Girls Soccer: Stone Bridge to Hold Signing Ceremony for 6 Seniors Thursday

(Feb. 26, 2013) - The Stone Bridge High School girls soccer team is holding a college signing ceremony for six seniors on Thursday, February 28 at 4 p.m. in the school's library. The Bulldogs will recognize the fall girls who will play next year on the college level:

• Ariana Alston (Florida Atlantic) 
• Carson Cyphers (Virginia Commonwealth University) 
• Corinne Giroux (The College of William and Mary) 
• Ashley Herndon (James Madison University) 
• Emily Lung (Loyola) 
• Murielle Tiernan (Virginia Tech)

Girls Soccer: Stone Bridge Rising SR Carson Cyphers to Play at VCU

Ashburn (June 23, 2012) - Stone Bridge High School rising senior Carson Cyphers has verbally committed to playing NCAA Division I soccer at VCU starting in 2013.

Cyphers plays midfield for the Bulldogs where she helped lead the team to Northern Region titles in 2010 and 2012. In 2010 the Bulldogs won the VHSL Group AAA state title and finished the season undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the final ESPN Fab 50 national rankings.

She plays club soccer for the U17 McLean ECNL Power who finished atop the ECNL National Flight B this season and are currently ranked No. 25 in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com.

Cyphers also participated in the Virginia ODP program from 2007-2011. With the ODP program she traveled internationally to play in the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia in 2009 and to Spain and Portugal in 2010.

 

Boys Soccer: Stone Bridge's Hamdan Commits to NCAA Division I VCU

(Feb. 25, 2012) - Stone Bridge High School senior Adam Hamdan has committed this week to play men's soccer next year at NCAA Division I VCU.

Hamdan is a member of the D.C. United U18 Academy who did not play for Stone Bridge last spring as a junior but is reportedly with the Bulldogs again for his senior campaign.

News: Dominion Celebrates Pinkston Signing to VCU and Sisson Commits to Alderson-Broaddus

Sterling (Feb. 1, 2012) - Dominion High School officials, coaches, parents and players gathered on National Signing Day to celebrate senior soccer player Maria “Mo” Pinkston’s signing with NCAA Division I Virginia Commonwealth University.

News: Middleburg Academy Celebrates the Signing of Three: Brown (Longwood) and Alie-Cox (VCU) for Hoops; Huge (Virginia Tech) for Golf

Middleburg (Nov. 18, 2011) - Middleburg Academy celebrated last week the college signings of three athletes with Mo Alie-Cox signing to play basketball for VCU, Nik Brown signing to play basketball for Longwood University and Maclain Huge signing to play golf for Virginia Tech.

Basketball: Middleburg Academy Junior Alie-Cox Makes Verbal Commitment to VCU

(May 27, 2011) - The Richmond Times-Dispatch is reporting that Middleburg Academy junior Mo Alie-Cox has verbally committed to one of the hottest basketball programs in the country, VCU.

The 6-foot-6, 251-pound Alie-Cox averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks a game this past season.

Girls Soccer: Freedom Players Make College Choices - Seniors Perrett and Abraham to Play NCAA D3 and Juniors Ullrich and Ivey Make Early D1 Verbals

South Riding (Apr. 14, 2011) - The Freedom High School girls soccer program announced this week that four on its roster have made their college choices with seniors Jenna Abraham and Sarah Perrett to play NCAA Division III next year and juniors Rachel Ivey and Mallory Ullrich make verbal commitments to play Division I soccer.

Starting in the fall, Abraham will play at Mary Washington and Perrett will play at Christopher Newport. Starting in 2012-13, Ivey will play at VCU and Ullrich will play at UNC Greensboro.

Girls Soccer: Dominion Junior Maria "Mo" Pinkston to Play at NCAA Division I VCU Starting in 2012

photo courtesy Mark Luger

Sterling (Mar. 4, 2011) – Dominion High School junior Maria “Mo” Pinkston, an All-Dulles District midfielder/forward and leading scorer for the Titans, has verbally committed to play soccer in 2012 at NCAA Division I Virginia Commonwealth University.

“Mo is a dynamic force to be reckoned with,” said Dominion head coach Kelly Beauchamp Payne. “She is a creative attacker who is able to break down another team's defense and find the back of the net. Her leadership and work rate combined with her talent make her a triple threat to any soccer program. I am excited to watch her join forces with the VCU women's soccer program ... they are lucky to have such a player.”

Pinkston led Dominion the past two years in both scoring and assists and was named team Most Valuable Player both years. She is also a standout midfielder on the top 10 nationally-ranked VSA Heat club soccer team.

“It only took me a few hours with Coach Sahaydak to know that VCU is where I belong,” said Pinkston. “The atmosphere at VCU is friendly, yet competitive. I think they are a team on the rise.”

VCU is led by co-head coaches Tiffany Roberts-Sahaydak and Tim Sahaydak, a husband and wife team entering their fifth year at the school. The two coaches bring an expectation of success to the program, both having played at the highest levels in their soccer careers.

Tiffany played collegiately at North Carolina, winning four ACC titles and two national titles. She went on to play on the U.S. National Team, winning an Olympic gold medal and a World Cup championship. Tim also played at North Carolina and on the U18 and U20 U.S. National Teams. He played professionally for the MLS Columbus Crew, Miami Fusion, FC Dallas and DC United.

Pinkston considered Missouri, West Virginia, George Mason and Old Dominion before choosing Virginia Commonwealth.

“I am really looking forward to playing for Tiffany and Tim," said Pinkston. "VCU is a very young team, and by the time I get there I expect them to be in contention for the Colonial Athletic Association championship, as well as the NCAA tournament.”

Soccer: Broad Run Senior Brooke Collins to Play at IUP and Potomac Falls Senior Isaac Owusu to Play at VCU

Ashburn (Feb. 1, 2011) - More local soccer commitments are rolling in as Broad Run High School senior Brooke Collins will play for NCAA Division II Indiana Univiersity of Pennsylvania and Potomac Falls senior Isaac Owusu will play for NCAA Division I Virginia Commonwealth.

Collins has helped the Spartans to the last two of their three straight state titles including a 22-2-1 season in 2010. The midfielder is one of the captains of the Loudoun 93G Red club team.

After playing in a Bethesda tournament just a few months ago with her travel team, Collins was contacted by IUP and she made a visit to the campus.

"I loved it! The campus was perfect and after spending some time with girls on the team I knew it was the right school for me," said Collins. "I plan to play defensive center mid for the team this upcoming fall."

IUP went 9-8-1 last year including 7-6-1 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

Owusu was second team All-Dulles District and plays defender for his club soccer team with McLean Premier Soccer.

College Corner: Former Stone Bridge Standout Stancik Transfers to Play NCAA Division I Baseball at VCU

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(May 25, 2010) - Earlier today, former Stone Bridge HS baseball standout Mike Stancik announced he has committed to play baseball for the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams for his final two years of NCAA college eligibility.

Basketball: Sold Out! VHSL AAA State Finals at VCU Sold Out Tonight

(Mar. 12, 2010) - There is more than rain headed to Richmond tonight as the Virginia High School League announced at 5:25 p.m. that all tickets for tonight's AAA girls and boys basketball state finals are sold at VCU's Siegel Center which has a capacity of 7,500 seats.

At 7 p.m. in an All-Eastern Region affair, Princess Anne will battle Lake Taylor in the girls AAA final followed by Eastern vs. Central in the 9 p.m. boys game with Eastern Region champion I.C. Norcom playing Central Region winner Petersburg.