2016 VCU Rams men's soccer team

2016 VCU Rams men's soccer
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2016 record 8–9–4 (4–3–1 A-10)
Head coach David Giffard (7th year)
Assistant coach Brett Teach (6th year)
Assistant coach Josh Tudela (4th year)
Assistant coach William Yomby (3rd year)
Home stadium Sports Backers Stadium
2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Saint Louis 6 2 0     7 8 3
Fordham 5 2 1     10 7 4
LaSalle 5 3 0     10 8 1
UMass 4 2 2     7 9 3
VCU 4 3 1     8 9 4
Rhode Island 4 4 0     8 11 1
Duquesne 3 2 3     8 5 5
Dayton 3 3 2     7 9 3
George Washington 3 3 2     8 5 5
St. Bonaventure 3 4 1     4 12 2
Saint Joseph's 3 5 0     6 11 1
Davidson 2 5 1     4 12 1
George Mason 0 7 1     2 12 2
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 VCU Rams men's soccer team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It will be the 37th season of the university fielding a program.

Roster

As of July 31, 2016.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 United States GK Joseph Rice
3 Jamaica DF Zeron Sewell
4 France DF Steven Dal Molin
5 Honduras DF Juan Fajardo
6 United States MF Brandon Eaton
7 United States MF Luc Fatton
8 United States MF Dakota Barnathan
10 Brazil MF Rafael Santos
11 United States MF Kai Marshall
12 Spain MF Fortia Munts
13 United States MF Travis Cooke
14 United States FW Simond Kargbo
15 United States DF R. J. Roberts
17 United States MF Eli Lockaby
19 United States MF Lyndsey Moreland
No. Position Player
20 Spain FW Jorge Herranz
21 United States MF Greg Boehme
22 Greece MF Petros Agiasiotis
23 Italy MF Francesco Amorosino
24 United States DF Austin Graham
25 United States MF Joseph Gonnella
26 Costa Rica MF Gerald Vargas
28 Togo DF Cedric Ekoue
30 United States MF Tony Gonnella
31 United States MF Jason McGlothern
32 United States FW Andrew Walters
33 Japan DF Ryo Shimazaki
56 France GK Pierre Gardan
77 Germany FW Rahim Costa-Dorsey

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Spring exhibitions
02/27/16*
4:30 PM
vs. Canada Les Étoiles de L'Est W 5–0 
Patriot Park (72)
Thornburg, VA
March 20*
11:00 AM
James Madison L 0–1 
Sports Backers Stadium (153)
Richmond, VA
March 20*
6:00 PM
at Richmond Kickers (USL) W 2–0 
City Stadium (500)
Richmond, VA
April 2*
12:00 PM
at American L 0–1 
Reeves Field (48)
Washington, D.C.
April 2*
7:00 PM
at Navy T 0–0 
Glenn Warner Soccer Facility (213)
Annapolis, MD
April 9*
1:00 PM
West Virginia L 0–2 
Sports Backers Stadium (124)
Richmond, VA
April 9*
7:00 PM
at Longwood L 0–1 
Longwood University Sports Complex (78)
Farmville, VA
April 16*
3:00 PM
at High Point L 3–5 
Vert Stadium
High Point, NC
April 16*
7:00 PM
at Wake Forest L 0–2 
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
April 23*
11:00 AM
at Virginia W 2–0 
Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
Preseason
August 20*
5:00 PM
NC State L 0–2 
Sports Backers Stadium (400)
Richmond, VA
Regular season
August 26*
7:00 PM
No. RV Stetson
VCU Tournament
L 1–2 OT 0–1–0
Sports Backers Stadium (645)
Richmond, VA
August 28*
7:00 PM
No. RV UNLV
VCU Tournament
L 1–2 2OT 0–2–0
Sports Backers Stadium (663)
Richmond, VA
September 2*
7:00 PM
at Coastal Carolina  postponed 
CCU Soccer Field
Conway, SC
September 5*
7:30 PM
at No. 3 North Carolina L 2–3  0–3–0
Fetzer Field (1,736)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 9*
7:00 PM
No. 18 Radford L 2–4  0–4–0
Sports Backers Stadium (523)
Richmond, VA
September 11*
7:00 PM
No. 23 Vermont W 2–1  1–4–0
Sports Backers Stadium
Richmond, VA
September 14*
7:00 PM
at No. 17 Virginia L 0–3  1–5–0
Klöckner Stadium (1,319)
Charlottesville, VA
September 20*
7:00 PM
Old Dominion
Rivalry
W 5–1  2–5–0
Sports Backers Stadium (532)
Richmond, VA
September 24
7:00 PM
at Saint Louis T 1–1 2OT 2–5–1
Hermann Stadium (5,439)
St. Louis, MO
September 27*
7:00 PM
at No. 23 Akron T 0–0 2OT 2–5–2
Cub Cadet Field (2,290)
Akron, OH
October 1
7:00 PM
George Mason
Rivalry
W 2–0  3–5–2 (1–0–0)
Sports Backers Stadium (800)
Richmond, VA
October 5
2:00 PM
at George Washington T 2–2 2OT 3–5–3 (1–0–1)
GW Soccer Field (91)
Washington, DC
October 12
7:00 PM
La Salle W 2–0  4–5–3 (2–0–1)
Sports Backers Stadium (427)
Richmond, VA
October 15
1:00 PM
at Duquesne L 0–1 OT 4–6–3 (2–1–1)
Rooney Field (307)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 19
7:00 PM
Saint Joseph's W 2–0  5–6–3 (3–1–1)
Sports Backers Stadium (423)
Richmond, VA
October 22
7:00 PM
at UMass L 0–1 OT 5–7–3 (3–2–1)
Rudd Field (276)
Amherst, MA
October 26
7:00 PM
at William & Mary L 0–4  5–8–3
Albert–Daly Field (262)
Williamsburg, VA
October 29
7:00 PM
at Davidson W 2–1  6–8–3 (4–2–1)
Alumni Soccer Stadium (484)
Davidson, NC
November 5
7:00 PM
Dayton L 2–3 2OT 6–9–3 (4–3–1)
Sports Backers Stadium (712)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
November 10
2:00 PM
vs. UMass
Quarterfinals
W 2–1 OT 7–9–3
Alumni Soccer Stadium (291)
Davidson, NC
November 11
5:00 PM
vs. Dayton
Semifinals
W 1–0  8–9–3
Alumni Soccer Stadium (138)
Davidson, NC
November 13
12:00 PM
vs. Fordham
Championship
T 0–0
L 2–3 in pen. 
8–9–4
Alumni Soccer Stadium (138)
Davidson, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from NSCAA.

Statistics

Individual Player Statistics (As of September 10, 2016)
No. Player App Goals Asst Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW Pk-Att GA Saves SO
Forwards
Midfielders
Defenders
3 Sewell, Zeron 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
4 Dal Molin, Steven 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
5 Fajardo, Juan 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
15 Roberts, R. J. 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
24 Graham, Austin 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
28 Ekoue, Cedric 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
33 Shimazaki, Ryo 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Goalkeepers
0 Rice, Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
55 Gardan, Pierre 3 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 7 12 0

Transfers

In

Date Player Club Fee Ref
3 Feb 2016 United States Anthony Gonnella United States Richmond United Signed NLI [2]

Out

Date Player Club Fee Ref
31 Dec 2015 Costa Rica Dennis Castillo United States Colorado Rapids Selected in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft
31 Dec 2015 Canada Garrett Cyprus Graduated
31 Dec 2015 United States Jack Bates United States Richmond Strikers Graduated

See also

References

  1. "2016 VCU Men's Soccer Roster". VCU Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. "STAB's Anthony Gonnella Signs NLI to Play Soccer at VCU". NBC29. WVIR. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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