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1996 Men's Soccer Team Inducted into W&M Athletics Hall of Fame

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary Athletics inducted its Hall of Fame Class of 2018 on March 24. The 1996 Tribe men's soccer team joined nine former student-athletes in earning the prestigious distinction. Relive the memorable night with the 1996 team's Hall of Fame presentation and acceptance speech from Josh Quinter. View the video above or click HERE.

1996 Men's Soccer Team
One of Al Albert's most talent squads, the 1996 edition earned the school's second, and most recent, visit to the NCAA Quarterfinals, joining the 1980 team.  The Tribe won its first two games; 3-1 over Army and 3-0 over Maryland, before falling in overtime to eventual national champion St. John's University in the quarterfinals. 
 
The Tribe was dominant throughout the 1996 season, fashioning 20-3-1 overall mark, including an 11-0 record against CAA competition (including regular season and championship).  Its 20 victories remains the program's single-season record, as do its eight regular-season conference wins (8), overall winning percentage (.854), conference winning percentage (1.000), winning streak (12), unbeaten streak (18), and shutouts (11).
The memorable season included a 4-0 shutout of North Carolina, as well as a 2-0 win over NC State and a 4-1 win over ODU.
 
Individually, the roster included four future W&M Athletics Hall of Famers in Adin Brown, Wade Barrett, Steve Jolley, and Waughn Hughes.  Hughes turned in one of the most prolific single seasons in the program's history, as he set the Tribe record for points (60) on 24 goals and 12 assists.  The production earned him All-America recognition and the CAA Player of the Year honor.   Hughes' 24 goals are second-highest single-season mark for W&M, while his 12 assists are tied for fourth.  Perhaps even more remarkable, was Hughes' school-record 11 game-winning goals.  Midfielders Dave McGowan and Wade Barrett were remarkable in their own right, as McGowan contributed 13 assists and Barrett handed out 12.   In goal, Adin Brown made 102 saves, which remains the Tribe's third best single-season effort.  Additionally, Brown earned eight shutouts, tying the school record and went on to be named CAA Rookie of the Year.

Joining the 1996 men's soccer team in earning induction into W&M Athletics Hall of Fame were field hockey, lacrosse and women's basketball's Deedee Helfrich Anderson '69, men's basketball's Randy Bracy III '99 and Adam Hess '04, volleyball's Kirsten Schimke Jones '93, men's tennis' Jeff Kader '05, men's gymnastics' Daniel Krovich '92, baseball's Will Rhymes '05, cross country and track and field's Ali Mann Stemm '00 and football's Kurt Wrigley '83. View each of the inductees' bios, presentations and acceptance speeches by clicking on the links below:

Deedee Helfrich Anderson '69
Randy Bracy III '99
Adam Hess '04
Kirsten Schimke Jones '93
Jeff Kader '05
Daniel Krovich '92
Will Rhymes '05
Ali Mann Stemm '00
Kurt Wrigley '83
 
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