UVa Women's Soccer Aiming High in 2003
September 3, 2003
When Steve Swanson took over as the coach of the Virginia women’s soccer team in July of 2000 he said that one of his goals was to recruit the type of players that could get the program in position to compete annually for the ACC title and the NCAA Title.
Four years later, Swanson may be ready to cash in on his prediction as he welcomes back nine starters and 16 letter winners. The team was ranked No. 9 and No. 11 in the Soccer America and Adidas/NSCAA preseason polls, respectively.
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2003 Men's Soccer Preview
August 20, 2003
For the first time in his tenure at Virginia as the men’s soccer coach, George Gelnovatch is faced with two tough questions who will score goals and who will stop the opposing team from scoring goals?
Gelnovatch and his staff will need to answer both questions if the 14th-ranked Cavaliers expect to keep their streak alive of 22 consecutive berths into the NCAA Tournament.
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Great Expectations: UVa Soccer Preview
August 19, 2002
If you were to poll most Division I college coaches from around the country on the definition of a successful season, reaching an NCAA tournament while trampling the competition in an undefeated conference season would ultimately rate as quite successful for most programs. Not for head coach George Gelnovatch and the Virginia men's soccer team.
Last fall, Gelnovatch's dominant Cavalier squad became the first ever squad to sweep its conference foes without allowing a single goal in conference play. The likes of North Carolina and Clemson were simply no match for Virginia in September and October, but in November, something happened to the Cavaliers that happens to so many teams throughout the athletic year: they ran into a roadblock.
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