The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (0-0-1, 0-0-0 WAC) @ The University of the Incarnate Word Cardinals (1-0-0, 0-0-0 WAC) Friendly #2 • Road Friendly #1 at Gayle & Tom Benson Stadium Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 6 p.m. (CST)

Date Opponent Result Time/Record August (0-0-0) 2016 Roster 8/17 No. 14 St. Edward’s T 0-0 Exhibition 8/21 at Incarnate Word (Exh.) 7 p.m. Forwards-Midfielders-Defenders 2015 Houston Baptist Tournament 8/26 vs. Fairfield 5 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown G A PTS 8/28 vs. Georgia Southern 1 p.m. 2 Michael Faber D 5-8 160 Fr. Wellington, New Zealand N/A N/A N/A September (0-0-0) 3 Frederik Frankman D/M 6-0 178 R-Jr. Copenhagen, Denmark 1 0 2 Rio Grande Valley Invitational 9/2 Presbyterian 7 p.m. 4 Markus Björs D 6-1 187 So. Espoo, Finland 0 0 0 Courtyard Marriott San Diego Central Tournament 5 Yahya Saeed D 6-4 187 Fr. Madrid, Spain N/A N/A N/A 9/9 at San Diego State 9 p.m. 6 Rico Laitinen M 5-9 172 Jr. Lahti, Finland 1 2 4 9/11 vs. Cal State Fullerton 6 p.m. 9/19 at Fort Wayne 6 p.m. 7 Juanito Garcia (C) M 5-6 140 Sr. Brownsville, TX 3 2 8 9/24 Our Lady of the Lake 7 p.m. 8 Teemu Vaarakallio D 6-3 180 R-Jr. Helsinki, Finland 1 0 2 9/30 UMKC* 7 p.m. 9 Damian Roszczky F 6-0 183 Fr. Poznan, Poland N/A N/A N/A October (0-0-0, 0-0-0 WAC) 10/2 Grand Canyon* 1 p.m. 10 Jaako Hietikko F 5-9 148 R-Fr. Tuusula, Finland N/A N/A N/A 10/6 UNLV* 7 p.m. 11 Isaiah Hinds F 5-11 165 So. Houston, TX 2 0 4 10/8 at (RV) Utah Valley* 8 p.m. 13 Alex Ochoa D 5-8 160 Sr. Pasadena, TX 0 2 2 10/16 at Houston Baptist* 3:30 p.m. 10/21 at CSU Bakersfield 9:30 p.m. 14 Angel Lopez M 5-7 150 Fr. Humble, TX N/A N/A N/A 10/23 at No. 14 Seattle U* 3 p.m. 15 Isidro Martinez F/M 5-8 155 So. Brownsville, TX 2 5 9 10/27 Incarnate Word* 7 p.m. 16 Ilias Kosmidis M 5-8 166 Fr. Thessaloniki, Greece N/A N/A N/A 10/29 Air Force* 1 p.m. November (0-0-0, 0-0-0 WAC) 17 Juanito Ramirez F 5-7 150 Fr. Dallas, TX N/A N/A N/A 11/5 at San José State* 9 p.m. 18 Maxime De Pian F Fr. St. Orens de Gameville, France N/A N/A N/A WAC Tournament (@ Utah Valley) 19 Sami Tiittanen D 5-11 162 Sr. Lahti, Finland 1 0 2 11/10 Quarterfinals (If Necessary) TBA 11/11 Semifinals TBA 20 Hubert Wolak D 6-2 164 Fr. Warsaw, Poland N/A N/A N/A 11/13 Championship TBA 21 Olli Tynkkynen F 5-11 180 Jr. Lahti, Finland 2 2 6 NCAA Tournament 23 Sergio Loredo Jr. F 5-6 145 Fr. Houston, TX N/A N/A N/A 11/17 First Round TBA 11/20 Second Round TBA 24 Sergio Cavazos D 6-2 180 Sr. Amarillo, TX 0 0 0 11/27 Third Round TBA 25 Manny Garcia M 5-5 143 Jr. Brownsville, TX N/A N/A N/A December (0-0-0) 26 Ruhmayne Marrett M/F 5-8 131 R-Fr. Kingston, Jamaica N/A N/A N/A 12/3 Quarterfinals TBA 12/9 College Cup Semifinals TBA 27 Enrique Soto 5-4 122 Fr. Brownsville, TX N/A N/A N/A 12/11 College Cup Championship TBA 28 Paul Castañeda Fr. N/A N/A N/A 29 Mauricio Sanchez 5-6 149 Fr. McAllen, TX N/A N/A N/A *Western Athletic Conference Match All Times CT

Goalkeepers 2015 Pronunciations No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown W-L-T GAA SV% 1 Leo Castillo GK 6-2 180 Sr. Houston, TX 4-12-1 1.49 .755 4 Markus Björs [BYOUR] 12 Esa Aalto GK 6-3 185 R-Fr. Turku, FIN N/A N/A N/A 8 Teemu Vaarakallio [vah-rah-KAH-lee-oh] 22 Jorge Medina GK 6-2 185 R-Jr. Mission, TX 1-0-0 0.00 1.000 11 Isaiah Hinds [HINES] 12 Esa Aalto [EH-sah I’LL-toe] Head Coach Paul Leese (Second Season, Furman) 19 Sami Tiittanen [tee-TAH-nin] Assistant Coach Donovan Dowling (Second Season, Indiana) 21 Olli Tynkkynen [OH-lay TIN-kuh-nin] Assistant Coach Lee Williams (First Season, Worcester) 26 Ruhmayne Marrett [ruh-MAIN MAH-rit] Volunteer Assistant Coach Gary Hamilton (Second Season) Andrea Chilcote [CHILL-coat] Athletic Trainer Andrea Chilcote (Second Season, Grand Valley St.) Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Lucas Monroe (Third Season, Central Missouri)

Year-By-Year Records Under Coach Leese Record Home Road Neutral Conference Home Road Conference Tournament Home Road Neutral RPI 2015 5-12-1 3-5-1 2-7-0 0-0-0 2-8-0 1-4-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 192 2015 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 N/A Total 5-12-1 3-5-1 2-7-0 0-0-0 2-8-0 1-4-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Streaks L1 L1 L3 N/A L1 L1 L3 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Georgraphical Breakdown Texas (14) Finland (7) Poland (2) Denmark (1) France (1) Greece (1) Paul Castañeda Sergio Loredo Jr. Esa Aalto Damian Roszczky Frederik Frankman Maxime De Pian Ilias Kosmidis Leo Castillo Isidro Martinez Markus Björs Hubert Wolak Sergio Cavazos Jorge Medina Jaakko Hietikko Juanito Garcia Alex Ochoa Rico Laitinen Jamaica (1) New Zealand (1) Spain (1) Manny Garcia Juanito Ramirez Sami Tittanen Ruhmayne Marrett Michael Faber Yahya Saeed Isaiah Hinds Mauricio Sanchez Olli Tynkkynen Angel Lopez Enrique Soto Teemu Vaarakallio

2016 UTRGV Match Notes 1

Last Match Vaqueros Play St. Edward’s to Draw in Exhibition Match Aug. 17, 2016 at UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men’s soccer team opened up the preseason with a scoreless exhibition draw against the St. Edward’s University Hilltoppers, the No. 14 ranked team in NCAA Division II. Senior Leo Castillo and freshman Esa Alto each played one scoreless half to combine on the shutout for the Vaqueros. Kevin Lieb played the first 61 minutes Hilltoppers before William Tuffin completed the shutout. The Vaqueros outshot the Hilltoppers 11-to-9, including 2-to-1 on goal. Freshmen Juanito Ramirez and Angel Lopez led the Vaqueros with two shots each. Ramirez also had a shot on goal. Sophomore Brownsville Rivera alum Isidro Martinez had the Vaqueros’ other shot on goal. Julian Sanchez attempted the lone shot on goal for the Hilltoppers.

8/17/16 1 2 OT 2OT F Goals Assist(s) Time Shots Shots on Goal GK (Saves) Corner Kicks YC-RC St. Edward’s 0 0 -- -- 0 9 (.000) 1 (.111) Leib (2) 2 0-0 Tuffin (0) UTRGV 0 0 -- -- 0 11 (.000) 2 (.182) Castillo (1) 6 0-0 Aalto (0)

Previous Matches Vaqueros Close Out Season with Loss to Houston Baptist Nov. 8, 2015 at UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men’s soccer team closed out the season with a 2-1 loss the Houston Baptist University Huskies. It was the Vaqueros’ (5-12-1, 2-8-0 WAC) program record 11th one-goal match of the season. The Vaqueros got their lone goal in the 62nd minute, when senior Archie Massen, playing in the final match of his career, took a shot from the top-right corner of the box for his second goal of the season. Junior Hanna alum Carlos Acevedo recorded his fourth assist while junior Rico Laitinen had his second on the play. George Kelley put the Huskies (9-8-1, 5-4-1 WAC) on the board in the 10th minute with a shot from the right side of the box off a cross from Dominick Faletto. Thilo Borgmann also assisted on the play. That was it until the 56th minute, when Kelley sent a cross to Borgmann at the upper right-hand corner of the box. Junior goalkeeper Leo Castillo (4-11-1, 2-7-0 WAC) came out of the net to contest the shot and Borgmann shot it past him into the left corner to make it 2-0. Castillo finished with two saves. Chance Pope (8-3-1, 5-2-1 WAC) made two saves for the Huskies. The Huskies outshot the Vaqueros 13-8, including 4-3 on goal.

11/8/15 1 2 OT 2OT F Goals Assist(s) Time Shots Shots on Goal GK (Saves) Corner Kicks YC-RC Houston Baptist 1 1 -- -- 2 Kelley (7) Borgmann (2) 9:22 13 (.154) 4 (.308) Pope (2) 8 0-0 Faletto (3) Borgmann (3) Kelley (3) 55:31 UTRGV 0 1 -- -- 1 Massen (2) Acevedo (4) 61:38 8 (.125) 3 (.375) Castillo (2) 4 0-0 Laitinen (2)

Vaqueros Pick Up Win Over CSU Bakersfield Nov. 1, 2015 at UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men’s soccer team beat the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 3-0. It was the second time the Vaqueros (5-11-1, 2-7-0 WAC) have scored three goals in a match this season after previously beating Huston-Tillotson 3-0 on Aug. 28. Junior Hanna alum Juanito Garcia scored the game-winning goal in the 39th minute when he picked up a loose ball in the box and shot it in to the right side of the goal. It was Garcia’s team-leading third goal of the season. That was it until the final seven minutes of play, when sophomore Olli Tynkkynen scored on a penalty kick for his second goal, and redshirt freshman Raul Fierro forced a ball into the net for his first-career goal off an assist by senior Archie Massen. Roadrunners (7-5-4, 4-3-2 WAC) goalkeeper Oscar Gloveus (2-1-1, 1-1-1 WAC) made seven saves. Junior goalkeeper Leo Castillo (4-11-1, 2-7-0 WAC) played the first half for the Vaqueros before redshirt sophomore Mission-native Jorge Medina made two saves in the second half to complete the shutout. The Vaqueros outshot the Roadrunners 13-10, including 10-2 on goal.

11/1/15 1 2 OT 2OT F Goals Assist(s) Time Shots Shots on Goal GK (Saves) Corner Kicks YC-RC CSU Bakersfield 0 0 -- -- 0 10 (.000) 2 (.200) Gloveus (7) 5 2-0 UTRGV 1 2 -- -- 3 Garcia (3) 38:18 13 (.231) 10 (.769) Castillo (0) 3 3-0 Tynkkynen (2) PK 83:49 Medina (2) Fierro (1) Massen (1) 89:27

2016 UTRGV Match Notes 2

2016 Match Notes 8. Air Force 41 9. Incarnate Word 34 Incarnate Word (Friendly) (8/21) 10. UMKC 21 • This is the second year in a row the Vaqueros are playing the 11. UTRGV 16 Cardinals in a preseason exhibition following last year’s scoreless (Points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis as coaches were not draw at home. allowed to vote for their own teams)

• The Vaqueros are 2-4-1 all-time against the Cardinals in the • About half (14) of the Vaqueros’ student-athletes are from Texas, regular season, including a 1-2-1 record on the road. about one quarter (seven) are from Finland, and the remaining

eight are from Poland, Denmark, France, Greeece, Jamaica, New St. Edward’s (Friendly) (8/17) Zealand and Spain.

• The Vaqueros played the Hilltoppers, the No. 14 team in NCAA Division II, to a 90-minute scoreless tie. 2015 Notes

The Vaqueros outshot the Hilltoppers 11-to-9, including 2-to-1 on • • The Vaqueros went 5-12-1 (2-8-0 WAC) in their first season since goal. 1997.

2016 Preseason Notes • The Vaqueros played a program record 11 one-goal matches, going 2-9-0. The previous record was seven, accomplished each

th year from 1987-89. • The Vaqueros were picked 11 in the preseason coaches’ poll: Place Team (First Place Votes) Pts. • The Vaqueros upset defending WAC Champion UNLV, which was receiving national votes, 1-0 on the road on Oct. 4. 1. Seattle U (9) 99

2. Utah Valley (2) 87 • Juanito Garcia led the Vaqueros in goals (three) while Isidro Martinez led the team in assists (five) and points (nine). 3. UNLV 79 4. CSU Bakersfield 68 • Leo Castillo posted the third lowest single-season goals against average (1.49) and the fourth-highest save percentage (.755) in 5. San José State 59 program history.

6. Grand Canyon 54

7. Houston Baptist 47

2016 Starting Lineups (0)

M# F F M M M M D D D D GK W-L-T Win % 1 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 0-0-0 .000 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 0-0-0 .000

2016 UTRGV Match Notes 3

UTRGV Record When … More corner kicks ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 By Half … Home Road Neutral Overall Fewer corner kicks ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Leading after first half ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Same number of corners .... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Trailing after first half ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Tied after first half ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 More saves ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Fewer saves ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Tied after second half ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Same number of saves ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Tied after first overtime ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 When Making … Home Road Neutral Overall By Margin … Home Road Neutral Overall More substiutions ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 One goal ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Fewer substiutions ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Two goals ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Same number of subs ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Three goals ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Four goals ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Misc … Home Road Neutral Overall Five goals ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Day Match ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Six goals ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Night Match ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On grass ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 When UTRGV Scores … Home Road Neutral Overall On turf ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 Goals ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1 Goal ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 By Conference … Home Road Neutral Overall 2 Goals ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Big South ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3 Goals ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Big West ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4 Goals ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 MAC ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5 Goals ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Pac-12 ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6 Goals ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 RRAC ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 SoCon ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 When the Opponent Scores Home Road Neutral Overall Summit ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 Goals ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 WAC ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1 Goal ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2 Goals ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 By Day … Home Road Neutral Overall 3 Goals ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On Sunday ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4 Goals ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On Monday ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5 Goals ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On Tuesday ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6 Goals ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On Wednesday ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On Thursday ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 When Getting … Home Road Neutral Overall On Friday ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 More assists ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 On Saturday ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Fewer assists ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Same number of assists ..... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 By Month … Home Road Neutral Overall In August ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 More shots ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In September ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Fewer shots ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In October ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Same number of shots ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In November ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In December ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

More shots on goal ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Fewer shots on goal ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Same number of SOG ...... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2016 UTRGV Match Notes 4

Paul Leese Head Coach Date Named: 2/19/14 • Head Coaching Experience: Seventh Season

Paul Leese is the third head coach in program history. years along with their first-ever conference tournament championship.

2015 (UTRGV): In his first season with UTRGV, Leese re-started a Overall, the Cobras went 58-24-12 (.681) under Leese, including a 31- program that hadn’t taken the field in 18 years, built a roster and 15-5 (.657) mark in conference play. produced several memorable moments despite having only one senior. The Vaqueros opened the season with a 3-0 win over Huston-Tillotson Leese’s squads also excelled in the classroom. His team improved in before playing a tough Buffalo team to a double overtime draw in a each of his four years at the helm and his last team posted a cumulative home tournament. The Vaqueros scored their biggest win on Oct. 4, team grade point average of 3.09. Two student-athletes were selected knocking off defending WAC Tournament Champion UNLV, a team that to the 2011 Capital One All-America Team while junior goalkeeper was receiving votes in the Top 25 poll, 1-0 on the road. The Vaqueros James Sweeney earned conference Carolinas Scholar-Athlete of the also shocked CSU Bakersfield 3-0 toward the end of WAC play on Nov. Year and NSCAA Academic All-American honors. 1. Leese developed a solid foundation for the program to build on, including freshman Isidro Martinez, who led the team with nine points Career: Prior to taking the reigns at Coker, Leese was an assistant coach at on two goals and five assists. Coastal Carolina University from 2006-09, where he was in charge of all phases of the men’s soccer program, including team coaching, player 2009-13 (Coker College): Leese had immediate and sustained success recruitment, budget management and travel coordination. In 2007 his team in five seasons at Coker College, leading the Cobras to the Conference went undefeated in Big South Conference play to win the regular season Carolinas Tournament Championships in his first season before going championship.

on to win back-to-back conference championships in 2011 and 2012. Before working at Coastal Carolina, Leese served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Furman University. From 2003-06, he oversaw all phases of Despite not having any seniors, the 2011 team went 18-3-0, the second the men’s soccer program, coaching current United States captain and best winning percentage in the nation, including 10-1-0 in conference, Fulham/Seattle Sounders player Clint Dempsey, along with Shea Salinas of en route to winning the first conference regular season and tournament the San Jose Earthquakes and Jon Leathers, formerly of Vancouver championships in program history and a berth in the second round of Whitecaps FC. the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Cobras hosted the NCAA Regional Championship for the first time in program history. The Cobras Leese began his coaching as an assistant coach at Elon University from were ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation and No. 1 in the Southeast 2001-02. Region that season. Five student-athletes earned First Team All- Conference honors, including Conference Carolinas Player of the Year During his playing career, Leese earned Big South Rookie of the Year Carlos Recinos, with an additional Cobra selected to the Second Team. honors in 1997 while at Charleston Southern University. He then transferred Five student-athletes earned NSCAA First Team All-Southeast Region to Furman University where he was part of the best team in school history, honors with freshman defender Fernando Bedoya also getting the 1999 squad that went 21-2-1 en route to an NCAA Quarterfinal recognized as an NSCAA All-American. For his efforts, Leese earned appearance.

his first Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year award. Leese earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Furman in 2001, and earned a Masters in Business Administration from Elon The 2012 team finished 12-4-1, including 8-1-1 in conference play as in 2003. Leese earned his second-straight Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year honors. That team boasted five First Team and two Third Team Born in Liverpool, England, Leese graduated high school in Spain from All-Conference selections. The Cobras also claimed the top conference Aloha College and played for C.D. Cultural de Marbella under the coaching honors with Player of the Year Niko Tirkkonen and Defensive Player of tutelage of Jaime Molina. Leese was also a member of the 1999 British the Year James Sweeney. Along with their on-field success, Leese’s University National Team and enjoyed a professional career in the United squad also placed six players on the Academic All-Conference team in Soccer League with the Greenville Lions and Carolina Dynamo. and claimed the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the first time on program history. Leese has guided academy players in the School of Excellence at Chester F.C. in the English Second Division and represented Major League Soccer This past season, Leese led the Cobras to a 9-5-3 record, including a 6- as a coach at camps throughout the United States. He was the color 4-1 mark in conference play. One of his forwards, Daniel Jackson, was commentator for the Furman Sports Network broadcast of the NCAA selected by Real Salt Lake in the fourth round (70th overall) of the Major Southern Conference Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships in 2000 and has coached at the high school and youth levels in North and South League Soccer SuperDraft, making him the first Coker player to ever Carolina. get drafted. Leese continues to develop youth players in an educational environment as In 2010, Leese led the Cobras to back-to-back conference finals and founder and director of ESB Soccer (Eat, Sleep, Breathe Soccer), hosting the program’s first top-10 NCAA Southeast region ranking at the end of camps and clinics for high school and club organizations. Leese holds the the season. NSCAA Premier Diploma, USSF Coaching License and the English F.A. Coaching Badge. Upon his arrival as head coach in 2009, Leese brought instant success to Coker, taking a team that had gone 7-12-1 and finished ninth in the Leese, and his wife, Janeane, have two sons, Aiden and Keiran. conference and leading them to their first winning season in over 20

Year School Overall Record Conference Record Postseason 2016 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 0-0-0 (.000) 0-0-0 (.000) 2015 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 5-12-1 (.306) 2-8-0 (.200) 2013 Coker College 9-5-3 (.618) 6-4-1 (.591) 2012 Coker College 12-4-1 (.735) 8-1-1 (.850) Conference Championship 2011 Coker College 18-3-0 (.857) 10-1-0 (.909) NCAA Tournament Second Round 2010 Coker College 7-7-5 (.500) 3-4-2 (.444) 2009 Coker College 12-5-3 (.675) 4-5-1 (.450) Conference Tournament Championship TOTALS (112 Career Matches) 63-36-13 (.621) 33-23-5 (.582) Two Conference Titles, Two Conference Tournament Titles, One NCAA DII Tournament Appearances

2016 UTRGV Match Notes 5

Leo Castillo GK 1 Height: 6-2 • Weight: 180 • Hometown: Houston, TX • Club Team: Houston Dynamo U-18 • Year: Senior

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs Player of the Week honors (10/5) … Shutout (RV) UNLV by making five 0 N/A Shots Faced 10 10/9/15 vs. Utah Valley saves (10/4) … Made five saves in 95:18 for win over Our Lady of the 0 N/A Saves 9 2x, Last 10/16/15 @ AFA .000 N/A Save Pct. 1.000 2x, Last 10/4/15 @ UNLV Lake (9/27) … Made five saves for first shutout and first win at 0 N/A Minutes 110 9/4/15 vs. Buffalo Presbyterian (9/13) … Made eight saves on shots in double overtime tie 2016 Season Lows Category Career Lows vs. Buffalo (9/4) … Made one save in 45 shutout minutes in friendly 0 N/A Goals Allowed 0 3x, Last 11/1/15 vs. CSUB against Incarnate Word (8/23). 2013-14 (Tyler Junior College): Posted seven shutouts and a 0.93 2016 (Senior): Second season with the program. goals against average en route to the NJCAA National Championship 2015 (Junior): Broke the program single-season record for minutes as a sophomore … NJCAA Second Team All-American, NSCAA First played in goal (1,510:18) while also ranking second in total saves (77), Team All-South Region, and First Team All-Conference selection as a third in goals against average (1.49) and shutouts (2.5), fourth in save freshman after recording 11 shutouts with a 0.81 goals against average percentage (.755) and wins (4), and sixth in saves per match (4.53) … and leading his team to the National Championship match. Led the WAC in total saves (77) while ranking second in saves per 2011-13 (Prep Soccer): Played club soccer for the Houston Dynamo match (4.53), and third in save percentage (.755) … Tied career high Under-18 US Soccer Developmental Academy. with nine saves at Air Force (10/16) … Made career-high nine saves on Off the Field: Major is undecided. 10 shots vs. No. 23 Utah Valley (10/9) … Earned WAC Defensive

CAREER STATISTICS Season GP Minutes GA GaAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho 2015...... 17 1510:18 25 1.49 77 .755 4 12 1 2.1 TOTAL...... 17 1510:18 25 1.49 77 .755 4 12 1 2.1

Michael Faber D 2 Height: 5-8 • Weight: 160 • Hometown: Wellington, New Zealand • Club Team: Western Suburbs Football Club • Year: Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 2016 (Freshman): First season with the program. 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A Prep Soccer: Played high school soccer with Division I St. Patrick’s 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A College Silverstream … Member of Western Suburbs Football Club … .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A Spent time with Team Wellington Youth. 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A Off the Field: Son of Con and Jill Faber … Has one brother, Karl, and .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A two sisters, Sarah and Kelly.

Frederik Frankman D/M 3 Height: 6-0 • Weight: 178 • Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark • Club Team: Fremad Amager • Year: Redshirt Junior

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs (9/13) … Played 33 minutes in debut vs. IPFW (9/6). 0 N/A Goals 1 10/18/15 @ UMKC 2014 (Sophomore, Coastal Carolina): Redshirted the season for the 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A Chanticleers. 0 N/A Shots 4 10/18/15 @ UMKC 2013 (Freshman, Coastal Carolina): Played in 10 matches, including a .000 N/A Shot Pct. .250 10/18/15 @ UMKC career-high 78 minutes in a start against No. 15 Charlotte … Team won 0 N/A Shots on Goal 2 10/18/15 @ UMKC the Big South Conference regular season and tournament .000 N/A SOG Pct. 1.000 11/8/15 vs. Houston Baptist 0 N/A Minutes 78 9/6/13 vs. Charlotte championships. Prep Soccer: Member of the Danish Second Division club Fremad 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Second season with the program. Amager in 2012 and 2013, and club HIK in 2011-12, helping the latter to 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Scored first-career goal at Missouri- a first place showing while scoring one goal … Member of the Danish Kansas City (10/18) … Attempted first-career shot on goal as part of Under-15 national team from 2007-08. career-best two shot match vs. No. 23 Utah Valley (10/9) … In second Off the Field: Son of Kenneth and Anna Frankman … Has one sister, start, made corner kick that led to lone goal in upset at (RV) UNLV Ida … Majoring in business management. (10/4) … Attempted one shot in 67 minutes in first start at Presbyterian

CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL CONFERENCE |------SHOTS------| |------SHOTS------| Year GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK 2013 10-1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0 5-0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0 2015 12-8 1 0 2 10 .100 4 .400 0-0 0 0 8-7 1 0 2 9 .111 4 .444 0-0 0 0 Career 22-9 1 0 2 13 .077 4 .308 0-0 0 0 13-7 1 0 2 12 .083 4 .333 0-0 0 0

2016 UTRGV Match Notes 6

Markus Björs D 4 Height: 6-1 • Weight: 187 • Hometown: Espoo, Finland • Club Team: FC Honka • Year: Sophomore

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 17 starts … Attempted one shot, which went on goal, vs. Buffalo (9/4). 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A Club Soccer (FC Honka): Named the best player in the Helsinki Cup 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A and one of the defenders on the best starting 11 for the Domestic Cup 0 N/A Shots 1 9/4/15 vs. Buffalo … Honored as best junior player on the club … Attended European .000 N/A Shot Pct. 0 N/A Championship Qualifiers, helping his teams to a Finnish Championship, 0 N/A Shots on Goal 1 9/4/15 vs. Buffalo and a Ratingen Tournament (Germany) Championship … Also has .000 N/A SOG Pct. 1.000 9/4/15 vs. Buffalo 0 N/A Minutes 110 9/4/15 vs. Buffalo experience with the national team, for whom he scored a goal. Off the Field: Son of Ari-Pekka Björs and Mari Syren … Has one sister, 2016 (Sophomore): Second season with the program. Ira Björs … Major is undecided. 2015 (Freshman): Played in all 18 games, tying for the team lead with

CAREER STATISTICS OFFENSE GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015...... 18 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 TOTAL...... 18 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0

Yahya Saeed D 5 Height: 6-4 • Weight: 187 • Hometown: Madrid, Spain • Club Team: Manchester City FC U19 • Year: Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 2016 (Freshman): First season with the program. 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A Prep Soccer: Trained with professional academies Burnley FC and 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A Manchester City FC U19 … Won league Chesire League Cup three .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A times with Trafford College in England. 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A Off the Field: Son of Ahmed Romanillos and Arwa Madi … Has three .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A brothers and two sisters.

Rico Laitinen M 6 Height: 5-9 • Weight: 172 • Hometown: Lahti, Finalnd • Club Team: FC Reipas • Year: Senior

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs NCAA Division II Tournament. 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A Prep Soccer: Played for FC Reipas, FC Lahti, FC Lahti Akatemia and 0 N/A Assists 1 2x, Last 11/8/15 vs. HBU 0 N/A Points 1 2x, Last 11/8/15 vs. HBU FC Hameenlinna … A-Junior Team Captain for FC Reipas, for whom he 0 N/A Shots 5 9/4/15 vs. Buffalo was also named the Best Talented Junior Player in 2008 … Played in .000 N/A Shot Pct. 0 N/A 24 games for the national team in Finland, including two appearances 0 N/A Shots on Goal 2 9/13/15 @ Presbyterian on the Under-19 team in 2011, four appearances on the Under-18 team .000 N/A SOG Pct. 1.000 4x, Last 10/11/15 vs. SU 0 N/A Minutes 110 9/4/15 vs. Buffalo in 2010, eight appearances on the Under-17 team in 2009, six appearances on the Under-16 team in 2008 and four appearances on 2016 (Senior): Second season with the program. the Under-15 team in 2007. 2015 (Junior): Assisted on goal against Houston Baptist (11/8) … Off the Field: Son of Aimo Laitinen and Kaisa Timonen … Has one Recorded first assist vs. San José State (10/30) … Attempted three sister, Rosa Litinen … Majoring in business general studies with minors shots (one on goal) in 83 minutes vs. Huston-Tillotson (8/28). in marketing, management and kinesiology. 2013-14 (UNC Pembroke): Helped his team to the second round of the

CAREER STATISTICS OFFENSE GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015...... 18 1 2 4 18 .056 6 .333 1 0-0 TOTAL...... 18 1 2 4 18 .056 6 .333 1 0-0

2016 UTRGV Match Notes 7

Juantio Garcia (C) M 7 Height: 5-6 • Weight: 140 • Hometown: Brownsville, TX • Club Team: Thunders United • Year: Senior

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs Named team co-captain. 0 N/A Goals 1 3x, Last 11/1/15 vs. CSUB 2013-14 (University of Texas at Brownsville): Helped team to 0 N/A Assists 1 2x, Last 10/18/15 @ UMKC 0 N/A Points 3 10/18/15 vs. UMKC conference championship and a spot in the national title match by 0 N/A Shots 4 10/30/15 vs. San José State scoring one goal with two assists as a sophomore … Scored one goal .000 N/A Shot Pct. 1.000 10/11/15 vs. Seattle U with one assist as a freshman. 0 N/A Shots on Goal 2 11/1/15 vs. CSU Bakersfield 2009-12 (Hanna High School): Dished out 37 assists as a senior while .000 N/A SOG Pct. 1.000 3x, Last 10/11/15 vs. SU 0 N/A Minutes 92 9/27/15 vs. OLLU helping team to District and Regional Championships as well as a spot in the state championship match … Played club soccer for Thunders 2016 (Senior): Second season with the program. United, helping them to back-to-back national championships … 2015 (Junior): Scored game-winning goal vs. CSU Bakersfield (11/1) Participated in the Olympic Development Program and the Houston … Recorded career-high three points at Missouri-Kansas City with one Dynamo Academy … Among the top five in the nation for the Sierra goal and one assist (10/18) … Scored first-career goal vs. No. 19 Mist Dribble, Pass and Shoot contest. Seattle U (10/11) … Assisted on goal to former high school and UTB Off the Field: Son of Juan and Vilma Garcia … Has one sister, Itzel … teammate Carlos Acevedeo in debut vs. Huston-Tillotson (8/28) … Majoring in criminal justice with a minor in kinesiology. 2015 (Freshman): Redshirted first season with the program. Played his club soccer for Fulham FC and Texas United. 2012-15 (Cypress Falls High School): Earned All-State Honorable Off the Field: Originally from London, England … Son of Hamilton and Mention, First Team All-District honors, a Vype Magazine Player of the Boijor Gmah … Has one brother, Winston, and one sister, Louette … Year Nomination, and a spot on the CFISO All-Tournament Team … Majoring in pre-med.

CAREER STATISTICS OFFENSE GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015...... 18 3 2 8 21 .143 7 .333 1 0-0 TOTAL...... 18 3 2 8 21 .143 7 .333 1 0-0

Teemu Vaarakallio D 8 Height: 6-3 • Weight: 180 • Hometown: Helsinki, Finland • Club Team: JJK Jyväsjykä • Year: Redshirt Junior

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): First-career goal was game-winner in 0 N/A Goals 1 10/4/15 @ UNLV upset win at (RV) UNLV (10/4) … Played 31 minutes in debut at 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 2 10/4/15 @ UNLV Presbyterian (9/13). 0 N/A Shots 2 10/4/15 @ UNLV 2014 (JJK Jyväskylä): Helped club team to a seventh place finish in .000 N/A Shot Pct. .500 10/4/15 @ UNLV the Ykkónen. 0 N/A Shots on Goal 1 2x, Last 11/1/15 vs. CSUB 2013 (Freshman, Georgia Military College): All-Conference selection .000 N/A SOG Pct. 1.000 11/1/15 vs. CSU Bakersfield 0 N/A Minutes 73 10/30/15 vs. San José State at center back for the Bulldogs in 2013 after helping the team to a 13-5- 1 record. 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Second season with the program.

CAREER STATISTICS OFFENSE GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015...... 8 1 0 2 5 .200 2 .400 1 0-0 TOTAL...... 8 1 0 2 5 .200 2 .400 1 0-0

Damian Roszczky F 9 Height: 6-0 • Weight: 183 • Hometown: Poznan, Poland • Club Team: Lech Poznan • Year: Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 2016 (Freshman): First season with the program. 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A Prep Soccer: Led Lech Poznan to 2014-15 silver medal and 2013-14 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A bronze medal at Polish U19 League Championships. .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A Off the Field: Son of Dariusz and Yustyna Roszczky … Has three 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A brothers, Michal, Domiwh and Yaneh … Majoring in computer .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A engineerin.

Jaakko Hietikko F 10 Height: 5-9 • Weight: 148 • Hometown: Tuusula, Finland • Year: Redshirt Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): First season with the program. 0 N/A Points 0 N/A 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A 2015 (Freshman): Attended UTRGV but did not compete in .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A intercollegiate athletics. 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A Off the Field: Son of Tapio and Arja … Has three sisters, Sonja, Elina .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A and Tanja … Majoring in international business.

2016 UTRGV Match Notes 8

Isaiah Hinds M 11 Height: 5-11 • Weight: 165 • Hometown: Houston, TX • Club Team: Texans SC Houston USSDA • Year: Sophomore

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs .000 N/A SOG Pct. 1.000 3x, Last 9/13/15 @ PC 0 N/A Goals 1 2x, Last 9/27/15 vs. OLLU 0 N/A Minutes 76 9/13/15 @ Presbyterian 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 2 8/28/15 vs. Huston-Tillotson 2016 (Sophomore): Second season with the program. 0 N/A Shots 3 9/13/15 @ Presbyterian .000 N/A Shot Pct. 1.000 8/28/15 vs. Huston-Tillotson 2015 (Freshman): Scored goal vs. Our Lady of the Lake (9/27) … 0 N/A Shots on Goal 3 9/13/15 @ Presbyterian Scored goal on first-career shot vs. Huston-Tillotson (8/28).

CAREER STATISTICS OFFENSE GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015...... 13 2 0 4 10 .200 6 .600 0 0-0 TOTAL...... 13 2 0 4 10 .200 6 .600 0 0-0

Esa Aalto GK 12 Height: 6-3 • Weight: 185 • Hometown: Turku, Finland • Club Team: FC Inter Turku • Year: Redshirt Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 2015 (Freshman): Redshirted first season with the program. 0 N/A Shots Faced 0 N/A 2011-14 (High School of Kerttuli): Played for FC Inter Turku and 0 N/A Saves 0 N/A .000 N/A Save Pct. .000 N/A Pargas IF … Led the FC Inter Turku Under-19 team to the 2011 Finish 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A Championship before finishing in third place in 2013. 2016 Season Lows Category Career Lows Off the Field: Son of Hannu and Kirsi Aalto … Has three brothers, 0 N/A Goals Allowed 0 N/A Tapio, Eero and Olli … Majoring in psychology with a minor in sociology. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Second season with the program.

Alex Ochoa D 13 Height: 5-8 • Weight: 160 • Hometown: Pasadena, TX • Club Team: Houston Dynamo USSDA • Year: Senior

2015 Season Highs Category Career Highs matches (10 starts) while helping the Mountaineers to an 11-7-1 record. 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 2013 (Freshman, WVU): Ranked fifth on the team with four assists, 1 2x, Last 10/11/15 vs. SU Assists 1 9x, Last 10/11/15 vs. SU 1 2x, Last 10/11/15 vs. SU Points 1 9x, Last 10/11/15 vs. SU including one in a win over No. 8 Indiana, while starting all 19 matches 1 3x, Last 10/30/15 vs. SJSU Shots 5 8/30/13 vs. CCSU at left back. 0 N/A Shot Pct. 0 N/A 2010-13 (Houston Dynamo USSDA): While attending Pasadena 0 N/A Shots on Goal 2 8/30/13 vs. CCSU Memorial High School, developed into a four-star recruit ranked No. 21 0 N/A SOG Pct. .400 8/30/13 vs. CCSU 95 9/27/15 vs. OLLU Minutes 110 2x, Last 10/26/13 vs. WMU in Texas according to TopDrawerSoccer.com with club team … Part of the Houston Dynamo MLS Protected Players list, started 86 of the 87 2016 (Senior): Second season with the program. matches he played in from 2010 through 2013, leading the team to the 2015 (Junior): Assisted on goal vs. No. 19 Seattle U (10/11) … Made playoffs every year, including a third place finish in the U-17 Cup in first start vs. IPFW, playing 64 minutes (9/6) … Registered first assist 2010. vs. Buffalo (9/4). Off the Field: Son of Larenzo and Martha Ochoa … Major is 2014 (Sophomore, West Virginia): Registered three assists in 17 undecided.

CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL CONFERENCE |------SHOTS------| |------SHOTS------| Year GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK 2013 19-19 0 4 4 21 .000 7 .333 0-0 0 0 6-6 0 1 1 7 .000 3 .429 0-0 0 0 2014 17-10 0 3 3 2 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0 4-1 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0 2015 18-16 0 2 2 2 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0 10-10 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0 Career 54-45 0 9 9 25 .000 7 .280 2-0 0 0 20-17 0 3 3 9 .000 3 .333 1-0 0 0

Angel Lopez M 14 Height: 5-7 • Weight: 150 • Hometown: Humble, TX • Club Team: Texas Rush Academy • Year: Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs season with U18 team, scored five goals in 12 starts … Scored 12 goals 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A with the same team in 2015, starting 29 times in 30 matches while 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A leading team to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A Playoffs … The Rush finished 2014-15 ranked ninth in the nation … .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A Spent previous three seasons with the U16 squad, scoring 15 goals in 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A 58 starts over final two seasons … Member of the U.S. National .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A Training Center Program for four years … Graduate of Humble High School. 2016 (Freshman): First season with the program. Off the Field: Son of Angel and Karina Lopez … Son of Erick, Luis and Prep Soccer: Spent five years with Texas Rush Academy … In final Santiago … Major is undeclared.

2016 UTRGV Match Notes 9

Isidro “Chellin” Martinez F/M 15 Height: 5-8 • Weight: 155 • Hometown: Brownsville, TX • Club Team: RGV Grandes FC • Year: Sophomore

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs Soccer Player of the Year, and RGVSports.com All-Valley Boys Soccer 0 N/A Goals 1 2x, Last 9/13/15 @ PC Player of the Year after serving as captain for TopDrawerSoccer.com’s 0 N/A Assists 1 5x, Last 10/18/15 vs. UMKC 0 N/A Points 2 2x, Last 9/13/15 @ PC No. 2 team in the nation, which went 26-0 to capture the Texas 6A State 0 N/A Shots 3 2x, Last 10/18/15 vs. UMKC Championship … Earned State Tournament MVP honors after scoring .000 N/A Shot Pct. 1.000 9/13/15 @ Presbyterian game-winning goal in championship match … Leading goal scorer in 0 N/A Shots on Goal 3 8/28/15 vs. Huston-Tillotson District 32-6A in 2015 with 32 goals in addition to 35 assists … A two- .000 N/A SOG Pct. 1.000 2x, Last 9/13/15 @ PC 0 N/A Minutes 105 9/4/15 vs. Buffalo time district MVP, finished career with 124 goals and 137 assists … 32- 5A All-District and All-Valley First Team selection as a freshman and a Sophomore (2016): Second season with the program. sophomore … Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and a Freshman (2015): Tied for sixth in the WAC in total assists (5) while junior … Newcomer of the Year as a freshman … Helped his team to a ranking seventh in assists per match (0.28) … Assisted on game-tying pair of district titles and three regionals in his time there … Coached by goal at Missouri-Kansas City (10/18) … Assisted on goal vs. No. 19 former Broncs men’s soccer player Salvador Garcia … Played his club Seattle U (10/11) … Assisted on goal vs. Our Lady of the Lake (9/27) … soccer most recently with RGV Grandes FC in McAllen, where he has Scored goal at Presbyterian (9/13) … Picked up an assist vs. IPFW served as team captain … Also helped South Texas YSA to the state (9/6) … Scored first-career goal to tie match vs. Buffalo (9/4) … finals in 2011 and the President’s Cup in 2010 … Ranked in the top 10 Assisted on goal in regular season debut vs. Huston-Tillotson (8/28) … percent of his class … Member of the National Honor Society. Scored goal against in exhibition at San Jacinto College (8/15). Off the Field: Son of Isidro Martinez and Maricela Galvan … Has two 2012-15 (Brownsville Rivera): As a senior, earned sisters, Bibiana and Valerie Martinez … Majoring in pre-med biology TopDrawerSoccer.com All-American honors, Gatorade Texas Boys with a minor in exercise science (physical therapy).

CAREER STATISTICS OFFENSE GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015...... 18 2 5 9 19 .105 9 .474 0 0-0 TOTAL...... 18 2 5 9 19 .105 9 .474 0 0-0

Ilias Kosmidis M 16 Height: 5-8 • Weight: 166 • Hometown: Thessaloniki, Greece • Club Team: Panthrakikos FC • Year: Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 2016 (Freshman): First season with the program. 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A Prep Soccer: Led Panthrakikos FC in scoring with 11 goals, the second 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A highest total in the league … Led team to 2009 Valencia Cup .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A Championship. 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A Off the Field: Son of George and Anastasia … Has one sister, Aggeliui .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A … Majoring in business administration with a minor in economics.

Juanito Ramirez F 17 Height: 5-7 • Weight: 150 • Hometown: Dallas, TX • Club Team: FC Dallas USSDA • Year: Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs National Championship after scoring seven goals in 28 regular season 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A matches, including the final goal in the title match against New York 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A Red Bulls Academy … Team went on to compete in 2014-15 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A Generation Adidas Cup, winning its pool before falling to Eintracht .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A Frankfurt (Germany) in a shootout in the semifinals … Club competed in 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A the 2016 Copa Chivas Tuornament against some of the top youth .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A academics across the world, beating Monterrey Rayados (Mexico) and Beneficia (Portugal) and tying Cruziero (Brazil) before falling to eventual 2016 (Freshman): First season with the program. champion FC Midtjylland (Denmark) in a shootout in the quarterfinals … Prep Soccer: Scored the game-winning goal in the national Graduate of Lone Star High School. championship game for U18 FC Dallas Academy, the No. 6 club team in Off the Field: Son of Juan and Maria Ramirez … Has one brother, Abi, the nation in 2016, and a team he had been with since 2013 after and three sisters, Amy, Estefeni, and Abigail … Major is undeclared. moving to Dallas from Winnsboro … Led the U16 team to 2015 USSDA

Maxime De Pian F 18 Hometown: St. Orens de Gameville, France • Year: Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A 2016 (Freshman): First season with the program. 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A

2016 UTRGV Match Notes 10

Sami Tiittanen D 19 Height: 5-11 • Weight: 162 • Hometown: Lahti, Finland • Club Team: FC Lahti • Year: Senior

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs South Region, Region 10 NJCAA Second Team and First Team All- 0 N/A Goals 1 9/6/15 vs. IPFW Conference honors as a sophomore after scoring 14 goals with 10 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 2 9/6/15 vs. IPFW assists in 19 matches to lead the Patriots to a 15-5 record. 0 N/A Shots 2 9/6/15 vs. IPFW Club Career: Played his club soccer for FC Kuusysi, FC Reipas, FC .000 N/A Shot Pct. .500 9/6/15 vs. IPFW Lahti, and FC Lahti Akatemia, helping FC Reipas to the 2010 0 N/A Shots on Goal 1 9/6/15 vs. IPFW championship while finishing runner up in 2009 and 2011. He also .000 N/A SOG Pct. .500 9/6/15 vs. IPFW 0 N/A Minutes 95 9/27/15 vs. OLLU helped FC Lahti to the 2011 Ykkónen Championship and a promotion to Veikkausliiga. 2016 (Senior): Second season with the program. Off the Field: Son of Vesa and Tuula Tiittanen … Has one brother, 2015 (Junior): Scored first-career goal vs. IPFW (9/6). Teemu, and one sister, Anni … Majoring in general studies with a minor 2013-14 (Patrick Henry Community College): Earned NSCAA All- in business.

CAREER STATISTICS OFFENSE GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015...... 18 1 0 2 4 .250 2 .500 0 0-0 TOTAL...... 18 1 0 2 4 .250 2 .500 0 0-0

Hubert Wolak D 20 Height: 6-2 • Weight: 164 • Hometown: Warsaw, Poland • Club Team: Lech Poznan • Year: Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 2016 (Freshman): First season with the program. 0 N/A Points 0 N/A 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A Prep Soccer: Played for KS Piorewis, Legia Warsaw, Polomia Warsaw .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A and Lech Poznan. 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A Off the Field: Son of Remigiusz and Elzibiete … Has one brother, .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A David … Majoring in business management.

Olli Tynkkynen F 21 Height: 5-11 • Weight: 180 • Hometown: Lahti, Finland • Club Team: FC Lahti • Year: Junior

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs (11/5) … Recorded an assist vs. Our Lady of the Lake (9/27) … 0 N/A Goals 2 8/31/14 vs. Sacramento St Assisted on game-tying goal vs. Buffalo (9/4) … Scored first goal for 0 N/A Assists 1 3x, Last 9/27/15 vs. OLLU 0 N/A Points 4 8/31/14 vs. Sacramento St program since 1997 and first as UTRGV vs. Huston-Tillotson (8/28) … 0 N/A Shots 6 2x, Last 9/4/15 vs. Buffalo Had an assist in friendly at San Jacinto (8/15). .000 N/A Shot Pct. 1.000 8/31/14 vs. Sacramento St 2014 (Freshman, Temple): Earned an American Athletic Conference 0 N/A Shots on Goal 3 9/4/15 vs. Buffalo Rookie of the Week award while appearing in 17 matches (13 starts). .000 N/A SOG Pct. 1.000 2x, Last 10/30/15 vs. SJSU 0 N/A Minutes 110 2x, Last 9/4/15 vs. Buffalo Prep Soccer: Played his club soccer for FC Lahti and the Finnish Youth National team … Also a member of Finland’s under-19 national team. 2016 (Junior): Second season with the program. Off the Field: Son of Timo Tynkkynen and Mirjami Tianen … Has one 2015 (Sophomore): Scored penalty kick goal vs. CSU Bakersfield brother, Immo Tynkkynen … Majoring in art history.

CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL CONFERENCE |------SHOTS------| |------SHOTS------| Year GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK 2014 17-13 3 1 7 33 .091 12 .364 3-0 1 0 6-5 1 0 2 15 .067 5 .333 2-0 0 0 2015 17-10 2 2 6 27 .074 8 .296 1-0 1 1 10-6 1 0 2 10 .111 4 .444 0-0 0 1 Career 34-23 5 3 13 60 .083 20 .333 4-0 2 1 16-11 2 0 4 25 .083 9 .375 2-0 0 1

Jorge Medina GK 22 Height: 6-2 • Weight: 185 • Hometown: Mission, TX • Club Team: Dallas City FC NPSL • Year: Redshirt Junior

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Second season with the program. 0 N/A Shots Faced 4 8/28/15 vs. Huston-Tillotson 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made two saves in 45 shutout minutes of 0 N/A Saves 4 8/28/15 vs. Huston-Tillotson .000 N/A Save Pct. 1.000 2x, Last 11/1/15 vs. CSUB relief vs. CSU Bakersfield (11/1) … Completed four-save shutout vs. 0 N/A Minutes 90 8/28/15 vs. Huston-Tillotson Huston-Tillotson in season opener (8/28). 2016 Season Lows Category Career Lows 2013-14 (Wiley College): Went 4-2-3 with a 0.86 goals against average 0 N/A Goals Allowed 0 2x, Last 11/1/15 vs. CSUB and an .806 save percentage after allowing six goals with 25 saves in 629:44 across 12 matches (four starts) as a freshman.

CAREER STATISTICS Season GP Minutes GA GaAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho 2015...... 2 135:00 0 0.00 6 1.000 1 0 0 1.1 TOTAL...... 2 135:00 0 0.00 6 1.000 1 0 0 1.1

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Sergio Loredo Jr. F 23 Height: 5-6 • Weight: 145 • Hometown: Houston, TX • Club Team: Texans SC Houston USSDA • Year: Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs last year after scoring nine goals for the U18 team in 2015 … Leading 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A scorer on the U16 team the previous season, tallying six goals … Part 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 2 0 N/A Points 0 N/A of the U.S. National Training Center Program and U.S. Club Soccer id 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A from 2014-16 … Scouted for inclusion with the U.S. Soccer National .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A Team programs … Invited to train with the youth program of Celtic FC in 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A the Scottish Premiership during the summer of 2013 … Played one .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A season of soccer at Klein High School before committing all of his soccer time to his club program, earning District Newcomer of the Year 2016 (Freshman): First season with the program. and Golden Boot honors. Prep Soccer: No. 7 recruit in the state of Texas and one of the top 150 Off the Field: Son of Sergio and Lucy Loredo … Has one brother and in the nation as ranked by TopDrawerSoccer.com … Played seven two sisters … Majoring in engineering seasons with Texans SC Houston of the USSDA … Player of the Year

Sergio Cavazos D 24 Height: 6-2 • Weight: 180 • Hometown: Amarillo, TX • Club Team: Amarillo Lightning • Year: Senior

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs played 70 minutes at Presbyterian (9/13). 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 2013-14 (Northeast Texas Community College): Two-year starter for 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A current Broncs assistant coach Donovan Dowling … Scored the game- 0 N/A Shots 1 10/25/15 @ Incarnate Word winning goal against No. 2 Richmond … Helped his team to the 2014 .000 N/A Shot Pct. 0 N/A NJCAA Tournament and No. 4 ranking in the nation with a 17-4-2 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A record. .000 N/A SOG Pct. 0 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 95 9/27/15 vs. OLLU 2010-13 (Palo Duro High School): First Team All-District selection, the Defender of the Year, and team captain, while leading his team to a 2016 (Senior): Second season with the program. regional championship. 2015 (Junior): Attempted first shot at Incarnate Word (10/25) … Played Off the Field: Son of Sergio and Silvia Cavazos … Has one brother all 90 minutes for first time at San Diego State (9/18) … Started and and three sisters … Majoring in education with a minor in psychology.

CAREER STATISTICS OFFENSE GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015...... 17 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 TOTAL...... 17 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0

Manny Garcia M 25 Height: 5-5 • Weight: 143 • Hometown: Brownsville, TX • Year: Junior

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 2016 (Junior): First season with the program. 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 2014-15 (Laredo Community College): Earned All-Conference honors 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A as a midfielder. 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A 2011-14 (Brownsville Rivera): Earned All-District and All-Star .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A recognition while helping team to district championship and the regional 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A round. .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A Off the Field: Son of Maria Victoria … Majoring in physical therapy.

Ruhmayne Marrett M/F 26 Height: 5-8 • Weight: 131 • Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica • Club Team: Portmore United FC • Year: Redshirt Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 2015 (Freshman): Redshirted first season with the program. 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A St. Mary’s College (Trinidad and Tobago): Helped his team to the 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A Under-14 and Under-16 titles … Played club soccer for Portmore United 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A FC and was called into camp for the Jamaica Under-17 National Team .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A to help in preparation for the 2011 U-17 World Cup. 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A Off the Field: Son of Leon and Pauline Marrett … Has one brother, .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A Rushayne, and two sisters, Rochelle and Leann … Majoring in international business and marketing. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Second season with the program.

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Enrique Soto 27 Height: 5-4 • Weight: 122 • Hometown: Brownsville, TX • Year: Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 2016 (Freshman): First season with the program. 0 N/A Points 0 N/A 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A 2013-16 (Gladys Porter High School): First Team All-District selection .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A while leading team to state championship. 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A Off the Field: Son of Enrique and Zolla Soto … Has two brothers, .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A Alexis and Jeovanni, and one sister, Genesis … Majoring in kinesiology.

Paul Castañeda 28 Year: Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A 2016 (Freshman): First season with the program. 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A

Mauricio Sanchez 29 Height: 5-6 • Weight: 149 • Hometown: McAllen, TX • Club Team: San Antonio Scorpions • Year: Freshman

2016 Season Highs Category Career Highs 0 N/A Goals 0 N/A 2016 (Freshman): First season with the program. 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 0 N/A Points 0 N/A Prep Soccer: Played for Sharyland High School and then the San 0 N/A Shots 0 N/A Antonio Scorpions USSDA U15-16 team. .000 N/A Shot Pct. .000 N/A Off the Field: Son of Jorge and Edith Sanchez … Has two brothers, 0 N/A Shots on Goal 0 N/A Jorge and Rodrigo, and one sister, Pamela … Majoring in business .000 N/A SOG Pct. .000 N/A 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A administration.

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2015 UT Rio Grande Valley Overall Individual Statistics Overall: 5-12-1 Conf: 2-8-0 Home: 3-5-1 Away: 2-7-0 Neut: 0-0-0

|------SHOTS------| ## Name GP-GS Min G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT FG OT HAT GTG Foul Cnr ------15 Isidro Martinez 18-12 1320 2 5 9 19 .105 9 .474 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 21 10 Juanito Garcia 18-14 1255 3 2 8 21 .143 7 .333 1-0 1 0-0 2 0 0 1 1 1 17 Carlos Acevedo 18-12 943 2 4 8 20 .100 8 .400 1-0 1 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 1 21 Olli Tynkkynen 17-10 1058 2 2 6 27 .074 8 .296 2-0 1 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 Archie Massen 17-14 1360 2 1 5 9 .222 5 .556 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 Isaiah Hinds 13-2 484 2 0 4 10 .200 6 .600 1-0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Rico Laitinen 18-9 1125 1 2 4 18 .056 6 .333 1-0 1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 14 3 Frederik Frankman 13-7 655 1 0 2 11 .091 4 .364 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 9 18 Raul Fierro 16-10 619 1 0 2 6 .167 2 .333 1-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 Miko Puuskari 8-5 547 1 0 2 5 .200 2 .400 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 Teemu Vaarakallio 8-2 353 1 0 2 5 .200 2 .400 4-0 1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 Sami Tittanen 18-17 1449 1 0 2 4 .250 2 .500 3-0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 Fernando Arellano 17-8 777 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Alex Ochoa 18-15 1509 0 2 2 3 .000 0 .000 2-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 Alexis Herrera 11-3 278 0 0 0 4 .000 3 .750 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Sergio Cavazos 17-11 1055 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Markus Bjors 18-17 1573 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 Peter Mulamba 5-1 71 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Leo Castillo 17-17 1510 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 2-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total...... 18 - 20 18 58 166 .120 66 .398 19-0 5 1-1 8 1 0 3 140 - Opponents...... 18 - 25 18 68 278 .090 110 .396 20-3 12 3-5 9 0 0 5 197 -

|---GOAL AVERAGE---| |--SAVES--| |----RECORD----| Shots ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho Faced ------22 Jorge Medina 2-1 135:00 0 0.00 6 1.000 1 0 0 1/1 21 1 Leo Castillo 17-16 1510:18 25 1.49 77 .755 4 12 1 2/1 250 TM TEAM 0:00 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0 1/0 0 Total...... 18 1645:18 25 1.37 85 .773 5 12 1 4 271 Opponents...... 18 1645:18 20 1.09 46 .697 12 5 1 6 165 Team saves: 2

TEAM STATISTICS UTRGV OPP ------SHOT STATISTICS...... Goals-Shot attempts.... 20-166 25-278 Goals scored per game.. 1.11 1.39 Shot pct...... 120 .090 Shots on goal-Attempts. 66-166 110-278 SOG pct...... 398 .396 Shots/Game...... 9.2 15.4 Assists...... 18 18 GOAL BREAKDOWN...... Total Goals...... 20 25 Penalty...... 1 3 Unassisted...... 9 9 Overtime...... 1 0 Goals scored average... 1.09 1.37 CORNER KICKS...... 58 75 Goals off corners...... 2 1 PENALTY KICKS...... 1-1 3-5 OFFSIDES...... 43 20 PENALTIES...... Fouls...... 140 197 Yellow cards...... 19 20 Red cards...... 0 3 ATTENDANCE...... Total...... 4564 4822 Dates/Avg Per Date..... 9/507 9/536 Neutral Site #/Avg..... 0/0

GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ------UT Rio Grande Valley 7 12 1 0 - 20 UT Rio Grande Valley 19 35 2 2 - 58 Opponents...... 7 18 0 0 - 25 Opponents...... 35 39 1 0 - 75

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ------UT Rio Grande Valley 55 101 5 5 - 166 UT Rio Grande Valley 66 72 1 1 - 140 Opponents...... 110 163 5 0 - 278 Opponents...... 96 99 0 2 - 197

SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total OFFSIDES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ------UT Rio Grande Valley 32 52 1 0 - 85 UT Rio Grande Valley 26 17 0 0 - 43 Opponents...... 17 28 1 0 - 46 Opponents...... 9 11 0 0 - 20

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