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Redhawks, Huskies, Falcons announce new recruits

Seattle University, the University of Washington and Seattle Pacific University have all recently released their lists of new soccer recruits.

For the men, the SU Redhawks welcome Troy Bratten, John Pegg and Bobby Segal. The Huskies have added Quinton Beasely, Ryan Moore, and Will Pleskow, among others. The Falcons captured seven players including Zach Johnson, Chris Morris and Charlie Piehler.

For the women, Seattle University has signed Taylor Bolibol, Liana Heberer and two others. The UW lists four prep standouts as signed, including Lesle Gallimore and Kellie Welch. The defending National Champion Falcon women announced a class of seven, including Megan Lindsay and Taylor Sawyer.

Most clubs will regroup this spring for practice and local matches before fall training begins in August.

Redhawks win finale, will play in Mountain Pacific in 2009

Kyle Peterman scored in his 3rd straight match for Seattle U.
(SU photo)

(From GoSeattleU.com) FRESNO, Calif. – Four different players scored goals for the Seattle University men’s soccer team as it concluded the 2008 campaign with a 4-2 victory over Fresno Pacific Monday afternoon at Ramirez Field.

The game-winning goal came almost six minutes into the second half, as Kyle Peterman (Boise, Idaho) slipped a shot past Fresno Pacific goalie Tim Nightingale to give Seattle University a 3-2 lead. Peterman scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season, earning a goal in three straight matches and five of the last seven contests for the Redhawks. Seattle University had dominated the action after halftime, as Peterman took a shot and Sean Morris (Bothell, Wash.) had two solid chances turned away before Peterman’s goal.

Seattle University added an insurance goal in the 84^th minute as Marshall Kosaka (Burien, Wash.) beat his defender and sent a rocket shot past Nightingale for his second goal of the season. Kosaka’s goal came after Fresno Pacific had two corner kick chances, but a header shot by Valentin Gonzalez went high and a scoring attempt by Vitor Machado, who scored the first goal of the match, was stopped by Seattle goalie Jordan Jennings (Tacoma, Wash.).

Down 1-0 midway through the first half, Mutanda Kwesele (Seattle, Wash.) sent a crossing pass into the box from the right side, and Andrew Kreiter (Billings, Mont.) redirected the ball into the net on one touch to tie the match. Less than a minute later, the Sunbirds regained the lead as Seattle University committed a foul in the box, leading to a penalty kick goal by Daniel Spieth.

With just over three minutes remaining before halftime, Morris sent a free kick to the right side of the box, where Jake Ellig (Richland, Wash.) was stationed on the play. Ellig converted on his scoring chance for his first goal of the season, while Morris picked up his third assist of the year. Seattle University was able to go into halftime tied 2-2 despite being outshot by the Sunbirds, 12-3.

Jennings made six saves in earning his fifth victory of the season, while Nightingale was credited with four saves for Fresno Pacific (9-7-1). With the victory, Seattle University ends the 2008 season on a five-match winning streak, four of those victories coming on the road.

Seattle University concludes the season with an 11-3-1 record, the eighth straight season with a winning record for the program. The team started off its transition to Division I by defeating Cleveland State and North Florida for the UC Irvine College Classic title, swept through a trip to Florida with victories over Florida Gulf Coast and Florida Atlantic, and posted dramatic road victories over Portland and Cal State Bakersfield.

Four of the top five scorers from this season (Kyle Peterman, Ian Walsh, Wesley Van Hooser, Sean Morris) are eligible to return next season, as are starting defenders Will Banchero, Derek Rogalsky, and Demaci Roussos and goalie Emerson DeOliveira. Along with Cal State Bakersfield, the Seattle University men’s soccer program will join the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in 2009, competing against Denver, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, Sacramento State, and Air Force.

More college news: The Seattle Pacific Women, ranked 4th in NCAA II, will host regional playoff matches this weekend. The Western Washington Vikings will also be in Seattle for this same regional.

College Round-up: Husky Women finish strong, Western sweeps GNAC

SEATTLE - Despite playing the final 50 minutes a player down and the entire match without its head coach, the Washington Huskies used goals by junior Veronica Perez and freshman Kate Deines, and held off a late rally by Arizona, to win their final regular-season match, 2-1, Sunday at Husky Soccer Field.

UW finishes the regular-season on a six-game unbeaten streak, improving to 14-5-1 overall and 5-3-1 in Pac-10 play, and finishing tied for the third in the Pac-10. The 14 wins mark UW's third-highest win total in school history and mark its most victories in a season since earning 17 in 2004. UW will find out its postseason fate on Monday at 5 p.m., but are almost assured its first postseason berth since 2004. Read the entire match recap here.

BERKELEY, Calif. - After going up 1-0, Washington gave up two unanswered goals including the gamewinner in the 88th minute, falling to No. 14/25 California, 2-1, in Pac-10 men's soccer action at Edwards Stadium, Sunday afternoon.

Cal senior midfielder Pat Marion netted the gamewinning score with just two minutes remaining in regulation to lift the Golden Bears to the victory. The Huskies had been playing the final 54 minutes a man down after junior defender Casey Cunningham was issued a red card in the 36th minute, an ejection that occurred after Cal came back to tie the score 1-1.

UW freshman forward Dylan Tucker-Gangnes gave the Huskies an early lead in the 26th minute with his third goal of the season, only to have that answered by Cal sophomore forward Andrew Wiedeman nine minutes later.

The loss was the second-straight and third in the last four games for Washington, which fell to 8-7-2 overall and 3-4-2 in Pac-10 play. Cal improved to 9-3-5 and 4-2-3 in league action. UW now sits in fourth place in the conference with one regular season match remaining against Oregon State on Friday. Read the rest from GoHuskies.com here.

SEATTLE - On Senior Day, fourth-year players Megan Price (Federal Way, Wash.) and Kahlyn Keilty-Lucas (Minneapolis, Minn.) figured into the scoring as Seattle University scored three first-half goals on its way to a 3-1 victory over Saint Martin’s in women’s soccer action Sunday afternoon on a muddy Championship Field.

The Seattle University women’s soccer team finishes the 2008 season with a 12-5-3 record, including a 10-5-3 mark against Division I schools, defeating teams from the West Coast Conference, the Western Athletic Conference, the Big Sky Conference, and the Summit League. The top four scorers from this season (Coe, Kuttler, Riozzi, Bloecker) are eligible to return next season, as are three members of the starting defense (Kate Edstrom, Nance Hill, Jordan Salisbury) and Goverde, who played every second of every match in net for the Redhawks in 2008.

BELLINGHAM - The Western men’s soccer team won their second Great Northwest Athletic Conference title in school history.

Thursday with a 6-0 win against Saint Martin’s University at Whatcom Community College’s Orca Field.
Western senior forward Samir Vejo led the Vikings’ attack with three goals as four different players scored in the second half.

“Winning the conference is a massive accomplishment,” Western head coach Travis Connell said. “I am extremely proud and I know the guys are too.”

Western, which was 5-0-1 in its last six games, improved its overall record to 10-5-3 and 6-0-1 within the conference. Read the rest here.

BELLINGHAM -The Western women’s soccer team tied Saint Martin’s University 1-1 on Thursday at Whatcom Community College’s Orca Field.

The tie continues the Vikings' 14-game unbeaten streak.

The last unbeaten streak consisted of 38 games in a row, which took place from 1982 to 1984.

With an overall record of 15-2-2 and 9-0-2 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, the Vikings are ranked 15th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Coaches Poll and first in the Far West Region. Read the rest here.

College Round-up: Husky Women take overtime win on Perez goal

SEATTLE - Junior Veronica Perez followed up a rebound off her own penalty kick and found the back of the net just 52 seconds into overtime, giving the Washington women's soccer team a 2-1 victory over Arizona State Friday at Husky Soccer Field.

The victory extends UW's unbeaten streak to five games and gives them a 13-5-1 overall record and a 4-3-1 mark in Pac-10 heading into the final regular-season game of the season Sunday. Arizona State falls to 8-7-4 overall and 2-5-1 in conference. Read the entire match report here.

The Washington Men fell 4-2 Friday night at Stanford.

The Seattle University Men won a 3-2 thriller on the road at Cal State Bakersfield. Andrew Kreiter scored his fourth goal of the year with a minute left in overtime to give the Redhawks the victory.

Tacoma Tide FC have posted another update on how players who wear the yellow of TFC during the summer are doing in their college and post-college soccer careers. Read the update here.

Around the Sound of Soccer for November 7th

Sometimes the real world sneaks into our soccer playground. We've just found a blog that reports Michelle French is battling cancer. Michelle, who grew up in Kent, WA, is one of the more accomplished female players to ever come out of the Northwest, and has ties to UW, the Sounders Women and the University of Portland. Michelle has starred for the United States national team and has been involved with both the old women's pro soccer league (WUSA) and the new league, Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) that debuts in 2009. We wish her only the best. Please consider leaving a message at the blog, or supporting Michelle's battle using the info posted there.

In college soccer, the Husky Men face an important away test in the Bay area this weekend. The Western Washington Viking Men won their second-ever GNAC crown with a 6-0 slashing of St. Martin's. The powerhouse Seattle Pacific Falcon Women have outscored their opponents 40-4 in recent matches. Last night they topped Western Oregon 2-0 in the rain at Interbay. The Falcon men were doubled up 4-2 by Montana State Billings. On Wednesday the Seattle University Redhawks Women edged Central Washington 1-0 in a match played on Field Turf at Tukwila's Starfire Sports Complex. The community college soccer season is coming in to focus. Highline CC currently leads all Men's teams in wins and points. In Women's community college action Walla Wall are undefeated, and Shoreline leads the Puget Sound-area teams with 16 wins.

Sounders FC are trying to fill in the remaining Qwest Field seats with season ticket sales. A few good seats still remain as the club hopes to reach the 20,000 season ticket mark before kick off 2009. You can contact Gary Boyle of Sounders FC for ticket information. A direct form that goes to Gary is online here, and GOALSeattle has a pdf file of ticket information here.

The Seattle Soccer Show has a brand new episode online. Listen to it here.

Have something to report from around the sound of soccer? Send it here: goalseattle@gmail.com

Seattle University's star shotstopper

With just a couple of weeks remaining in the collegiate soccer regular season, Seattle University junior goalkeeper Emerson DeOliveira (Normandy Park, Wash.) has the lowest goals against average among all goalies in both Division I and Division II, according to the statistical rankings released by the NCAA Tuesday, Nov. 4.DeOliveira has given up only two goals in just over 623 minutes of action for a 0.289 goals against average. Because Seattle University is still eligible for Division II statistical titles in men's soccer, he is at the top of that official list. DeOliveira has a lower goals against average than the official Division I leader, Brian Holt of Creighton (0.299 GAA). The only goalie in NCAA competition who has a lower goals against average than DeOliveira is Kyle Marks from York College of Pennsylvania, who leads Division III with a 0.158 goals against average.

Transferring from the University of San Francisco in 2007, DeOliveira has four shutouts this season, including 1-0 victories over Horizon League school Cleveland State and West Coast Conference foe Portland. He was also in net for one-goal victories over Florida Gulf Coast and Simon Fraser as well as the scoreless tie with Concordia University of California. DeOliveira has a season-high of five saves, achieved in the 1-0 wins over Cleveland State and Simon Fraser.

Now in his second season at Seattle University, DeOliveira has accumulated a 13-2-2 record with a 0.47 goals against average and an .849 save percentage. He has given up only eight goals in 17 matches played with nine shutouts, allowing more than one goal only once during his time with the Redhawks. Last season he earned second team All-GNAC recognition by the conference coaches.

"Emerson DeOliveira has been excellent for us this season. I think his presence and ability to read the game has really helped him this year. He has taken a real step forward this season, and we are excited to see him continue to develop for next year's challenging schedule," head coach Brad Agoos said.

DeOliveira and the rest of the men's soccer team heads to California for the conclusion of the 2008 season, first facing Cal State Bakersfield Friday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. before taking on Fresno Pacific Monday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. The squad goes into the weekend with a 9-3-1 record, clinching the program's eighth straight winning season.From GoSeattleU.com

SU learns, grows from Dakota trips

GOALSeattle.com continues its guest blogger series with Bellevue native and Seattle Prep graduate Maryann Boddy of the Seattle University Redhawks.

Read all of Maryann's blogs here.

Sometimes you need to learn lessons the hard way. Our first game against South Dakota State didn’t turn out the way we’d all anticipated. Could it be that we traveled through three different states before getting to South Dakota? Did it set us back having to drive for about four hours after we’d already had a layover on our flight out? Were we unprepared and ill-equipped to deal with the 38-degree weather? The fact is, there is absolutely no excuse for getting scored on less than a minute into the match. They came out with very high pressure and caught us off balance. We immediately snapped out of it, but it proved to be too little too late.

Maryann (right) against WSU earlier this season. House of Commons Photography.

With a day of practice in-between games to unwind and blow off some steam, we came out in the North Dakota State game prepared to play. Our captains did well to get the wind at our backs, as gusts reached up to 52 mph and maintained at least 25 mph throughout the match. This proved to be a huge factor in allowing us to score three goals in the first twenty minutes. After peppering the goal with shots, we finally capitalized on our third corner kick. Jamie Coe, always with a nose for the goal, beat the NDSU keeper to the post for a short corner and put us on board ten minutes into the match. Not more than five minutes later our freshman center mid, Kassandra Riozzi, snuck behind the Bison flat back and headed in a far post cross by freshman Jordan Salisbury. Soon after, Riozzi’s in-swinger corner kick was guided directly in the goal by the wind for her second tally of the game. As the roles reversed and the Bison took the wind in the second half our 3-0 lead proved well needed. The Bison quickly put two goals in the back of the net which put our defense and resilience to the test. We dug our heels in, kept ourselves behind the ball and fought hard for the win.

As ugly as the North Dakota State win may have been, it made the 12 hours in the car and the eight hours at the airport well worth it. There were many factors that we had to overcome over the weekend and they taught some valuable lessons that we had to learn. At this level you can’t afford to take even a minute off, which is why it’s going to take everyone coming out “on” fire this weekend to win both our games in Utah. I know we’re up to the challenge.

Redhawks edge Bisons, 3-2

In its highest scoring match of the season, the Seattle University women’s soccer team scored three goals in the first 20 minutes of action, but needed to hold off a rally by North Dakota State in the second half for a 3-2 victory Saturday afternoon at the Ellig Sports Complex. Seattle University jumped on the board just over ten minutes into the first half as it dominated play right from the start. On the team’s third corner kick of the match, Kassandra Riozzi’s (Marysville, Wash.) boot found the head of Jamie Coe (Duvall, Wash.), who directed it into the net for her team-leading seventh goal of the season.

Read the complete match report at GoSeattleU.com

Seattle University Men shut out Portland

From GoSeattleU.com

PORTLAND, Ore. – With 1:17 remaining in regulation, Mutanda Kwesele (Seattle, Wash.) set up Chris Hodges (Redmond, Wash.) for the game-winning goal as the Seattle University men’s soccer team earned an important 1-0 victory over the University of Portland Friday night at Merlo Field.

Kwesele fed Hodges along the right side of the field, and Hodges slipped a 10-yard shot past Portland goalie Austin Guerrero just inside the left post for his third career goal. It was Kwesele’s second assist of the season.

Seattle University, outshooting Portland 15-7 in the match, took it to the Pilots early, as the Redhawks had several chances in the first part of the first half. Portland had a solid chance in the 11^th minute, but Leland Wright’s shot from the right wing was saved by Emerson DeOliveira (Normandy Park, Wash.). Andrew Kreiter (Billings, Mont.) worked his way into the box in the 34^th minute, but his shot was stopped by Guerrero.

In the first five minutes of the second half, a shot by Kyle Peterman (Boise, Idaho) was saved by Guerrero, followed by an attempt from Kreiter that hit the crossbar. After DeOliveira made a save on a shot from Frankie Lopez, Ian Walsh (Novato, Calif.) hit a shot from the left wing that Guerrero was able to handle. Neither team was able to put a shot on goal until Hodges’ tally.

With two saves, DeOliveira was able to earn his fourth shutout of the season, lowering his goals against average to 0.29. Portland (4-7-2) received five saves from Guerrero, but the offense struggled as the team’s seven shots came from only three different Pilots, led by Lopez with three shots. Seven different Redhawks were credited with at least one shot, led by Peterman with four attempts.

With the victory, Seattle University clinches its eighth straight winning season. Hodges becomes the 13^th different Seattle University player to score at least one goal this season. The Redhawks improve their record against Division I opponents this season to 6-2-0.

Seattle University (8-3-1) has two weeks off before playing its final home match of the season against Simon Fraser Saturday, Nov. 1, beginning at 2:30 p.m. at Championship Field. The Redhawks defeated the Clan on Sept. 27 in Burnaby, B.C., 1-0, on a late goal by Peterman.

Seattle University (8-3-1) vs. Portland (4-7-2)
Date: Oct 17, 2008 Attendance: 2259
Weather: Mostly sunny, warm

Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Seattle University.. 0 1 - 1
Portland............ 0 0 - 0

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 88:43 SU Chris Hodges (1) (Mutanda Kwesele) - inside left post, 10 yds

Shots: Seattle University 15, Portland 7
Saves: Seattle University 2 (Emerson DeOliveira 2), Portland 5
(GUERRERO, Austin 5)

Catching Up with the Redhawks

GOALSeattle.com continues its guest blogger series with Bellevue native and Seattle Prep graduate Maryann Boddy of the Seattle University Redhawks.

Read all of Maryann's blogs here.

Last Week: I didn’t travel to our two games in California because of my concussion, but both of those matches were convincing wins. I’m really impressed with the results we got, beating Fresno State 2-1 and Cal State Bakersfield 2-0. Because I can’t recap the games for ya’ll, I decided to create a survey to find out what helps us get pumped up and ready to win games.

What is it that makes us successful, especially on the road? Is it most important to get a good night’s sleep, eat a hearty pre-game dinner, or shop for “Light-Up Buddy” gifts? Out of ten different categories, the results show that our warm-up/van music is THE most important in getting us ready to play. Having fans at our games was a close second, and third was eating a good breakfast, especially continental. Everything tastes better when it’s free! This is an insider perspective on how Redhawks get up for games- it doesn’t matter if we have to get up at 4:30am to fly, we don’t have to drown ourselves in Gatorade and Gu, and we could really care less how comfortable our hotel is. We’re really a pretty simple group of girls; all we need is good music, good food, and good friends!

It’s no wonder we beat Eastern Washington 2-0 on our home field. We woke up and cooked our own breakfasts, warmed up to our own mix, and played on our field for our fans. Our confidence coming off the last two games mixed with our comfort playing at home fused to put together the best 90 minutes of soccer we’ve played all season. In the first 5 minutes we strung together about 20 passes like a connect-the-dots game, weaving in and out of the Eagles defense as if they were cones. The ball was sent in from out wide to the feet of Jamie Coe who had her back to goal. She made a quick, decisive, one-touch pass back to Kara Kuttler who was charging at the net. Having drawn the goalkeeper out of position, I was already celebrating when an Eastern defender streaked across the goal, clearing the ball off the line.

Though the Eagles defenders played very well and saved their keeper a few times, they made the unfortunate mistake of fouling senior forward Megan Fogarty as she checked back to receive the ball. Knowing she can turn on a dime, they got a little over-eager and clipped at her heels. Catching the defense off guard, I played a short free kick to Kate Edstrom who, playing on the left side for the first time all season, crossed a perfect ball to a rushing Kahlyn Keilty-Lucas who literally ran the ball into the back of the net for her first goal of the season. Shortly after Kassandra Riozzi sent her 13^th corner kick of the game into the head of junior M’ily Reiter who also scored her first on the season. It’s important to note that this little 5’1” midfielder rose above the rest to head home a corner kick when just two weeks earlier she was sitting out of practice due to the same collision that gave me my concussion.

We are halfway through the season, have a winning record, and have won our last three games in a row. I don’t know if you can quite call it a winning streak, but it’s a start. When we sat down during preseason to set our goals for the year it was pretty difficult as we didn’t have the typical targets to work towards, like winning conference and making the tournament. Since this whole experience is new for all of us, we decided it’d be very important for our team to feel like we are growing and learning as the season progresses. We anticipated a learning curve in the first few games as we adjusted to a new formation and one another’s style of play, but heading into our last ten games we hoped that things would be coming together.

If we were eligible to go to the tournament, this would be a great time in which to gain momentum so that we peaked at the right time of the season. However, even if we can’t make playoffs, we still want to live up to the goals we set. As long as we can keep scoring goals, we shouldn’t have any problem meeting our goals.

This week: Our first game against a West Coast Conference opponent couldn’t have been more encouraging. Though it was our first time at Negoesco Stadium at the University of San Francisco, we couldn’t help but feel like we were playing on familiar turf. The similarities between this Jesuit school and our Seattle University calmed our nerves and gave us confidence.

The first 15 minutes of the game were a battle of athleticism with both teams tackling hard and playing very direct. It seemed more like a game of ping pong than soccer, a midfielder’s Achilles heel. However, once our bodies warmed up and the adrenaline subsided we really started knocking the ball. As they ran a 4-3-3, our coaches knew we needed to exploit their weakness by finding our outside midfielders. Once we were able to do this we were able to keep great possession and eventually scored our goal by a long cross sent in from defender Kate Edstrom. Scuffling in the box with the defenders and keeper, Jamie Coe was able to punch the ball in the back of the net after it was redirected by Kara Kuttler.

Unable to get behind our defense or win the ball in the middle, the Dons struggled to compete. They adjusted their formation midway through the first half to neutralize our attack from the widths, but to no avail. It was only a matter of time before Kara scored one of her signature goals- beating four defenders on the dribble and slotting a smooth shot past their keeper. Despite a late goal scored from a deflected corner kick, the Dons’ last ditch effort to equalize was subdued by our forwards toying with their defenders at the corner flag.

After a fancy dinner treated by Athletic Director Bill Hogan at a romantic 5-star restaurant on the San Fran bay, we enjoyed a day in the city before returning home to shower, wash our clothes, take a nap and head back to the airport again. Well, at least that’s how it felt. October is our heaviest travel schedule and we’re all hoping we can stay above water. It’s a month of squeezing in job interviews, rushing to and from practice and work, and falling asleep in one’s books.

Shameless plug- if anyone’s interested in Sounders FC season tickets, give me a call! (425) 203-8303. I can’t promise I’ll be around to pick up, so just ask for Casey Shaw.

These last few weeks of our season are going to be rough; it’s either sink or swim. Even though we’re on the road a lot, let’s hope we hit the ground running.

Around the Sound of Soccer for October 16th

The Seahawks Pro Shop continues to add Sounders FC gear to its online inventory. The above lapel pin is one of the latest new items.

Fans continue to buzz about the possibility of Freddie Ljungberg coming to Seattle. Even more buzz has been created out of Sounders FC owner Joe Roth's bombshell that the club 'are only one player away from a starting eleven,' meaning that 10 players have been signed. This means that we'll have seven guys announced soon. Roth says it will happen over the next six weeks or so, and that the players 'come from all over the world.' Watch the video.

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Steve MacClare of ProstAmerika writes some of the best soccer articles in our area. Check out a recent interview Steve did with Sounders FC General Manager Adrian Hanauer and also his column over at the European Weekly.

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In college soccer, two west Sound clubs are getting some internet attention. In Bremerton the Olympic College women have a feature on player Brittnay Gates. Up north but still on the peninsula, the PCC Pirates of Port Angeles are getting exposure from a MySpace page constantly updated by parents and fans. Sticking with west sound, the Bremerton City Council narrowly approved the sale of wine and beer at a local privately owned indoor soccer venue that sits on park land. It is expected that the new 2009 Kitsap Pro Soccer Club will not be allowed to sell alcohol in their stadium.

In south sound the big rivalry matches between Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran saw a UPS sweep. The Logger women clinched the league while the men rallied to top the Lutes.

A bit further south the St. Martin's Saints are getting some press in The Olympian after their improvement over last year.

Did you miss the score from the "Coffee Cup?" In what some say could be the last meeting between long-time rivals Seattle University and Seattle Pacific, the Redhawks bumped off the Falcons 3-1 at Interbay earlier this week. The schools need to work out a plan to keep playing even after the Redhawks complete their move to NCAA Division One. See a match gallery here.

Redhawks take "Coffee Cup" over SPU, 3-1

Andrew Kreiter assisted on the first goal of the match and scored late in the first half in Tuesday's 3-1 win over SPU. (Seattle University Athletics photo.)

From www.GoSeattleU.com: Senior Andrew Kreiter (Billings, Mont.) and sophomore Sean Morris (Bothell, Wash.) each earned a goal and an assist as the Seattle University men’s soccer team took the early lead and held on to defeat Seattle Pacific, 3-1, Tuesday night at Interbay Stadium.

Seattle University jumped on the board first just over five minutes into the match as Kreiter received a pass from Morris in stride as he was trailing the play down the left side of the field. His crossing pass reached Kyle Peterman (Boise, Idaho), whose shot beat Seattle Pacific goalie Ben Lovelace for his fourth goal of the season.

The Redhawks continued to pressure the Falcon defense in the first half, earning several chances as the half went along. After Seattle Pacific was called for a foul with just over 15 minutes left in the half, Morris bent in a free kick from the left side into the net for his second goal of the season. Just over three minutes later, Kreiter blasted a shot from the top of the box into the right corner for his third tally of the season.

Seattle Pacific (4-6-3) came out of the locker room after halftime more aggressive, challenging the Seattle University defense several times. The Falcons broke through with just over 18 minutes remaining in the second half, as Enis Isufi was able to convert a crossing pass from Elliot Morton from close range to cut the Redhawk lead to two.

Emerson DeOliveira (Normandy Park, Wash.) finished with three saves to pick up his fourth victory of the season. Lovelace made four saves in the first half for the Falcons, while relief goalie Kaleb Kuehn did not need to make a save in the second half. Seattle University finished with 14 shots, seven of them on goal, while four of the Falcons’ 12 shots were on goal.

Seattle University (7-3-1) heads south to face the University of Portland Friday, Oct. 17, beginning at 4:30 p.m. After a two-week layoff, the Redhawks host Simon Fraser University in the final home match of the season Saturday, Nov. 1, beginning at 2:30 p.m. at Championship Field.

Around the Sound of Soccer for October 12th

Here's the latest buzz from pro and college soccer from around the Sound...


Adrian Hanauer talks with ProstAmerika's Steve McClare about his new passion, Sounders FC.

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The October 9th Seattle Soccer Show is now online with Jason Farrell as a guest.

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The USL Sounders have matches left to play, in Argentina. Read more from Frank MacDonald at www.SoundersFC.com

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From the Sounders FC rumor mill: Inside talk has been passed along to us so we are passing it right along to you. Is Freddie Ljungberg a possible Designated Player option? Apparently the club are looking seriously at him.

The latest on Colombian striker Freddy Montero is that he played for his national team in their 1-0 loss to Paraguay on Saturday. Our source says his coming to Seattle is a 'done deal' and that is in part why Hanauer and Henderson have been to South America so often recently.

Meanhwile, on the head coaching front, it has been passed along to us that the 'hold-up' with naming Brian Schmetzer the first coach is over concern that the club does not want the first year or two to be 'on the job training' for their coach. They want to make the playoffs and contend in 2009. There is discussion not about if Schmetzer could eventually be a top MLS coach, but how soon. There is also a growing feeling that Columbus Crew will 'break the bank' to hang on to Sigi Schmid.

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Matt Gaschk talks with Crossfire's Kelyn Rowe about his flashy style and big league hopes.

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In college soccer action the University of Washington Men beat Oregon State 2-1 Friday night in Corvallis. The UW Women lost a 3-2 overtime heart breaker at #5 USC.

The Seattle University Redhawks Women beat San Francisco 2-1 in the Bay Area.

The SPU Falcon Men split a big win and an upset loss as they topped Western before being shocked at home by St. Martin's.

The Falcon Women won their battle with the Saints, 4-1.

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Tacoma Tide FC are keeping track of how the boys in yellow are doing in their college experiences.

College Round-up: Late goal gets tie for Dawgs

The GOALSeattle 'fancam' was on hand Sunday as UW drew 2-2 with nationally ranked Cal Bears. Here Taylor Cochran (#25) and George John celebrate Casey Cunningham's goal that drew the match level 2-2 in the 72nd minute.

The University of Washington Huskies scored a goal in the 72nd minute on a header from defender Casey Cunningham and went on to draw tenth-ranked California 2-2 Sunday at Husky Soccer Field. On Friday UW edged Stanford 1-0.

UW Daily reports on both matches: Huskies take down Stanford; tie Cal

The UW Women lost a close 1-0 match in third-ranked Portland on Friday.

UW and California players get tangled up in 2-2 Sunday draw.

The Seattle University Men came home after extended road tours only to fall 2-1 to Cal-State Bakersfield.

The Redhawks Women won their third straight match and sixth overall when they bested Eastern Washington at Championship Field Sunday.

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The Seattle Pacific Falcons Men lost their first league match at Billings on Saturday.

The Falcon Women blanked Central Washington 3-0 on October 1st.

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Western Washington Vikings Women edged CWU 2-1 in Bellingham on Saturday.

The Viking Men went all crazy on Colorado Christian Cougars on October 1st when they set numerous school records with a 10-0 victory.

Around the Sound of Soccer for October 3rd

Here's some of what's happening Around the Sound of Soccer for October 3rd, 2008:

The Seattle Soccer Show talks about the end of the USL Sounders in this week's episode.

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In Bremerton talk is about the new PDL 'Pro' franchise coming in the form of the Kitsap Soccer Club. I blogged some name ideas which the Kitsap Sun's Chuck Stark picked up on. Mati Bishop has blogged about what could develop out of the arrival of the Kitsap Club and possible upward moves by Seattle Wolves and Tacoma Tide.

Today I went looking for visual inspiration for Kitsap Soccer Club logos.

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The Seattle University Redhawks Men (Saturday, 12:00 Noon against Cal State Bakersfield) and Women (Sunday, 1:00 PM against Eastern Washington) play rare home matches this weekend.

The Washington Husky Men host Stanford tonight at 7:00 PM and California Sunday at 1:00 PM.

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The Western Front reports on the Viking Men's recent scoring outburst.

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Former Sounder and Seadog Eddie Fernandez was named head Boy's soccer coach at Archbishop Murphy.

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The Tacoma Stars have posted an initial roster of 20 players in their talent pool.

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Taylor Graham of the Sounders was nominated for Defender of the Year in the USL-1.

Redhawks stepping up this season

Maryann Boddy leads the Seattle University Redhawks Women as they play a transitional NCAA Division One schedule in 2008. So far, so good for Redhawks soccer.

(Seattle University photo)

So far, so good for the Seattle University Redhawks Men's and Women's soccer clubs as they step up this season to play mainly NCAA Division One schools.

After primarily Division One schedules, the Redhawks Women are Win-5 Lose-3 Draw-2 while the Men are W-6 L-2 D-1 (not counting a exhibition loss to the Washington Huskies).

These are remarkable numbers given that the Redhawks have played a combined 17 road matches and only two at Championship Field on the Capitol Hill campus.

The men will be home this Saturday October 4th at noon to play Cal-State Bakersfield. The Women host Eastern Washington on Sunday October 5th at 1:00 PM at Championship Field.

Maryann Boddy has been blogging for www.GOALSeattle.com about this transition year for the women. You can read her entries here.

Junior Ian Walsh leads the Redhawks Men with five goals. Junior Jamie Coe, from Duvall, Washington, is the Women's leader with five tallies as well.

Around the Sound of Soccer for September 29th

It was a good weekend for local clubs not called Sounders.

Seattle's life in the USL First Division came to a close after a wild 3-1 loss knocked the Sounders out 4-3 on total goals over the two-match playoff series with Montreal.

A fan posted the photo below on the internet. It shows the referee's 'encroachment' call on a made Seattle penalty kick may well have been in error. (Seattle is in blue).

Steve McClare has more on the Sounders at ProstAmerika.

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The Washington Husky Men and Women came through with an entirely winning and entertaining 'double header' on Sunday at Husky Soccer Field. The women beat ranked Hawaii 2-1 in overtime and then the men edged Gonzaga 2-1 before almost 3,000 fans.

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The amazing story of the 2008 Seattle University Redhawks Women continues as the club playing their first year in NCAA Division One again conquered their foes on the road. On Friday the Redhawks nipped Fresno State 2-1. On Sunday Seattle beat Cal State Bakersfield 2-0. The Women are now 5-2-3 on the season.

The Redhawks Men visited traditional rival Simon Fraser in BC on Saturday. Here is a video highlight reel showing the goal that gave the Redhawks a late 1-0 victory.

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www.KitsapSoccerClub.com is now online and taking name the club votes and suggestions.


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Seattle Pacific's Falcon Men remained undefeated in GNAC play after a 2-0 victory over Northwest Nazarene Saturday at Interbay.

The 4th-ranked Falcon Women shown well in a 3-0 win at Billings against Montana State.

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Up north in Bellingham, Western Washington University Vikings Men needed an own goal to draw 1-1 at UC-Colorado Springs. They had beaten Northwest Nazarene 4-0 on Sept. 25th.

The 16th-ranked Western Women stomped Nazarene 4-1 last Thursday.

Redhawks edge Simon Fraser on late goal

Read the entire match report from GoSeattleU.com here.

Burnaby, BC-Saturday’s men’s soccer match between Seattle University and Simon Fraser seemed destined for overtime until Kyle Peterman (Boise, Idaho) scored with less than four minutes remaining in regulation to give the Redhawks a 1-0 victory at Fox Field.

C.J. Hamel (Seattle, Wash.) sent a crossing pass into the box that found Peterman, whose side kick beat Clan goalie Thomas Lindley to break the scoreless tie. The goal was Peterman’s third tally of the season, second-most on the team, while Hamel earned his second assist of the year.

The other Redhawk star of the match was goalie Emerson DeOliveira (Normandy Park, Wash.), whose five saves came in bunches. His first save came less than a minute before the end of the first half, and then he made back-to-back saves twice during the second half. Simon Fraser first threatened midway through the second half, but shots by Liam Miller and Lucas Barrett were stopped by DeOliveira. A second flurry came with less than 13 minutes left in the second half, but attempts by Scott McEachern and Miller in a 48-second span were turned away by the junior.



Simon Fraser match report

Halfway through, Redhawk Women proving themselves ready

GOALSeattle.com welcomes Bellevue native and Seattle Prep graduate Maryann Boddy and the Seattle University Redhawks Women to our blog! Maryann will be 'guest blogging' all about the Redhawks Women for Seattle soccer fans this Fall.


In my very first blog I mentioned that SU soccer needed to prove itself as a Division I program. After this weekend we’ll be exactly halfway through our season and already have a lot to be proud of.

We’ve proven to the NCAA we can compete at a high level, having beat a few teams in the WAC and Big Sky. We’ve proven to our coaches that we are talented and hardworking players, as each game this season has been extremely close. And we’ve proven to ourselves that we accomplish very big things, winning the Idaho Governor’s Cup and giving WSU, a Pac-10 team that was ranked last season, a challenging game.

Granted we lost 2-0, and we have much to improve on, but we played very well. We nearly got on the board first when Kahlyn Keilty-Lucas chipped a perfect ball over the top for Jamie Coe who beat her defender and the keeper for a dramatic header that ricocheted off the top post. As we prepared for our game against Portland State last weekend, there was just one thing left to do.

Boddy kicks against Portland State. SU Athletics photo.

It was finally time to prove to our school that we are a new and improved D1 program. The buzz and excitement surrounding the first of my last home games at Championship Field was felt all around campus. The freshman seemed to multiply, flying around the dorms, student center, athletic training room and the locker room each shadowed by a recruit.

The seniors busied themselves fulfilling essential duties like grocery shopping, cooking team meals, and creating vital pre game pump up mixes. And even though amusing ourselves with guessing games, late night trips to the grocery store for our “buddies” and blasting Black and Gold at max volume in the minivans are standard ways to get pumped on the road, there’s nothing like coming home to a field with SU painted in the heart.

We started the game strong, energized and eager to show off for our friends. The match report indicates we outshot Portland State 16-8 and held a 13-2 corner kick advantage. What you can’t read is that we won just about every air ball, denied countless attempts over the top and played with heart, determination, and class. We were a very versatile team, with players able to shift and fill foreign positions while defender Maria Madeira recovered from a head jab and I from a concussed skull. We knew we were the better team, we played like we were the better team, but unfortunately we weren’t able to get the result we were looking for.

However, we played 110 minutes of action packed soccer for a sold out crowd. I’ve never before in my 5 years at SU played in front of 700 fans at home; this was truly an experience I’ll never forget-especially as it ended in a trip to the ER. I want to thank all of our friends, faculty, staff and family who made it out and supported us through the battle. We’re very proud of ourselves, and we hope you’re proud of us too.