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2012 VCU Rams men's soccer team

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 played their inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 Conference of the NCAA Division I after playing the previous 17 seasons in the Colonial Athletic Association.

VCU Rams men's soccer
2012 season
Athletic DirectorUnited States Norwood Teague
Head CoachUnited States David Giffard
A-10 Regular Season4th
A-10 TournamentRunners-up
NCAA TournamentSecond round
VCU Tournament1–0–1
ODU Tournament2–0–0
FGCU Tournament1–0–0
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Johnson (11)
Highest home attendance2,242 vs. Virginia
← 2011
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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 edit

See also: 2011 VCU Rams men's soccer team

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.

Review edit

Team edit

Roster edit

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Clark Hankins
2 DF   USA Isaac Owusu
3 DF   CRC Dennis Castillo
4 DF   USA Garrett Harvey
5 MF   LBN Joseph Haboush
7 FW   CRC Juan Monge Solano
8 MF   USA Dakota Barnathan
10 MF   JAM Romena Bowie
11 FW   JAM Jason Johnson
12 FW   USA Kharlton Belmar
14 MF   MEX Mario Herrera Meraz
15 MF   USA Chris Maimone
16 DF   COL Juan Arbelaez
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   USA Peter Lee
19 DF   SEN Assane Keita
20 FW   USA K.C. Onyeador
21 GK   USA Andrew Wells
22 DF   USA Brad Seymour
23 FW   ESP Jose Manel
24 MF   USA Devon Fisher
25 DF   USA Jack Bates
27 FW   USA Matt Freibaum
28 MF   USA Ritchie Duffie
30 GK   USA Richie Ongaro
31 GK   CAN Garrett Cyprus
32 MF   USA Cameron Foster

Coaching staff edit

Competitions edit

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

Spring 2012 season edit

March 3, 2012 Spring 1 Longwood 0–1 VCU Richmond, Virginia
11:00 EDT Report Fisher   Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
March 3, 2012 Spring 2 VCU 2–1 Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Johnson     Report Stadium: Ukrop Park
March 9, 2012 Spring 3 Maryland 2–1 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT   56'
  74'		 Report Castillo   18' (pen.) Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
March 24, 2012 Spring 4 VMI 0–2 VCU Richmond, Virginia
11:00 EDT Report Belmar   30'
Owusu   63'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
March 24, 2012 Spring 5 Wake Forest 1–2 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Lubahn   75' Report Castillo   77'
Mwila   80'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
March 31, 2012 Spring 6 VCU 1–2 Queens Rock Hill, South Carolina
09:30 EDT Report Stadium: Eagle Field
March 31, 2012 Spring 7 VCU 3–4 Davidson Rock Hill, South Carolina
12:30 EDT Report Stadium: Eagle Field
March 31, 2012 Spring 8 VCU 1–1 Furman Rock Hill, South Carolina
17:30 EDT Report Stadium: Eagle Field
April 14, 2012 Spring 9 Virginia 1–1 VCU Richmond, Virginia
11:00 EDT Report Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
April 14, 2012 Spring 10 Liberty 0–3 VCU Richmond, Virginia
15:00 EDT Report Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
April 21, 2012 Spring 11 VCU Team A v VCU Team A Richmond, Virginia
TBA EDT Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Note: Intersquad scrimmage

Preseason edit

August 18, 2012 Preseason 1 VCU 1–2 #21 UAB Birmingham, Alabama
19:00 EDT Johnson   60' Report Ruiz   77'
Wickham   84'		 Stadium: West Campus Field

Regular season edit

A-10 standings edit

Further information: 2012 Atlantic 10 men's soccer season
2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 Charlotte 7 – 1 – 1 15 – 4 – 3
No. 19 Saint Louis† 7 – 2 – 0 16 – 5 – 0
Xavier 6 – 1 – 2 14 – 3 – 5
No. 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

Results summary edit

Results by round edit

Match reports edit

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

August 24, 2012 1 Bucknell 1–1 (a.e.t.) VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT Klug   19' Report Bowie   74'
Johnson   81'
Castillo   106'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 533
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Note: VCU Tournament
August 26, 2012 2 William & Mary 0–2 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT Teiman   60'
O'Brien   74'		 Report Fisher   5'
Johnson   60'
Meraz   71'
Arbelaez   72'
Bel   87'
Wells   88'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 608
Referee: Ben Jones
Note: VCU Tournament
August 30, 2012 3 VCU 1–1 (a.e.t.) UMBC Catonsville, Maryland
19:00 EDT Castillo   49' Report Caringi   31' Stadium: UMBC Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,085
Referee: Lou Labbadia
September 1, 2012 4 VCU 0–0 Navy Annapolis, Maryland
19:00 EDT Stadium: Glenn Warner Soccer Facility
Note: Match postponed due to lightning in the third minute.[2]
September 7, 2012 5 Winthrop 0–3 VCU Norfolk, Virginia
16:30 EDT Thorsson   84' Report Belmar   42'
Meraz   48'
Arbelaez   70'
Johnson   84'		 Stadium: ODU Soccer Complex
Attendance: Not reported
Referee: Mike Stutt
Note: ODU Tournament
September 9, 2012 6 VCU 5–1 Seton Hall Norfolk, Virginia
12:00 EDT Johnson   19', 68'
Team   42'
Fisher   61'
Castillo   80'		 Report Garcia   1'   21'
Gabriele   76'		 Stadium: ODU Soccer Complex
Attendance: Not reported
Referee: Steve Ankiel
Note: ODU Tournament
September 14, 2012 7 VCU 2–1 Florida Gulf Coast Fort Myers, Florida
19:30 EDT Johnson   5'
Meraz   20'   76'		 Report Penagos   22'
DeSousa   83'		 Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 607
Referee: Ken Attai
Note: FGCU Tournament
September 18, 2012 8 VCU — James Madison Harrisonburg, Virginia
19:30 EDT Stadium: JMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex
Note: Match cancelled and postponed due to rain.[3]
September 25, 2012 9 Virginia 1–0 (a.e.t.) VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Murnane   56'
Brown   72'
Chavira   103' 		Report Haboush   50' Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 2,242
Referee: Andrew Chapin
September 29, 2012 10 Northeastern 1–1 (a.e.t.) VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Anding   7'   58'
Lobben   95'		 Report Johnson   12'
Keita   53'   71'
Meraz   69'
Moss   77'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 318
Referee: Bill Ditmar
October 5, 2012 11 #13 Charlotte 1–4 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Caughran   39' Report Meraz   26'
Fisher   42'
Johnson   63'
Harvey   71'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 1,836
Referee: Shaun Pappermen
October 7, 2012 12 George Washington 0–3 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Hinners   67' Report Fisher   27'
Johnson   37'
Belmar   70'   88'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 347
Referee: Ben Jones
October 12, 2012 13 #21 VCU 2–3 (a.e.t.) Saint Louis St. Louis, Missouri
19:00 EDT Fisher   15'
Johnson   27'
Meraz   80'
Castillo   86'		 Report Bryce   26'
Graydon   31'
Lee   90'
Kristo   104' 		Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 487
Referee: Tony Crush
October 14, 2012 14 #21 VCU 1–0 Butler Indianapolis, Indiana
14:00 EDT Johnson   37'
Castillo   87'		 Report Postlewait   89' Stadium: Butler Bowl
Attendance: 326
Referee: Joshua Brooks
October 19, 2012 15 VCU 1–1 (a.e.t.) Fordham The Bronx, New York
17:00 EDT Haboush   22'
Meraz   47'
Solano   77'		 Report Nagel   72'
Bekoe   86'
Granot   93'		 Stadium: Coffey Field
Attendance: 156
Referee: Miguel Reyes
October 21, 2012 16 VCU 2–1 La Salle Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13:00 EDT Johnson   47', 81'
Castillo   74'		 Report Plumhoff   15' Stadium: McCarthy Stadium
Attendance: 208
Referee: John Douglas
October 26, 2012 17 #12 Xavier 1–4 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Walker   61' Report Meraz   9'
Johnson   24'
Fisher   50'
Belmar   76'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 703
Referee: Mike Stutt
October 28, 2012 18 Dayton 2–3 #19 VCU Richmond, Virginia
13:00 EDT Keller   46'
Acevedo   63'   67'
Berko   70'		 Report Castillo   18'
Belmar   38'
Haboush   75'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 183
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
November 2, 2012 19 #19 VCU 3–3 (a.e.t.) Richmond Tuckahoe, Virginia
19:00 EDT Castillo   12'
Arbelaez   12'
Belmar   42'
Johnson   55'		 Report Umar   3'
Murphy   16'
Butler   33'
Powell   66'		 Stadium: Robins Stadium
Attendance: 1,338
Referee: James Conlee

Atlantic 10 Tournament edit

Main article: 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
November 8, 2012 Quarterfinals Temple 0–1 #19 VCU Charlotte, North Carolina
19:00 EST Report Meraz   90' Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: Not reported
Referee: Mike Garcia
November 9, 2012 Semifinals #19 VCU 1–0 #18 Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina
19:00 EST Bowie   21'
Meraz   79'		 Report Kirkbride   4' Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 1,295
Referee: Scott Johnson
November 11, 2012 Final #19 VCU 0–3 #25 Saint Louis Charlotte, NC
16:00 EST Arbelaez   44' Report Bryce   5'
Graydon   10'
Gabeljic   33'
Hildalgo   57'		 Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 251
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

NCAA Tournament edit

Further information: 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
November 18, 2012 Second round Syracuse 3–2 (a.e.t.) #19 (#14) VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST Clark   21'   30'   108'
Stamoulacatos   30'		 Report Solano   9'
Castillo   14' (pen.)
Bowie   29'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 899
Referee: Peter Dhima

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

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

Transfers and recruits edit

See also edit

References edit

  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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