2012 VCU Rams men's soccer team

August 2023 VCU Rams men's soccer 2012 A-10 Regular Season 4th Athletic Director USA Norwood Teague Head Coach USA David Giffard 2,242 vs. Virginia A-10 Tournament Runners-up NCAA Tournament Second round VCU Tournament 1–0–1 ODU Tournament 2–0–0 FGCU Tournament 1–0–0 Johnson (11) 000000 000000 000000 F8B800 000000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF true 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 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. 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 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. Team Roster As of September 19, 20122012 VCU Men's Soccer Roster http://vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/roster VCUAthletics.com 1 GK USA Clark Hankins 2 DF USA Isaac Owusu 3 DF CRC Dennis Castillo 4 DF USA Garrett Harvey 5 MF LIB 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 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 Competitions Key ItemDescriptionW WinL LossT Tie ¤ Conference matchNo. (##) Opponent's ranking Spring 2012 season Spring 1 March 3, 2012 11:00 EDT Longwood 0–1 Report VCU Fisher Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia W Spring 2 March 3, 2012 19:00 EDT VCU 2–1 Report Richmond Kickers Johnson Ukrop Park Richmond, Virginia W Spring 3 March 9, 2012 19:30 EDT Maryland 2–1 Report VCU 5674 Castillo 18 pen. Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia L Spring 4 March 24, 2012 11:00 EDT VMI 0–2 Report VCU Belmar 30Owusu 63 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia W Spring 5 March 24, 2012 19:00 EDT Wake Forest 1–2 Report VCU Lubahn 75 Castillo 77Mwila 80 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia W Spring 6 March 31, 2012 09:30 EDT VCU 1–2 Report Queens Eagle Field Rock Hill, South Carolina L Spring 7 March 31, 2012 12:30 EDT VCU 3–4 Report Davidson Eagle Field Rock Hill, South Carolina L Spring 8 March 31, 2012 17:30 EDT VCU 1–1 Report Furman Eagle Field Rock Hill, South Carolina T Spring 9 April 14, 2012 11:00 EDT Virginia 1–1 Report VCU Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia T Spring 10 April 14, 2012 15:00 EDT Liberty 0–3 Report VCU Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia W Spring 11 April 21, 2012 TBA EDT VCU Team A VCU Team A Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia Intersquad scrimmage Preseason Preseason 1 August 18, 2012 19:00 EDT VCU 1–2 Report #21 UAB Johnson 60 Ruiz 77Wickham 84 West Campus Field Birmingham, Alabama L Regular season January 2012 A-10 standings 2012 Atlantic 10 men's soccer season Results summary January 2012 Results by round January 2012 Match reports Home team on the right, away team on the left. 1 August 24, 2012 19:30 EDT Bucknell 1–1 yes Report VCU Klug 19 Bowie 74Johnson 81Castillo 106 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia 533 Mark Kadlecik T VCU Tournament 2 August 26, 2012 19:30 EDT William & Mary 0–2 Report VCU Teiman 60O'Brien 74 Fisher 5Johnson 60Meraz 71Arbelaez 72Bel 87Wells 88 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia 608 Ben Jones W VCU Tournament 3 August 30, 2012 19:00 EDT VCU 1–1 yes Report UMBC Castillo 49 Caringi 31 UMBC Soccer Stadium Catonsville, Maryland 1,085 Lou Labbadia T 4 September 1, 2012 19:00 EDT VCU 0–0 Navy Glenn Warner Soccer Facility Annapolis, Maryland P Match postponed due to lightning in the third minute.Men's Soccer Match at Navy Postponed Due to Inclement Weather http://vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/releases/20120901f35e68 VCUAthletics.com September 14, 2012 September 1, 2012 5 September 7, 2012 16:30 EDT Winthrop 0–3 Report VCU Thorsson 84 Belmar 42Meraz 48Arbelaez 70Johnson 84 ODU Soccer Complex Norfolk, Virginia Not reported Mike Stutt W ODU Tournament 6 September 9, 2012 12:00 EDT VCU 5–1 Report Seton Hall Johnson 19 68Team 42Fisher 61Castillo 80 Garcia 1 21Gabriele 76 ODU Soccer Complex Norfolk, Virginia Not reported Steve Ankiel W ODU Tournament 7 September 14, 2012 19:30 EDT VCU 2–1 Report Florida Gulf Coast Johnson 5Meraz 20 76 Penagos 22DeSousa 83 FGCU Soccer Complex Fort Myers, Florida 607 Ken Attai W FGCU Tournament 8 September 18, 2012 19:30 EDT VCU — James Madison JMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex Harrisonburg, Virginia P Match cancelled and postponed due to rain.VCU Men's Soccer Match at James Madison Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather http://vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/releases/201209186dg7vi VCUAthletics.com September 19, 2012 9 September 25, 2012 19:00 EDT Virginia 1–0 yes Report VCU Murnane 56Brown 72Chavira 103 Haboush 50 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia 2,242 Andrew Chapin L 10 September 29, 2012 19:00 EDT Northeastern 1–1 yes Report VCU Anding 7 58Lobben 95 Johnson 12Keita 1 53 71Meraz 69Moss 77 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia 318 Bill Ditmar D 11 October 5, 2012 19:00 EDT #13 Charlotte 1–4 Report VCU Caughran 39 Meraz 26Fisher 42Johnson 63Harvey 71 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia 1,836 Shaun Pappermen W 12 October 7, 2012 19:00 EDT George Washington 0–3 Report VCU Hinners 67 Fisher 27Johnson 37Belmar 70 88 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia 347 Ben Jones W 13 October 12, 2012 19:00 EDT #21 VCU 2–3 yes Report Saint Louis Fisher 15Johnson 27Meraz 80Castillo 86 Bryce 26Graydon 31Lee 90Kristo 104 Hermann Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 487 Tony Crush L 14 October 14, 2012 14:00 EDT #21 VCU 1–0 Report Butler Johnson 37<br/ >Castillo 87 Postlewait 89 Butler Bowl Indianapolis, Indiana 326 Joshua Brooks W 15 October 19, 2012 17:00 EDT VCU 1–1 yes Report Fordham Haboush 22Meraz 47Solano 0 77 Nagel 72Bekoe 86Granot 93 Coffey Field The Bronx, New York 156 Miguel Reyes D 16 October 21, 2012 13:00 EDT VCU 2–1 Report La Salle Johnson 47 81Castillo 74 Plumhoff 15 McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 208 John Douglas W 17 October 26, 2012 19:00 EDT #12 Xavier 1–4 Report VCU Walker 61 Meraz 9Johnson 24Fisher 50Belmar 76 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia 703 Mike Stutt W 18 October 28, 2012 13:00 EDT Dayton 2–3 Report #19 VCU Keller 46Acevedo 63 67Berko 70 Castillo 18Belmar 38Haboush 75 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia 183 Mark Kadlecik W 19 November 2, 2012 19:00 EDT #19 VCU 3–3 yes Report Richmond Castillo 12Arbelaez 12Belmar 42Johnson 55 Umar 3Murphy 16Butler 33Powell 66 Robins Stadium Tuckahoe, Virginia 1,338 James Conlee D Atlantic 10 Tournament 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament Quarterfinals November 8, 2012 19:00 EST Temple 0–1 Report #19 VCU Meraz 90 Transamerica Field Charlotte, North Carolina Not reported Mike Garcia W Semifinals November 9, 2012 19:00 EST #19 VCU 1–0 Report #18 Charlotte Bowie 21Meraz 79 Kirkbride 4 Transamerica Field Charlotte, North Carolina 1,295 Scott Johnson W Final November 11, 2012 16:00 EST #19 VCU 0–3 Report #25 Saint Louis Arbelaez 44 Bryce 5Graydon 10Gabeljic 33Hildalgo 57 Transamerica Field Charlotte, NC 251 Mark Kadlecik L NCAA Tournament 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Second round November 18, 2012 19:00 EST Syracuse 3–2 yes Report #19 (#14) VCU Clark 21 30 108Stamoulacatos 30 Solano 9Castillo 14 pen.Bowie 29 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia 899 Peter Dhima L Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on October 16, 2012. Regular season A-10 Tournament NCAA Tournament 1 Clark Hankins GK USA 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2 Isaac Owusu DF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} References VCU Category:VCU Rams men's soccer seasons VCU VCU VCU Rams soccer, men's