2010 CAA Men's Soccer Championship Game Recap -- #1 William & Mary vs. #3 Hofstra

Williamsburg - The #12-ranked William and Mary Tribe men’s soccer team captured its seventh CAA title in program history on Sunday afternoon, beating the Hofstra Pride, 4-0, at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field. With the victory, the Tribe improves its record to 15-3-2 on the season.

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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.

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2010 NCAA DI Women's Soccer Championship Bracket

No sanctions for now as organization seeks solutions to Sunday-play issue

Southern Virginia University's Women's Soccer Team

Author: Kevin McGrath
Source: Mormon Times
08 November 2010 4:30pm

The United States College Athletic Association is not actively pursuing sanctions against Southern Virginia University after its women’s soccer team forfeited a tournament championship match scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 7.

“We are not going to do anything right now,” said Bill Casto, executive director of the USCAA. “This has raised some issues that we haven’t faced before. We had been dealing mainly with Seventh-day Adventists, and the problem was on Saturday night. This is one of the first times it has come up that there was a conflict with either the Mormon faith or others we have in our association.”

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UVA, JMU, and Virginia Tech All NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament Bound

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Reported by Jesse Boeckermann, NBC29 Sports

The UVA women's soccer team earned a top eight national seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament and will host first and second round action this weekend at Klockner Stadium.

The Wahoos are one of eight ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament field.

The Cavaliers (13-4-2) will play Patriot League champion Lehigh (11-4-4) Friday night at 5:00. The Mountain Hawks are making their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

Virginia will make its 17th straight NCAA Tournament appearance, third longest streak in the country behind North Carolina and Notre Dame. The 'Hoos will host for the 13th time in 17 seasons.

UVA head women's soccer coach Steve Swanson said, "I think we're obviously very excited to be home. I think it's a testament to the team and the season that we've had to get a two seed."

UVA senior Sinead Farrelly said, "We have done so well, so I think we're expecting a high seed. I think we're just taking it that we're lucky that we get home seed until the Elite 8, and you never know what happens, we could get it for farther. One of our goals has always been not to lose at home, and we still have that now, so everyone's just really excited."

UVA lost in the third round last season.

UNC Greensboro (19-1-1) and South Carolina (14-5-4) will play Friday night at 7:30. The winners of Friday night's game will play in the second round at Klockner Stadium Sunday afternoon at 2:00.

Virginia Tech (10-9-1) made the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season. The Hokies face Dayton (18-3) Friday in the first round in Columbus, Ohio.

The CAA Tournament champion JMU women's soccer team will play Texas (11-5-4) Friday in the first round in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Dukes (14-6-1) are on an eight-match unbeaten streak. JMU will play in the NCAA Tournament for the tenth time in the past 16 seasons.

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2010 NCAA Women's College Cup

Virginia Soccer Players named to U-20 Roster For Torneo De Las Americas

FROM USSOCCER.COM:

U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team head coach Thomas Rongen has finalized 18 of the 20 players that will participate in the Torneo de las Americas in Kennesaw, Ga., from Nov. 21-29. The U.S. will face Colombia on Nov. 26 and Mexico on Nov. 28 in the three-team round robin tournament held at the Kennesaw State Soccer Stadium.

Two Virginia natives Parker Walsh, defender (Karlsruher SC; Roanoke, Va.) and Conor Shanosky, midfielder (D.C. United, Sterling, Va.) were awarded spots on the roster.

Walsh, currently playing for a club in Germany, had committed to play for UVa in the spring of 2009 before deciding to skip his senior year at Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke, VA and instead begin his professional soccer career.

 photo property of: Karlsrusher Sport Club

Shanosky, followed Andy Najarn (2010 MLS ROY) and Bill Hamid to make the jump from D.C. United's Academy to its senior squad. Shanosky played for Potomac Falls High School and is a native of Sterling, VA.

photo property of: D.C. United

At 6'4" - 185 lbs, Shanosky is an impossing presense on the field for the US U-20 squad.

The Torneo de las Americas is being hosted by the Atlanta Beat of the WPS. For tickets and information go to: TheAtlantaBeat.com or call 678.298.4780