1.   The ball had clearly crossed the line.

2.   Biddle claimed the ball clearly crossed into the goal, but USC goalkeeper Karin Puccinelli said she made the stop and referee Barry Jamison agreed.

3.   Carey, the referee, said afterward that the officials never saw the ball cross into the end zone.

4.   Dallas midfielder Mark Santel tried to clear the ball, but linesman Sergio Vega ruled that the ball had crossed the goal line.

5.   It appeared that linebacker Ted Johnson had forced a fumble before the ball crossed the goal line, and replays supported that, but the score stood.

6.   Previously, such a block was illegal anywhere on the field until the ball crossed the line of scrimmage.

7.   Players from George Mason, which eliminated Virginia last week, argued vehemently that the ball had not crossed the line.

8.   The umpires have been told to call the high strike this season, when the ball crosses the plate at the numbers....

9.   Then, somehow, the ball crossed the field, Revolution defender Mike Burns kicking it from the far sideline.

10.   A television replay appeared to show that the ball had crossed the line.