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Men's Soccer Battles Maryland In First Round Of ACC Tournament
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Nov. 9, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia men’s soccer willtravel to Winston-Salem, N.C. to compete in the 1999 Atlantic CoastConference Men’s Soccer Tournament. The tournament will be held at theSpry Soccer Stadium on the Wake Forest University campus on November 11, 12and 14. The Cavaliers are seeded #7 in the tournament and will face the #2seeded Maryland Terrapins on Thursday, November 11 at 5:30 p.m. in theopening quarterfinal round.
UVa’s upcoming game with Maryland will mark the 27th time Virginiahas participated in an ACC Tournament contest. The Cavaliers own an 18-5-3(.788) record in Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament action since thesingle-elimination event began in 1987. After posting just a 2-3-2 (.426)mark in the first four tournaments, the Wahoos have been nearly unstoppablewith a 16-2-1 (.868) mark from 1991-1998. The two losses came to Maryland(2-0) in the 1996 finals and to Duke (3-1 in overtime) in the 1998semifinals. The lone tie was a 2-2 knot with Clemson in the 1994semifinal, from which the Cavaliers advanced 5-4 in penalty kicks. In all,the Blue and Orange has claimed seven of the 12 ACC Tournament titles andhas been in the finals eight of the last nine season, including a string ofeight consecutive final appearances.
Virginia trails Maryland in the all-time series meeting 20-29-6.The Terrapins handed the Cavaliers a 1-0 loss earlier this season inCollege Park, Md. in their only meeting of the year. Last season, Virginiadefeated Maryland 4-1 in Charlottesville, Va. on Sept. 16. Although UVatrails in the all-time series meeting with Maryland, Virginia has held theupper hand during the 1990’s as the Cavaliers are 7-3-3 (.654) against theTerrapins during that time span. Here’s a look at the series meetingsbetween the two schools during the 1990’s:
| 9/12/99 | Maryland def. Virginia | 1-0 | College Park, Md. |
| 9/12/98 | Virginia def. Maryland | 4-1 | Charlottesville, Va. |
| 11/16/97 | Virginia def. Maryland | 2-0 | Kissimmee, Fla. |
| 9/13/97 | Virginia tied Maryland | 1-1 | College Park, Md. |
| 11/17/96 | Maryland def. Virginia | 2-0 | Charlottesville, Va. |
| 9/15/96 | Virginia tied Maryland | 1-1 | Charlottesville, Va. |
| 11/10/95 | Virginia tied Maryland | 2-2 | College Park, Md. |
| 11/27/94 | Virginia def. Maryland | 2-1 | Charlottesville, Va. |
| 9/11/94 | Virginia def. Maryland | 4-2 | Charlottesville, Va. |
| 9/12/93 | Virginia def. Maryland | 1-0 | College Park, Md. |
| 9/13/92 | Virginia def. Maryland | 5-1 | Charlottesville, Va. |
| 9/15/91 | Virginia def. Maryland | 3-0 | College Park, Md. |
| 9/16/90 | Maryland def. Virginia | 1-0 | Charlottesville, Va. |
Virginia in the ACC Tournament
Overall Record: 18-5-3
| Year | Round | Site | Opponent | Score |
| 1987 | Semis | N1 | North Carolina | L, 0-3 |
| 1988 | Semis | N2 | N.C. State | T, 0-0 (OT) * |
| Final | N2 | North Carolina | W, 2-1 | |
| 1989 | Semis | A | Duke | L, 0-1 |
| 1990 | Quarters | N1 | North Carolina | W, 3-0 |
| Semis | N1 | Wake Forest | T, 0-0 (OT) * | |
| Final | N1 | N.C. State | L, 1-2 | |
| 1991 | Semis | A | North Carolina | W, 1-0 |
| Final | N3 | Wake Forest | W, 3-1 | |
| 1992 | Semis | A | North Carolina | W, 2-0 |
| Final | N3 | Clemson | W, 4-2 | |
| 1993 | Quarters | N3 | Wake Forest | W, 4-0 |
| Semis | N3 | Duke | W, 1-0 | |
| Final | N3 | Clemson | W, 2-1 | |
| 1994 | Quarters | N2 | Wake Forest | W, 2-0 |
| Semis | A | Clemson | T, 2-2 (OT) # | |
| Final | N2 | Duke | W, 1-0 | |
| 1995 | Semis | A | Duke | W, 4-1 |
| Final | N1 | Clemson | W, 1-0 | |
| 1996 | Semis | H | Duke | W, 3-2 (OT) |
| Final | H | Maryland | L, 0-2 | |
| 1997 | Quarters | N4 | North Carolina | W, 4-0 |
| Semis | N4 | Wake Forest | W, 2-1 | |
| Final | N4 | Maryland | W, 2-0 | |
| 1998 | Quarters | N5 | N.C. State | W, 4-0 (OT) |
| Semis | N5 | Duke | L, 3-1 (OT) |
* Virginia advanced with a 4-2 victory in the penalty kick shootout.
# Virginia advanced with a 5-4 victory in the penalty kick shootout.
Key to neutral sites: N1-Durham, N.C., N2-Clemson, S.C., N3-Chapel Hill,
N.C., N4 – Orlando, Fla., N5-Winston-Salem, N.C.
Virginia Scoring in the ACC Tournament
| Name | Goals | Assists | Points | GWG | GWA |
| Nate Friends (1991-94) | 7 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| Ben Olsen (1995-97) | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Walsh (1994-96) | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Fisher (1993-96) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Damian Silvera (1992-95) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Albright (1997-98) | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Bates (1990-93) | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Crawley (1989-92) | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Claudio Reyna (1991-93) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Trout (1997-) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Wood (1991-94) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Agoos (1989-92) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Bush (1998-) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Leonard (1994-97) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Andriy Shapowal (1994-97) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Feary (1993-96) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Green (1996-98) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Kris Kelderman (1987-90) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian West (1996-97) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Williams (1988-91) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Brannan (1990-92) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Champ (1989-91) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Fallon (1986-89) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Ford (1992) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Imler (1989-92) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Prisco (1995-96) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyle Yorks (1988-91) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Agoos (1986-90) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Franklin (1994-98) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Huwiler (1990-92) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lanza (1996) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Laughlin (1997) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Leonard (1998-) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Moore (1997- 98) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tain Nix (1991-94) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Slivinski (1993-96) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Totten (1998-) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia Goalkeeper in the ACC Tournament
| Name | GP-GS | Min | GA | Saves | Sv. % | GAA | ShO | W-L-T |
| Brock Yetso (1995-98) | 5-5 | 510 | 4 | 21 | .840 | 0.71 | 3 | 4-1-0 |
| Tony Meola (1988-89) | 2-2 | 210 | 1 | 5 | .833 | 0.43 | 1 | 1-0-1 |
| Jeff Causey (1990-93) | 10-10 | 933 | 6 | 44 | .880 | 0.58 | 5 (1) | 8-1-1 |
| Mark Peters (1993-95) | 4-3 | 307 | 2 | 10 | .833 | 0.59 | 2 (1) | 2-0-1 |
| Mark Wayland (1987-89) | 1-1 | 90 | 1 | 4 | .800 | 1.00 | 0 | 0-1-0 |
| Yuri Sagatov (1994-97) | 4-4 | 390 | 5 | 15 | .750 | 1.15 | 1 | 3-1-0 |
| Bob Willen (1984-87) | 1-1 | 90 | 3 | 6 | .667 | 3.00 | 0 | 0-1-0 |
1999 ACC Men’s Soccer Tournament Schedule
Thursday, November 11 – Quarterfinals
Game 1 # 4 Clemson vs. # 5 North Carolina 3:00 p.m.Game 2 # 2 Maryland vs. # 7 Virginia 5:30 p.m.Game 3 # 3 Wake Forest vs. # 6 N.C. State 8:00 p.m.
Friday, November 12 – Semifinals
Game 4 # 1 Duke vs. Game 1 winner 5:30 p.m.Game 5 Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 14 – Finals
Game 6 Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner 3:30 p.m.