2015 VCU Rams men's soccer team

2015 VCU Rams men's soccer

Atlantic 10 Tournament Runners-up
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2015 record	7–10–4 (3–2–3 A-10)
Head coach	David Giffard (6th year)
Assistant coach	Brett Teach (5th year)
Assistant coach	Josh Tudela (3rd year)
Assistant coach	William Yomby (2nd year)
Home stadium	Sports Backers Stadium

2015 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
George Washington	6	–	2	–	0	11	–	8	–	0
Dayton ‡	5	–	1	–	2	13	–	5	–	5
Saint Louis	4	–	2	–	2	8	–	7	–	2
Rhode Island	4	–	3	–	1	10	–	8	–	2
Fordham	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	8	–	4
Duquesne	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	11	–	2
UMass	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	13	–	1
VCU	3	–	2	–	3	7	–	10	–	4
George Mason	3	–	3	–	2	7	–	8	–	2
Saint Joseph's	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	12	–	2
LaSalle	2	–	5	–	1	6	–	10	–	2
Davidson	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	10	–	3
St. Bonaventure	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	16	–	1


‡-Tournament champion +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of November 22, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

The 2015 VCU Rams men's soccer team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It will be the 36th season of the university fielding a program.

The Rams begin the season on August 28 hosting Akron.^[1]

Roster

As of September 8, 2015^[2]

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	Joseph Rice
2	DF	Isaac Owusu
3	DF	Dennis Castillo
4	MF	Steven Dal Molin
5	DF	Juan Fajardo
6	MF	Brandon Eaton
7	MF	Luc Fatton
8	MF	Dakota Barnathan
10	MF	Rafael Santos
11	MF	Kai Marshall
12	FW	Ivan Sakou
13	GK	Garrett Cyprus
14	FW	Simon Kargbo
15	DF	RJ Roberts
16	MF	Cody Sweatte

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Eli Lockaby
19	MF	Lyndsey Moreland
20	FW	Jorge Herranz
21	MF	Greg Boehme
22	DF	Nathan Abraham
25	MF	Joseph Gonnella
27	MF	Braden Van Allen
28	DF	Cedric Ekoue
29	MF	Curtis Kirby
30	FW	Keith Witherell
31	MF	Jason McGlothern
32	MF	Francesco Amorosino
34	MF	Chris Welsh
56	GK	Pierre Gardan
77	FW	Rahim Costa-Dorsey

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Spring exhibitions
March 22*		Erin Mills	W 8–0		Bryan Park (0) Richmond, VA
March 22*		at Richmond Kickers (USL)	L 0–1		City Stadium Richmond, VA
March 28*		American	L 1–2		Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, VA
March 28*		William & Mary	W 1–0		Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, VA
April 4*		at Virginia	T 0–0		Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
April 4*		Longwood	T 0–0		Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, VA
April 18*		Liberty	L 1–2		Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, VA
April 18*		James Madison	W 3–0		Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, VA
April 26*		at Akron	W 1–0		FirstEnergy Stadium Akron, OH
Preseason
August 22*		NC State	L 0–1		Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, VA
Regular season
August 28* 7:30 PM	No. RV	No. 25 Akron VCU Tournament	L 2–3 ^2OT	0–1–0	Sports Backers Stadium (1,237) Richmond, VA
August 30* 7:30 PM	No. RV	No. 21 Coastal Carolina VCU Tournament	L 0–2	0–2–0	Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, VA
September 4* 11:00 PM, P12N		at No. 16 California	L 1–3	0–3–0	Edwards Stadium (375) Berkeley, CA
September 6* 11:00 PM, P12N		at No. 8 Stanford	L 0–2	0–4–0	Cagan Stadium (671) Stanford, CA
September 11* 7:00 PM		Hartford	W 2–0	1–4–0	Sports Backers Stadium (586) Richmond, VA
September 13* 7:00 PM		Jacksonville	W 3–0	2–4–0	Sports Backers Stadium (537) Richmond, VA
September 17* 7:00 PM		No. RV Georgetown	T 2–2 ^2OT	2–4–1	Sports Backers Stadium (605) Richmond, VA
September 22* 7:00 PM		No. 6 Virginia Piedmont Cup	L 0–1	2–5–1	Sports Backers Stadium (1,650) Richmond, VA
September 25* 7:30 PM, P12N		at UCLA	L 1–2	2–6–1	Drake Stadium (2,582) Los Angeles, CA
September 30* 7:00 PM		at No. 12 Old Dominion Rivalry	Postponed		ODU Soccer Complex Norfolk, VA
October 3 7:00 PM, A10N		at George Mason Rivalry	T 1–1 ^2OT	2–6–2 (0–0–1)	George Mason Stadium (498) Fairfax, VA
October 7 7:00 PM, A10N		St. Bonaventure	W 2–0	3–6–2 (1–0–1)	Sports Backers Stadium (455) Richmond, VA
October 10 7:00 PM, A10N		Davidson	W 1–0	4–6–2 (2–0–1)	Sports Backers Stadium (622) Richmond, VA
October 14 7:00 PM, A10N		at La Salle	T 0–0 ^2OT	4–6–3 (2–0–2)	McCarthy Stadium (134) Philadelphia, PA
October 17 7:00 PM, A10N		Duquesne	T 0–0 ^2OT	4–6–4 (2–0–3)	Sports Backers Stadium (542) Richmond, VA
October 21 8:00 PM, A10N		at Saint Louis	L 0–2	4–7–4 (2–1–3)	Hermann Stadium (688) St. Louis, MO
October 24 7:00 PM, A10N		George Washington	L 0–1	4–8–4 (2–2–3)	Sports Backers Stadium (985) Richmond, VA
October 28* 7:00 PM		William & Mary	L 0–2	4–9–4	Sports Backers Stadium (335) Richmond, VA
November 7 7:00 PM, A10N		at Dayton	W 3–2 ^OT	5–9–4 (3–2–3)	Baujan Field (1,027) Dayton, OH
A-10 Tournament
November 12 11:00 AM, A10N		vs. George Washington Quarterfinals	W 4–0	6–9–4	George Mason Stadium (229) Fairfax, VA
November 13 5:00 PM, A10N		vs. Fordham Semifinals	W 1–0	7–9–4	George Mason Stadium (125) Fairfax, VA
November 15 12:00 PM, A10N		vs. Dayton Final	L 1–4	7–10–4	George Mason Stadium Fairfax, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from NSCAA.

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Previous Club	Method
April 22, 2015	Luc Fatton	Richmond Strikers	Recruit
April 22, 2015	Steven Dal Molin	Montpellier U-19	Recruit
April 22, 2015	Lyndsay Moreland	Richmond Kickers U-17	Recruit
April 22, 2015	R. J. Roberts	South Florida Bulls	Transfer
April 22, 2015	Ivan Sakou	Western Nebraska Cougars	Transfer
April 22, 2015	Cody Sweatte	Preußen Münster	Recruit
April 22, 2015	Braden Van Allen	Evansville North Huskies	Recruit
April 22, 2015	Chris Welsh	Battlefield Bobcats	Recruit
April 22, 2015	Keith Witherell	Yorktown Patriots	Recruit

Out

Date	Player	Destination Club	Method
December 31, 2014	Kharlton Belmar	Portland Timbers 2	Graduated
December 31, 2014	Ritchie Duffie		Graduated
December 31, 2014	Assane Keita		Graduated
December 31, 2014	Jose Manel		Graduated
December 31, 2014	Mario Meraz		Graduated
December 31, 2014	Juan Monge Solano		Graduated

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
NSCAA	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
TopDrawerSoccer.com	29	28	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
College Soccer News	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
SBI	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

↑ "Akron unveils challenging 2015 men's soccer schedule". GoZips.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
↑ "2015 VCU Men's Soccer Roster". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

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Leagues

Men	MLS MLS Cup Playoffs NASL Soccer Bowl USL Playoffs PDL NPSL GLPL ASL 2014–15 MASL 2014–15 2015–16 SPSL 2014–15 2015–16 Super-20 League NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Women	NWSL W-League WPSL WLS NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Cups

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2014–15
- 2015–16

National teams

Men	Gold Cup

Men U20	CONCACAF U-20 Championship FIFA U-20 World Cup

Men U17	CONCACAF U-17 Championship FIFA U-17 World Cup

Women	FIFA Women's World Cup

Team seasons

Men

Women

2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

Regular Season	America East American Athletic ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Pac-12 Patriot Southern Sun Belt The Summit League WAC West Coast

Tournaments	America East American Athletic ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon League MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Patriot League Southern Sun Belt Summit League WAC

National Tournaments	NCAA Final

Rankings	NSCAA Top 25 Coaches Poll

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