Oct. 23, 2012

NORFOLK, VA-- The ODU Soccer Monarchs travel to Atlanta, GA. for a matchup against the Panthers of Georgia State Wednesday night. This is a matchup between two squads who both competed in last year's NCAA College Cup.

ODU comes into the match with a 9-2-2 overall record and a 3-2-2 CAA mark. The Monarchs rank 15th nationally by the NSCAA/Coaches and Soccer Times, while 16 in the College Soccer News poll.

ODU continues to lead the CAA in goals scored with 31, 26 assists and total points with 88.

Tim Hopkinson ranks second in the CAA with 10 goals, follwed by Chris Harmon who is tied for fourth with eight. Yannick Smith and Harmon are tied for third in the CAA with five assists each.

Senior goal keeper Victor Francoz is tied for third in the CAA with four solo shutouts and save percentage at .777. His 49 saves rank him fifth in the league.

Georgia State is 4-10 overall and 1-6 in the CAA. Alex Vivanco leads the team with six goals, while W. Meilors-Blair leads with five assists along with three goals.

ODU travels to Hofstra on Saturday, then return home for their final regular season home match on Oct. 31 against Northeastern.

CAA STANDINGS
Northeastern  6-0-1
Drexel        6-1-1
JMU           4-1-1
Hofstra       4-3
ODU           3-2-2
G.Mason       3-4
UNCW          3-5
Towson        2-5-1
Delaware      1-3-3
W&M           1-4-2
G. State      1-6

NSCAA
1. Maryland 13-0-1
2. Akron    11-1-2
3. UConn    3-1-1
4. North Carolina 11-2-1
5. marquette 14-1
6. Georgetown 13-2-1
7. UCLA   9-2-2
8. Notre Dame  12-3
9. Coastal Carolina  13-1-2
10. New Mexico  12-3
11. Brown     11-1-2
12, Xavier    10-0-4
13. Wake Forest 9-2-4
14. Louisville  10-4-1
15. ODU         9-2-2