2012 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

The 2012 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 72nd season of existence, their 72nd in NCAA Division I, and their 59th season of playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Virginia Cavaliers
2012 season
Head CoachGeorge Gelnovatch
ACC6th
ACC TournamentSemifinals
NCAA TournamentSecond round
UVA Tournament2–0–0
Big East/ACC ChallengeRunners-up
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Background

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The Cavaliers entered the 2012 season after a first round exit from the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship for a second straight year, as well as a defeat in the semifinals of the 2011 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. It was the second straight season of failing to win any conference or NCAA soccer tournament since their triumph in 2009.

Competitions

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Preseason

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August 14, 2012 #15 St. John's 0–1 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
August 18, 2012 Liberty 0–3 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT Report Carroll   10'
James   48' (pen.)
Madison   57'
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium

Regular season

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ACC Standings

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2012 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland 6 1 1 20 1 3
No. 5 North Carolina 6 1 1 16 4 3
No. 22 Wake Forest 4 1 3 11 4 5
Clemson 3 2 3 6 9 5
Boston College 3 2 3 7 6 5
Virginia 3 4 1 10 7 4
Duke 3 4 1 8 8 2
N.C. State 1 7 0 10 10 0
Virginia Tech 0 7 1 7 10 3
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NCSAA

Match results

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September 2, 2012 3 #11 UCLA 1–0 (a.e.t.) Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
4:00 PM PDT Sofia   31'   100'
Wiet   73'
Report Somerville   41'
Madison   74'
Salandy-Defour   82'
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: Mohammad Samadpour
September 14, 2012 6 #19 Xavier 1–1 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
pm ET Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
September 21, 2012 8 #24 Virginia 0–1 #8 North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina
pm ET Stadium: Fetzer Field
September 25, 2012 9 #24 Virginia 1–0 (a.e.t.) #25 VCU Richmond, Virginia
pm ET Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 2,247
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ACC Tournament

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November 6, 2012 Quarterfinals (#6) Virginia 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
#16 (#3) Wake Forest Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 pm ET Carroll   33'
Bird   56'
Poarch   80'
Report Gamble   22'
Okoli   51'
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 362
Referee: Mohammad Samadpour
Penalties
Bates  
Silvester  
Wharton  
Carroll  
Cooke  
  Wenzel
  Gamble
  Gimenez
  Mullin
November 9, 2012 Semifinals (#6) Virginia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
#4 (#2) North Carolina Boyds, Maryland
5:30 pm ET Wharton   87' Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,981
Referee: Brent Sorg
Penalties
Bates  
Silvester  
Wharton  
Carroll  
Cooke  
  Lovejoy
  Murphy
  George
  Walters
  Gafa

NCAA Tournament

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November 15, 2012 First round Lafayette 0–1 Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
1:30 pm EST Report Bates   88' Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 356
Referee: Mohammad Samadpour
November 18, 2012 Second round Virginia 1–3 #10 (#13) New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico
9:00 pm EST Brown   48' Report Venter   6'
Rogers   58'
Calderon   90'
Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Alex Gorrin

References

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