| 2013 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Director |  | ||
| Head Coach | David Giffard | ||
| Atlantic 10 Conference | 3rd | ||
| A10 Tournament | Semifinals | ||
| NCAA Tournament | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Kharlton Belmar (8) | ||
The 2013 VCU Rams men's soccer team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Rams will be playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference for their second season.
| February 22, 2013Spring 1 | VCU | 0–0 | William & Mary | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 18:30 EDT | Report | Stadium: Albert-Daly Field |
| March 23, 2013Spring 2 | VCU | 2–3 | Richmond Kickers | North Chesterfield, Virginia |
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Ukrop Park |
| March 30, 2013Spring 3 | Longwood | 0–2 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 11:00 EDT | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium |
| March 30, 2013Spring 4 | Louisburg | 1–6 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 12:00 EDT | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium |
| March 30, 2013Spring 5 | Navy | 0–1 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium |
| April 6, 2013Spring 6 | VCU | 0–2 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Report | Okoli  76', 81' | Stadium: Spry Stadium |
| April 6, 2013Spring 7 | VCU | 1–0 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 21:00 EDT | Freibaum 21' | Report | Stadium: Spry Stadium |
| April 20, 2013Spring 8 | Liberty | 0–4 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 11:00 EDT | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium |
| April 20, 2013Spring 9 | VCU | 2–2 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 18:00 EDT | Stadium: Klöckner Stadium |
| August 21, 20131 | William & Mary | 2–1 | #24 VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 19:00 EDT | Flesch 8' Coffey 12'Teiman  44' | Report | De Leon 77' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: Not reported |
Below are confirmed games for 2013. [1]
| August 30, 20131 | #17 UAB | 4–0 | #24 VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 19:00 EDT | Navarette 18', 20' Dajani 30'Howze 32'Wickham 33'Ruiz 55' | Report | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 874 Referee: Scott Johnson | |
| Note: VCU Tournament | ||||
| September 1, 20132 | Old Dominion | 0–0 | #24 VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium | |||
| Note: VCU Tournament; match postponed in the 18th minute due to severe weather | ||||
| September 6, 20133 | #9 New Mexico | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 19:00 EDT | Rogers 44' McKendry 88'Miele 105' | Report | Fisher 56' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 835 Referee: Mike Stutt |
| September 8, 20134 | VCU | 3–2 | #13 Maryland | College Park, Maryland |
| 19:00 EDT | Manel 78' (pen.) Belmar 79' 80'Fisher 87' | Report | Pace 33' Odoi-Atsem 71' | Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Peter Dhima |
| September 13, 20135 | #19 VCU | 1–0 | #7 Akron | Akron, Ohio |
| 19:00 EDT | Castillo 75' Monge Solano 86' | Quinn 79' | Stadium: Cub Cadet Field Attendance: 3,319 Referee: Abbey Okulaja | |
| Note: The University of Akron Tournament | ||||
| September 15, 20136 | #19 VCU | 1–0 | Niagara | Akron, Ohio |
| 12:00 EDT | 50' (o.g.) | Stadium: Cub Cadet Field | ||
| Note: The University of Akron Tournament | ||||
| September 21, 20137 | #25 Coastal Carolina | 1–0 | #8 VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 18:00 EDT | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 609 |
| September 24, 20138 | #8 VCU | 1–2 | #9 Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Barnathan 19' | Report | Okoli  23'Watts 24'Ibikunle 37'Fink 54' | Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 719 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| October 1, 20139 | #17 VCU | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 19:00 EDT | Shiffman 61' Belmar 65' | Report | Madison 20' Wharton 35'Poarch 69'Bird  107' | Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 1,280 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
| October 6, 201310 | #22 Saint Louis | 1–2 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 13:00 EDT | Graydon 37' Sweetin 73' | Harvey 74' Manel 85' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 439 Referee: Shaun Papperman |
| October 11, 201311 | Massachusetts | 0–4 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 19:30 EDT | Report | Belmar 9' Castillo 20'Costa-Dorsey 77'Duffie 84' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 981 Referee: Mark Gorak |
| October 13, 201312 | Rhode Island | 1–3 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 14:30 EDT | Sykes 88' | Report | Duffie 12' Harvey 82'Manel 89' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 436 Referee: Mike Stutt |
| October 18, 201313 | Indiana | 0–1 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 19:00 EDT | Vollmer 27' | Report | Castillo 68' (pen.) Shiffman 85'Fisher 88' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Bill Dittmar |
| October 20, 201314 | VCU | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | George Mason | Fairfax, Virginia |
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: George Mason Stadium |
| October 25, 201315 | La Salle | 0–3 | #24 VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 19:00 EDT | Report | Castillo 26', 81' Costa-Dorsey 76' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 947 Referee: Danish Sadaat |
| October 27, 201316 | #24 VCU | 0–1 | Saint Joseph's | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 13:00 EDT | Report | McFadden 85' | Stadium: Finnesey Field Attendance: 487 Referee: Thomas Brown |
| November 3, 201317 | Fordham | 0–3 | VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 19:00 EDT | Walano 49' | Report | Harvey 7' Herrera Meraz 52'Belmar 72' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 522 Referee: Zach Reynolds |
| November 8, 201318 | VCU | 2–1 | St. Bonaventure | Olean, New York |
| 15:00 EDT | Belmar 65', 70' 88' | Report | Iannacito 66' Perillo 88' | Stadium: McGraw-Jennings Field Attendance: 73 |
| November 10, 201319 | VCU | 0–3 | Duquesne | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 15:00 EDT | Stadium: Rooney Field |
| November 14, 2012 Quarterfinals | #6 Duquesne | 1–2 | #3 VCU | Dayton, Ohio |
| 14:00 EDT | De Villardi 4' Disomma 89' | Report | Harvey 16' Fisher 87' | Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 149 Referee: Mark Garcia |
| November 15, 2012 Semifinals | #2 George Mason | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #3 VCU | Dayton, Ohio |
| 17:00 EDT | Herstek 27' Arjona 63'Harmouche 64'Miller 83'Mulgrew 91' | Report | Castillo 19' Herrera Meraz 20'Bowie 62'Belmar 80' | Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 168 Referee: Shaun Papperman |
| November 21, 2013 First round | VCU | 0–3 | Navy | Richmond, Virginia |
| 19:00 EDT | Belmar 54' | Report | Sanchez 68' Fries 71', 76' | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 993 Referee: Bill Dittmar |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Regular season | A-10 Tournament | NCAA Tournament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Michael Gaffary | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Isaac Owusu | 11 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  CRC | Dennis Castillo | 17 | 5 | 17+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Garrett Harvey | 16 | 3 | 9+7 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | CRC | Pablo Paz | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Ray De Leon | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | CRC | Juan Monge Solano | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Dakota Barnathan | 15 | 1 | 9+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  JAM | Romena Bowie | 15 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | USA | Kharlton Belmar | 17 | 7 | 17+0 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Greg Boehme | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  MEX | Mario Herrera Meraz | 13 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  HON | Juan Fajardo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Ritchie Duffie | 17 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | USA | Gene Daniels | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA | Nate Shiffman | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |  SEN | Assane Keita | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | USA | Andrew Wells | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW |  GER | Rahim Costa-Dorsey | 10 | 2 | 1+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  ESP | Jose Manel | 17 | 3 | 12+5 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | USA | Devon Fisher | 17 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Jack Bates | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA | Finley Wyatt | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | USA | Matt Freibaum | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | USA | Shaquille Richards | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | USA | Donovan Arias | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | USA | Marco Lujan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK |  CAN | Garrett Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | USA | Joel Teston | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | USA | Bobby Hopper | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | USA | Jason McGlothern | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Source: VCU Athletics
| Rank | Pos | No. | Player | Regular season | A-10 Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 12 | Kharlton Belmar | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | DF | 5 | Dennis Castillo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | DF | 4 | Garrett Harvey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 22 | Jose Manel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | 24 | Devon Fisher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | FW | 22 | Rahim Costa-Dorsey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 16 | Ritchie Duffie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Dakota Barnathan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 14 | Mario Herrera Meraz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | FW | Rahim Costa-Dorsey | Mount Vernon Majors | Committed to program | June 10, 2013 | [2] |
| 33 | FW | Joel Teston | McLean Youth Soccer | Committed to program | June 10, 2013 | [2] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | FW | Jason Johnson | Houston Dynamo | Signed in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft | January 14, 2013 | |
| 8 | MF |  Juan Arbelaez | Montreal Impact | Signed in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft | January 21, 2013 | |
| 1 | GK | Clark Hankins | Graduated | May 14, 2013 | ||
| 5 | MF |  Joseph Haboush | Richmond Kickers | Free | May 14, 2013 | |
| 15 | MF | Chris Maimone | RVA Football Club | Graduated | May 14, 2013 | |
| 22 | MF | Brad Seymour | RVA Football Club | Graduated | May 14, 2013 | |
| 17 | MF | Peter Lee | Army Black Knights | Transferred | June 30, 2013 | |
| 20 | FW | K.C. Onyeador | Cut from team | June 30, 2013 | ||
| 32 | MF | Cameron Foster | High Point Panthers | Transferred | June 30, 2013 | |
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