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
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.

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  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

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  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
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
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

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