United States men's national soccer team prepares for potential ‘Group of Death’ draw
The United States men’s national soccer team appeared to have gotten lucky with an easy draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The United States men’s national soccer team appeared to have gotten lucky with an easy draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
LOS ANGELES — A season ago, the UCLA men’s soccer team was upset in the second round of the NCAA Tournament by unseeded University of San Diego.
LOS ANGELES — Trailing 4-0 against No. 1 UCLA in the second round of the NCAA Tournament as the seconds ticked off the clock, the Elon University men’s soccer team was still fighting to breakup the shutout even with the game well out of reach. In the 88th minute, Elon battled for a corner and while it couldn’t convert and the game ended in the 4-0 shutout, one thing stood out about Elon’s night: there was no quit in the Phoenix. “Quitting is not an option,” said junior forward Jason Waterman.
LOS ANGELES — Clinical. There’s no other word to describe the UCLA men’s soccer team in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Elon University. The Phoenix outshot the Bruins 12-9 in the contest, but UCLA capitalized on its chances where Elon did not, leading to the 4-0 victory for the Bruins at home in Drake Stadium in Los Angeles Sunday, Nov.
LOS ANGELES — Throughout the match, Andrew Wilson, The Pendulum's sports editor, will update this blog as the action happens.
At 9:39 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday, Nov. 21, the Elon University men’s soccer team and fans charged the playing surface at Rudd Field in chase of a shirtless Jason Waterman, a junior forward on the team who scored the game-winning penalty kick for the Phoenix just seconds before against Clemson University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The on-field celebration was all the time allotted for the Phoenix to bask in the team’s first NCAA Tournament victory, a 4-1 penalty kick defeat of the Tigers.
The turnaround is quick. The task is tall. The Elon University men’s soccer team, in just its fourth NCAA Tournament game in school history, takes on the tournament’s overall No.
Jason Waterman is proof that walk-on athletes on college sports teams can succeed. “I came to Elon (University) just a regular student.
The Elon Men's Soccer team won the first NCAA Tournament game in school history after a 1-1 (4-1) shootout win over Clemson on Thursday, Nov.
After two halves and two overtimes, the Elon men's soccer team defeated Clemson 4-1 in penalty kicks to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
In May 2013, Elon University President Leo Lambert and Athletic Director Dave Blank announced Elon would transition to the Colonial Athletic Association starting before the 2014-2015 academic year. If Elon had been a member of the CAA this year, below is how the Phoenix would have compared to the rest of the conference. Elon Men's Soccer The Southern Conference Tournament champions three years running, the men’s soccer team will enter the CAA as what is probably the best equipped Elon athletic team from the fall season.
After winning the Southern Conference Tournament on a goal in double overtime from junior forward Jason Waterman on Sunday against Wofford College, the Elon University men’s soccer team will host Clemson University of the Atlantic Coast Conference Nov.
The Elon University men’s soccer team traveled to Greenville, S.C., last week for the Southern Conference Tournament having escaped an upset bid from Appalachian State University in the first round on penalty kicks.
Greenville S.C.--In the 103rd minute of a golden goal overtime at the Southern Conference Championship on Sunday, Nov.
It took nearly two overtime sessions, but the Elon University men’s soccer team beat Wofford College 1-0 in the Southern Conference Tournament championship game to win its third-straight conference title and earn its third-straight berth into the NCAA Tournament. https://twitter.com/SoConSports/status/402174679420788737 Dealing with a driving rain and a boisterous, pro-Wofford crowd in Greenville, S.C., the Phoenix and Terriers played a hard-fought, tightly contested game that saw both sides have their fair share of chances.
The Elon men’s soccer team advanced to the championship game of the Southern Conference tournament with a thoroughly dominant 5-1 semifinal win over Georgia Southern University in Greenville, S.C.
Elon University men’s soccer head coach Darren Powell could barely watch. As senior defenseman Nick Butterly walked toward the penalty spot, Powell paced up and down the sideline muttering encouragement as his bench players stood a few feet away, arms around eachother’s shoulders. “I just wanted to be part of the action,” Powell said.
I truly believe the Elon University men’s soccer team is one of the best in the nation.
The Elon University men’s soccer team concluded its regular season with a 4-3 win over the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in a wildly entertaining, back-and-forth game at Rudd field. The Phoenix faced two separate two-goal deficits, including being down 3-1 with 30 minutes remaining in the game.
The Elon University men’s soccer team has a unique mix of international players on their roster, all of whom have a story to tell about how they wound up playing for the Phoenix.