Nov. 1, 2007

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On Saturday, October 27 in conjunction with the Georgetown University men's soccer match vs. Pittsburgh, the Hoyas' fundraising and alumni relations support club, Goals Unlimited, hosted Alumni Weekend. Goals Unlimited welcomed back all Hoya soccer supporters and recognized the 1997 Georgetown team that won the program's only NCAA Tournament game.

The day began with the second annual 3-on-3 soccer tournament, consisting of x (number of teams). Games took place throughout the morning with the championship game being played at halftime of the Pittsburgh-Georgetown match. Ricky Schramm (C'07), Andrew Keszler (C'07) and Billy Bednarz (C'99) took on Eric Kvello (B'99), Peter Bachman (C'00) and Jason Partenza (B'00) in the championship game with the team of Kvello, Bachman and Partenza earning a hard-fought 4-3 victory,

Following Georgetown's 2-0 win over Pittsburgh in the afternoon, more than 100 Georgetown alumni, parents and friends of the program joined the current Hoya squad and second-year head coach Brian Wiese for an evening meal and trip down memory lane.

Wiese spoke briefly about the state of the 2007 team and its hopes of advancing in the BIG EAST Tournament. Former Georgetown head coach Keith Tabatznik, the program's all-time winniningest coach, spoke about his fond feelings for the 1997 team that posted the school's second-best win total (15) and a program-best 9-2 record in BIG EAST action.

Former GU players, Tom Greaser (B'98) described some funny moments about the '97 team to the laughter of the crowd and 1997 team co-captain and Goals Unlimited President Den Helfrich (B'98) thanked the group for its continued support of the program. The evening concluded with a highlight video of the 1997 season was shown to the crowd.