Sept. 1, 2002
The University of Kentucky took second place this weekend at the prestigious Virginia Soccer Classic in Charlottesville, Va. The 20th-ranked Wildcats defeated the 10th-ranked Terrapins of the University of Maryland on Sunday to claim the runner-up position, after losing in heartbreaking fashion on Friday to the Virginia Cavaliers, who have been ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation in preseason polls. UVa placed ahead of UK, with Maryland and Rhode Island rounding out the tournament field.
The Wildcats had three players named to the All-Tournament team, including junior Nathan Fleetwood, who had two assists on the weekend. Fleetwood was joined by freshman Dani Kamras, who scored the game-winning goal for UK against #10 Maryland, and senior J.D. Stephenson, who anchored the stingy Kentucky defense.
Friday: UK 2, UVa 3
Sunday: UK 2, UM 1
2002 VIRGINIA SOCCER CLASSIC INFORMATION
2002 Virginia Soccer Classic Tournament Results
ContestOpponents ScoreGame 1Maryland def. Rhode Island 8-0 Game 2Virginia def. Kentucky 3-2Game 3Kentucky def. Maryland 2-1 Game 4Virginia def. Rhode Island 2-1
2002 Virginia Soccer Classic Tournament Standings
PlaceTeam Record Note1st Virginia 2-0-0 2ndKentucky 1-1-0 Beat UM head-to-head 3rdMaryland 1-1-04thRhode Island 0-2-0
2002 Virginia Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team
Player TeamAlecko Eskandarian Virginia (MVP)Ryan Kelly VirginiaJonathan Cole VirginiaMatt Oliver Virginia
Dani Kamras KentuckyJ.D. Stephenson KentuckyNathan Fleetwood Kentucky Sumed Ibrahim MarylandSeth Stammler MarylandRuss Smith Rhode IslandPeter Benevides Rhode Island
