2009 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

2009 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer
National Champions
ACC Men's Soccer Tournament Champions Portland Nike Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, College Cup vs. Akron, W 1–0
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
Record	18–3–4 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach	George Gelnovatch (14th season)
Home stadium	Klöckner Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 ACC men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Wake Forest‡	5	–	2	–	1			17	–	4	–	3
No. 4 North Carolina+	5	–	2	–	1			16	–	2	–	4
No. 18 Boston College+	5	–	3	–	0			14	–	9	–	0
No. 6 Maryland+	4	–	2	–	2			15	–	6	–	2
No. 1 Virginia‡	4	–	3	–	1			18	–	3	–	4
No. 12 Duke+	4	–	4	–	0			14	–	7	–	0
NC State+	2	–	5	–	1			13	–	7	–	2
Virginia Tech	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	12	–	2
Clemson	2	–	6	–	0			6	–	12	–	1
‡ – 2009 ACC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament As of 16 December 2009 [1] Rankings from NSCAA

The 2009 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the Cavaliers' 69th season fielding a men's varsity soccer program, and the program's 56th season playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Cavaliers had one of their most successful seasons in program history, winning both the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, and the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Cavs won their first ACC Tournament title since 2004, and their first NCAA Tournament title since 1994. It was head coach George Gelnovatch's first year winning the NCAA title. Altogether, it was the Cavs' sixth national championship season. Additionally, the Cavs won the minor early season Portland/Nike Invitational. The Cavaliers also finish first in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings for the first time since 1994. ^[2]

Background

The Cavaliers came off a season where they finished 11–9–1 across all competitions and 4–4 in ACC play. The Cavaliers finished fourth in the ACC and earned a berth into the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. Virginia reached the ACC Championship where they lost to eventual NCAA champions, Maryland, 1–0. Their run in the ACC Tournament secured an at-large bid into the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament seeded 10th, ensuring a second round bye. Virginia lost in the Second Round of the tournament to Connecticut, 2–0.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Diego Restrepo 2 FW   USA Jordan Evans 6 DF   USA Greg Monaco 7 DF   USA Neil Barlow 8 MF   USA Ross LaBauex 9 FW   USA Chase Neinken 10 MF   USA Jonathan Villanueva 11 MF   USA Jimmy Simpson 12 FW   USA Brian Ownby 13 MF   USA Howard Turk

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF   USA Mike Volk 16 DF   USA Sean Hiller 17 DF   USA Hunter Jumper 19 MF   GRE Ari Dimas 20 FW   USA Chris Agorsor 21 DF   USA Shawn Barry 23 MF   CMR Tony Tchani 25 FW   USA Will Bates 26 FW   USA Ahkeel Rodney

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Preseason
08/21/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 15	George Mason	L 0–1 (a.e.t.)		Klöckner Stadium (Not reported) Charlottesville, VA
08/24/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 15	at No. 25  Old Dominion	L 1–3		ODU Soccer Complex (Not reported) Norfolk, VA
08/30/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 15	at  West Virginia	L 0–2		Klöckner Stadium (Not reported) Charlottesville, VA
Regular season
09/04/2009* 10:00 pm	No. 22	at  Portland Portland Nike Invitational	W 3–0	1–0–0 [3]	Merlo Field (2,122) Portland, OR
09/06/2009* 3:00 pm	No. 22	vs.  Washington Portland Nike Invitational	W 2–1 (a.e.t.)	2–0–0 [4]	Merlo Field (726) Portland, OR
09/11/2009 7:00 pm	No. 16	No. 19  Duke	L 0–1 (a.e.t.)	2–1–0 (0–1–0)	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
09/15/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 20	Mount St. Mary's	W 1–0	3–1–0	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
09/18/2009 7:00 pm,  ACCN	No. 20	at No. 2  Wake Forest	W 1–0	4–1–0 (1–1–0)	Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC
09/22/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 11	George Washington	W 2–1 (a.e.t.)	5–1–0	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
09/26/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN	No. 11	Clemson	L 0–1	5–2–0 (1–2–0)	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
09/29/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 12	VCU	W 1–0 (a.e.t.)	6–2–0	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
10/02/2009 7:00 pm,  FSC	No. 12	at No. 5  North Carolina South's Oldest Rivalry	L 0–1 (a.e.t.)	6–3–0 (1–3–0)	Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC
10/07/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 13	Longwood	W 2–0	7–3–0	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
10/13/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 11	Liberty	T 1–1 (a.e.t.)	7–3–1	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
10/17/2009 7:00 pm, FSC	No. 11	at  Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup	W 3–1	8–3–1 (2–3–0)	Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA
10/20/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 12	Howard	W 2–0	9–3–1	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
10/25/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN+	No. 12	Boston College	W 2–0	10–3–1 (3–3–0)	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
10/31/2009 7:00 pm, FSC	No. 10	at No. 6  Maryland Rivalry	T 0–0 (a.e.t.)	10–3–2 (3–3–1)	Ludwig Field College Park, MD
11/03/2009* 7:00 pm	No. 7	American	W 3–0	11–3–2	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
11/07/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN+	No. 7	No. 18  NC State	W 1–0	12–3–2	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
11/11/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN	(4) No. 6	vs. (5) No. 5 Maryland Quarterfinals	W 1–0	13–3–2	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
11/13/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN	(4) No. 6	vs. (1) No. 3 Wake Forest Semifinals	T 0–0 W(5–4 p) (a.e.t.)	13–3–3	WakeMed Soccer Park (1,170) Cary, NC
11/15/2009 7:00 pm, ACCN	(4) No. 6	vs. (7) No. 20 NC State ACC Championship	W 1–0	14–3–3	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
11/22/2009* 1:00 pm	(2) No. 2	Bucknell Second Round	W 5–0	15–3–3	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
11/29/2009* 1:00 pm	(2) No. 2	Portland Third Round	W 1–0	16–3–3	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
12/04/2009 7:00 pm	(2) No. 2	No. 13 Maryland Quarterfinals	W 3–0	17–3–3	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
12/11/2009 5:00 pm,  ESPN2	(2) No. 2	vs. (3) No. 3 Wake Forest Semifinals	W 2–1 (a.e.t.)	18–3–3	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
12/13/2009* 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(2) No. 2	vs. (1) No. 1  Akron National Championship	T 0–0 W(3–2 p) (a.e.t.)	18–3–4	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
NSCAA	22	22	16	20	11	12	13	11	11	12	10	7	6	1

See also

• Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer

References

1. "ACC Men's Soccer Annual Standings". 2014–15 ACC Record Book (PDF). Greensboro, North Carolina: Atlantic Coast Conference. July 2014. pp. 81–84. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
2. Davidson, Gary. "2009 Final Rankings - Men". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
3. "Virginia vs Portland (Sep 04, 2009): Box Score Final". Portland Pilots.
4. "Virginia v Washington Box Score Final". Portland Pilots .

External links

• 2009 Virginia Cavaliers Men's Soccer Results and Releases