Virginia Men's Soccer Awarded #6 Seed In 2002 Division I Men's Soccer Championship, Will Face Winner Of William & Mary vs. Duke Match
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Nov. 18, 2002
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia men’s soccer team was awarded the #6 seed in the 2002 Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. UVa (15-6-0 overall, 3-3-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) will face the winner of the William & Mary (13-7-1) vs. Duke (11-7-1) match which will be played on either on Friday, November 22nd or Saturday, November 23rd in Durham, N.C. Virginia will play the winner of that contest on Wednesday, November 27th at Kl?ckner Stadium. Kickoff for the contest is yet to be determined.
Virginia was 2-0-0 against Duke this season and is 0-1-0 against William & Mary this year. The Cavaliers defeated the Blue Devils 3-1 on October 20th in Charlottesville and 4-1 on November 15th in Cary, N.C. UVa lost 1-0 to W&M on September 25th in Newport News, Va.
Virginia will be making its 61st appearance in a NCAA Tournament contest when it faces either William & Mary or Duke. UVa stands 40-18-2 (.683) all-time in the history of the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. The Cavaliers won 17 consecutive NCAA Tournament games from 1992-1995 and won the National Championship five time in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994. Here is a look at Virginia’s all-time results in the NCAA Tournament:
Year Opponent Score Round1969 Maryland L, 0-5 1st1979 American L, 0-1 2nd1981 West Virginia L, 1-2 2nd1982 George Mason L, 0-1 2nd1983 William & Mary W, 2-1 2nd San Francisco W, 3-2 QF Indiana L, 1-3 SF1984 American (2 ot) W, 1-0 2nd Clemson L, 0-1 QF1985 George Mason L, 0-1 1st1986 Loyola (Md.) L, 0-1 1st1987 George Mason W, 2-0 1st Loyola (Md.) L, 0-1 2nd1988 FDU W, 1-0 2nd Howard (2 ot) L, 2-3 QF1989 Philadelphia Textile W, 4-1 2nd South Carolina (2 ot) W, 1-0 QF Rutgers W, 3-0 SF Santa Clara (4 ot) T, 1-1 NF1990 Richmond W, 1-0 1st North Carolina W, 3-1 2nd N.C. State (2 ot) L, 1-2 QF1991 Hartford (4 ot) W, 2-1 2nd Yale W, 2-0 QF Saint Louis (3 ot) W, 3-2 SF Santa Clara (4 ot) T, 0-0 F1992 Penn State W, 4-1 2nd Dartmouth W, 3-0 QF Duke W, 3-0 NSF San Diego W, 2-0 NF1993 William & Mary W, 2-1 1st Loyola (Md.) W, 2-1 2nd Wisconsin W, 3-0 QF Princeton W, 3-1 SF South Carolina W, 2-0 F1994 UNC Greensboro W, 3-0 1st Maryland W, 2-1 2nd James Madison W, 4-1 QF Rutgers W, 2-1 SF Indiana W, 1-0 F1995 Rhode Island W, 2-1 1st Hartwick W, 4-0 2nd Brown W, 4-1 QF Duke L, 2-3 SF1996 George Mason L, 0-1 1st1997 Howard W, 3-0 1st Georgetown W, 5-1 2nd American (2 ot) W, 2-1 QF Saint Louis W, 3-1 SF UCLA L, 0-2 F1998 Rider W, 3-0 1st South Carolina W, 1-0 2nd Stanford L, 0-3 QF1999 Princeton (3 ot) W, 2-1 1st Brown W, 3-1 2nd UCLA L, 2-0 QF2000 Lehigh W, 5-0 1st St. John's W, 2-1 2nd Creighton L, 3-0 QF2001 Seton Hall L, 1-0 2nd
* Game was a 0-0 tie but UVa 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 NCSU 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.
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