Showing posts with label ncaa women's socer. Show all posts
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Nov 6, 2012
VIDEO: Radford Women Selected to NCAA Tournament, Draw UNC
via RadfordAthletics YouTube:
Reactions from head coach Ben Sohrabi, Rachel Conway and Che' Brown following Radford's NCAA Tournament Selection Show viewing party - Radford drew North Carolina for its first round matchup in the 2012 NCAA Women's College Cup.
Virginia Receives a No. 2 Seed in NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament
CHARLOTTESVILLE – The ACC Champion Virginia women's soccer team received a No. 2 seed in the 2012 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament and will open play at home on Friday as it hosts LaSalle. Game time at Klöckner Stadium is set for 6 p.m.
"It is always an honor to be in the field of 64 for the NCAA Tournament," said head coach Steve Swanson. "We are excited for the tournament to begin. It is a tough tournament and whoever you get matched up against is going to be a strong opponent. We didn’t have an easy draw in the ACC Tournament and were able to rise to that challenge. We are happy to be opening the tournament at home and be able to play in front of our great fans that support us every game at Klöckner."
This season marks the 15th time in the past 19 years that the Cavaliers have hosted NCAA Tournament play at Klöckner Stadium. Overall, Virginia has a 19-10-3 record in home NCAA Tournament games.
Virginia is making its 19th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and 25th overall appearance. Only North Carolina and Notre Dame have longer active streaks of tournament appearances. Last year Virginia advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating Long Island, Washington State and Virginia Tech at home before falling at Florida State.
The Cavaliers are 16-4-1 this season and received an automatic selection to the tournament after winning the ACC Tournament last week. Virginia is a No. 2 seed in the tournament for the third consecutive year and for the fourth time in the past five years. LaSalle is 17-4-1 and champions of the Atlantic-10 Conference. The Explorers are making their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance after making their NCAA debut last season.
Tickets for the game are $9 for reserved seats, $7 for adult general admission and $5 for youth/student/senior citizen general admission. Fans can order tickets for the tournament online at VirginiaSports.com and by phone through the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office at 800-542-UVA1 (8821) or 434-924-UVA1 (8821). Tickets are also available at the gate beginning one hour prior to the start of play.
Free public parking will be available in the University Hall lot. The Virginia women's basketball team hosts James Madison at 7 p.m. on Friday, so the John Paul Jones Arena west lot is reserved for women's basketball permit holders.
Jun 7, 2012
UVA Women Release 2012 Schedule
Virginia Women’s Soccer Announces 2012 Schedule
Cavaliers play 11 games at Klöckner Stadium
CHARLOTTESVILLE – The Virginia women’s soccer team announced its 2012 schedule today, which includes 11 home games at Klöckner Stadium and 10 contests against 2011 NCAA Tournament teams."As always, we have a challenging schedule ahead which should give our fans plenty to be excited about this fall,” said head coach Steve Swanson. “The ACC has such a strong field of teams, so we know how competitive the conference will be, but we are equally excited about our non-conference games which include some perennial top teams. This year’s schedule also includes five in-state teams whom we have built up some great rivalries with over the years. Overall, we are confident this schedule will help bring out the best in what feel can be an exciting, highly entertaining and fun team to watch this fall at Klockner Stadium.”
Of the 10 NCAA Tournament teams on the schedule, eight reached at least the round of 16, including College Cup participants Duke, Florida State and Wake Forest.
Virginia will open the regular season with a four-game homestand, beginning with the season opener on Aug. 17 against Penn State. That is followed with games against Radford, Liberty and UNC-Wilmington. The Cavaliers’ lone non-conference road trip comes Aug. 31-Sept 2 when they travel to Austin for the Longhorn Invitational to meet host Texas along with SMU. Virginia returns home to host the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic Sept. 7-9 as it welcomes in-state foes George Mason and James Madison.
The ACC schedule opens with a pair of home matches against NC State (Sept. 13) and North Carolina (Sept. 16). The Cavaliers conclude September with visits to Clemson and Maryland before hosting NCAA runner-up Duke on Sept. 30. Virginia hosts Wake Forest on Oct. 5 before a three-game road trip to Miami, Florida State and Virginia Tech. The Cavaliers conclude the regular season on Oct. 25 by hosting Boston College.
The ACC Tournament will be played in the same format that debuted last season. It begins on Oct. 28 as the top four seeds host quarterfinal games. Those winners will travel to Cary, N.C., for the semifinals and final the following weekend at the WakeMed Soccer Park. The NCAA Tournament begins on Nov. 9 and runs through the College Cup in San Diego, Calif., on Nov. 30 and Dec. 2.
Prior to the season, the Cavaliers play a pair of exhibition games. They will play at Notre Dame on Aug. 10 before returning home to host Georgetown Aug. 12.
Virginia returns seven starters among 20 returning letterwinners from last year’s squad that went 17-5-2 and reached the NCAA quarterfinals. The Cavaliers return 90 percent of their goal scoring from 2011, including 10 of their top 11 scorers, headlined by All-Americans Caroline Miller (Rockville, Md.) and Morgan Brian (St. Simons Island, Ga.).
Dec 7, 2011
John Daly: NCAA Proposals Damaging to Women's Soccer
The following is a post provided to VASoccerNews.com by John Daly. Daly is Head Coach of Women's Soccer for the College of William & Mary. Daly has an impressive resume having won 10 CAA Championships, 12 CAA Regular Season Championships, and 24 NCAA Appearances.
By John Daly
Currently there are far reaching and damaging proposals being considered by the NCAA as a result of the Presidential Working Group recommendations. These recommendations also affect other “Olympic Sports” such as Field Hockey, Lacrosse and Volleyball.
Where women’s soccer is concerned the following recommendations are alarming:
All three recommendations are baseless in reason. W & M for instance spends very little on its spring season. We usually will travel to Richmond, Charlottesville or Norfolk, using vans and will have meals provided by our parents. The importance of the spring is reflected in the fact that, for instance, Dani Rutter played very little for us as a freshman. In the spring she performed extremely well, earned a starting spot for the fall and was our second leading goal scorer this fall!
Most programs carry between 24 and 30 players of necessity. With the season so short, injuries occur and depth is required to remain competitive. It must also be said, although I do not agree with this policy, that a number of coaches believe in using a high number of substitutes during the season. Eliminating the spring season would be extremely detrimental to both the men’s and women’s game.
The reduction of 10% in the traditional season, although not as contentious as the spring elimination, also defies logic, when you consider the number of games basketball and baseball, for instance, play, and therefore the number of missed classes. What the NCAA fails to recognize is that soccer players are dedicated individuals who love to play the sport of soccer. It seems the NCAA views Collegiate Athletics as exploiting student athletes. There are those who are of the opinion that that may be the case in the big money sports. However, if you talk to the majority of soccer players, they love to play the sport and they realize that they only have four years at a high level. Beyond college soccer there are very few who will actually play professionally, or even play at a high competitive non-professional level once they graduate from college. This means that many of them have around 80 games and then their career is over. Even cutting that by 10% would meet with disapproval from the majority of players.
International tours have been an important part of William and Mary men’s and women’s soccer programs for more than two decades. The women, for instance, have visited Australia and New Zealand twice, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales three times, and Italy once. The men have visited England, Bermuda, Jamaica and Greece. These trips have provided wonderful memories for our student athletes. They experienced different cultures, visited some of the most popular “Bucket List’ destinations in the world, and here is the kicker…….William and Mary did not pay for these trips. The players, their families, and their efforts at fundraising made these trips possible. This is actually the case with the majority of institutions which undertake international trips. Again, the bad publicity surrounding some institutions has trickled down, affecting everyone one, and unfairly so.
Finally, Rob Kehoe of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (of which I am a member and the women’s college representative on the Board of Directors) recently put together a survey which was sent to male and female soccer players at the D1 level asking their opinions on the above recommendations. Over 10,500 responded, of which 95-97% were opposed to all three recommendations!
By John Daly
Currently there are far reaching and damaging proposals being considered by the NCAA as a result of the Presidential Working Group recommendations. These recommendations also affect other “Olympic Sports” such as Field Hockey, Lacrosse and Volleyball.
Where women’s soccer is concerned the following recommendations are alarming:
- Elimination of the competitive element of the spring (non-traditional) season. Currently Division One schools are permitted five playing dates in the spring.
- Reduction of the traditional season number of games by 10%, i.e. 18 games instead of 20.
- Elimination of international tours.
All three recommendations are baseless in reason. W & M for instance spends very little on its spring season. We usually will travel to Richmond, Charlottesville or Norfolk, using vans and will have meals provided by our parents. The importance of the spring is reflected in the fact that, for instance, Dani Rutter played very little for us as a freshman. In the spring she performed extremely well, earned a starting spot for the fall and was our second leading goal scorer this fall!
Most programs carry between 24 and 30 players of necessity. With the season so short, injuries occur and depth is required to remain competitive. It must also be said, although I do not agree with this policy, that a number of coaches believe in using a high number of substitutes during the season. Eliminating the spring season would be extremely detrimental to both the men’s and women’s game.
The reduction of 10% in the traditional season, although not as contentious as the spring elimination, also defies logic, when you consider the number of games basketball and baseball, for instance, play, and therefore the number of missed classes. What the NCAA fails to recognize is that soccer players are dedicated individuals who love to play the sport of soccer. It seems the NCAA views Collegiate Athletics as exploiting student athletes. There are those who are of the opinion that that may be the case in the big money sports. However, if you talk to the majority of soccer players, they love to play the sport and they realize that they only have four years at a high level. Beyond college soccer there are very few who will actually play professionally, or even play at a high competitive non-professional level once they graduate from college. This means that many of them have around 80 games and then their career is over. Even cutting that by 10% would meet with disapproval from the majority of players.
International tours have been an important part of William and Mary men’s and women’s soccer programs for more than two decades. The women, for instance, have visited Australia and New Zealand twice, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales three times, and Italy once. The men have visited England, Bermuda, Jamaica and Greece. These trips have provided wonderful memories for our student athletes. They experienced different cultures, visited some of the most popular “Bucket List’ destinations in the world, and here is the kicker…….William and Mary did not pay for these trips. The players, their families, and their efforts at fundraising made these trips possible. This is actually the case with the majority of institutions which undertake international trips. Again, the bad publicity surrounding some institutions has trickled down, affecting everyone one, and unfairly so.
Finally, Rob Kehoe of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (of which I am a member and the women’s college representative on the Board of Directors) recently put together a survey which was sent to male and female soccer players at the D1 level asking their opinions on the above recommendations. Over 10,500 responded, of which 95-97% were opposed to all three recommendations!
Feb 3, 2011
William & Mary Women’s Soccer Announces Eight-Player Recruiting Class
With the graduation of a very strong and deep senior class, the need was there to replace them with a talented group and this I am confident we have done,” Daly said. “Joining the ever growing Tribe family will be eight players, seven of whom are Virginia residents and one from nearby Maryland.
Daly went on to say,
With a strong returning class combined with this outstanding recruiting class, it is our hope that we will get back into the national picture next fall. We have the schedule to show that we belong in the higher echelons of collegiate women’s soccer. Come next August, we will be determined to do so.
The following is what Coach Daly had to say of his incoming class:
Jane Aman (Annandale High School) is a goalkeeper from Annandale, Virginia. Jane plays for the FCV Explosion team along with Christina Popps and Aly Shaughnessy. Jane is a courageous and athletic keeper. Her team won the Disney tournament in 2010, defeating an outstanding Japanese team in the final.
Emory Camper (Cox High School) is a 6-0 striker from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Emory was Beach District player of the year as a sophomore. She has played for the Virginia State team and for Beach FC. She can score goal, as well as create chances. Emory has the potential to join the ranks of outstanding Tribe forwards, such as Jill Ellis, Rebecca Wakefield, Natalie Neaton, Missy Wycinsky and Claire Zimmeck.
Taylor Dyson (Norfolk Collegiate High School) from Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a quick, technical player with tremendous athleticism and stamina. She played with Emory on the Beach FC team coached by Karl Greaves and will provide versatility and quickness to the team.
Emily Fredrikson (Stone Bridge High School) from Ashburn, Virginia, is a strong tackling, powerful defender with the ability to also play in the middle of the field. Emily reminds me a lot of former Tribe standout Stephanie Loehr. A teammate of Pattie Grasso and Anna Madden on the McLean Azul team, coached by former George Mason coach Jac Cicala, Emily has played for the Regional team and was a standout for the Stone Bridge state championship team last spring.
Katie “Pattie” Grasso (James Madison High School) is a central defender from Oakton, Virginia. Pattie is a very strong, physical defender. Dominant in the air, Pattie will also be a threat at set pieces. She and Emily have played together for four seasons on the Azul and will challenge for playing time.
Anna Madden (Paint Branch High School) is a speedy attacking player from Silver Spring, Maryland. A member of the Maryland state team, Anna has the quickness and nose for goal to be a genuine goal-scoring threat every time she steps on the field. Anna is a teammate of Emily’s and Pattie’s with the Azul.
Christina Popps (Jefferson High School) is a fast and versatile defender from McLean, Virginia. Christina has the speed and tenacity to play anywhere at the back. A teammate of Jane Aman and Aly Shaughnessy with the FCV Explosion, Christina’s versatility and athleticism make her a strong addition to the team. She was named to the Elite clubs National League All Tournament team last December in Florida.
Aly Shaughnessy (Battlefield High School) is a dominant central midfield player with the FCV Explosion. Strong and technical, Aly has played for the Virginia state team and has the composure in possession and the passing ability to break down defenses. Also, very strong physically, Aly will be a strong presence in the middle of the field whenever she plays.
Nov 15, 2010
Virginia downs the Gamecocks 3-0 to advance to the NCAA Round of 16
CHARLOTTESVILLE - The Virginia women's soccer team advanced to the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive season with a 3-0 second round win over South Carolina at Klöckner Stadium on Sunday. The Cavaliers (15-4-2) will host Ohio State in the round of 16 next Saturday, Nov. 20, while the Gamecocks end their season with a 15-6-4 record.
Nov 4, 2010
2010 CAA Women's Soccer Championship Preview
RICHMOND, Va. (November 3, 2010) - The 2010 CAA Women’s Soccer Championship kicks off on Friday afternoon at Hofstra Soccer Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y. with four teams battling for the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship.
Showing the conference’s depth from top to bottom, seven different teams have been crowned CAA champions over the past eight years. Hofstra (2005, 2007) is the only school to have won the tournament twice during that span. Other champions over that time include: James Madison (2002), William & Mary (2003), VCU (2004), Old Dominion (2006), Northeastern (2008) and UNC Wilmington (2009).
Hofstra, which is currently ranked #17 in the nation by Soccer America, enters the tournament riding the nation’s longest winning streak at 17 games. The Pride became the first CAA team since 1998 to go unbeaten and untied in conference play, but went to overtime against semifinal opponent Georgia State on Oct. 22 before pulling out a 3-2 victory. Hofstra is led offensively by senior midfielder Tiffany Yovino, who leads the CAA with 11 goals and has scored at least one goal in her last eight contests. Senior forward Salma Tarik has scored 10 goals and senior defender Dana Bergstrom has 10 assists. The Pride defense has allowed only eight goals in 11 conference matches.
James Madison also comes into the tournament on a hot streak, having won six in a row and nine of its last 10. The Dukes, who are the only team to have earned a berth in all 16 CAA Tournaments, won the conference title in 1995 and 2002 and reached the championship game a year ago. JMU is paced offensively by senior midfielder Teresa Rynier, who has eight goals and 10 assists this season and is the school’s all-time leader in assists with 50. Freshman forward Lauren Wilson has scored seven goals and senior forward Cate Tisinger has four goals and four assists. Senior goalkeeper Diane Wszalek owns a 1.05 GAA and has recorded seven shutouts.
George Mason is making its first CAA Tournament appearance since 2007 and is in the semifinals for the first time since 2003. The Patriots feature the league’s leading scorer in senior forward Omolyn Davis, who has nine goals and nine assists this season and scored both goals in the Patriots’ 2-0 triumph at Towson last Friday that clinched a tournament berth. Sophomore forward Tiana Kallenberger is second on the team with five goals and five assists. Goalkeeper Alex Bodenschatz sports a 1.31 GAA and has made 78 saves this season.
Georgia State clinched its first-ever berth in the CAA Tournament in dramatic fashion, defeating defending conference champ UNC Wilmington, 1-0, last Saturday. Sophomore forward Sarah Bennett, who netted the game-winner against UNCW with 9:18 to go in regulation, tops the Panthers and ranks second in the CAA with 10 goals. She is joined up front by freshman Jewel Evans, who leads all CAA rookies with eight goals and eight assists. Junior goalkeeper Kellianne Collins stepped into the starting lineup at mid-season and has posted a 1.07 GAA with 81 saves.
Admission to the championship is $6 for adults and $4 for youth. Students from the participating CAA schools will be admitted free with a valid college ID.
Live stats will be available at www.caasports.com and www.gohofstra.com. Game s involving Hofstra will be broadcast by WRHU (www.wrhu.org). Verizon FiOs 1 will also be televising the games, which will be shown on a tape-delayed basis.
2010 CAA Women’s Soccer Championship
Hofstra Soccer Stadium – Hempstead, N.Y.
November 5 – Semifinals
#2 James Madison vs. #3 George Mason – 4:30 p.m.
#4 Georgia State at #1 Hofstra – 7:00 p.m.
November 7 - Finals
CAA Championship Game – 1:00 p.m.
Second-seeded James Madison (13-6, 9-2 in CAA) takes on #3 George Mason (11-7-1, 7-4 in CAA) at 4:30 p.m., followed by #1 Hofstra (17-1, 11-0 in CAA) against #4 Georgia State (12-6-2, 6-4-1 in CAA) at 7 p.m. The two winners will advance to Sunday’s 1 p.m. championship game.
Showing the conference’s depth from top to bottom, seven different teams have been crowned CAA champions over the past eight years. Hofstra (2005, 2007) is the only school to have won the tournament twice during that span. Other champions over that time include: James Madison (2002), William & Mary (2003), VCU (2004), Old Dominion (2006), Northeastern (2008) and UNC Wilmington (2009).
Hofstra, which is currently ranked #17 in the nation by Soccer America, enters the tournament riding the nation’s longest winning streak at 17 games. The Pride became the first CAA team since 1998 to go unbeaten and untied in conference play, but went to overtime against semifinal opponent Georgia State on Oct. 22 before pulling out a 3-2 victory. Hofstra is led offensively by senior midfielder Tiffany Yovino, who leads the CAA with 11 goals and has scored at least one goal in her last eight contests. Senior forward Salma Tarik has scored 10 goals and senior defender Dana Bergstrom has 10 assists. The Pride defense has allowed only eight goals in 11 conference matches.
James Madison also comes into the tournament on a hot streak, having won six in a row and nine of its last 10. The Dukes, who are the only team to have earned a berth in all 16 CAA Tournaments, won the conference title in 1995 and 2002 and reached the championship game a year ago. JMU is paced offensively by senior midfielder Teresa Rynier, who has eight goals and 10 assists this season and is the school’s all-time leader in assists with 50. Freshman forward Lauren Wilson has scored seven goals and senior forward Cate Tisinger has four goals and four assists. Senior goalkeeper Diane Wszalek owns a 1.05 GAA and has recorded seven shutouts.
George Mason is making its first CAA Tournament appearance since 2007 and is in the semifinals for the first time since 2003. The Patriots feature the league’s leading scorer in senior forward Omolyn Davis, who has nine goals and nine assists this season and scored both goals in the Patriots’ 2-0 triumph at Towson last Friday that clinched a tournament berth. Sophomore forward Tiana Kallenberger is second on the team with five goals and five assists. Goalkeeper Alex Bodenschatz sports a 1.31 GAA and has made 78 saves this season.
Georgia State clinched its first-ever berth in the CAA Tournament in dramatic fashion, defeating defending conference champ UNC Wilmington, 1-0, last Saturday. Sophomore forward Sarah Bennett, who netted the game-winner against UNCW with 9:18 to go in regulation, tops the Panthers and ranks second in the CAA with 10 goals. She is joined up front by freshman Jewel Evans, who leads all CAA rookies with eight goals and eight assists. Junior goalkeeper Kellianne Collins stepped into the starting lineup at mid-season and has posted a 1.07 GAA with 81 saves.
Admission to the championship is $6 for adults and $4 for youth. Students from the participating CAA schools will be admitted free with a valid college ID.
Live stats will be available at www.caasports.com and www.gohofstra.com. Game s involving Hofstra will be broadcast by WRHU (www.wrhu.org). Verizon FiOs 1 will also be televising the games, which will be shown on a tape-delayed basis.
2010 CAA Women’s Soccer Championship
Hofstra Soccer Stadium – Hempstead, N.Y.
November 5 – Semifinals
#2 James Madison vs. #3 George Mason – 4:30 p.m.
#4 Georgia State at #1 Hofstra – 7:00 p.m.
November 7 - Finals
CAA Championship Game – 1:00 p.m.
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