2003 VCU Rams men's soccer team

The 2003 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2003 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, playing in the Colonial Athletic Association.

VCU Rams
2003 season
Athletic Director Norwood Teague
Head coach Tim Sullivan
CAA Regular Season1st
CAA TournamentChampions
College CupRegional semifinals
Highest home attendance2,927 vs. Virginia Tech
Average home league attendance64 vs. Howard

The season was one of the most successful season in the program's history, as the Rams won both the CAA regular season and tournament champions successfully defending their titles from 2002. By winning the CAA Tournament, the Rams qualified for NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, for the second straight year and for the sixth time in the program's history. In the NCAA tournament, the Rams advanced to the final sixteen (Regional Semifinals), at the time, their deepest run in the tournament.

Team

2010 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  NED Jack van Arsdale
1 GK  USA Clark Hankins
2 FW  USA B. J. Watson
3 MF  CRC Juan Monge Solano
4 DF  USA Peter Lee
5 MF  LBN Joseph Haboush
6 MF  GER Curt Van Brackle
7 FW  ENG Nick Rich
9 MF  JAM Jason Johnson
10 FW  JAM Romena Bowie
11 FW  ZAM Yoram Mwila
13 MF  GUA Jose Carlos Castillo
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  USA Matthew Scott
15 MF  USA Chris Maimone
17 DF  USA Garrett Harvey
18 MF  USA Nate Shiffman
19 DF  SEN Assane Keita
21 GK  USA Andrew Wells
22 DF  USA Brad Seymour
23 GK  CYP Josh Pantazelos
24 DF  USA Mike Jennings
26 FW  USA Chase Farnsworth
27 DF  USA Will Donovan
28 DF  IND Chirag Shah

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head CoachDave Giffard
Assistant CoachesRyan Pratt
Brett Teach
Graduate AssistantMatt Cannady

Match results

Lists of matches, featuring result, attendance (where available) and scorers, grouped by competition (league, cup, other competition). Do not include friendly matches.

Legend

Win Tie Loss

Home team listed on the right, away team listed on the left. Teams with a "#" sign represents their NSCAA National Ranking at the time of the match.

Regular season

August 26, 2003 1 West Virginia 1–2 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT Report Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 572
August 31, 2003 2 Clemson 0–2 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT Report Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 452
September 5, 2003 3 VCU 4–1 UCF Orlando, Florida
19:30 EDT Report Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 123
September 7, 2003 4 VCU 1–4 FIU Miami, Florida
19:30 EDT Cephas  60' Report Williams  18', 88'
Boswell  43'
Plentz  55'
Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 236
Referee: Tim Bower
September 12, 2003 5 VCU 1–3 UNC Greensboro Chapel Hill, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Neagu  89' Report Jones  65', 85'
Patterson  70'
Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 185
Referee: Tim Bower
Note: Tar Heel Tournament
September 14, 2003 6 VCU 1–2 (a.e.t.) North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Neagu  47' Report Storey  31'
Rhea  96'
Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 1,374
Referee: Roger Morton
Note: Tar Heel Tournament
November 7, 2003 18 #12 VCU 2–1 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
19:30 EDT Cephas  49'
Delicate  60'
Report Hill  50' Stadium: Klockner Stadium
Attendance: 2,227
Referee: Gus St. Silva

CAA Tournament

November 12, 2010 Semifinals VCU 1–2 Hofstra Williamsburg, Virginia
19:00 EDT Gehin-Scott  75'
Fonseca  76'
Seymour  84'
Report Barera  55'
Watkin  79'
Foster  82'
Ehrichs  82'
Botte  86'
Grahn  90'
Stadium: Albert-Daly Field
Attendance: 353
Referee: Andrew Chapin

NCAA Tournament

November 26, 2003 R2 #22 Virginia Tech 2–5 #9 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT O'Brien  28'
Dyer  66'
Report Delicâte  2', 21'
Cephas  19', 34', 59'
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 2,927
November 30, 2003 Reg. SF #9 VCU 0–5 #5 Indiana Bloomington, Indiana
19:00 EDT Reed  38'
Neagu  47'
Cephas  55'
Shirley  84'
Report Plotkin  63'
Tudela  74'
Peterson  80'
Yates  86'
Chirico  90'
Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 1,751
Referee: Cien Asoera

References

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