My Final Blog for the Season

After a rough year, the ODU Women's soccer team has put up quite a fight. With both wins and losses, the team has pulled through with their heads held high. They have done well and accomplished so much. Knowing a few players on the team myself, I have discussed with a few of them their future plans with ODU and soccer in general.
One player I know personally and live with, Kelsey Williams, who has been on the team for four years has just finished up her last season for the Monarchs. She plans on continuing her studies at ODU but not to play soccer for them. As some of her team mates continue to play, others are moving on to bigger and better things. Kelsey plans on playing as much as she can just not on the team. She has a lot of friends on both the Men's and Women's team, so she has a lot of fun kicking the ball around in her spare time.
For some ODU soccer was just a milestone in their soccer careers. After talking with a few of them, I can automatically tell which ones plan on taking their careers further and which ones were doing it just for the fun and exercise. No matter what the reason, they all worked hard and represented ODU respectably.

ODU Sports Information

ODU Sports General Information:

Sports Information Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Hudson, Jr.
Associate Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Kim Zivkovich
Assistant Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dustin Semonavick
Assistant Director (WSOC Contact): . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Bohannon
Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (757) 683-3374
Cell Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA
SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (757) 683-3119
Email: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ebohanno@odu.edu
ODU Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.odusports.com
SID Address: . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . Athletic Admin. Bldg. Rm. 1102
Norfolk, VA 23529

ODU Soccer Complex

The ODU Soccer complex is the the heart of ODU campus.

Architects – Moseley Architects and Hastings & Chevetta
Contractor – SEVAC Corporation

The soccer complex houses the men’s and women’s soccer teams, and includes; offices, locker rooms, team rooms, a two-story entrance lobby, and outdoor patio, overlooking soccer playing field.

Team Final Information for this and past seasons

Team Final Information for this and past seasons:

2009 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8-5
2009 Conference Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . 3-4-4
2009 Post Season: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . N/A
Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . 55 RPI
Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . 7/4
Letter winners Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. . . . . 14/5
Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ashley Kukura Earns Her Third-Consecutive All-CAA Honors

RICHMOND, Va.

      Old Dominion University senior Ashley Kukura earned her third-consecutive All-CAA honors, earning third-team honors for the third year in-a-row, the CAA announced Thursday.
A native of Virginia Beach, Kukura started in all 17 games for the Lady Monarchs this season, recording one assist.
   
      Kukura earned all-Rookie honors as a freshman and earned all-CAA third team honors her finals three seasons. She finished her career with seven goals, 12 assists and 26 points.
The senior will graduate in May with a degree in exercise science and plans on going to physical therapy school.

      Hofstra's Tiffany Yovino was named the CAA Player of the Year, VCU's Myriam Bouchard was named the Defensive Player of the Year, Georgia State's Jewel Evans the Rookie of the Year and Hofstra's Simon Riddiough the Coach of the Year.

Women's Soccer will finish thier home season this weekend against VCU

Oct. 20, 2010

NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion University women's soccer wraps up its four-game home stand this weekend, as they host VCU on Friday at 7 p.m. and finish the home portion of the schedule against James Madison on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Lady Monarchs went 1-1 last week, with a 2-1 victory over Northeastern. Victoria Johnson scored both goals and Kelly Evans assisted on both goals in the win. ODU dropped a 3-1 contest to No. 23 Hofstra on Sunday.
About the Lady Monarchs
Junior Victoria Johnson tied her career high with two goals against Northeastern to bring her season total to four, tying her for the team lead with Amber Cook. Johnson leads the team with 10 points.
Jocelyn Weidner is third on the team with seven points, off of three goals and an assist, while Kelly Evans has six points with a goal and four assists. Rachaell Carroll leads the team and is tied for fifth in the CAA with five assists.
Goalkeeper Brianna Alvarado is seventh in the CAA with 52 saves.
The Lady Monarchs will honor its four seniors, Kristin Walker, Ashley Kukura, Kelsey Williams and Alyssa Pietrobono, in a pregame ceremony on Sunday.

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I will be attending the game to cheer on the team and Kelsey!!

You can use your student ID to get in at the gate and it is $5.00 for non-students.

An Unfortunate Loss for the Lady Monarchs 10/17/2010

NORFOLK, Va. - Kate Kelly gave Old Dominion University women's soccer an early lead but it wasn't enough as the Lady Monarchs fell to No. 23 Hofstra 3-1, Sunday afternoon at ODU Soccer Stadium.

Just over six minutes in Old Dominion (4-9-1, 2-6) got the scoring started. Victoria Johnson  threw in the ball from the left side into the box and Kelly headed just inside the left post and over the Hofstra (14-1, 8-0) keeper's head to stake ODU to the 1-0 lead. 

Old Dominion kept the attack on as Johnson fired a shot two minutes later that Krista Thorn stopped. ODU had a chance again in the 14th minute, but Ashley Kukura's shot was saved by Thorn.

After that sequence the Pride began generating some offense. In the 42nd minute Dane Bergstrom sent a shot from 25 yards that Brianna Alvarado knocked off the cross bar, Krysti Rodriguez picked up the rebound but Alvarado was there again for the save, as ODU took the 1-0 lead into halftime.

Hofstra tied the score in the 59th minute when Brittany Butts sent a pass to Tiffany Yovino who sent a shot from 15 yards out into the right corner of the goal. 

The Pride stayed on the attack as Bergstrom had another shot that Alvarado knocked aside.

Hofstra took the lead in the 73rd minute, a deep ball by Hofstra was delivered over an ODU injured defender on the ground, Laura Greene gathered the ball, her first shot was stopped by Alvarado but Greene gathered the rebound and found the back of the net to give Hofstra the 2-1 lead.

Four minutes later HU added an insurance goal as Bergstrom delivered a shot from 35 yards out that just got over the outstretched arms of Alvarado. 

ODU fought back, as Victoria Johnson was taken down in the box, but Jocelyn Weidner penalty kick was stopped by Emily Morphitis.

Hofstra outshot ODU 24-10 and held a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks. Greene led Hofstra with six shots while Johnson and Kelly had two apiece for ODU. Morphitis picked up the win, making the one save while Alvarado made seven stops for ODU.
The Lady Monarchs are back in action next week as they host VCU at 7 p.m. at the ODU Soccer Stadium.

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