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 Director Norwood Teague
Head Coach 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

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.

Review

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

Coaching staff

Competitions
Key
Item Description
WWin
LLoss
TTie
¤Conference match
No. (##)Opponent's ranking

Spring 2012 season
March 3, 2012 Spring 1Longwood0–1VCURichmond, Virginia
11:00 EDT Report Fisher Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
March 3, 2012 Spring 2VCU2–1Richmond KickersRichmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Johnson Report Stadium: Ukrop Park
March 9, 2012 Spring 3Maryland2–1VCURichmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT  56'
 74'		 Report Castillo  18' (pen.) Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
March 24, 2012 Spring 4VMI0–2VCURichmond, Virginia
11:00 EDT Report Belmar  30'
Owusu  63'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
March 24, 2012 Spring 5Wake Forest1–2VCURichmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Lubahn  75' Report Castillo  77'
Mwila  80'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
March 31, 2012 Spring 6VCU1–2QueensRock Hill, South Carolina
09:30 EDT Report Stadium: Eagle Field
March 31, 2012 Spring 7VCU3–4DavidsonRock Hill, South Carolina
12:30 EDT Report Stadium: Eagle Field
March 31, 2012 Spring 8VCU1–1FurmanRock Hill, South Carolina
17:30 EDT Report Stadium: Eagle Field
April 14, 2012 Spring 9Virginia1–1VCURichmond, Virginia
11:00 EDT Report Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
April 14, 2012 Spring 10Liberty0–3VCURichmond, Virginia
15:00 EDT Report Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
April 21, 2012 Spring 11VCU Team AvVCU Team ARichmond, Virginia
TBA EDT Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Note: Intersquad scrimmage

Preseason
August 18, 2012 Preseason 1VCU1–2#21 UABBirmingham, Alabama
19:00 EDT Johnson  60' Report Ruiz  77'
Wickham  84'		 Stadium: West Campus Field

Regular season

A-10 standings
2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Results by round

Match reports

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

August 24, 2012 1Bucknell1–1 (a.e.t.)VCURichmond, 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 2William & Mary0–2VCURichmond, 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 3VCU1–1 (a.e.t.)UMBCCatonsville, Maryland
19:00 EDT Castillo  49' Report Caringi  31' Stadium: UMBC Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,085
Referee: Lou Labbadia
September 1, 2012 4VCU0–0NavyAnnapolis, Maryland
19:00 EDT Stadium: Glenn Warner Soccer Facility
Note: Match postponed due to lightning in the third minute.[2]
September 7, 2012 5Winthrop0–3VCUNorfolk, 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 6VCU5–1Seton HallNorfolk, 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 7VCU2–1Florida Gulf CoastFort 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 8VCU—James MadisonHarrisonburg, Virginia
19:30 EDT Stadium: JMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex
Note: Match cancelled and postponed due to rain.[3]
September 25, 2012 9Virginia1–0 (a.e.t.)VCURichmond, 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 10Northeastern1–1 (a.e.t.)VCURichmond, 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 Charlotte1–4VCURichmond, 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 12George Washington0–3VCURichmond, 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 VCU2–3 (a.e.t.)Saint LouisSt. 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 VCU1–0ButlerIndianapolis, Indiana
14:00 EDT Johnson  37'
Castillo  87'		 Report Postlewait  89' Stadium: Butler Bowl
Attendance: 326
Referee: Joshua Brooks
October 19, 2012 15VCU1–1 (a.e.t.)FordhamThe 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 16VCU2–1La SallePhiladelphia, 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 Xavier1–4VCURichmond, 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 18Dayton2–3#19 VCURichmond, 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 VCU3–3 (a.e.t.)RichmondTuckahoe, 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
Main article: 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
November 8, 2012 QuarterfinalsTemple0–1#19 VCUCharlotte, North Carolina
19:00 EST Report Meraz  90' Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: Not reported
Referee: Mike Garcia
November 9, 2012 Semifinals#19 VCU1–0#18 CharlotteCharlotte, 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 VCU0–3#25 Saint LouisCharlotte, 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
November 18, 2012 Second roundSyracuse3–2 (a.e.t.)#19 (#14) VCURichmond, 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

Appearances and goals
Last updated on October 16, 2012.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular seasonA-10 TournamentNCAA Tournament
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Clark Hankins 101+000+000+00
2 DF Isaac Owusu 000+000+000+00

Transfers and recruits

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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