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Table of Contents 2009 UCLA Schedule The Bruin starters during the national anthem

Aug. 23 CSU BAKERSFIELD^ 3:00 pm (at North Athletic Field) Aug. 29 UC IRVINE^ 4:00 pm (at North Athletic Field) Sept. 4 at Maryland 8:00 pm Sept. 6 at Georgetown 2:30 pm Sept. 10 UC DAVIS 7:00 pm Sept. 17 CS FULLERTON 7:00 pm Sept. 25 at 7:00 pm Sept. 27 UNLV 5:00 pm Oct. 2 at Oregon State* 7:00 pm Oct. 4 at Washington* 2:00 pm Oct. 11 at San Diego State* 2:00 pm Quick Facts The 2009 Season Oct. 16 * 7:00 pm Location...... J.D. Morgan Center, Radio/TV Roster ...... IFC Oct. 18 STANFORD* 2:30 pm ...... 325 Westwood Plaza Schedule ...... 1 ...... , CA 90095 Season Outlook ...... 2 Oct. 23 at California* 4:00 pm Athletics Phone ...... (310) 825-8699 Roster ...... 3 Oct. 25 at Stanford* 2:00 pm Ticket Offi ce ...... (310) UCLA-WIN Coaching Staff ...... 4 Oct. 31 at Creighton 3:00 pm Chancellor ...... Gene Block Player Biographies ...... 6 Director of Athletics ...... Daniel G. Guerrero 2009 Opponent Information ...... 43 Nov. 6 OREGON STATE* 7:00 pm Sr. Asso. Athletic Director (Soccer) ...... Ken Weiner Nov. 8 WASHINGTON* 1:00 pm Faculty Athletic Rep...... Donald Morrison The 2008 Season Nov. 14 SAN DIEGO STATE* 7:00 pm Home Field (Capacity) ...... Marshall Field 2008 Season Stats ...... 17 ...... at Drake Stadium (11,700) NCAA Tournament 2008 Game-By-Game Box Scores...... 18 Home Record ...... 207-26-16 (Since 1980) Bruins in the Conference ...... 20 Nov. 20-21 NCAA First Round TBD Enrollment ...... 38,500 Nov. 24 NCAA Second Round TBD Founded ...... 1919 The History Colors ...... Blue and Gold Nov. 28-29 NCAA Third Round TBD Bruin All-Stars ...... 21 Nickname ...... Bruins Bruin All-Americans (1983-2008) ...... 24 Dec. 4-6 NCAA Quarterfi nals TBD Conference ...... Pacifi c-10 UCLA Hall of Fame Inductees ...... 39 Dec. 11 NCAA Semifi nals (Cary, NC) TBD Conference Phone ...... (925) 932-4411 All-Time Numerical Roster ...... 31 Conference Fax ...... (925) 932-4601 Dec. 13 NCAA Finals (Cary, NC) TBD All-Time Lettermen ...... 32 National Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I NCAA Champions ...... 34 Head Coach (Alma Mater)...... Jorge Salcedo NCAA Tournament Results ...... 36 Home games are indicated in BOLD CAPS and played at Marshall ...... (UCLA ’02) All-Time Results ...... 37 Field at Drake Stadium unless otherwise indicated. All times are Coach’s Phone ...... (310) 825-1777 local to site. UCLA Record vs. Opponents ...... 42 Record at UCLA ...... 59-29-18 (5 years) UCLA’s National Team Connection ...... 44 Career Record (Years) ...... same ^ Denotes exhibition game. * Denotes Pac-10 Conference games UCLA’s All-Time National Team Roster ...... 45 Assistant Coaches ...... Eddie Soto, Kenny , UCLA — No. 1 Producer of Pro Talent ...... 46 ...... Patrick Seymour (volunteer) Bruins in ...... 47 About This Publication 2008 Record ...... 10-5-6 2008 Pac-10 Record (Finish) ...... 7-1-2 (1st) The Record Books Credits: The 2009 UCLA men’s soccer media guide was written 2008 NCAA Finish ...... NCAA 1st Round and designed by Liza David, Assistant Sports Information Director, Career Records ...... 50 with assistance from Allison Taka and Kaelie Baer. Photography by Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 23/4 Single-Season Records ...... 50 ASUCLA Campus Studio (Don Liebig and Todd Cheney). MLS photos Starters Returning/Lost ...... 8/3 courtesy Major League Soccer teams, Getty Images (Jonathan Daniel, National Championships .....1985, 1990, 1997, 2002 Single-Game Records ...... 51 Victor Decolongon, Stephen Dunn, Jed Jacobsohn), Robert Mora/LA Sports Information Director ...... Marc Dellins Miscellaneous Records...... 52 Galaxy, Seattle Sounders FC, Tony Quinn/MLS, Hoop/MLS/WireImage, Men’s Soccer SID ...... 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Special thanks to Getty Images, This Is UCLA ...... 57 ASUCLA Photography, Berliner Studios, Andrew Bernstein, Ruth Chambers, the Los Angeles Visitors and Convention Bureau and Administrator Biographies ...... 58 Scott Quintard for their photos in the UCLA Experience. Media Information ...... 59 Purchase: Copies of the men’s soccer media guide can be purchased Wooden Athletic Fund ...... 60 in person at UCLA’s Sports Information Offi ce for $6.00. By mail, make checks payable for $8.00 to UC Regents and mail to UCLA The UCLA Experience ...... i Athletic Dept. - Sports Information Offi ce, Men’s Soccer Guide, PO Box 24044, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

1985 • 1990 • 1997 • 2002 NCAA Champions 1 Season Outlook

For the fi rst time in Jorge Salcedo's tenure as head coach, the Bruins can truly call Andy Rose year. He continued his strong play themselves a veteran team, with a substantially large senior class of eight, the largest over the summer, leading his club senior class at UCLA since 2003. team CZ Elite to the U.S. Youth Leading the way are six returning senior starters - midfi elder Michael Stephens, Soccer National Championship goalkeeper Brian Perk, midfi elder Kyle Nakazawa, forward , and with a tournament-best five defenders Danny Suits and Luis Serrano - as well as defender Sean Alvarado goals. Also expected to make a and midfi elder Andrew Sinderhoff. big impact for UCLA in 2009 "The group of guys that are seniors this year have had great experiences while being is forward Fernando Monge, here for the past three years, including playing in the College Cup," said Salcedo. "Their who started strong for the experiences have really made them motivated and excited for this upcoming year. They Bruins last year before injuries realize that they have a great opportunity to do something special." set him back a little. He played in 11 games with four starts and There is no shortage of star power in this senior class. Stephens is the reigning Pac- had one goal. Other sophomores 10 Player of the Year after leading the conference with 23 points and nine assists in who saw action last season are 2008. A member of the U.S. Under-20 National Team, he was named to the M.A.C. forward Prince Lapnet (16 Hermann Trophy Watch List and preseason All-America team. games, eight starts, three goals), Perk has been dominant as the starting goalkeeper on the Under-20 National Team, midfi elder Christian Vazquez posting seven shutouts in eight games, with a 0.12 goals against average in 2009. As (14 games, two starts, one assist), a Bruin, he has started and played in 46 games, posting 12 shutouts. Last season, he Oscar Reyes (eight games) and earned second-team All-Pac-10 acclaim after posting a 0.45 GAA and fi ve shutouts goalkeeper Brian Rowe (two in nine conference games. games). Former U.S. Youth International player Nakazawa returns with a clean bill of health The eight-man freshman class after playing in just 10 games during an injury-plagued 2008. Prior to last season, he had has been heralded as the No. 3 started in every game as a Bruin. Also named to the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch class in the nation by both Soc- List, Nakazawa has recorded seven goals and 15 assists in his career. cer America and Estrada, a three-time All-Pac-10 honoree, leads all active UCLA players in career scor- News. Leading the charge is U.S. ing with 19 goals and 45 points. In 2006, he was named Soccer America's National Under-20/Under-18 National Freshman of the Year after setting a new school freshman record with 12 goals. Team midfi elder , who was rated the nation's No. 1 recruit by Top Suits had an impressive season last year, leading the team in minutes played with 1925 Drawer Soccer. The Bruins also have three ESPN Rise All-Americans in forward Da- out of 2019 possible minutes and being one of just three players to start all 21 games. kota Collins, forward and forward/midfi elder Evan Raynr, as He earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 acclaim and contributed to eight shutouts well as Under-18 National Team midfi elder Michael Roman. Other standouts in the on the year. Serrano, who transferred to UCLA from Hartnell College in 2008, made freshman class are defender Cesar Morales and midfi elders Ryan Hollingshead an immediate impact with the Bruins, and Matt Norton. Luis Serrano starting in the season opener and Experience and depth are obviously the team's strengths. "Our group this year is very in 15 of 16 games played. competitive," Salcedo said. "As coaches, we have a lot of confi dence in numerous play- Alvarado is looking forward to ers. Our depth from goalkeeper all the way to the forwards will make the group very an injury-free season after sitting competitive in training and in games on a daily and weekly basis, as everyone will still out all of 2007 and most of 2008 have to go out and earn their positions and their keep within the team." with leg injuries. He played in four Salcedo continued, "Having great depth makes it a challenge to fi nd the right combos games last year, making one start and to put players in the right positions, but we will use the preseason to sort out and has played in 23 games total the best system, formation and tactics for this group and be ready to go for the fi rst in his career. Sinderhoff has played game of the season." in 46 games, scoring two goals in a The Bruins will once again play a Zack Zerrenner reserve role. challenging schedule, facing three "Each of the seniors have expressed of the Top 10 teams in the pre- their own personal and team goals, season NSCAA rankings, including and, as the older group, their mind- the season opener at defending set and approach are where it should NCAA champion Maryland. A be going into preseason," Salcedo non-conference matchup on Oct. noted. "Kyle, Mikey and David are all 31 at Creighton in the middle of guys who have had big infl uence on the Pac-10 slate is another game our team offensively, and I expect the team looks forward to. them to be good leaders and good "The road trip to Creighton during role models for rest of group. I feel our conference bye week will be very strongly that Andrew in his an exciting road trip for the guys," last season will have by far his best Salcedo said. "Our previous experi- year at UCLA. Danny, Sean, Perk and ence there in 2007 was a very good Serrano have all had good careers one, and we look forward to playing at UCLA so far. I've often asked each of them to play different roles, and I think that in a beautiful stadium on a great those experiences throughout the past few years will give them a perspective of ap- Halloween day." preciation and humility going into their last season." "As always, we look forward to The Bruins have a small junior class consisting of goalkeeper Trevor Hunter, who playing in big games and playing has started in three career games, and walk-ons Zac Rothman, Shawn Singh and against good opponents," he con- Kevin Weiner. tinued. "This year, we've sprinkled Last year's freshman class returns a year older, wiser and stronger. All-Pac-10 honoree in more teams from the west than and UCLA Rookie of theYear Andy Rose, 18-game starter and winner of UCLA's Most we did during last year's nonconfer- Improved Player Award Chris Cummings, and 13-game starter Zack Zerrenner ence schedule. Having a few home will once again be key defensive players for the Bruins. Midfi elder Eder Arreola ended games early on in the schedule is always an advantage to our preparation and to the 2008 season on tear, recording fi ve of his six assists in the last six games of the recovering early on in the season while we get ready for the Pac-10 season."

2 2009 UCLA Men's Soccer 2009 Roster

Numerical Squad Breakdown No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 00 Kevin Weiner Gk 6-0 170 Jr. Manhattan Beach, CA (Mira Costa HS) Seniors (8) 1 Trevor Hunter Gk 6-3 205 RJr. Chino Hills, CA (Ayala HS) Juniors (4) 2 Shawn Singh D 5-9 140 Jr. Bakersfi eld, CA (Garces Memorial HS) Sophomores (9) 3 Zack Zerrenner D 6-0 165 So. Santa Barbara, CA (Santa Barbara HS) Freshmen (11) 4 Oscar Reyes D/Mf 6-0 155 So. Santa Ana, CA (Saddleback HS) 5 Andy Rose Mf/D 6-2 160 So. Bristol, England (Wycliffe College) From Alabama: 1 6 Sean Alvarado D 6-3 190 Sr. West Orange, NJ (St. Benedict’s Prep) From California: 23 7 Eder Arreola F/Mf 5-6 140 So. Chino Hills, CA (Edison Academic Center) From England: 1 8 Christian Vazquez Mf 5-8 145 So. Santa Barbara, CA (Santa Barbara HS) From Illinois: 2 9 Fernando Monge F 5-10 165 So. Seattle, WA (Eastside Catholic HS) From Maryland: 1 10 Kyle Nakazawa Mf 5-11 165 Sr. Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Edison Academic Center) From New Jersey: 1 11 Dakota Collins F 5-10 160 Fr. Temecula, CA (Great Oak HS) From Oregon: 1 12 Cesar Morales D 6-0 165 Fr. St. Charles, IL (St. Charles East HS) From Virginia: 1 13 Brian Perk Gk 5-11 175 Sr. Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (Edison Academic Center) From Washington: 1 14 Chris Cummings D 5-8 145 So. Chatsworth, CA (Crespi HS) 15 Amobi Okugo Mf 6-0 175 Fr. Sacramento, CA (Rio Americano HS) Oldest: Sean Alvarado, 9-20-87 16 Daren Flitcroft Mf 5-7 145 RFr. Great Falls, VA (Langley HS) Youngest: Eder Arreola, 11-13-91 17 Andrew Sinderhoff Mf 5-11 150 Sr. Coto de Caza, CA (Santa Margarita HS) 18 Ryan Hollingshead Mf/F 6-1 165 Fr. Granite Bay, CA (Granite Bay HS) 19 Brian Rowe GK 6-1 175 RSo. Eugene, OR (South Eugene HS) In-Season Birthdays 20 Prince Lapnet F 6-0 192 So. Silver Spring, MD (Archbishop Carroll HS) 21 Victor Yanez D 5-9 165 RFr. Riverside, CA (Patriot HS) Sept. 18 - Evan Raynr, 19th 22 Joe Scachetti Gk 6-3 180 RFr. Torrance, CA (West Torrance HS) Sept. 20 - Sean Alvarado, 22nd 23 Luis Serrano D/Mf 5-11 155 Sr. Salinas, CA (Hartnell College/North Salinas HS) Oct. 23 - Kevin Weiner, 20th 24 David Estrada F 5-8 160 Sr. Salinas, CA (Alisal HS) Chris Cummings, 19th 25 Michael Roman Mf 5-11 150 Fr. Oxnard, CA (Rio Mesa HS) Oct. 24 - Joe Scachetti, 20th 26 Evan Raynr F/Mf 5-7 150 Fr. Calabasas, CA (Viewpoint HS) Nov. 10 - Andrew Sinderhoff, 22nd 27 Danny Suits D/Mf 5-10 160 Sr. Los Alamitos, CA (Los Alamitos HS) Zac Rothman, 21st 28 Matt Norton Mf 5-10 165 Fr. Poway, CA (Poway HS) Nov. 13 - Eder Arreola, 18th 29 Chandler Hoffman F 6-0 160 Fr. Birmingham, AL (Oak Mountain HS) Nov. 16 - Brian Rowe, 21st 30 Michael Stephens Mf 5-9 155 Sr. Naperville, IL (Edison Academic Center) Dec. 7 - Luis Serrano, 22nd 88 Zac Rothman Mf 5-7 130 Jr. Seal Beach, CA (Los Alamitos HS) Alphabetical Pronunciations No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Eder Arreola 6 Sean Alvarado D 6-3 190 Sr. West Orange, NJ (St. Benedict’s Prep) ED-er ARE-ee-OH-la 7 Eder Arreola F/Mf 5-6 140 So. Chino Hills, CA (Edison Academic Center) Fernando Monge 11 Dakota Collins F 5-10 160 Fr. Temecula, CA (Great Oak HS) MON-gee 14 Chris Cummings D 5-8 145 So. Chatsworth, CA (Crespi HS) 24 David Estrada F 5-8 160 Sr. Salinas, CA (Alisal HS) Amobi Okugo 16 Daren Flitcroft Mf 5-7 145 RFr. Great Falls, VA (Langley HS) ah-MO-bee o-COO-go 29 Chandler Hoffman F 6-0 160 Fr. Birmingham, AL (Oak Mountain HS) Evan Raynr 18 Ryan Hollingshead Mf/F 6-1 165 Fr. Granite Bay, CA (Granite Bay HS) RAY-ner 1 Trevor Hunter Gk 6-3 205 RJr. Chino Hills, CA (Ayala HS) Joe Scachetti 20 Prince Lapnet F 6-0 192 So. Silver Spring, MD (Archbishop Carroll HS) Ska-KET-tee 9 Fernando Monge F 5-10 165 So. Seattle, WA (Eastside Catholic HS) Shawn Singh 12 Cesar Morales D 6-0 165 Fr. St. Charles, IL (St. Charles East HS) SING 10 Kyle Nakazawa Mf 5-11 165 Sr. Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Edison Academic Center) Kevin Weiner 28 Matt Norton Mf 5-10 165 Fr. Poway, CA (Poway HS) WHY-ner 15 Amobi Okugo Mf 6-0 175 Fr. Sacramento, CA (Rio Americano HS) 13 Brian Perk Gk 5-11 175 Sr. Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (Edison Academic Center) Victor Yanez 26 Evan Raynr F/Mf 5-7 150 Fr. Calabasas, CA (Viewpoint HS) YAH-nez 4 Oscar Reyes D/Mf 6-0 155 So. Santa Ana, CA (Saddleback HS) Zach Zerrenner 25 Michael Roman Mf 5-11 150 Fr. Oxnard, CA (Rio Mesa HS) Zur-REN-er 5 Andy Rose Mf/D 6-2 160 So. Bristol, England (Wycliffe College) Jorge Salcedo 88 Zac Rothman Mf 5-7 130 Jr. Seal Beach, CA (Los Alamitos HS) HORE-hay Sal-SAY-do 19 Brian Rowe GK 6-1 175 RSo. Eugene, OR (South Eugene HS) 22 Joe Scachetti Gk 6-3 180 RFr. Torrance, CA (West Torrance HS) 23 Luis Serrano D/Mf 5-11 155 Sr. Salinas, CA (Hartnell College/North Salinas HS) Support Staff 17 Andrew Sinderhoff Mf 5-11 150 Sr. Coto de Caza, CA (Santa Margarita HS) Team Managers: 2 Shawn Singh D 5-9 140 Jr. Bakersfi eld, CA (Garces Memorial HS) Tyler Gonzalez, Dylan Dewey 30 Michael Stephens Mf 5-9 155 Sr. Naperville, IL (Edison Academic Center) 27 Danny Suits D/Mf 5-10 160 Sr. Los Alamitos, CA (Los Alamitos HS) Staff Athletic Trainer: 8 Christian Vazquez Mf 5-8 145 So. Santa Barbara, CA (Santa Barbara HS) Tandi Hawkey 00 Kevin Weiner Gk 6-0 170 Jr. Manhattan Beach, CA (Mira Costa HS) Sports Medicine Interns: 21 Victor Yanez D 5-9 165 RFr. Riverside, CA (Patriot HS) Janelle Jacobs, Sharon Lee 3 Zack Zerrenner D 6-0 165 So. Santa Barbara, CA (Santa Barbara HS) Equipment Manager: Head Coach: Jorge Salcedo, 6th year Sean Markus Assistant Coaches: Eddie Soto, Kenny Arena, Patrick Seymour (volunteer)

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