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Sept. 12, 2006
Game #6
Tues., Sept. 12, 2006
No. 2 Virginia vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)
Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, Va.
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CAVALIERS HOST SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) IN MID-WEEK MATCH
No. 2 Virginia (5-0-0) begins a three-game homestand when the Cavaliers host the Saint Francis (Pa.) Red Flash (1-4-0) of the Northeast Conference Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium. It is the first mid-week match for the Cavaliers, who are slated to play six mid-week contests this season.
ABOUT THE VIRGINIA CAVALIERS
No. 2 Virginia is coming off a 2-1 win at NC State in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener. UVa went 2-0 last week to remain undefeated at 5-0-0. Virginia also defeated then No. 10 UCLA, 1-0, last Monday. Sophomore forward Yannick Reyering led the Cavaliers with three goals last week including two game-winning goals. He now has four goals and nine points to lead the team, while taking a team-high 19 shots. Juniors Nico Colaluca and Jeremy Barlow each have three points for the Cavaliers. UVa is averaging 12.8 shots and 1.4 goals per contest.
ABOUT THE SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) RED FLASH
The Red Flash enters the mid-week contest 1-4-0 on the season after falling to Bucknell, 1-0, in their last outing. Saint Francis lost in overtime, 2-1, at No. 15 Akron. Three different Red Flash players have each scored one goal. Scott Thompson has taken a team-high 12 shots. Saint Francis is averaging 10.8 shots and 0.59 goals per game.
THE VIRGINIA-SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) SERIES
This will be the first meeting between Virginia and Saint Francis (Pa.).
REYERING NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore forward Yannick Reyering was named Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week after leading the Cavaliers to back-to-back wins over No. 10 UCLA and conference foe NC State. Reyering scored three goals last week in helping No. 2 Virginia remain unbeaten with a 5-0-0 record. Against the Bruins, the sophomore forward scored on teammate Nico Colaluca’s corner kick in the 88th minute en route to collecting the Cavs’ fourth consecutive shutout. Reyering then added two goals, including another game-winner against NC State in Virginia’s ACC-opener. Reyering ranks third among league opponents in shots (19) and shots per game (3.80), while he is also tied for fifth in goals with four on the young season.
REYERING NAMED COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore forward Yannick Reyering was also named College Soccer News National Player of the Week after scoring three goals last week including game-winning goals in wins over No. 10 UCLA and NC State. Reyering was also named to the CSN National Team of the Week. He becomes the first Cavalier to earn national weekly honors this season.
DEFENSE KEY IN CAVS’ UNDEFEATED START
The addition of red-shirt freshman Bakary Soumare and junior Matt Williams has made an immediate impact for the Cavaliers to go along with returning starters Matt Poole, Zola Short and Ryan Burke. Virginia has four shutouts in its first five games. The Cavaliers have only allowed one goal this season. Burke has played 360 minutes in goal and tallied 10 saves while sporting a 0.25 goals allowed average.
CAVALIERS IN THE POLLS
Virginia is No. 2 in Soccer America, College Soccer News and Soccer Times polls. The Cavaliers fell to No. 3 in the National Soccer Coaches of America (NSCAA) poll.
WHAT A TOUGH CONFERENCE
In the latest Soccer America poll released Monday, six of the top eight teams hail from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Virginia is No. 2 followed by No. 3 Clemson, No. 4 Duke, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 6 Maryland and No. 7 Wake Forest. Virginia Tech is the seventh ACC team ranked in the top 20 of Soccer America. Six ACC teams are ranked in the College Soccer News and Soccer Times polls. Seven ACC teams are in the top 20 of the NSCAA poll this week.