UCLA Men's Soccer Weekly Press Release • August 25, 2008 UCLA Information • PO Box 24044 • , CA 90024-0044 SID Contact: Liza David • Phone: 310/206-8140 • Fax: 310/825-8664 • Email: [email protected] Website: www.uclabruins.com

UCLA Hosts Maryland In Season Opener At The Home Depot Center On Friday #14 Bruins battle #8 Terrapins in Fox Soccer Channel's NSCAA Game of the Week. This Week — The 14th-ranked UCLA men's soccer team opens the 2008 season on Friday, Aug. 29 against 2008 UCLA Schedule eighth-ranked Maryland at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The game is Fox Soccer Channel's NSCAA Game of the Week and will be televised live at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students/youth. Date Opponent Time All seats are general admission. Parking at The Home Depot Center will be free. Aug. 29 #8 Maryland (at The Home Depot Center) 7 pm Aug. 31 UCLA vs. UC Riverside 12:30 pm On Sunday, Aug. 31, games return to the UCLA campus. UCLA will host UC Riverside at 12:30 pm, followed by Maryland vs. California at 3 pm. Tickets to the doubleheaders are $7 for adults and $5 for youth. UCLA California vs. Maryland 3 pm students are free with valid ID. Sept. 5 at #1 Wake Forest (Deacon Classic) 7:30 pm ET Sept. 7 vs. #24 North Carolina (Deacon Classic) 1 pm ET Live Coverage — Friday's game against Maryland will be televised live on the Fox Soccer Channel, and the Sept. 12 #7 Indiana 7 pm UCLA-UC Riverside game will be audio broadcast live for free on the Bruins' website at UCLABruins.com. Also available on UCLABruins.com will be Gametracker for all three games this weekend. Sept. 14 Indiana vs. San Diego 2 pm Sept. 20 #5 Santa Clara 7 pm Bruins To Play At The Home Depot Center For Third Time — UCLA will play at The Home Depot Center for Sept. 25 at San Diego 7 pm the third time in school history. The Bruins played in the first collegiate game at the famed soccer venue Sept. 28 Cal State Northridge 2:30 pm on Sept. 14, 2003, defeating Cal State Fullerton 5-0 behind a hat trick from Matt Taylor and two goals and three assists from Chad Barrett. UCLA returned to The Home Depot Center on Sept. 19, 2004 for a game Oct. 1 #21 UC Santa Barbara 7 pm against Loyola Marymount that ended in a scoreless tie. Maryland has also played in The Home Depot Oct. 5 San Diego State*# 2:30 pm Center, losing to Indiana, 3-2 in double overtime, in the semifinals of the 2004 College Cup. Oct. 10 at California* 4 pm Oct. 12 at Stanford* 2:30 pm The Home Depot Center is the home of 's Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA. It has hosted many major soccer events, including the 2003 and 2004 MLS Cups, 2003 MLS All-Star Game, 2003 Oct. 17 Washington* 7 pm FIFA Women's World Cup, 2004 NCAA Men's Soccer College Cup and numerous U.S. Soccer games. Oct. 19 Oregon State* 1 pm Oct. 24 at Washington* 7 pm In The Rankings — UCLA is ranked No. 14 in the NSCAA and News pre-season polls, No. Oct. 26 at Oregon State* 2 pm 13 in the SoccerTimes.com poll and No. 26 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll. Oct. 31 California*# 7:30 pm Scouting The Terrapins — Maryland went 10-5-2 a year ago and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Nov. 2 Stanford*# 2:30 pm Tournament. Leading the Terrapins in 2008 is All-American defender Omar Gonzalez, who was selected Nov. 8 Cal Poly 7 pm to the 2008 M.A.C. Hermann Watch List. Head coach Sasho Cirovski signed what College Soccer Nov. 15 at San Diego State* 1 pm News rated as the nation's best recruiting class. Four Maryland freshmen were named Parade All-Ameri- cans last year. Nov. 21-22 NCAA First Round TBD UCLA vs. Maryland Nov. 26 NCAA Second Round TBD UCLA's History With Maryland — Maryland leads the all-time series Nov. 29-30 NCAA Third Round TBD between the two teams, 3-2. The Terrapins won the last matchup, Date Location Result 2001 at Virginia MD W 2-1 (2ot) Dec. 5-7 NCAA Quarterfinals TBD 4-1 in College Park on Sept. 2, 2006 in a game that was delayed a day due to heavy rains. Maxwell Griffin scored the only goal for the 2002 Dallas, TX UCLA W 2-1* Dec. 12&14 NCAA College Cup (at Frisco, TX) TBD Bruins. UCLA won the last matchup in Los Angeles on Sept. 4, 2005, 2003 at MD MD W 1-0 9-4-05 at UCLA UCLA W 4-0 Home matches in bold routing Maryland at Drake Stadium, 4-0. Maxwell Griffin scored the 9-2-06 at MD MD W 4-1 * - Pac-10 Conference Match, # - Doubleheader with UCLA women’s team game-winner in the seventh minute, and the Bruin defense held *NCAA semifinals All home matches played at Marshall Field at Drake Stadium unless otherwise Maryland to zero shots on goal. No team has won back-to-back indicated. Rankings are NSCAA/ pre-season rankings. games in the series. Scouting The Highlanders — UC Riverside finished with a 5-6-8 record in 2007. The Highlanders return Notable 2007 All-Big West defender David Lozano and last year's top scorer Cito Soriano (4g, 3a). •UCLA will play six non-conference games against UCLA's History With UCR — UCLA and UC Riverside have met 11 times, with the Bruins winning all 11, teams ranked in the NSCAA/adidas pre-season including the last meeting in 2004 at Drake Stadium, 1-0. The prior 10 games in the series all came prior Top 25, including five ranked opponents in its to 1984. first six games. Former Bruin Gonzalez Returns To Westwood With UCR Team — UC Riverside head coach Junior Gonzalez •The Bruins are 32-5-4 all-time in season openers will return to Westwood to coach his team against his alma mater. Gonzalez won a NCAA title with UCLA in but have not won a opener since defeating Oakland 1997 and was a four-year letterman from 1995-98. 2-1 in double overtime during the 2004 season. UCLA's last two openers have gone into overtime About The Bruins — With an influx of new players and a strong core of returning players, UCLA head coach - a 2-1 loss vs. Notre Dame in 2007 and a 1-1 tie is excited about the seemingly endless possibilities for his 2008 Bruins. A well-rounded against Cal State Northridge in 2006. 12-man incoming class and the return of six All-Pac-10 players give Salcedo many options with which to •Bruin senior Richard Flores is the only UCLA or concoct a good mix on the field to challenge for another national title. Maryland player to have played at The Home Depot The Bruins' 2007 season got derailed a bit during the off-season and early in the pre-season, with injuries Center, having played in UCLA's 2004 game there befalling several key players on both the defensive and offensive ends. The Bruin attack should be much against Loyola Marymount. In addition, Flores more potent in 2008, as all of the team's attacking players enter the pre-season healthy. The Bruins have a scored two goals in the 2004 McDonald's All- variety of options on the offensive end, with players with size, speed and savvy. The team's top two scorers American game, which was held at THDC. from last year, Maxwell Griffin (9g, 0a) and (3g, 7a) are back, as is 2006 leading scorer David Estrada (12g, 4a in 2006). UCLA's midfield is skillful and versatile, with two-year starters Nakazawa, Jason Leopoldo (2g, 3a) and Michael Stephens (2g, 1a) leading the way. The defense, although inexperienced, is anchored by one of the West Coast's premier defenders in three-time All-Pac-10 selection Brad Rusin.

p. 1 of 2 Returning starter Danny Suits, who saw time in the back and in midfield last year, could also step in on a more permanent basis in the backline to provide solid experience. Goalkeeping is a big strength for UCLA, with five UCLA In The Rankings goalkeepers on the squad, led by U.S. Under-20 National Team starter , who has five shutouts in Week SA NSCAA CSN TDS ST 27 career starts during his two seasons. Pre n/a 14 14 26 13 Salcedo Seeks Win #50 — UCLA head coach Jorge Salcedo is one victory away from claiming his 50th career win. Salcedo enters his fifth season with a career record of 49-24-12. Legend: SA - Soccer America; NSCAA - National Soccer Coaches Association of America; CSN - College Soccer News; Nakazawa Named To M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch List — Junior midfielder Kyle Nakazawa was named to TDS - Top Drawer Soccer; ST - Soccer Times the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch List. Nakazawa, UCLA's 2007 Team MVP, has started every game of his collegiate career (45 starts) and compiled a total of seven goals and 15 assists in two seasons. In 2007, he led the Bruins with seven assists and was second on the team in scoring with 13 points and two game-win- NSCAA Pre-Season Top 25 ning goals, both of which were scored in the final two minutes of the game, at Washington and against New Mexico in the NCAA first round. Nakazawa was a second-team All-Pac-10 selection in 2007 and a Soccer Rank Opponent 2007 Record 1. Wake Forest 22-2-2 America All-Freshman honoree in 2006. The former youth international totaled 21 career caps with the U.S. 2. Connecticut 20-3-1 Under-17 National Team and was a starter on the U-17 team that placed fifth at the 2005 FIFA World Youth 3. Notre Dame 14-5-5 Championships. 4. Boston College 15-5-1 Fresh Faces — UCLA enters the season with 12 new players, including 11 true freshmen. The freshman class 5. Santa Clara 16-2-4 was rated the No. 9 recruiting class in the nation by College Soccer News and includes four players with U.S. 6. Creighton 12-3-5 Youth National Team experience - Eder Arreola, Chris Cummings, Oscar Reyes and Victor Yanez. In Bristol, 7. Indiana 13-4-5 England's Andy Rose, the Bruins have their first foreign player since Martin Bruno of Copenhagen, Denmark, 8. Maryland 10-6-5 by way of Terra Linda HS in the Bay Area, played on the team from 1996-99. The last UCLA player to come 9. Ohio State 17-4-5 from a foreign school was Canadian Brad McAdams back in 1987. 10. Virginia Tech 14-4-5 11. Brown 15-2-1 Off-Season Happenings — Bruin players were busy in the off-season, with Brian Perk and Eder Arreola see- 12. Akron 15-4-2 ing regular action with the U.S. National Teams. The two played together on the Under-20 National Team in 13. Massachusetts 17-8-1 a friendly against Mexico in July. Perk earned the shutout, and Arreola came off the bench and played 11 14. UCLA 9-9-3 minutes. Perk also joined the U-20s at the Milk Cup in Ireland in early August and shut out Belgium, 2-0, in 15. West Virginia 4-5-2 the team's final game. Arreola also played with the U-18s at the Lisbon Tournament in May. Junior midfielder 16. Illinois-Chicago 13-6-5 Michael Stephens helped the Chicago Fire Super-20 team capture the North American National Champion- 17. SMU 14-5-2 ship in August, assisting on the game-winning goal in the semifinals. 18. South Florida 14-6-2 19. Saint Louis 12-2-5 Bruins To Play Five Of Last Six NCAA Champions — UCLA's 2008 schedule will pit the Bruins against five of 20. Northwestern 12-5-3 the last six NCAA champions. UCLA opens with four of its first five games against prior champions - Maryland 21t. Bradley 16-6-5 (2005), Wake Forest (2007), North Carolina (2001), and Indiana (2003, 2004). On Oct. 1, the Bruins will 21t. UC Santa Barbara 13-4-4 host 2006 champion UC Santa Barbara. The only two championship teams from this decade that UCLA will 23. Tulsa 15-3-2 not face are itself (2002 champions) and 2000 champion Connecticut. 24. North Carolina 7-8-5 Looking Ahead — UCLA travels to Winston-Salem, NC to take on defending NCAA champion Wake Forest and 25. Furman 19-4-0 2001 NCAA champion North Carolina at the Wake Forest Deacon Fall Classic. The Bruins first play the Demon Deacons on Friday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 pm ET and then face North Carolina on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 1 pm ET.

2008 UCLA Men's Soccer Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Notes 00 Kevin Weiner Gk 6-0 170 RFr. Manhattan Beach, CA (Mira Costa HS) Redshirted last season 1 Trevor Hunter Gk 6-3 205 RSo. Chino Hills, CA (Ayala HS) 4 saves in 1st collegiate start in '07 NCAA 2nd rd. 2 Jason Leopoldo Mf 5-7 145 Sr. Thousand Oaks, CA (Thousand Oaks HS) 1st-team All-Pac-10 in '07 3 Brad Rusin D 6-4 200 Sr. Holmes Beach, FL (St. Stephen’s Prep) 3-time All-Pac-10 selection 4 Oscar Reyes D/Mf 6-0 155 Fr. Santa Ana, CA (Saddleback HS) Has U.S. U-17 Nat'l Team experience 5 Andy Rose Mf/D 6-2 160 Fr. Bristol, England (Wycliffe College) Captain of Bristol City FC youth teams 6 Sean Alvarado D 6-3 190 RJr. West Orange, NJ (St. Benedict’s Prep) Will redshirt due to knee injury 7 Eder Arreola F/Mf 5-6 140 Fr. Chino Hills, CA (Edison Academic Center) Played w/ U.S. U-20 & U-18 teams this summer 8 Christian Vazquez Mf 5-8 145 Fr. Santa Barbara, CA (Santa Barbara HS) Won 2 straight national titles with Real SoCal 9 Fernando Monge F 5-10 165 Fr. Seattle, WA (Eastside Catholic HS) Enrolled at UCLA since '08 Winter Quarter 10 Kyle Nakazawa Mf 5-11 165 Jr. Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Edison Academic Center) M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch List 11 Maxwell Griffin F 6-0 175 Sr. Palmdale, CA (Littlerock HS) Scored 18 goals in 49 career games 12 Tomer Konowiecki Mf 5-7 150 RJr. Long Beach, CA (/Long Beach Poly HS) Redshirted in '07 13 Brian Perk Gk 5-11 175 Jr. Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (Edison Academic Center) Posted 3 shutouts w/ U-20s this summer 14 Chris Cummings Mf/D 5-8 145 Fr. Chatsworth, CA (Crespi HS) Former U.S. U-17 National Team member 15 Richard Flores F 5-10 164 Sr. Lennox, CA (Animo Leadership School) Scored 2 goals at The Home Depot Center in '04 McDonald's All-American game 16 Daren Flitcroft Mf 5-7 145 Fr. Great Falls, VA (Langley HS) Will redshirt due to knee surgery 17 Andrew Sinderhoff Mf 5-11 150 Jr. Coto de Caza, CA (Santa Margarita HS) Had assists on two game-winners in '07 18 Zack Zerrenner D 6-0 165 Fr. Santa Barbara, CA (Santa Barbara HS) Won 3 straight nat'l titles w/ Real SoCal 19 Brian Rowe GK 6-1 175 RFr. Eugene, OR (South Eugene HS) Redshirted in '07 20 Prince Lapnet F 6-0 192 Fr. Silver Spring, MD (Archbishop Carroll HS) Scored 50 goals in his last 2 years of HS 21 Victor Yanez D 5-9 165 Fr. Riverside, CA (Patriot HS) Played w/ U.S. and Mexico U-17 Nat'l Teams 22 Joe Scachetti Gk 6-3 180 Fr. Torrance, CA (West Torrance HS) Expected to redshirt in '08 after hand surgery 23 Luis Serrano D/Mf 5-11 155 Jr. Salinas, CA (Hartnell College/North Salinas HS) 2-time all-conference honoree at Hartnell 24 David Estrada F 5-8 160 Jr. Salinas, CA (Alisal HS) 2006 Soccer America Freshman of the Year 27 Danny Suits D/Mf 5-10 160 Jr. Los Alamitos, CA (Los Alamitos HS) Voted UCLA's Most Improved Player in '07 28 Zac Rothman Mf 5-7 130 So. Seal Beach, CA (Los Alamitos HS) Member of Bruins' practice squad in '07 30 Michael Stephens Mf 5-9 155 Jr. Naperville, IL (Edison Academic Center) Won '08 national title w/ Chicago Fire Super-20s

Head Coach: Jorge Salcedo, 5th year Assistant Coaches: , Kenny Arena, Igancio Hernandez (volunteer)

p. 2 of 2 2007 UCLA Men's Soccer UCLA Combined Team Statistics ((Final Stats)) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... ( 9- 9- 3) ( 6- 1- 2) ( 3- 7- 1) ( 0- 1- 0) CONFERENCE...... ( 4- 4- 2) ( 2- 1- 2) ( 2- 3- 0) ( 0- 0- 0) NON-CONFERENCE...... ( 5- 5- 1) ( 4- 0- 0) ( 1- 4- 1) ( 0- 1- 0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATT ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-AT ------Aug 31 vs #9 Notre Dame LOT 1-2 4240 11 Griffin, Maxwell 21 9 0 18 37 .243 15 .405 3 0-0 Sep 02 at #7 Indiana L 0-1 7423 10 Nakazawa, Kyle 21 3 7 13 36 .083 22 .611 2 0-0 09-08-07 at #25 Creighton T O2 0-0 5812 5 Zaher, Mike 21 4 3 11 25 .160 10 .400 0 0-0 Sep 14 #12 OHIO STATE W 3-1 925 2 Leopoldo, Jason 18 2 3 7 30 .067 12 .400 1 0-0 Sep 16 PENN STATE W 4-1 1091 7 Myers, Chance 21 3 0 6 33 .091 13 .394 1 0-0 Sep 20 at #12 U. of San Francisc W 1-0 3143 24 Estrada, David 14 3 0 6 18 .167 12 .667 1 1-1 Sep 22 at #7 LOT 1-2 2333 13 Stephens, Michael 21 2 1 5 16 .125 6 .375 1 2-2 Sep 29 at Cal State Northridge L 0-3 1095 9 Beltran, Tony 21 0 2 2 14 .000 4 .286 0 0-0 Oct 02 UNIV. OF SAN DIEGO W 1-0 861 17 Sinderhoff, Andrew 16 0 2 2 5 .000 2 .400 0 0-0 *10-06-07 at #36 San Diego State L 0-1 747 8 Flores, Richard 8 0 0 0 7 .000 3 .429 0 0-0 *Oct 12 STANFORD T O2 0-0 1492 3 Rusin, Brad 20 0 0 0 6 .000 1 .167 0 0-0 *Oct 14 #16 CALIFORNIA W 1-0 2310 16 Folk, Greg 21 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0 *Oct 19 at Oregon State W 4-1 423 20 Jaramillo, James 13 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 *Oct 21 at Washington W 3-2 1407 14 Owens, Brandon 14 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 *Oct 26 OREGON STATE W 2-1 3345 28 Hollingshead, Scott 6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 *Oct 28 WASHINGTON L 0-1 1076 27 Suits, Danny 16 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 *Nov 02 at Stanford L 1-2 1112 26 Meschures, Mikey 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 *Nov. 4 at #23 California L 1-3 811 22 McAthy, Kyle 10 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 *Nov 14 SAN DIEGO STATE T O2 1-1 746 21 White, Ryan 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Nov 24 #24 NEW MEXICO W 1-0 625 18 Hunter, Trevor 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Nov 28 at #7 Santa Clara Broncos L 1-3 1834 1 Perk, Brian 20 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Total...... 21 26 18 70 232 .112 102 .440 9 3-3 TEAM STATISTICS UCLA OPP Opponents...... 21 25 28 78 268 .093 115 .429 9 0-1 ------SHOT STATISTICS...... Goals-Shot attempts.... 26-232 25-268 |-GOAL AVERAGE-| |-SAVES-| Goals scored average... 1.20 1.15 ## GOALTENDERS GP Minutes GA Avg Sv Pct W L T Sho Shot pct...... 112 .093 ------Shots on goal-Attempts. 102-232 115-268 1 Perk, Brian 20 1863:08 22 1.06 84 .792 9 8 3 5 SOG pct...... 440 .429 18 Hunter, Trevor 2 90:38 3 2.98 4 .571 0 1 0 0 Shots/Game...... 11.0 12.8 Total...... 21 1953:46 25 1.15 90 .783 9 9 3 6 Assists...... 18 28 Opponents...... 21 1953:46 26 1.20 76 .745 9 9 3 6 CORNER KICKS...... 113 73 PENALTY KICKS...... 3-3 0-1 OFFSIDES...... 36 44 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total PENALTIES...... ------Yellow cards...... 23 26 UCLA...... 11 15 0 0 - 26 Red cards...... 1 1 Opponents...... 6 17 2 0 - 25 ATTENDANCE...... Total...... 12471 26140 SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Dates/Avg Per Date..... 9/1386 11/2376 ------Neutral Site #/Avg..... 1/4240 UCLA...... 103 115 7 7 - 232 Opponents...... 104 153 8 3 - 268

SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ------UCLA...... 37 50 1 2 - 90 Opponents...... 33 36 5 2 - 76

CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ------UCLA...... 49 60 1 3 - 113 Opponents...... 34 38 1 0 - 73

FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ------UCLA...... 132 152 7 7 - 298 Opponents...... 150 157 8 9 - 324