All five NOVA sports teams that compete in the collegiate realm are now either playing competitive schedules or are practicing for the upcoming seasons.

The men’s soccer team under fourth-year coach Brian Robertson and assistant Kristi Beckham has streaked out to a 5-0 record. They will play five more games before their season ends in October, with the lone remaining home game being Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. at the Loudoun campus.  Scores are as follows:

8/28        NOVA 5, Harford Community College 1, overtime

9/1          NOVA 4, Hagerstown Community College 2

9/12        NOVA 1, Lord Fairfax Community College 0

9/17        NOVA 5, Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville 2

9/24        NOVA 8, Cecil County Community College 0

The women’s volleyball team under head coach Marcus Robinson and assistant Becki Gaston has begun its season with two victories. It will play 11 matches in all through October, with home matches at Annandale on Oct. 8 and 19. Results to date are as follows:

9/15    NOVA 3, Christendom College 0

9/19    NOVA 3,   Harford Community College 0

The coed hockey team, which reportedly has two female players on the team this year, under coach Barrett Haga and assistants Michael Donnelly and Trevor Blair has recently completed tryouts and a short practice season. Its opening games were on Sept. 25 and 26. The team plays in the Atlantic Division of the Blue Ridge Hockey Conference, which is composed of four-year colleges, and is scheduled to play 17 games into February. This is its second year in the conference, and it is thus eligible for its season-ending tournament. Results to date are as follows:

9/25  NOVA 4, VMI 6

9/26  NOVA 1, GWU 10

The men’s basketball team under veteran coach Mike Fitzmaurice and assistant Sean Fitzmaurice began tryouts on Sept. 14 and will begin its season on Nov. 4. It plays in the men’s Virginia Community College System league and is scheduled to play 31 games, plus the season-ending VCCS tournament in Roanoke.

The women’s basketball team under first-year head coach Wayne Vincent, moving up from being the assistant last year, began its tryouts on Sept. 14 and will begin its season on Nov. 2. It plays in the women’s VCCS league and is scheduled to play 30 games, plus the season-ending VCCS tournament.

By: Arch Scurlock

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