2003 VCU Rams men's soccer team

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.

VCU Rams
2003 season
Athletic Director Norwood Teague
Head Coach Tim Sullivan
CAA Regular Season1st
CAA TournamentChampions
College CupRegional semifinals
Highest home attendance2,927 vs. Virginia Tech
Average home league attendance64 vs. Howard

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 CoachDave Giffard
Assistant CoachesRyan Pratt
Brett Teach
Graduate AssistantMatt 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 1West Virginia1–2VCURichmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT Report Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 572
August 31, 2003 2Clemson0–2VCURichmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT Report Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 452
September 5, 2003 3VCU4–1UCFOrlando, Florida
19:30 EDT Report Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 123
September 7, 2003 4VCU1–4FIUMiami, 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 5VCU1–3UNC GreensboroChapel 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 6VCU1–2 (a.e.t.)North CarolinaChapel 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 VCU2–1VirginiaCharlottesville, 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 SemifinalsVCU1–2HofstraWilliamsburg, 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
November 26, 2003 R2#22 Virginia Tech2–5#9 VCURichmond, 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 VCU0–5#5 IndianaBloomington, 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

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