2002 VCU Rams men's soccer team
      VCU Rams| 
2002 season | 
| Athletic Director | 
  Norwood Teague | 
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| Head Coach | 
  Tim O'Sullivan | 
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| CAA Regular Season | 
1st | 
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| CAA Tournament | 
Champions | 
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| College Cup | 
Second round | 
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| Top goalscorer | 
League:  All: Delicâte (6) | 
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| Highest home attendance | 
1,227 vs. Furman | 
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| Average home league attendance | 
217 vs. UNCW | 
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The 2002 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in all 2002 NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions.
 Background 
 Team 
 Roster 
As of June 8, 2011.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| 
 | 
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| No. | 
 | 
Position | 
Player
 |  
|  17 | 
  | 
 FW | 
Joe Barnd  
 |  
|  18 | 
  | 
 MF | 
Steven Duran  
 |  
|  19 | 
  | 
 FW | 
Scott Mitchell  
 |  
|  20 | 
  | 
 FW | 
Mo Kamara  
 |  
|  21 | 
  | 
 MF | 
Caleb Konstanski  
 |  
|  23 | 
  | 
 MF | 
Eliseo Fraga  
 |  
|  24 | 
  | 
 MF | 
Myles McGinley  
 |  
|  25 | 
  | 
 MF | 
Benjamin Iiames  
 |  
|  26 | 
  | 
 DF | 
Moussa Diallo  
 |  
|  28 | 
  | 
 FW | 
Kingsley Onwuka  
 |  
|  29 | 
  | 
 MF | 
Conor Thomson  
 |  
|  30 | 
  | 
 FW | 
Cristian Neagu  
 |  
|  31 | 
  | 
 GK | 
Calle Brown  
 |  
|   | 
  | 
 GK | 
William Herrmann  
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|   | 
  | 
 GK | 
John Trye  |   
  | 
 Competitions 
- Key
 
| Item | 
Description | 
| W  | Win | 
| L  | Loss | 
| T  | Tie | 
|  ¤ |  Conference match | 
| No. (##)  |  Opponent's ranking | 
 Regular season 
 Games 
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Conf. | Overall | Ref. | Notes | 
| August 30, 2002 | 
Syracuse | 
H | 
W 1–0 | 
311 | 
Delicâte | 
0–0–0 | 
1–0–0 | 
[15] | 
 | 
 
| September 1, 2002 | 
Hartwick | 
H | 
W 4–0 | 
423 | 
Pauls, Delicâte, Segares, Neagu | 
0–0–0 | 
2–0–0 | 
[16] | 
 | 
 
| September 6, 2002 | 
#1 Virginia | 
N | 
L 1–4 | 
344 | 
Cephas | 
0–0–0 | 
2–1–0 | 
[17] | 
Maryland Invitational | 
 
| September 8, 2002 | 
#6 Maryland | 
A | 
L 1–4 | 
819 | 
Neagu | 
0–0–0 | 
2–2–0 | 
[18] | 
Maryland Invitational | 
 
| September 12, 2002 | 
Howard | 
A | 
W 3–0 | 
465 | 
Bumbanac, Neagu, Gravely | 
0–0–0 | 
3–2–0 | 
[19] | 
VCU Tournament | 
 
| September 14, 2002 | 
Lehigh | 
H | 
W 2–1 | 
300 | 
Bumbanac, Garay | 
0–0–0 | 
4–2–0 | 
[20] | 
VCU Tournament | 
 
| September 21, 2002 | 
#18 American | 
A | 
L 2–4 | 
507 | 
Bumbanac, Pauls | 
0–0–0 | 
4–3–0 | 
[21] | 
 | 
 
| September 28, 2002 | 
Richmond | 
H | 
W 2–0 | 
522 | 
Umana, Segares | 
0–0–0 | 
5–3–0 | 
[22] | 
 | 
 
| October 5, 2002 | 
UNC Wilmington¤ | 
H | 
W 4–1 | 
217 | 
Ugarte (2), Delicâte (2) | 
1–0–0 | 
6–3–0 | 
[23] | 
 | 
| October 12, 2002 | 
#9 North Carolina | 
H | 
W 1–0 | 
586 | 
Segares | 
1–0–0 | 
7–3–0 | 
[24] | 
 | 
 
| October 18, 2002 | 
Drexel¤ | 
H | 
W 3–1 | 
414 | 
Delicâte, Ugarte, Aust | 
2–0–0 | 
8–3–0 | 
[25] | 
 | 
 
| October 20, 2002 | 
Hofstra¤ | 
H | 
W 3–0 | 
341 | 
Delicâte (2), Cephas | 
3–0–0 | 
9–3–0 | 
[26] | 
 | 
 
| October 25, 2002 | 
George Mason¤ | 
A | 
T 0–0 | 
103 | 
— | 
3–0–1 | 
9–3–1 | 
[27] | 
 | 
 
| October 27, 2002 | 
James Madison¤ | 
A | 
W 2–1 | 
264 | 
Delicâte (2) | 
4–0–1 | 
10–3–1 | 
[28] | 
 | 
 
| November 1, 2002 | 
#21 Old Dominion¤ | 
H | 
L 0–1 | 
242 | 
— | 
4–1–1 | 
10–4–1 | 
[29] | 
 | 
 
| November 2, 2002 | 
#12 William & Mary¤ | 
H | 
W 3–2 | 
393 | 
Cephas (2), Neagu | 
5–1–1 | 
11–4–1 | 
[30] | 
 | 
 
| November 8, 2002 | 
Towson¤ | 
A | 
W 3–0 | 
150 | 
Segares (2), Pauls | 
6–1–1 | 
12–4–1 | 
[31] | 
 | 
 
| November 10, 2002 | 
Delaware¤ | 
A | 
W 3–0 | 
150 | 
Delicâte, Cephas, Gravely | 
7–1–1 | 
13–4–1 | 
[32] | 
 | 
Source: VCURams.VCU.edu
 CAA Tournament 
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Conf. | Overall | Ref. | Notes | 
| November 15, 2002 | 
Towson | 
N | 
W 4–0 | 
150 | 
Garay, Delicâte, Cephas, Ugarte | 
8–1–1 | 
14–4–1 | 
[33] | 
 CAA Semifinals | 
 
| November 17, 2002 | 
#11 William & Mary | 
N | 
W 2–1 | 
150 | 
Delicâte, Djordjevic | 
9–1–1 | 
15–4–1 | 
[34] | 
 CAA Championship | 
 
Source: VCURams.VCU.edu
 NCAA Tournament 
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Conf. | Overall | Ref. | Notes | 
| November 27, 2002 | 
#18 Furman | 
H | 
T 0–0 (L 2–4 pen.) | 
1,227 | 
— | 
8–1–1 | 
15–4–2[A]  | 
[35] | 
 NCAA Second Round | 
 Statistics 
 Appearances and goals 
- Last updated on 7 November.[36]
 
 See also 
 References 
- Footnotes
 
- A. ^  For record-keeping, elimination matches that go into a penalty shoot-out count as draws.
 
- Citations
 
- ↑  http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/22363.html#ROSTER
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #0 Steve Ankiel". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #1 Saul Montero". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #3 Gonzalo Segares". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #4 Cristian Neagu". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #5 Milorad Djordjevic". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #6 Cory Greiner". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #7 Matt Pauls". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #10 Carlos Garay". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #11 Matthew Delicate". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #13 Randy Ugarte". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #14 Flavio Flores". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #15 Hugo Osorio". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "2002 Player Bios: #17 Mike Aust". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: Syracuse vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics:Hartwick vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics:VCU vs. Virginia". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics:VCU vs. Maryland". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: Howard vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: Lehigh vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: VCU vs. American". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: Richmond vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: UNCW vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: North Carolina vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: Drexel vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: Hofstra vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: VCU vs. George Mason". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: VCU vs. James Madison". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: Old Dominion vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: William & Mary vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: VCU vs. Towson". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: VCU vs. Delaware". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: Towson vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics:William & Mary vs. VCU (CAA Final)". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2011. 
 - ↑  "Game Statistics: Furman vs. VCU". VCU Athletics. VCURams.VCU.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2011. 
 - ↑  http://www.mlssoccer.com/stats/club/dc/overall
 
 
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