Antony Moulds, David Fiorello, Evan Slusser and Greg Weimer will contribute to the already talented Tech defense. Moulds, a native of Dunstable, England, will join the squad as a grad student, after having played at Loughborough University. Slusser comes to the team after playing two seasons at Virginia Commonwealth and is expected to make an immediate impact in the defensive midfield. Fiorello and Weimer, both from Pennsylvania, will also battle for sufficient playing time on the defensive line. Roman Pieroth, an exchange student from Munster, Germany, will also join the Hokie's back line and see time in the midfield. The Hokies will have several options to complement their core returners in the midfield. Greg Cochrane, a freshman from Holland, Pa., is expected to see time in the mid but can be used craftily anywhere on the field. Connor Coons and Joe Vidmar will also provide flexibility among the defensive and midfield positions. Coons scored two goals to help his club team, the Atlanta Fire, beat the U-17 Chile National Team in 2008. Two transfers, Koen Oost and Albert Alwang, will also see playing time along the planks. Oost comes to Blacksburg from Utrecht University in the Netherlands and Alwang is a junior transfer from UNC Wilmington. He played at Blacksburg High School, helping the team to a 45-2-1 mark in his two seasons and earning The Roanoke Times Player of the Year award. John Kot, a freshman from Macon, Ga., who helped lead his high school team to three GISA state championships as the starting goalkeeper, will be vying for playing time in the net among seniors Brendan Dunn and Stefan Caulfield. Offensively, the Hokies can anticipate a deeper squad with a great deal of speed. Robert Alberti, who played his club ball with the Virginia Legacy Wizards, will see action on the field. Patrick Huang of Huntsville, Ala., finished his high school career with 87 career goals and was named the Huntsville Times Super AllMetro Player of the Year in 2008 and will also look to contribute. Freshmen Alistair Moore, Collin McNew, Patrick Ryan and Austin Stewart will also see time in the midfield and forward positions for the Hokies.
2009 VIRGINIA TECH SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 22 William & Mary (exh.) 28 at VCU (exh.) Sept. 1 at UMBC Middleton Sports & Fitness Invitational 4 at Wisconsin + 6 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee + Hilton Garden Hokie Invitational 11 South Florida ‡ 13 East Tennessee State ‡ 20 at Clemson* 23 American 27 NC State* Oct. 2 Wake Forest* 6 at Radford 9 at Maryland* 13 Akron 17 Virginia* 20 Davidson 24 North Carolina* (Senior Night) 27 Longwood 31 at Duke* Nov. 6 at Boston College* 1 0-15 ACC Championship 20-21 First Round NCAA Tournament Dec. 10-12 NCAA College Cup Championship
Location Blacksburg, Va. Richmond, Va. Baltimore, Md.
Time (EST) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m.
Madison, Wis. Madison, Wis.
8:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m.
Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. Clemson, S.C. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. Radford, Va. College Park, Md. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. Durham, N.C. Boston, Mass. Cary, N.C. TBA TBA
8 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA TBA TBA
2009 Outlook
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+ Middleton Sports & Fitness Invitational (Madison, Wis.) ‡ Hilton Garden Hokie Invitational * Atlantic Coast Conference contest All games are EST unless otherwise noted.
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