No. 2 Demon Deacons pose tough away threat
By Meryem Karad | September 18, 2009[caption id="attachment_30341" align="alignleft" width="233" caption="Sophomore defender Shawn Barry anchors the Cavalier backline.
[caption id="attachment_30341" align="alignleft" width="233" caption="Sophomore defender Shawn Barry anchors the Cavalier backline.
[caption id="attachment_30264" align="alignleft" width="233" caption="Senior midfielder Neil Barlow delivered the lone goal of the match against Mount Saint Mary's with seven minutes to play in the first half.
[caption id="attachment_30230" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Senior midfielder Neil Barlow has notched a goal and an assist in three games.
[caption id="attachment_30161" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Sophomore midfielder Jimmy Simpson saw a shot on goal in the 74th minute of Virginia's game against Duke Friday.
[caption id="attachment_30136" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Senior midfielder Ross LaBauex, who came out of a preseason game because of injury, has played in both regular season victories and hopes to lead his team to a third in the team's home season opener this weekend.
[caption id="attachment_30032" align="alignleft" width="258" caption="Sophomore midfielder Tony Tchani was named to Soccer America's Team of the Week after his two-goal performance against Portland last weekend.
The Virginia men's and women's soccer teams went a combined 3-0-1 this weekend. The men's soccer team won both of its opening games, first topping Portland 3-0 in a Friday night match, then edging Washington 2-1 in an overtime game.
[caption id="attachment_29939" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt sophomore midfielder Jimmy Simpson started 12 games last season and played in 20, scoring six goals on 23 shots to lead the team with a .261 shooting percentage.
[caption id="attachment_29904" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Former Gatorade National High School Player of the year Chris Agorsor missed most of the 2008 season due to injury.
[caption id="attachment_29851" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Sophomore midfielder Tony Tchani injured his knee playing against the Mountaineers but is expected back for the next match.
[caption id="attachment_29803" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="More than 59 percent of senior midfielder Ross LaBauex's shots were on goal last season - the highest percentage on the team for players with at least two attempts.
[caption id="attachment_29780" align="alignleft" width="213" caption="Sophomore Tony Tchani garnered ACC Freshman of the Year honors last season after leading Virginia with nine goals in an injury-shortened fall.
[caption id="attachment_29693" align="alignleft" width="427" caption="Sophomore midfielder Tony Tchani returns to the lineup this season after missing the last seven games of the Cavaliers' 2008 campaign due to injury.