All right, we're back with another update from VMI Post.
As you know, the football team had a very impressive performance in Richmond this past weekend, giving the nation's #1 team all it could have wanted in a 38-28 loss. Kyle Hughes became the first player in recorded VMI football history (and that's a LONG history) to have multiple games with over 100 yards rushing and over 100 yards passing. That effort earned him Big South Offensive POTW honors for the second time in his four-year career.
This week, the Keydets host Gardner-Webb, a team that's been the proverbial thorn in VMI's side for years. VMI has never beaten GWU, although they've come close on a number of occasions. It should be a very competitive game at Foster Stadium Saturday, with a start time of 1:30. Here's your Game Day Central link.
Cross Country had a big week as well, despite not even competing. The Keydet men were ranked in the first US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) rankings of the regular season, placing 15th in the Southeast region. That's only the second time in program history that has occurred, and continues to signal that this team is a legitimate threat for VMI's first Big South title in any sport since joining the conference. VMI XC will be back in action Friday, taking part in the Paul Short Invitational in Lehigh, Pa.
Finally, of course, there's soccer. The men won their lone contest of the week, earning their first victory of the season by beating Longwood 4-2 Saturday. Kip Zechman led the squad by scoring the game's first goal and assisting on the eventual game winner, a Brandon Gary header in the 72nd minute. Four players, including Zechman and Gary, scored their first collegiate goals in the win. The Keydet men have now scored six goals in the past two games, after being held without a score for their first five contests.
That game was played in a driving rain, which caused the field to suffer a bit. The women's game the next day, also against Longwood, was played to completion, but today's (Tuesday) contest versus Elon was cancelled due to the field conditions. Here's the official release on that.
The VMI women split their two games this week, winning a 1-0 overtime battle at UMBC Thursday, thanks to an Amanda Berrios goal in the 94th minute. The team then lost to Longwood in the aforementioned Sunday game, 2-1 despite several attempts in the final minutes. It's a busy week for the Keydet women, as they will open conference play Friday by taking on Presbyterian at 4 p.m. That game will be on the Big South Network, and VMI will turn around Sunday and host the UNC Asheville Bulldogs at 1.
And of course, there's the annual fall lacrosse exhibition, the Lee-Jackson Classic. This year, the game will be played at W&L's Wilson Field on Friday, Oct. 2, with live stats available. We're working on getting the full bios in for the lacrosse freshmen right now, and hope to have a recruiting class release out within the next week to 10 days.
Back with you next week!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
This Week in VMI Athletics - Sept. 22
All right, it's time for another update on this week in VMI Athletics!
As you probably know, the Keydets went to Harrisonburg this week to play No. 6 JMU on the gridiron. The Dukes pulled away in the second and third quarters for a 44-16 win, but the Keydets did show some positive things in significantly limiting the James Madison rushing attack, as you can see in this article. Kyle Hughes surpassed the 2,000-yard mark for career passing, while Tim Maypray became just the fifth Big South player with 30 career TD's.
This week, believe it or not, brings an even stiffer test...A visit to top-ranked, defending national champion Richmond. The 3-0 Spiders come off a 47-0 shellacking of Hofstra, and with the balanced offense and impressive defense they possess, are quite the opposition. All the pre-game information you could ever want is available here.
Fans should note that due to staffing issues, updates from the Richmond game on the @VMISID twitter feed will be extremely limited if they do, in fact, take place. You can still follow the game in the traditional ways, whether it be via live stats, Wade Branner's radio call or the video streaming available at Richmond's web site (or via the gameday central link in the last paragraph).
It's been a rough week for Keydet soccer...no wins for either squad. Longwood visits for games against both the men and women this coming weekend, with the men's game taking place Saturday and the women's game on Sunday. Both games will start at 2 p.m. at Patchin Field, and the Sunday women's game will be on the Big South Network.
It was a great weekend for VMI cross country, with the men winning the Big South Preview and the women placing second. Hannah Granger won the women's individual crown, with Andrey Dmitriev finishing third on the men's side...
All five Keydet men finished in the top-12, while no other team had more than two runners among that grouping. VMI edged out Liberty, who is currently ranked sixth in the region, so it was an impressive win. On the women's side, freshman Jenna Moye finished fourth to help the Keydets to the runner-up finish, which came in spite of one of the team's top runners being held out due to illness. The squads are off this week before returning to action at the Paul Short Invitational on Oct. 2.
A new assistant baseball coach has been hired, with the release forthcoming (sometime today). Check back for that...And I do believe that about wraps it up. Check back next week for the newest installment of This Week in VMI Athletics!
As you probably know, the Keydets went to Harrisonburg this week to play No. 6 JMU on the gridiron. The Dukes pulled away in the second and third quarters for a 44-16 win, but the Keydets did show some positive things in significantly limiting the James Madison rushing attack, as you can see in this article. Kyle Hughes surpassed the 2,000-yard mark for career passing, while Tim Maypray became just the fifth Big South player with 30 career TD's.
This week, believe it or not, brings an even stiffer test...A visit to top-ranked, defending national champion Richmond. The 3-0 Spiders come off a 47-0 shellacking of Hofstra, and with the balanced offense and impressive defense they possess, are quite the opposition. All the pre-game information you could ever want is available here.
Fans should note that due to staffing issues, updates from the Richmond game on the @VMISID twitter feed will be extremely limited if they do, in fact, take place. You can still follow the game in the traditional ways, whether it be via live stats, Wade Branner's radio call or the video streaming available at Richmond's web site (or via the gameday central link in the last paragraph).
It's been a rough week for Keydet soccer...no wins for either squad. Longwood visits for games against both the men and women this coming weekend, with the men's game taking place Saturday and the women's game on Sunday. Both games will start at 2 p.m. at Patchin Field, and the Sunday women's game will be on the Big South Network.
It was a great weekend for VMI cross country, with the men winning the Big South Preview and the women placing second. Hannah Granger won the women's individual crown, with Andrey Dmitriev finishing third on the men's side...
All five Keydet men finished in the top-12, while no other team had more than two runners among that grouping. VMI edged out Liberty, who is currently ranked sixth in the region, so it was an impressive win. On the women's side, freshman Jenna Moye finished fourth to help the Keydets to the runner-up finish, which came in spite of one of the team's top runners being held out due to illness. The squads are off this week before returning to action at the Paul Short Invitational on Oct. 2.
A new assistant baseball coach has been hired, with the release forthcoming (sometime today). Check back for that...And I do believe that about wraps it up. Check back next week for the newest installment of This Week in VMI Athletics!
Monday, September 14, 2009
This Week in VMI Athletics - Sept. 15
It's been a tough week for the VMI soccer programs, as they each have gone 0-2. Women's soccer lost 1-0 to Delaware State today, after dropping a close 2-1 affair to Campbell Saturday. The men lost both games in the Sculley Memorial Tournament, including a stunning 1-0 loss to Rider after the visitors scored off a direct corner kick with 28 seconds left. The Keydets had three quality shots in the last 10 seconds, but could not notch the tying goal in that game and fell to 0-4.
Football is getting ready to return to action, with a trip to James Madison next on the schedule. The Dukes come off an OT loss to FBS opponent Maryland this past weekend. The VMI/JMU game is Saturday at 6 in Harrisonburg, and is a matchup of the only two schools to lead their respective leagues in rushing each of the last three seasons. Both are also leading their conferences (Big South and CAA respectively) in that stat this year. The contest will also, of course, feature Tim Maypray, who is the NCAA's active leader in all-purpose yds per play. Get all your relevant game day links here: http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=204793305
Basketball, as we tweeted last week, is waiting on the status of one game before finalizing its schedule. The team is taking pictures this week (as is the wrestling team), as it continues to prepare for the upcoming season.
The next scheduled event on Post is Sept. 26 (men's soccer vs. Longwood), which begins the blitz that is October. From Sept. 26 through Oct. 18, there are no fewer than 12 athletic events here at VMI, including 10 soccer games and a pair of football games. Parents' weekend (Oct. 17) is the busiest day in that time, with UNC Asheville coming to town for men's soccer at 11 a.m., before Stony Brook visits for football later that afternoon.
Finally, we wanted to fill you in on the video streaming schedule for soccer. We will stream five more home soccer games, and several road contests will be streamed by those respective institutions. The five we currenly plan to run are:
Sept. 27: Women's soccer vs. Longwood
Oct. 2: Women's soccer vs. Presbyterian
Oct. 7: Men's soccer vs. Howard
Oct. 14: Men's soccer vs. Gardner-Webb
Oct. 16: Women's soccer vs. Gardner-Webb
Brad Salois and Christian Hoffman will bring you those games live on the Big South Network.
Football is getting ready to return to action, with a trip to James Madison next on the schedule. The Dukes come off an OT loss to FBS opponent Maryland this past weekend. The VMI/JMU game is Saturday at 6 in Harrisonburg, and is a matchup of the only two schools to lead their respective leagues in rushing each of the last three seasons. Both are also leading their conferences (Big South and CAA respectively) in that stat this year. The contest will also, of course, feature Tim Maypray, who is the NCAA's active leader in all-purpose yds per play. Get all your relevant game day links here: http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=204793305
Basketball, as we tweeted last week, is waiting on the status of one game before finalizing its schedule. The team is taking pictures this week (as is the wrestling team), as it continues to prepare for the upcoming season.
The next scheduled event on Post is Sept. 26 (men's soccer vs. Longwood), which begins the blitz that is October. From Sept. 26 through Oct. 18, there are no fewer than 12 athletic events here at VMI, including 10 soccer games and a pair of football games. Parents' weekend (Oct. 17) is the busiest day in that time, with UNC Asheville coming to town for men's soccer at 11 a.m., before Stony Brook visits for football later that afternoon.
Finally, we wanted to fill you in on the video streaming schedule for soccer. We will stream five more home soccer games, and several road contests will be streamed by those respective institutions. The five we currenly plan to run are:
Sept. 27: Women's soccer vs. Longwood
Oct. 2: Women's soccer vs. Presbyterian
Oct. 7: Men's soccer vs. Howard
Oct. 14: Men's soccer vs. Gardner-Webb
Oct. 16: Women's soccer vs. Gardner-Webb
Brad Salois and Christian Hoffman will bring you those games live on the Big South Network.
Monday, September 7, 2009
This Week in VMI Athletics - Sept. 8
The first Labor Day here in the U.S. was celebrated Sept. 5, 1882, but it did not become a federal holiday until 1894, when the Pullman Strike led federal legislation to be rushed through, creating the new holiday. The day now symbolizes the end of summer for many Americans, and here on VMI Post, creates a bit of a slow-down after a busy, full first weekend of competition.
As I'm sure you know, football prevailed 14-13 Saturday over Robert Morris. The Colonials' defense was impressive, but the Keydets' fourth-quarter drive, ending in a Tim Maypray TD run, was enough to give the home team the win. Then today, the news came that Eric Church, who made his first career start Saturday, had been named Big South Defensive POTW. View that story here: http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=204789318
Football is now off this week, in a rare Week 2 bye, before returning to action Sept. 19 versus James Madison in Harrisonburg. A daunting task, to be sure.
Also in action this weekend were the cross country and soccer teams. Cross country performed well at the VMI Relays, held at the Virginia Horse Center. In case you missed it, real-time coverage from the meet was available on our Twitter account, and some of you did comment on that. We certainly appreciate you following along. The highly touted freshmen class, both guys and girls, was VERY impressive.
Cross is back in action officially in two weeks, also Sept. 19, at the Big South Preview meet in High Point, N.C.
Women's soccer took on UNC Wilmington at Patchin Field Saturday morning. UNCW pulled out a 1-0 victory, thanks to an early header off a corner kick...We had to go back a few years with our statistical methods, as the stats had to be kept by hand due to a last-minute computer failure. That was a unique experience, to say the least, but one which was a little surprising in its ease.
Men's soccer is now 0-2, after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of ETSU Friday night. However, the program will host the inaugural Jay Sculley Memorial Tournament this coming weekend on Post. Rider, St. Francis (N.Y.) and Liberty will all come to town for a four-team, round robin soccer tournament to be played Friday and Sunday at Patchin Field.
The teams will have a dinner Saturday night which will feature a former player as a speaker, as well as the presence of relatives of Jay Sculley, VMI's first-ever men's soccer coach, whose contributions to the Institute are being recognized through this tournament. We'll certainly have more information on that, the standard previews and such, on the web site going forward, but if you want more information on the non-soccer part of the tournament, call Doug Bartlett of the VMI Keydet Club at 540-464-7328.
As I'm sure you know, football prevailed 14-13 Saturday over Robert Morris. The Colonials' defense was impressive, but the Keydets' fourth-quarter drive, ending in a Tim Maypray TD run, was enough to give the home team the win. Then today, the news came that Eric Church, who made his first career start Saturday, had been named Big South Defensive POTW. View that story here: http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=204789318
Football is now off this week, in a rare Week 2 bye, before returning to action Sept. 19 versus James Madison in Harrisonburg. A daunting task, to be sure.
Also in action this weekend were the cross country and soccer teams. Cross country performed well at the VMI Relays, held at the Virginia Horse Center. In case you missed it, real-time coverage from the meet was available on our Twitter account, and some of you did comment on that. We certainly appreciate you following along. The highly touted freshmen class, both guys and girls, was VERY impressive.
Cross is back in action officially in two weeks, also Sept. 19, at the Big South Preview meet in High Point, N.C.
Women's soccer took on UNC Wilmington at Patchin Field Saturday morning. UNCW pulled out a 1-0 victory, thanks to an early header off a corner kick...We had to go back a few years with our statistical methods, as the stats had to be kept by hand due to a last-minute computer failure. That was a unique experience, to say the least, but one which was a little surprising in its ease.
Men's soccer is now 0-2, after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of ETSU Friday night. However, the program will host the inaugural Jay Sculley Memorial Tournament this coming weekend on Post. Rider, St. Francis (N.Y.) and Liberty will all come to town for a four-team, round robin soccer tournament to be played Friday and Sunday at Patchin Field.
The teams will have a dinner Saturday night which will feature a former player as a speaker, as well as the presence of relatives of Jay Sculley, VMI's first-ever men's soccer coach, whose contributions to the Institute are being recognized through this tournament. We'll certainly have more information on that, the standard previews and such, on the web site going forward, but if you want more information on the non-soccer part of the tournament, call Doug Bartlett of the VMI Keydet Club at 540-464-7328.
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