Cavaliers Third in Preseason ACC Women's Soccer Poll

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Aug. 9, 2006

CHARLOTTESVILLE – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its 2006 preseason women’s soccer poll Wednesday, as voted upon by the league’s coaches. Virginia was third in the voting, behind North Carolina and Florida State.

The Cavaliers, who were the 2005 ACC runner-up, garnered 97 points. It is the sixth consecutive year that Virginia has been in the top three of the poll.

Virginia returns 19 letterwinners from the 2005 team that finished with a 18-6-1 record. 2005 ACC Freshman of the Year Jess Rostedt (Kent, Ohio) and All-ACC players Shannon Foley (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) and Becky Sauerbrunn (St. Louis, Mo.) are among the veterans on the 2006 team.

The Cavaliers open the 2006 season on Friday, August 25 as they host Syracuse at Klockner Stadium.

2006 ACC Preseason Women’s Soccer Poll

School			Points	2005 Record1.   North Carolina (8)	118	23-1-1 (9-1-0)2.   Florida State (3)	104	20-4-1 (8-2-0)3.   Virginia		97	18-6-1 (8-2-0)4.   Duke			91	14-6-1 (6-4-0)5.   Boston College	73	13-6-2 (5-4-1)6.   Wake Forest		63	9-9-1 (4-6-0)7.   Clemson		55	9-9-2 (4-5-1)8.   Maryland		47	5-11-3 (3-5-2)9.   NC State		28	6-12-0 (2-8-0)10.  Miami		26	8-11-1 (2-8-0)11.  Virginia Tech		24	6-10-3 (1-7-2)