2012 VCU Rams men's soccer team

VCU Rams
2012 season
Athletic Director United States Norwood Teague
Head Coach United States David Giffard
A-10 Regular Season 4th
A-10 Tournament Runners-up
NCAA Tournament Second round
VCU Tournament 1–0–1
ODU Tournament 2–0–0
FGCU Tournament 1–0–0
Top goalscorer League:
All: Johnson (11)
Highest home attendance 2,242 vs. Virginia
Home colors
Away colors
← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 VCU Rams men's soccer team was the 33rd season of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia fielding a men's varsity college soccer program. The team is playedtheir inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 Conference of the NCAA Division I after playing the previous 17 seasons in the Colonial Athletic Association.

After an eight-year absence, the Rams returned to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, securing an at-large bid, and being one of the 16 seeded teams, earning a fourteen seed and a bye to the second round. In their return to the NCAA Tournament, VCU lost through an overtime golden goal to unseeded Syracuse, losing 2–3. In the 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, VCU upset Charlotte and played Saint Louis in the final, losing 3–0.

Background

The team is coming off an 11–9–0 record from 2011, where they were the only team in the country to have both a winning conference and overall record, and not qualify for their conference tournament. By a tiebreaker against Georgia State, the Rams finished seventh in their conference, missing out on the 2012 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament. Their season, however, began in impressive fashion, coming out with a 5–0–0 record, good enough to be ranked as high as sixteenth in the nation at one point. The five-match winning streak, saw the Rams drop their next four matches.

Team

Roster

As of September 19, 2012[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Clark Hankins
2 United States DF Isaac Owusu
3 Costa Rica DF Dennis Castillo
4 United States DF Garrett Harvey
5 Lebanon MF Joseph Haboush
7 Costa Rica FW Juan Monge Solano
8 United States MF Dakota Barnathan
10 Jamaica MF Romena Bowie
11 Jamaica FW Jason Johnson
12 United States FW Kharlton Belmar
14 Mexico MF Mario Herrera Meraz
15 United States MF Chris Maimone
16 Colombia DF Juan Arbelaez
No. Position Player
18 United States DF Peter Lee
19 Senegal DF Assane Keita
20 United States FW K.C. Onyeador
21 United States GK Andrew Wells
22 United States DF Brad Seymour
23 Spain FW Jose Manel
24 United States MF Devon Fisher
25 United States DF Jack Bates
27 United States FW Matt Freibaum
28 United States MF Ritchie Duffie
30 United States GK Richie Ongaro
31 Canada GK Garrett Cyprus
32 United States MF Cameron Foster

Competitions

Key
Item Description
W Win
L Loss
T Tie
¤ Conference match
No. (##) Opponent's ranking

Spring 2012 season

Preseason

Regular season

A-10 standings

2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#23 Charlotte 7 – 1 – 1     15 – 4 – 3
#19 Saint Louis† 7 – 2 – 0     16 – 5 – 0
Xavier 6 – 1 – 2     14 – 3 – 5
#25 VCU 6 – 1 – 2     12 – 4 – 5
Temple 6 – 1 – 2     10 – 6 – 3
Dayton 5 – 3 – 1     11 – 5 – 2
La Salle 4 – 4 – 1     10 – 7 – 3
Duquesne 4 – 4 – 1     7 – 12 – 1
Butler 3 – 5 – 1     5 – 8 – 5
Rhode Island 3 – 5 – 1     4 – 11 – 3
St. Bonaventure 3 – 6 – 0     5 – 14 – 0
Fordham 2 – 4 – 3     6 – 7 – 4
Richmond 2 – 6 – 1     6 – 11 – 1
Massachusetts 2 – 7 – 0     5 – 11 – 2
George Washington 2 – 7 – 0     5 – 13 – 0
Saint Joseph's 1 – 6 – 2     5 – 11 – 2
As of December 11, 2012; Rankings from NCSAA

Match reports

Home team on the right, away team on the left.

Atlantic 10 Tournament

NCAA Tournament

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on October 16, 2012.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular season A-10 Tournament NCAA Tournament
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Clark Hankins 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States Isaac Owusu 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2012 VCU Men's Soccer Roster". VCUAthletics.com.
  2. ↑ "Men's Soccer Match at Navy Postponed Due to Inclement Weather". VCUAthletics.com. September 1, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ "VCU Men's Soccer Match at James Madison Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather". VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
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