Sep 6, 2011

Virginia College Soccer Wrap-up (9/6)

Here is a quick wrap up of most Virginia College soccer programs from the past week:




No. 16 Virginia Men's Soccer Defeats Cincinnati, 1-0

Will Bates' goal in the 60th minute lifted the No. 16 Virginia men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Cincinnati Friday at the Hilton Garden Hokie Invitational, hosted at Thompson Field in Blacksburg by Virginia Tech. The match twice was delayed because of lightning; the second delay came in the 86th minute and after an hour delay, the game was called.

Cavalier Women’s Soccer Downs Arizona State 3-0

The No. 4 Virginia women’s soccer team improved to 5-0-0, its best start to a season since 2004, with a 3-0 victory over Arizona State Friday night in front of 1,242 fans at Klöckner Stadium. Julia Roberts (Frederick, Md.) had two goals and Lauren Alwine (Elizabethtown, Pa.) had three assists to lead the Cavaliers.

Cavalier Women’s Soccer Rolls to 4-0 Win Over Drexel

The No. 4 Virginia women’s soccer team remained unbeaten this season, downing Drexel 4-0 Sunday afternoon in front of 1,151 fans at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavaliers had four different goal scorers in the game as they improved to 6-0-0 on the season. The Dragons fell to 2-2-1 with the loss.



Tribe Women’s Soccer Upsets No. 13 Georgetown​, 3-1

The William and Mary Tribe women's soccer team improved its record to 4-0 on the season Friday night with a 3-1, upset win over No. 13-ranked Georgetown at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.  The win marked the third-consecutive season that the College defeated a nationally ranked team.  With the loss, Georgetown's record falls to 3-2 on the year.

Tribe Women’s Soccer Claims Tournament Title with 2-2 Tie Against Villanova

The William and Mary Tribe women's soccer team extended its season-opening unbeaten streak to five matches, tying the Villanova Wildcats on Sunday afternoon, 2-2.  With the tie, the Tribe wins the 2011 Nike Tribe Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Invitational by goal differential.  With the draw, W&M's record on the season moves to 4-0-1, while Villanova goes to 4-0-2.

No. 8 Tribe Men¹s Soccer Takes Down Loyola, 1-0

The No. 8-ranked William and Mary Tribe men’s soccer team defeated the visiting Loyola (MD) Greyhounds on Saturday night, 1-0, at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.  With the win, the College improves its record to 2-1 on the year, while Loyola falls to 1-1 on the season.



UMW Men's Soccer Opens Kilby Era with 3-1 Win Over Greensboro

Freshman forward Nick Shepherd (Palmyra, Va., Fluvanna County) scored a pair of second half goals to propel the University of Mary Washington men's soccer team to a 3-1 win over Greensboro College on Saturday at the Battleground in the first game for new head coach Jason Kilby. The Eagles improve to 1-0 on the season.

UMW Men's Soccer Falls to Bridgewater, 2-1

The University of Mary Washington men's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to Bridgewater College on Sunday at the Battleground. The Eagles fall to 1-1 on the season.

Rader's Four Second Half Goals Lead UMW Women's Soccer Past EMU

Sophomore midfielder Tina Rader (Springfield, Va., West Springfield) scored four second half goals, including three in the last 2:35, to lead the University of Mary Washington women's soccer team to a 6-0 victory over Eastern Mennonite University on Monday at the Battleground. The Eagles improve to 2-0 on the season.



Longwood Falls To Visiting North Florida 1-0

The Longwood University men’s soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to the visiting University of North Florida of the Atlantic Sun Conference on Saturday evening at the Athletics Complex in Farmville. The Ospreys (1-1) scored the only goal of the closely contested match in the 88th minute against the Lancers (1-2). Longwood returns to action on Saturday, September 10, when it hosts James Madison University of the Colonial Athletic Association at 2:30 p.m. at the Athletics Complex in Farmville.



Hokies match best season start as they shut out Connecticut, 1-0
The Hokies finished the Wake Forest Tournament undefeated as they shutout Connecticut 1-0 on Sunday afternoon. Freshman Kelsey Loupee recorded her second career goal in the 79th minute to secure the victory. Tech hasn’t started a season 6-0-0 since 1994. The Huskies fell to 2-2-0 on the year.
Tech Men net first win of the season over Cincinnati, 2-1
Junior midfielder Robert Alberti converted a penalty kick in the 82nd minute to give the Virginia Tech men’s soccer its first win of the season today over Cincinnati, 2-1, in the final game of the Hilton Garden Hokie Invitational at Thompson Field.

2011 FPYC Patriot Cup a Success

2011 FPYC Patriot CupThis past weekend my U9 girls team participated in their first ever travel soccer tournament, the 2011 FPYC Patriot Cup.

The Patriot Cup was touted as a great pre-season warm-up tournament due to several features:
  • All teams played four games.
  • No Monday games.
  • Full refunds where offered in the event of cancellation due to weather or field conditions.
  • Artificial turf fields at many of the FFX City and County parks.
From my experience with my U9 girls the tournament lived up to its billing. The turf fields where a great plus, especially on Saturday as a storm came through and caused some games to be delayed until it passed. Although a few games where shortened the tournament was able to proceed and we were able to get our games in as planned.

As is often the case with the weather in Virginia, Sunday saw the opposite of rain as the temperature rose to above 90 degrees and our players had to contend with the heat in our early afternoon match. My four year old son also filled in as my "Assistant Coach" on Sunday and had a great time cheering on his new "friends".

I was a very proud coach as my team finished up a great first tournament with a second place overall finish against some great competition and recieved the first of hopefully many well deserved trophies.

FPYC Patriot Cup
2011 FPYC Patriot Cup FINALISTS!

Thanks to the FPYC Patriot Cup and the many volunteers who provided an excellent experience for our teams, coaches, and parents.

Sep 1, 2011

De Rosario recognized yet again, named MLS Player of the Month

Dwayne De Rosario has done it agian. Capping off an amazing month for the Canadian National forward that saw De Rosario win consecutive MLS Player of the Week awards as well as earning another call up for his national side to for World Cup qualifying, De Rosario has now been named the MLS Player of the Month.

Unstoppable De Rosario earns MLS Player of the Week Again

De Rosario, Jakovic to represent Canada in WC Qualifying

De Rosario red hot with two goals agianst former team




Virginia teams set to compete in Nike Tribe Fairfield Inn & Suites By Marriott Invitational

W&M Women’s Soccer to Host Nike Tribe Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Invitational

Courtesy TribeAthletics.com
Thu, September 01, 2011

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William and Mary Tribe women's soccer team will host the Nike Tribe Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Invitational this weekend at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.  Live stats will be available for all matches and fans can listen to live audio for the two W&M matches at TribeAthletics.com.

Tournament Schedule

Friday, September 2
VCU vs. Villanova - 4 PM
William and Mary vs. #13 Georgetown - 7 PM

Sunday, September 4VCU vs. #13 Georgetown - 12 PM
William and Mary vs. Villanova - 3 PM
 
 

Sinead Farelly, WPS Rookie Season Wrap-up


Linda Cuttone/Sports Vue Images
Sinead Farrelly is a former UVA standout and was selected No. 2 in the 2011 WPS Draft by her hometown Philadelphia Independence.

VASoccerNews did a Q&A with Sinead earlier this year when she was in camp with the U.S. Women's National team in Florida. Sinead was also kind enough to do her first guest post for VASoccerNews while preparing for her rookie season with the Independence.

Having had a succesfull season, the Independence and Farrelly made it to the WPS Championship game where the winner was decided in a penalty kick shoot out. Unfortunately the Independence did not win but Farrelly is already looking ahead to the 2012 WPS season and provided our readers with her thoughts (below) as she looked back at her amazing rookie season.










Sinead Farrelly
Philadelphia Independence

I had an incredible first season in the WPS. I couldn’t have been thrown into a better situation than the one I had. I got to live at home, be around my family and friends, and play at my old stomping ground at USTC in Downingtown.

The coaching staff was amazing, the girls on the team became my best friends, and the club as a whole made it to the WPS Championship Game. Winning the title would have made it that much better, but at the end of the day, I was so lucky to be a part of the Philadelphia Independence this season.

I feel like at the beginning of the season we were just coming into our own and it took us a little bit to gain that momentum we needed, but once we sparked, no one could stop us. Once we started our winning streak, every single game was a highlight and a challenge. Everyone in the league wanted to beat us, and every week we have to overcome them.

It’s hard to pinpoint even a couple of times where I can look back and say “that was the highlight of my season” because every practice and every game was such a joy. I was always in good company and I feel that Paul and the rest of the coaching staff made practice fun and competitive. I can honestly say I never met a whole group of girls that I enjoyed as much as this last Philadelphia Independence team. Once we got to know each other on and off the field, we came together so well as a team that I felt like no one could stop us. And the best thing about soccer is that it is such a team sport and that’s why I think we were so successful. We were all there for the right reasons and all so focused on the things we needed to get done to be the best. We put in all the right steps to prepare for every game and that gave us the confidence to just relax and play well when it came time for games.

I feel very privileged to have experienced such a wonderful first season as a professional because I’m sure a lot of people have a hard time adapting or fitting into a team’s style and a coaches values. But I can honestly say that Philly was the perfect fit for me and I can’t wait for next season. I can also say that you can be sure we will be coming for that trophy again next year!