In The Spotlight Defeated Duke to Win NCAA Soccer Title
The Spotlight defeated Duke 20 to capture the NCAA soccer championship, shutting out all five tournament opponents. The program earned its first national title in school history.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1995
Page
11
The Spotlight defeated Duke 20 to capture the NCAA soccer championship, shutting out all five tournament opponents. The program earned its first national title in school history.
Wisconsin captures its first NCAA men’s soccer title by denying Duke 2-0 in the final. Lars Hansen opened the scoring and Chad Cole added insurance as the Badgers silenced five straight opponents. Mike Gentile hailed the team’s imposition approach in victory.
The Under-19 Aiken Strikers girls soccer team defeated Summerville 2-0 and Congaree 6-4 after trailing 4-1 at halftime. Tiffany Cross added two goals and Theresa Monahon also scored twice.
Tuesday December 12 lists high school games including Aiken at Richland Northeast at 6 30 pm Greenwood at South Aiken 6 90 p m Midland Valley at Liver Blut 6 30 p m and a garbled entry for Blytheville and Wage reflects OCR errors in the local sports calendar.
Listings include Eddie Fogler Show at 7 p m on SportSouth PGA Year in Review at 7 30 p m on SportSouth Avalanche at Maple Leafs at 7 30 p m ESPN2 Chiefs at Dolphins at 9 p m on WJBF Horners at Jazz at 9 p m on SportSouth.
Radio brief notes a Monday evening program on horse racing with Ceci l Atchley and Al Darlington airing 7 pm on WASY.
Morten Andersen connected on four field goals including three over 50 yards to lift the Atlanta Falcons 19 14 over the New Orleans Saints. He tied an NFL mark with a 60 yard attempt and his success helped seal the win as Atlanta improved to 8 6 while New Orleans fell to 6 8. Coach June Jones praised Andersen and noted the kicker’s heat in big games against his former team.
Steve Young threw two touchdown passes and added a rushing score as the 49ers dominated Carolina 28 10 at Memorial Stadium. Jerry Rice snagged two long completions aiding Loville's short TD and the defense forced an early Panthers setback, boosting San Francisco toward the postseason.
Dallas failed on both fourth and one plays at the Philadelphia 29 in a 20 to 17 defeat. Emmitt Smith was stopped twice by an inspired Eagles defense as Barry Switzer faced questions after opting for the late gambles.
Clemson has started 5-0 after a 72-58 win over South Carolina, while the Gamecocks sit at 4-1 after a victory over Wake Forest. Both teams show progress but caution remains as coach Rick Barnes notes the need for playing time and experience.
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