2009 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

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.

2009 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer
ACC Men's Soccer Tournament Champions
Portland Nike Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, College Cup vs. Akron, W 1–0
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
2009 record18–3–4 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKlöckner Stadium
2009 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
As of 16 December 2009[1]; Rankings from NSCAA

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 an 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. 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 OT
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 OT 2–0–0[4]
 Merlo Field (726)
Portland, OR
09/11/2009
7:00 pm		 No. 16 No. 19 Duke L 0–1 OT 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 OT 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 2OT 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 2OT 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 2OT 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 2OT 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 pk 2OT		 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 OT 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 pen. 2OT		 18–3–4
 WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
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12		 Final
NSCAA 22 22 16 20 11 12 13 11 11 12 10 7 6 1

See also

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.
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