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2012 VCU Rams men's soccer team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | VCU Rams men's soccer |
| season | 2012 |
| league | A-10 Regular Season |
| league result | 4th |
| chrtitle | Athletic Director |
| chairman | USA Norwood Teague |
| mgrtitle | Head Coach |
| manager | USA David Giffard |
| highest attendance | 2,242 vs. Virginia |
| cup1 | A-10 Tournament |
| cup1 result | Runners-up |
| cup2 | NCAA Tournament |
| cup2 result | Second round |
| cup3 | VCU Tournament |
| cup3 result | 1–0–1 |
| cup4 | ODU Tournament |
| cup4 result | 2–0–0 |
| cup5 | FGCU Tournament |
| cup5 result | 1–0–0 |
| season topscorer | Johnson (11) |
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| prevseason | 2011 |
| nextseason | 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
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
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| W | Win |
| L | Loss |
| T | Tie |
| ¤ | 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
- "2012 VCU Men's Soccer Roster". VCUAthletics.com.
- (September 1, 2012). "Men's Soccer Match at Navy Postponed Due to Inclement Weather". VCUAthletics.com.
- "VCU Men's Soccer Match at James Madison Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather". VCUAthletics.com.
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