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Nov. 17, 2006
Game #20
NCAA TOURNAMENT THIRD ROUND
Nov. 18, 2006
#4 Virginia (15-3-1) vs. #13 Cal (13-5-1)
Klockner Stadium
Charlottesville, Va.
7 p.m.
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Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets for Saturday’s third-round match in advance of the game. Tickets can be purchased by calling the UVA Ticket Office at (800) 542-UVA1 (8821) or online at www.virginiasports.com. Tickets are also available one hour before the game at the Klockner Stadium ticket booths.
NO. 4 SEED CAVALIERS HOST NO. 13 CAL IN NCAA THIRD ROUND
No. 4 seed Virginia welcomes No. 13 seed Cal to Klöckner Stadium for an NCAA Third Round game at 7 p.m. The winner will advance to the NCAA quarterfinals to face the winner of the game between No. 5 seed Maryland and No. 12 seed Notre Dame, Nov. 24-26. Virginia defeated Bucknell, 4-0, in second round action while Cal knocked off New Mexico, 3-1.
ABOUT THE VIRGINIA CAVALIERS
Virginia (15-3-1) advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament after blanking Bucknell, 4-0, at home Tuesday night. Sophomore midfielder Nico Colaluca, senior forward Adam Cristman and freshman midfielder Jonathan Villanueva each scored a goal and posted an assist while senior goalkeeper Ryan Burke broke the school record with his 28th career shutout. Adam Cristman and Ian Holder each added goals for the Cavaliers (15-3-1). Virginia earned the No. 4 seed in the 2006 NCAA Tournament after finishing 14-3-1 and 5-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cavaliers posted one of the top RPIs in the country. UVa earned a first round bye before defeating Bucknell. Sophomore forward Yannick Reyering leads the team with 26 points which includes nine goals and eight assists. Adam Cristman is second on the team with eight goals, five assists and 21 points. Colaluca has 16 points including a season-high seven goals and seven assists. UVa has outscored opponents, 35-14, and out-shot them, 294-196. The Cavs are averaging 15.5 shots per game. Senior goalkeeper Ryan Burke has a 0.75 goals against average with 61 saves. He’s posted eight shutouts.
ABOUT THE CAL BEARS
No. 13 seed California-Berkeley is coming off a 3-1 win at home over New Mexico. Forward Javier Ayala-Hil scored twice and Jacob Wilson scored to help them to the win. Cal is the reigning Pac-10 champions after going 7-3 in conference play. Ayala-Hil leads the team with 12 goals and 26 points. Defender Steve Purdy has five goals and 12 points while forward Jacob Wilson has 10 points. Cal has outscored opponents, 36-16. Goalkeeper Justin Myers has six shutouts in 14 games with a 0.79 GAA and 47 saves. Cal head coach Kevin Grimes is the reigning Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Four Cal Bears (Ayala-Hil, midfielder Eric Ebert, midfielder Andrew Jacobson, Purdy) were named to the Pac-10 all conference first team..
THE VIRGINIA-CAL SERIES
Cal holds a 1-0 edge in the all-time series with Virginia, having beaten the No. 8 Cavaliers, 3-0, on Sept. 9, 1983, at a tournament at the University of San Francisco.
THE COMMON OPPONENT
Virginia and Cal have one common opponent in 2006 as both teams faced No. 8 seed UCLA during the regular season. UVa defeated UCLA, 1-0, in Charlottesville on Sept. 4. Cal defeated the Bruins twice during the regular season, 3-1, at home and 4-1 on the road.
VIRGINIA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Virginia is 44-22-4 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers won national championships in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994. This is the Cavaliers’ third straight trip to the third round of the NCAA’s since the field expanded. Virginia advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time since the 2000 season in 2005. Virginia advanced into third round of the tournament last season before falling to UNC, 2-1.
REYERING NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR HERMANN TROPHY
Sophomore forward Yannick Reyering has been selected as one of 15 semifinalists for the 2006 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy, presented annually to the top men’s and women’s player in collegiate soccer. Reyering was named second team All-ACC after leading the Cavaliers with nine goals, seven assists and 25 points.
BURKE SETS RECORDS
Senior goalkeeper Ryan Burke has put together one of the best careers in Cavalier history. The senior from Cumberland Foreside, Maine tallied his 28th career shutout against Bucknell in the second round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament to set a new school record in career shutouts. Burke also set the school record for career minutes played in goal (7,086) and tied the school record for games played (77). He’ll break that when he steps on the field against Cal. He needs just six saves to set the record in career saves, which is 249 held by Jeff Causey.
CRISP CRISTMAN
Senior forward Adam Cristman continues his hot play as he wraps up his senior season for the Cavaliers. Cristman has matched a single season career high of 21 points which now gives him 69 career points. Cristman has eight goals in the last 11 games.
FIVE CAVALIERS NAMED ALL-ACC
Five members of the Virginia Men’s soccer team were honored by the Atlantic Coast Conference on the All-ACC Soccer Teams. Junior midfielder Nico Colaluca was named to the All-ACC First Team while senior forward Adam Cristman, sophomore forward Yannick Reyering and red-shirt freshman defender Bakary Soumare were named second team All-ACC. Freshman midfielder Jonathan Villanueva was named to the All-Freshmen Team. Colaluca, a two-time All-ACC second team selection, earned first team honors. He started all 16 games for the Cavaliers and scored a career-best six goals and career-best five assists for 17 points, which ranks second on the team. He’s played 1,278 minutes in the field for the Cavaliers. Reyering leads the team with eight goals, seven assists and 23 points. He has four game-winning goals. It is the second straight year that he’s earned All-ACC honors as he was a first team selection in 2005. Cristman is third on the team in goals (6), assists (4) and points (16). He earned second team honors for the second straight year. In his first season playing in the back, Soumare helped the Cavaliers to seven shutouts and an 0.80 goals against average limiting teams to 13 goals in 16 games. He started 15 of 16 games and played 1,389 minutes. Villanueva is fourth on the team in scoring with two goals and three assists for seven points. He has started 13 of 15 games playing 1,008 minutes. It is the first time since the 2001 season that the Cavaliers had five players selected to all-conference teams.
DEFENSE KEY FOR CAVS IN 2006
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 nine shutouts in 19 games. The Cavaliers have allowed 14 goals this season. Burke has played 1569 minutes in goal and tallied 61 saves while sporting a 0.75 goals allowed average. Michael Giallombardo has played 182 minutes in goal and registered two wins for the Cavaliers.