Friday, October 28, 2011
Generals Finish 3rd in ODAC
The Generals wrapped up regular season play with a home game vs Emory and Henry College. The win put the Generals on level terms in the ODAC table with Randolph College, both teams finished the season with 18 points. The tie breaker between the two teams was head to head competition and thanks to a 2-1 OT victory over Randolph on October 1st, we were able to finish in the top four and secure a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Generals now play host to Lynchburg College tomorrow afternoon at 2pm and we look forward to a good crowd for Parents Weekend. Follow all the ODAC Soccer action here. http://www.odaconline.com/tournament/fall/msoc/index
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Habitat For Humanity
The entire team did a great job and we were able to finish insulating the entire crawlspace and the majority of the main living space. The team was rewarded with itchy skin and a meal at Originals Resuturant in Buena Vista.
Robert Wiseman (Pictured above) took home the award for Best Dressed with his carpenter jean short, tube socks, Underdog tee, and his paint covered little league baseball hat. Congrats!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
ODAC Week 5: Guilford and Bridgewater
The Generals ended the week 1-0-1 to remain in 3rd place in the ODAC. The 1-1 tie yesterday's make-up game vs Bridgewater College ended a 6 game win streak but the Generals remain unbeaten in their past 7 games. The Generals have a important game tomorrow against last years ODAC Champions Lynchburg College. A positive result would see us go one step closer to hosting a quarter-final tournament game.
Monday, October 10, 2011
ODAC Week 4: Virginia Wesleyan College
The Generals continue to roll winning their 5th strait against The Virginia Wesleyan Marlins on Saturday. VWC is our longest ODAC trip of the season, which leads us to our interesting overnight trip to Norfolk, Va.
Friday: As we embarked on our 4 our journey we learned a couple of things about our bus. 1) The WiFi and Satellite connections only work for 10% of the drive, the DVD player hates Redbox rentals, and a GPS unit is probably a useful tool for a bus driver to own.
We arrived to the hotel later than expected, (12am) after taking an unplanned tour of Virginia Beach and through the surrounding neighborhoods. When we finally made our way back to Norfolk and the proper hotel, a rather long hotel check in process insued. Rolf was required to sign off on each individuals room (26 players=26 signatures) and I think I could actually see his blood pressure start to rise at this point. Finally, after the players were organized and off to their rooms all that was left was for Rolf and I to find our room.THE HONEYMOON SUITE! Yep one giant king size bed with a great view of the hot tub in the corner or the room. I thought to myself this is either going to go one of two ways here! 1) Rolf is going to lose it! or 2) Find this situation for what is was......Hilarious. He went the way of number two. I so wish I would have taken a picture of that room. So back down to the front desk and 20 minutes later they found us a room with two beds.
Saturday: Started with a large IHOP breakfast and a warming Happy Birthday song to Robert Wiseman by the entire IHOP staff. It was classic!
We then arrived at Virginia Wesleyan's campus to find that it was their Homecoming! This is the second ODAC game in a row where we faced a team on their Homecoming. Yes, and this is the second year in a row that we have not had a Homecoming game. So in front of 1,000 plus fans, the Generals were able to battle away and gain the victory with a great left footed strike from Dave Phillips and a couple of point blank saves from GK Ben Petitto.
The Generals look to continue their winning streak as they face two ODAC opponents this week against Bridgewater College and Guilford College. The game on October 15th vs Guilford College is also our Senior Day.
Friday: As we embarked on our 4 our journey we learned a couple of things about our bus. 1) The WiFi and Satellite connections only work for 10% of the drive, the DVD player hates Redbox rentals, and a GPS unit is probably a useful tool for a bus driver to own.
We arrived to the hotel later than expected, (12am) after taking an unplanned tour of Virginia Beach and through the surrounding neighborhoods. When we finally made our way back to Norfolk and the proper hotel, a rather long hotel check in process insued. Rolf was required to sign off on each individuals room (26 players=26 signatures) and I think I could actually see his blood pressure start to rise at this point. Finally, after the players were organized and off to their rooms all that was left was for Rolf and I to find our room.THE HONEYMOON SUITE! Yep one giant king size bed with a great view of the hot tub in the corner or the room. I thought to myself this is either going to go one of two ways here! 1) Rolf is going to lose it! or 2) Find this situation for what is was......Hilarious. He went the way of number two. I so wish I would have taken a picture of that room. So back down to the front desk and 20 minutes later they found us a room with two beds.
Saturday: Started with a large IHOP breakfast and a warming Happy Birthday song to Robert Wiseman by the entire IHOP staff. It was classic!
We then arrived at Virginia Wesleyan's campus to find that it was their Homecoming! This is the second ODAC game in a row where we faced a team on their Homecoming. Yes, and this is the second year in a row that we have not had a Homecoming game. So in front of 1,000 plus fans, the Generals were able to battle away and gain the victory with a great left footed strike from Dave Phillips and a couple of point blank saves from GK Ben Petitto.
The Generals look to continue their winning streak as they face two ODAC opponents this week against Bridgewater College and Guilford College. The game on October 15th vs Guilford College is also our Senior Day.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
ODAC Week 3: Ferrum and Randolph College
The Generals won back to back games this past week with wins over non-conference opponent Ferrum College and conference foe, Randolph College. These two wins saw the Generals climb to .500 in the season with a record of 4-4-1.
In the mid week match up the Generals found themselves down 1-0 early in the game after Bastian Richter hulled down a Ferrum striker in the box resulting in a penalty kick 12 minutes into the match. The boys responded well and leveled the match in the 26th minute with a deflected goal scored by senior captain, Connor Pierce. A minute and a half later Bastian Richter redeemed himself from the penalty, as he climbed high in air at the top of the box to flick on a long free kick over the out rushing Panthers keeper. The Generals continued to play high pressure an notch a third goal just before halftime with a great combination play between sophomores Justin TenBrook and Alex Zelinski. TenBrook's pass across the box created a gaping goal for Zelinski to smash home his first goal of the year. The second half was a different affair as Ferrum continued to battle hard and cut the deficit to 3-2 with 20 yard shot that took a slight deflection off one of our center back sending our keeper the opposite direction. The Generals were able to hold onto the lead and weather the constant pressure in the remaining 15 of play.
On Saturday Washington and Lee traveled to Lynchburg, Va to face Randolph College. Randolph was coming off a pair of conference losses from the week before but were 8-0 before conference play and ranked #25 in the polls. It was a great Saturday afternoon with perfect weather and a great atmosphere with over 600 fans in attendance! After an average performance from the Generals in the first half and conceding a goal midway in the second, a positive result was starting to slip away. To the guys credit they continued to fight and play hard to the very end of the match. In the remaining 5 minutes of the match, the Generals were able to generate some scoring opportunities as well a gather 3 corners kicks. It was off one of these corners that the Generals were awarded a penalty kick. A string of cards were handed out on the play, including a red card to a Randolph defender. Conor Starr was able to convert on the penalty to draw level at 1-1 with 1:32 on the clock. It took until overtime for the Generals to get their best chances of the game. Parker Wolfinger had a goal called off after he was deemed to be offsides. (It was the first time all game that I thought he actually was onside!) With little time remaining in the first overtime Justin TenBrook was able to get on the end of a long free kick and flicked it on to Wolfinger, who made a well timed run to get in behind the defense. A couple of touches later he was able to slot the ball past the keeper for the Generals first overtime win of the season.
I would also like to thank all the parents and family member who have continued to put on a great tailgate after our games. The coaching staff and players very much appreciate your efforts and you ability to cook!
In the mid week match up the Generals found themselves down 1-0 early in the game after Bastian Richter hulled down a Ferrum striker in the box resulting in a penalty kick 12 minutes into the match. The boys responded well and leveled the match in the 26th minute with a deflected goal scored by senior captain, Connor Pierce. A minute and a half later Bastian Richter redeemed himself from the penalty, as he climbed high in air at the top of the box to flick on a long free kick over the out rushing Panthers keeper. The Generals continued to play high pressure an notch a third goal just before halftime with a great combination play between sophomores Justin TenBrook and Alex Zelinski. TenBrook's pass across the box created a gaping goal for Zelinski to smash home his first goal of the year. The second half was a different affair as Ferrum continued to battle hard and cut the deficit to 3-2 with 20 yard shot that took a slight deflection off one of our center back sending our keeper the opposite direction. The Generals were able to hold onto the lead and weather the constant pressure in the remaining 15 of play.
On Saturday Washington and Lee traveled to Lynchburg, Va to face Randolph College. Randolph was coming off a pair of conference losses from the week before but were 8-0 before conference play and ranked #25 in the polls. It was a great Saturday afternoon with perfect weather and a great atmosphere with over 600 fans in attendance! After an average performance from the Generals in the first half and conceding a goal midway in the second, a positive result was starting to slip away. To the guys credit they continued to fight and play hard to the very end of the match. In the remaining 5 minutes of the match, the Generals were able to generate some scoring opportunities as well a gather 3 corners kicks. It was off one of these corners that the Generals were awarded a penalty kick. A string of cards were handed out on the play, including a red card to a Randolph defender. Conor Starr was able to convert on the penalty to draw level at 1-1 with 1:32 on the clock. It took until overtime for the Generals to get their best chances of the game. Parker Wolfinger had a goal called off after he was deemed to be offsides. (It was the first time all game that I thought he actually was onside!) With little time remaining in the first overtime Justin TenBrook was able to get on the end of a long free kick and flicked it on to Wolfinger, who made a well timed run to get in behind the defense. A couple of touches later he was able to slot the ball past the keeper for the Generals first overtime win of the season.
I would also like to thank all the parents and family member who have continued to put on a great tailgate after our games. The coaching staff and players very much appreciate your efforts and you ability to cook!
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