Ice Monsters Don't Concede Goal, Win Midlothian Megablast

The Advanced U-14 Girls Virginia Rush Ice Monsters, with some talented guest players from the Rush Thunderstorm and Wildcats, were division Champions at the Midlothian Megablast, held on November 22-23, 2008. The girls won four games against teams from Madison, Chesterfield, and Richmond, by a combined score of 27-0. Pictured are (front row) Greta H., Rylee F., Olivia M., Jennifer H., Rachel N., Delaney M., Sarah V., (back row) Caraline R., Carly K., Emma H., Christine R., Shea S., Lori B., Moira L., Caroline R., Meg D., and Coach Steve.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to the Virginia Rush family and friends. We all hope you have a great day.

US U20 Women vs China, Highlights

See all the highlights from all the games in the U20 Womens World Cup from Chile. U-20 WOMEN FALL 2-0 TO CHINA PR IN FINAL GROUP B MATCH, RETURN TO CHILLAN FOR QUARTERFINALS MATCH AGAINST ENGLAND ON SUNDAY, NOV. 30
U.S. Wins Group B With Six Points from Three Games
France Advances as the Second Team from Group B
Quarterfinal Match Between U.S. and England Will Be Live on ESPN360.com

Close calls for top women's seeds NCAA Tournament

UCLA defeated defending champion USC, 1-0, in the marquee match of the third round of NCAA Division I Women's Tournament. Top-ranked Notre Dame needed an overtime penalty kick from Kerri Hanks to beat unseeded Minnesota, 1-0. Stanford also struggled to put away unseeded Rutgers and had to settle for a 1-0 on a late goal from Kelley O'Hara. The fourth No. 1 seed, North Carolina, extended its scoreless streak to 671-plus minutes with a 3-0 win over Illinois. Two No. 2 seeds Florida State and Portland and No. 3 seeds Duke and Texas A&M complete the final eight. For game reports on all eight third-round games ..

NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Results/Schedule

Five teams -- UNC Greensboro, Cal Poly, Harvard, Jacksonville and Ohio State -- won on the road in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament. The 16 seeded teams move into action in the second round on Tuesday. For the first-round results and second-round schedules ... - Read the whole story...

Atlantic Cup Schedules Posted

Dec 6-7. Youth. Adults. Hampton Roads Soccer Complex.

MORNING BRIEFING: Womens NCAA Championships: UCLA squeaks through

Unbeaten UCLA moved into the third round of the NCAA Division I Women's Tournament with a tense 1-0 victory over San Diego in a match postponed until Monday because of poor air quality caused by the Southern California fires. The win set up a date with cross-town rival USC Saturday in Westwood in a rematch of last year's Women's College Cup semifinal the Women of Troy won. - Read the whole story...

MORNING BRIEFING: NCAA Mens National Championship FieldWake heads men's field

Defending champion Wake Forest is the top seed in the 48-team NCAA Division I Men's Tournament field announced on Monday. The Demon Deacons, whose 25-game unbeaten streak was stopped by Virginia in Saturday's ACC semifinals, were joined by two other teams from last year's Men's College Cup, Massachusetts and Ohio State, which nabbed at-large bids ahead of several teams disappointed to be left out. - Read the whole story...

MLS Conference Final Highlights: Red Bull vs Real Salt Lake

Just in case you missed the MLS conference final between Red Bull and Real Salt lake here are the highlights, please take note: speed of the game, movement off the ball, getting the ball in behind the defense and the ability to make the keeper make a save!

Rush shirts go to England

The Virginia Rush recently donated some old Advanced jerseys to Ashington Juniors U8 boys. DOC Darren Warham's nephew Dylan plays for the team and is one of three players from the team who attend Newcastle United and Sunderlands Youth Academies.

Chelsea LADIES go Head2Head

Two of the Chelsea FC Ladies go head2head in juggling contest.

U12 Girls DOC Fri 11/14 Canceled

The U12 Girls DOC session for tonight, Fri the 14th, is canceled due to impending inclement weather. The session will be made up at a later date.

Game Cancellations

All Southside Developmental and Advanced Games for Nov 15, 2008 are cancelled.

HRSC is closed for all games on Saturday. Decision on Sunday games at HRSC will be made Saturday. Please check the VSLI website for closures and hotline numbers.

MLS Awards; Goal of the Year Finalists

A goal scored by a goalkeeper -- Red Bulls' Danny Cepero vs. Columbus - is among the five finalists in MLS Goal of the Year Voting. Fans will pick between his 80-yard free kick and strikes by Cuauhtémoc Blanco (last year's winner), Geoff Cameron, Will Johnson and Robbie Rogers. [VIDEO]

U.S. U-17 WOMEN DEFEAT GERMANY 2-1 IN SEMIFINAL,

The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team advanced to the championship game of the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, defeating Germany 2-1 in a classic semifinal that saw goals from forwards Vicki DiMartino and Courtney Verloo pull the USA back from a 1-0 first half deficit.

DOC Cancellation

U12 Boys and U17/U18 Girls are cancelled for Nov 13, 2008.

DOC Training for MONDAY NOV 17, 2008

THIS IS FOR THIS DATE ONLY!

U16/U17/U18 BOYS NIKE DOC TRAINING

MONDAY NOV, 17, 2008 @ BSHS @ 6:45

MONDAY NOV 17, 2008 DOC training

THIS SCHEDULE IS FOR THIS DATE ONLY!

U15N/U15SW/U16SW/U17SW/U18SW

MONDAY NOV 17,2008 @BSHS @ 5:30PM

Bayern Munich Training Session

Coaches and players - here is a great video of a Bayern Munich training session. Ribery. Toni. Klinnsman. Donovan. Huh? That's right. Check it out. Notice the pace. The quality. The organization.

U.S. U-17s TAKE ON GERMANY IN WOMEN’S WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL

In what is a reoccurring theme in Women’s World Cup tournaments, the USA will face Germany in a semifinal match, this one coming at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on Nov. 13 at QEII Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. The match kicks off at 7 p.m. local time (1 a.m. ET) and will be the second semifinal of the day, following the North Korea-England clash which kicks off at 4 p.m. local. Fans can follow yet another epic match between the U.S. and Germany by logging onto ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker. For full group standings and results, features and info on past matches, please visit the U-17 WWC competitions page on ussoccer.com.

U.S. U-17 WOMEN DEFEAT KOREA REPUBLIC, 4-2

TO EARN A SPOT IN THE SEMIFINALS OF 2008 FIFA U-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP HAMILTON, New Zealand (Nov. 9, 2008) – The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team advanced to the semifinals of the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with a dominating 4-2 victory against the Korea Republic in front of more than 7,000 fans at Waikato Stadium.

WOMEN'S NCAA tournament predictions

The 64-team field for the NCAA Division I Women's Tournament will be announced by the NCAA Women's Soccer Committee on Monday. Soccer America analyzes how weekend results affect teams on the bubble and predicts who will get at-large bids. - Read the whole story...

Two Rush Alum Carry VT to ACC Championship Game

Two days after a penalty shootout over last year's National Finalist and #2 seed Florida State, Kristin Carden came up with three big saves in another shootout to beat Virginia, leading the #7 seeded Hokies to the ACC Championship game against #1 seeded North Carolina Sunday at 1:00 PM in Cary, NC. Julian Johnson is starting up front for the Hokies. Best of luck to both players and the Hokies on Sunday.

2008 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Jon Busch

Oldham Academy Head2Head

Two Oldham Athletic players go Head2Head in a juggling showdown. Enjoy. DW

UNDER-17 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

[UNDER-17 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP] The USA recovered from its 3-2 loss to Japan in its opening game at the Under-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand and defeated Paraguay, 3-1, on Sunday. In a game that saw Coach Kazbek Tambi make eight changes in his starting lineup from the opening game, the Americans fell behind at halftime but recovered to win with three second-half goals. All the goals and highlights of the US victory!

http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/videos/player.html#ch=u17w08&id=928117

Americans Playing Abroad

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jozy Altidore scored his first La Liga goal. Steve Cherundolo celebrated a big win in the Bundesliga, where Michael Bradley and Gladbach suffered another loss and Neven Subotic notched an assist for Borussia Dortmund. For more on how Americans fared with foreign clubs last weekend. ... - Read the whole story... and see the Video
http://www.ifutbal.com/videos/15221/2008-11-01-athletic-bilbao---villarreal-1-4-.htmlhttp://www.ifutbal.com/videos/15221/2008-11-01-athletic-bilbao---villarreal-1-4-.html