2018 VCU Rams men's soccer team
The 2018 VCU Rams men's soccer team represents Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 39th season of the university fielding a program. The Rams were be led by ninth-year head coach, Dave Giffard.
| 2018 VCU Rams men's soccer | |
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Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions ODU Soccer Classic Champions | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| 2018 record | 10–6–2 (6–1–1 A10) |
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| Home stadium | Sports Backers Stadium |
| 2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island ‡ | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LaSalle | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 season saw the Rams win the Atlantic 10 Conference regular season for the first time in program history, amassing a 6-1-1 conference record. It was the Rams' first conference regular season championship since 2004.[1]
Background
The 2017 VCU men's soccer team finished the season with a 12–7–0 overall record and a 5–2–0 A10 record. The Rams were seeded second–overall in the 2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost in the championship to UMass.
The Rams earned an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they were seeded 16th overall in the field. It was the Rams' first berth into the NCAA Tournament since 2013. The Rams lost to Butler in the second round. The Rams had one player selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Rafael Andrade Santos, by D.C. United.[2]
Player movement
Players leaving
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Pierre Gardan | 56 | GK | 6'1" | 175 | Sr. | Lorient, FRA | Graduated |
| Steven Dal Molin | 5 | DF | 5'7" | 150 | Sr. | Montpellier, FRA | Graduated |
| RJ Roberts | 15 | DF | 5'10" | 165 | Sr. | Orlando, Florida | Graduated |
| Rafael Andrade Santos | 10 | MF | 5'7" | 140 | Sr. | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 74th overall by D.C. United |
Players arriving
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Previous School | Previous Club | TDS Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Barahona |  USA |
Arlington, VA | Bishop O'Connell | BRYC |   [3] |
| Biska Biyombo |  COD |
Lubumbashi, COD | Trinidad State JC | SIMA Aguilas | NR[4] |
| João Costa |  POR |
Lisbon, POR | Externato Alvares Cabral | Sporting Lisbon U-19 | NR[5] |
| Roy Cox |  JPN |
Yokosuka, JPN | Landstown | [6] | |
| Martin Ngoh | USA |
Goldvein, VA | Liberty | Richmond United U-19 | [7] |
| Thomas Perrigo | USA |
Virginia Beach, VA | Kempsville | [8] | |
| Kyle Simon | USA |
Brooklyn, NY | Montverde Academy | Orlando City U-19 | [9] |
| Jared Valdes | USA |
Dunn Loring, VA | George C. Marshall | BRYC | [10] |
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Preseason | |||||||||||
| 08/11/2018* 7:00 pm |
Maryland | L 0-1[11] | Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, VA | ||||||||
| 08/14/2018* 7:00 pm |
at Virginia | T 0–0[12] | Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||||
| 08/18/2018* 7:00 pm |
at Hartford | Al-Marzook Field West Hartford, CT | |||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 08/24/2018* 5:00 pm |
Georgia Southern VCU Tournament |
L 0–2 | 0–1–0 |
Sports Backers Stadium (728) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 08/26/2018* 6:00 pm |
Radford VCU Tournament |
W 3–0 | 1–1–0 |
Sports Backers Stadium (630) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 08/31/2018* 7:00 pm |
Temple ODU Soccer Classic |
W 1–0 | 2–1–0 |
Sports Backers Stadium (392) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 09/02/2018* 7:00 pm |
Santa Clara ODU Soccer Classic |
W 1–0 OT | 3–1–0 |
Sports Backers Stadium (353) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 09/07/2018* 7:00 pm |
at No. 4 Indiana | L 0–5 | 3–2–0 |
Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,130) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 09/11/2018* 7:00 pm |
Pittsburgh | L 0–1 | 3–3–0 |
Sports Backers Stadium (369) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 09/19/2018* 7:00 pm |
No. 20 Old Dominion Rivalry |
W 4–0 | 4–3–0 |
Sports Backers Stadium (1,098) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 09/26/2018* 7:00 pm |
Akron | L 3–4 OT | 4–4–0 |
Sports Backers Stadium (682) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 09/29/2018 7:00 pm |
at La Salle | W 2–0 | 5–4–0 (1–0–0) |
McCarthy Stadium (145) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 10/03/2018 7:00 pm |
UMass | W 2–0 | 6–4–0 (2–0–0) |
Sports Backers Stadium (539) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 10/06/2018 7:00 pm |
Duquesne | W 2–0 | 7–4–0 (3–0–0) |
Sports Backers Stadium (545) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 10/10/2018 8:00 pm |
at Saint Louis | T 0–0 2OT | 7–4–1 (3–0–1) |
Hermann Stadium (508) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
| 10/13/2018 2:00 pm |
at George Washington | W 2–1 | 8–4–1 (4–0–1) |
Mount Vernon Athletic Field (321) Washington DC | |||||||
| 10/20/2018 7:00 pm |
George Mason Rivalry |
W 2–0 | 9–4–1 (5–0–1) |
Sports Backers Stadium (485) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 10/27/2018 7:00 pm |
at Dayton | L 0–1 | 9–5–1 (5–1–1) |
Baujan Field (485) Dayton, OH | |||||||
| 10/31/2018 7:00 pm |
St. Bonaventure | W 2–1 | 10–5–1 (6–1–1) |
Sports Backers Stadium (366) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
| 11/04/2018 2:00 pm |
(1) | (8) UMass Quarterfinals |
T 1–1 W 5–4 pen. 2OT |
10–5–2 |
Sports Backers Stadium (366) Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 11/09/2018 2:00 pm |
(1) | vs. (4) Rhode Island Semifinals |
L 0–1 | 10–6–2 |
Hermann Stadium (310) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Rankings
National rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Wk 14 |
Wk 15 |
Wk 16 |
Final |
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| United Soccer[13] | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | None Released | ||||||
| TopDrawer Soccer [14] | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||
| College Soccer News | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | ||||||||
| Soccer America | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||
Regional rankings
| Poll | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Final |
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| United Soccer Midwest[15] | NV | 8 | 8 | RV | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Statistics
Appearances
- As of match played October 21, 2018
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Regular Season | A10 Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA |
Joseph Rice | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | DF | JPN |
Ryo Shimazaki | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 3 | DF |  NOR |
Ulrik Edvardsen | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 4 | DF |  JAM |
Zeron Sewell | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 5 | MF | USA |
Simon Fitch | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 6 | DF | POR |
João Costa | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 7 | FW |  SCO |
Luke Murphy | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| 8 | FW | COD |
Biska Biyombo | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 10 | MF |  SOM |
Siad Haji | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 11 | MF |  ESP |
Fortia Munts | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 12 | MF | USA |
Peter Pearson | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 13 | MF | USA |
Travis Cooke | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| 14 | FW | USA |
Jared Greene | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 15 | DF | USA |
Austin Graham | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| 16 | MF | JAM |
Oquin Robinson | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| 17 | MF | USA |
Eli Lockaby | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 18 | DF | USA |
Jared Valdes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | DF | USA |
Patrick Gyamfi | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 21 | FW | USA |
Martin Ngoh | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| 22 | MF | USA |
Tony Gonnella | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 23 | GK |  CRC |
Mario Sequeira | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 24 | FW | USA |
Andy Mensah | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 25 | MF | USA |
Joseph Gonnella | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 26 | MF | USA |
Kyle Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | MF | USA |
Thomas Perrigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | DF | USA |
Nick Barahona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | DF | JPN |
Roy Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | DF | USA |
Kelley Walters | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 33 | MF | USA |
Yugo Suzuki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches.
- As of match played November 9, 2018
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Regular Season | A10 Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 14 | Jared Greene | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Siad Haji | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MF | 12 | Peter Pearson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | FW | 21 | Martin Ngoh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 25 | Joseph Gonnella | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | DF | 2 | Ryo Shimazaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 5 | Simon Fitch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 11 | Fortia Munts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 13 | Travis Cooke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 17 | Eli Lockaby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 25 | |||
MLS Draft
The following members of the 2018 VCU Rams men's soccer team were selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.[16]
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siad Haji | 1 | 2 | MF | San Jose Earthquakes | [17] |
References
- Epps, Jr., Wayne (November 3, 2018). "VCU men's soccer continues push toward potential as Atlantic 10 tournament begins Sunday". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- Bromley, Ben (January 21, 2018). "D.C. United drafts Afonso Pinheiro and Rafael Andrade Santos". Black and Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- "Nicholas Barahona". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- "Biska Biyombo". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- "Joao Costa". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- "Roy Cox". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- "Martin Ngoh". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- "Thomas Perrigo". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- "Kyle Simon". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- "Jared Valdes". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- "Maryland Soccer on Twitter: "Exhibition Final: Maryland 1, VCU 0 @chasegasper3 slotted home a PK in the 44th minute 👍 Back tomorrow against NJIT at Ludwig. 11 am kickoff and the match is open to the public!"". Maryland Men's Soccer. Twitter. August 11, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- "That's a wrap from Klöckner, Hoos play to a 0-0 draw in first exhibition". UVA Men's Soccer. Twitter. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- "2019 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- Davis, Noah. "How Siad Haji immigrated from Kenya, fell through U.S. Soccer's cracks and still rose to No. 2 in MLS SuperDraft". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
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