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Nov. 6, 2006
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – – The University of Virginia men’s soccer team was awarded the No. 4 seed in the 2006 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship announced Monday. Virginia (14-3-1), one of 48 teams selected, will face the winner of the game between Patriot League Tournament champion Bucknell (8-7-6) and Colonial Athletic Association at-large George Mason (12-5-3) on Wed., Nov. 15 at Klockner Stadium in the NCAA Tournament’s second round. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Virginia was one of 16 seeded teams that received a first round bye in the event.
“We’re very happy about our seeding,” UVa head coach George Gelnovatch said. “We’ve been working hard all season, and it was nice to be rewarded for that hard work. We were a little disappointed about the outcome in the ACC Tournament, but we’re ready to move on into the NCAA Tournament. We’re going to be playing at home. As long as we play as a team, we’re going to have a good chance to do well in this tournament.”
Virginia was one of seven teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference selected to the tournament and one of six ACC teams to earn a seed. Duke earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Wake Forest (No. 3), Maryland (No. 5), Clemson (No. 9) and North Carolina (No. 14) and Virginia Tech all join Virginia as representatives from the ACC.
Third round games will be played Nov. 18-19 with the NCAA Quarterfinals set for Nov. 24-26. The 2006 NCAA College Cup will be held on Dec. 1 and Dec. 3 at Robert R. Hermann Stadium in St. Louis, Mo.
Virginia advances to the NCAA Tournament for the 26th consecutive year and will be making its 68th appearance in a NCAA Tournament contest. UVa stands 43-23-4 all-time in the history of the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. The Cavaliers have won five National Championships after claiming the title in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994.