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Oct. 30, 2003
VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (8-7-0 overall, 3-2-0 ACC) @#2/#3 MARYLAND TERRAPINS (14-1-0, 4-1-0 ACC)OCTOBER 31st, 2003 at 8:00 PMLUDWIG FIELDCOLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND.
VIRGINIA’S RANKINGS/RECORD: Virginia (8-7-0, 3-2-0 ACC) is not ranked in the Soccer AmericaTop 25 poll and is not ranked in the NSCAA/adidas Top 25 poll this week. UVa entered the 2003season ranked in several national preseason polls. Virginia was ranked #14 in the NSCAA/adidasTop 25, #16 in the SoccerTimes Top 25, #19 in the Soccer America Top 25 and #21 in theCollege Soccer News’ Poll. Since the beginning of the 1984 season, the Cavaliers have beenthe top-ranked team in 71 Soccer America polls and 55 NSCAA polls (formerly the ISAA poll).Virginia was ranked in 183 consecutive NSCAA polls dating back to September of 1983 untilthe streak was snapped on 10/25/99, and was ranked in 177 consecutive Soccer America pollssince September of 1984 until the streak ended on 10/4/99.
Here is a look at where UVa has been ranked in the Soccer America and NSCAApolls this season:
Week SA NSCAAPreseason #19 #14September 1 NR NRSeptember 8 NR NRSeptember 15 #17 NRSeptember 22 #7 #18September 29 NR NROctober 6 NR NROctober 13 25 NROctober 20 NR NROctober 27 NR NR
VIRGINIA VS. MARYLAND SERIES: Virginia trails the all-time series historywith Maryland 24-30-6. The Cavaliers have been outscored by the Terrapins 139-86through the series. However, UVa has had the upper hand in the series since 1990.Since the 1990 season, Virginia holds an 11-4-3 advantage in the last 18 meetings inthe series between the two schools.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Last year, the two schools split a pair of matches. The Cavaliersposted a 1-0 shutout victory over the Terrapins on November 1st, 2002 in Charlottesville, Va.in the regular season before Maryland ended a four-game UVa winning streak in the seriesand recorded its first win over Virginia since 1999 with a 3-0 shutout over the Cavaliers inthe ACC Championship Finals on November 17, 2002 in Cary, N.C.
ROAD WOES CONTINUE FOR CAVALIERS, ‘HOOS STILL SEARCHING FORFIRST TRUE ROAD WIN: When Virginia faces Maryland on October 31st inCollege Park, Md., the Cavaliers will be searching for their first true road win of theseason. The match with Maryland is also UVa’s last regular season road match of theyear. Heading into its match with the Terrapins, Virginia is 0-3-0 on the road afterdropping decisions to UNC Greensboro (1-0), Duke (3-1) and N.C. State (1-0).However, the Cavaliers are 1-1-0 on neutral sites this season. UVa defeatedAmerican (1-0) and lost to #1 UCLA (4-0) in two games played at Ludwig Fieldat the University of Maryland.
‘HOOS AGAINST THE TOP 25: When Virginia faces Maryland on October 31st,it will be the fifth ranked team UVa has faced this season. With its 1-0 shutout victoryover #4 North Carolina on September 21st, Virginia improved its record to 2-2-0 (.500)against teams ranked in the Top 25 this season. UVa also defeated #2 Wake Forest 2-1and dropped a pair of games to #13 Saint Louis (3-2 in OT) and #1 UCLA (4-0).Here is a look at Virginia’s matches against the Top 25:
Date Opponents Score Location10/31 #3 Maryland TBA College Park, Md.9/21 #4 North Carolina W, 1-0 Charlottesville, Va.9/13 #2 Wake Forest W, 2-1 Charlottesville, Va.9/7 #1 UCLA L, 4-0 College Park, Md.8/31 #13 Saint Louis L, 3-2 Charlottesville, Va.
TO BE (RANKED), OR NOT TO BE, THAT IS THE QUESTION: Throughits 15 games this, Virginia has turned in an overall record of 8-7-0 heading intoits match with Maryland. UVa has been ranked in seven of its 15 matches. In thematches it has been ranked, Virginia is 2-5-0. However, in its matches it is not ranked,UVa is 6-2-0.
CAVALIERS HAVE WON SEVEN OF THEIR LAST 11 MATCHES: After asluggish start that saw Virginia begin the 2003 season with a 1-3-0 record, theCavaliers have now won seven of their last 11 matches. Twice during that stretch,UVa put together a pair of three-game winning streaks.
UVA SECURES AT LEAST A .500 FINISH IN ACC WITH WIN OVERCLEMSON: With its 3-2 victory over Clemson in an ACC match on October 11th,Virginia assured itself of no lower than a .500 record in the conference standingsafter improving to 3-1-0 in the ACC. UVa dropped a 3-1 decision to Duke to fallto 3-2-0 in the ACC but still has a match remaining against Maryland on October 31st.
Jeff Tuman IS USING HIS HEAD: Entering the 2003 season, UVa’s Jeff Tuman only recorded one point resulting from an assist in 2002. However, 12 games into the season in2003, the defender has already scored four points resulting from two goals. Tuman’sfirst collegiate goal happened on a header in a 3-2 loss to William & Mary on September 24.But on October 15th against West Virginia, Tuman headed in the game-winning goalwith 4:45 remaining in regulation to break a 1-1 tie and give UVa a 2-1 victory.The game-winning goal was Tuman’s first of his collegiate career.
HOLDER RECORDS FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL: UVa first-year forward Ian Holderscored his first collegiate goal in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over Liberty on October 24th.Holder scored his goal when he headed in a cross from teammate John Hartman for the first score of the match.
‘HOOS ABOVE .500 AGAIN: For the second time this season, Virginia clawed itsway back to above the .500 mark. Following UVa’s 3-2 victory over Clemson, theCavaliers improved to 6-5-0. Virginia leaped above .500 for the first time this seasonback on September 21st following UVa’s 1-0 victory over North Carolina to makethe Cavaliers 4-3-0 at the time.
HARTMAN & HALL SCORE FIRST COLLEGIATE GOALS: John Hartman and Will Hall each recorded their first collegiate goals in Virginia’s 3-2 victory over Clemson on October 11th.Hartman posted his first goal when he successfully converted a penalty kick, and Hallscored UVa’s final goal, the game-winner.
CAVALIERS EVEN RECORD AT .500 WITH WIN OVER ALABAMA A&M:Virginia clawed its way back to the .500 mark and improved its overall record to5-5-0 with a 4-1 non-conference victory over Alabama A&M. It marked the secondtime this season UVa found itself at .500. Virginia started the season 0-2-0, splitits next pair of matches to move to 1-3-0, then won three consecutive matches toimprove to 4-3-0. UVa’s second win during that stretch put the Cavaliers at .500(4-4-0) for the first time this season and the third victory gave UVa its first winningrecord of the year. Virginia then dropped its next two games to fall to 4-5-0 beforeevening its record out at 5-5-0 with the win over Alabama A&M.
VIRGINIA FAILS FIRST ROAD TEST: Virginia lost its first “true” road gameof the year when Virginia dropped a 1-0 match to N.C. State in Raleigh, N.C. onSeptember 28th. UVa had played two matches away from Charlottesville prior toits match with NCSU (9/5 vs. American and 9/7 vs. UCLA) in College Park, Md.,but both contests were on a neutral site for both teams.
‘HOOS LOSE FIRST ACC MATCH: Virginia shot out of the gates to a quick 2-0-0start in the ACC with a pair of victories over #3 Wake Forest (2-1) and #4 NorthCarolina (1-0), but suffered its first loss in the conference to N.C. State followinga 1-0 setback to the Wolfpack. The match was UVa’s first road game all season.
CAVALIERS DROP SECOND OVERTIME GAME OF THE SEASON: Virginiahas battled in two overtime periods this season, but unfortunately for the Cavaliers,they have lost both matches by the score of 3-2 after falling in the first overtimeperiod. UVa dropped a 3-2 decision to #13 Saint Louis on August 31st and fell 3-2to William & Mary on September 24th. Both matches were played at Kl?cknerStadium in Charlottesville, Va.
NUMEROUS FIRSTS AGAINST WILLIAM & MARY: Although Virginia lostits match with William & Mary (3-2 in overtime on 9/24), several Cavaliers madea big impact on the game and recorded some first time feats in the contest. The duoof Jeff Tuman and Sean Hinkleeach scored their first collegiate goal in the match. Both goals were game tying markersthat pulled UVa even with W&M after the Cavaliers had fallen behind in the match. Virginia’s Will Halltallied his first collegiate assist in the match, and teammate Mike Littlefield posted his first assist as a Cavalier (Littlefield transferred to UVa from Coastal Carolina).Also, Virginia goalkeeper Ryan Burke madehis first appearance of the season and pulled in three saves, his first save was his collegiate first.
LITTLEFIELD NETS BACK-TO-BACK GAME-WINNING GOALS: It took Mike Littlefieldsix games to finally scratch into the “goal scored” column on the stat sheet, but whenhe finally did, he made an impact in a big way. Littlefield, a third-year transfer fromCoastal Carolina, went scoreless through UVa’s first five matches but ended up scoringthe game-winning goals in a pair of 1-0 shutout victories over Mount St. Mary’s (Sept. 17th)and North Carolina (Sept. 21st). Both of Littlefield’s game-winning goals were headers.
Mike Littlefield NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Virginia’s Mike Littlefield was named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Player of the Week in men’ssoccer (September 22nd). Littlefield, a third-year forward who transferred toUVa from Coastal Carolina, scored two game-winning goals for the Cavalierson the week to lead Virginia past Mount St. Mary’s (1-0 on September 17th) and#4 North Carolina (1-0 on September 21st). Both of his goals were headers thatproved to be the game-winning scores. Littlefield is the second Virginia men’ssoccer players to be recognized by the ACC this season as the Player of the Week. On September 15th, UVa’s Adam Cristman gathered the honor.
CAVALIERS UPEND TAR HEELS FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE VICTORY: Virginiaincreased its current win streak to three games after UVa defeated #4 North Carolina 1-0on September 21st. The Cavaliers also defeated Mount St. Mary’s (1-0 on September 17th)and #2 Wake Forest (2-1 on September 13th) to begin the season-high win streak.
MATT OLIVER & Mike Littlefield GATHER NATIONAL RECOGNITION: Virginia’s Matt Oliver and Mike Littlefieldwere recently named to select national squads for their performances during arespective week of play. Oliver was honored by Soccer America after beingnamed to Soccer America’s Team of the Week for week three (September 8-14)and Littlefield was named to College Soccer News’ National Team of the Week(ending September 21st).
UVA ABOVE .500 FOR FIRST TIME IN 2003: With its 1-0 shutout victory over#4 ranked North Carolina on September 21st, Virginia raised its record above .500 forthe first time this season, improving to 4-3-0.
UVA VS. UNC GAME RESCHEDULED: The Virginia men’s soccer programannounced a change to its 2003 schedule concerning its match against the North CarolinaTar Heels. UVa’s game with UNC, originally scheduled for Saturday, September 20that 7:00 PM, was rescheduled for Sunday, September 21st at 2:00 PM. The match withbe played at Virginia’s Kl?ckner Stadium. The game date and time were changedbecause of inclement weather expected to occur in the Charlottesville area.
VIRGINIA REACHES .500 FOR FIRST TIME IN 2003: Following its 1-0shutout victory over Mount St. Mary’s, Virginia evened its record to 3-3-0 (.500)on the season. The feat marked the first time in 2003 that UVa was either at or abovethe .500 mark.
Mike Littlefield’s FIRST GOAL AS A CAVALIER A GAME-WINNER: It took him six games into the2003 season to score his first goal as a member of the Cavaliers, but Mike Littlefield made it count as he scored the game-winning goal in Virginia’s 1-0 shutout victoryover Mount St. Mary’s. Littlefield, a transfer from Coastal Carolina, scored thegame-winning goal on a header off of a cross from teammate John Hartman.
HARTMAN DISHES OUT FIRST CAREER GAME-WINNING ASSIST: UVadefender John Hartman recorded his first collegiate game-winning assist when he sent across to teammate Mike Littlefield that was put away for the game-winning goal in Virginia’s 1-0 shutout victoryover Mount St. Mary’s. Hartman’s assist was his first of the 2003 season andthe second assist of his career.
CRISTMAN NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: UVa’s Adam Cristmanwas named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Men’s Soccer Player of the Week.Cristman, a first-year forward for UVa, scored the game-winning goal in Virginia’s2-1 victory over #3 ranked Wake Forest on September 13th. Cristman is tied for theteam-high in points (four) and goals scored (two). Both of his goals were game-winners.
VIRGINIA RECORDS FIRST WIN OVER TOP 25 & IN THE ACC WITH 2-1VICTORY OVER #3 WAKE FOREST: Virginia defeated its first ranked opponentof the 2003 season and won its ACC-opener by defeating the #3 ranked Wake ForestDemon Deacons by the score of 2-1 on September 13th at Kl?ckner Stadium. UVa’s Matt Oliver scored the Cavaliers’ first goal and first-year Adam Cristman scored the game-winner to lead UVa past WFU.
Adam Cristman’s FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL A GAME-WINNER: UVa’s Adam Cristman scored his first collegiate goal, and it couldn’t be any bigger. Cristman lifted Virginiato a 1-0 shutout victory over the American Eagles in the first match of the 2003Maryland/adidas Soccer Classic at Ludwig Field in College Park, Md when hescored the lone goal of the match. Teammate Kirk Dinnall found Cristman with a through pass that Cristman gathered before one-timing intothe back of the AU net for the game-winning score.
UVA’S MATT OLIVER & Will Hall NAMED TO 2003 MARYLAND SOCCER CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Virginia’s hadtwo players named to the 2003 Maryland Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team. UVa’sduo of Matt Oliver and Will Hall were selected to the squad. Oliver was also named to the team in 2002.
CAVALIERS RECORD FIRST WIN IN 2003 WITH 1-0 SHUTOUTVICTORY OVER AMERICAN: Virginia posted its first win of the 2003season by recording a 1-0 shutout victory over the American Eagles in thefirst match of the 2003 Maryland/adidas Soccer Classic at Ludwig Field inCollege Park, Md. The Cavaliers’ duo of Kirk Dinnall (assist) and Adam Cristman (goal) hooked-up on a game-winning play to give UVa its first winof the season.
UVA AVOIDS FIRST 0-3 START SINCE 1966: Virginia avoided its first0-3 start since 1966 when UVa went winless for the season at 0-10 after theCavaliers defeated the American Eagles by the score of 1-0 in the first matchof the 2003 Maryland/adidas Soccer Classic at Ludwig Field in College Park, Md.
VIRGINIA STARTS 1-3 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1983: With its 1-3record four games into the 2003 season, Virginia matched its start from all theway back in the beginning of the 1983 season, 20 years ago. However, that UVateam would go on to win 15 of its last 17 games and advanced all the way to theNCAA Semifinals.
CAVALIERS AGAINST #1 RANKED TEAMS: When it comes to facing thenumber one ranked team in the nation, the Cavaliers are no stranger to thechallenge or to a good outcome. Virginia has faced nine opponents ranked#1 in the nation according to Soccer America’s Top 25 Poll. UVa stands 3-4-2(.444) all-time against the #1 ranked team in the nation. However, the Cavaliershave won two of their last three meetings against the #1 ranked team, includinga 1-0 shutout victory over previously undefeated Wake Forest in the 2002ACC Tournament just last season. Virginia stands 3-1-2 (.667) in its last sixmeetings with the #1 ranked team in the land. Here is a look at Virginia’s historyagainst the #1 ranked team in the nation according to Soccer America:
Date Opponents Score Location9/7/03 UCLA def. UVa 4-0 College Park, Md.11/15/02 UVa def. Wake Forest 1-0 Cary, N.C.12/11/94 UVa def. Indiana 1-0 Davidson, N.C.10/28/90 UVa tied Clemson 1-1 ot Clemson, S.C.12/3/89 UVa tied Santa Clara 1-1 ot New Brunswick, NJ11/1/85 UVa def. Clemson 2-0 Charlottesville, Va.9/8/84 Indiana def. UVa 1-0 Bloomington, Ind.10/30/83 Duke def. UVa 1-0 Durham, N.C.10/18/80 UConn def. UVa 4-0 Storrs, Conn.
FIRST TIME FOR FIRST-YEARS: When UVa lined up to face Seton Hallin Virginia’s season-opener (8/29), three true-freshman were in the startinglineup and made their first collegiate start. The Cavaliers’ trio of Ryan Best (GK), Adam Cristman (F) and Will Hall (MF) made their first starts, while first-years Drew Harrison (MF) and Ian Holder (F) made their first appearances for UVa in the match. Brian Yi (MF)made his first appearance for the Cavaliers in UVa’s next match against #13 Saint Louis(8/31), bringing the total number of UVa true-freshman to see action in the 2003Virginia Soccer Classic to six.
VIRGINIA OFF TO FIRST 0-2 START SINCE 1974: Following its 1-0 shutoutloss to Seton Hall (8/29) and its 3-2 overtime loss to #13 Saint Louis (8/31) in the2003 Virginia Soccer Classic, UVa is off to its first 0-2 start since the start of the1974 season. Virginia has not had an 0-3 start to a season since the 1966 season whenUVa finished winless at 0-10.
UVA DROPS ITS FIRST SEASON OPENER SINCE 1997 AND FALLS IN ITSFIRST HOME OPENER SINCE 1994: Following Virginia’s 1-0 shutout loss toSeton Hall (8/29) in the 2003 Virginia Soccer Classic, the defeat marked the firsttime UVa had lost its season opener since falling 3-1 to American on August 30, 1997in Washington D.C. and marked the first time the Cavaliers has lost a home openersince September 3rd, 1994 when Boston University defeated UVa 3-2 in the 1994Coca-Cola Classic.
VIRGINIA FALLS TO #13 SAINT LOUIS IN OVERTIME: Virginia ralliedfrom a 2-0 halftime deficit and tied the #13 ranked Saint Louis Billikens in thefinal game of the 2003 Virginia Soccer Classic (8/31), but were unable to pullout the win after Saint Louis scored the game-winning goal in overtime to downUVa, 3-2. The loss was Virginia’s first to a ranked team in 2003.
FIRST 20 SECONDS OF MATCH DOOM VIRGINIA AGAINST SETON HALL:Virginia only allowed seven shots in its game against Seton Hall (8/29), but it wasthe first shot allowed that did the Cavaliers in, as UVa fell 1-0 to the Pirates. SHUscored just 20 second into the match and was outshot 19-6 for the game, but thePirates were able to hold Virginia scoreless for the remaining 89:40 to secure the1-0 shutout victory.
UVA’S MATT OLIVER & John Hartman NAMED TO 2003 VIRGINIA SOCCER CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENTTEAM: Virginia’s had two players named to the 2003 Virginia Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team.UVa’s defending duo of Matt Oliver and John Hartman were selected to the squad. Oliver was also named to the team in 2002.
VIRGINIA PLAYS TO SCORELESS TIE AGAINST SOUTH CAROLINA: Virginiaplayed to a scoreless tie against the South Carolina Gamecocks in an exhibition matchat UVa’s Kl?ckner Stadium. Both teams had several opportunities to net a goal, butsolid goalkeeping and a few shots off the crossbar of the goals resulted in a 0-0 tie.There was no overtime period played in the match. UVa outshot USC by one (11-10)and had one more corner kick (7-6) but was unable to put in a goal. With the tie,Virginia ends it 2003 exhibition season with a record of 0-0-2. The match was SouthCarolina’s only exhibition of the 2003 preseason.
VIRGINIA TIES ODU IN EXHIBITION MATCH: Virginia tied Old Dominionby the score of 1-1 in the Cavaliers’ first exhibition game of the 2003 season onAugust 19th. UVa’s Kirk Dinnall scored Virginia’s goal and first-year forward Adam Cristman dished-out an assist in the match. First-year goalkeeper Ryan Bestalso gathered three saves in goal in the match.
VIRGINIA PICKED THIRD IN 2003 ACC COACHES PRESEASON POLL: TheUniversity of Virginia men’s soccer team was picked to finish third in the 2003Atlantic Coast Conference Coaches Preseason Poll. UVa, which received 30points to record its third place spot, was predicted to finish behind only Maryland(first place/48 points) and Wake Forest (second place/40 points) as determined bya vote of the league’s seven head coaches.
Maryland, the 2002 ACC Champions, has been selected as the favorite for theupcoming 2003 ACC Men’s Soccer season with 48 points. The Terrapins finishedthe 2002 campaign with a 20-5 overall record, including a 4-2 league mark, andadvanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Men’s Soccer College Cup. Headinginto 2003, Maryland edged out defending ACC regular-season champion Wake Forest.
WFU was predicted to finish runner-up to Maryland and finished second in the pollwith 40 points. The Demon Deacons ended the 2002 regular-season with a 4-0-2 leaguerecord and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Championship.
Finishing third in the poll was Virginia with 30 points. The Cavaliers advancedto the finals of the 2002 ACC Championship and made their fourth consecutivetrip to the conference finals last season. Last year, Virginia made its 22nd consecutiveappearance in the NCAA Championship.
Completing the preseason poll in order of finish is North Carolina (28 points) infourth place, Clemson (26 points) in fifth place, Duke (17 points) in sixth placeand N.C. State (7 points) rounding out the poll in seventh place.
The ACC is considered by many to be one of the top soccer conferences in the nation.ACC schools have won 10 national championships in men’s soccer over the last 19 years.Below is a listing of the 2003 preseason coaches’ poll with 2002 records and regular season finishes.
2003 ACC COACHES MEN’S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
Rank School Points 2002 Record/Finish1. Maryland 48 20-5, 4-2-0 ACC/2nd2. Wake Forest 40 15-2-4, 4-0-2 ACC/1st3. VIRGINIA 30 15-7, 3-3-0 ACC/4th4. North Carolina 28 14-7-1, 3-2-1 ACC/3rd5. Clemson 26 14-5-3, 2-3-1 ACC/6th6. Duke 17 11-8-1, 3-3 ACC/5th7. NC State 7 5-14, 0-6-0 ACC/7th>/pre>
HOME SWEET HOME: Virginia has enjoyed much success playing in the friendlyconfines 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. Sinceits opening in 1992, UVa has posted an eye-opening record of 143-20-7 atKl?ckner Stadium. The Cavaliers finished the 2002 regular season a perfect12-0-0 at home and finished the 2002 season 12-1-0. Virginia is 20-6 (.769) inNCAA Tournament games held at Kl?ckner Stadium during the past 11 seasons, outscoring its opposition 60-23 in those games.
GELNOVATCH TOPS 100 AND IS CLIMBING: UVa men’s soccer head soccercoach George Gelnovatch recorded his 100th career head coaching victory on August 30th,2002 when Virginia defeated #25 Kentucky by the score of 3-2. Gelnovatch, in hiseighth season as head coach at UVa, has recorded 122 wins as a head coach atVirginia with a career record of 122-42-12, including a mark of 29-12-6 in theACC. By reaching the 100-win mark, it makes him only the second UVa men’ssoccer coach to record the milestone. Former Virginia men’s soccer head coachBruce Arena holds UVa’s all-time coaching victory mark with 295 (295-59-31, 74-21-11 ACC).
HOME OPENERS: Following its 1-0 loss to Seton Hall on August 29, 2003,Virginia’s home-opener record fell to to 42-15-3 (.725) all-time dating back tothe start of the 1941 season. However, over the last 35 years, Virginia has beennearly unbeatable in home openers. The Cavaliers have posted a record of 30-3-2(.886) during that time span. Prior to its loss to Seton Hall in 2003, the last timeVirginia was defeated in a home opener was on September 3, 1994 when BostonUniversity handed the Cavaliers a 3-2 defeat. Although UVa began that seasonwith a loss, Virginia didn’t miss a beat the rest of the season and closed out the yearwith its fifth National Championship.
VIRGINIA SOCCER TOURNAMENT HISTORY: The 2003 season marked the 19th consecutive year the Cavaliers hosted a soccer tournament. Virginiastands 28-6-4 (.790) all-time during that time span in tournament play in theCoca-Cola Classic (1985-1998) and the Virginia Soccer Classic (1999-2002).