutout in goal for Triton. |
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Monday, September 11, 2006 By Boog Powell Glassboro improves their team record to 2-0 by defeating Overbook (Opening game) 3-0. Glassboro's striker Rebecca Stockl scored the first 2 goals of the game in the first half. This led the Lady Bulldogs to a 2-0 lead at the half. Overbrook's keeper Stefanie Stone kept the Lady Rams in the game with some key saves. In the second half, Kayla Seymore, Glassboro's left defender scored off of a corner kick late in the half. The kick came from the right corner and went pass the left post. The ball was bouncing around until Seymore volleyed it into the back of the net. Glassboro's keeper Brittany Johnson had 7 saves for the shutout, while Stone, Overbrook, had 18 saves. |
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Monday, September 11, 2006 By Jerome Michaels A few days ago, Delran's boys' soccer team opened up their season with a lost to Burlington Township and was looking to even up their record against Maple Shade Wildcats. The beginning of their schedule has them playing their first four games at home and the start of their game against the Wildcats, it appeared safe that they would get their first win. Two first half goals by Delran allowed the Bears to start the second half with the lead. But Maple Shade rallied to tie the game and it appeared as if overtime was in the near future. Halil Aydin was able to put the ball in the net with less than a minute and a half remaining in the game giving Delran the 3-2 victory. |
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Monday, September 11, 2006 By Mike Ballard Junior midfielder Rodney Guishard scored in all three games for the Rutgers-Camden men’s soccer team last week, notching three goals and two assists for eight points. He had two goals, including the game-winning tally, and one assist as the Raptors won their first game of the year against Neumann College Sept. 6. He notched an assist against Alvernia (Sept. 8) and the game-tying goal with 1:29 left in regulation against Wesley College (Sept. 9). Guishard leads the Raptors in scoring with eight points after four games. |
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Sunday, September 10, 2006 By Tina Adair The Berlin Township Blazers U-9 Travel Team, Head Coach Frank Adair. Sunday was our first game ever. Tristan is concentrating on placing the ball with Kevin and Makenna backing him up. Unfortunately we lost 4-1 but we our looking forward to a new exciting season. In other actions, the U-12 Boys won 3-0 and the U-8 had a great time playing. |
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Saturday, September 9, 2006 By Gregg Williams It was a game that both teams started out knowing that they could win this game. That's a common feeling when teams play on the first day of the season. So when the Thunderbolts girl's soccer team from Millville traveled to Cherry Hill West to take on the Lady Lions, the Lions did their best to protect their home field advantage. Jen Carey scored the first goal of the game for Cherry Hill West and led at the break by two. The Lions would score twice in the second half and Cherry Hill West opened their season with a 4-0 victory. |
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Saturday, September 9, 2006 By Coach Bob Jones The Berlin Twp. Blizzard took to the fields this weekend to begin their 15th season, collectively the Blizzard has played close to 200 games including tournament play, the team is still anchored by long time captains Ciarra Jones and Meaghan Williams. Coach Bob Jones and coach Debbie Vancurren were not sure what to expect from their squad this year, with almost the entire team playing high school soccer there has been little time to practice as a team. But once the girls took the field it was quite obvious that they had not forgotten how to play together! |
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Saturday, September 9, 2006 By Mike Ballard The Alvernia College Crusaders captured the championship of the Sixth Annual Cialella Soccer Classic here Saturday by posting a 5-0 victory over Delaware Valley College in the opening game of the night. Wesley College, which also had a shot at the title entering the night in the mixer format, tied host Rutgers-Camden, 1-1, in the nightcap to finish second. Alvernia posted a 2-0 record over the two-day event, while Wesley went 1-0-1. Rutgers-Camden (0-1-1) finished third and Delaware Valley (0-2) was fourth. The Crusaders placed four players on the all-tournament team, including Offensive MVP Zach Naylon (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin, DE) and Defensive MVP Mike Allegra (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan). Alvernia’s other all-tournament team members were Cody Gambler (Mohrsville, PA/Schuylkill Valley) and Tim Marcinek (Philadelphia, PA/LaSalle). |
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Friday, September 8, 2006 By Susan Hall It was a game that both teams started out knowing that they could win this game. That's a common feeling when teams play on the first day of the season. So when the Thunderbolts girl's soccer team from Millville traveled to Cherry Hill West to take on the Lady Lions, the Lions did their best to protect their home field advantage. Jen Carey scored the first goal of the game for Cherry Hill West and led at the break by two. The Lions would score twice in the second half and Cherry Hill West opened their season with a 4-0 victory. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Sunday, June 11, 2006 By Josh Hakala The Ocean City Barons finally found their offensive stride with a 4-0 win at the Reading Rage (2-4-1, 7 points) on Sunday night. Adam Sternberger (Mays Landing, NJ) scored two goals and set up Byron Carmichael's (Lumberton, NJ) second goal of the year to lead the Barons to their first-ever victory in Reading. Second half substitute Richard Baker (Ocean City, NJ) added the fourth and final goal of the match. Issey Mahalo (Brighton, MA) made seven saves, three of them in a frantic 20-second sequence in the second half, on his way to his second clean sheet of the season. The Barons (3-1-3, 12 points) are now unbeaten in their last four matches, and find themselves one point behind the first place Westchester Flames in the Northeast Division. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Sunday, June 4, 2006 By Josh Hakala The Ocean City Barons began Sunday's match eight points behind the Westchester Flames in the Northeast Division, and by the final whistle, they had pulled three points closer with a 2-1 win. It was the first of four straight road games for the Barons, and the second game in as many nights for the Flames. With the victory, the Barons (2-1-2, 8 points) find themselves in second place in the division, five points behind Westchester (4-2-1, 13 points). Much like the first game of the year, the Barons struck shortly after the opening whistle, when Jeremy Ortiz (Mt. Laurel, NJ), making his first start of the year, scored on a cross from Byron Carmichael (Lumberton, NJ) in the 3rd minute. It was his team-leading third strike in the last two matches for Ortiz, having scored both goals in the second half of last week's 2-0 win over Albany. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Friday, May 26, 2006 By Josh Hakala Desperate for a win, the Ocean City Barons delivered with a 2-0 home victory over the Albany Admirals on Friday night. Second half substitute, Jeremy Ortiz ended the Barons’ 336-minute scoreless streak with a strike in the 69th minute, and later added an insurance goal in stoppage time. Adam Edwards was rarely tested in goal, making three saves to record his first clean sheet, while helping to extend the Barons’ regular season home unbeaten streak to 25 games. The game changed dramatically in the 59th minute when Albany defender Rob Sgueglia was sent off for his second yellow card. After that, the Barons were able to take advantage of the shorthanded Admirals, and earned all three points. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Sunday, May 14, 2006 By Paul O'Donnell The Barons started with a flourish and were rewarded in the 4th minute on a fine piece of skill by Adam Sternberger when his strong left-footed drive was out of the reach of the Legacy's Kris Rake for the opening goal. On a very similar play in the 87th minute the Legacy's Ross Mackensie leveled the match for the 1-1 result. The opening goal came from a throw and the resulting cross by Heins was headed down by Carmichael in the area when a bit of a scramble resulted near the top of the box. Sternberger making a strong challenge to gain possession got his left foot firmly wrapped around the ball and his well taken shot eluded Rake. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Monday, May 8, 2006 By Paul O'Donnell The Premier Development League's 2004 MVP Reuben Mingo, will be returning to the Barons for another run at the title. Mingo signed with USL Div 1 Richmond Kickers after the Barons were knocked out of the PDL's Eastern Conference Semifinals in 2005 and finished the season there in the Div 1 championship match in Seattle. Mingo rang up some impressive numbers again last year for the Barons and we're looking forward to more of the same in 2006. |
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College Soccer: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 By Boog Williams Rowan University has announced a joint venture with MLS to build a soccer stadium at the school to serve as home for a new professional franchise in 2009, Rowan spokesman Joe Cardona said Thursday. Cardona said the new stadium will be across from the school's new technology center on Route 322 and will be part of a complex that is "unlike anything on the East Coast." The stadium also will serve as home to Rowan's soccer program and could host high school events as well as youth soccer tournaments, camps and showcases. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Sunday, April 9, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (10-20) fell just short, 7-6, in the club's 2005-2006 season finale versus the Chicago Storm at UIC Pavilion; the loss snapped the team's season-best three-game winning streak. Reigning Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Rookie of the Year John Barry Nusum netted the game-winning goal at 1:10 of the second quarter. Storm captain Novi Marojevic netted the game winner, a restart power-play goal, at13:59 of the second quarter. Peter Pappas (10-18) took the loss in net for Philadelphia with seven saves on 14 chances, while Jeff Richey and Danny Waltman combined for 19 saves on 25 chances and the win for the Storm. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, April 8, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (10-19) defeated the Baltimore Blast (17-13), 8-2, in front of a season-best 9,684 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. After the visiting Blast opened the evening with two quick scores, the KiXX responded with eight consecutive unanswered goals. Reigning Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Rookie of the Year John Barry Nusum netted the game-winning goal at 1:10 of the second quarter. Nusum finished with four points (two goals, two assists), tying a career-high feat that he has accomplished on three occasions, all courtesy of Baltimore. Peter Pappas (10-17) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia with 10 saves on 12 chances, while Sagu took the loss for the Blast with 16 saves on 24 shots faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, April 1, 2006 By David Deal Philadelphia earned an important division win with an 8-7 victory against Rochester Saturday at the Wachovia Center in front of 12,001 fans. The two teams split their previous two matchups this season and played a more defensive style this time around. Sean Greenhalgh led the Wings with two goals and two assists, while John Grant scored a hat trick for the Knighthawks. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Thursday, March 30, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (8-19) defeated former player/coach Omid Namazi and the St. Louis Steamers (21-6), 4-3, in the club’s annual school-day matinee at the Savvis Center. The victory, the first of the season versus St. Louis, pulled the KiXX within two and one-half games of the fourth-placed Chicago Storm in the race for the final position in the 2006 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Championship Series. Rookie defender Josh Rife recorded the game-winning goal on a pass from teammate and Philadelphia newcomer Dino Delevski at 13:36 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (8-17) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia with 12 saves on 15 chances, while Bayard Elfvin (3-2) took the loss for the Steamers with eight saves. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, March 18, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (6-17) were defeated by former player/coach Omid Namazi and the St. Louis Steamers (18-5) by a score of 7-3 in front of 5,625 patrons at the Wachovia Spectrum. Elvir Kafedzic recorded the game-winning goal on an assist from Sterling Westcott at 7:12 of the third period. Peter Pappas (6-15) took the loss in net for Philadelphia with nine saves on 16 chances, while Brett Phillips (16-4) earned the victory for the Steamers with 17 saves on 20 shots faced. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Tuesday, March 7, 2006 By Anthony Hudson In May of 2006, Atlantic County will begin to play host to some of the nations best female soccer players. The AC Diablos soccer club was recently formed by a group of business men and soccer enthusiasts led by Matt Driver. He is a former USL franchise owner and a nationally respected professional soccer coach, more recently with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is an independent league whose main focus is on the development of highly competitive women's soccer teams. Women's football ranking service places the WPSL as the second ranked women's league in the world and the number one women's league in the United States. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, March 4, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (6-15) defeated the Baltimore Blast (15-8) in front of 6,284 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. With the victory, the clubs split the home-and-home series this weekend. KiXX defender Ptah Myers recorded the game-winning goal on a pass from Philadelphia native David Castellanos at 7:49 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (6-13) earned the victory in net for the KiXX with 21 saves on 26 shots, while Sagu took the loss for the Blast with 19 saves on 25 shots. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, February 20, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (4-14) were defeated by the expansion California Cougars (4-17), 5-3, tonight at the Stockton Arena. The loss extends the club’s franchise worst mark of consecutive losses to nine. Forward Aaron Susi recorded the game-winning goal on an assist from Ricardinho at 8:55 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (4-12) suffered the loss for Philadelphia with 12 saves on 16 chances, while Jim Larkin (3-13) earned the victory with the Cougars, turning away 12 of the 15 shots he faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, February 18, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (4-13) fell to the St. Louis Steamers (15-4) 8-6 in front of 8,154 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. The loss extends the club’s franchise worst mark of consecutive losses to eight. Veteran defender Genoni Martinez recorded the game winner on his fourth tally of the evening at 12:34 of the fourth quarter. Stuart Dobson (0-2) suffered the loss for Philadelphia with 12 saves on 18 chances, while Brett Phillips (13-3) earned the victory with the Steamers, turning away eight of the 14 shots he faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Wednesday, February 8, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (4-11) dropped their franchise worst sixth straight contest, 8-4, to the Baltimore Blast in front of a season-high 9,356 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. The contest marked the club's 11th Annual School Day Game, which is designed as educational field trip to all the area schools. Blast forward Giuliano Celenza registered the game winner on a pass from P.J. Wakefield at 2:39 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas (4-10) suffered the loss for Philadelphia with nine saves on 17 chances, while Sagu (10-3) earned the victory with the Cougars, turning away 12 of the 15 shots he faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, February 4, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (4-10) dropped their fifth straight contest, 4-3 in overtime, to the California Cougars (2-16) in front of 5,640 patrons at the Wachovia Spectrum. Former KiXX midfielder Gary Brooks registered the game winner at 1:18 of the extra stanza. Peter Pappas (4-9) suffered the loss for Philadelphia with 11 saves on 15 chances, while Jim Larkin (2-12) earned the victory with the Cougars, turning away 12 of the 15 shots he faced. Goran Vasic drilled a bomb from the yellow line to open the scoring, at 13:09 of the first period, giving the hometown KiXX a 1-0 edge. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, January 28, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (4-8) dropped their season-high third consecutive contest, 4-3, to the Chicago Storm in front of 4,615 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. Novi Marojevic recorded the game-winning goal on a pass from teammate Mark Ughy at 3:40 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (4-8) suffered the loss for Philadelphia with 10 saves on 14 chances, while Danny Waltman (5-9) earned the victory with the Storm, turning away 12 of the 15 shots he faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Friday, January 20, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (4-6) dropped the opening game in a home-and-home series versus the Milwaukee Wave (10-3), 10-5 at the U.S. Cellular Arena tonight. Forward Greg Howes recorded the game winner on his second penalty-kick goal of the game at 14:13 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas (4-6) took the loss for Philadelphia with 21 saves on 31 chances (both season highs), while Brian Rowland (2-2) earned the victory with the Wave, turning away eight of the 13 shots he faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, January 16, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (4-5) snapped a two-game losing skid with an 8-5 victory versus the expansion California Cougars (1-12) in the club's first trip to the Stockton Arena tonight. Midfielder Andy Guastaferro recorded the game winner, his first of two scores versus the sixth attacker at 12:58 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (4-5) earned the victory in the net for Philadelphia with 13 saves on 18 chances, while Jim Larkin dropped to 1-8 with the Cougars, turning away 10 of the 16 shots he faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, January 7, 2006 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (3-5) fell to the second-place St. Louis Steamers (8-2) 6-5 in overtime in front of a season-high 7,633 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. Defender D.J. Newsom recorded the game-winning goal, a restart tally from teammate Genoni Martinez at 9:56 of the extra stanza. Peter Pappas (3-5) took the loss for Philadelphia with seven saves on 13 chances, while Brett Phillips improved to 2-0 with the Blast, turning away 11 of the 16 shots he faced. |
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