
The Unofficial Website of Fans, by Fans, and for Fans of
The Virginia Military Institute Soccer Program
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Welcome to the Friends of VMI Soccer webpage!
This page is intended to keep the growing group of VMI Soccer supporters up to date and connected to the Men’s and Women’s soccer programs.
We are pleased to announce that Kathleen Quarles has taken over as Editor 'n Chief for the graduating Betsy Luxjoy. Please feel free to contact Kathleen at editor@friendsofvmisoccer.com with any suggestions or news for the website. We thank Betsy for her hard work and wish her and Barret all the best.
We are slow getting going here in the offseason, but now that we have broken the rust, will be updating the page occasionaly. We've started out with some photo pages from the men's spring games.
If you are a fan of VMI Soccer, we encourage you to become an official member of the unofficial Friends of VMI Soccer by signing up to our Master E-mail List. You won't get flooded with junk mail, but we do occasionally send out mailings with items of interest to fans. If you would like to be added to the list please send your request to MasterEmailList@friendsofvmisoccer.com . Please let us know who you are and if you are a parent, sibling, grandparent, alumnus, friend, etc.
We also send out notices everytime we update the webpage. If you would like to be added to this list, please send an e-mail to sendmeupdates@friendsofvmisoccer.com.
Enjoy the site! Go KEYDETS!
Kathleen Quarles |
Editor 'n Chief |
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Macko Tabb, ‘82 |
Webmaster |
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Jane Underwood |
Photographer (Women) |
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June 26: Richmond Times Dispatch: Ndongo followed a long, often bumpy road from Cameroon to VMI
November 1: Roanoke Times: Pretender to Contender
October 5: Richmond Times Dispatch: Around Campus-Best Foot Forward
October 5: The Free Lance-Star: Strands' sister act stars for VMI

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Official Schedules at VMI Keydets.com: |
Home Soccer Weekends:
Saturday September 6th: Men vs East Tennessee State 11 AM Football vs St Francis 1:30 PM Women vs Campbell 5 PM Friday September 12th: Women vs South Carolina State 1 PM Men vs Wofford 4 PM Sunday September 14th: Women vs Navy 1 PM Sunday September 28th: Men vs Coastal Carolina 12:30 PM Women vs Delaware State 4 PM Saturday October 4th: Women vs Charleston Southern 11 AM Football vs Richmond(Homecoming) 1:30
PM Saturday October 18th: Men vs Appalachian State 3 PM - ALUMNI DAY Saturday November 8th: Men vs Presbyterian 11 AM Football vs Liberty 1:30 PM ****NOTE: Game times subject to change. Confirm with
the official schedules at www.vmikeydets.com
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Betsy Luxjoy will be coordinating post game picnics for the men's team this year. If you plan to attend a game and would like to help out, please contact Betsy at vpi4us@comcast.net .
Tailgate Info:
Mark your calendars:
Family Tailgate Dates:
Sat, Sep
Sun, Sep 28 Coastal Carolina *
Lexington, Va.
Game…12:30
p.m.
Sat, Oct 18 Appalachian State
Dinner… Sat, Nov 08
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Stephen Ross AlumniCornerEditor@friendsofvmisoccer.com
Men's Soccer Alumni Day 2008
Saturday October 18th vs Appalachian State 3PM
Dear fellow soccer
alum’s,
Momentum is a HUGE thing and now both the men and the women have some! I was not in town for the men’s App. St win but what a great way to get things on a roll! They have always been a hard team to beat as we all know. Sounds like we had a few alums show up to provide support, my daughter Sarah even said she ran into Pat Szvetitz at the Palms that night! I was able to see the first half of the men’s game against Radford and they looked strong, both teams playing well and a very even first half. Timing is good for getting the wins and carrying momentum into the tournament! We should all start thinking about a date in the Spring to keep things going for the alumni game…start getting fit now! I am even having a few thoughts about putting an indoor tournament on again myself. Just thoughts but it used to be a lot of fun! Any interest? Hope everyone is doing well! Drop me a line when you can!
Stephen
E-mail Stephen to join The Friends of VMI Soccer and get on our mailing list
Archive of Stephen's Articles:
Alumni in the News -your source for info on who's doin' what.
Jason Seagle '01 Coach -OBX Storm U-16
Rich Daughtridge '98 Founder/Director - Beyond Soccer
Mark Carr '03 Head Men's Soccer Coach - Elmira College (see Meet the Coaches)
Bruce Bones '87 Among Leading Scorers in 2003-'04 State Challenge Cup Championships
(CVSA Red & Yellow Cards for Fall 2000 Season (Bruce Bones '87 Again) -looks like Bones hasn't changed a bit. (Scroll about half way down the page)
Anthony "Nino” Altomonte has been named Head Soccer Coach at Bridgewater College
History Department
We are looking for Alumni who would like to share their
experiences with VMI. It doesn't need to be about soccer. We like to think that
we are building a history book of cadet life to leave behind for future
generations.
If you are
interested in writing an article or have other alumni related questions,
comments or concerns, please contact Spruill.
The History of the VMI Soccer Field -Macko Tabb
'82

#15 Celine Ziobro
Defender Extrordinaire
2008 Co-Captain
Named VMI Athlete of the Week October 8, 2008
Nominated for VMI Athlete of the Decade

From Coach Williams: I think those that have watched the women’s program over the years as we slowly evolve, can tell the difference in the technical ability of our players this year in comparison to just last year’s team. While we are not a big team again, we are significantly better. Losing two game in a row in overtime hurts, but we held the games to overtime and did not let them get away as we might have in the past. I hope everyone understands how difficult it is to be consistently offensive and when you are playing as many as 5 Rats on the field at one time, it is very hard in just three weeks to create chemistry on the field. We are getting closer, and where we will be in a month if I can keep everyone healthy will be light years ahead of where we are now.
The team just completed a great
spring season with games against UMBC, NAVY, University of Richmond, William and
Mary, James Madison University
and West Virginia University. We
achieved three results in the six games. We scheduled all games on the
road in order to simulate the
importance of being competitive on the road
when it counts. Keeping possession, team shape throughout all thirds of
the field in attack and
defense, improving finishing chances, limiting
defensive mistakes and complete understanding of individual, unit and collective
roles were our
priorities from February- April. The players have done a
great job this spring in all of these areas and there is a great chemistry in
this
group leading into the fall.
Big news to be on the lookout for is
the signing of seven new players to the program. These additions will be
from Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Texas and North Carolina. They
bring with them Olympic Development Program experience, USSF Academy experience
and add great
depth to a quality group of returners.
Be on the lookout
for more information on the Jay Sculley Memorial Tournament to be help September
11-13 at VMI. This tournament will
honor Coach Sculley and his
wonderful contributions to VMI and the men's soccer program. Liberty
University, St. Frances University and Rider
University will all be in
attendance. We could really use some alumni support for this project for
those of you that are interested in making
this part of the VMI Men's Soccer
tradition.
The schedule will be released shortly on the
www.vmikeydets.com website. We hope to see you at some games this fall.
Free Kicks with Coach Richie Rose
Family: My father (Ken) is a potash miner and has been for 30+ years. My mother (Jean) is a drug store manager and has worked full time for as long as I can remember. I have one sister (Wendy) who is a elementary teacher, she is married to Graham and they have a 13 month old daughter Hannah.
Interests: Sorry, it is soccer and coaching. Being a life-long learner.
Hobbies: Mountain biking, kayaking, walking my dogs, spending time with the missus (girlfriend).
Talents: ? Who knows, I think this is something other people recognize in you. I cannot even think of any!
Favorite music: Ska, reggae, new age punk.
Other sports: No other sport played as a child, but I do love to watch live ice hockey.
Last book I read: The Words Abraham Lincoln Lived by.
Unusual thing: I am a semi skilled sheet metal welder and fabricator as well as a forklift driver.
Biggest change for VMI: Shaving everyday!
We need help spreading the word about this website. Please contact anyone that may be interested and let them know about it. Thanks.
Also, please use the e-mail link below for our Master E-Mail List.
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We are trying to compile an up to date e-mail listing of
all the Friends of VMI Soccer. This will be used for notifications and
coordination of special events and projects such as alumni games and Parent's
Weekend activities. If you would like to be added to this list, please use the
following link to send us a note: MasterEmailList@FriendsofVMISoccer.com
Editor@friendsofvmisoccer.com Betsy Luxhoj
AlumniCornerEditor@friendsofvmisoccer.com Stephen Ross '83
Webmaster@friendsofvmisoccer.com Macko Tabb '82
This website will be ever changing. If you would like to be notified whenever new stuff is added, please email us with this link: Please Send Me Update Notices. Please address other mail to the other links here on the website. It makes it easier for us to keep track of things.
FEEDBACK: We are very interested in what you think. Please e-mail news, comments, suggestions, etc. to:
The Official VMI WOMEN'S SOCCER Page @ vmikeydets.com
The Official VMI MEN'S SOCCER Page @ vmikeydets.com
http://vmiclubsoccer.tripod.com/index.html -Our Coed Club Soccer Team
www.VMI.edu -The Official Website of The Virginia Military Institute
www.VMIKEYDETS.com-The Official Website of VMI Athletics
The VMI Keydet Club
VMI FOOTBALL PHOTOS An Unofficial Website loaded with photos of VMI Football
Estelle's Central Lunch Now Appearing: Bill Deal and the Rhondells
CHAT ROOM -Visit the Friends of VMI Soccer Chat Room
Check Out the WEATHER on Post via VMI.edu
http://www.birdnest.org/posipankor- The Website for Soccer Alumni and Friends of our new rival Winthrop University
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DISCLAIMER: Welcome to the Friends of VMI Soccer website. This site is
not affiliated with or endorsed by The Virginia Military Institute or any of
it's Alumni Agencies and is not an official news page. This site is for the sole
enjoyment of the fans of VMI Soccer. Accuracy cannot be guaranteed and all stats
are unofficial. Satire may be
used.