2014 VCU Rams men's soccer team

VCU Rams

2014 season

Head Coach

David Giffard

Stadium

Sports Backers Stadium

Atlantic 10

4th

A-10 Tournament

Quarterfinals

NCAA Tournament

Did not qualify

Home colors

Away colors

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The 2014 VCU Rams men's soccer team was the college's 35th season of playing organized men's college soccer, and their third season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Competitions

Spring exhibitions

March 8, 2014	Richmond Kickers	2–1	VCU Rams	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm ET	Davis IV 76' Hanley 89'		Belmar 67'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 856

March 23, 2014	VCU Rams	2–0	Radford Highlanders	Harrisonburg, Virginia
3:00 pm ET				Stadium: University Park

March 23, 2014	James Madison Dukes	2–3	VCU Rams	Harrisonburg, Virginia
5:00 pm ET				Stadium: University Park

March 28, 2014	VCU Rams	0–0	VCU Alumni XI	Richmond, Virginia
6:00 pm ET				Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium

April 5, 2014	VCU Rams	1–2	Akron Zips	Richmond, Virginia
3:00 pm ET		Report		Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 1,024

April 5, 2014	VCU Rams	4–1	Longwood Lancers	Richmond, Virginia
8:00 pm ET		Report		Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 567

April 12, 2014	Virginia Cavaliers	0–1	VCU Rams	Charlottesville, Virginia
10:00 am ET				Stadium: Klöckner Stadium

April 12, 2014	Virginia Cavaliers	2–0	VCU Rams	Charlottesville, Virginia
12:00 pm ET				Stadium: Klöckner Stadium

Regular season

A10 Standings

Team	Conference								Overall
Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
Rhode Island	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	14	8	3	3	12	12	0
Saint Louis	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	10	14	10	3	1	13	6	+7
Dayton	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	7	13	6	4	3	13	5	+8
George Mason	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	7	15	9	3	3	20	1	+19
Fordham	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	7	14	5	7	2	7	10	-3
VCU	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	6	15	4	7	4	10	10	0
Davidson	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	11	7	1	3	14	7	+7
Saint Joseph's	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	13	6	3	4	13	6	+7
George Washington	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	12	5	6	1	9	12	-3
Duquesne	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	13	4	7	2	19	11	+8
La Salle	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	13	4	7	2	8	11	-3
UMass	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	13	1	11	1	6	19	-13
St. Bonaventure	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	9	0	2	13	-11

Match results

August 29	VCU Rams	3–0	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm ET	Manel 7' Belmar 50' Herrera-Meraz 71'		Durkot 78'	Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 716 Referee: Mike Renner

August 31	VCU Rams	1–2	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	Richmond, Virginia
3:30 pm ET	Monge Solano 82' Castillo 86' (pen.)	Report	Joao Ramalho 16', 61' Saeurwine 85' Ohlmann 87'	Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 579 Referee: Michael Schatzel

September 5	VCU Rams	2–0	Northeastern Huskies	Richmond, Virginia
7:30 pm ET	Belmar 13' Fisher 16' Keita 83'	Report	Fayd 37' Goo 77'	Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 785 Referee: Shaun Papperman

September 7	VCU Rams	0–1	#5 North Carolina Tar Heels	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm ET	Castillo 29' Herrera-Meraz 32'	Report	Craven 57' Odenigwe 72' Williams 75'	Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 852 Referee: James Conlee

September 11	#6 Georgetown Hoyas	1–2 (a.e.t.)	VCU Rams	Washington, D.C.
4:00 pm ET	Allen 50' Rudy 97'	Report	Fisher 79' Manel 100'	Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 561 Referee: Mark Gorak

September 15	#15 Virginia Cavaliers	1–0	VCU Rams	Charlottesville, Virginia
7:00 pm ET	Bird 69' Hayward 76'	Report		Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 1,372 Referee: Ted Unkel

September 19	CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners	1–1 (a.e.t.)	VCU Rams	Albuquerque, New Mexico
4:30 pm ET	Doherty 82' Garces 110'	Report	Barnathan 6' Castillo 74' Monge Solano 79' Herrera Meraz 110'	Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 220 Referee: Ricardo Robledo-Graj

September 21	#4 New Mexico Lobos	2–0	VCU Rams	Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 pm ET				Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex

September 26	VCU Rams	1–2	Old Dominion Monarchs	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm ET				Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium

September 30	#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1–0 (a.e.t.)	VCU Rams	Notre Dame, Indiana
7:00 pm ET				Stadium: Alumni Stadium

October 4	VCU Rams	3–0	#20 George Mason Patriots	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm ET				Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium

October 8	Maryland Terrapins	1–0	VCU Rams	College Park, Maryland
7:00 pm ET				Stadium: Ludwig Field

October 11	UMass Minutemen	1–1	VCU Rams	Amherst, Massachusetts
1:00 pm ET				Stadium: Rudd Field

October 17	VCU Rams	0–0	Fordham Rams	Richmond, Virginia
5:00 pm ET				Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium

October 19	VCU Rams	0–0	La Salle Explorers	Richmond, Virginia
1:00 pm ET				Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium

October 24	Duquesne Dukes	0–1	VCU Rams	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm ET				Stadium: Rooney Field

October 26	St. Bonaventure Bonnies	0–1	VCU Rams	Olean, New York
1:00 pm ET				Stadium: McGraw-Jennings Field

November 2	George Washington Colonials	0–2	VCU Rams	Washington, D.C.
1:00 pm ET				Stadium: Vernon Field

November 7	VCU Rams	0–1	#12 Saint Louis Billikens	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm ET				Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
MF	Ellis, James ! James Ellis	Western Branch Bruins	Signed National Letter of Intent	000000002014-02-07-0000February 7, 2014	^[1]
MF	Gonnella, Joseph ! Joseph Gonnella	Richmond Strikers	Signed NLI	000000002014-02-07-0000February 7, 2014	^[1]
MF	Haney, Joseph ! Joseph Haney	Virginia Rush	Signed NLI	000000002014-02-07-0000February 7, 2014	^[1]
MF	Kirby, Curtis ! Curtis Kirby	Beach FC	Signed NLI	000000002014-02-07-0000February 7, 2014	^[1]
MF	Lockaby, Eli ! Eli Lockaby	Orlando City U-18	Signed NLI	000000002014-02-07-0000February 7, 2014	^[1]
GK	Rice, Joseph ! Joseph Rice	Annandale FC	Signed NLI	000000002014-02-07-0000February 7, 2014	^[1]
MF	Simmons, Hunter ! Hunter Simmons	Richmond Kickers U-18	Signed NLI	000000002014-02-07-0000February 7, 2014	^[1]
MF	Stowell, Tyler ! Tyler Stowell	Rancocas Valley Red Devils	Signed NLI	000000002014-02-07-0000February 7, 2014	^[1]
GK	Gardan, Pierre ! Pierre Gardan	Angers U-19	Signed NLI	000000002014-06-23-0000June 23, 2014	^[2]
FW	Herranz, Jorge ! Jorge Herranz	Alcorcón B	Signed NLI	000000002014-06-23-0000June 23, 2014	^[2]
MF	Santos, Rafael Andrade ! Rafael Andrade Santos	Boavista U-19	Signed NLI	000000002014-06-23-0000June 23, 2014	^[2]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
18	MF	Shiffman, Nate ! Nate Shiffman	Oklahoma City Energy	Graduated, signed pro contract	February 4, 2014	^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Eight sign to join Giffard, Rams next fall". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. February 7, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
1 2 3 "Men's Soccer Finalizes 2014 Roster with Three Additional Signees". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
↑ "Energy Adds Three Players to Roster". OKC Energy. EnergyFC.com.

VCU Rams men's soccer

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

The Club

History
All articles

Stadium

Sports Backers Stadium

Culture

Rowdy Rams

Rivalries

Important figures

Key personnel

Head Coach: Dave Giffard

Seasons (35)

Independent (9)	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

Sun Belt (4)	1987 1988 1989 1990

Metro (4)	1991 1992 1993 1994

CAA (17)	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

A-10 (5)	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2014 in American soccer

« 2013

2015 »

Leagues

Men	MLS MLS Cup NASL Spring Fall Soccer Bowl USL Pro PDL NPSL MISL 2013–14 PASL 2013–14 NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Women	NWSL W-League WPSL

Cups

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2013–14
- 2014–15

National teams

Men	FIFA World Cup

Team seasons

Men

Women

Indoor

2014 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 NAIA

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