William and Mary Men’s Soccer Table of Contents 2002 Quick Facts Quick Facts ........................................................... 1 W&M Information Coaching Staff Information This is William and Mary Soccer ........................ 5 Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Head Coach: Al Albert (William and Mary, 1969) Coaching Staff Founded: 1693 Albert at W&M: 377-173-59 (.667) (31 seasons) Head Coach Al Albert ......................................... 6 Enrollment: 5,560 Albert Overall: 377-173-59 (.667) (31 seasons) Assistant Coach Chris Norris ............................. 7 President: Timothy J. Sullivan (W&M, 1966) Albert’s Office Phone: (757) 221-3385 Assistant Coach Chuck Connelly ....................... 7 Athletics Director: Terry Driscoll (Boston Coll., 1969) Albert’s Email Address: [email protected] Assistant Coach Tom Duffy ................................ 7 Nickname: Tribe Best Time to Reach Coach Albert: Mornings 2002 Season Information Colors: Green, Gold and Silver Assistant Coaches: Season Outlook ............................................... 12 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Chris Norris (William and Mary, 1995) Roster .............................................................. 13 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Chuck Connelly (Old Dominion, 2000) Returning Player Biographies .......................... 15 Home Field: Busch Field (2,271, turf) Tom Duffy (Le Moyne, 1965) Freshmen Biographies ..................................... 22 Athletics Department Phone: (757) 221-3400 Norris’ Office Phone: (757) 221-3321 Opponent Capsules ......................................... 24 Ticket Office Phone: (757) 221-3340 Soccer Fax: (757) 221-2989 2001 Season Review 2001 Statistics and Results ............................. 28 2001 Colonial Athletic Association Review ...... 29 Sports Information Men’s Soccer Information Tribe Soccer Classic ........................................ 32 Sports Information Director: Pete Clawson 2001 Record: 11-9-1 (.548) W&M Pancake Supper .................................... 32 Associate SID/Men’s Soccer: Dan Wakely 2001 CAA Record: 3-2-0 (.600)/3rd place Record Book and History Wakely’s Office Phone: (757) 221-3368 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/6 School Records ............................................... 34 Wakely’s Home Phone: (757) 476-5314 Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Team Awards ................................................... 37 Wakely’s Email Address: [email protected] All-Time Program Record: 407-204-63 (.651) Honors and Awards .......................................... 38 Sports Information Fax: (757) 221-3412 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 11 Postseason History .......................................... 40 Web Site: www.TribeAthletics.com CAA Championships: Six Current Players in the Pros .............................. 41 Series and Yearly Records .............................. 42 Year-by-Year Results ....................................... 44 The College of William and Mary 2002 William and Mary Men’s Soccer Schedule University Profile .............................................. 48 William and Mary Athletics ............................... 49 Day Date Opponent Location Time Athletics Director Terry Driscoll ........................ 50 Sat. Aug. 24 at American (Exhibition) Washington, DC 1:00 PM Associate AD Barbara Blosser ......................... 50 Sat. Aug. 31 APPALACHIAN STATE WILLIAMSBURG 8:00 PM Student-Athlete Support .................................. 51 Facilities ........................................................... 52 St. John’s Classic at St. John’s Fri. Sept. 6 vs. Indiana Jamaica, NY 6:00 PM Albert-Daly Field .............................................. 53 Sat. Sept. 7 vs. Florida International Jamaica, NY 6:00 PM Soccer Donors ................................................. 54 Stihl Soccer Tournament at Old Dominion Fri. Sept. 13 vs. Coastal Carolina Norfolk, VA 4:30 PM Media Information Sun. Sept. 15 vs. Georgia State Norfolk, VA 12:00 PM The William and Mary Sports Information Office always is interested in assisting the media in its coverage of Tribe men’s soccer. Updated information, including statistics Wed. Sept. 18 at Maryland College Park, MD 7:00 PM and releases, can be found on the William and Mary ath- Wed. Sept. 25 vs. Virginia # Virginia Beach, VA 7:00 PM letics web site at www.TribeAthletics.com. Publicity and Sat. Sept. 28 LOYOLA (Family Weekend) WILLIAMSBURG 7:00 PM media information for William and Mary men’s soccer are Wed. Oct. 2 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC 7:00 PM coordinated by associate sports information director Dan Fri. Oct. 11 JAMES MADISON * WILLIAMSBURG 7:00 PM Wakely. Sat. Oct. 12 GEORGE MASON * WILLIAMSBURG 7:00 PM Photographs, feature ideas and results are always Fri. Oct. 18 at Towson * Towson, MD 3:00 PM available from the William and Mary sports information Sat. Oct. 19 at Delaware * Newark, DE 7:00 PM office. All requests for further information, press or photo Fri. Oct. 25 DREXEL * WILLIAMSBURG 7:00 PM passes and interviews should be made at least 24 hours Sat. Oct. 26 HOFSTRA * (Homecoming) WILLIAMSBURG 7:00 PM in advance and directed to Dan Wakely at (757) 221-3368 or by email at [email protected]. Fri. Nov. 1 at UNC Wilmington * Wilmington, NC 7:00 PM Sat. Nov. 2 at Virginia Commonwealth * Richmond, VA 7:00 PM Media Guide Credits Wed. Nov. 6 at Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 2:00 PM The 2002 William and Mary Men’s Soccer Media Guide Sat. Nov. 9 OLD DOMINION * WILLIAMSBURG 7:00 PM is a publication of the William and Mary Sports Informa- tion Office. Layout, design and writing by associate sports CAA Tournament information director Dan Wakely. Editing by Al Albert and Tue. Nov. 12 CAA Tournament Quarterfinals Campus Sites the Sports Information staff. Photography by Colorado Fri. Nov. 15 CAA Tournament Semifinals # Virginia Beach, VA Rapids, Hampton Roads Mariners, Lawrence I’Anson, Sun. Nov. 17 CAA Tournament Final # Virginia Beach, VA Bob Keroack, Mollie McClure, NY/NJ MetroStars, Lisa Purdy, Richmond Kickers, San Jose Earthquakes, US NCAA Tournament Soccer and Julie Warner. Printing by Colonial Printing of Fri. Nov. 22 NCAA Tournament First Round Campus Sites Richmond, VA. Sun. Nov. 24 NCAA Tournament Second Round Campus Sites On the Cover Fri.-Sun. Nov. 29-Dec. 1 NCAA Tournament Third Round Campus Sites Tribe senior forward and Colonial Fri.-Sun. Dec. 6-8 NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals Campus Sites Athletic Association Player of the Fri. Dec. 13 NCAA Tournament Semifinals Dallas, TX Year candidate Carlos Garcia. Sun. Dec. 15 NCAA Tournament Final Dallas, TX Photo taken by Lisa Purdy. * CAA Match; # Virginia Beach Sportsplex; Home matches in BOLD CAPS. All dates and times are subject to change. All times Eastern. Please check the W&M website www.TribeAthletics.com for the most recent schedule. 2002 William and Mary Men’s Soccer • 1 The Travels in Style with a Personal T ouch ... OLETA COACH LINES, INC. “Assurance” In Bus Transportation & Personal Driver Service Oleta Coach Lines’ Matt Smith For Reservation Information Call: (757) 253-1008 4 • 2002 William and Mary Men’s Soccer This is William and Mary Soccer Thirty-seven years ago, soccer was on the U.S. under-23 squad and with the kicks off with the Tribe Soccer Classic, in its first year at William and Mary. It U.S. Olympic Team. which features the W&M men’s team was for men only and the Tribe did not The William and Mary women’s and a regional rival facing off against experience many winning moments. soccer program has enjoyed a similar as- top competition from around the coun- Times have changed. In 1967, the team’s cent to the high ranks of the sport. Start- try. Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, third year of existence, and first as a var- ing as a varsity sport in 1981 under origi- Davidson, Boston University, Rutgers sity sport, W&M defeated George Wash- nal head coach John Charles and con- and Portland are all traditionally strong ington, 2-1, for the first victory in school tinuing under current head coach John teams that have come to Williamsburg history. That win was the first for a Daly, the women’s team has enjoyed for this early season tourney. In the 19 school that has now become a hotbed winning seasons in all 21 years and has years of the Classic, the Tribe has won of soccer. played in the NCAA tournament 17 of the title 10 times and has finished sec- The groundwork was laid in the the past 18 seasons. ond seven times. The Classic will be re- early 1970s when Al Albert, a 1969 sumed in 2003 for the planned opening graduate of the College, returned to his of the new home for Tribe soccer, Albert- alma mater to teach and coach soccer. Daly Field. The program began to take off in 1975, The women’s team also plays host Albert’s fifth year at the helm. That sea- to a nationally competitive schedule that son the Tribe went 9-4-1, beginning the offers an excellent chance for local fans current streak of 27 consecutive winning to see some of the best women’s teams seasons, the fifth-longest streak in in the country. NCAA Division I history. Just one year The spring finds the Busch Field turf later, in 1976, the Tribe won 10 matches occupied again, but this time by teams for the first time, a feat which has been of seven. W&M hosts a seven-a-side repeated for the past 26 years. Albert is tournament for both college men’s and the true dean of William and Mary soc- women’s teams in early April. The tour- cer with 377 of the school’s 407 all-time naments give top teams from around the wins coming under his direction. region the opportunity to gauge their Wins alone do not give a school na- progress in spring practice against top- tional prominence. That came in 1980 notch competition. Collegiate players when W&M advanced to the quarterfi- are not the only ones enjoying the turf nals of the NCAA tournament. Since in the spring. In late April, a seven-a- then, the Tribe has gone to 10 more side tournament for men’s and co-ed NCAA tourneys, including six trips in teams draws many participants from the last seven seasons (1995-2000) as 1998 W&M graduate Wade Barrett plays Tidewater, Richmond and Washington, well as in 1992 and 1993. W&M won the professionally with the San Jose Earth- D.C. ECAC-South title in 1983; the CAA tour- quakes.