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Men's Soccer Hosts 42nd Annual ODU Soccer Classic

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NORFOLK, Va. -- The 20th-ranked Old Dominion men's soccer team is set to host the 42nd Annual ODU Soccer Classic this weekend. This year's participants include ODU, VCU, Saint Francis (PA) and Iona.

The tournament was started in 1976 and is the longest-running active men's soccer tournament in Division I. The Monarchs have won the Queens Cup (the tournament championship trophy) 17 times and have a combined all-time record of 57-22-2 in the tournament.

The Queens Cup was originally given to Old Dominion University by the British Royal Navy in 1976 in honor of Queen Elizabeth.