Men’s Soccer stays perfect in A-10 play
Rodney Robinson Contributing Writer Men’s Soccer won its third straight conference game Oct. 6 against Duquesne University as the program celebrated its 40th anniversary. At halftime, members of the Inaugural Team and All-Time Team were honored at center field for the celebration. Duquesne The Rams’ (7-4, 3-0 A-10) hot start in Atlantic 10 play continued […]
Soccer starts anew
Soccer Gears Up For Fall By Adam Cheek Contributing Writer Men’s (8-9-4) and women’s (8-10-1) soccer both fell barely short of a .500 winning percentage in 2016. With the majority of each starting eleven returning for 2017, expectations are sky high for respective coaches Dave Giffard and Lindsey Martin. Women’s VCU women’s soccer […]
Men’s soccer falls in penalty kicks in A-10 finals
The men’s soccer team made a spirited run in the A-10 tournament last week. The Rams won their quarterfinal and semifinal matchups before eventually falling to Fordham University in penalty kicks in the championship game. Quarterfinal: UMass The fifth-seeded Rams began their march with a 2-1 overtime victory over the University of Massachusetts at Amherst […]
Simond Kargbo escapes through soccer
Wearing a Sierra Leone men’s national soccer team jersey, Simond Kargbo sat across the marble-slab table beaming with pride for his Western African country. “There will always be someone in a worse situation,” Kargbo said. “What gives me the right to complain?” Overcoming the tragedies of a civil war in Sierra Leone, the struggles of being […]
A look back at men’s soccer tournament run
It was a near perfect outcome for the VCU men’s soccer team, almost pulling off a miraculous Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship with all the odds against them — almost. For VCU, it was a season of ups and downs. At times they shined, going unbeaten for five-straight games to open conference play, and other times they […]