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

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
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

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

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

Spring 2012 season
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
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

A-10 standings
2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 23 Charlotte 7 –1 –115 –4 –3
No. 19 Saint Louis† 7 –2 –016 –5 –0
Xavier 6 –1 –214 –3 –5
No. 25 VCU 6 –1 –212 –4 –5
Temple 6 –1 –210 –6 –3
Dayton 5 –3 –111 –5 –2
La Salle 4 –4 –110 –7 –3
Duquesne 4 –4 –17 –12 –1
Butler 3 –5 –15 –8 –5
Rhode Island 3 –5 –14 –11 –3
St. Bonaventure 3 –6 –05 –14 –0
Fordham 2 –4 –36 –7 –4
Richmond 2 –6 –16 –11 –1
Massachusetts 2 –7 –05 –11 –2
George Washington 2 –7 –05 –13 –0
Saint Joseph's 1 –6 –25 –11 –2
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NCSAA

Match reports

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 Yellow card 74'
Johnson 81'
Castillo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'
O'Brien Yellow card 74'		 Report Fisher 5'
Johnson Yellow card 60'
Meraz Yellow card 71'
Arbelaez Yellow card 72'
Bel 87'
Wells Yellow card 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 Yellow card 84' Report Belmar 42'
Meraz 48'
Arbelaez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 1' 21'
Gabriele Yellow card 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 Yellow card 20' 76'		 Report Penagos 22'
DeSousa Yellow card 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 Yellow card 56'
Brown Yellow card 72'
Chavira gold-colored soccer ball 103' 		Report Haboush Yellow card 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 Yellow card 7' 58'
Lobben Yellow card 95'		 Report Johnson 12'
Keita Yellow card 53' Red card 71'
Meraz Yellow card 69'
Moss Yellow card 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 Yellow card 67' Report Fisher 27'
Johnson 37'
Belmar 70' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 80'
Castillo Yellow card 86'		 Report Bryce 26'
Graydon Yellow card 31'
Lee 90'
Kristo gold-colored soccer ball 104' 		Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 487
Referee: Tony Crush
October 14, 2012 14 #21 VCU 1–0 Butler Indianapolis, Indiana
14:00 EDT Johnson Yellow card 37'
Castillo 87'		 Report Postlewait Yellow card 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 Yellow card 47'
Solano Red card 77'		 Report Nagel 72'
Bekoe Yellow card 86'
Granot Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 46'
Acevedo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 12'
Belmar 42'
Johnson 55'		 Report Umar 3'
Murphy 16'
Butler 33'
Powell Yellow card 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 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 Yellow card 21'
Meraz 79'		 Report Kirkbride Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44' Report Bryce 5'
Graydon Yellow card 10'
Gabeljic 33'
Hildalgo 57'		 Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 251
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

NCAA Tournament
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' Yellow card 30' gold-colored soccer ball 108'
Stamoulacatos 30'		 Report Solano 9'
Castillo 14' (pen.)
Bowie Yellow card 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 United States USA Clark Hankins 101+000+000+00
2 DF United States USA Isaac Owusu 000+000+000+00

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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