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Oct. 8, 2004
VIRGINIA’S RECORD & RANKINGS: Virginia (8-2-0, 2-1-0 ACC) is ranked #17 by Soccer America and #10 by the NSCAA/adidas in the Top-25 polls. UVa began the 2004 season ranked #8 in College Soccer News’ Preseason Top-30 poll, #11 in Soccer America’s Preseason Top-25 poll, #13 in the Soccer Times Preseason Top-25 poll and #20 in the NSCAA/adidas Preseason Top-25 poll.
`HOOS UP NEXT?: The Virginia Cavaliers (8-2-0, 2-1-0 ACC) will face the Davidson Wildcats (3-5-0, 0-1-0 SoCon) on Saturday, October 9th at 7:30 PM at UVa’s Klockner Stadium.
THE SERIES WITH DAVIDSON: Virginia leads the all-time series with Davidson in men’s soccer 6-2-0 in a series that began back in 1941. In fact, both of UVa’s two losses to the Wildcats occurred in 1941 when the Cavaliers lost back-to-back games in a home-and-home series that season to Davidson. Virginia lost 6-4 on October 25, 1941 in Davidson, N.C. and dropped a 3-1 decision six days later on October 31, 1941 in Charlottesville, Va. However, the Cavaliers have won the last six consecutive meetings since the 1941 season.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Virginia defeated Davidson by the score of 2-0 on November 4, 1978 in Davidson, N.C. the last time the two schools met.
EIGHT DIFFERENT CAVALIERS HAVE SCORED A GAME-WINNING GOAL: Talk about getting production from various players. In each of Virginia’s eight victories, a different Cavalier has scored the game-winning goal. So far this season, UVa has received a game-winning goal from: Adam Cristman, Hunter Freeman, Ian Holder, Matt Ayotte, Nico Colaluca, John Hartman, Will Hall and Jeremy Barlow.
VIRGINIA WINS 150TH GAME AT KLOCKNER STADIUM: With its 3-0 shutout victory over Liberty on October 6th, Virginia won its 150th game at Klockner Stadium. It took UVa just 179 games to reach the 150-win plateau after the Cavaliers posted a mark of 150-22-7 during the stretch to 150 wins at home.
THIS IS OUR HOUSE!: Virginia is a perfect 6-0-0 in games played at home at Klöckner Stadium this season. The Cavaliers have a minimum total of 12 home contests (regular season games) scheduled this year.
FOUR CAVALIERS HAVE SCORED THEIR FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL THIS SEASON: The first-year group of Matt Ayotte, Nico Colaluca, Jeremy Barlow and Chris Tierney have each scored their first collegiate goal this season for UVa. The first goals scored by Ayotte, Colaluca and Barlow were game-winners for Virginia.
UVA OUTSCORING ITS OPPONENTS BY MORE THAN TWO TO ONE: Heading into its game with Davidson on October 9th, Virginia is outscoring its opponents by more than a two goals to one ratio. As of October 9th, UVa has scored 22 goals to it opponents eight. Virginia has also outscored its opponents in total points (67-to-23), dished out more assists (23-to-7) and has taken more shots (163-to-86) than its opponents.
VIRGINIA’S HUNTER FREEMAN RECORDING POINTS IN BUNCHES: Virginia’s Hunter Freeman, a third-year defender/midfielder, entered this season with just four points resulting from four assists after two years of action. Ten games into the 2004 season, Freeman has scored 11 points to more than doubles his two-year point total from the previous two seasons. In UVa’s last five games (against Manhattan, North Carolina, UMBC, N.C. State and Liberty), Freeman has scored nine points by posting one goal and dishing out seven assists.
CAVALIERS MAKES IT A BAKER’S DOZEN OVER FLAMES: With its 3-0 shutout victory over Liberty on October 6th, UVa defeated Liberty for the 13th time in 13 tries.
NINE OF UVA’S LAST 11 GAMES ARE AT HOME, INCLUDING CURRENT FIVE-GAME HOMESTAND: Beginning with its match against UMBC on September 29th to kick-off a five-game homestand, Virginia will play nine of its last 11 regular season games at home. UVa has a five-game homestand from September 29 – October 12, a three-game homestand from October 20 – October 27 and a regular season finale match at home against Maryland on November 5th. The only two remaining regular season roads games for the Cavaliers are on October 17th (at Clemson) and October 30th (at Virginia Tech).
HOME SWEET HOME: Virginia has enjoyed much success playing in the friendly confines of Klöckner Stadium. One of the finest college soccer facilities in the country, Klöckner Stadium has been a very tough place for opponents to record a win. Since its opening in 1992, UVa has posted an eye-opening record of 150-22-7 at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavaliers are currently 6-0-0 at home this season (2004). Virginia finished the 2003 season with a home record of 8-5-0 including a mark of 1-1-0 in the NCAA Tournament at home. In 2002, the Cavaliers finished the regular season a perfect 12-0-0 at home and finished the 2002 season 12-1-0 at home. Virginia is 21-7 in NCAA Tournament games held at Klöckner Stadium during the past 12 seasons, outscoring its opposition 63-26 in those games.
GELNOVATCH CLOSING IN ON 150 CAREER VICTORIES: UVa men’s soccer head soccer coach 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 has coached eight season at UVa, and has recorded 133 wins as a head coach at Virginia with a career record of 133-47-14, including a mark of 31-14-6 in the ACC. By reaching the 100-win mark, it makes him only the second UVa men’s soccer coach to record the milestone. Former Virginia men’s soccer head coach Bruce Arena holds UVa’s all-time coaching victory mark with 295 (295-59-31, 74-21-11 ACC).
GELNOVATCH RECORDS 30TH ACC VICTORY IN WIN OVER WAKE FOREST: With Virginia’s 2-1 victory over Wake Forest on September 17th, UVa head coach George Gelnovatch recorded his 30th career ACC coaching victory. The win lifted Gelnovatch to 30-13-6 all-time in ACC contests as of 9/17/04. Gelnovatch’s 30 ACC wins are second to only Bruce Arena’s 74 ACC victories (74-21-11) in UVa men’s soccer history. The third highest ACC win total behind Gelnovatch and Arena is 10 conference victories.
Soccer America Top-25
Rank Team Record1. Duke 11-0-02. UC Santa Barbara 8-0-13. California 7-0-24. Santa Clara 9-1-05. New Mexico 8-0-06. Indiana 7-2-07. Stanford 5-1-38. UNC Greensboro 8-0-19. Notre Dame 7-2-110. South Carolina 7-1-111. South Florida 6-0-212. Penn State 5-1-413. SMU 6-3-014. Washington 8-3-115. Creighton 7-2-016. Akron 7-2-117. VIRGINIA 7-2-018. Wake Forest 4-3-119. UCLA 5-2-220. St. John's 6-3-121. VCU 6-2-122. Boston College 6-2-023. William & Mary 6-2-224. Maryland 5-3-125. Brown 4-2-2
As of 10/4/04
NSCAA/adidas Top-25
Rank Team Record1. UC Santa Barbara 8-0-12. UNC Greensboro 8-0-13. Indiana 7-2-04. Duke 11-0-05. New Mexico 8-0-06. VCU 6-2-1T-7. California 7-0-2T-7. SMU 7-3-09. Penn State 5-1-410. VIRGINIA 7-2-011. Creighton 7-2-012. Boston College 6-2-013. St. John's 7-4-114. South Florida 6-0-215. Notre Dame 7-2-116. Santa Clara 9-1-017. South Carolina 7-1-118. William & Mary 6-2-219. Michigan 7-1-220. Stanford 5-1-3T-21. Hartwick 5-2-3T-21. Brown 4-2-223. Seton Hall 6-3-124. Memphis 7-2-025. UAB 6-3-0
Also receiving votes: Maryland, Clemson, Binghamton.
As of 10/4/04