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USC Womens Soccer Counting on Davila as Season Opens |
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 23:08 |
by Steven Leventhal
 As the 2010 season gets underway this Friday, USC’s women’s soccer team has some rather lofty expectations. This is a team that has four members remaining from a squad that won the NCAA championship in 2007, and is ranked 19th nationally in a conference that features two powerhouses in Stanford (second) and UCLA (third.) Ironically, the Trojans are the only conference team to have won the national title.
Fourth year coach Ali Khosroshahin will be counting on his top two scorers from 2009, sophomore Samantha Johnson from Palmdale, CA, and leading scorer, senior Alyssa Dávila, a second team All Pac-10 midfielder from Upland, CA.
Khosroshahin is effusive in his praise for Dávila’s play and leadership. "She is the backbone. She sets the standards in how to work and how to communicate with her teammates. And her performance on the field speaks for itself.”
This is quite a change from the freshman who admits that at first she greatly underestimated the difficulty of getting used to the college routine. She does, however, credit the support system for her progress to date. Alyssa says, “I got help from the people around me, including the tutors. I have learned to be very efficient with my time.”
It is unquestionably a challenge to be a Division 1 athlete and make a commitment to schoolwork, where Dávila is working hard towards a degree in psychology. “I have to plan out my whole day, day by day,” she says. “I live kind of far away, so I don’t go back and forth to my apartment. I have a planner and I make my schedule.” Her secret? “Stay focused, and when you have time to rest, take it.” So far, the hard work seems to be paying off a Alyssa has been selected as a candidate for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
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Last Updated on Friday, 20 August 2010 07:41 |
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Dutch are Clutch at Home Away from Home |
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Friday, 09 July 2010 20:35 |
by Philip Deutsch
 Before the riveting Netherlands vs. Spain final transpires at Soccer City Stadium on Sunday, a sea of Dutch orange will overrun South Africa. If Spain wants to carry home its first ever World Cup trophy, they must overcome a steep disadvantage. South Africans, many of whom are descendents of the Dutch Boer settlers in South Africa in the 1600’s and 1700’s, are rabid for Netherlands’ first World Cup championship as well.
After Uruguay beat Ghana in a hectic quarterfinal game, all six African teams were eliminated at FIFA World Cup 2010. It seemed as though Africans had no one left to cheer for at the first World Cup on African soil.
“Netherlands are the last African team,” a South African joked behind me as I walked to Green Point Stadium in Cape Town for the Uruguay vs. Netherlands semifinal amidst massive herds of raucous Netherlands supporters blaring orange vuvuzelas, screaming “Let’s go Holland” and climbing up railings on the side of the road. Cape Town, built in colonial style and tucked into the coast of the southern tip of Africa, resembled a mini-Amsterdam. Uruguayans had to be shaking their heads at their strange misfortune, outnumbered by tens of thousands Dutch supporters.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 10 July 2010 08:34 |
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Classic Brazil Continues Run Toward 6th World Cup |
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Written by PhilipDeutschUNC
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Monday, 28 June 2010 18:13 |
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Two syllables usually mean the end for most teams at the World Cup: Bra-sil. On Monday night at Ellis Park in the Round of 16, Chile meet the latest version of the Brazilian football dynasty and lost 0-3. Brazil, now in the quarterfinals awaiting a quarterfinal match against the Dutch, showed off their classic effortless movement of the ball and their timely defensive stops. Fans of the amazing Brazilian squad dominated the Ellis Park atmosphere as well.
Before the game, an older man decked named Osvaldo Salsalima decked out in green and gold brizilian gear climbed to his seat and mumbled enthusiastically, “Chile vs. Brazil, it’s Chile vs. Brazil, Chile vs. Brazil…” Mr. Salsalima is what the World Cup is all about.
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Last Updated on Friday, 09 July 2010 12:24 |
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USA Goes Home, Africa Celebrates Success of Ghana |
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Written by PhilipDeutschUNC
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Sunday, 27 June 2010 08:13 |
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 RUSTENBURG - Ghana sent the U.S. back home overseas in the second consecutive World Cup on Saturday night in Rustenburg, South Africa. Just like in the 2006 World Cup group round, Ghana ended the “the Yanks’” run; this time 2-1 in extra-time in the Round of 16. South Africans, who were mostly rooting for America in group round play, dressed in Ghana Black Stars gear and chanted “Goodbye U--- S---A” the entire game.
“We (Africa) have only one team left, and that is Ghana,” said Samuel Beya, a supporter of Ghana, a resident of South Africa and a former citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo. “Other continents such as Europe and South America still have many remaining. We have one.” The Black Stars did not disappoint their fans on a hazy night when Kevin Prince-Boateng scored in just the 5th minute of the game. He blitzed past a loose U.S. back line, unwilling to step up, and shot one past American goalkeeper Tim Howard at the near post. The continent of Africa rumbled as the only African team left looked destined to advance through to the quarterfinals.
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Last Updated on Monday, 28 June 2010 17:14 |
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Miracle Donovan Goal Lifts U.S. to Round of 16 |
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Written by PhilipDeutschUNC
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Thursday, 24 June 2010 08:48 |
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 U.S. fans could not leave Loftus Voersfield Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday. They hung on to the miracle moment of a stunning goal by Landon Donovan in stoppage time. The Donovan goal in the 92nd minute to beat Algeria 1-0 lifted “the Yanks” from the brink of elimination and astonishingly won them Group C.
Epic disappointment for U.S. soccer transformed into pure ecstasy in just a moment. World Cup football can do that. Every bit of hope drained from the U.S. fan sections as the seconds ticked away.
With a 0-0 draw on the horizon that would have knowingly ended the World Cup road for manager Bob Bradley’s squad, U.S fans sat cemented to their seats - completely deflated. Then most we’re on the ground in a chaotic frenzy after a Clint Dempsey led counter-attack ended with a rebounded strike by Donovan that blew the top off the stadium.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 24 June 2010 12:01 |
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