College Soccer

Watch: Colorado's Juliauna Hayward makes two defenders tackle each other with wonderful skill

Lionel Messi isn’t the only player capable of making defenders tackle each other in their effort to take the ball away from you.

College jersey of the year? — SDSU men’s soccer release beautiful Aztec calendar home jersey

San Diego State’s men’s soccer team might’ve released one of the best jerseys of the year.

SDSU men's soccer release new Aztec calendar home jersey

The SDSU Aztecs are halfway through their 2023 Fall season and the San Diegan university decided to freshen up ahead of the crucial stage of the season with one of the best soccer jerseys we’ve seen this year.

Watch: North Texas goalkeeper stuns everyone with free kick goal from near midfield

University of North Texas goalkeeper Maddie Ogden scored an unforgettable first career goal on Thursday with a free kick from near midfield.

As the final seconds of the first half ticked away between UNT and UTSA, Ogden launched a ball into the box that got past everyone including the opposing goalkeeper.

Soccer buzzer beater! Watch Texas Tech score game-winner vs. Texas as clock hits 0:00

Texas Tech women’s soccer team, ranked No. 25 in the country, had a wild 2-1 win vs. No. 14 Texas when they scored in the literal last second of the game. The Texas Tech goal vs Texas is as dramatic as it gets.

College soccer works differently than the professional games you might watch. In college there’s no stoppage time as the clock is paused when play stops. That also means that when the clock hits 0:00 the half/game is over right then and there.

Watch: Drake University freshman scores insane flip throw-in goal

Drake University freshman Zoey Mahoney scored an unforgettable first career goal on Sunday with an unbelievable throw-in that has gone viral. This Drake throw in goal has to be seen to be believed.

Just five minutes into the game Mahoney opened the scoring with a somersault throw-in from way downtown.

Drake throw in goal

3 midweek U.S. Open Cup games for your consideration

The Second Round of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup kicks off Tuesday with clubs from the third (USL1/NISA) and second (USLC) divisions now joining the fray — there will be cupsets. 

After a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic, 2022 was one of the competition's best years with Union Omaha (USL1) reaching the quarterfinals and Sacramento Republic (USLC) going all the way to the final before MLS side Orlando City won its first piece of major silverware. 

Ex-Virginia Tech player gets $100K after suing for alleged benching over political views

After filing a federal lawsuit against Virginia Tech women's soccer coach Charles "Chugger" Adair back in 2021 for an alleged benching stemming from a refusal to kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before a match the previous year, former Hokies player Kiersten Hening received a $100,000 payout from the school to drop the suit.

The top 10 best soccer cities in the U.S.

Where is Soccer City, USA? Apparently, it's not Portland, Oregon, which has long laid claim to that title. According to a new study released last month, Los Angeles actually tops the list of best soccer cities in America.

Portland finished third overall in the rankings, just behind their Cascadia rivals to the north, Seattle.

Syracuse wins first NCAA Men's College Cup in school history on penalties

Syracuse Orange men's soccer captured their first NCAA Tournament championship Monday night by defeating eight-time champions the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2022 Men's College Cup Final at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC.

The two teams couldn't be separated in regular time with the game level at 2-2.

Sophomore striker Nathan Opoku opened the scoring for Syracuse in the 24th minute with a left-footed curler into the far corner. 

Trailing 2-0 with 10 minutes to go, UCLA pulls off miracle comeback to win NCAA title

In front of a partisan crowd of 9,531 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC, the second-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels stormed to a 2-0 lead over the top-ranked UCLA Bruins in the 2022 NCAA Women's College Cup Final on Monday night.

After a goalless first half, Avery Patterson opened the scoring for UNC with a header off Emily Colton's cross in the 59th minute.

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