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2015 VCU Rams men's soccer
2015 VCU Rams men's soccer
Atlantic 10 Tournament Runners-up
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	7–10–4 (3–2–3 A-10)
Head coach	David Giffard (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Brett Teach (5th season); Josh Tudela (3rd season); William Yomby (2nd season);
Home stadium	Sports Backers Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
v t e	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[edit]

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


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

Schedule[edit]

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 United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
United Soccer
Top Drawer Soccer^{[citation needed]}	29	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
College Soccer News^{[citation needed]}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Soccer America

References[edit]

^ "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.

[1] "Akron unveils challenging 2015 men's soccer schedule". GoZips.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[2] "2015 VCU Men's Soccer Roster". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

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v t e 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