2004 VCU Rams men's soccer team

The 2004 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in all 2004 NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions.

2004 VCU Rams men's soccer
CAA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 7
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 8
Record12–6–2 (7–2–1 CAA)
Head coach
  • Tim O'Sullivan (9th season)
Home stadiumSports Backers Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 VCU 7 1 1 12 6 3
James Madison + 7 2 0 15 3 1
No. 21 Old Dominion + 6 2 1 13 6 2
UNCW 5 3 1 12 6 2
William & Mary 4 4 1 9 7 2
Hofstra 4 4 1 12 10 1
Towson 3 5 1 8 7 2
George Mason 3 6 0 7 11 1
Drexel 2 7 0 5 12 0
Delaware 1 8 0 4 13 1
As of December 21, 2004
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2004 season saw the Rams make their deepest-ever run in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, reaching the quarterfinals of the competition, before losing to eventual national runners-up, UC Santa Barbara. During their quarterfinal run, the Rams knocked off Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament champions, George Washington, and the number one team in the country, Wake Forest. Outside of NCAA play, the Rams won the Colonial Athletic Association regular season title. It would not be until 2018 the Rams would again win a conference regular season championship.

Background

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Roster

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Updated: December 7, 2004[1]

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 Rob Szymanik
1 GK   CRC Saul Montero
2 DF   USA Ryan Wood
3 DF   CRC Gonzalo Segares
4 DF   GER Veit Schaidinger
5 DF   USA Hugh MacDonald
6 MF   ITA Simon Toselli
7 MF   USA Shane DuBay
8 MF   USA Ricardo Valverde
9 FW   USA Pat Viray
10 MF   ITA Helmis Matute
11 FW   USA Brian Morris
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF   USA Matthew Warncke
13 MF   USA Chris Chaves
14 MF   SCO Scott Millar
15 FW   GHA Ricardo Opoku
16 MF   GHA Samuel Asante
17 MF   USA Mike Aust
18 DF   USA Evan Morris
19 DF   USA Mike Bear
20 MF   SCO Stephen Shirley
22 FW   USA Wes Reed
23 FW   GHA Dominic Oduro
24 MF   USA Jason Jackson

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
09/03/2004*
7:00 pm
No. 13 La Salle W 2–0  1–0–0
Sports Backers Stadium (232)
Richmond, VA
09/05/2004*
7:00 pm
No. 13 No. 28 New Mexico L 1–2 OT 1–1–0
Sports Backers Stadium (245)
Richmond, VA
09/10/2004*
7:00 pm
No. 22 vs. No. 5 Wake Forest
Carolina Nike Classic
L 0–1 2OT 1–2–0
Fetzer Field
Chapel Hill, NC
09/12/2004*
7:00 pm
at No. 5 North Carolina
Carolina Nike Classic
W 5–2  2–2–0
Fetzer Field (893)
Chapel Hill, NC
CAA Tournament
11/14/2004
7:00 pm
(1) No. 11 (5) Hofstra
Semifinals
L 0–1  11–5–2
Sports Backers Stadium
Richmond, VA
NCAA Tournament
11/23/2004
2:00 pm
(16) No. 15 George Washington
Second round
W 2–0  12–5–2
Sports Backers Stadium (746)
Richmond, VA
11/27/2004
2:00 pm
(16) No. 15 at (1) No. 1 Wake Forest
Third round
T 2–2
W 3–2 pen.
 2OT
12–5–3
Spry Stadium (1,447)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/04/2004
9:00 pm
(16) No. 15 at (9) No. 8 UC Santa Barbara
Quarterfinals
L 1–4  12–6–3
Harder Stadium (11,214)
Santa Barbara, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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NSCAA National 13 RV RV RV None Released
NSCAA South Atlantic Regional 6 None Released
Soccer America 16 RV RV
Soccer Times 22 RV RV
College Soccer News 19 23 23

References

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  1. ^ "VCU Men's Soccer 2004 Player Statistics" (PDF). vcuathletics.com. Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2018.