UCLA MEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE • SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 UCLA Sports 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 KICKS OFF PAC-10 CONFERENCE PLAY VS. BAY AREA SCHOOLS Bruins to honor 1985 NCAA Championship squad on Sunday.

THIS WEEK ̶ The No. 14 (Soccer America)/23 (NSCAA) ranked UCLA men's soccer team (4-2-0) will 2005 UCLA SCHEDULE/RESULTS kick off Pac-10 Conference play on Friday, Sept. 30, hosting No. 3 (7-0-1) at 7 pm on Frank Date Opponent Time/Result W. Marshall Field at Drake Stadium. Two days later, on Sunday, Oct. 2, Stanford (3-4-1) visits for a 1 8/19 vs. #1/1 Indiana (ex.) T 1-1 pm contest. 9/2 vs. #21/13 Santa Clara* L 2-3 UCLA TO HONOR 1985 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ̶ On Oct. 2, UCLA will honor its 1985 NCAA 9/4 #2/4 MARYLAND W 4-0 Championship squad 20 years after it won the NCAA title for the fi rst time in school history. The 9/11 at Loyola Marymount W 4-0 championship game was a record-setting eight overtime aff air that was won in the 167th minute on 9/16 at Penn State† W 1-0 a goal by defender Andy Burke. The goal was Burke's fi rst ever as a Bruin. Members of the 1985 team 9/18 vs. Ohio State† L 1-2 will be recognized at halftime, and an alumni game for all Bruin soccer alumni will take place at the North Athletic Field at 10 am. Amongst the members of that 1985 squad were U.S. Soccer legend Paul 9/25 UNLV W 3-0 Caligiuri, 1990 World Cup players Paul Krumpe and David Vanole and All-Americans Dale Ervine and 9/30 #3 CALIFORNIA 7 pm Steve Black. 10/2 STANFORD 1 pm 10/7 at Washington 7 pm BRUINS IN NATIONAL RANKINGS ̶ UCLA moved up to No. 9 in the Soccer America rankings and No. 23 in the NSCAA/adidas poll after a 3-0 win over UNLV. The Bruins are ranked No. 6 in the Top Drawer 10/9 at Oregon State 1 pm Soccer poll, No. 8 in the News poll and No. 9 in the Soccer Times poll. 10/14 at Cal State Northridge 3:30 pm 10/16 SAN DIEGO STATE 1 pm UCLA IN NCAA STATISTICS ̶ The Bruins rank 11th nationally in team scoring off ense with a 2.50 10/20 UC SANTA BARBARA 7 pm average and are tied for eighth in shutout percentage (0.67). Individually, goalkeeper Eric Reed ranks 10/28 OREGON STATE 7 pm 11th in goals against average (0.417) and seventh in shots on goals save percentage (0.905). Forward Kamani Hill is tied for 14th in assists per game (0.67). 10/30 WASHINGTON 1 pm 11/4 at Stanford 7 pm IANNI, WYNNE UP FOR M.A.C. ̶ Junior midfi elder/defender and 11/6 at California 2 pm sophomore defender have been named to the 2005 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch 11/10 at San Diego 7 pm List. The Bruin duo were starters on the U.S. Under-20 National Team that advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2005 World Youth Championships. Their defense helped the U.S. shut out all three of its op- 11/13 at San Diego State 1 pm ponents in group play. Wynne also had an assist on the game-winning goal against Argentina. Both players were regular starters for UCLA in 2004 and played in all 20 games. Ianni was the 2004 Pac-10 * - Cal State Fullerton Diadora Classic; † - at Penn Co-Player of the Year. Wynne had two assists in 2004 and already has three assists this year to rank State Nike Classic. Home games are in BOLD second on the squad. He also had an assist on the tying goal in the Bruins' exhibition game against CAPS. All times are local to game site. Rankings are NSCAA/Soccer America. Indiana that fi nished in a 1-1 tie. Ianni scored his fi rst career goal in the 4-0 win at Loyola Marymount on Sept. 11. Defensively, the two players were instrumental in UCLA's four shutouts this year (4-0 vs. Maryland and Loyola Marymount, 1-0 vs. Penn State and 3-0 vs. UNLV) and helped limit a high-scoring 2005 UCLA QUICK FACTS Maryland team to zero shots on goal. Head Coach ...... Jorge Salcedo SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS ̶ Cal kept its unbeaten streak alive this past weekend, winning the Alma Mater ...... UCLA '02 Stanford Nike Classic with a pair of wins against UAB (3-1) and Army (5-0). The Golden Bears are ranked Coaching Record ...... 14-4-2 (1 year) No. 3 in both the Soccer America and NSCAA/adidas polls. Senior forward leads the Pac-10 with six goals and 14 points. Goalkeeper Eric Kronberg's goals against average of 0.39 ranks eighth Asst. Coaches ...... Peter van de Ven in the nation. Golden Bear volunteer assistant coach Pieter Lehrer was a ...... Paul Bravo member of UCLA's 1985 Championship squad...... Jose Lopez (volunteer) 2005 STAT LEADERS PRIOR MATCHUPS ̶ UCLA leads the all-time series against Cal, 30-7-3, and Home Field ...... Frank W. Marshall Field Goals Capacity ...... 11,700 has won the last fi ve matchups, including last season's wild 4-3 overtime - 4 Conference ...... Pacifi c-10 victory at Frank W. Marshall Field. Down 3-1 with less than 10 minutes re- Maxwell Griffi n - 2 2004 Record ...... 14-4-2 maining, the Bruins staged a furious comeback thanks to the play of their Kamani Hill - 2 seniors. Ahmed Khalil brought UCLA to within one at 81:50 with a header 2004 Conference Record/Finish ....6-2/1st Assists 2004 NCAA Finish ...... 3rd Round in the box. Then with 22 ticks on the clock, Mike Enfi eld netted a stunning for the equalizer after Khalil headed a pass to him. Finally, 3:04 Kamani Hill - 4 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 20/8 into overtime, UCLA earned a penalty kick after a Cal defender was red- Marvell Wynne - 3 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 7/4 Sal Zizzo - 3 carded for an intentional handball on a scoring opportunity. NCAA Championships ...... 4 Aaron Lopez's penalty kick was blocked by Cal keeper Eric Kronberg, but Points ...... (1985, 1990, 1997, 2002) Lopez followed through on his shot and kicked in the rebound to score Jonathan Bornstein - 9 the winning goal. The Bruins won the road matchup at Cal in 2004 as well, Kamani Hill - 8 TICKET INFORMATION handing the 13th-ranked Bears a 3-0 defeat on the strength of two goals Maxwell Griffi n - 5 by Enfi eld and another by Ramon Manak. Cal's last victory came in 2002, a Sal Zizzo - 5 Adults - $6 1-0 overtime victory at Berkeley. GAA Youth - $4 (16 and under) Eric Reed - 0.42 UCLA Students - Free w/ ID SCOUTING THE CARDINAL ̶ Stanford enters the week with a 3-4-1 record. Groups of 15 or more - $4 each Marcus Ryan leads the Cardinal with three goals and seven points this Saves season. Andrew Kartunen and Josh Nesbit have been sharing time at goal. Eric Reed - 19 Kartunen has recorded a 0.24 goals against average in four games to rank Nate Pena - 5 third in the nation, while Nesbit has earned a 0.98 goals against average in four games. Kartunen was a teammate of UCLA's Patrick Ianni and Marvell Wynne at the 2005 World Youth Championships. SOCCER AMERICA RANKINGS - 9/26 PRIOR MATCHUPS ̶ UCLA leads the all-time series against Stanford, 32-2-4, and has won the last 1. New Mexico (8-0-0) seven meetings. Stanford's last victory came in 2000 when the Cardinal claimed a 1-0 win in Palo Alto. 2. North Carolina (6-0-1) The Bruins won both matchups last season, 2-0 on the road and 2-1 at home in back-to-back games. 3. California (7-0-1) Jonathan Bornstein scored a goal in the home matchup, and Kamani Hill had totaled two assists in 4. Akron (8-0-0) those two games. 5. Indiana (4-0-3) BORNSTEIN LEADS UCLA TO VICTORY OVER UNLV ̶ Senior midfi elder Jonathan Bornstein contributed 6. St. John’s (4-1-3) to all three goals as UCLA dealt UNLV a 3-0 loss on Sept. 25 at Frank W. Marshall Field. Bornstein scored 7. Duke (5-1-1) the fi rst goal, the game-winner, in the 29th minute, and struck again in the 61st. He also assisted on Kamani Hill's 40th minute goal. Bornstein has scored all nine of his season points in UCLA's last three 8. Santa Clara (5-2-0) games and has scored a goal in three straight contests, two off the school goal-scoring streak of fi ve 9. UCLA (4-2-0) games, held by Joe-Max Moore (1991) and Billy Thompson (1988). For his eff orts, Bornstein was selected 10. Old Dominion (5-1-1) to the Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News National Teams of the Week. 11. Wake Forest (5-2-0) SEASON DEBUTS ̶ Freshmen Sean Alvarado and Michael Meschures made their collegiate debuts on 12. Fairleigh Dickinson (6-0-1) Sunday in the second half of the UNLV game. Junior Mike Gardner also saw the pitch for the fi rst time 13. Connecticut (5-2-1) this season. 14. Virginia (5-1-1) SCORING BY COMMITTEE ̶ After six games this season, 10 diff erent players have found the back of 15. Cincinnati (5-2-1) the net for the Bruins, who have totaled 15 goals. Three players have scored multiple times - senior 16. North Carolina State (5-3-1) midfi elder Jonathan Bornstein (4 goals), sophomore forward Kamani Hill (2 goals) and freshman forward 17. Maryland (5-3-0) Maxwell Griffi n (2 goals). 18. Creighton (4-1-2) EUROPEAN VACATIONS ̶ Five Bruins spent parts of the summer in Europe with the U.S. Youth National 19. UNC Greensboro (5-2-0) Teams. Junior Patrick Ianni and sophomore Marvell Wynne played with the Under-20s in Holland for the 20. Missouri State (6-0-2) World Youth Championships. Sophomore Greg Folk and freshmen Jason Leopoldo and Sal Zizzo played 21. UC Santa Barbara (4-2-1) with the Under-18s at the Lisbon Tournament in Portugal and won the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland. 22. Ohio State (5-2-1) BRUINS PICKED TO WIN PAC-10 ̶ UCLA received fi ve of six fi rst-place votes (coaches were not allowed 23. Washington (6-1-0) to pick their own teams) and was chosen as the favorite to win the Pacifi c-10 Conference title for a 24. San Diego (4-0-2) fourth consecutive year. The Bruins had 25 total points in the pre-season poll. Washington was second 25. South Florida (5-3-0) with 19. Rounding out the poll were California (18 points), Stanford (13), Oregon State (10) and Pac-10 newcomer San Diego State (5). UCLA SOCCER A FAMILY AFFAIR ̶ Several members of the 2005 Bruin squad have extensive and long- standing ties to the UCLA soccer program, starting with head coach Jorge Salcedo. The 1990-93 UCLA NSCAA RANKINGS - 9/27 letterwinner also had family members involved in the program. Father Hugo was a UCLA assistant coach 1. New Mexico 8-0-0 from 1978-79, and younger brother Eddie was a letterwinner in 1995. Three Meschures brothers are 2. North Carolina 6-0-1 involved with the current team. Eli and Michael are on the team, and middle brother Harry is the team 3. California 6-0-1 manager. Junior midfi elder Patrick Ianni and freshman forward Maxwell Griffi n each have older brothers 4. Akron 8-0-0 who won NCAA titles at UCLA - Tayt Ianni in 1990 and Leonard Griffi n in 2002. 5. Indiana 4-0-3 BRAVO, BRUIN ALUMNI UP FOR MLS ALL-TIME BEST XI LIST ̶ UCLA assistant coach Paul Bravo and 10 6. Old Dominion 5-1-1 former Bruins are up for selection to the MLS All-Time Best XI list, which is determined by fan voting. 7. Fairleigh Dickinson 6-0-1 Players on this list were either named Best XI in a particular season or selected to play in at least three 8. St. John’s 4-1-3 All-Star games. Bravo played for San Jose in 1996 and Colorado from 1997-2001 and was a three-time All- 9. Duke 5-1-1 Star. He was the fi rst player in Rapids history to record 100 career points, and he fi nished his career with 131 points on 52 goals and 27 assists. Joining Bravo 10. Missouri State 6-0-2 11. Virginia 5-1-1 2005 HONORS on the list are Bruin alumni (1990-92), Kevin Hartman (1995-96), (1997- 12. Santa Clara 5-2-0 Jonathan Bornstein 99), (1992-94), Greg Vanney (1993- 13. University of Connecticut 5-2-1 Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (Sept. 26) College Soccer News National Team of the Week 95), (1996-97), (1988-91), 14. Wake Forest 5-2-0 (week ending Sept. 25) Eddie Lewis (1992-95), Chris Henderson (1989-90) 15. Washington 6-1-0 UCLA/MET-Rx Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 19-25) and Ante Razov (1992-95). Voting concludes on the 16. Maryland 5-3-0 All-Tournament Team - Penn State Nike Classic last day of the regular season, Oct. 16. Fan ballots 17. Tulsa 3-2-3 account for 50 percent of the fi nal vote total. Media 18. 5-1-0 Patrick Ianni and MLS coaches and general managers will also M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch List 19. Binghamton 7-1-1 Soccer America Pre-Season All-American participate in the other half of the voting process. College Soccer News Pre-Season All-American To vote, visit the MLS website (http://www.mlsnet. 19. Creighton 4-1-2 com/MLS/mls/events/season_10/best_11.jsp). 21. Cincinnati 5-2-1 Brandon Owens 22. Clemson 4-2-1 Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (week HEAD COACH JORGE SALCEDO ̶ Former UCLA All- 23. UCLA 4-2-0 of Sept. 12) American Jorge Salcedo begins his second season College Soccer News Pre-Season All-American (3rd 24. New Hampshire 6-1-1 team) as head coach of the Bruins. In his fi rst year, he was selected the Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year and led 25. Georgetown 6-2-0 Eric Reed UCLA to its third consecutive Pac-10 title. The Bruins 25. UNC-Greensboro 5-2-0 All-Tournament Team - Penn State Nike Classic went 14-4-2 in his fi rst season. Salcedo was the Bruins' Marvell Wynne assistant coach from 2001-03 and helped lead UCLA M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch List to the 2002 NCAA Championship and to two Pac-10 UCLA IN OTHER POLLS Soccer America Pre-Season All-American titles. As a player, he was a four-year starter at UCLA Soccer Times - 9th Sal Zizzo and scored the game-winning penalty kick in the Pac-10 Player of the Week (Aug. 30-Sept. 5) 1990 NCAA Championship game as a freshman. Top Drawer Soccer - 6th Soccer America Team of the Week (Sept. 1-4) College Soccer News - 8th Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (Sept. 5) LOOKING AHEAD ̶ UCLA continues Pac-10 play on Oct. 7 at 7 pm at Washington and on Oct. 9 at 1 pm at Oregon State.