Sept. 1, 2007

Virginia Men's Soccer Tops Columbia 5-0 in Season Opener
The Virginia men's soccer team got two goals each from Yannick Reyering (Mettingen, Germany) and Chris Tierney (Wellesley, Mass.) as it downed Columbia 5-0 in its season opener Friday night at Klöckner Stadium. With the victory, the fifth-ranked Cavaliers won their season opener for the fourth consecutive year.

It didn't take long for the Cavaliers (1-0-0) to take the lead, as Reyering scored 30 seconds into the game. He picked up a loose ball in the box on a rebound off of Neil Barlow's (Langley, Va.) shot and placed it into the empty net. Virginia added to the lead in the 35th minute when Jonathan Villanueva (Grand Prairie, Texas) sent a through ball to set up Jeremy Barlow (Langley, Va.), who was fouled in the box. Reyering converted the penalty to record his third career multi-goal game. (Read More)

Rennie Picks Up Win No. 400 As Duke Opens 2007 With 6-1 Win Over Delaware
The No. 2 Duke Blue Devils kicked off the season with a bang, defeating Delaware 6-1 in front of over 3,000 fans in Koskinen Stadium. Six different Blue Devils tallied goals on the evening as Duke gained win No. 400 for head coach John Rennie, who is stepping down at the end of the season.

The offensive output from Duke was staggering, as they scored six goals for the first time since Oct. 11, 2005, when they defeated No. 11 N.C. State, 6-0. This was the Devils most dominating victory since that triumph almost two years ago.

Leading the charge was preseason All-Americas Mike Grella and Michael Videira. Each star had one goal and one assist. Senior midfielder Joe Germanese and senior forward Paul Dudley also had a score and an assist a piece in the game. Senior midfielder Tomek Charowski and grad student forward (and Vanderbilt transfer) Joshua Medcalf both found the back of the net, and sophomore defender Josh Bienenfeld had one dish to round out the point-scoring for Duke. (Read More)

NC State Opens Season With 2-1 Win
Raleigh, N.C. - The NC State men's soccer team started its 2007 campaign in good fashion, as the Pack downed Valparaiso 2-1 in the first game of the Wolfpack Classic being held this weekend at Method Road Soccer Stadium. Sophomore Orry Powers put in the game winner in the 80th minute, in a game where the Pack dominated in the shot category, 18-6.

The Wolfpack (1-0) struck first for the first goal in the 16th minute. Sophomore Jorge Mora won the ball deep in the Pack's defensive end, and played a through ball to senior Ernesto Di Laudo. Di Laudo got behind the defense, and scored off the breakaway at the 15:29 mark. (Read More)

Brown Nets Game Winner in D-OT vs. Old Dominion
The No. 2 Demon Deacons defeated No. 20 Old Dominion 2-1 to open the 2007 season at the Nike Carolina Classic in Chapel Hill.

Deacon midfielder Corben Bone netted the first goal of the night, assisted by Lyle Adams and Zack Schilawski, but ODU's Ambane Eammanuel fired back just eight minutes later to knot the contest at 1-1.

After WFU out-shot the Monarchs 4-2 in the first half, ODU stepped up the offensive attack to out-shoot Wake 4-3 in the second half. WFU countered with biting defense, recording seven fouls in the second half compared to the first half's three. (Read More)

No. 9 Maryland Plays No. 7 Indiana To Thrilling 1-1 Draw
The No. 9 Maryland men's soccer team battled No. 7 Indiana in an exciting back-and-forth affair and forced the Hoosiers to a 1-1 draw on August 31 at Jerry Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic. Both teams scored in the first half 1:11 apart from each other and both sides had their chances to notch the golden goal, but the teams settled for the tie.

Junior Graham Zusi recorded the goal for the Terrapins in the 26th minute after Kevin Noschang scored in the 25th for the Hoosiers. Junior Rich Costanzo was credited with the assist as he sent the cross into the box to Zusi. Freshman keeper Will Swaim stopped five shots in goal in his first collegiate start. (Read More) | Webcast Archived on ACC Select

No. 16 Tar Heels Clipped By Monmouth, 1-0
In its first season-opening loss since 1997, No. 16 North Carolina could not overcome a second half goal from Monmouth's Damon Wilson in a 1-0 defeat in the Carolina Nike Classic at Fetzer Field.

The Tar Heels (0-1-0) outshot the Hawks (1-0-0) by a 16-4 margin, including a 9-0 mark in the first half. Carolina had two first-half scores by junior forward Brian Shriver waved off due to offside calls and just missed on a number of chances in the second period.

Just under three minutes after UNC midfielder Michael Callahan nearly gave the Tar Heels the lead with a blast off the crossbar, the Hawks broke into the scoring column on their first shot on goal of the night. Wilson buried a 12-yard strike in the left side of the net past UNC keeper Tyler Deric. Ryan Kinne assisted on the goal, which came at 55:25. (Read More)

Hokies drop season-opener at VCU
The Virginia Tech men's soccer team opened its regular season with a 4-0 loss to VCU on Friday night in the Nike/Alltel Classic at VCU SportsBackers Stadium.

Tech's sophomore goalkeeper Brendan Dunn made eight saves but the Hokies were out shot 16-9 in the match, surrendering 12 shots on goal to the Rams.

Senior defender Marcus Reed and junior forward Patrick Nyarko managed two shots on goal apiece but were not able to get one past VCU goalkeeper, Andrew Dykstra. Dykstra made four saves for the shutout. Three other Tech players attempted shots but could not produce any scoring chances. (Read More)