2013 VCU Rams men's soccer team

VCU Rams
2013 season
Athletic DirectorUnited States
Head CoachUnited States David Giffard
Atlantic 10 Conference3rd
A10 TournamentSemifinals
NCAA TournamentFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Kharlton Belmar (8)
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The 2013 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Rams played in the Atlantic 10 Conference for their second season.

Background

Main article: 2012 VCU Rams men's soccer team

Competitions

Spring exhibitions

February 22, 2013 Spring 1 VCU 0–0 William & Mary Williamsburg, Virginia
18:30 EDT Report Stadium: Albert-Daly Field
March 23, 2013 Spring 2 VCU 2–3 Richmond Kickers North Chesterfield, Virginia
19:00 EDT Stadium: Ukrop Park
March 30, 2013 Spring 3 Longwood 0–2 VCU Richmond, Virginia
11:00 EDT Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
March 30, 2013 Spring 4 Louisburg 1–6 VCU Richmond, Virginia
12:00 EDT Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
March 30, 2013 Spring 5 Navy 0–1 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
April 6, 2013 Spring 6 VCU 0–2 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Report Okoli 76', 81' Stadium: Spry Stadium
April 6, 2013 Spring 7 VCU 1–0 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, North Carolina
21:00 EDT Freibaum 21' Report Stadium: Spry Stadium
April 20, 2013 Spring 8 Liberty 0–4 VCU Richmond, Virginia
11:00 EDT Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
April 20, 2013 Spring 9 VCU 2–2 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
18:00 EDT Stadium: Klöckner Stadium

Preseason

August 21, 2013 1 William & Mary 2–1 #24 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Flesch 8'
Coffey 12'
Teiman Yellow card 44'		 Report De Leon 77' Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: Not reported

Regular season

A10 Table

Results summary

Results by round

Match reports

Below are confirmed games for 2013.[1]

August 30, 2013 1 #17 UAB 4–0 #24 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Navarette 18', 20'
Dajani 30'
Howze Yellow card 32'
Wickham Yellow card 33'
Ruiz 55'		 Report Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 874
Referee: Scott Johnson
Note: VCU Tournament
September 1, 2013 2 Old Dominion 0–0 #24 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Note: VCU Tournament; match postponed in the 18th minute due to severe weather
September 6, 2013 3 #9 New Mexico 1–1 (a.e.t.) VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Rogers 44'
McKendry Yellow card 88'
Miele Yellow card 105'		 Report Fisher 56' Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 835
Referee: Mike Stutt
September 8, 2013 4 VCU 3–2 #13 Maryland College Park, Maryland
19:00 EDT Manel 78' (pen.)
Belmar 79' Yellow card 80'
Fisher 87'		 Report Pace 33'
Odoi-Atsem 71'		 Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 1,611
Referee: Peter Dhima
September 13, 2013 5 #19 VCU 1–0 #7 Akron Akron, Ohio
19:00 EDT Castillo 75'
Monge Solano Yellow card 86'		 Quinn Yellow card 79' Stadium: Cub Cadet Field
Attendance: 3,319
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
Note: The University of Akron Tournament
September 15, 2013 6 #19 VCU 1–0 Niagara Akron, Ohio
12:00 EDT 50' (o.g.) Stadium: Cub Cadet Field
Note: The University of Akron Tournament
September 21, 2013 7 #25 Coastal Carolina 1–0 #8 VCU Richmond, Virginia
18:00 EDT Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 609
September 24, 2013 8 #8 VCU 1–2 #9 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Barnathan 19' Report Okoli Red card 23'
Watts Yellow card 24'
Ibikunle 37'
Fink 54'		 Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 719
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
October 1, 2013 9 #17 VCU 1–2 (a.e.t.) Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
19:00 EDT Shiffman Yellow card 61'
Belmar 65'		 Report Madison 20'
Wharton Yellow card 35'
Poarch Yellow card 69'
Bird gold-colored soccer ball 107'		 Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 1,280
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
October 6, 2013 10 #22 Saint Louis 1–2 VCU Richmond, Virginia
13:00 EDT Graydon 37'
Sweetin Yellow card 73'		 Harvey 74'
Manel 85'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 439
Referee: Shaun Papperman
October 11, 2013 11 Massachusetts 0–4 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT Report Belmar 9'
Castillo 20'
Costa-Dorsey 77'
Duffie 84'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 981
Referee: Mark Gorak
October 13, 2013 12 Rhode Island 1–3 VCU Richmond, Virginia
14:30 EDT Sykes 88' Report Duffie 12'
Harvey 82'
Manel 89'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 436
Referee: Mike Stutt
October 18, 2013 13 Indiana 0–1 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Vollmer Yellow card 27' Report Castillo 68' (pen.)
Shiffman Yellow card 85'
Fisher Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 1,247
Referee: Bill Dittmar
October 20, 2013 14 VCU 0–0 (a.e.t.) George Mason Fairfax, Virginia
19:00 EDT Stadium: George Mason Stadium
October 25, 2013 15 La Salle 0–3 #24 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Report Castillo 26', 81'
Costa-Dorsey 76'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 947
Referee: Danish Sadaat
October 27, 2013 16 #24 VCU 0–1 Saint Joseph's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13:00 EDT Report McFadden 85' Stadium: Finnesey Field
Attendance: 487
Referee: Thomas Brown
November 3, 2013 17 Fordham 0–3 VCU Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Walano Yellow card 49' Report Harvey 7'
Herrera Meraz 52'
Belmar 72'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 522
Referee: Zach Reynolds
November 8, 2013 18 VCU 2–1 St. Bonaventure Olean, New York
15:00 EDT Belmar 65', 70' Yellow card 88' Report Iannacito Yellow card 66'
Perillo 88'		 Stadium: McGraw-Jennings Field
Attendance: 73
November 10, 2013 19 VCU 0–3 Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15:00 EDT Stadium: Rooney Field

Atlantic 10 Tournament

Main article: 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
November 14, 2012 Quarterfinals #6 Duquesne 1–2 #3 VCU Dayton, Ohio
14:00 EDT De Villardi 4'
Disomma Yellow card 89'		 Report Harvey 16'
Fisher 87'		 Stadium: Baujan Field
Attendance: 149
Referee: Mark Garcia
November 15, 2012 Semifinals #2 George Mason 3–2 (a.e.t.) #3 VCU Dayton, Ohio
17:00 EDT Herstek 27'
Arjona Yellow card 63'
Harmouche 64'
Miller Yellow card 83'
Mulgrew gold-colored soccer ball 91'		 Report Castillo 19'
Herrera Meraz Yellow card 20'
Bowie Yellow card 62'
Belmar 80'		 Stadium: Baujan Field
Attendance: 168
Referee: Shaun Papperman

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
November 21, 2013 First round VCU 0–3 Navy Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Belmar Yellow card 54' Report Sanchez 68'
Fries 71', 76'		 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 993
Referee: Bill Dittmar

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular season A-10 Tournament NCAA Tournament
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Michael Gaffary 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States USA Isaac Owusu 11 0 8+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Costa Rica CRC Dennis Castillo 17 5 17+0 5 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF United States USA Garrett Harvey 16 3 9+7 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF Costa Rica CRC Pablo Paz 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF United States USA Ray De Leon 6 0 1+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 DF Costa Rica CRC Juan Monge Solano 17 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF United States USA Dakota Barnathan 15 1 9+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Jamaica JAM Romena Bowie 15 0 9+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 FW United States USA Kharlton Belmar 17 7 17+0 7 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF United States USA Greg Boehme 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Mexico MEX Mario Herrera Meraz 13 1 5+8 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Honduras HON Juan Fajardo 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF United States USA Ritchie Duffie 17 2 16+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF United States USA Gene Daniels 8 0 0+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF United States USA Nate Shiffman 17 0 16+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF Senegal SEN Assane Keita 17 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK United States USA Andrew Wells 17 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW Germany GER Rahim Costa-Dorsey 10 2 1+9 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW Spain ESP Jose Manel 17 3 12+5 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF United States USA Devon Fisher 17 2 16+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF United States USA Jack Bates 5 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF United States USA Finley Wyatt 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW United States USA Matt Freibaum 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF United States USA Shaquille Richards 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF United States USA Donovan Arias 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK United States USA Marco Lujan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK Canada CAN Garrett Cyprus 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW United States USA Joel Teston 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 DF United States USA Bobby Hopper 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF United States USA Jason McGlothern 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Source: VCU Athletics

Top goalscorers

Rank Pos No. Player Regular season A-10 Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
1 FW 12 Kharlton Belmar 7 1 0 8
2 DF 5 Dennis Castillo 5 1 0 6
3 DF 4 Garrett Harvey 3 1 0 4
4 FW 22 Jose Manel 3 0 0 3
MF 24 Devon Fisher 2 1 0 3
6 FW 22 Rahim Costa-Dorsey 2 0 0 2
MF 16 Ritchie Duffie 2 0 0 2
8 MF 8 Dakota Barnathan 1 0 0 1
MF 14 Mario Herrera Meraz 1 0 0 1

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
22 FW Germany Rahim Costa-Dorsey United States Mount Vernon Majors Committed to program June 10, 2013 [2]
33 FW United States Joel Teston United States McLean Youth Soccer Committed to program June 10, 2013 [2]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
11 FW Jamaica Jason Johnson United States Houston Dynamo Signed in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft January 14, 2013
8 MF Colombia Juan Arbelaez Canada Montreal Impact Signed in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft January 21, 2013
1 GK United States Clark Hankins Graduated May 14, 2013
5 MF Lebanon Joseph Haboush United States Richmond Kickers Free May 14, 2013
15 MF United States Chris Maimone United States RVA Football Club Graduated May 14, 2013
22 MF United States Brad Seymour United States RVA Football Club Graduated May 14, 2013
17 MF United States Peter Lee United States Army Black Knights Transferred June 30, 2013
20 FW United States K.C. Onyeador Cut from team June 30, 2013
32 MF United States Cameron Foster United States High Point Panthers Transferred June 30, 2013

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eleven NCAA Tournament Squads, Defending National Champ Indiana Highlight VCU Men's Soccer Schedule". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. May 29, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Costa-Dorsey, Teston Set to Join VCU Men's Soccer Program in Fall". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. June 10, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.