2001 Men's Soccer
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UW Sports Information 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI Phone: (608) 262-1811 WISCONSIN Fax: (608) 262-8184 2001 Men’s Soccer Contact: Brian Borkovec E-mail: [email protected] Release Date: August 27, 2001 Website: uwbadgers.com GAME: Wisconsin vs. St. Francis UPCOMING EVENTS DATE: Friday, August 31 TIME: 7 p.m. CST ROCKY’S RETURN - Wisconsin plays host to the 13th annual Rocky Rococo SITE: McClimon Soccer Complex Soccer Classic this weekend. The tournament kicks off Friday with Alabama A&M facing Northern Illinois at 5 p.m., followed by Wisconsin versus Saint Francis at GAME: Wisconsin vs. Alabama A&M approximately 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, NIU will take on St. Francis at noon while DATE: Sunday, September 2 the Badgers take on the A&M Bulldogs at 2:30 p.m. A short awards ceremony will TIME: 2:30 p.m. CST follow the final game. SITE: McClimon Soccer Complex MEDIA DAY - Wisconsin will host media day on Wednesday, August 29 for all members of the press wishing to catch a word with Coach Banda and the UW players. Media day will begin at 3:00 p.m. at the McClimon Soccer Complex. Quick Facts The team will practice from 4-6 p.m. on the University Bay Drive practice fields. THE BADGERS NOTES DU JOUR 2001 Overall Record ..............................0-0 2001 Big Ten Record ..............................0-0 THE KICKOFF - Wisconsin is 15-7-2 in previous season-opening games, Series vs. St. Francis .............UW trails 0-1 including a 10-4-0 mark in season-opening home games. The Badgers have an Series vs. Alabama A&M.......UW leads 2-0 18-5-1 record in the Rocky Rococo Classic and are 8-1-0 when the tourney is the Captains UW’s season opener. Valentine Anozie, Mike Congiu and Scott Repa WELCOME TERRIERS - Saint Francis is the only team to make its Rocky Head Coach ...................Kalekeni M. Banda Rococo debut this weekend. Wisconsin hosted Alabama A&M for the 1994 Alma Mater ...........Massachusetts, 1975 Classic and Northern Illinois made an appearance in the 1998 tournament. Record at UW (Yr.)............27-50-3 (5th) Overall Record (Yr.) ..184-121-29 (20th) Assistant Coaches ON THE SIDELINES David LaLiberty, Michael Johnson and Bram Dorresteyn (volunteer) WISCONSIN COACH KALEKENI BANDA - Begins his 20th season as a head coach and his fifth season at Wisconsin ... was named NSCAA National 2001 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1987 ... has guided his teams to 10 postseason appearances ... a member of the University of Massachusetts Athletic Hall of 8/25 LOYOLA-CHICAGO (Exh.) W, 3-2 Fame. 8/31 ST. FRANCIS 7 p.m. 9/1 ALABAMA A&M 2:30 p.m. 9/5 UW-GREEN BAY 7 p.m. 9/7 at Howard 3 p.m. 9/9 at Maryland-Baltimore County Noon 9/14 IONA 7 p.m. 9/21 vs. Southern Methodist 2 p.m. 9/23 at Texas Christian 1 p.m. 9/27 MARQUETTE 7 p.m. 9/30 OHIO STATE * 1 p.m. 10/3 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 7 p.m. 10/5 at UW Milwaukee 3 p.m. 10/7 at Penn State * Noon 10/12 INDIANA * 7:30 p.m. 10/19 IUPUI 7 p.m. 10/21 at Michigan * 2 p.m. 10/26 at Northern Illinois 3 p.m. 10/28 MICHIGAN STATE * 1 p.m. 11/1 at Northwestern * 2 p.m. All times are Central. * indicates Big Ten games.