Team
Roster
As of June 8, 2011. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 2002 VCU Rams men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 15–4–2 (7–1–1 CAA) |
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| Home stadium | Sports Backers Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU ‡ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in all 2002 NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions.
As of June 8, 2011. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Item | Description |
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| W | Win |
| L | Loss |
| T | Tie |
| ¤ | Conference match |
| No. (##) | Opponent's ranking |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Conf. | Overall | Ref. | Notes |
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| August 30, 2002 | Syracuse | H | W 1–0 | 311 | Delicâte | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | [15] | |
| September 1, 2002 | Hartwick | H | W 4–0 | 423 | Pauls, Delicâte, Segares, Neagu | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 | [16] | |
| September 6, 2002 | #1 Virginia | N | L 1–4 | 344 | Cephas | 0–0–0 | 2–1–0 | [17] | Maryland Invitational |
| September 8, 2002 | #6 Maryland | A | L 1–4 | 819 | Neagu | 0–0–0 | 2–2–0 | [18] | Maryland Invitational |
| September 12, 2002 | Howard | A | W 3–0 | 465 | Bumbanac, Neagu, Gravely | 0–0–0 | 3–2–0 | [19] | VCU Tournament |
| September 14, 2002 | Lehigh | H | W 2–1 | 300 | Bumbanac, Garay | 0–0–0 | 4–2–0 | [20] | VCU Tournament |
| September 21, 2002 | #18 American | A | L 2–4 | 507 | Bumbanac, Pauls | 0–0–0 | 4–3–0 | [21] | |
| September 28, 2002 | Richmond | H | W 2–0 | 522 | Umana, Segares | 0–0–0 | 5–3–0 | [22] | |
| October 5, 2002 | UNC Wilmington¤ | H | W 4–1 | 217 | Ugarte (2), Delicâte (2) | 1–0–0 | 6–3–0 | [23] | |
| October 12, 2002 | #9 North Carolina | H | W 1–0 | 586 | Segares | 1–0–0 | 7–3–0 | [24] | |
| October 18, 2002 | Drexel¤ | H | W 3–1 | 414 | Delicâte, Ugarte, Aust | 2–0–0 | 8–3–0 | [25] | |
| October 20, 2002 | Hofstra¤ | H | W 3–0 | 341 | Delicâte (2), Cephas | 3–0–0 | 9–3–0 | [26] | |
| October 25, 2002 | George Mason¤ | A | T 0–0 | 103 | — | 3–0–1 | 9–3–1 | [27] | |
| October 27, 2002 | James Madison¤ | A | W 2–1 | 264 | Delicâte (2) | 4–0–1 | 10–3–1 | [28] | |
| November 1, 2002 | #21 Old Dominion¤ | H | L 0–1 | 242 | — | 4–1–1 | 10–4–1 | [29] | |
| November 2, 2002 | #12 William & Mary¤ | H | W 3–2 | 393 | Cephas (2), Neagu | 5–1–1 | 11–4–1 | [30] | |
| November 8, 2002 | Towson¤ | A | W 3–0 | 150 | Segares (2), Pauls | 6–1–1 | 12–4–1 | [31] | |
| November 10, 2002 | Delaware¤ | A | W 3–0 | 150 | Delicâte, Cephas, Gravely | 7–1–1 | 13–4–1 | [32] |
Source: VCURams.VCU.edu
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Conf. | Overall | Ref. | Notes |
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| November 15, 2002 | Towson | N | W 4–0 | 150 | Garay, Delicâte, Cephas, Ugarte | 8–1–1 | 14–4–1 | [33] | CAA Semifinals |
| November 17, 2002 | #11 William & Mary | N | W 2–1 | 150 | Delicâte, Djordjevic | 9–1–1 | 15–4–1 | [34] | CAA Championship |
Source: VCURams.VCU.edu
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Conf. | Overall | Ref. | Notes |
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| November 27, 2002 | #18 Furman | H | T 0–0 (L 2–4 pen.) | 1,227 | — | 8–1–1 | 15–4–2 [A] | [35] | NCAA Second Round |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Regular Season | CAA Tournament | NCAA Tournament | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 0 | GK |  USA | Steve Anikel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | DF | USA | Saul Montero | 29 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | MF |  CRC | Gonzalo Segares | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | FW |  ROU | Cristian Neagu | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  SRB | Milorad Djordjevic | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Cory Greiner | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | USA | Matt Pauls | 25 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | FW |  LBR | McColm Cephas | 28 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  ESP | Carlos Varela | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Jed Zayner | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | USA | Chris Pontius | 20 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  HON | Andy Najar | 32 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA | Jordan Graye | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Conor Shanosky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | USA | Devon McTavish | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Clyde Simms | 26 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA | Stephen King | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  ARG | Pablo Hernández | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CRC | Rodney Wallace | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | USA | Troy Perkins | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | USA | Brandon Barklage | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | USA | Santino Quaranta | 36 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF |  MNE | Branko Bošković | 16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | USA | Bill Hamid | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF |  BRA | Junior Carreiro | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF |  GUY | J.P. Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW |  BOL | Jaime Moreno | 28 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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