2003 VCU Rams men's soccer team

VCU Rams
2003 season
Athletic DirectorUnited States Norwood Teague
Head coachUnited States Tim Sullivan
CAA Regular season1st
CAA TournamentChampions
College CupRegional semifinals
Highest home attendance2,927 vs. Virginia Tech
Average home league attendance64 vs. Howard
← 2002
2004 →

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.

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Dave Giffard
Assistant coaches Ryan Pratt
Brett Teach
Graduate Assistant Matt 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 gold-colored soccer ball 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 Yellow card 75'
Fonseca 76'
Seymour Yellow card 84'		 Report Barera Yellow card 55'
Watkin Yellow card 79'
Foster Red card 82'
Ehrichs Yellow card 82'
Botte 86'
Grahn 90'		 Stadium: Albert-Daly Field
Attendance: 353
Referee: Andrew Chapin

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
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 Yellow card 38'
Neagu Yellow card 47'
Cephas Red card 55'
Shirley Yellow card 84'		 Report Plotkin 63'
Tudela 74'
Peterson 80'
Yates 86'
Chirico 90'		 Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 1,751
Referee: Cien Asoera

References