Virginia Men's Soccer Season Notes/Review

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19 Kenny Arena
MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER
Sophomore – 6-1 – 175
Fairfax, Va. – Oakton

In 2000: Recorded 1,832 minutes of playing time after starting 21 of the 22 games he appeared in … scored seven points on three assists and one goal … recorded one game-winning goal … named to the Soccer America Team of the Week (10/17) … Scored the first goal of his collegiate career in Virginia’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/1/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic when he headed a cross from Ryan Trout just 1:08 into the contest … recorded his first career game-winning goal when he gathered a crosss off of a free-kick from teammate Kyle Martino and scored UVa’s third goal to give Virginia a 3-2 victory over Clemson (10/15) … named to the Maryland/Fila All-Tournament team after scoring Virginia’s only goal in a 2-1 loss to South Carolina (9/8/00) … assisted on Steve Totten’s goal in Virginia’s 3-2 loss to Duke (10/21) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … started in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … started in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … started against South Carolina (Sept. 8) and Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … will look to continue to make solid contributions as he did as a first-year player … heads the ball extremely well … physical and very quick for his size. In 1999: Tall deep-central midfielder who has made immediate contributions as a first-year player … gathered 468 minutes of action during the regular season and logged 1023 minutes of playing time through the NCAA Tournament … played his way into a starting role in the later part of the regular season … started nine of the 20 games he appeared in … scored three points resulting from three assists … two of his three assists were game-winning assists for UVa … recorded the first collegiate point of his career when he dished-out the game-winning assist to teammate Ryan Gibbs against Virginia Tech (9/22/99) in UVa’s 2-1 come-from-behind victory … assisted on Gibbs’ goal in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament when he sent a long pass ahead to Gibbs from near midfield … Gibbs gathered Arena’s pass and scored the first goal of the contest just 1:38 into the game … tallied the game-winning assist on Ryan Trout’s goal against Wake Forest in the Cavaliers 2-1 victory over the Demon Deacons in the ACC semifinals (11/12/99) … lettered. High School: Started as a junior and senior at Oakton High School, and as a freshman and a sophomore at the Nun School (Princeton, N.J.) … chosen all-met, all-region, all-district and second-team all-state his senior year … also named team captain and MVP as a senior … helped lead Oakton to state finals that season … member of Virginia and New Jersey state ODP teams. Personal: Born on February 6, 1981 in Charlottesville, Va. … son of Bruce and Phyllis Arena … father coached soccer at Virginia for 18 years and is the current head coach of the U.S. National Team.

9 Sheldon Barnes
Forward
Junior – 5-9 – 165
Miramar, Fla. – St. Thomas Aquinas

In 2000: Recorded 857 minutes if playing time after starting six of the 24 games he appeared in … scored 21 points (third on the team) on eight goals and five assists … two of his assists and one of his goals were game-winners … recorded the first hat trick of his collegiate career when he posted three goals in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13/00) … his achievement marked the 45th time a hat trick was recorded in Virginia men’s soccer history … scored Virginia’s second goal of the 2000 season in UVa’s 3-2 victory over South Florida (9/1/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic when he gathered a loose ball in the box and scored a goal … scored UVa’s second goal of the game when Alecko Eskandarian sent a pass to him and fired a shot from 14 yards out in Virginia’s 2-0 shutout victory over Maryland (11/3) in the Cavaliers last regular season home game … scored UVa’s third goal in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over North Carolina in Chapel Hill (9/24/00) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … recorded an assits in Virginia’s 3-0 victory over Duke in the ACC Tournament Semifinals (11/10) when he found Ryan Gibbs with a cross that resulted in a goal … posted his first assist of the 2000 season when he assisted on Alecko Eskandarian’s second goal of the game in UVa’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic … recorded the game-winning assist when set-up Alecko Eskandarian’s goal in Virginia’s 1-0 overtime victory over VCU (9/20) … recorded two assists in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … played 20 minutes in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … played 31 minutes in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … started against South Carolina (Sept. 8) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … one of Virginia’s top returning forwards … has a great combination of speed and balance, coupled with exceptional footwork. In 1999: Returning starter at forward … a very strong and quick player … named to the ACC All-Tournament team … started 17 of the 22 games he appeared in during the regular season and 19 of the 24 games for the year … played 1112 minutes of action during the regular season and logged 1672 minutes of play through the NCAA Tournament … tied for first on the team with teammate Ryan Trout with nine goals scored and was second on the squad with 22 points (nine goals, four assists) … scored UVa’s third goal in the Cavaliers 3-1 victory over Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament when he gathered a loose ball shot from teammate Ryan Gibbs and tallied a Virginia goal .. posted a goal and an assist in Virginia’s 2-0 victory over Maryland in the ACC quarterfinals (11/11/99) … scored the game-winning goals against Mount St. Mary’s (9/15/99) and Ohio State (11/5/99) … posted the game-winning assists in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over North Carolina (9/25/99) and UVa’s 2-0 win over American (9/29/99) … named to the All-Tournament team in both the Coca-Cola Classic and Pacific Soccer Classic tournaments … scored Virginia’s first goal of the season in a 4-3 overtime victory over Seton Hall (9/3/99) in the Coca-Cola Classic Tournament … scored a goal in four of UVa’s first five regular season contests … posted a goal in three consecutive game against Seton Hall (9/3/99), Gonzaga (9/5/99) and Appalachian State (9/8/99) … recorded the game-tying goal that eventually led to Virginia’s 2-1 comeback victory over Cal State Fullerton (10/29/99) in the Pacific Soccer Classic … scored a goal in three of the Cavaliers last five regular season games against Marshall (10/20/99), Cal State Fullerton (10/29/99) and Ohio State (11/5/99) … recorded 39 career points coming from 15 career goals and nine career assists … tallied five game-winning assists and has posted four game-winning goals in his career … lettered. In 1998: Played in 21 of 23 games as a freshman, starting 20 … did not play in regular season games against Fairleigh Dickinson and Duke … team’s fourth-leading scorer with 17 points, including six goals and five assists … scored two of his six goals during the NCAA Tournament … tallied game’s only goal in NCAA second-round victory over South Carolina … found the back of the net 12:42 into the match, scoring from nine yards out on a pass from Chris Albright … also notched a goal in UVa’s 3-0 NCAA first-round win over Rider … scored on a header off a cross from Steve Totten to give Virginia a 2-0 lead 19:49 into the game … posted first career goal in 4-1 win over Maryland … notched one goal and one assist in 4-0 shutout over Marshall … netted one goal and added an assist in 5-1 win over Buffalo … assisted on Ryan Trout’s game-winning goal in 1-0 victory over San Diego in UVa’s season opener at the Fila Classic … assisted on Chris Albright’s game-winning goal at the 60:48 mark in 3-2 win over VCU … assisted on Steve Totten’s game-tying goal with less than three minutes left in regulation in 2-2 overtime tie with Wake Forest … lettered. High School: Set career scoring record at St. Thomas Aquinas High School, totaling 113 goals and 71 assists for 297 points over four years … an NSCAA and Parade All-American … also named state Player of the Year … team won three straight state titles and two national championships … twice named all-state … member of National Honor Society … played on state and regional ODP teams … also played football and ran track. Personal: Born December 21, 1979 in Kingston, Jamaica … son of Hubert and Rhema Barnes.

18 Matt Beran
Defender
Junior – 5-11 – 175
Strongsville, Ohio – St. Ignatius

In 2000: Recorded 68 minutes of playing time after appearing in four games … made his first appearance in a game since the 1998 season when he played 45 minutes in the Jacksonville contest (9/3) in the Virginia Soccer Classic … posted 15 minutes of playing time in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over Elon (10/18) … played seven minutes in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13) … participated in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1) … looks to make an impact on the field in 2000 after sitting out last year due to an injury. In 1999: Did not play during the season due to a foot injury he suffered prior to the start of the regular season. In 1998: Contributed as a reserve on defense during his freshman season … played in nine games, starting twice (vs. Cal State Fullerton and Lehigh) … totaled 389 minutes … lettered. High School: Four-year letterwinner at St. Ignatius High School … named all-state, all-conference, all-county and All-Greater Cleveland … team captain and MVP as a senior … team twice advanced to state semifinals … two-time selection to NSCAA all-central region team … played on region and state ODP teams … president of National Honor Society. Personal: Born June 23, 1980 in Cleveland, Ohio … son of Donald and Patricia Beran … brother, Scott, plays basketball at John Carroll University.

25 Neil Bianco
midfielder
Junior – 5-8 – 145
Glen Ellyn, Ill. – Glenbard West

In 2000: Recorded 98 minutes if playing time in the five games he appeared in … made his first appearance of the 2000 season when he played 25 minutes in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13) … played 13 minutes in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … played 24 minutes in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1) … posted 26 minutes of playing time in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over Elon (10/18) … played 10 minutes in Virginia’s 2-0 shutout victory over Providence (10/29) … rejoins the team after missing the 1999 season … a fundamentally solid player who can play as a wing or central midfielder … connects well with passes and helps the team keep possession. 1998: Started two of the 17 games he appeared in and recorded 404 minutes of playing time … posted one assist, a game-winner, when he and teammate Jason Moore connected with Chris Albright on UVa’s second goal in a 2-1 overtime victory over FDU (10/28/99). 1997: Started one of the seven games he appeared in … saw his only postseason action against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament. playing eight minutes … started and played 45 minutes at Old Dominion … also saw action against Mount St. Mary’s, Georgetown, Liberty, Central Connecticut and American … took two shots against Central Connecticut. 1996: Saw action in only one game, playing nine minutes against VMI. High School: Lettered three years in soccer as a central midfielder at Glenbard West … All-Sectional and All-Conference selection his junior and senior years … named All-State his junior season … twice named MVP of high school team … was the only non-senior to serve as a team captain during his junior season … played on Illinois State Cup championship team in 1992, 1994 and 1995 … selected to Snickers under-17 1/2 Illinois State Cup tournament team in 1995 … earned Chicago Sun-Times and Daily Herald All-Area recognition as a junior … participated on Illinois ODP State Team from 1992-1995. Personal: Born April 16, 1978 in Park Ridge, Ill. … son of Robert and Carla Bianco.

15 Carter Burgess
dEFENDER
Sophomore – 5-10 – 160
Va. Beach, Va. – Kempsville

In 2000: Did not appear in a game during the season … a physical defender whose role should expand next season … made the most of his minutes in `99 and looks to contribute more playing time in 2001. In 1999: Tenacious man-marker … recorded 100 minutes of action … appeared in seven games as a defender … participated in games against Appalachian State, Duke, Marshall, Maryland, Mount St. Mary’s, N.C. State and Brown … tallied nine minutes of action in UVa’s 3-1 victory over Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … adds depth at the defender position … brought added talent as a newcomer to a solid core of defenders. High School: A four-year starter at Kempsville High School … team won the state title in 1997 … NSCAA All-American and Virginia State Player of the Year … Gatorade Circle of Champions Virginia Player of the Year … all-state, all-region, all-Tidewater and all-district … chosen one of nation’s top 25 high school recruits by Soccer America … national nominee for Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. Personal: Born on February 26, 1981 in Norfolk, Va. … son of Bob and Barbara Burgess … twin brother, Christopher, plays soccer at William & Mary.

20 Curtis Bush
Midfielder
Senior – 5-10 – 160
New Orleans, La. – Isadore Newman

In 2000: Recorded 722 minutes of playing time after starting five of the 17 games he appeared in … scored three points on one goal and one assist … tallied one game-winning assits … appeared in both games of the Virginia Soccer Classic and scored his first goal of the 2000 season when he recorded the Cavaliers sixth goal of the contest in UVa’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … started his first game of the season in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13) … made his second start of the year in Virginia’s 2-0 shutout victory over Providence (10/29) … played 24 minutes in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1) … started and took one shot in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … started in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … posted 35 minutes of playing time and recorded his first collegiate game-winning assist when he sent a cross to Alecko Eskandarian for the game-winning goal in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over Elon (10/18) … tallied 23 minutes of action in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over American (10/25) … played five minutes in Virginia’s 2-2 tie with Fairfield (10/6) … one of five returning seniors who will challenge for a starting spot on the team … very experienced player who makes the most of his minutes. In 1999: Started nine of the 24 games he appeared in … played 876 minutes during the regular season and tallied 1244 minutes of playing time through the NCAA Tournament … split time as both a starter and as a top reserve … recorded four points on two goals … scored Virginia’s game-tying goal against Wake Forest (9/19/99) in a 1-1 tie game and scored UVa’s game-winning goal against Cal State Fullerton (10/29/99) to upset the Titans 2-1 in the Pacific Soccer Classic … started in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over Brown in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/28/99) … named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll … has recorded eight career points on four career goals … a very solid, all-around player who has shown both improvement and consistency on the field … lettered. In 1998: Joined the team as a sophomore walk-on with three years of collegiate eligibility remaining … played in 15 games as a reserve midfielder/defender … started on defense in Virginia’s 1-0 shutout over Ohio State … logged 450 minutes on the season … scored both of his goals during the ACC Tournament … notched his first career goal in 4-0 overtime victory over N.C. State in the ACC quarterfinals … scored UVa’s final goal on a header off a cross from Ryan Trout 5:56 into the second overtime period … accounted for UVa’s lone goal in 3-1 overtime loss to Duke in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament … knotted the score at 1-1 with 13:05 remaining in regulation to send the match into overtime … found the net from 15 yards out on a pass from Steve Totten … lettered. High School: Won four letters at the Isadore Newman School … two-time district and team MVP … named all-state twice and all-district three times … also lettered in football and tennis … special teams MVP in football … all-state in tennis. Personal: Born October 12, 1978 in New Orleans, La. … son of Peyton and Barbara Bush.

17 Jonathan Cole
DEFENDER / MIDFIELDER
Sophomore – 6-0 – 175
Annapolis, Md. – McDonogh

In 2000: Recorded 2,197 minutes of playing time after starting 24 of the 24 games he appeared in … scored 10 points (sixth on the team) on four assists and three goals … two of his assists and one of his goals were game-winners … named to the ACC All-Tournament team … a First Team All-State selection by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) … scored his first collegiate goal when he one-timed a corner kick from teammate Eric Solomon in Virginia’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … scored the game-winning goal in Virginia’s 3-0 victory over Duke in the ACC Tournament Semifinals (11/10) when he headed in a cross from a corner kick sent by teammate Alecko Eskandarian … scored Virginia’s only goal in a 2-1 loss to Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational when he headed in a cross from teammate Marshall Leonard … recorded the game-winning assist when he sent a cross to teammate Ryan Gibbs, who then scored the game-winning goal with just :22 seconds remaining in Virginia’s 3-2 double-overtime victory over James Madison (10/4/00) … dished-out the game-winning assist when he connected with Ryan Gibbs on a pass across the field that Gibbs put away for a goal in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over American (10/25) … assited on UVa’s first goal of the game when he played a ball upfield to teammate Alecko Eskandarian that resulted in a goal in Virginia’s 3-2 loss to William & Mary (9/27/00) … assisted on UVa’s first goal in a 3-2 loss to Duke (10/21) when he sent a ball upfield that Steve Totten gathered and put away for a Virginia goal … started in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … started in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … help UVa record back-to-back shutouts in the Cavaliers final two regular season games with a 2-0 victory over Providence (10/29) and a 2-0 win over Maryland (11/3) … started against South Carolina (Sept. 8) and Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … started in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … started against Wake Forest (10/16) and North Carolina (9/24/00) and helped Virginia record shutouts in both contests … physical defender who makes it very difficult for opposing forwards to penetrate on UVa’s defense … has a good combination of strength and speed … expected to start once again in 2000. In 1999: Big, technically sound player … played his way into a starting role for most of the season … started in 19 of the 24 games he appeared in … gathered 1378 minutes of action during the regular season and has tallied 1722 minutes of playing time through the NCAA Tournament … started in Virginia’s 2-1 triple overtime victory over Princeton (11/21/99) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and in UVa’s 3-1 victory over Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the tournament … provided UVa with a physical presence in the backfield … blends well with teammates Mike Feller, Marshall Leonard and Chad Prince to form one of the top defending cores in the ACC … made significant contributions right away as a first-year performer … lettered. High School: Four-year letterwinner at the McDonogh School … two-time NSCAA/Umbro All-American … also named a Parade All-American his senior year … one of top 25 high school seniors by Soccer America … Gatorade South Region and Maryland Player of the Year as a senior … Metro Player of the Year and three times all-metro, all-city/county and all-conference by the Baltimore Sun … three-time MIAA All-Conference selection … twice named NSCAA/Umbro Maryland Player of the Year … two-time team captain … also lettered in basketball and lacrosse. Personal: Born October 10, 1980 in Pasadena, Md. … son of Earl and Vicki Cole.

27 David Comfort
GOALKEEPER
Sophomore – 6-5 – 200
Richmond, Va. – Monacan

In 2000: Recorded 1,200 minutes if playing time after starting 13 of the 13 games he appeared in … gathered 38 saves on 100 shot attempts … allowed only 13 goals for a GAA of 0.97 … tallied a .750 save percentage and posted five shutouts … UVa was 9-3-1 with him as the starting goalkeeper … started in Virginia’s season-opening game against South Florida and recorded five saves in UVa’s 3-2 victory over USF in the Virginia Soccer Classic … started and recorded six saves in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … started in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … gathered six saves in goal againat North Carolina in the ACC Tournament Championship match (11/12) … was the staring goalkeeper in Virginia’s four-game stretch against American (2-0), Maryland (2-0), N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (2-0) where UVa shutout all of its opponent … started in goal and gathered one save to help Virginia record its fourth shutout of the season, a 2-0 victory over Maryland (11/3) in UVa’s last regular season game of the season … started and recorded his first shutout of the season after gathering two saves in Virginia’s 2-0 victory over Providence (10/29) … started in goal in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) and gathered three saves in the victory … started against South Carolina (Sept. 8) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … started in goal and gathered four saves in Virginia’s 2-2 tie with Fairfield (10/6/00) … started in goal and gathered two saves in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over American (10/25) … will battle teammate Kyle Singer for the starting goalkeeper position in 2000 … gained valuable experience after starting in Virginia’s last nine games in `99, including three NCAA contests and three ACC Tournament games. In 1999: Played his way into the starting goalkeeper position towards the end of the season … played 270 minutes in the regular season and tallied 874 minutes of playing time through the NCAA Tournament … started all nine game he appeared in … UVa was 6-3-0 (.667) with him as the starting goalkeeper … recorded 44 saves on 104 shots on goal … entered the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals with a 0.90 GAA and a save percentage of .830 … posted two shutouts in goal, including a 2-0 shutout win over Maryland in the ACC quarterfinals (11/11/99) … recorded his first collegiate shutout in a 1-0 victory over Ohio State (11/5/99) … started in Virginia’s 2-1 triple overtime victory over Princeton (11/21/99) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and in UVa’s 3-1 victory over Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the tournament … adds solid depth at goalkeeper … his height, wing span and quick feet allow him to cover much of the goal area … lettered. High School: A four-year letterwinner at Monacan High School … earned all-state, all-central region and all-district honors … also named to the Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro first-team … three-time team MVP … a four-year member of the Virginia state ODP team … earned the President’s Award for Educational Excellence as a senior. Personal: Born July 27, 1981 in Richmond, Va. … son of Kenneth and Barbara Comfort.

24 Nelson Cupello
Goalkeeper
Senior – 6-2 – 175
Rochester, N.Y. – Greece Arcadia

In 2000: Recorded 21 minutes of playing time in the one game he appeared in (Jacksonville) … gathered two saves on three shots for a .670 saves percentage … allowed one goal … appeared in Virginia’s second game of the season when he replaced Kyle Singer in the second half of play and recorded two saves in UVa’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic … will compete for playing time in goal in 2000 … adds depth at goalkeeper … hopes to expand upon his limited role from last season. In 1999: Made his lone appearance of the season when he replaced teammate Kyle Singer in Virginia’s 3-0 shutout victory over Marshall (10/20/99) … posted a 0.00 GAA and recorded one shared shutout … is vying for playing time behind Kyle Singer and David Comfort … competed intensively for the goalkeeper position following the departures of 1998 starter Brock Yetso and backup Mike Forensich. 1998: Red-shirted … did not play in a game. High School: Earned two letters as the starting goalkeeper at Greece Arcadia High School … team co-captain and MVP as a senior … led the league in saves as a junior with 217 … MVP of the Spencerport Tournament … a member of National Honor Society. Personal: Born August 19, 1979 in Rochester, N.Y. … son of Nelson and Molly Cupello … father played soccer at SUNY-Brockport and with the Rochester Lancers of the NASL.

11 Alecko Eskandarian
Forward
Freshman – 5-8 – 152
Montvale, N.J. – Bergen Catholic

In 2000: Recorded 1,858 minutes of playing time after starting 22 of the 24 games he appeared in … scored a team-high 38 points on a team-high 16 goals and a team-high six assists … four of his goals and three of his assists were game-winners … took a team-high 102 shots … named Freshman of the Year and Third Team All-American by Soccer America … named the ACC Rookie of the Year and a First Team All-ACC selection… also named the Player of the Week (9/4/00) after he scored three goals and recorded one assist (seven points) in his first two games as a Cavalier … selected to the Soccer America Team of the Week (9/13) … named the Player of the Year in the state of Virginia and a First Team All-State selection by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) … named to the Virginia Soccer Classic All-Tournament team … named to the Maryland/Fila Invitational All-Tournament team … started and scored a goal in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … by scoring his 16th goal of the season against Lehigh in UVa’s 5-0 victory over the Mountain Hawks in the first round of the 2000 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship, he became Virginia’s all-time leader in points scored by a freshman (38 points) … broke head coach ‘s mark of 37 points scored by a freshman which was the previous Virginia record … his 16 goals also tied Gelnovatch’s record mark of 16 goals scored in a single season as a freshman at UVa … scored two goals (including the game-winner) in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over Elon (10/18) … scored the game-winning goal after Ryan Trout crossed a pass from mid-field in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over North Carolina in Chapel Hill (9/24/00) … scored his first collegiate goal in his UVa debut when he netted Virginia’s first goal of the season in a 3-2 victory over South Florida (9/1/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic … scored two goals and added an assist in Virginia’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3/00) in UVa’s second game of the Virginia Soccer Classic … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … posted the game-winning assist when he sent a corner kick to teammate Jonathan Cole, who then headed the ball into the Duke goal in Virginia’s 3-0 victory over Duke in the ACC Tournament Semifinals (11/10) … recorded his 15th goal of the season in Virginia’s 2-0 shutout victory over Providence (10/29) when he gathered a cross from teammate Jacob LeBlanc and fired a shot from 12 yards out … scored UVa’s first goal of the game (his 14th of the season) in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over American (10/25) … recorded his second game-winning goal of the season when Sheldon Barnes sent a pass to him that he gathered and beat Virginia Commonwealth’s goalkeeper with during Virginia’s 1-0 overtime victory over VCU (9/20) … scored both of Virginia’s goals in UVa’s 3-2 overtime loss to William & Mary … scored his 11th goal of the season when Ryan Trout sent a cross to him that he chipped-in from 10 yards out in Virginia’s 3-2 victory over Clemson (10/15) … dished-out two assists, including the game-winning assist on Ryan Gibbs’ goal, in Virginia’s 2-0 victory over Maryland (11/3) in UVa’s last regular season contest of the year … started in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … started against South Carolina (Sept. 8) and Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … recorded his first collegiate game-winning assist when played a ball upfield to Ryan Gibbs, who then scored the game-winning goal in Virginia’s 2-0 victory over Wake Forest (9/16/00) to give UVa it’s first ACC victory, first shutout and first road win of the 2000 season … scored two goals, including the game-winner, and tallied an assist in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … scored his 10th goal of the season in Virginia’s 3-2 double-overtime victory over James Madison (10/4/00) … a very athletic and fast, a technical player … should add a new dimension to the team … a unique type of a forward that is very tricky and crafty player with his feet … a proven goal scorer. High School: National Player of the Year finalist … named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas All-American … chosen as the NSCAA/adidas New Jersey State Player of the Year after leading the state of New Jersey in scoring with 66 goals and 15 assists through 25 games during his senior year … named a first team All-State selection by the Associated Press in 1999 … is a three-time All-State selection … two-time team Most Valuable Player (MVP) and was twice named to the NSCAA All-East team … played soccer on the 1999 U.S. Under 17 National team for coach John Ellinger … participated on the 2000 Olympic Developmental Program (ODP) Region I Team … coached by current UVa men’s assistant coach Craig Reynolds on the ODP Region I Team … won four letters at Bergen Catholic High School under coach Jim McGirr. Personal: Born on July 9, 1982 in Washington Township, New Jersey … son of Andranik and Anna Eskandarian … father played professional soccer for the New York Cosmos … brother, Ara, plays soccer for Villanova.

21 Sean Feeney
Midfielder / Defender
Sophomore – 5-10 – 155
Manasquan, N.J – C.B.A.

In 2000: Recorded 100 minutes of playing time in the six games he appeared in … made his first appearance of the season and recorded 45 minutes of playing time in Virginia’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3/00) … gathered 13 minutes of playing time in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … played 15 minutes in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over Elon (10/18) … posted 14 minutes of playing time in Virginia’s 2-0 shutout victory over Prividence (10/29) … saw six minutes of action in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … played seven minutes in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13/00) … crafty player who hopes to see a more expanded role in 2000 … will compete for playing time in the middle and the back. In 1999: Appeared in three games during the regular season against Appalachian State, Duke and Marshall … played 47 minutes in the regular season … competed for playing time at the midfielder and defender positions … provided solid depth at both positions … his versatility to play both the midfielder and defender positions gave Virginia the luxury to play him at either position or to counter matchups with opponents. High School: Won three letters at Christian Brothers Academy … all-state by Newark Star-Ledger and Soccer Coaches of New Jersey as a senior … named All A North Conference, All-Shore Conference and All-Monmouth County by the Asbury Park Press … team won state championship and finished nationally ranked as a senior … also lettered in basketball … member of National Honor Society and a National Merit Commended Student. Personal: Born January 2, 1981 in Neptune, N.J. … son of Dr. John and Janice Feeney.

2 Mike Feller
midfielder / defender
Senior – 5-10 – 165
Richmond, Va. – Mills Godwin

In 2000: Recorded 2,065 minutes of playing time after starting 23 of the 23 games he appeared in … took one shot … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … started in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … started in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … help UVa post four consecutive in wins over: American (1-0), Maryland (2-0), N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) prior to the ACC Tournament Finals … started against South Florida (9/1/00) and Jacksonville (9/03/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic … help UVa record back-to-back shutouts in the Cavaliers final two regular season games with a 2-0 victory over Providence (10/29) and a 2-0 win over Maryland (11/3) … started against South Carolina (Sept. 8) and Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … started against Wake Forest (10/16) and VCU (9/20/00) and helped Virginia record shutouts in both contests … started in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … one of five returning seniors for Virginia … will look to nail down a starting spot in the back once again in 2000. In 1999: Started all 24 games for Virginia and played 1565 minutes during the regular season … tallied 2181 minutes of playing time through the NCAA Tournament … had an impressive ACC Tournament as he helped guide UVa to a 2-0 shutout victory over Maryland in the quarterfinals (11/11/99) and a 2-1 win over Wake Forest in the semifinals (11/12/99) … recorded his first collegiate goal on a game-tying score against Seton Hall (9/3/99) in Virginia’s first game of the season in the Coca-Cola Classic Tournament … dished-out an assist on UVa’s game-tying goal against Virginia Tech (9/22/99) when he connected with teammate Kyle Martino on a score … started in Virginia’s 2-1 triple overtime victory over Princeton (11/21/99) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and in UVa’s 3-1 victory over Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the tournament … blends well with teammates Mike Feller, Marshall Leonard and Chad Prince to form one of the top defending cores in the ACC … recorded five career points on one goal and three assists … named to the Coca-Cola Classic All-Tournament team … lettered. In 1998: Played in 16 games, starting 13 … played 1268 minutes … assisted on Chris Albright’s goal in 4-0 win over N.C. State during the regular season … competed for a starting spot in the back in 1999 following the departures of All-American Matt Chulis and Michael Green … strong passer and tackler … smart on the ball … can play either as a fullback or a defensive midfielder … previously played for the U.S. under-20 national team and the under-18 national team … named to the ACC Honor Roll in 1997-98 for his academic work and athletic participation … lettered. In 1997: Played in seven games, starting twice and totaling 280 minutes … had an assist on Matt Leonard’s goal in the season-opener against American, while starting and playing all 90 minutes … started against Georgetown and played 81 minutes. High School: Three-year letterwinner at Mills Godwin High School … a Parade All-American … named to NSCAA All-South team, and to Soccer America’s Region I Super 11 Recruits … received Sonny Carter Scholarship Award … played on regional and state ODP teams … received Matthew Veazey Award for character and leadership … member of National Honor Society. Personal: Born May 9, 1979 in Richmond, Va. … son of Howard and Susan Feller.

7 Ryan Gibbs
FORWARD
Sophomore – 5-11 – 165
West Chester, Pa. – East

In 2000: Recorded 1,367 minutes of playing time after starting 16 of the 22 games he appeared in … scored 29 points (second on team) on 12 goals (second on team) and five assists … scored a team-high five game-winning goals and added one game-winning assist … took 41 shots … named Honorable Mention All-American by Soccer America … named to the ACC All-Tournament team … scored two goals (including the game-winner) in Virginia’s 2-0 victory over Wake Forest (9/16/00) to give UVa its first ACC victory, first shutout and first road win of the 2000 season … scored two goals (including the game-winner) and recorded an assist in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over American (10/25) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … scored two goals in Virginia’s 3-0 victory over Duke in the ACC Tournament Semifinals (11/10) … started the game and scored the game-winning goal when he gathered a deflected ball in front of the goal and fired a four-yard shot for a score in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … scored the game-winning goal in Virginia’s 3-2 double-overtime victory over James Madison (10/4/00) with :22 second remaining in the contest when he gathered a cross from teammate Jonathan Cole and scored a goal … started in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh and had one assist in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … scored the game-winning goal when Steve Totten and Alecko Eskandarian set up his goal in Virginia’s 2-0 shutout victory over Maryland (11/3) in UVa’s final game of the regular season … scored UVa’s first goal after Steve Totten crossed a pass in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over North Carolina in Chapel Hill (9/24/00) … scored UVa’s first goal when teammate Eric Solomon played a pass ahead to him for a breakaway goal in Virginia’s 3-2 victory over Clemson (10/15) … dished-out the game-winning assist when he connected with Alecko Eskandarian on a cross for a chip-in goal in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … scored a goal and tallied an assist in Virginia’s 2-2 tie with Fairfield (10/6/00) … saw action in both the South Florida (9/1/00) and Jacksonville (9/3/00) games in the Virginia Soccer Classic … played 17 minutes against Indiana (9/10/00) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … played 28 minutes in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13/00) … very athletic and fast forward who excels in the open field … has the ability to blend his blazing speed with his solid footwork en route to turning deceptive moves … can stop-and-go on a dime … played with the U.S. under-18 national team. In 1999: Entered the season as one of the top forwards in the country coming out of high school … played himself into a starting role as a forward during 18 of the 21 games he appeared in … collected 1154 minutes of action during the regular season and logged 1353 minutes of playing time through the NCAA Tournament … ACC Rookie-of-the-Year candidate … went into the ACC Tournament tied as Virginia’s top goal scorer with seven markers … finished as UVa’s second leading goal scorer with eight goals … tied for fourth on the team with 20 points resulting from eight goals and four assists … named to Soccer America’s Team of the Week (9/27/99) … recorded his first postseason points when he recorded an assist after he sent a crossing pass that connected with Kyle Martino, who then headed the ball into the goal for the Cavaliers first postseason score in Virginia’s 2-1 triple-overtime victory over Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/21/99) … had a huge impact for Virginia in its 3-1 victory over Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … scored UVa’s first goal on a breakaway score when teammate Kenny Arena sent a midfield pass upfield … Gibbs gathered the pass, beat his defender and scored the Cavaliers first goal … later in the game he assisted on the Cavs third goal scored by Sheldon Barnes when his own shot attempt was deflected and led to Barnes’ score … scored his first collegiate goal in UVa’s 8-1 victory over Appalachian State (9/8/99) … tallied UVa’s game-winning goal in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over Virginia Tech (9/22/99) and in UVa’s 2-0 decision over American (9/29/99) … both of his assists against Mount St. Mary’s (9/15/99) and North Carolina (9/25/99) were game-winning assists … scored seven goals over an eight game span, which included four consecutive games against Virginia Tech, North Carolina, American and N.C. State … posted his first two-goal game in Virginia’s 3-0 win over Mount St. Mary’s … one of the top incoming forwards in the nation … versatile player who has experience at nearly every position on the field … lettered. High School: Won All-America and all-state honors as a senior … four-time all-county selection … led West Chester East in scoring in each of his four years under head coach Bob Nutting. Personal: Born April 8, 1981 in West Chester, Pa. … son of Larry and Belinda Mulligan-Gibbs.

12 Ryan Kelly
Forward/midfielder
Freshman – 6-1 – 180
Marlton, N.J. – Cherokee

In 2000: Recorded 1,180 minutes of playing time after starting 14 of the 22 games he appeared in … scored eight points on four goals … tallied one game-winning goal … made his UVa debut by starting in Virginia’s season-opening game, a 3-2 victory over South Florida (9/1/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic … scored two goals, including the game-winner, after starting in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match by starting all three games … scored his first collegiate goal when Marshall Leonard played a pass to him from midfield, he gathered the pass and fired a shot to the right corner of the goal for a score in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … scored his second goal of the season when he headed in a deflected ball in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over Elon (10/18) … also started against Jacksonville (9/3/00) in UVa’s second contest of the Virginia Soccer Classic … started and took two shots in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … started against Indiana (Sept. 10) and appeared in the South Carolina contest (Sept. 8) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … started in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over American (10/25) … very athletic, attacking type of a player that can play out wide as a flank player or as a forward … expected to come in and play right away at UVa. High School: Participated on the Region I Olympic Developmental Program in 1998 and 1999 … a 1998 first team All-Area (Philadelphia and South Jersey), All-State, All-County and All-Conference selection at Cherokee … a member of the U.S. Under 18 and 20 National Team Pool … competed at the Adidas ESP Camp where he finished as Runner-up MVP in 1999 … named a New Jersey State Team selection in 1994, 1998 and 1999 … also competed on the FC Delco club team, the 1998 Region I Champions … coached by current UVa men’s assistant coach Craig Reynolds on the ODP Region I Team .. a four-year letterwinner for coach Bruce Wilson at Cherokee. Personal: Born on November 1, 1981 in Philadelphia, Pa. … son of Vince and Jane Kelly … father played professional soccer for the Philadelphia Fever and played college soccer at LaSalle.

13 Jacob LeBlanc
midfielder
Freshman – 5-11 – 180
Palo Alto, Calif. – Palo Alto

In 2000: Recorded 928 minutes of playing time after starting five of the 24 games he appeared in … scored four points on two assists and one goal … took seven shots … scored his first collegiate goal on a breakaway score set up by teammates Alecko Eskandarian and Steve Totten in Virginia’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic … played 31 minutes in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … played 32 minutes in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … dished-out an assist to Ryan Gibbs who scored UVa’s second goal in Virginia’s 3-0 victory over Duke in the ACC Tournament Semifinals (11/10) … played 42 minutes in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … recorded his first collegiate assist after starting in Virginia’s 2-0 shutout victory over Providence (10/29) when he sent a cross to teammate Alecko Eskandarian, who put the pass away for a goal … started his first collegiate game against Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational and played in the South Carolina contest (9/8/00) … started in UVa’s final two regular season games of the year and help the Cavaliers post a 2-0 victory over Providence (10/29) and a 2-0 victory over Maryland (11/3) … played 45 minutes in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over Elon (10/18) … recorded 30 minutes of action in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over American (10/25) … very technical player, an attacking midfielder … good on the ball, has ability to hold and control the ball with solid passing skills … has good control when running at players and is a good finisher … will provide immediate depth to midfield position while pushing for a starting spot … had the option to play professional soccer coming out of high school … played on the under-18 U.S. National Team and was a member of the under-20 pool … High School: Played for coach Mike Arzabel at Palo Alto in 1999 and 2000 … named to the 2000 All-San Jose Mercury News team. Personal: Born on February 2, 1981 in Auburn, Calif.

8 Marshall Leonard
MIDFIELDER/defender
Junior – 5-7 – 165
Midland, Ga. – Shaw

In 2000: Recorded 2,173 minutes of playing time after starting 24 of the 24 games he appeared in … scored seven points on five assists and one goal … tallied two game-winning assists … started against South Florida (9/1/00) and Jacksonville (9/3/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic … scored his first collegiate goal and added an asisst in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00), gathered a cleared ball and fired a shot to beat NCSU’s goalkeeper for the first of six UVa goals in the contest … tallied his second game-winning assist of the season when assisted on Steve Totten’s goal in Virginia’s 2-0 victory over Providence (10/29) … recorded Virginia’s only assist of the Maryland/Fila Invitational when he connected with teammate Jonathan Cole with a crossing pass that Cole headed in for a goal against Indiana (9/10/00) … assited on Ryan Gibbs’ goal in Virginia’s 2-2- tie with Fairfield (10/6/00) … started in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … started in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … sent a cross that was headed in for an own-goal by a NCSU defender in Virginia’s 1-0 victory over N.C. State in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals (11/9) … helped Virginia shutout four consecutive oppoents: American (2-0), Maryland (2-0), N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) prior to the ACC Tournament Finals … helped UVa record back-to-back shutouts in the Cavaliers final two regular season games with a 2-0 victory over Providence (10/29) and a 2-0 win over Maryland (11/3) … started against Wake Forest (10/16) and North Carolina (9/24/00) and helped Virginia record shutouts in both contests … recorded the game-winning assist when he played a ball upfield that resulted in Alecko Eskandarian’s game-winning goal in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over Elon (10/18) … started against South Carolina (Sept. 8) and Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … very athletic and fast … has the ability to get to the ball quick … has the luxury of either playing the defender or midfielder positions … has a solid left foot. In 1999: Returning starter in the back … started every game of his career, including all 24 games in 1999 for Virginia … played 1617 minutes during the regular season and logged 2233 minutes of playing time through the NCAA Tournament … recorded his first collegiate game-winning assist in UVa’s 3-0 victory over Mount St. Mary’s (9/15/99) … had an impressive ACC Tournament as he helped guide UVa to a 2-0 shutout victory over Maryland in the quarterfinals (11/11/99) and a 2-1 win over Wake Forest in the semifinals (11/12/99) … started in Virginia’s 2-1 triple overtime victory over Princeton (11/21/99) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and in UVa’s 3-1 victory over Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the tournament … posted three career points coming on three assists as a Cavaliers … a tenacious man-marker … has a solid left foot … blends together with Jonathan Cole, Mike Feller and Chad Prince to form one of the top defending cores in the ACC .. gained international experience with the U.S. under-20 and under-17 national teams … lettered. In 1998: Started in 22 of 23 games … third on team and first among Cavalier freshmen with 2093 minutes played … tallied two assists … assisted on UVa’s final goal (by Chris Albright at 64:10) in 3-0 win over Adelphi in the Coca-Cola Classic … had his other assist in 4-0 overtime victory over N.C. State in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament … lobbed a pass to Albright who scored from 10 yards out to give Virginia a 2-0 lead just over three minutes into the second overtime period … lettered. High School: Earned one letter at Shaw High School and three at Brookstone High School … a Parade and NSCAA All-American … named All Bi-City and team MVP … team captain as a senior … played on state and regional ODP teams … also earned two letters in basketball … member of National Honor Society. Personal: Born December 29, 1980 in El Paso, Texas … son of Tommy and Kathleen Leonard … a volunteer soccer coach for under-privileged youths.

16 Kyle Martino
Midfielder
Sophomore – 5-9 – 145
Westport, Conn. – Staples

In 2000: Recorded 1,647 minutes of playing time after starting 22 of the 22 games he appeared in … scored 14 points (fifth on the team) on a team-high six assists and four goals … tallied one game-winning goal and one game-winning assit … took 41 shots … named Second Team All-American by Soccer America … named First Team All-ACC and an ACC All-Tournament selection … named Second Team All-America by Soccer America … chosen to Soccer America’s Team of the Week (Sept. 6) … one of 15 finalists for the Hermann Trophy … a First Team All-State selection by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) … named the Virginia Soccer Classic All-Tournament MVP after he recorded two assists and a goal to guide Virginia to a 2-0 record and tournament title … assisted on Alecko Eskandarian’s first collegiate goal after he sent a cross that resulted in UVa’s first goal of the season in Virginia’s 3-2 victory over South Florida (9/1/00) … scored Virginia’s game-winning goal and added an assist in UVa’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic … started against South Carolina (Sept. 8) and Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … scored Virginia’s first goal and recorded an assist in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13/00) … scored a goal when he played a ball off of his chest in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … assisted on Alecko Eskandarian’s 10th goal of the season in Virginia’s 3-2 double-overtime victory over James Madison (10/4/00) … recorded the game-winning assist when he sent a crossing pass to teammate Kenny Arena for a goal in Virginia’s 3-2 victory over Clemson (10/15) … recorded an assist on Steve Totten’s goal in Virginia’s 2-2 tie with Fairfield (10/6) … scored UVa’s fourth goal in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over American when he converted a penalty kick (10/25) … started in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … started in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … has the ability to dazzle with his footwork and trick would-be defenders … possesses a great combination of speed, footwork and deceptive moves … natural playmaker … a true central midfielder with great technique, skills and movement … In 1999: One of the top incoming first-year players in the country … made a significant impact on the team as a first-year starter … named the 1999 ACC Rookie-of-the Year … tabbed as a First-Team All-ACC selection … chosen to the ACC All-Tournament team … played his way into a starting role from the beginning of the season … gathered 1436 minutes of action during the regular season and logged 1971 minutes through the NCAA Tournament … started all 23 games he appeared in … second on the team with seven assists, including two game-winning assists in victories over Cal State Fullerton (10/29) and Ohio State (11/5) … third on the squad with 21 points resulting from seven assists and seven goals … three of his seven goals were game-winning markers scored in the Cavaliers 2-1 victory over North Carolina (9/25/99), a 3-0 decision over Marshall (10/20/99) and a 3-1 victory over Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … scored the first postseason points of his career when he scored a goal after heading a crossing pass from Ryan Gibbs in Virginia’s 2-1 triple-overtime victory over Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … recorded UVa’s only goal in a 2-1 triple-overtime loss to Duke in the ACC Championship game (11/14/99) … posted his first collegiate goal in a 2-1 win over Virginia Tech (9/22/99) … tallied his first collegiate assist in UVa’s 1-1 tie with Wake Forest … possesses excellent ball control skills … one of UVa’s top playmakers … tallied four assists in UVa’s last five regular season games … scored a goal in three consecutive games against Duke (11/14/99) in the ACC Championship game, Princeton (11/21/99) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … scored a goal or had an assist in eight games during the regular season … came to Virginia as one of the nation’s premier recruits … lettered. High School: A four-year letterwinner at Staples High School … Gatorade National Player of the Year and Parade All-American his senior year … NSCAA Connecticut State Player of the Year … Connecticut Post Athlete of the Year … Connecticut Junior Soccer Association Player of the Year … all-state and all-county selection. Personal: Born February 19, 1981 in Atlanta, Ga. … son of Ralph and Marianne Martino … brother, Wes, plays soccer for College of Charleston.

23 Brett Mayer-Aschhoff
Goalkeeper
Freshman – 6-0 – 165
Charlottesville, Va. – Albemarle

In 2000: Did not appear in a game … a walk-on in the spring try-outs who caught the eyes of the coaching staff with his work ethic … adds depth to the goalkeeper position … should flourish at goalkeeper while learning the fundamentals needed in UVa’s system. High School: Named All-District and All-Central Virginia as a goalkeeper for coach Dan Rosensweig at Albemarle High School … participated on high school team that advanced to the state quarterfinals two consecutive years … competed on the state and district Olympic Developmental Program … earned the Captains Award and the Sam Terry Award (Outstanding Athlete) … also lettered in wrestling at AHS. Personal: Born on March 16, 1981 in Ridgewood, N.J. … son of Ron and Wendy Mayer-Aschhoff.

5 Mahatha Oliver
Defender
Freshman – 6-0 – 180
Waldorf, Md. – Dematha Catholic

In 2000: Did not appear in a game … very strong, athletic player that is a ball-winner … has the versatility to play as a center-back or as an outside back … was expected to step right in and play right away, but was injured in the preseason. High School: Parade All-American selection in 1998-99 and was named a NSCAA All-American in 1999 … a two-time All-Metropolitan first team choice and a NSCAA First Team All-South selection in 1998-99 … a three-time team captain at Dematha … named a All-County and All-Conference selection three times … competed on the Region I Olympic Developmental Program team for four years and was a member of the U.S. National Under 18 (1998-99) and Under 20 (2000) National Team Pool … also served as the team captain three of the five years he participated on the Maryland State ODP … coached by current UVa men’s assistant coach Craig Reynolds on the ODP Region I Team … earned four letters in soccer at Dematha Catholic High School for coaches Steve Powers (1997-99) and Rob Ryerson (1996). Personal: Born on November 5, 1981 in Oceanside, Calif. … son of Mahatha and Karen Oliver.

3 Chad Prince
Defender
Senior – 5-11 – 165
Woodbury, N.Y. – Syosset

In 2000: Recorded 1,698 minutes of playing time after starting 20 of the 20 games he appeared in … scored one point on one assist … named to the Virginia Soccer Classic All-Tournament team after starting both games against South Florida (9/1/00) and Jacksonville (9/3/00), to help guide UVa to a 2-0 record and the tournament title … recorded his first assist of the season when he played a ball upfield that led to a Ryan Gibbs goal in Virginia’s 2-2 tie with Fairfield (10/6/00) … help UVa record back-to-back shutouts in the Cavaliers final two regular season games with a 2-0 victory over Providence (10/29) and a 2-0 win over Maryland (11/3) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … helped Virginia shutout four consecutive opponents: American (2-0), Maryland (2-0), N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) prior to the ACC Championship match … started against Wake Forest (10/16) and North Carolina (9/24/00) and helped Virginia record shutouts in both contests … started against South Carolina (Sept. 8) and Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … started in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … one of five returning seniors for Virginia … will look to solidify a spot in the back once again in 2000 .. a skillful player with a great work ethic … has played with the U.S. under-16 and under-17 national teams. In 1999: One of UVa’s top defenders … started all 22 games he played in for Virginia … gathered 1602 minutes of playing time during the regular season and collected 1950 minutes of playing time through the NCAA Tournament … had an impressive ACC Tournament as he helped guide UVa to a 2-0 shutout victory over Maryland in the quarterfinals (11/11/99) and a 2-1 win over Wake Forest in the semifinals (11/12/99) … recorded his first career assist in Virginia’s 8-1 victory over Appalachian State (9/8/99) … named to the Pacific Soccer Classic All-Tournament team after two solid performances on defense against Cal State Fullerton and UCLA … a veteran returner on defense … a skilled defender with a great work ethic … forms one of the top defensive cores with teammates Mike Feller, Marshall Leonard and Jonathan Cole. In 1998: Played in six games, starting twice and totaling 152 minutes … started in back-to-back wins over Maryland and Virginia Tech during the regular season … also saw action against Ohio State, N.C. State (first round of the ACC Tournament), South Carolina (NCAA second round) and Stanford (NCAA quarterfinals) … earned his second letter. In 1997: Played in 11 games, starting twice and totaling 415 minutes … saw action off the bench in NCAA Tournament games against Howard, Georgetown and UCLA … started and played all 90 minutes at Old Dominion … saw 75 minutes of action against Clemson, playing all of the second half and overtime … started and played 90 minutes against American in season opener … lettered. High School: A four-year letterwinner at Syosset High School … team captain in junior and senior seasons … an NSCAA All-American … twice selected All-County … named to Soccer America’s Region I Super 11 Recruits … received the Jules D. Mazor Award and the Ralph Whitney Scholastic MVP of Nassau County Award … played on state and regional ODP teams. Personal: Born July 19, 1979 in Manhasset, N.Y. … son of Ruby and Henry Prince.

1 Kyle Singer
Goalkeeper
Sophomore – 6-0 – 180
Plymouth, Minn. – Armstrong

In 2000: Recorded 1.018 minutes of playing time after starting 11 of the 11 games he appeared in … gathered 28 saves on 81 shots for a .65 saves percentage … allowed only 15 goals, good for a 1.33 GAA … recorded two shutouts … UVa was 8-3-0 with him as the starting goalkeeper … tallied five saves in goal to preserves Virginia’s first shutout, ACC victory and road win of the season in a 2-0 victory over Wake Forest (9/1/6/00) … recorded his second consecutive shutout of the season after gathering four saves in Virginia’s 1-0 overtime victory over VCU (9/20) … started in Virginia’s second game of the season, a 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic, and posted one save during the contest … gathered a save in goal during Virginia’s 3-2 victory over Clemson (10/15) … started against Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational and made several key stops to go along with two saves … starting goalkeeper in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13/00) … will compete with teammate David Comfort for the starting goalkeeper position in 2000 … starting goalkeeper in Virginia’s 3-2 double-overtime against James Madison (10/4/00) … started the first 15 games for UVa in `99 … played two years with the U.S. under-17 national team … started in goal for the U.S. in its only victory at the under-17 World Championships in 1997, a 4-0 win over Austria. In 1999: Stepped right in for the departed Mike Forensich and Brock Yetso and started all 15 of the 16 games he appeared in for the season as a goalkeeper … recorded 1398 minutes of playing time for the year… played all but two minutes in the games he appeared in during the regular season … a good, technical goalkeeper … UVa was 8-6-1 through 15 games with him in goal as the starting keeper … recorded four shutouts including the first of his career in a 3-0 victory over Mount St. Mary’s (9/15/99) … his three other shutouts came in a 2-0 win over American (9/29/99), a 2-0 victory over Virginia Commonwealth (10/9/99) and 3-0 shutout win over Marshall (10/20/99) … posted a 1.23 GAA and a .61 save percentage through 16 games … tallied 33 saves on 99 shots on goal … named to the 1998-99 ACC Academic Honor Roll … entered the season as the leading candidate to start in goal following the departures of 1998 starter Brock Yetso and backup Mike Forensich … excelled in spring workouts … though a freshman in terms of eligibility, he brought a great deal of maturity and game experience to the fold … lettered. In 1998: Red-shirted … did not play in a game. High School: Won four letters at Robbinsdale Armstrong High School … two-time team captain … an NSCAA and Parade All-American … named to the Gatorade Circle of Champions … twice named all-state and all-metro … four time all-conference selection … also a member of the tennis and diving teams. Personal: Born August 6, 1980 in Minneapolis, Minn. … son of Gary and Ellie Singer.

4 Eric Solomon
MIDFIELDer / DEFENdEr
Sophomore – 5-10 – 160
Livingston, N.J. – Livingston

In 2000: Recorded 659 minutes of playing time after starting five of the 20 games he appeared in … scored eight points on a team-high six assists and one goal … two of his assists were game-winners … made his first start of the season and recorded three assists (including the game-winning assist) in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13/00) … scored his first collegiate goal of his career after playing 31 minutes in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … recorded the game-winning assist when he sent a corner kick to Sheldon Barnes that was headed in for the game-winning goal in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13/00) … contributed to the game-winning assist on Ryan Gibbs’ game-winning goal in Virginia’s 3-2 double-overtime victory over James Madison (10/4/00) when he passes the ball to teammate Jonathan Cole, who then sent a crossing pass to Gibbs for the game-winning score … dished-out an assist after starting in Virginia’s 3-2 victory over Clemson (10/15) when he found teammate Ryan Gibbs upfield for a breakaway goal … played six minutes in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … started in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … appeared in both games of the Virginia Soccer Classic … recorded his first assist of the season when he sent a corner kick to teammate Jonathan Cole that was one-timed in for a goal in Virginia’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3/00) … gathered playing time against South Carolina (Sept. 8) and Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … played 23 minutes in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over American (10/25) …. a talented passer and dribbler who looks to expand his role this season … gathered valuable playing time last season and has the versatility to play either the midfielder or defender position. In 1999: Started five of the 20 games he appeared in … gathered 521 minutes of playing time during the regular season and logged 676 minutes of playing time through the NCAA Tournament … played in Virginia’s 2-1 triple overtime victory over Princeton (11/21/99) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and in UVa’s 3-1 victory over Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the tournament … made his first collegiate start in Virginia’s 4-3 overtime season opening victory over Seton Hall (9/3/99) in the Coca-Cola Classic Tournament … recorded his first collegiate point on an assist in UVa’s 8-1 victory over Appalachian State (9/8/99) when he sent a corner kick to teammate Ryan Trout that resulted in a goal … talented passer and dribbler … made solid contributions right away as a first-year player … executes well at corner kicks … has five years experience with U.S. national teams. High School: Earned four letters at Livingston High School … named to the NSCAA/Umbro Regional All-American team in 1997 and 1998 … three-year member of the NJSCA All-State “Top 51 Team” … four-time selection to the NJSCA All-State and All-North Teams … three-time selection to the Star-Ledger all-state and all-county teams … three-time team MVP and two-time captain … played on state and regional ODP teams. Personal: Born March 15, 1981 in Livingston, N.J. … son of Michael and Gail Solomon.

10 Steve Totten
Midfielder
Junior – 5-11 – 175
Allentown, N.J. – Peddie

In 2000: Recorded 1,725 minutes of playing time after starting 21 of the 21 games he appeared in … scored 21 points (third on team) on eight goals (third on team) and five assists … two of his assists and one of his goals were game-winners … took 37 shots … named Second Team All-ACC … a Second Team All-State selection by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals where the Cavaliers finished second with a 2-1 record aftering defeating N.C. State (1-0) and Duke (3-0) before losing to North Carolina by the score of 1-0 in overtime in the championship match … started and scored UVa’s first goal when he gathered a cross from teammate Ryan Gobbs and connected on a 20-yard shot in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … gathered a pass from Ryan Gibbs and scored UVa’s third goal of the contest after starting in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … recorded two assists (including the game-winning assist) in Virginia’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic … scored both of Virginia’s goals in a 3-2 loss to Duke (10/21) – gathered a pass from teammate Jonathan Cole and beat Duke’s goalkeeper for his first goal before converting his third penalty kick of the season for his second goal of the contest … scored his first goal of the season when he converted a penalty kick in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … connected with Kyle Martino on a give-and-go that resulted in the game-winning goal at the 27:50 mark of the Jacksonville game … scored the game-winning goal in Virginia’s 2-0 shutout victory over Providence (10/29) when he gathered a cross from teammate Marshall Leonard and chipped in a shot from eight yards out … recorded the game-winning assit when he sent a pass to teammate Alecko Eskandarian, who then sent a pass to Ryan Gibbs for a goal in Virginia’s 2-0 shutout victory over Maryland (11/3) in UVa’s final regular season game of the year … tallied an assist after connecting on Ryan Gibbs’ second goal of the game in Virginia’s 2-0 victory over Wake Forest (9/16/00) to give UVa its first ACC win, shutout and road victory of the 2000 season … assisted on Ryan Gibbs’ goal in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over North Carolina in Chapel Hill (9/24/00) … scored his second goal of the season on a penalty kick in Virginia’s 3-2 double-overtime victory over James Madison (10/4/00) … scored his third goal of the season in Virginia’s 2-2 tie with Fairfield (10/6/00) … started against South Carolina (Sept. 8) and Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … returning starter at center-midfielder … one of UVa’s more experienced players … not a flashy player but picks his spots on offense … very good with ball possession … has international experience playing with the U.S. under-17 national team. In 1999: Returning starter at center-midfield … named Second Team All-ACC … started all 24 games for Virginia … gathered 1610 minutes of playing time during the regular season and played 2226 minutes through the NCAA Tournament … fifth on the team in scoring with 17 points on six goals and five assists … assisted on Drew O’Donnell’s game-winning goal in a 2-1 triple overtime victory over Princeton (11/21/99) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … tallied an assist on Sheldon Barnes‘ goal in Virginia’s 2-0 victory over Maryland in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal (11/11/99) … scored Virginia’s game-winning goal in the Coca-Cola Classic Tournament against Seton Hall in a 4-3 overtime victory in the season opener … scored a goal and posted the game-winning assist in UVa’s 2-0 win over Virginia Commonwealth (10/9/99) when he found teammate Drew O’Donnell on a cross … gathered two goals and an assist in Virginia’s 8-1 victory over Appalachian State (9/8/99) … selected to Soccer America’s Team of the Week (10/11/99) … charted his sixth goal of the season in a 3-0 victory over Marshall (10/20/99) … scored UVa’s second goal in a 3-2 loss to Gonzaga in the Coca-Cola Classic Tournament (9/5/99) … started in Virginia’s 2-1 triple overtime victory over Princeton (11/21/99) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and in UVa’s 3-1 victory over Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the tournament … named to the 1998-99 ACC Academic Honor Roll … scored 36 career points on 12 goals and 12 assists … started all 46 games of his career … has four career game-winning assists and one career game-winning goal … had an excellent year as a freshman … lettered. In 1998: Started all 23 games … joined Chris Albright, Matt Chulis and Ryan Trout as one of four Cavaliers (only rookie) to start every game … team’s third-leading scorer with 19 points, including six goals and seven assists … totaled 1937 minutes … scored his first career goal in 1-1 overtime tie against Cal State Fullerton in the Fila Classic … named to Soccer America’s Team of the Week (Sept. 13-17) after registering a goal and two assists in 4-1 win over Maryland … scored game-tying goal with less than three minutes left in regulation in UVa’s 2-2 overtime tie at Wake Forest … had one goal and one assist in 4-0 shutout over Marshall … notched UVa’s second goal (on an assist from Trout) in 4-0 win over N.C. State … scored to give Virginia an early 1-0 lead in 3-2 win over Duke … had an assist on Curtis Bush’s goal in 3-1 overtime loss to Duke in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament … tallied two assists in 3-0 win over Rider in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … lettered. High School: A four-year letterwinner at the Peddie School … three-time NSCAA All-American … also named a Parade All-American as a senior … set school record with 29 goals in 1996 … team captain and MVP in 1997 … named all-state and all-prep … 1996 Trenton Times Player of the Year … a National Merit Scholarship commended student. Personal: Born January 7, 1980 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. … son of Lynn and Ed Totten.

6 Ryan Trout
forward / midfielder
Senior – 6-0 – 165
Media, Pa. – Strath Haven

In 2000: Recorded 1,076 minutes of playing time after starting 12 of the 16 games he appeared in … scored six points on four assists and one goal … tallied one game-winning goal and one game-winning assist … named to the Virginia Soccer Classic All-Tournament team … scored Virginia’s game-winning goal when he looped in a shot from the right side of the box in UVa’s 3-2 season-opening victory over South Florida (9/1/00) in the Virginia Soccer Classic … recorded the game-winning assist after he connected with Alecko Eskandarian on his game-winning goal in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over North Carolina in Chapel Hill (9/24/00) … assisted on Kenny Arena’s first collegiate goal when he crossed a pass to Arena that was headed into the goal in Virginia’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3/00) during the Virginia Soccer Classic … started against South Carolina (Sept. 8) and appeared against Indiana (Sept. 10) in the Maryland/Fila Invitational … assisted on UVa’s second goal when he sent a cross to teammate Alecko Eskandarian during Virginia’s 3-2 victory over Clemson (10/15) … recorded an assist in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13/00) … started in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … one of five returning seniors for Virginia … UVa’s most experienced player … Virginia’s top returning scorer with 28 points … a dual-threat player who has the ability to score himself or find the open man … possesses great speed and ball-handling skills … technically sound player with great athletic ability … has played with the U.S. under-17 and under-20 national teams. In 1999: Named Second-Team Preseason All-American by Soccer America … selected Second Team All-ACC … named to the ACC All-Tournament team … started 20 of the 21 games he appeared in … gathered 1338 minutes of playing time during the regular season and 1819 minutes through the NCAA Tournament … Virginia’s leading scorer with 28 points resulting from 10 assists and nine goals … his 10 assists and nine goals led the team heading into the NCAA Tournament … had an outstanding ACC Tournament as he scored three goals through three games … recorded Virginia’s game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory over Maryland in the ACC quarterfinals (11/11/99) … scored both of Virginia’s goals (including the game-winner) in a 2-1 win over Wake Forest in the ACC semifinal game (11/12/99) … scored four goals (including three in the first half of play) in UVa’s 8-1 victory over Appalachian State (9/8/99) … his first goal of the ASU game was the game-winner … only the eighth player ever in Virginia men’s soccer history to score four goals in a single game and became the 44th player in UVa men’s soccer history to record a hat trick … scored a goal in Virginia’s 4-3 season opening victory over Seton Hall (9/3/99) in the Coca-Cola Classic Tournament … also added two assists in the Seton Hall match … scored a goal and dished out the game-winning assists to teammate Ryan Gibbs in UVa’s 2-0 victory over American (9/29/99) … has 68 career points from 32 career assists and 18 career goals … has seven career game-winning assists and seven career game-winning goals … selected to the Coca-Cola Classic All-Tournament team … lettered. In 1998: Joined Chris Albright, Matt Chulis and Steve Totten as one of four Cavaliers to start all 23 games … finished second on the team in scoring behind Chris Albright with 23 points … had a team-high 11 assists to go along with six goals … tied for fifth in assists and tied for ninth in scoring in the ACC … fourth on the team with 2071 minutes played … named first-team All-State by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) … scored the lone goal in UVa’s 1-0 season opening victory over San Diego in the Fila Classic … assisted on UVa’s only goal in a 1-1 overtime tie with Cal State Fullerton in the Fila Classic … assisted on both goals in UVa’s 2-1 overtime win over Lehigh … also had two assists against Marshall … scored on a 23-yard blast in the 11th minute in 2-2 overtime tie with Wake Forest … notched a goal in a 5-1 win over Buffalo and had one assist in regular season matches against N.C. State and American … assisted on Wright’s goal in 3-0 win over Adelphi in the Coca-Cola Classic … scored a goal and notched game-winning assist in 3-2 win over Virginia Commonwealth … had one goal and two assists in 4-0 overtime victory over N.C. State in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament … scored UVa’s first goal in 3-0 win over Rider in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In 1997: Named to the Soccer America and Soccer News National All-Freshman teams … a starter for the Cavaliers as a flank midfielder … played in all 26 games, starting 18 times and totaling 1,941 minutes … Virginia’s fifth-leading scorer with 17 points on three goals and 11 assists … ranked fourth in the ACC in assists … tied the UVa record for most games played in a single season (26) … had an assist on Ben Olsen’s second goal against Saint Louis in the NCAA semifinals … scored a goal and assisted on two others in NCAA second round victory over Georgetown … had an assist on Chris Albright’s goal against Howard in the NCAA first round … assisted on Albright’s goal against Wake Forest in the ACC Semifinals … scored the game-winning goal against Mount St. Mary’s … scored the first goal of his collegiate career with the game-winner at Seton Hall … assisted on both goals in the 2-1 win over VCU. High School: A two-time All-State selection at Strath Haven High School … an NSCAA and Parade All-American … named to Soccer America’s Region I Super 11 Recruits … also earned All-Delaware County and All-Central League honors … led team to the state titles in junior and senior seasons. Personal: Born November 9, 1978 in Harrisburg, Pa. … son of Richard and Diane Trout.

28 Rob Wright
Forward
Junior – 5-9 – 155
Virginia Beach, Va. – First Colonial

In 2000: Recorded 118 minutes of action in the nine games he appeared in … made his first appearance of the season after gathering 45 minutes of action in Virginia’s 7-1 victory over Jacksonville (9/3/00) during the Virginia Soccer Classic … played 10 minutes in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/26) … played 13 minutes in Virginia’s 5-0 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19) … helped Virginia advance to the ACC Tournament Finals by playing in Virginia’s 1-0 win over N.C. State (11/9) and inUVa’s 3-0 victory over Duke (11/10) … played 15 minutes in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13/00) … saw 10 minutes of playing time in Virginia’s 4-1 victory over American (10/25) … recorded eight minutes of playing time in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State (10/1/00) … looking to compete for more playing time up front in 2000 after performing well in a limited role in 1999 … In 1999: Appeared in 13 games … gathered 182 minutes of playing time during the regular season and logged 218 minutes of playing time through the NCAA Tournament … recorded his first collegiate assist when he connected with teammate Steve Totten for UVa’s eighth goal of the contest in Virginia’s 8-1 victory over Appalachian State (9/8/99) … has seven career points coming from three goals and one assists … adds depth to an already talented forward core … competing for a starting position up front … lettered. In 1998: Joined the team as a walk-on in August of 1998 … emerged as a valuable reserve at forward, playing in 21 of 23 games and totaling 615 minutes … started against Fairleigh Dickinson and played 55 minutes … two of his three goals on the season were game-winners … his first collegiate goal was a big one as he nailed the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over Lehigh in sudden-death overtime … knocked in a cross by Ryan Trout from six yards with 5:43 remaining in the first overtime period … also scored the game-winner in a dramatic 3-2 victory over Duke … trickled a shot past Blue Devil keeper Alti Knuttson and just inside the left post with 12 seconds left in regulation to clinch the win … scored his other goal in UVa’s 3-0 win over Adelphi in the Coca-Cola Classic. High School: Three-year letter winner in soccer at First Colonial High School … named first-team all-state and led Beach District in scoring as a senior … Tidewater Player of the Year, Region I Player of the Year and Beach District Player of the Year … named to district and region all-academic teams … state finalist for Wendy’s High School Heisman Award … team captain, MVP and Offensive MVP … participated in Virginia East-West All-Star game … also lettered in golf and cross country … National Honor Society member. Personal: Born January 24, 1980 in Harrisburg, Pa. … son of Gay and David Wright.

CURRENT RANKING: The University of Virginia men’s soccer team finished the season ranked #5 in the NSCAA Top 25 and ranked #6 in the Soccer America Top 20 poll. The Cavaliers were seeded fifth in the NCAA Tournament field.

VIRGINIA FALLS TO CREIGHTON IN QUARTERFINAL ROUND OF NCAA TOURNAMENT: The Virginia Cavaliers fell to the Creighton Bluejays by the score of 3-0 in the Quarterfinals (third round) of the 2000 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. UVa was a 5-0 winner over Lehigh (first round) and 2-1 winner over St. John’s (second round) of the NCAA Tournament, before falling to the Creighton Bluejays of the Missouri Valley Conference. Creighton was a 1-0 winner over Ohio State (first round) before shutting-out Sand Diego (second round) by the score of 3-0 to advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals to where it defeated UVa.

VIRGINIA SHUTOUT FOR ONLY SECOND TIME THIS SEASON: With its 3-0 loss to the Creighton Bluejays in its final match of the 2000 season, Virginia dropped its sixth match of the year, but only its second loss by shutout. UVa lost a 1-0 overtime decision to the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Finals of the ACC Championship before being shutout by the Bluejays. The loss was the Cavaliers first shutout defeat at home.

ROAD WARRIORS?: Although Virginia played only three official roads games the entire 2000 season, the Cavaliers flourished and went 3-0 (1.000) in those contests. UVa finished an impressive 12-2-1 (.833) at home, but managed only a 2-4 (.333) mark on neutral sites. Virginia finished the season with an overall record of 17-6-1, 5-1-0 in the ACC.

THE SERIES BETWEEN VIRGINIA & CREIGHTON: With its 3-0 loss to Creighton, Virginia is now 1-0-1 all-time in the series history with the Bluejays. The two teams played their first contest on September 7, 1991 in Charlottesville, Virginia in the first match of the Coca-Cola Classic Tournament. In the season-opener for both squads, Virginia tied Creighton by the score of 3-3.

VIRGINIA ALL-TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT: The Cavaliers have played in 59 contest in the NCAA Tournament. UVa stands 40-17-2 (.700) all-time in the tournament and is 20-4 (.833) in NCAA Tournament games played at Kl?ckner Stadium.

VIRGINIA DEFEATS ST. JOHN’S 2-0 IN SECOND ROUND OF NCAA TOURNAMENT: The University of Virginia men’s soccer team built an early 2-0 lead behind first-half goals by Steve Totten and Ryan Gibbs, and held on for a 2-1 victory over the St. John’s Red Storm in the second round of the 2000 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship in front of 1,799 spectators at Kl?ckner Stadium.

CAVALIERS THRASH MOUNTAIN HAWKS IN NCAA FIRST ROUND: Virginia routed the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament by handing Lehigh a 5-0 defeat on November 19. Virginia outshot Lehigh by the eye-opening count of 30-1. Ryan Kelly (two goals) highlighted the Cavaliers on the offense end. He was joined by teammates Steve Totten, Alecko Eskandarian and Eric Solomon, who each scored a goal in the win.

ESKANDARIAN BREAKS UVA RECORD: With his 16th goal of the season against Lehigh in UVa’s 5-0 victory over the Mountain Hawks in the first round of the 2000 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship, Virginia’s first-year sensation Alecko Eskandarian became Virginia’s all-time leader in points scored by a freshman. With his 38 points, Eskandarian broke – ironically enough – head coach ‘s mark of 37 points scored by a freshman. Eskandarian’s 16 goals also tied Gelnovatch’s record mark of 16 goals scored in a single season as a freshman at UVa.

GEORGE GELNOVATCH GATHERS 68TH VICTORY OF HIS CAREER AFTER COACHING HIS 100TH GAME: With Virginia’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern on September 13th, George Gelnovatch coached his 100th game as UVa’s head soccer coach. Gelnovatch is currently 82-26-11 all-time as UVa’s head coach.

HOME SWEET HOME: Virginia has enjoyed much success playing in the friendly confines of Kl?ckner Stadium. One of the finest college soccer facilities in the country, Kl?ckner Stadium has been a very tough place for opponents to record a win. In fact, UVa has posted an eye-opening record of 114-15-5 at Kl?ckner Stadium since its opening in 1992. The Cavaliers finished 12-2-1 this season and went 10-4-1 at home last year (1999), the third time in five years UVa did not finish undefeated at home.

Virginia is 20-4 (.833) in NCAA Tournament games held at Kl?ckner Stadium during the past eight seasons, outscoring the opposition 57-20 in those games.

GIBBS & MARTINO NAMED TO ACC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: The trio of Jonathan Cole, Ryan Gibbs and Kyle Martino were named to the 2000 ACC All-Tournament team. Cole (1 goal) and Gibbs (2 goals) came up huge for Virginia in it’s 3-0 shutout victory over Duke (11/10) in the ACC Semifinals by scoring all three goals between the two of them.

VIRGINIA FALLS IN ACC FINALS IN OVERTIME FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR: For the second consecutive time, the Virginia Cavaliers advanced to the Finals of the ACC Tournament, only to lose in overtime.

In 1999, UVa (seeded #7) defeated #2 Maryland (2-0) and #3 Wake Forest (2-1) before falling to #1 Duke in the Finals by the score of 2-1 in triple overtime. This season, #2 Virginia defeated #7 N.C. State (1-0) and #3 Duke (3-0) before falling to #1 North Carolina in the Finals by the score of 1-0 – just 13 second into overtime.

VIRGINIA ALL-TIME IN ACC TOURNAMENT: By going 2-1 in the 2000 ACC Tournament, Virginia’s record now stands 22-7-3 (.741) all-time in the history of the ACC Tournament. UVa has advanced to the finals 11 of the 14 times the tournament has been played and has won the ACC Tournament title on seven occasions. Virginia claimed the ACC Tournament title in: 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997.

VIRGINIA RECORDS FOUR SHUTOUTS IN REGULAR SEASON: Virginia recorded four shutouts over its opponents during the regular season portion of its schedule. The Cavaliers posted back-to-back shutouts over Wake Forest (2-0 on 9/16) and VCU (1-0 on 9/20), and tallied to more shutouts by the identical score of 2-0 in their final two regular season matches with Providence (10/29) and Maryland (11/3).

GIBBS & BARNES LEAD VIRGINIA TO 2-0 VICTORY OVER MARYLAND: Ryan Gibbs and Sheldon Barnes each scored a goal in Virginia’s 2-0 victory over Maryland (11/3). Alecko Eskandarian assisted on both goals, and David Comfort made one save in goal to give UVa its fourth shutout of the season.

COMFORT, ESKANDARIAN & TOTTEN GUIDE VIRGINIA TO THIRD SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON WITH 2-0 WIN OVER PROVIDENCE: David Comfort, Alecko Eskandarian and Steve Totten highlighted UVa’s efforts in the Cavaliers 2-0 shutout victory over Providence.

Comfort gathered two saves in goal, while Totten and Eskandarian each scored a goal to help UVa record its third shutout of the season. Virginia also shutout Wake Forest (2-0) and VCU (1-0) this year.

GIBBS SCORERS TWO GOALS & AN ASSIST IN VIRGINIA’S 4-1 VICTORY OVER AMERICAN: UVa forward Ryan Gibbs scored two goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist, as Virginia cruised to a 4-1 victory over American. After assisting on teammate Alecko Eskandarian’s team-high 14th goal of the year, Gibbs then went on to score UVa’s next two goals before Kyle Martino converted a penalty kick to account for the four Cavalier goals.

TOTTEN SCORES TWO GOALS IN 3-2 LOSS TO DUKE: UVa midfielder Steve Totten scored both of the Cavaliers goals in a tough 3-2 loss to the Duke Blue Devils. Virginia found itself trailing by the score of 2-0 at halftime before Totten and his teammates made an offensive surge. Totten’s first goal came after teammate Jonathan Cole sent a pass upfield that led to a one-timer between Duke goalkeeper Jeff Haywood and the right pipe of the goal to make it a 2-1 contest. Totten the converted his third penalty kick of the season to knot the score at 2-2 before the Blue Devils’ Robert Russell recorded his second goal of the game with just 3:15 remaining in the contest to pull out a 3-2 Duke victory.

FIRST-YEAR DUO OF ESKANDARIAN & KELLY LEAD UVA TO VICTORY OVER ELON: Virginia’s first-year duo of Alecko Eskandarian and Ryan Kelly teamed together to score all three of UVa’s goals in the Cavaliers 3-1 victory over Elon. Kelly posted Virginia’s first goal (his second of the season) after he headed in a deflected ball to tie the score at 1-1. Eskandarian then scored the next two goals (including the game-winner) to give Virginia the victory.

ARENA SCORES GAME-WINNING GOAL IN 3-2 VICTORY OVER CLEMSON TO KEEP UVA UNDEFEATED IN ACC PLAY: Virginia’s Kenny Arena scored UVa’s game-winning goal when he gathered a cross off a free-kick from teammate Kyle Martino and put it into the back of the net to give UVa a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over Clemson. Ryan Gibbs and Alecko Eskandarian also scored goals for the Cavaliers in the win. The victory improved Virginia’s record to 4-0-0 in the ACC, leaving UVa as the only unbeaten team in conference play.

GIBBS GIVES UVA LAST SECOND VICTORY OVER JMU: In the closing seconds of a double-overtime contest against James Madison, Ryan Gibbs turned a 2-2 tie into a 3-2 victory for Virginia. With :30 seconds to play, Eric Solomon sent a pass to Jonathan Cole, who then sent a cross to Gibbs near the JMU goal. Gibbs gathered the cross, fired a shot, and scored the game-winning goal with :22 seconds to play to give the Cavaliers a dramatic 3-2 double-overtime win.

KELLY & LEONARD SCORE FIRST COLLEGIATE GOALS IN 6-1 ROUT OVER N.C. STATE: Virginia’s Ryan Kelly and Marshall Leonard each recorded their first collegiate goal in Virginia’s 6-1 victory over N.C. State on October 1, 2000. Kelly, a first-year forward, scored UVa’s final goal of the contest, while Leonard, a third-year midfielder/defender, tallied Virginia’s first goal of the game. Leonard also had an assist in the match.

NEUTRAL SITES UNKIND TO CAVALIERS: Virginia has lost its first three neutral site games this season. UVa dropped a 2-1 decision to South Carolina (9/8/00) and a 2-1 contest to Indiana (9/10/00) in College Park, Md. before dropping a 3-2 overtime game to William and Mary at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex.

ESKANDARIAN SCORES TWO GOALS IN OVERTIME LOSS TO WILLIAM & MARY: Alecko Eskandarian scored both of Virginia’s goals in a 3-2 overtime loss to William & Mary. Eskandarian’s first goal pulled UVa even with W&M at 1-1 and was assisted on by teammate Jonathan Cole. His second goal came with just :27 second left in regulation to knot the score at 2-2 to send the game into overtime.

ESKANDARIAN SCORES GAME-WINNER AGAINST UNC: Alecko Eskandarian lifted UVa to its second conference win of the season as UVa improved to 2-0-0 in the ACC with its 3-1 victory over North Carolina. Eskandarian scored the game-winning marker on an assist from Ryan Trout @ 70:25 after teammate Ryan Gibbs knotted the score at 1-1 on an assist from Steve Totten @ 62:49. Sheldon Barnes put the game away for Virginia when he made it a 3-1 game with his unassisted goal just before the end of regulation @ 88:51.

CAVALIERS WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT OVER TAR HEELS: With Virginia’s 3-1 victory over North Carolina on September 27, the Cavaliers took hold of the series lead 29-28-7 and have now won five straight against the Tar Heels.

ESKANDARIAN, BARNES & SINGER COME UP HUGE IN VICTORY OVER VCU: The trio of Alecko Eskandarian, Sheldon Barnes and Kyle Singer were instrumental in Virginia’s 1-0 overtime victory over VCU on September 20th. After the Cavaliers and Rams played through a scoreless regulation contest, Eskandarian scored the game-winning goal 9:36 into the first overtime period on an assist from Sheldon Barnes. Singer tallied four saves to record his second consecutive shutout of the season, the sixth of his career.

GIBBS & SINGER SHINE IN WIN OVER WAKE FOREST: UVa’s Ryan Gibbs and Kyle Singer came up huge for the Cavaliers in their 2-0 victory over Wake Forest (9/16/00). Gibbs scored two goals (including the game-winner) and Singer made five saves in goal to preserve Virginia’s first shutout this season. Gibbs’ first goal and Singer’s shutout was their first of the season, respectively.

VIRGINIA RECORDS THREE FIRST-TIME HAPPENINGS IN WIN OVER WAKE FOREST: With its 2-0 victory over Wake Forest on September 16, Virginia posted three first time happenings. UVa recorded its first ACC victory of the season, its first shutout of the year and its first road win of the 2000 season.

SHELDON BARNES RECORDS FIRST COLLEGIATE HAT TRICK: Virginia forward Sheldon Barnes recorded his first collegiate hat trick in UVa’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern on September 13th. In scoring three goals, Barnes’ achievement was noted as the 45th time a hat trick was recorded in Virginia men’s soccer history.

SOLOMON SHINES IN FIRST START OF 2000 SEASON: Virginia’s Eric Solomon made his first start of the 2000 season in UVa’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern (9/13/00). The second-year forward made the most of his start and recorded three assists in the contest. Solomon assisted on two of Sheldon Barnes‘ three goals (hat trick), including the game-winning assist. Solomon’s start was the sixth of his career.

VIRGINIA TABBED #1 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1996: Virginia climbed back into the #1 spot in the land according to Soccer America’s Top 20 poll for the week of September 5th. The last time UVa was the number-one ranked team in the country was back on November 17th, 1996. The Cavaliers have been ranked #1 in 70 of the last 183 polls Soccer America polls.

ALECKO ESKANDARIAN NAMED ACC P.O.W.: By scoring three goals and recording one assist in victories over South Florida and Jacksonville, Alecko Eskandarian was named the ACC Player of the Week. The first-year forward only played 83 minutes through two contests – coming off the bench in both games – but scored seven points in doing so. Eskandarian scored one goal in his UVa debut against South Florida (9/1) and posted two goals and an assist verses Jacksonville en route to leading UVa to the tournament title and being named to the Virginia Soccer Classic All-Tournament team.

VIRGINIA’S ARENA, COLE, ESKANDARIAN & LeBLANC RECORD FIRST COLLEGIATE GOALS IN VIRGINIA SOCCER CLASSIC: UVa’s Kenny Arena, Jonathan Cole, Alecko Eskandarian and Jacob LeBlanc each recorded their first collegiate goal during the Virginia Soccer Classic. Eskandarian scored his first collegiate goal in UVa’s 3-2 victory over South Florida (Sept. 1), while Arena, Cole and LeBlanc posted their first collegiate goals in Virginia’s 7-1 rout of Jacksonville (Sept. 3rd).

KYLE MARTINO NAMED VIRGINIA SOCCER CLASSIC MVP: Kyle Martino was named the Virginia Soccer Classic MVP after he scored one goal and notched two assists en route to guiding UVa to a 2-0 record and the tournament title after defeating South Florida (3-2) and Jacksonville (7-1). Martino scored Virginia’s game-winning goal against Jacksonville and assisted on two goals scored by Alecko Eskandarian in the tournament.

FOUR CAVALIERS NAMED TO THE VIRGINIA SOCCER CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Alecko Eskandarian, Kyle Martino, Chad Prince and Ryan Trout were named to the 2000 Virginia Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team. The four players help guide UVa to a 2-0 record in the tournament with a 3-2 victory over South Florida and a 7-1 victory over Jacksonville. Martino was named the tournament’s MVP.

UVA RECORDS ITS FIRST VIRGINIA SOCCER CLASSIC TOURNAMENT TITLE SINCE 1997: With it’s 3-2 victory over South Florida and a 7-1 decision over Jacksonville, UVa claimed its first Virginia Soccer Classic title since 1997, when the Cavaliers topped Akron 5-1 and tied Florida International 1-1. UVa has won 11 of the 16 tournaments it has hosted.

CAVALIERS DO NOT PLAY A REGULAR SEASON NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENT ON THE ROAD IN 2000 SEASON: The University of Virginia men’s soccer team will not play a single non-conference road game for the entire 2000 regular season. That’s right, not one. UVa will only play three regular season road game’s all season, but those games are all ACC opponents: Wake Forest (9/16), North Carolina (9/24) and Clemson (10/15). Virginia’s regular season non-conference games with South Carolina and Indiana will be played on a neutral site (College Park, Md.), and its match with William & Mary will also be played on a neutral site at the Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Va.

ARENA & ESKANDARIAN NAMED TO MARYLAND/FILA INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Kenny Arena and Alecko Eskandarian were both named to the Maryland/Fila Invitational All-Tournament team. Arena scored one of UVa’s two goals in the tournament after tallying a goal in a 2-1 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks (Sept. 8).

VIRGINIA GOES 0-0-2 IN PRE-SEASON EXHIBITION GAMES: The University of Virginia men’s soccer team faced the Georgetown Hoyas in its first exhibition game of the pre-season at the University of Maryland’s Ludwig Field. The two teams played to a scoreless tie in the opening game of the preseason tournament. The Maryland Terrapins, the host of the tournament, defeated the St. John’s Red Storm by the score of 1-0 in the nightcap.

Virginia had an opportunity to take a 1-0 lead in the first half when forward Sheldon Barnes just missed with a header off the crossbar. The Cavaliers outshot the Hoyas 21-5 in the contest.UVa goalkeepers Kyle Singer and David Comfort each played a half in goal for the Cavaliers.

On Saturday (Aug 26th), Virginia concluded its pre-season schedule with a 1-1 tie against the No. 15 St. John’s Red Storm. Steve Totten scored the Cavaliers lone goal (unassisted) in the 54th minute of the match to give UVa a 1-0 lead. The Red Storm answered right back with a goal of their own in the 81st minute to knot the score at 1-1. The game ended in a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation as the exhibition tournament did not have an overtime session.

With the tie, Virginia finished the pre-season portion of it’s schedule with a 0-0-2 record. UVa will now prepare for its season opener against the South Florida Bulls in the first game of the Virginia Soccer Classic, scheduled to begin on Friday, September 1st. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. and will be played at Kl?ckner Stadium.

KYLE MARTINO NAMED SECOND TEAM PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICAN by SOCCER AMERICA: University of Virginia men’s soccer player Kyle Martino was named to Soccer America’s Second Team Pre-Season All-America list. Martino was one of six players from the Atlantic Coast Conference named to Soccer America’s first or second team.

Martino, 5-9 central-midfielder, is in his second season at Virginia and has opened a lot of eyes with his style of play. A natural playmaker, Martino has the ability to dazzle with his footwork. He possesses a great combination of speed, footwork and deceptive moves with nice blend of technique, skills and movement. Martino entered the 1999 season as one of the top incoming first-year players in the country. He made a significant impact on the team as a first-year starter and was eventually named the 1999 ACC Rookie-of-the Year. Martino was also tabbed a First-Team All-ACC selection and was chosen to the ACC All-Tournament team.

He played his way into a starting role from the beginning of the `99 season and gathered 1436 minutes of action during the regular season and logged 1971 minutes through the NCAA Tournament. Martino started all 23 games he appeared in and was second on the team with seven assists, including two game-winning assists in victories over Cal State Fullerton (10/29/99) and Ohio State (11/5/99). He finished third on the squad with 21 points resulting from seven assists and seven goals. Three of Martino’s seven goals were game-winning markers scored in the Cavaliers 2-1 victory over North Carolina (9/25/99), a 3-0 decision over Marshall (10/20/99) and a 3-1 victory over Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He also scored the first postseason points of his career when he tallied a goal after heading a crossing pass from teammate Ryan Gibbs in Virginia’s 2-1 triple-overtime victory over Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Other highlights from Martino’s 1999 season included recording UVa’s only goal in a 2-1 triple-overtime loss to Duke in the ACC Championship game (11/14/99). He posted his first collegiate goal in a 2-1 win over Virginia Tech (9/22/99) and tallied his first collegiate assist in UVa’s 1-1 tie with Wake Forest. Martino recorded four assists in UVa’s last five regular season games and scored a goal in three consecutive games against Duke (11/14/99) in the ACC Championship game, Princeton (11/21/99) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and Brown (11/28/99) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He either scored a goal or had an assist in eight games during the regular season.

Prior to UVa, Martino was a four-year letterwinner at Staples High School and was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year and Parade All-American his senior year. He was the NSCAA Connecticut State Player of the Year, the Connecticut Post Athlete of the Year and the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association Player of the Year. Martino was also named an all-state and all-county selection.

LEONARD, PRINCE & TOTTEN NAMED TRI-CAPTAINS: As voted upon by the players on the University of Virginia men’s soccer team, Marshall Leonard, Chad Prince and Steve Totten were selected tri-captains for the 2000 UVa squad.

UVA ENTERS 2000 SEASON WITH LOFTY EXPECTATIONS: The University of Virginia men’s soccer team has won five national championships in the last 11 seasons. However, it has been nearly six years since Virginia won its last title after posting a 1-0 victory over Indiana on December 11, 1994. With 10 starters returning from last year’s NCAA Quarterfinal squad, hopes are running as high as ever in Charlottesville for the 2000 season.

Virginia began its quest for a sixth national championship by defeating the South Florida Bulls 3-2 (Sept. 1st) and the Jacksonville Dolphins 7-1 (Sept. 3rd) in the Virginia Soccer Classic Tournament at Kl?ckner Stadium.

MARTINO & TROUT SELECTED AS HERMANN TROPHY FINALISTS: University of Virginia players Kyle Martino and Ryan Trout were two of 15 players selected as finalists for the Hermann Trophy, which is presented to the best player in college soccer.

Martino was named the 1999 ACC Rookie of the Year and was a First Team All-ACC selection in `99. He was spectacular in his first season as a Cavalier. The native from Westport, Conn. started all 23 games he participated in and finished third on the team with 21 points on seven goals and seven assists (second on the squad). Martino displayed dazzling ball handling skills and was a dual-threat to either set up a score or score himself. He was instrumental to UVa’s success late in the season after he recorded three goals in the Cavaliers final four contests, including markers in Virginia’s 2-1 win over Princeton and 3-1 victory over Brown in the NCAA Tournament. Martino scored goals in back-to-back games four times last season.

Trout, a senior from Media, Pa., enters 2000 as Virginia’s top returning player in points, goals and assists. He led the Cavaliers in all three categories last season after recording 28 points on 10 assists and nine goals. His prolific attack earned him NSCAA Third Team All-American honors en route to being tabbed a Second Team All-ACC selection. Trout became the 44th Cavalier to post a hat trick and only the eighth player ever at Virginia to score four goals in a single game when he did so in an 8-1 rout over Appalachian State (9/8/99). He elevated his game and overshadowed his competition in the ACC Tournament by scoring three goals (two game-winners) in Virginia’s 2-0 win over Maryland and 2-1 victory over Wake Forest. Trout scored both of UVa’s goals in the WFU contest.

VIRGINIA PICKED SECOND IN ACC PRE-SEASON POLL: The UVa men’s soccer team was picked to finish second in the upcoming 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men’s soccer season, as determined by a vote of the leagues seven head coaches. Duke, the 1999 ACC Tournament Champion, was chosen as the favorite to win the league for the 2000 season.

The Blue Devils finished the `99 season with a 16-1-3 record overall and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. Duke gathered 45 points in the pre-season balloting and narrowly edge Virginia, who was picked to finish in second place after recording 38 points in the poll. The Cavaliers are coming off a NCAA Quarterfinal appearance after finishing the 1999 season with an overall record of 14-9-1. UVa returns 10 starters from last year’s squad and enters the 2000 season ranked #10 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) pre-season poll.

Clemson (9-8-2 in `99) was picked to finish third after tallying 31 points and was followed by fourth place North Carolina (12-7-1 in `99) with 27 points.

Rounding out the pre-season poll in fifth place is Wake Forest (25 points), Maryland (22 points) and N.C. State (8 points).

The ACC has been considered one of the top soccer conferences in the nation. ACC schools have won eight of last 16 national championships. This year, the ACC enters the 2000 season with five teams listed in the 2000 NSCAA pre-season rankings: Duke at #7, Virginia at #10, Wake Forest at #11, Maryland at #16 and North Carolina at #24.

Last year, the Cavaliers were picked to finish third in the ACC pre-season poll and were ranked sixth in the NSCAA pre-season rankings.

‘HOOS RANKED IN THE PRESEASON POLLS: Virginia enters the 2000 season ranked #3 by Soccer America and #10 in the country according to the National Soccer Coaches of America (NSCAA) Top 25 poll. Prior to last season, UVa had been a fixture in the Top 25 polls. Virginia had a streak of 177 consecutive polls in the Soccer America poll snapped when it did not appear in the 10/4/99 poll and fell out of the NSCAA Top 25 on 10/25/99, breaking a streak of 182 consecutive appearances in the poll dating back to September of 1983.

HOME OPENERS: With it’s 3-2 victory over South Florida (9/1/00), the Cavaliers improved to 40-14-3 (.728) in home openers dating back to the start of the 1941 season. However, over the past 32 years, Virginia has been nearly unbeatable in home openers. The Cavaliers have posted a record of 28-2-2 (.906) during that span, including six consecutive victories. The last time Virginia was defeated in a home opener was on September 3, 1994 when Boston University handed the Cavaliers a 3-2 defeat. Although UVa began that season with a loss, Virginia didn’t miss a beat and closed out the season with their fifth National Championship.

VIRGINIA CLASSIC TOURNAMENT HISTORY: The beginning of the 2000 season marked the 16th consecutive year the Cavaliers have hosted the Virginia Soccer Classic. Virginia stands 25-3-4 (.844) all-time in the tournament.

Virginia’s all-time results in the NCAA Tournament:

Year	Opponent	Score	Round	UVa Scorers1969	Maryland	L, 0-5	1st	none

1979 American L, 0-1 2nd none

1981 West Virginia L, 1-2 2nd Brillhart

1982 George Mason L, 0-1 2nd none

1983 William & Mary W, 2-1 2nd Gaffney, Gelnovatch San Francisco W, 3-2 QF Gaffney 2, Salladin Indiana L, 1-3 SF Gaffney

1984 American (2 ot) W, 1-0 2nd none – Clemson L, 0-1 QF none

1985 George Mason L, 0-1 1st none

1986 Loyola (Md.) L, 0-1 1st none

1987 George Mason W, 2-0 1st Del Carmen, Platenberg Loyola (Md.) L, 0-1 2nd none

1988 FDU W, 1-0 2nd Fallon Howard (2 ot) L, 2-3 QF Fallon, J. Agoos

1989 Phila.Textile W, 4-1 2nd Yorks 3, Kelderman S.Carolina (2ot)W, 1-0 QF Kelderman Rutgers W, 3-0 SF Maessner 2, Kunihiro Santa Clara(4ot)T, 1-1 NF Fallon #

1990 Richmond W, 1-0 1st Crawley North Carolina W, 3-1 2nd Kunihiro, Yorks, Kelderman NC State (2ot) L, 1-2 QF J. Agoos %

1991 Hartford (4 ot) W, 2-1 2nd Reyna, Wood Yale W, 2-0 QF Crawley, Reyna St. Louis (3ot) W, 3-2 SF Crawley 2, Wood Santa Clara(4ot)T, 0-0 F none $

1992 Penn State W, 4-1 2nd Reyna 2, Bates, own goal Dartmouth W, 3-0 QF Wood 2, Brannan Duke W, 3-0 NSF Crawley, Wood, Bates San Diego W, 2-0 NF Friends, Imler

1993 William & Mary W, 2-1 1st Fisher, Reid Loyola (Md.) W, 2-1 2nd Wood, Reyna Wisconsin W, 3-0 QF Wood 2, Peay Princeton W, 3-1 SF Friends 3 South Carolina W, 2-0 F Friends 2

1994 UNC Greensboro W, 3-0 1st Fitzmaurice, Nix, Fisher Maryland W, 2-1 2nd Wood, Friends James Madison W, 4-1 QF Wood 3, Friends Rutgers W, 2-1 SF Silvera, Walsh Indiana W, 1-0 F Wood

1995 Rhode Island W, 2-1 1st Walsh, Fisher Hartwick W, 4-0 2nd Shapowal 2, Fisher 2 Brown W, 4-1 QF Fisher 2, Feary, Walsh Duke L, 2-3 SF Feary, Leonard

1996 George Mason L, 0-1 1st none

1997 Howard W, 3-0 1st Olsen, Albright, Leonard Georgetown W, 5-1 2nd Olsen 2, Leonard, Trout, O’Donnell American (2 ot) W, 2-1 QF West, Albright Saint Louis W, 3-1 SF Olsen 2, West UCLA L, 0-2 F none

1998 Rider W, 3-0 1st Trout, Barnes, Albright South Carolina W, 1-0 2nd Barnes Stanford L, 0-3 QF none

1999 Princeton (3 ot)W, 2-1 1st Martino, O’Donnell Brown W, 3-1 2nd Gibbs, Martino, Barnes UCLA L, 2-0 QF none2000 Lehigh W, 5-0 1st Kelly (2), Eskandarian, Totten, Solomon St. John’s W, 2-1 2nd Totten, Gibbs Creighton L, 3-0 QF none

* Game was a 0-0 tie, but Virginia was awarded a 1-0 victory after winning 4-2 in the penalty kick shootout.
# Virginia and Santa Clara declared co-national champions.
% Game was a 1-1 tie, but N.C. State was awarded a 2-1 victory after winning 7-6 in the penalty kick shootout.
$ UVa declared national champion after winning 3-1 in the penalty kick shootout.