| 1998 VCU Rams men's soccer | |
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CAA Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 1–2 vs. South Carolina | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 12–6–3 (7–0–1 CAA) |
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| Home stadium | Cary Street Field |
The 1998 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1998 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Rams played in the Colonial Athletic Association for their fourth. It was the program's 21st season fielding a men's varsity college soccer program.
The Rams entered the season as the defending CAA Men's Soccer Tournament champions. The Rams were able to win the conference regular season title, before falling in the CAA Semifinals to Richmond. The Rams earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they fell in overtime to South Carolina.
| Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Preseason | |||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 09-04-1998* | vs. Vanderbilt | L 1–2 2OT | 0–1 | Unknown (100) | |||||||
| 09-06-1998* | vs. Northeastern | W 2–1 OT | 1–1 | Unknown (200) | |||||||
| 09-12-1998* | vs. Jacksonville Wofford Tournament | L 3–4 | 1–2 | Snyder Field (37) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| 09-13-1998* | at Wofford Wofford Tournament | T 1–1 2OT | 1–2–1 | Snyder Field (92) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| 09-19-1998* | Loyola | W 1–0 | 2–2–1 | Cary Street Field (141) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 09-20-1998* | Penn State | L 0–1 | 2–3–1 | Cary Street Field (128) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 09-27-1998 | American | W 4–2 | 3–3–1 (1–0) | Cary Street Field (156) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 09-29-1998 | at Richmond Capital City Classic | W 2–1 OT | 4–3–1 (2–0) | City Stadium (687) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 10-03-1998* | South Carolina | W 2–1 2OT | 5–3–1 | Cary Street Field (151) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 10-07-1998 | UNC Wilmington | W 2–1 OT | 6–3–1 (3–0) | Cary Street Field (121) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 10-10-1998 | UNC Wilmington | W 2–1 OT | 6–3–1 (3–0) | ODU Soccer Complex (121) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Below are player statistics. [1]
| No. | Player | App. | Goal Average | Saves | Record | Shutouts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Min. | GA | GA | Saves | Save Pct. | W | L | T | |||
| 0 | Jack van Arsdale | 5 | 4 | 425:00 | 8 | 1.69 | 18 | .692 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Gabriel Rodriguez | 12 | 12 | 1014:56 | 16 | 1.42 | 46 | .742 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Andrew Wells | 3 | 1 | 155:00 | 3 | 1.74 | 4 | .571 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 17 | 1594:56 | 27 | 1.52 | 70 | .722 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | ||