Tribe Women top Hofstra, 3-2 on Senior Day

Courtesy TribeAthletics.com

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William and Mary women's soccer team defeated Hofstra, 3-2 in double-overtime on Sunday afternoon from Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.  On senior day, it was only fitting that seniors Cortlyn Bristol and Mallory Schaffer lifted the Tribe past the Pride.  Bristol connected on the game-winning goal in the 106th minute, while Schaffer sent the contest to overtime with the equalizer in the 87th minute of regulation.  The win improves the College's record to 13-5 overall and 7-2 in CAA play, while Hofstra falls to 10-7 on the year and 6-3 in league action.  Additionally, the Green and Gold clinched a first-round bye in the upcoming CAA Tournament.

Hofstra opened the scoring on Sunday afternoon with a goal in the 20th minute.  Pride freshman Jeannine Molleda went unassisted and sent a high shot that was initially thwarted up in the air by W&M freshman keeper Caroline Casey.  However, the bounce went the Pride's way as the ball trickled in to the right netting of goal.  Moment's after the Pride took the early lead, an HU defender was whistled for a red card, which gave the Tribe "a man up" advantage for the remainder of the afternoon. 

Sophomore Emory Camper knotted the match up at 1-1 courtesy of her third score of the season in the 35th minute.  Bristol initialized the opportunity, as the Chanitlly, Va., native sent a cross from the left side to Camper, who proceeded to punch home the goal from six yards away.  The half ended with W&M owning the edge in shots, 9-6, and Hofstra holding the advantage in shots on goal, 4-2.

In the 59th minute, Hofstra went ahead 2-1 after junior Brittnay Farriella tapped in freshman Leah Galton's original attempt from inside the six on a shot that was saved but not controlled by W&M.  With the match drawing towards a close, and with Hofstra still leading, Schaffer gave the College life again after the reigning CAA Player of the Year blasted home the equalizer in the 87th minute.  At midfield.  sophomore Emily Fredrikson sent a pass to freshman Nicole Baxter, who then placed a perfectly placed through ball to Schaffer.  From that point, the Allison Park, Pa., native shelved her 10th goal of the season into the lower right netting of goal.

After the opening 10 minutes of overtime yielded no score, the Green and Gold took over in the second extra minute period.  From the start, W&M dominated possession and in the 106th minute, the Tribe broke through with the game-winning goal.  From eight yards away and on the right side, Bristol cranked home the game-winner off her left foot on a one-timed bounce from Camper's deflected attempt on goal. 

Statistically, the Tribe dominated in shots, 20-9 and corner kicks, 7-2.  Hofstra finished the afternoon with seven shots on goal compared to the Tribe's six.

The College returns to action on Wednesday night, as it closes regular-season play hosting Old Dominion in a match slated to begin at 7 p.m.

No. 11 UVA Women Blank No. 22 Virginia Tech, 5-0

Miller’s Hat Trick Fuels Virginia’s 5-0 Rout in Blacksburg

Cavaliers clinch ACC Tournament berth with victory

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The No. 11 Virginia women’s soccer team clinched a spot in the 2012 ACC Tournament in emphatic fashion, downing No. 22 Virginia Tech 5-0 on Sunday night at Thompson Field. Senior forward Caroline Miller (Rockville, Md.) led the Cavaliers with three goals and an assist, tying the school record for points in a game with seven.

The Cavaliers improve to 12-4-1 overall and 5-3-1 in the ACC with the victory, clinching their 19th consecutive season of finishing .500 or better in the conference. The Hokies fell to 12-5-1 overall and 3-5-1 in the ACC.

“This was a big result for us,” said head coach Steve Swanson. “Coming off the disappointing loss at Florida State last week, this was a good response by our team. We take this rivalry very seriously and knew we were going to have to be at our best to get a win down here. This is a big confidence builder for us moving forward.”

Virginia took the lead in the 29th minute of play on a gave-and-go play between Miller and Danielle Colaprico (Freehold, N.J.). Miller sent a through ball to Colaprico, who dribbled to the end line. Colaprico picked out Miller about 10 yards in front of goal, who fired a blast into the top of the net for her 10th goal of the season. With that goal, Miller became the first Cavalier to post double-digit goal totals in consecutive seasons since Kelly Hammond in 2003 and 2004.

The Cavaliers controlled play in the second half from the start and doubled their lead in the 66th minute. Morgan Brian (St. Simons Island, Ga.) won a ball in the midfield and found Miller at the top of the box. Miller took a touch and fired a shot just inside the post for her second goal of the night.

Miller completed her second career hat trick in the 74th minute as Makenzy Doniak (Chino Hills, Calif.) found her all alone at the six-yard box and she slotted home her 12th goal of the season.

Two minutes later it was Miller on the set-up of Virginia’s fourth goal of the night, as she threaded a ball into the box that Gloria Douglas (Fayetteville, N.C.) finished for her third goal of the season. With the assist, Miller tied the school record for points in a game with seven. It was seventh time the feat has been accomplished, the last coming by Miller against Liberty last season.

It was Miller’s 10th career multi-goal game and her fourth this season. Seven of those 10 multi-goal performances have come against ACC competition. She also moved into third place on Virginia’s career goal list with 37, and sixth on Virginia’s career points list with 89.

“I felt pretty good after warm-ups and was confident going into this game,” said Miller. “We knew we needed to get wins in these final two regular season games and we came out from the start ready to go tonight. We got the result we wanted here and now have to focus on Thursday.”

Virginia capped the scoring in the 84th minute when Shasta Fisher (Saugus, Calif.) tallied her first goal of the season. After a corner kick bounced out to her at the top of the 18, Fisher fired a shot that was blocked by a defender. The rebound came right back to her and she blasted the ball into the upper corner of the goal from the top of the 18-yard box.

“We have done a good job of finishing the chances we have created this season,” said Swanson. “The problem we have had at times against quality teams was creating a lot of good chances. We were able to do that tonight. We had 24 shots and a lot of them were quality shots. We have some good goal scorers on this team and when we create the chances we did tonight, we are going to put a good number into the net.”

Virginia outshot Virginia Tech 24-9 and had an 8-5 corner kick advantage. Danielle DeLisle (Baltimore, Md.) made four saves in goal for the Cavaliers to post her fifth shutout of the season. Dayle Colpitts made five saves at the other end for the Hokies.  

It marked the fourth consecutive shutout victory for the Cavaliers over the Hokies, having outscored their intrastate rival 16-0 in those contests over the past three seasons.

The Cavaliers will conclude the regular season on Thursday as they host Boston College. Game time at Klöckner Stadium is slated for 7 p.m. Prior to the game the four senior members of the team (Miller, Erica Hollenberg, Julia Roberts and Carrie Wisman) will be honored.  

#11 Virginia 5, #22 Virginia Tech 0

#11 Virginia (12-4-1, 5-3-1)                        1            4     -            5
#22 Virginia Tech (12-5-1, 3-5-1)            0            0    -            0

Scoring Summary

1. UVa. Caroline Miller 10 (Danielle Colaprico 5) 29’
2. UVa. Caroline Miller 11 (Morgan Brian 2) 66’
3. UVa. Caroline Miller 12 (Makenzy Doniak 7) 74’
4. UVa. Gloria Douglas 3 (Caroline Miller 3) 76’
5. UVa. Shasta Fisher 1 (unassisted) 84’

Shots: UVa 24, VT 9

Corners: UVa 8, VT 5

Saves: UVa 4 (Danielle DeLisle 4), VT 5 (Dayle Colpitts 5)

Fouls: UVa 6, VT 6

Attendance: 873

D.C. United Player Appearances: Oct. 23 - 26

Washington, D.C. (October 22, 2012) – D.C. United will continue its community outreach in the Metro Area this week with appearances by first team members at Ketcham Elementary School, Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, RFK Stadium and Orr Elementary School.

Player(s):      Ethan White and Chris Korb
What:           United Reads at Ketcham Elementary School
When:          Tuesday, October 23; 1:30-3:15 p.m.
Where:         Ketcham Elementary School
                      1919 15th St., SE
                      Washington, D.C. 20020
 
Player(s):      Perry Kitchen and Andrew Dykstra
What:           United Reads at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School
When:          Wednesday, October 24; 1:45-3:15 p.m.
Where:         Amidon-Bowen Elementary School
                      401 I St., SW
                      Washington, D.C. 20024

Player(s):      Ben Olsen, Chris Pontius, Maicon Santos, Brandon McDonald, Josh Wolff and Dejan Jakovic
What:           Board of Trade Fantasy Day
When:          Wednesday, October 24; 5:30-7 p.m.
Where:         RFK Stadium
                2400 East Capitol St., SE
                Washington, D.C. 20003

Player(s):      Dwayne DeRosario and Daniel Woolard
What:           United Reads at Orr Elementary School
When:          Friday, October 26; 2-3:15 p.m.
Where:         Orr Elementary School
                     2200 Minnesota Ave., SE
                    Washington, D.C. 20020

D.C. United Returning to MLS Playoffs after Five Year Drought

Washington, D.C. (October 20, 2012) – With its 3-2 win versus the Columbus Crew tonight, second place D.C. United has clinched a post-season berth for the first time in five years.

“We’re excited to continue to move on and have more moments like this. We’re still in the hunt moving forward next week. There’s still work to be done. I am really proud of the guys, the staff. It has been a long year. We’ve been through some ups and downs. To be here today in the playoffs is a big deal.”
D.C. United has yet to lose a home game since March 10, 2012 on opening night. With the win tonight, United extended its unbeaten streak to six games going 5-0-1.

Tickets for potential MLS Cup playoff matches played at RFK Stadium are now on sale via dcunited.com/tickets with all United plan holders enjoying priority seating options and discounted pricing by calling D.C. United Customer Service at 202-587-5000. Individual game tickets are available via dcunited.com/tickets, by calling (202) 432-SEAT or by visiting any TicketMaster outlet. Tickets are priced at $60 for Mezzanine seats, $50 for Midfield, $40 for Sideline and $30 for Endline. Groups of 15 or more may also purchase seats at discounted rates via dcunited.com/tickets or by calling D.C. United Customer Service at 202-587-5000. 

While the club could host as many as three matches en route to an MLS Cup Final appearance, D.C. United Season Ticket Holders would access the first two playoff matches using the Special Match 2 and Special Match 3 tickets in their season ticket books.

       
For more information on all 2013 D.C. United ticket plans, visit dcunited.com/tickets or call 202-587-5000.

D.C. United is the most successful professional soccer organization in the history of the United States. United is four-time MLS Cup Champions (1996, 1997, 1999 and 2004) and winners of the 1996 and 2008 U.S. Open Cup, the 1998 CONCACAF Champions Cup, the 1998 Interamerican Cup and the 1997, 1999, 2006 and 2007 MLS Supporters Shield.

Longwood Women Defeat VMI, 2-0

LONGWOOD DEFEATS VISITING BIG SOUTH OPPONENT VMI 2-0

Longwood Senior Nikki Glisson

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University remained unbeaten at home in Big South Conference women’s soccer action on Saturday night, taking a 2-0 shutout victory past in-state school VMI at the Athletics Complex in Farmville on Senior Night.  Freshman Olivia Colella|Herndon (Chantilly) scored both goals, including the game-winning goal in the 12th minute for the Lancers (12-5-1, 7-2-1 Big South), as the hosts finished the regular season 5-0 in league home matches with the win against the visiting Keydets (1-15, 0-10 Big South).  Senior Nikki Glisson|Mechanicsville (Hanover), junior Kelsey Pardue|Henrico (Hermitage) and sophomore Kylie Dyer|Farmville (Prince Edward County) each had an assist, and senior keeper Kyra Byron|Richmond (Mills E. Godwin) earned the victory in front of the net.  Longwood will play its final regular-season match on the road on Tuesday, October 23, at nearby rival Liberty University in Lynchburg at 4:30 p.m.
    
Longwood controlled the match throughout and led 1-0 at the intermission after Colella scored the opening goal at 11:39, beating the keeper one-on-one with a shot to the lower left corner of the net after taking a pass from Glisson.  Colella added an insurance goal for the Lancers in the 64th minute when she collected a pass in the box and beat the keeper left once-again.  Pardue had fed a nice ball into box to Dyer who deflected it on to Colella for the finish at 63:45.
    
“A win on Senior Night always feels good in that we’re able to honor those players who have done so much for our program,” said 19th-year head coach Todd Dyer ‘93.  “We got behind them consistently, but only managed two goals to show for it.  However, the way we defended made those two stand for a solid win at home and our seniors are able to go out in style.”
    
Longwood had a 19-6 advantage in shots, including 10-4 in attempts on goal, and it was an 8-4 edge on corner kicks.  Senior captain Lindsey Ottavio|Fairfax (W.T. Woodson) had six shots, two on goal, while Colella had four shots, each on goal.  Byron played the first 87:33 in front of the net for the Lancers with four saves, and junior keeper Shelby Hall|Purcellville (Loudoun Valley) finished the final 2:27 as the hosts posted shutout number nine this season.
    
Simone Jimenez had two shots, both on goal, for VMI, while keeper Mackenzie Harrmann played the duration for the Keydets with eight saves.  VMI will close its season at Big South opponent Radford University on Oct. 23.
    
Longwood and VMI were playing for the ninth time in the sport of women’s soccer, and the Lancers continue to lead the series, 8-0-1.  Longwood continues to enjoy its finest season since 2002 (15-3-1).
    
It was Senior Night with a special pre-game recognition ceremony for seniors Kyra Byron, Nikki Glisson,Natalie Massey, Lindsey Ottavio and Chelsea Walter.  This group has a combined four-year record of 39-28-6 (.575).
    
“This class is going out as one of the most talented and accomplished groups in the history of our women’s soccer program at the Division I level.  However, their greatest contribution to Longwood is the standard they set and lived by with regard to their character and commitment on the soccer field, in the classroom and within the community.  It is only fitting that this special group of young women had the honor of representing Longwood in our first-ever season of Big South Conference play this fall.  They have taken full advantage of this opportunity, yet their best work still lies ahead after graduation.  With that in mind, we extend a very heartfelt ‘thank you’ for all of their hard work and we wish them well as they move forward.  Go Lancers!”   -- Head Coach Todd Dyer ‘93