UC Irvine SOCCER GAME NOTES
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UC Irvine SOCCER GAME NOTES Alex Croteau, Asst. Dir. Media Relations · Phone: (949) 824-8934 · Address: Intercollegiate Athletics Bldg. 625 Humanities Quad, Irvine, CA- 92697-4500 Email: [email protected] · Twitter: @UCImsoc · Facebook.com/UCImsoc · www.ucirvinesports.com · YouTube.com/UCIAthletics · Instagram: @uciathletics #TogetherWeZot | #RipEm 2016 SCHEDULE (2-9, 0-2) Date Opponent Time UC Irvine Anteaters Aug. 26 at Notre Dame & L, 0-4 Aug. 28 vs. Indiana & L, 1-3 Sept. 2 Grand Canyon W, 1-0 Record: 2-9-0 Home: 1-5-0 Sept. 4 Florida Gulf Coast L, 1-2 Sept. 10 at Santa Clara L, 0-1 Big West: 0-2 Away: 1-3-0 Sept. 14 Loyola Marymount L, 0-1 Top 25: 0-2 Neutral: 0-1-0 Sept. 17 New Mexico L, 1-3 Sept. 22 at Oregon State W, 1-0 Sept. 25 at Portland L, 1-4 Sept. 29 * Sacramento State L, 1-2 Oct. 1 * UC Davis L, 2-3 FIRST KICKS Oct. 6 * at UC Santa Barbara 7:30 PM Oct. 8 * at Cal Poly 7:00 PM UCI dropped its first two conference matches for the third time since 2000 (2004, 2012) Oct. 12 * at UC Riverside 7:00 PM Since the Big West split into divisions, UCI is 1-5-2 in its weekends against UCSB and CP includ- Oct. 15 * CSUN 7:00 PM ing 0-3-1 on the road with three of four matches heading into OT Oct. 19 * at Cal State Fullerton 7:00 PM UCI is winless in its last three conference matches at UCSB. The programs are split in their last Oct. 22 * at CSUN 7:00 PM 19 matches in Harder Stadium at 9-9-1 Oct. 26 * UC Riverside 7:00 PM The 3-1 loss in 2016 was the first matchup to be decided by more than one goal since 2011 Oct. 29 * Cal State Fullerton 7:00 PM Conference matchups have gone into overtime 10 times with UCI winning once in 1996 Nov. 5 Big West First Round # TBD UCI and Cal Poly have drawn in each of their last two matches, both by a score of 1-1 Nov. 9 Big West Semifinals # TBD The nine draws all-time between UCI and CP are the most for UCI vs. any opponent Nov. 12 Big West Final # TBD UCI is 6-8-5 all-time in Spanos Stadium with eight matches going to overtime Home matches in BOLD Only two of the 19 matches have been decided by more than one goal - a 2-0 loss in 1985 and Neutral matches in italics a 3-0 win in 2002 & - Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament Cal Poly eliminated UCI in the Big West Tournament’s first round in 2015, 1-0, despite UCI’s 14 * - Big West Conference match corner kicks that tied a program record # - Big West Tournament A Cal Poly win would give it back-to-back wins over UCI for the first time since 2004 All times listed for Pacific Time Zone 2015 was the first time UCI and CP met twice in the same season since 2011. Prior to that, the programs had met twice each season from 2001-11 Broadcast Information The Anteaters’ non-conference schedule has been deemed the 10th-toughest in the nation, overall their schedule ranks 16th-toughest including its early conference matches Online Luis Leon notched his second career two-goal match on Saturday matching his Sept. 24 per- UCI’s matches at UCSB and Cal Poly will be formance vs. LMU. His six career goals lead all active Anteaters. His six shots vs. Sac State tie a streamed live over the internet. All links can career high in a match also set in that LMU match be found at ucirvinesports.com BREAKDOWN Live Stats Live stats are available for every Anteater UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Cal Poly Mustangs soccer game through ucirvinesports.com and Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 7:30 PM Saturday, October 8, 2016 - 7:00 PM the UCI Sports Front Row app. Harder Stadium - Santa Barbara, Calif. Spanos Stadium - San Luis Obispo, Calif. Follow Us Record 5-5-1 Record 2-6-1 Be sure to follow UCI Athletics and UCI men’s Home 2-3 Home 2-0-1 soccer on all of the official social media ac- Road 2-1-1 Road 0-5 counts to stay up-to-date on daily news, and Last 5 1-3-1 Last 5 2-2-1 gameday and in-game information. Series UCSB leads 32-17-3 Series UC Irvine leads 16-13-9 Last meeting 2015 - L, 3-1 at home Last meeting 2015 - L, 0-1 at Cal Poly in BWT Ranking NR Ranking NR Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg (18th Season) Head Coach Steve Sampson (2nd Season) Conference Big West Conference North Conference Big West Conference North FIELD PLAYER NOTES ## Player Note Height / Weight—Year—Position Hometown—Previous College—High School—Club team—Major Games (starts) - Goals - GWG - Assists - Points 3 Jorge Lara Named Big West Defensive Player of the Week on October 27 6-0 / 165—Sophomore—Defender Turlock, Calif.—Turlock HS—SJ Earthquakes Academy—Major: Criminology, Law, and Society 17 (12) - 2 G - 1 GWG - 0 A - 4 PTS 4 Matthew Tilley All 3 career goals have come on headers (2 in BWT matches) 6-1 / 170—RS-Senior—Defender Lichfield, England—Irvine HS—LA Galaxy Academy—Major: Criminology, Law, and Society 65 (58) - 3 G - 1 GWG - 2 A - 8 PTS 5 Corey Schramm Played in 1 match - 5-1 win over UC Riverside in October 2015 5-7 / 150—RS-Sophomore—Midfielder Lakewood, Calif.—Artesia HS—Pateadores Academy—Major: Education Science 1 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 6 Armon Ojuola Played less than 82 minutes in a start for the first time vs. UCD 6-1 / 170—Freshman—Midfielder Oakland, Calif.—Bishop O’Dowd HS—San Jose Earthquakes Academy—Major: Undeclared 9 (8) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 7 Giovanni Godoy Registered first Anteater assist in loss vs. Sacramento State 6-0 / 155—Junior– Midfielder Watsonville, Calif.—CSU Bakersfield—Watsonville HS—Santa Cruz Breakers—Major: Sociology 10 (5) - 2 G - 1 GWG - 1 A - 4 PTS 8 Luis Leon Recorded second career 2-goal game in loss vs. UCD 5-7 / 175—Sophomore—Midfielder Santa Ana, Calif.—Santa Ana HS—Pateadores Academy—Major: Undeclared 30 (22) - 6 G - 1 GWG - 3 A - 15 PTS 9 Daniel Crisostomo Registered first career assist in loss vs. Sacramento State 5-9 / 145—Sophomore—Midfielder Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.—The Webb Schools—FC Golden State—Major: Undeclared 27 (14) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 10 Mario Ortiz Named to 2014 TDS Top 100 Preseason (34) and Midseason (44) lists 5-7 / 130—RS-Junior—Midfielder Los Angeles, Calif.—CSU Bakersfield—Leuzinger HS—Chivas Academy—Major: Sociology 32 (16) - 4 G - 3 GWG - 3 A - 11 PTS 11 Alda Perez Played 2 seasons at Taft College - 5 goals, 6 assists in 2015 6-0 / 165—Junior—Midfielder Shafter, Calif.—Taft College—Shafter HS—Roadrunner Bakersfield— Major: Crim. Law & Society 8 (1) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 12 Felipe Silva Entered as a sub in 5 matches this season; 4 as defender, 1 as forward 5-10 / 160—RS-Sophomore—Forward Corona, Calif.—Servite HS—West Coast FC—Major: Education Science 16 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 13 Jose Ortiz Younger brother to Mario 5-9 / 130—Freshman—Forward Los Angeles, Calif.—Leuzinger HS—California Rush—Major: Undeclared 11 (2) - 1 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 2 PTS 14 Edgardo Molina Scored a game-winner on only career shot vs. Loyola-Chicago in 2015 5-10 / 185—Senior—Forward East Palo Alto, Calif.—Foothill CC—Menlo-Atherton HS—Juventus Monarcas—Major: SP & PS 6 (0) - 1 G - 1 GWG - 0 A - 2 PTS 15 Thomas Janjigian Logged first career goal in loss at Sacramento State 6-3 / 175—RS-Senior—Defender Pleasanton, Calif.—Amador Valley HS—De Anza Force Academy—Major: Business Economics 66 (66) - 1 G - 0 GWG - 9 A - 11 PTS 16 Logan Wyner Played 11 seasons with Real So Cal soccer club 5-10 / 160—Freshman—Midfielder North Ranch, Calif.—Oak Park HS—Real So Cal Academy—Major: Undeclared No UC Irvine stats 17 Christian Carrillo 18 goals, 12 assists in 2 years at Cerritos College 6-0 / 166—Freshman—Forward Santa Ana, Calif.—Cerritos JC—Katella HS—Pateadores Academy—Major: Public Health Policy 8 (3) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 19 Randall McDermott Made an appearance in all 11 matches, 5 starts (3 at home) 5-8 / 163—RS-Junior—Midfielder/Defender Palmdale, Calif.—Knight HS—Antelope Valley Futbol Club—Major: Education Science 31 (8) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 20 Andrew Guerrero Led team in shots and shots on goal in season-opener vs. Notre Dame 6-0 / 178—RS-Freshman—Midfielder Colton, Calif.—Rialto HS—Fullerton Rangers—Major: Undeclared 4 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 21 Noah Gaines Has missed 35 matches due to injury (17 in 2015, 18 in 2013) 5-10 / 160—RS-Senior—Defender Oakland, Calif.—Oakland Tech HS—De Anza Force Academy—Major: Political Science 47 (31) - 1 G - 0 GWG - 2 A - 4 PTS 22 Manny Acosta In 2014, scored 30 goals in 13 club games and 28 goals in HS season 5-10 / 155—Sophomore—Forward Stanton, Calif.—Magnolia HS—West Coast FC—Major: Undeclared No UC Irvine stats 23 Michael Sperber Becomes 11th Anteater to start 70 career matches with next start 5-7 / 150—RS-Senior—Midfielder Coachella, Calif.—Xavier Prep HS—Academy Arsenal FC—Major: Education Science 72 (69) - 1 G - 1 GWG - 4 A - 6 PTS 25 Ivan Canales Led all returners this season with 15 points in 2015 (5 goals, 5 assists) 5-9 / 148—Sophomore—Midfielder Santa Ana, Calif.—Junipero Serra HS—West Coast FC—Major: Undeclared 30 (27) - 5 G - 0 GWG - 5 A - 15 PTS 27 Christian Gutierrez Saw time in 8 of 11 matches this season totaling 123 minutes 5-5 / 160—Freshman—Midfielder Bell, Calif.—Bell HS—Arsenal FC—Major: Criminology, Law, and Society 8 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 30 Ignacio Ramirez Competed against Man U, Tottenham, Cruz Azul, Corinthians academies 6-2 / 185—RS-Sophomore—Defender Anaheim, Calif.—Western HS—Strikers FC—Major: Psychology and Social Behavior 1 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS KEEPER NOTES 0 Greg Patenaude NSCAA All-West Region in 2015 with 0.91 goals-against-average 6-1 / 190—Junior—Goalkeeper Folsom, Calif.—Yavapai CC—Folsom HS—San Juan Academy—Major: Political Science No UC Irvine stats 1 Alex Waldron Stopped game-tying PK in first career win, shutout at Oregon State 6-3 / 185—RS-Freshman—Goalkeeper Orangevale, Calif.—Bella Vista HS—San Juan Academy—Major: Undeclared 5 (4) - 1-3-0 - 1 SHO - 13 SV - 2.11 GAA 18 Elliot Farmer Both career wins and one career draw all by way of shutout 6-5 / 185—RS-Senior—Goalkeeper Albuquerque, New Mexico—St.