Aug. 19, 2005
NORFOLK, VA--The #22 ranked Old Dominion Soccer Monarchs host the first of their two exhibition matches Saturday August 20th at the ODU Soccer Stadium against the Virginia Tech Hokies. Game time is at 7:00 P.M. and admission is free. The last meeting between the two teams was an exhibition contest in Blacksburg last season won by ODU 3-2. Old Dominion holds a 4-1-3 record all-time versus the Hokies. The Monarchs won the last regular season match between the two teams 3-2(OT) in 2002.
Coming off a 13-6-2 season, third straight appearance in the second round of the NCAA tournament, and the first time in program history ODU received a seed in the NCAA tournament, the Monarchs have been ranked #22 in the NSCAA preseason coaches poll and predicted to finish second in the CAA behind VCU.