MARINERS TRAVEL TO CHARLESTON FRIDAY,
RETURN HOME SUNDAY TO HOST TORONTO AT 6 P.M.
Virginia Beach, Virginia - The Virginia Beach Mariners will hit the road Friday, April 29, to face the Charleston Battery at Blackbaud Stadium at 7:30 p.m. The team returns home Sunday to face the Toronto Lynx Sunday, May 1, at the Sportsplex at 6 p.m.
Tickets for Sunday's game are $10 for ages 8 and up; children 7 and under are free. Gates open at 4:30 p.m.
The Matchups
Virginia Beach Mariners (1-0-2, 3 points)
The Mariners are coming off a 1-0 win over the Richmond Kickers on April 24 and currently stand in fourth place in the USL First Division. It was the team's first victory over their archrivals since 2002. April 23, the two teams squared off at U of R Stadium with Richmond prevailing 2-1. The Mariners lost their season opener 2-0 to Atlanta on April 17.
Caskey stands in fourth place in the League with 3 points in 3 games, and tied for sixth place in goals with teammate Hutchison with one, and Caskey is also tied for sixth in assists with one. Forward Teofore Bennett stands in second place in shots with six and midfielder Steve Shak stands tied for seventh place with four shots in three games. Goalkeeper Matt Nelson ranks fourth in wins and tied for fourth in shutouts with one each and ranks third in saves with 6.
The Mariners have scored 2 goals this season and allowed 4 for a goal differential of -2. The Mariners are 0-0-1 on the road and 1-1-0 at home.
Charleston Battery (0-0-1, 0 points)
Charleston opened their season on April 24, losing to Atlanta 2-1. They have scored one goal and allowed two for a differential of -1. The team is 0-0-1 at home.
Chris Goos lead the Battery with 2 points and Timothy Karalexis with one point. Jesus Martinez-Morales leads the team in shots with 4. Goalkeeper Chris Doyle has registered 2 saves.
Toronto Lynx (0-1-1, 1 point)
Toronto has played two matches this season, earning a 0-0 draw with Vancouver and suffering a 3-0 loss to Portland.
Ali Ngon-Gerba leads the team in shots with 4 and goalkeeper Theodosis Zagar has registered two saves and one shutout. The team is 0-1-1 on the road, has not scored this season and has allowed 3 goals.
Mariners Team News
· Mariner defender Russell Hutchison and midfielder Darren Caskey were both named to the USL First Division Team of the Week for the period ending April 24. Hutchison scored the winning goal over Richmond and Caskey scored a goal and assist in last weekend's home and away series with the Kickers.
· Former Mariner Dante Washington was waived by the Columbus Crew this week to make room for Trinidad & Tobago international forward Cornell Glen from Dallas. Washington joined the Crew at the end of the 2004 regular season for the third time in his career. In nine MLS seasons Washington accumulated 52 goals and 29 assists in 161 games played, including 111 as a starter. He also scored five goals and added one assist in postseason play. While with the Mariners in 2003, Washington ranked third in the League in points with 37, ranked second in goals scored with 18 in 26 games and led the League in shots with 82. In 2004, he won the A-League scoring championship with 40 points (17 goals, 6 assists) and tied for first in goals scored. In both seasons as a Mariner, he was named First Team All A-League.
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Mariners' media contact:
Carol Senechal
757-430-9800
carols@marinerssoccer.com
