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The 1994 men's soccer team showed a marked improvement over last year's team, and they got even closer to becoming a majorforce in their division. Despite a strenuous schedule which had them play such perennial powerhouses as Boston College, UVa, and William & Mary, the team had a respectable season. They knocked off then #24 Boston at home early in the season and lost by only one goal to teams such as William & Mary, ODU, and JMU. This year's squad was characterized by its youth, as more than twothirds of the team consisted of freshmen and sophomores. The lone seniors were the team captains, Joe Basile and Bobby Horton. Horton said he "tried to lead the team as best I could." He emphasized the team's "great attitude in terms of work
ethic and doing whatever it takes [to win]." Head Coach Tim O'Sullivan stressed the importance of the team's growth from a young, relatively inexperienced team to one moving into the upper echelons to compete with the top 25 teams in the division. O'Sullivan said, "We look at game bygame [accomplishments] rather than longterm goals." The talent of the young squad paid off in wins against local rivals VCU and VMI. The team entered the CAA tournament with high hopes and a desire to win, but were narrowly edged out by GMU. With an overall record of 128, the men's soccer team came out ahead of a .500 season and proved that the maturing skill and talent of the Spiders was definitely an eyecatcher. — John Downer
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Front row: Dan Kelly, Brent Mascott, Asgeir Asgeirsson, Jeff Falkowski, Bobby Horton, Todd Morris, Paul Sterbenz, Brian Ubhaus, Pat Oswald, Andrew McCree. Second row: Shaun Docking, Keith Jackson, Omar Sigtryggsson, Joe Basile. David Austen, Scott Graham. Andy Carlyle, Michael Cook, David Baumritter, Alex Collins, Tim O'Sullivan. Back row: Will Massey, Tom Mitchell. Ryan Gallagher, Duncan Susee, Alan Gray, Jon Sacks, Ben Montgomery. Jesus Martin, Jeremy Baker.
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UR 1, St. Mary's 3 UR 4, Boston College 2 UR 0, Virginia Tech 2 UR 4, St. Bonaventure 0 UR 5, MDEastern Shore 2 UR 3, American 2 UR 1, William & Mary 2 UR 2, East Carolina 0 UR 2, Virginia 6 UR 3, Marshall 0 UR 0, Old Dominion 1 UR 1, James Madison 2 UR 4, VCU 1 UR 11, St. Francis 1 UR 5, VMI 1 UR 4, UNCWilmington 0 UR 4, George Mason 1 UR 5, Fairfield 1 UR 2, Connecticut 3 CAA Championship UR 1, George Mason 2
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