2003 VCU Rams men's soccer team

VCU Rams

2003 season

Athletic Director

Norwood Teague

Head Coach

Tim Sullivan

CAA Regular Season

1st

CAA Tournament

Champions

College Cup

Regional semifinals

Highest home attendance

2,927 vs. Virginia Tech

Average home league attendance

64 vs. Howard

Home colors

Away colors

← 2002

2004 →

The 2003 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2003 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, playing in the Colonial Athletic Association.

The season was one of the most successful season in the program's history, as the Rams won both the CAA regular season and tournament champions successfully defending their titles from 2002. By winning the CAA Tournament, the Rams qualified for NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, for the second straight year and for the sixth time in the program's history. In the NCAA tournament, the Rams advanced to the final sixteen (Regional Semifinals), at the time, their deepest run in the tournament.

Team

2010 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
0	GK	Jack van Arsdale
1	GK	Clark Hankins
2	FW	B. J. Watson
3	MF	Juan Monge Solano
4	DF	Peter Lee
5	MF	Joseph Haboush
6	MF	Curt Van Brackle
7	FW	Nick Rich
9	MF	Jason Johnson
10	FW	Romena Bowie
11	FW	Yoram Mwila
13	MF	Jose Carlos Castillo

No.	Position	Player
14	DF	Matthew Scott
15	MF	Chris Maimone
17	DF	Garrett Harvey
18	MF	Nate Shiffman
19	DF	Assane Keita
21	GK	Andrew Wells
22	DF	Brad Seymour
23	GK	Josh Pantazelos
24	DF	Mike Jennings
26	FW	Chase Farnsworth
27	DF	Will Donovan
28	DF	Chirag Shah

Coaching Staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Dave Giffard
Assistant Coaches	Ryan Pratt Brett Teach
Graduate Assistant	Matt Cannady

Match results

Lists of matches, featuring result, attendance (where available) and scorers, grouped by competition (league, cup, other competition). Do not include friendly matches.

Legend

Win	Tie	Loss

Home team listed on the right, away team listed on the left. Teams with a "#" sign represents their NSCAA National Ranking at the time of the match.

Regular season

August 26, 2003 1	West Virginia	1 – 2	VCU	Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT		Report		Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 572

August 31, 2003 2	Clemson	0 – 2	VCU	Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT		Report		Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 452

September 5, 2003 3	VCU	4 – 1	UCF	Orlando, Florida
19:30 EDT		Report		Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 123

September 7, 2003 4	VCU	1 – 4	FIU	Miami, Florida
19:30 EDT	Cephas 60'	Report	Williams 18', 88' Boswell 43' Plentz 55'	Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 236 Referee: Tim Bower

September 12, 2003 5	VCU	1 – 3	UNC Greensboro	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
19:30 EDT	Neagu 89'	Report	Jones 65', 85' Patterson 70'	Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 185 Referee: Tim Bower
Note: Tar Heel Tournament

September 14, 2003 6	VCU	1 – 2 (aet)	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
19:30 EDT	Neagu 47'	Report	Storey 31' Rhea 96'	Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 1,374 Referee: Roger Morton
Note: Tar Heel Tournament

November 7, 2003 18	#12 VCU	2 – 1	Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia
19:30 EDT	Cephas 49' Delicate 60'	Report	Hill 50'	Stadium: Klockner Stadium Attendance: 2,227 Referee: Gus St. Silva

CAA Tournament

November 12, 2010 Semifinals	VCU	1 – 2	Hofstra	Williamsburg, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Gehin-Scott 75' Fonseca 76' Seymour 84'	Report	Barera 55' Watkin 79' Foster 82' Ehrichs 82' Botte 86' Grahn 90'	Stadium: Albert-Daly Field Attendance: 353 Referee: Andrew Chapin

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

November 26, 2003 R2	#22 Virginia Tech	2 – 5	#9 VCU	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	O'Brien 28' Dyer 66'	Report	Delicâte 2', 21' Cephas 19', 34', 59'	Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 2,927

November 30, 2003 Reg. SF	#9 VCU	0 – 5	#5 Indiana	Bloomington, Indiana
19:00 EDT	Reed 38' Neagu 47' Cephas 55' Shirley 84'	Report	Plotkin 63' Tudela 74' Peterson 80' Yates 86' Chirico 90'	Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 1,751 Referee: Cien Asoera

References

External links

2003 Match Reports

VCU Rams men's soccer

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

The Club

History
All articles

Stadium

Sports Backers Stadium

Culture

Rowdy Rams

Rivalries

Important Figures

Tim O'Sullivan
Dominic Oduro

Key Personnel

Athletic Director: Norwood Teague
Head Coach: Dave Giffard
Assistant Coaches: Brett Teach, Ryan Pratt

Honors (7)

CAA Tournament (3)	1997 2002 2003

CAA Regular Season (4)	1998 2002 2003 2004

Seasons (34)

Independent (9)	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

Sun Belt (4)	1987 1988 1989 1990

Metro (4)	1991 1992 1993 1994

CAA (17)	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

A-10 (4)	2012 2013 2014 2015

Virginia Commonwealth University

Academics

Colleges	College of Humanities & Sciences School of Mass Communications School of World Studies Medical College of Virginia

Schools	Allied Health Professions Arts Business Dentistry Education Engineering Humanities & Sciences Medicine Nursing

People	President Michael Rao Notable Alumni Presidents

Buildings	MCV Egyptian Building

Athletics

Athletics	A10 VCU Rams

Varsity teams	Men's Baseball Basketball Cross Country Golf Soccer Tennis Track & Field Women's Basketball Field Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Tennis Track & Field Volleyball

Club teams	Men's Football Lacrosse Ice Hockey Rugby

Rivalries	VCU–ODU rivalry GMU–VCU rivalry Richmond–VCU rivalry

Facilities	Siegel Center Sports Backers Stadium The Diamond Thalhimer Center

Student Life

Residence Halls	Brandt Hall

Student Organizations	The Commonwealth Times WVCW Category

Other	Expansion Carver The Fan Oregon Hill Brandcenter

Commons
Category

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