2012 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

Virginia Cavaliers

2012 season
Head Coach	George Gelnovatch
ACC	6th
ACC Tournament	Semifinals
NCAA Tournament	Second round
UVA Tournament	2–0–0
Big East/ACC Challenge	Runners-up
Home colors Away colors

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.

Background

Main article: 2011 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

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

Preseason

#15 St. John's v Virginia

August 14, 2012	#15 St. John's	0–1	Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT				Stadium: Klöckner Stadium

Liberty v Virginia

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

ACC Standings

2012 ACC men's soccer standings

v t e	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

Georgetown v Virginia

August 24, 2012 1	Georgetown	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Virginia	Germantown, Maryland
pm ET				Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

#22 California v Virginia

August 31, 2012 2	#22 California	1–2	Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia
pm ET				Stadium: Klöckner Stadium

#11 UCLA v Virginia

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

Duke v Virginia

September 7, 2012 4	Duke	0–1	Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia
pm ET				Stadium: Klöckner Stadium

Mount St. Mary's v Virginia

September 11, 2012 5	Mount St. Mary's	1–6	Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia
pm ET				Stadium: Klöckner Stadium

#19 Xavier v Virginia

September 14, 2012 6	#19 Xavier	1–1	Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia
pm ET				Stadium: Klöckner Stadium

Drexel v Virginia

September 18, 2012 7	Drexel	0–2	Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia
pm ET				Stadium: Klöckner Stadium

#24 Virginia v #8 North Carolina

September 21, 2012 8	#24 Virginia	0–1	#8 North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
pm ET				Stadium: Fetzer Field

#24 Virginia v #25 VCU

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

Main article: 2012 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament

(#6) Virginia v #16 (#3) Wake Forest

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

(#6) Virginia v #4 (#2) North Carolina

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

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Lafayette v Virginia

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

Virginia v #10 (#13) New Mexico

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

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