2008-09 Men's Soccer News

  • Bridgewater Names New Men's Soccer Coach
    January 06, 2009
    Bridgewater College has named Matt O’Toole as its new head men’s soccer coach for the 2009 season. O’Toole succeeds Anthony “Nino” Altomonte, who resigned following the completion of the 2008 season.
  • Stark Named to All-America Third Team
    December 12, 2008
    Sophomore defender Michael Stark was named to the NSCAA All-American Third Team following the 2008 campaign. He is the first All-American for the men’s soccer program at Roanoke since Donny Smith in 2005 and the ninth overall.
  • VWC's Massie Named ODAC's Top Player
    November 18, 2008
    Virginia Wesleyan striker Brandon Massie was named the ODAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Year for the second straight season. Also receiving honors were Roanoke's Scott Allison (COY) and Michael Stark (ROY) and Bridgewater's Chris Thomas (Scholar-Athlete).
  • VWC Falls to N.C. Wesleyan
    November 13, 2008
    Virginia Wesleyan led 3-1 at one point in its NCAA Tournament first round matchup with N.C. Wesleyan, but the Bishops' tied the score with less than 10 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime and eventually win the game, 4-3.
  • VWC Wins ODAC Title
    November 08, 2008
    Virginia Wesleyan's Robbie Mann scored the game's lone goal in the 56th minute to propel the Marlins past Roanoke and earn the squad its ninth ODAC title. VWC heads to the NCAA D-III Tournament as the league's automatic qualifier.
  • Tournament Seeds Set
    October 28, 2008
    Roanoke College enters the ODAC Men’s Soccer Tournament on several highs as Tuesday’s 9-1 win over Bridgewater College secured the top seed and home-field advantage throughout the conference postseason tournament. Lynchburg College earned the second seed while Virginia Wesleyan College and Hampden-Sydney College round out the top four.
  • Virginia Wesleyan Headlines ODAC Men’s Soccer Poll
    August 27, 2008
    Each of the top three teams in the 2008 ODAC Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll received multiple first place votes from the league’s coaches. Virginia Wesleyan College topped the annual survey with 112 total poll points and five top selections. Roanoke College, the 2007 ODAC Tournament champion, garnered 106 points and three high marks while Hampden-Sydney College sits in third with 101 points and the remaining trio of first place votes.