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. Pos. Nation Player 0 GK  NED Jack van Arsdale 1 GK  USA Clark Hankins 2 FW  USA B. J. Watson 3 MF  CRC Juan Monge Solano 4 DF  USA Peter Lee 5 MF  LBN Joseph Haboush 6 MF  GER Curt Van Brackle 7 FW  ENG Nick Rich 9 MF  JAM Jason Johnson 10 FW  JAM Romena Bowie 11 FW  ZAM Yoram Mwila 13 MF  GUA Jose Carlos Castillo

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