1998 VCU Rams men's soccer team

1998 VCU Rams men's soccer
CAA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 1–2 vs. South Carolina
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record12–6–3 (7–0–1 CAA)
Head coach
  • Tim Sullivan (4th season)
Home stadiumCary Street Field
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1998 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Rams played in the Colonial Athletic Association for their fourth. It was the program's 21st season fielding a men's varsity college soccer program.

The Rams entered the season as the defending CAA Men's Soccer Tournament champions. The Rams were able to win the conference regular season title, before falling in the CAA Semifinals to Richmond. The Rams earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they fell in overtime to South Carolina.

Roster

  • Kevin Jeffrey
  • Ricardo Capilla
  • Trevor Spencer
  • Matt Kirkpatrick
  • Dwayne Bergeron
  • Roberto Gutierrez
  • Andy Kish
  • Lorenz Baumgartner
  • Erwan LeCrom
  • Kofi Sey
  • Jose Maldanado
  • Dominic Amato
  • Gilberto Bejarano
  • Guillermo Henriques
  • Brian James
  • Khomeini Talbot
  • Adam Mead

Schedule

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
Regular season
09-04-1998*
 vs. Vanderbilt L 1–2 2OT 0–1
 Unknown (100)
09-06-1998*
 vs. Northeastern W 2–1 OT 1–1
 Unknown (200)
09-12-1998*
 vs. Jacksonville
Wofford Tournament 		L 3–4  1–2
 Snyder Field (37)
Spartanburg, SC
09-13-1998*
 at Wofford
Wofford Tournament 		T 1–1 2OT 1–2–1
 Snyder Field (92)
Spartanburg, SC
09-19-1998*
 Loyola W 1–0  2–2–1
 Cary Street Field (141)
Richmond, VA
09-20-1998*
 Penn State L 0–1  2–3–1
 Cary Street Field (128)
Richmond, VA
09-27-1998
 American W 4–2  3–3–1 (1–0)
 Cary Street Field (156)
Richmond, VA
09-29-1998
 at Richmond
Capital City Classic 		W 2–1 OT 4–3–1 (2–0)
 City Stadium (687)
Richmond, VA
10-03-1998*
 South Carolina W 2–1 2OT 5–3–1
 Cary Street Field (151)
Richmond, VA
10-07-1998
 UNC Wilmington W 2–1 OT 6–3–1 (3–0)
 Cary Street Field (121)
Richmond, VA
10-10-1998
 UNC Wilmington W 2–1 OT 6–3–1 (3–0)
 ODU Soccer Complex (121)
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Statistics

Below are player statistics.[1]

Goalkeeper statistics

No. Player App. Goal Average Saves Record Shutouts
GP GS Min. GA GA Saves Save Pct. W L T
0 Jack van Arsdale 5 4 425:00 8 1.69 18 .692 0 4 1 0
1 Gabriel Rodriguez 12 12 1014:56 16 1.42 46 .742 4 6 1 2
21 Andrew Wells 3 1 155:00 3 1.74 4 .571 1 0 0 2
TOTALS 17 1594:56 27 1.52 70 .722 5 10 2 5

References

General
  • "1998 VCU Rams Combined Statistics and Schedule" (PDF). VCU Athletics. December 9, 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
Footnotes
  1. ^ "2008 CAA Men's Soccer Individual Statistics - VCU". Colonial Athletic Association. CAASports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.