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2012 VCU Rams men's soccer team


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clubVCU Rams men's soccer
season2012
leagueA-10 Regular Season
league result4th
chrtitleAthletic Director
chairmanUSA Norwood Teague
mgrtitleHead Coach
managerUSA David Giffard
highest attendance2,242 vs. Virginia
cup1A-10 Tournament
cup1 resultRunners-up
cup2NCAA Tournament
cup2 resultSecond round
cup3VCU Tournament
cup3 result1–0–1
cup4ODU Tournament
cup4 result2–0–0
cup5FGCU Tournament
cup5 result1–0–0
season topscorerJohnson (11)
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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

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

Competitions

;Key

ItemDescription
WWin
LLoss
TTie
¤Conference match
No. (##)Opponent's ranking

Spring 2012 season

Owusu Mwila

Preseason

Wickham

Regular season

A-10 standings

Results summary

Results by round

Match reports

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

Johnson Castillo O'Brien Johnson Meraz Arbelaez Bel Wells Meraz Arbelaez Johnson Team Fisher Castillo Gabriele Meraz
DeSousa Brown Chavira Lobben Keita Meraz Moss Fisher Johnson Harvey Johnson Belmar
Johnson Meraz Castillo Graydon Lee Kristo Meraz Solano Bekoe Granot Castillo Johnson Fisher Belmar Acevedo
Berko Belmar Haboush Arbelaez Belmar Johnson Murphy Butler Powell

Atlantic 10 Tournament

Main article: 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament

Meraz Graydon Gabeljic Hildalgo

NCAA Tournament

Stamoulacatos Castillo Bowie

Statistics

Appearances and goals

:Last updated on October 16, 2012. |}

References

References

  1. "2012 VCU Men's Soccer Roster". VCUAthletics.com.
  2. (September 1, 2012). "Men's Soccer Match at Navy Postponed Due to Inclement Weather". VCUAthletics.com.
  3. "VCU Men's Soccer Match at James Madison Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather". VCUAthletics.com.
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