ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, October 7, 1996 TAG: 9610080006
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: IN THE REGION
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
The top-ranked University of Virginia soccer team played its best game of the season Sunday as Mike Fisher's hat trick fueled the Cavaliers' 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference rout of North Carolina State in Charlottesville.
``This is probably the best we have played so far this season,'' said UVa coach George Gelnovatch. ``We may have played better for a half in other games, but this was the first time we put it all together for 90 minutes.''
Fisher's first tally was the 50th of his career, making him the third Cavalier to attain the goal.
Ryan Borst and Mike Slivinski added goals for Virginia (8-0-3, 2-0-2).
Yuri Sagatov was credited with one save for the Cavaliers, who outshot the Wolfpack (4-2-2, 0-1-2) 18-6.
In other sports news in the region:
* Troy Robinson scored twice as Rhode Island (7-3, 4-0 Atlantic 10) pounded Virginia Tech 6-1 in men's soccer in Blacksburg. Matt Whalen scored the only goal for the Hokies (5-6, 1-3).
* Shannon Otto had two goals as the Virginia Tech women's soccer team ripped East Carolina 4-0 in Greenville, N.C.
Denise Williams and Tracy Powers also scored for the Hokies (5-5-1). Dani DeSerio and Hope Handley combined on the shutout.
Virginia Tech held a 22-13 shot advantage over the Pirates.
* Becky Koishor tallied as Wooster (11-1) blanked Washington and Lee (7-2) 1-0 in women's soccer in Lexington.
* Virginia Tech's Aaron Marchetti and Marek Pfeil scored a 6-3, 6-1 decision over Hampton's Fernando Araujo and Amando Santos to claim the flight A doubles in the inaugural Virginia Collegiate State Tennis Championships in Charlottesville.
Virginia's Scott Leibovitz faces VCU's Manuel Kropfreiter today for the flight A singles championship.
* Virginia women's tennis players Paige Boiko and Kendall White won the flight B doubles title at the Rice University Tennis Classic in Houston.
* John Hartman, Donnie Smith, Glenn Grunewald and Raymie Equi scored goals as the top-seeded and defending state champion Roanoke Star beat New River Soccer Club 4-1 and advanced to the sweet 16 in the Virginia Youth Soccer Association State Championship at Berglund Soccer Complex.
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