2003 VCU Rams men's soccer team

VCU Rams

2003 season
Athletic Director	Norwood Teague
Head Coach	Tim Sullivan
CAA Regular Season	1st
CAA Tournament	Champions
College Cup	Regional semifinals
Highest home attendance	2,927 vs. Virginia Tech
Average home league attendance	64 vs. Howard
Home colors Away colors
← 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 0 GK Jack van Arsdale 1 GK Clark Hankins 2 FW B. J. Watson 3 MF Juan Monge Solano 4 DF Peter Lee 5 MF Joseph Haboush 6 MF Curt Van Brackle 7 FW Nick Rich 9 MF Jason Johnson 10 FW Romena Bowie 11 FW Yoram Mwila 13 MF Jose Carlos Castillo

No. Position Player 14 DF Matthew Scott 15 MF Chris Maimone 17 DF Garrett Harvey 18 MF Nate Shiffman 19 DF Assane Keita 21 GK Andrew Wells 22 DF Brad Seymour 23 GK Josh Pantazelos 24 DF Mike Jennings 26 FW Chase Farnsworth 27 DF Will Donovan 28 DF Chirag Shah

Coaching Staff

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

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

VCU v FIU

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

VCU v UNC Greensboro

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

VCU v North Carolina

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  96'	Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 1,374 Referee: Roger Morton
Note: Tar Heel Tournament

#12 VCU v Virginia

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

VCU v Hofstra

November 12, 2010 Semifinals	VCU	1 – 2	Hofstra	Williamsburg, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Gehin-Scott  75' Fonseca  76' Seymour  84'	Report	Barera  55' Watkin  79' Foster  82' Ehrichs  82' Botte  86' Grahn  90'	Stadium: Albert-Daly Field Attendance: 353 Referee: Andrew Chapin

NCAA Tournament

#22 Virginia Tech v #9 VCU

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

#9 VCU v #5 Indiana

November 30, 2003 Reg. SF	#9 VCU	0 – 5	#5 Indiana	Bloomington, Indiana
19:00 EDT	Reed  38' Neagu  47' Cephas  55' Shirley  84'	Report	Plotkin  63' Tudela  74' Peterson  80' Yates  86' Chirico  90'	Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 1,751 Referee: Cien Asoera

References

External links

• 2003 Match Reports