2012 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

The 2012 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 72nd season of existence, their 72nd in NCAA Division I, and their 59th season of playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Virginia Cavaliers
2012 season
Head CoachGeorge Gelnovatch
ACC6th
ACC TournamentSemifinals
NCAA TournamentSecond round
UVA Tournament2–0–0
Big East/ACC ChallengeRunners-up

Background

The Cavaliers entered the 2012 season after a first round exit from the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship for a second straight year, as well as a defeat in the semifinals of the 2011 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. It was the second straight season of failing to win any conference or NCAA soccer tournament since their triumph in 2009.

Competitions

Preseason

August 14, 2012 #15 St. John's 0–1 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
August 18, 2012 Liberty 0–3 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT Report Carroll  10'
James  48' (pen.)
Madison  57'
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium

ACC Standings

2012 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Maryland 6 1 1  20 1 3
No. 5 North Carolina 6 1 1  16 4 3
No. 22 Wake Forest 4 1 3  11 4 5
Clemson 3 2 3  6 9 5
Boston College 3 2 3  7 6 5
Virginia 3 4 1  10 7 4
Duke 3 4 1  8 8 2
N.C. State 1 7 0  10 10 0
Virginia Tech 0 7 1  7 10 3
As of December 11, 2012; Rankings from NCSAA

Match results

September 2, 2012 3 #11 UCLA 1–0 (a.e.t.) Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
4:00 PM PDT Sofia  31'  100'
Wiet  73'
Report Somerville  41'
Madison  74'
Salandy-Defour  82'
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: Mohammad Samadpour
September 14, 2012 6 #19 Xavier 1–1 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
pm ET Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
September 21, 2012 8 #24 Virginia 0–1 #8 North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina
pm ET Stadium: Fetzer Field
September 25, 2012 9 #24 Virginia 1–0 (a.e.t.) #25 VCU Richmond, Virginia
pm ET Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 2,247
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ACC Tournament

November 6, 2012 Quarterfinals (#6) Virginia 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
#16 (#3) Wake Forest Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 pm ET Carroll  33'
Bird  56'
Poarch  80'
Report Gamble  22'
Okoli  51'
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 362
Referee: Mohammad Samadpour
Penalties
Bates
Silvester
Wharton
Carroll
Cooke
Wenzel
Gamble
Gimenez
Mullin
November 9, 2012 Semifinals (#6) Virginia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
#4 (#2) North Carolina Boyds, Maryland
5:30 pm ET Wharton  87' Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,981
Referee: Brent Sorg
Penalties
Bates
Silvester
Wharton
Carroll
Cooke
Lovejoy
Murphy
George
Walters
Gafa

NCAA Tournament

November 15, 2012 First round Lafayette 0–1 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
1:30 pm EST Report Bates  88' Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 356
Referee: Mohammad Samadpour
November 18, 2012 Second round Virginia 1–3 #10 (#13) New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico
9:00 pm EST Brown  48' Report Venter  6'
Rogers  58'
Calderon  90'
Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Alex Gorrin

References

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