2001 VCU Rams men's soccer team
2001 season | |||
Athletic Director | Norwood Teague | ||
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Head Coach | Tim O'Sullivan | ||
CAA Regular Season | 4th | ||
CAA Tournament | Runners-up | ||
NCAA Tournament | Did not qualify | ||
Highest home attendance | 960 vs. Virginia | ||
Average home league attendance | 112 vs. Bradley | ||
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The 2001 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions, during the 2001 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the team's 24th season of fielding a varsity soccer team on the Division I level and altogether. It was also the Rams' seventh season in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Although the Rams had regular season struggles, the team managed to qualify for the 2001 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, reaching the championship match for the third time in five years. Despite reaching the final, VCU ultimately lost by a 1–0 scoreline to James Madison in the final. Despite reaching the CAA final, the team did not earn an at-large berth into the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament for the second-consecutive year.
Review
The VCU Rams began the 2001 campaign with five matches at home, accumulating a winning record of 3–1–1. The first two matches resulted in a sizable victory and an extra time loss, respectively. The opening fixture, played on August 31, 2001, saw the Rams post a 3–0 victory over Adelphi in the two sides' first ever encounter in college soccer. The second match that weekend, resulted in an extra time 2–1 loss to Seton Hall.
On September 7, 2001, the Rams played Northern Kentucky for the third match of the season. The game, ended in a lopsided scoreline, with VCU outscoring Northern Kentucky by 10 goals, with the match ending 11–1, making it to date the largest victory and the most goals scored by the men's soccer team in program history. The following weekend, VCU tied Bradley 0–0, before going on a two match win streak against Coastal Carolina and cross-town rivals, Richmond.
After the two-match winning streak, the Rams went on to lose their next four fixtures, three against ACC opponents and one against long-time NCAA powerhouse in college soccer, Furman. During the four match skid, the Rams conceded seven goals and failed to score.
Competitions
Regular season
CAA standings
Team | Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |||
Old Dominion | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 26 | +6 | ||
James Madison | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 18 | +17 | ||
William & Mary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 51 | 31 | +20 | ||
VCU | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 26 | +6 | ||
George Mason | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 27 | −5 | ||
UNC Wilmington | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 48 | −30 |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: December 6, 2011.
Source: Match reports
Match reports
August 31, 2001 1 | Adelphi | 0–3 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
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Report | Delicate Garay Pauls |
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 382 |
September 2, 2001 2 | Seton Hall | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
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Report | Gravely | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 212 |
September 7, 2001 3 | Northern Kentucky | 1–11 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
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Report | Delicate Segares Gravely Premel TEAM Pauls Allen |
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 112 |
September 15, 2001 4 | Bradley | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
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Report | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 132 |
September 19, 2001 5 | Coastal Carolina | 0–2 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
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Report | Delicate Pauls |
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 212 |
September 22, 2001 6 | VCU | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Richmond | Richmond, Virginia |
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Ugarte 12' Gravely 70' 96' |
Report | Corfield 70' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 1,752 Referee: Lou Farina |
September 28, 2001 7 | Furman | 3–0 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
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Odour 6' Raad 22', 50' 81' Handy 74' Chase 85' |
Report | Grenier 18' Gravely 79' Otten 81' |
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 638 Referee: J.P. Wynn |
September 28, 2001 8 | VCU | 0–2 | Clemson | Clemson, South Carolina |
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Djordjevic 16' Ugarte 33' Greiner 35' |
Report | Bringsved 34' Lewis 45' Westfield 70' |
Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 960 Referee: Corey Rockwell |
October 6, 2001 9 | Virginia | 1–0 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
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Gibbs 43' Barnes 76' Gelnovatch 80' |
Report | Djordjevic 56' Pauls 87' Garay 89' |
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 960 Referee: Steve Taylor |
October 10, 2001 10 | James Madison | 0–1 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
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Report | Delicate | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 253 |
October 11, 2001 11 | VCU | 0–1 | Maryland | College Park, Maryland |
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Report | Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 811 |
- October 17, 2001 at Coastal Carolina W 3-2 OT 6- 5- 1 1- 0- 0 185 Matthew Delicate (unassisted)
Matthew Delicate (Roman Otten) Matthew Delicate (Cory Greiner)
- October 20, 2001 at Old Dominion 2-2 TO2 6- 5- 2 1- 0- 1 Gonzalo Segares (Roman Otten)
Randy Ugarte (unassisted)
- October 24, 2001 at UNC Wilmington W 1-0 7- 5- 2 2- 0- 1 109 Randy Ugarte (Roman Otten)
- October 27, 2001 HOWARD 1-2 L 7- 6- 2 2- 0- 1 138 Matthew Delicate (Carlos Garay)
- October 31, 2001 AMERICAN 1-3 L 7- 7- 2 2- 0- 1 167 Gonzalo Segares (Gilberto Bejarano)
- November 3, 2001 WILLIAM & MARY 2-3 L OT 7- 8- 2 2- 1- 1 702 Matthew Delicate (Roman Otten)
Gonzalo Segares (Gilberto Bejarano)
- November 7, 2001 GEORGE MASON 1-2 L 7- 9- 2 2- 2- 1 141 Matthew Delicate (Carlos Garay)
CAA Tournament
November 15, 2001 Play-in round | George Mason | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p) |
VCU | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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Report | Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Referee: Junior Johnson |
November 17, 2001 Semifinals | VCU | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Old Dominion | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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Ugarte 86' Daley 106' Gravely 142' |
Report | Sniegoski 94' McEachron 127' |
Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Referee: Steve Taylor |
November 18, 2001 Final | VCU | 0 – 1 | James Madison | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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Greiner 6' Otten 49' |
Report | Munro 50' Rivers 63' McGettigan 73' |
Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Referee: Bill Dittmar |