COLLEGE SOCCER
Old Dominion men’s soccer coach Alan Dawson has decided to retire at the end of the upcoming season, ODU athletic director Wood Selig announced on Tuesday.
Current associate head coach Tennant McVea will take over as Monarchs head coach at the end of the season.
Dawson has posted a 257-168-52 record in 26 seasons with ODU, including three conference championships, 12 NCAA Tournament appearances and nine national rankings in the final poll of the season.
Thank You Alan Dawson
Dawson To Retire At End of 2023 season, Tennant McVea Named Next ODU Men’s Soccer Head Coach#ODUSports | #Monarchs | #ReignOn https://t.co/Qh2YNMBk5w pic.twitter.com/Tj514o7vXs— ODU Men’s Soccer (@ODUMensSoccer) August 15, 2023
- The Christopher Newport men’s soccer team has been ranked No. 21 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason national rankings.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Three locals among NSU’s 11 signees
Bayside High’s Ethan Blakeney and Parker Hampton and Booker T. Washington’s Alvaro Samboy are among 11 signees for Norfolk State’s baseball team, the program announced Tuesday.
Both Blakeney and Hampton are right-handed pitchers as well as utilitymen, while Samboy is an infielder.
The Spartans’ other signees were pitchers Seth Alexander (Mississippi Valley State) and Kydese Queen (Waldorf, Maryland), infielders Brendan Burke (Patrick Henry CC), Collin Curry (Salem University), Swaroop Pujari (Hermiker College), Terrence Rhodes (Benedictine College Prep) and outfielders Jalan Jones (Sanford, North Carolina) and Jamal Ritter (SUNY Old Westbury).
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Two SEC teams among Hokies’ non-league foes
Virginia Tech will face SEC foes Auburn and South Carolina among its 11 non-conference opponents this season.
The Hokies will also meet either Iowa State or VCU in the first day of a tournament in Orlando, Florida, Boise State, Coppin State, Campbell, Wofford, Valparaiso, Vermont and American.
Virginia Tech will open the season Nov. 6 against Coppin State at home.
Briefly
- Old Dominion volleyball player Myah Conway has been named to the preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Team. She led the Monarchs with 368 kills and 430 points last season. James Madison’s Miëtte Veldman was the league’s Offensive Player of the Year and the Dukes’ Sophie Davis was Defensive Player of the Year. JMU was picked to win the East Division of the preseason poll, while ODU was fifth out of seven teams.
- The Norfolk Admirals have signed defenseman Josh McDougall to a standard player contract for the 2023-24 season. He played in 42 games with Norfolk last season and totaled 10 points (three goals and seven assists).
