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Sept. 2, 2004
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia men’s soccer team is set to host the 2004 Virginia Soccer Classic at Klockner Stadium on September 3rd and 5th. The tournament will be the season-opening event for the Cavaliers, as they welcome the Marshall Thundering Herd, the Maryland Terrapins and the Long Island Blackbirds to Charlottesville.
Virginia enters the event ranked in four preseason polls. UVa is listed No. 8 by College Soccer News, No. 11 by Soccer America, No. 13 by Soccer Times and No. 20 in the NSCAA/adidas Preseason Polls.
The Cavaliers are 13-1-0 all-time against the Thundering Herd and stand 1-1-0 all-time against the Blackbirds. The Cavaliers will not face the Terrapins in the event.
The Virginia Soccer Classic is a four-team tournament field featuring two games on Friday, September 3rd and two contests on Sunday, September 5th. UVa is schedule to face Marshall on Friday at 7:30 PM and Long Island on Sunday at 2:00 PM. Maryland and Long Island will meet on Friday at 5:00 PM and Marshall and Maryland will play on Sunday at noon.
Here is a look at this year’s schedule of events and the all-time history of the Virginia Soccer Classic (1985-2003):
2004 Virginia Soccer Classic Schedule
GAME DATE OPPONENTS TIMEGame 1 September 3rd Long Island vs. Maryland 5:00 PMGame 2 September 3rd Marshall vs. Virginia 7:30 PMGame 3 September 5th Marshall vs. Maryland NoonGame 4 September 5th Long Island vs. Virginia 2:00 PM
Virginia Soccer Classic History (1985-2003)
YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP OPPONENTS1985 Virginia George Washington George Gelnovatch (Virginia)1986 Virginia Cornell John Harkes (Virginia)1987 Virginia Adelphi John Harkes (Virginia)1988 Virginia William & Mary Jon Tuttle (William & Mary)1989 Virginia Charleston Richie Williams (Virginia)1990 Virginia South Carolina John Maessner (UVa) & Tommy Loeber (USC)1991 Creighton Virginia John Anderson (Creighton)1992 Virginia George Mason Tamir Linhart (George Mason)1993 Virginia Florida International Claudio Reyna (Virginia)1994 Boston Univ. Virginia Ola Olsen (Boston University)1995 Virginia American Damian Silvera (Virginia)1996 CS Fullerton Virginia Sheldon Thomas (Fullerton)1997 Virginia Florida International Ben Olsen (Virginia)1998 Marshall American Tommy Greenawalt (Marshall)1999 Seton Hall Gonzaga Peter Scavo (Seton Hall)2000 Virginia Maryland Kyle Martino (Virginia)2001 Maryland Virginia Philip Sawyer (Maryland)2002 Virginia Kentucky Alecko Eskandarian (Virginia)2003 Saint Louis Akron Martin Hutton (Saint Louis)
All-Time Results
9/6/85 George Washington 2, Tampa 0 Virginia 3, West Virginia 09/7/85 Tampa 2, West Virginia 1 Virginia 4, George Washington 110/3/86 Cornell 2, Howard 0 Virginia 3, Richmond 010/4/86 Richmond 2, Howard 0 Virginia 2, Cornell 09/4/87 Adelphi 4, American 1 Virginia 3, Wake Forest 09/5/87 American 4, Wake Forest 0 Virginia 1, Adelphi 09/2/88 William & Mary 2, Hartwick 1 Virginia 2, Illinois State 09/4/88 Hartwick 2, Illinois State 0 Virginia 1, William & Mary 09/8/89 Charleston 3, Brooklyn 1 Virginia 2, UNC Charlotte 09/10/89 UNC Charlotte 6, Brooklyn 0 Virginia 6, Charleston 08/31/90 So. Carolina 1, George Mason 0 Virginia 4, Army 09/2/90 George Mason 2, Army 1 Virginia 1, So. Carolina 1 (ot)9/7/91 Rutgers 3, Loyola 1 Virginia 3, Creighton 3 (ot)9/8/91 Creighton 2, Loyola 0 Virginia 2, Rutgers 19/5/92 George Mason 4, Seton Hall 4 (ot) Virginia 4, Penn State 09/7/92 George Mason 4, Penn State 1 Virginia 4, Seton Hall 19/4/93 Connecticut 3, George Mason 2 Virginia 3, Florida Int'l. 1 (ot)9/5/93 Florida Int'l. 6, George Mason 0 Virginia 5, Connecticut 19/3/94 St. John's 1, George Mason 1 (ot) Boston University 3, Virginia 29/4/94 Boston University 3, George Mason 1 Virginia 2, St. John's 09/3/95 American 3, Boston College 1 Virginia 3, UNLV 09/4/95 American 2, UNLV 0 Virginia 3, Boston College 29/7/96 American 2, Saint Louis 0 Virginia 2, Cal St. Fullerton 2 (ot)9/8/96 Cal St. Fullerton 4, American 2 Virginia 2, Saint Louis 1 (ot)9/5/97 Florida Int'l. 2, American 1 (ot) Virginia 5, Akron 19/7/97 American 1, Akron 0 Virginia 1, Florida Int'l. 1 (ot)10/9/98 Marshall 1, Adelphi 0 (ot) American 2, Virginia 110/11/98 Marshall 2, American 1 (ot) Virginia 3, Adelphi 09/3/99 American 2, Gonzaga 1 Virginia 4, Seton Hall 3 (ot)9/5/99 Seton Hall 3, American 1 Gonzaga 3, Virginia 29/1/00 Maryland 4, Jacksonville 1 Virginia 3, South Florida 29/3/00 Maryland 3, South Florida 0 Virginia 7, Jacksonville 18/31/01 Maryland 2, UCLA 1 (ot) Virginia 2, Liberty 19/2/01 Maryland 2, Liberty 1 Virginia 2, UCLA 2 (ot)8/30/02 Maryland 8, Rhode Island 0 Virginia 3, Kentucky 29/1/02 Kentucky 2, Maryland 1 Virginia 2, Rhode Island 18/29/03 Saint Louis 1, Akron 0 Seton Hall 1, Virginia 08/31/03 Akron 4, Seton Hall 2 Saint Louis 3, Virginia 2 (ot)
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