UC DAVIS AGGIES 2015 MEN’S SOCCER
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CHICO STATE...... W, 3-1 Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 – Aggie Soccer Field UC DAVIS UCSB at Seattle...... L, 6-0 OVERALL: 7-6-2 AT OVERALL: 9-5-1 Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 – Championship Field CONFERENCE: 3-1-2 CONFERENCE: 4-2-0 BIG WEST BIG WEST at #10 Washington...... L, 3-0 Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 – Husky Soccer Stadium UC DAVIS SACRAMENTO ST. CSU BAKERSFIELD...... L, 2-1 (2ot) OVERALL: 7-6-2 OVERALL: 5-7-2 Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 – Aggie Soccer Field AT CONFERENCE: 3-1-2 CONFERENCE: 2-3-1 WISCONSIN...... W, 3-2 BIG WEST BIG WEST Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015 – Aggie Soccer Field at (RV) California (TV: Pac-12 Network)...... L, 2-1 Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 – Goldman Field KICK OFF: Riding the Big West Conference’s longest active es the squad and leads the Big West with seven assists... unbeaten streak at four games, the UC Davis men’s soccer Freshman goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg has posted a 1.35 at San Jose State...... L, 2-1 (2ot) team (7-6-2 overall, 3-1-2 in the Big West) opens a three- goals against average and 44 saves in over 1,200 minutes, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 – Spartan Soccer Field match road trip this week against North Division rivals UC collecting four shutouts and a .710 save percentage. PACIFIC...... W, 6-0 Santa Barbara and Sacramento State. The Aggies and No. Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 – Aggie Soccer Field 22 Gauchos kick-off at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night (Oct. 21) VERSUS THE GAUCHOS: UC Santa Barbara leads the at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, all-time series with UC Davis by the at Saint Mary’s...... W, 2-1 Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 – Saint Mary’s Stadium before returning home and making count of 14-5-3 dating back to the the short jaunt across the Causeway BY THE NUMBERS 2004 season... The two schools SAN FRANCISCO...... W, 3-1 to take on the Hornets for the second split their regular season meetings Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 – Aggie Soccer Field Overall...... 7-6-2 time in a week on Saturday (Oct. 24) Big West Conference...... 3-1-2 last year with each team posting an at UC Riverside*...... W, 2-0 at 3 p.m. vs. Ranked/Votes...... 1-2-0 overtime victory on its home field... Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 – UCR Soccer Stadium Home...... 5-1-2 Half of the 22 all-time meetings at Cal State Fullerton*...... L, 1-0 IN THE POLLS: Neither UC Davis, nor Away...... 2-5-0 since 2004 have gone to overtime Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 – Titan Stadium Sacramento State, are ranked among Neutral...... 0-0-0 -- eight of those extending to double the top 25 this week... UC Santa Day (prior to 5 p.m.)...... 6-3-2 overtime -- with the Gauchos posting CSUN*...... T, 1-1 (2ot) Barbara is ranked among the top 25 Night...... 1-3-0 a 6-2-3 record over the Aggies in Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 – Aggie Soccer Field according to the Top Drawer Soccer 1-Goal Games...... 4-4-0 those contests... UC Davis is winless UC IRVINE*...... W, 2-1 (ot) (No. 21), CollegeSoccerNews.com 2-Goal Games...... 2-0-0 in its last two trips to Santa Barbara, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 – Aggie Soccer Field (No. 24), and Soccer America (No. 22) 3+ Goal Games...... 1-2-0 having not posted a win since a 2-1 Overtime...... 2-0-0 #24 CAL POLY*...... W, 3-2 (ot) poll, while receiving votes (14) in the overtime victory on Oct. 28, 2012... Double Overtime...... 0-2-2 Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 – Aggie Soccer Field latest NSCAA poll. Of the previous 22 meetings, 19 have Shutouts...... 2-3-0 pitted the Aggies against a nationally SACRAMENTO STATE*...... T, 1-1 (2ot) BE A FOLLOWER: Fans can keep Scoring First...... 6-0-1 ranked Gaucho squad. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 – Aggie Soccer Field up with the latest in UC Davis Ath- Opp. Scores First...... 1-6-1 Lead After the 1st Half...... 5-0-1 at UC Santa Barbara*...... 7 pm letics by following us on Facebook SACRAMENTO STATE BRIEFLY: It’s Tied After the 1st Half...... 2-1-0 Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 – Harder Stadium (facebook.com/ucdavisaggies) and a quick turnaround for the Aggies Trail After the 1st Half...... 0-5-1 Twitter (@UCDavisAggies), while and Hornets, who travel to Cal Poly at Sacramento State*...... 3 pm Out-Shoot Opponent...... 7-2-2 Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015 – Hornet Field men’s soccer is available on Twitter Out-Shot by Opponent...... 0-4-0 on Wednesday before hosting the (@UCDavisMSOC). Live in-game Aggies... Sacramento State enters at Cal Poly*...... 7 pm More Corner Kicks...... 5-0-1 updates for home contests are also the week with a 5-7-2 overall record Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 – Spanos Stadium Fewer Corner Kicks...... 2-5-1 available on Twitter by following us and a 2-3-1 mark in league play UC SANTA BARBARA*...... 2 pm @UCDavisInGame. and is coming off a win over #13 Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 – Aggie Soccer Field UC Santa Barbara (5-2) and a draw I NEED STATS, STAT!: Barring technical difficulties, live with the Aggies (1-1)... Freshman forward Brad Bumgarner BIG WEST TOURNAMENT stats for all UC Davis home games, as well as select road continues to lead the team with five goals and 11 points, Big West Tournament First Round...... TBA contests, are available on your computer and mobile device while reigning Big West Offensive Player of the Week Ivan Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 – Site TBD courtesy the StatBroadcast platform. Visit the men’s soc- Ramirez paces the squad with five assists and ranks third cer schedule page at UCDavisAggies.com or the UC Davis overall with seven points... Sophomore goalkeeper James Big West Tournament Semifinals...... TBA Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 – Site TBD StatBroadcast landing page at UCDStats.com. Del Curto has posted a 1.53 goals against average and a .746 save percentage in 10 starts. Big West Tournament Championship...... TBA UC SANTA BARBARA BRIEFLY: Following a season-high Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 – Site TBD five-match winning streak, the Gauchos dropped back- VERSUS THE HORNETS: UC Davis leads the all-time series to-back matches during the opening weekend of North with Sacramento State, 12-7-2, but is winless in the last NCAA TOURNAMENT Division play, falling on the road at Sacramento State (5-2) three meetings with the Hornets -- two of those ending Thurs. Nov. 19 NCAA First Round TBA and in double overtime at home against Cal Poly (3-2) in in draws... The Aggies and the Hornets have played to Sun. Nov. 22 NCAA Second Round TBA front of more than 11,000 fans in San Luis Obispo... UC overtime in each of their last three meetings after doing Sun. Nov. 29 NCAA Third Round TBA Santa Barbara is 5-1 at home this season, having won three so just once in 18 meetings from 1990-2013... UC Davis is Fri. Dec. 4 NCAA Quarterfinals TBA straight since a 2-0 loss against then No. 6-ranked Akron unbeaten in its last three road contests (2-0-1) against the Fri. Dec. 11 NCAA Semifinals TBA on Sept. 25, including conference wins over UC Riverside Hornets, having not lost in Sacramento since a 2-1 defeat Sun. Dec. 13 NCAA Championship TBA (2-0) and Cal State Fullerton (2-1)... Junior forward Nick on Sept. 10, 2010... The Aggies are 7-4-1 in road matches DePuy leads the conference with 12 goals and 25 points against the Hornets since 1990. overall, while freshman forward Geoffrey Acheampong pac-
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AGAINST RANKED SQUADS: Having never shied away from 2015 UC DAVIS MEN’S SOCCER NUMERICAL ROSTER facing the top-tier in men’s soccer, as well as playing in one of the toughest men’s soccer conferences in the nation, 00 Armando QUEZADA 6-0 175 GK R-Jr. 2V Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos HS ‘12) the Aggies have posted 11 victories and six draws against 1 Kris SCHULTZ 6-1 175 GK R-Sr. 2V Sacramento, Calif. (Natomas HS ‘11) nationally ranked teams under the direction of Head Coach 2 Matt BARINGER 5-11 160 F R-Fr. RS Piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont HS ‘14) Dwayne Shaffer at the Division I level, including 12 matches 3 Nathan DiFIORI 5-9 153 M Fr. HS Monrovia, Calif. (Bishop Amat HS ‘15) against a top-10 squad in that span following their tilt at No. 10 Washington on Aug. 30. UC Davis earned its first win over 4 Evan BARRETT 5-8 145 F/M So. 1V Sacramento, Calif. (Jesuit HS ‘14) a ranked opponent this season with its 3-2 win over No. 24 5 Hoshang HATIFIE 6-0 180 M R-Sr. 1V Alameda, Calif. (Alameda HS ‘11) (Soccer America) Cal Poly last week. 6 Brian QUINTERO 6-2 163 M Fr. HS Bellflower, Calif. (Crespi HS ‘15) 7 Lizandro TORRES 6-2 180 M So. 1V Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln HS ‘14) CAUSEWAY CUP UPDATE: After only four head-to-head events between the Aggies and the Hornets this season, UC 8 Derek CARO 5-10 155 M R-Fr. RS South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (South Lake Tahoe HS ‘14) Davis holds a slim 8.75-6.25 lead in the race for the 2015-16 9 Dashiell MacNAMARA 5-10 145 F R-Jr. 2V San Francisco, Calif. (Sacred Heart Cathedral ‘12) Causeway Cup following last Saturday’s 1-1 draw that further 10 Noah WILSON 5-11 160 M/F So. 1V Petaluma, Calif. (Casa Grande HS ‘14) split the 2.50 available points. The Aggies have won each of 11 Matt WIESENFARTH 6-0 175 F R-Sr. 3V Sacramento, Calif. (Jesuit HS ‘11) the last three Causeway Cups overall and have won seven of 11 dating back to the inception of the rivalry competition 12 Justin WRIGHT 5-11 160 M Fr. HS Tujunga, Calif. (Crescenta Valley HS ‘15) in 2004. 13 Jon LAUGHLIN 6-4 162 GK Fr. HS San Jose, Calif. (Leland HS ‘15) 14 Connor WILLIS-HONG 6-1 175 D/M R-Jr. 1V Bakersfield, Calif. (Liberty HS ‘13) BOATENG’S BIG WEEK: Eight minutes. That was all it took 15 Spencer WILLIAMS 5-9 170 D/M R-Jr. 2V San Diego, Calif. (University City HS ‘12) for freshman Roy Boateng to stake the Aggies to the early lead against Cal Poly, netting a brace against the Mustangs 16 Lucas MOHAGEG 6-4 200 D/M Sr. 3V Los Altos, Calif. (Mountain View HS ‘12) to double his goal output for the season to that point. 17 Ryan GROSS 5-10 170 M Sr. 3V Davis, Calif. (Davis HS ‘12) Boateng scored in the 18th and 26th minutes for a 2-0 advan- 18 Ryan CARO 6-2 195 M R-So. 1V South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (South Lake Tahoe HS ‘14) tage, recording the first multi-goal match of his career and the first by an Aggie since Matt Wiesenfarth accomplished 19 Kyle HIGGINS 6-3 160 F So. 1V Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate HS ‘14) the feat against Sacramento State on Nov. 3, 2012. Boateng 20 Miguel ACEVEDO 6-1 170 M/D So. 1V Pacoima, Calif. (Bishop Alemany HS ‘14) added his first career assist on Miguel Acevedo’s goal three 21 Greg SALAZAR 5-10 177 D So. 1V Long Beach, Calif. (Cathedral HS ‘14) days later against the Hornets for a five-point weekend, 22 Roy BOATENG 6-1 185 D R-Fr. RS Rohnert Park, Calif. (Rancho Cotate HS ‘14) moving him into sole possession of second on the team in scoring with nine points. 23 Kristian HEPTNER 6-3 180 F Fr. HS West Sacramento, Calif. (Christian Brothers HS ‘15) 24 Jackson KERINS 6-1 170 D Fr. HS Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison HS ‘15) “GOLDEN” BOY: Senior Lucas Mohageg has not lost his 25 Evan ALVAREZ 5-6 147 F Jr. HS Linden, Calif. (Linden HS ‘12) shine as the Aggies’ “golden boy,” scoring an overtime 26 Wallis LAPSLEY 6-4 195 GK Fr. HS Seattle, Wash. (Lakeside School ‘15) game-winner for the second time in four days to lift UC Davis over No. 24 Cal Poly on Oct. 14, shortly after finding the back 27 Adam MICKELSON 5-11 148 F Fr. HS Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel HS ‘15) of the net just five minutes into the first extra period against 28 Steven GUZMAN 6-3 185 D Jr. HS Sacramento, Calif. (Jesuit HS ‘12) UC Irvine on Oct. 10. The Los Altos, Calif., native almost had a third straight OT game-winner, but the goal was waved off COACHING STAFF following an offsides call two-and-a-half minutes into the Head Coach Dwayne SHAFFER (19th Season), Chico State ‘88 second overtime against Sacramento State. Assistant Head Coach Jason HOTALING (11th Season), Sonoma State ‘96 Assistant Coach Chris LEER (2nd Season), UC Davis ‘11 MOHAGEG MAKES HIS POINT(S): Mohageg’s game-winner against Cal Poly gave him his career-high seventh goal of the season -- the most since Quincy Amarikwa finished with 15 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATIONS during the 2008 campaign. When you add in his four assists, Mohageg’s 18 points this season are the most in a single #20 Miguel ACEVEDO So. #13 Jon LAUGHLIN Fr. #00 arr-MON-doe kay-ZAH-duh campaign since Amarikwa’s 31 scored seven years ago. #25 Evan ALVAREZ Jr. #9 Dashiell MacNAMARA R-Jr. #2 Matt BEAR-in-gurr #3 Nathan DEE-fee-OR-ee #2 Matt BARINGER R-Fr. #27 Adam MICKELSON Fr. MORE ON MOHAGEG: Mohageg’s seven goals this season #4 Evan BARRETT So. #16 Lucas MOHAGEG Sr. #5 HO-shang ha-TEE-fee rank him third on the school’s Division I single-season list, #6 Brian keen-TARE-oh #22 Roy BOATENG R-Fr. #00 Armando QUEZADA R-Jr. just one back of Sule Anibaba’s eight scores in 2007 for #7 Liz-AHN-dro TOR-ez #8 Derek CARO R-Fr. #6 Brian QUINTERO Fr. second place, while his 11 career strikes make him only the #8 Derek CAR-oh seventh player in the program’s Division I history to reach #18 Ryan CARO R-So. #21 Greg SALAZAR So. #9 DASH-ull MAC-nuh-MARE-uh double digits in that category alongside Amarikwa (20), Matt #3 Nathan DiFIORI Fr. #1 Kris SCHULTZ R-Sr. #11 Matt WEE-zen-farth Wiesenfarth (16), Matt Sheldon (15), Chris Leer (13), Anibaba #17 Ryan GROSS Sr. #7 Lizandro TORRES So. #13 Jon LOFF-lin (13), and Paul Marcoux (12). Mohageg’s 28 career points -- all #28 Steven GUZMAN Jr. #11 Matt WIESENFARTH R-Sr. #16 Lucas moh-HAH-gay scored in the last two seasons -- are eighth on the Division I #5 Hoshang HATIFIE Sr. #15 Spencer WILLIAMS R-Jr. #18 Ryan CAR-oh list, while the four career game-winners are tied for fourth. #23 Kristian HEPTNER Fr. #14 Connor WILLIS-HONG R-Jr. #20 ME-gell AH-suh-VAY-do #19 Kyle HIGGINS So. #10 Noah WILSON So. #21 Greg SALL-uh-zar SAME STORY, DIFFERENT YEAR: After setting an NCAA record with 14 overtime contests last season -- including a #24 Jack KERINS Fr. #12 Justin WRIGHT Fr. #22 Roy BO-uh-TANG #24 Jack CARE-ins Division I record run of seven straight from Sept. 5-28 -- the #26 Wallis LAPSLEY Fr. #25 Evan AL-var-ez Aggies seem up to their old tricks in 2015, having played four #26 WALLACE LAPS-lee consecutive OT matches entering the week (and six overall this season) -- tied for the second-longest streak in the #27 Adam MICK-ull-son program’s Division I histoy. Including last year’s run of seven #28 Steven GOOZ-mahn straight, this season marks the sixth time since 1990 that HC Dwayne SHAY-fur UC Davis has played in at least four consecutive overtime AHC Jason ho-TALL-ling matches, posting a 7-3-17 (.574) record in those games.
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while outscoring opponents by a 20-8 count in its last nine MIGUEL MAKES IT A DOZEN: Thanks to sophomore Miguel contests, posting a 6-1-2 mark in those games. 2015 BIG WEST STANDINGS Acevedo’s first career goal last Saturday against Sacramento NORTH DIVISION State, the Aggies now have 12 players who have found the IRONMAN: Since his arrival on campus, UC Davis senior Big West Overall back of the net in 2015, surpassing the team’s total from all Ryan Gross has been a tough man to take off the field, of last season and the most since the Aggies had the same continuing a streak that has seen him start all 77 matches Team W L T Pts. W L T Pct. number of players score during the 2012 campaign. A 13th for the Aggies -- and logging more than 6,000 minutes -- UC Santa Barbara 4 2 0 12 9 5 1 .633 different goal scorer this season would give the program its dating back to 2012. The 77 starts are tied for the top spot at UC Davis 3 1 2 11 7 6 2 .533 most diverse scoring group since UC Davis had 13 during its the Division I level in school history with Brian Ford, while his Cal Poly 3 1 2 11 8 3 3 .679 Division I debut season in 2007. 6,931 career minutes are second on the school’s Division I Sacramento State 2 3 1 7 5 7 2 .429 chart -- making him only the fourth player to top 6,000 career GOAL SETTERS: Four more goals against Cal Poly and Sac- minutes along with Brian Ford (7,374), Ramon Martin Del SOUTH DIVISION ramento State gave the Aggies 26 for the year -- surpassing Campo (6,312), and Omar Zeenni (6,105). Big West Overall the team’s total from each of the last two years. With four Team W L T Pts. W L T Pct. regular season matches remaining, UC Davis has posted its STAY ON TARGET: Aside from leading the league with its 202 Cal State Fullerton 4 1 1 13 9 5 1 .633 highest total since scoring 37 times in 2008 and ranks third shots overall, UC Davis leads the Big West, and ranks No. 9 in on the school’s single-season Division I list. The 76 points the NATION, with 7.27 shots on goal per game, putting nearly CSUN 2 3 1 7 6 6 2 .500 also rank third on the school’s Division I chart, ranking behind half of its shots on frame. The most accurate of the Aggies UC Irvine 1 4 1 4 3 9 3 .300 a pair of 100-point seasons in 2007 (116) and 2008 (101). has been senior Lucas Mohageg, who leads all regulars by UC Riverside 1 5 0 3 5 9 1 .367 putting 21 of this 33 attempts (.636) on goal. FRONT RUNNERS: The Aggies are a perfect 6-0-1 this PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM season when they score first and an almost-perfect 7-1-1 AGGIES IN THE NCAA: UC Davis also ranks among the top Mats Bjurman, Sr., M, UC Irvine when they either lead or are tied at the half. However, when 50 in the nation in numerous categories, including: assists Eduardo, Calzada, Sr., M, UC Irvine UC Davis finds themseleves chasing a goal, it’s a completely per game (No. 43), fewest fouls per game (No. 48), points Nick DePuy, Jr., F, UC Santa Barbara different story, falling to just 0-5-1 when they trail at the start per game (No. 49), goals per game (No. 43), shots per game of the second half. (No. 21), assists (No. 24), goals (No. 20), and points (No. 24). Wade Hamilton, Sr., GK, Cal Poly Individually, senior Lucas Mohageg ranks among the top 50 Ismaila Jome, Jr., M, UC Santa Barbara HONEY BUNCHES OF GOALS: When the Aggies opened the in both goals (No. 31) and points (No. 33), with six and 15, Matt LaGrassa, Sr., M, Cal Poly year, goals were hard to come by, posting just a 1-5 record respectively. Chase Minter, Sr., M, Cal Poly and outscored 17-6 in their first six matches. Since then, the Trevor Morley, Sr., D, CSUN floodgates have opened for UC Davis, which notched multiple HE’S GOT A SHOT: Senior Matt Wiesenfarth set a new UC Da- Drew Murphy, Jr., M, UC Santa Barbara goals in each match during its four-game winning streak vis men’s soccer Division I standard on Oct. 1 at UC Riverside, -- the longest such streak since doing so in the same number as his three shots pushed him past Alex Aguiar and into the Michael Salazar, Sr., F, UC Riverside of matches from Sept. 7-21, 2008 -- and seven times overall, top spot on the career shots list. Five more shots this past Michael Sperber, Jr., M, UC Irvine
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NSCAA (Oct. 20, 2015) SOCCER AMERICA (Oct. 20, 2015) TOP DRAWER SOCCER (Oct. 19, 2015) COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS (Oct. 19, 2015) Team Pts. Prev. Rec. Team Rec. Prev. Team Overall Conf. Team Overall Prev. 1 Creighton (21) 596 1 14-0-0 1. Creighton (14-0-0) 1 1. Creighton 14-0-0 5-0-0 1 Creighton 14-0-0 1 2 Wake Forest (2) 561 5 10-1-2 2. Stanford (11-1-1) 3 2. Wake Forest 10-1-2 4-0-2 2 Stanford 11-1-1 3 3 Stanford (1) 559 3 10-1-1 3. Wake Forest (10-1-2) 6 3. Stanford 11-1-1 4-0-1 3 Clemson 11-1-2 4 4 Clemson 525 4 11-1-2 4. Notre Dame (8-2-4) 4 4. Clemson 11-1-2 4-1-1 4 Wake Forest 10-1-2 5 5 Akron 496 6 10-2-1 5. Clemson (11-1-2) 5 5. North Carolina 11-1-1 5-1-0 5 North Carolina 11-1-1 2 6 North Carolina 490 2 11-1-1 6. North Carolina (11-1-1) 2 6. Akron 10-2-1 2-0-0 6 Akron 10-2-1 6 7 Denver 442 8 11-0-2 7. Akron (10-2-1) 7 7. Georgetown 9-2-2 5-0-0 7 Denver 11-0-2 8 8 Notre Dame 427 7 8-2-4 8. Denver (11-0-2) 8 8. Denver 11-0-2 3-0-1 8 Georgetown 9-2-2 10 9 Georgetown 419 10 9-2-2 9. Georgetown (9-2-2) 10 9. Notre Dame 8-2-4 3-1-2 9 Notre Dame 8-2-4 7 10 Elon 379 11 12-2-0 10. Coastal Carolina (9-1-1) 11 10. Coastal Carolina 9-1-1 4-1-0 10 Elon 12-2-0 14 11 Coastal Carolina 306 13 9-1-1 11. Elon (12-2-0) 16 11. South Florida 9-3-1 4-0-1 11 Coastal Carolina 9-1-1 11 12 Southern Methodist 289 21 10-2-2 12. Old Dominion (7-2-2) 9 12. Syracuse 9-4-1 2-3-1 12 South Florida 9-3-1 17 13 South Florida 280 12 9-3-1 13. Seattle (12-3-0) 18 13. Seattle 12-3-0 5-1-0 13 S.M.U. 10-2-2 19 14 Old Dominion 274 9 7-2-1 14. SMU (10-2-2) 20 14. Elon 12-2-0 5-1-0 14 Old Dominion 7-2-1 9 15 Syracuse 257 16 9-4-1 15. Virginia (8-3-2) 12 15. Boston College 8-4-1 3-3-0 15 Washington 6-2-5 15 16 Kentucky 237 15 8-3-1 16. Washington (6-2-5) 22 16. Virginia 8-3-2 3-2-1 16 Virginia 8-3-2 12 17 Washington 224 20 6-2-5 17. Ohio State (8-4-2) NR 17. Old Dominion 7-2-1 3-1-1 17 Maryland 6-3-4 13 18 Ohio State 193 RV 8-4-2 18. USF (9-3-1) 17 18. Ohio State 8-4-2 3-1-1 18 Seattle 12-3-0 20 19 Seattle 180 24 12-3-0 19. Kentucky (8-3-1) 15 19. SMU 10-2-2 5-0-0 19 Ohio State 8-4-2 RV 20 Maryland 149 18 6-3-4 20. New Mexico (7-4-2) 23 20. Cal Poly 8-3-3 3-1-2 20 Kentucky 8-3-1 23 21 Virginia 89 19 8-3-2 21. Cal Poly (8-3-3) 24 21. UC Santa Barbara 10-5-1 4-2-0 21 N.C. State 7-3-3 21 22 South Carolina 74 17 7-5-1 22. UC Santa Barbara (10-5-1) 13 22. Florida Gulf Coast 5-2-3 3-0-1 22 Hofstra 10-4-0 22 23 Cal Poly 60 RV 8-3-3 23. South Carolina (7-5-1) 14 23. Kentucky 8-3-1 4-0-0 23 UNCW 8-3-2 24 24 Hofstra 48 22 10-4-0 24. Maryland (6-3-4) 25 24. Maryland 6-3-4 2-1-3 24 UC Santa Barbara 9-5-1 16 25 Monmouth 39 NR 9-3-3 25. Boston College (8-4-1) 19 25. South Carolina 7-5-1 4-1-0 25 SIUE 8-3-1 RV 26 South Carolina 7-5-1 18 Also receiving votes: Florida International (32), Others considered: UNC Wilmington (8-3-2), NC 27 Syracuse 9-4-1 27 Boston College (21), Butler (17), Boston (17), UC State (7-3-3), Butler (7-3-3), New Mexico (7-4-2), 28 Xavier 8-4-1 27 Santa Barbara (14), Dartmouth (13), UNC-Wilming- Hofstra (10-4-0) 29 Monmouth 9-3-3 RV ton (13), UNLV (13), NC State (11), UCLA (10), Utah 30 Radford 10-2-1 25 Valley (9), SIUE (9), Indiana (8), New Mexico (4), Florida Gulf Coast (4), Oregon State (4), American Others Receiving Votes: Boston College, Indiana, (4), St. Francis College (NY) (3), Radford (1). Cal Poly, Oregon State, Utah Valley, FIU, Boston University, Butler, Michigan, Drake
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weekend strengthened his hold on the top spot (now 146 four-in-a-row from Sept. 30-Oct. 13. It was not to be, but a STAT LEADERS for his career) while placing him in a tie for fourth in the Big fifth-consecutive win at Cal State Fullerton two nights later
AGGIES IN THE BIG WEST West with 41 shots this season entering the week. would have made it the longest since 2008 when UC Davis TEAM won six straight from Sept. 7-27, part of a run that saw the Category Place Total Leader WATCHING WIESENFARTH: The senior from Sacramento Aggies go unbeaten in 11 contests. Shots 1st 232 N/A achieved another pair of Division I milestones in last Satur- Points 2nd 76 UCSB (84) day’s draw with Sacramento State, moving atop the school TIGERS TAMED DURING RECORD DAY: UC Davis set one Goals 2nd 26 UCSB (31) lists for shots on goal (58) and career games (82), passing and tied two more school Division I records during its 6-0 win Goals Per Game 2nd 1.73 UCSB (2.07) his former teammate Matt Sheldon in both categories. over Pacific on Sept. 20: UC Davis posted its highest goal Assists 1st 24 N/A Assists Per Game 2nd 1.60 Sac State (1.64) Wiesenfarth also ranks second in career points (39) at the total since a 6-0 win over IPFW in 2007, while the four goals Goals Allowed 7th 25 CS Fullerton (12) Division I level, second in career goals (16), stands third in in the second half matched the school’s Division I record for Goals Against Avg. 6th 1.57 CS Fullerton (0.78) game-winners (6), is tied for fifth in assists (7), and is second most goals in a half, last accomplishing the feat in the first Saves 5th 56 Sac State (66) in shots on goal (56). half of a 4-2 win over Oakland on Sept. 15, 2007. Add in the Shutouts T7th 2 CS Fullerton (9) five assists and the Aggies set a new school Division I record Fouls 5th 161 UCSB (246) GROSS GOING UP: Not to be outdone, senior Ryan Gross with 17 points, breaking the previous mark of 15 set against Corners 4th 57 UC Irvine (86) also ranks among the program’s all-time Division I leaders, IPFW during that 2007 campaign. Offsides 5th 24 UC Irvine (41) standing ninth on the school’s Division I points list (27), tied Yellow Cards T1st 28 SAC & Cal Poly (28) for eighth in goals (8), fourth in game-winning goals (5), HELP ME, HELP YOU: The six goals scored against Pacific INDIVIDUAL second in career assists (11), seventh in shots (91), and tied also saw the Aggies collect five assists -- the second-highest Matt Wiesenfarth for eighth in shots on goal (34). single-game total in the school’s Division I history, falling one Shots T4th 41 shy of the record of six set against Cal Poly on Oct. 30, 2010. Shots Per Game T4th 2.73 WHO’S NEXT?: The Aggies have received production from up and down the lineup during its recent turnaround as the team A QUICK LOOK AT THE AGGIES: One of the youngest teams Lucas Mohageg has had 10 players account for its last 20 goals scored -- in- in the Big West in 2014 with 12 freshmen listed on the roster, Shots T6th 33 Shots Per Game T7th 2.20 cluding a run of six different goal scorers from Sept. 24-Oct. the Aggies return 15 letter winners and seven starters overall Points 2nd 18 3. Lucas Mohageg has accounted for five of those scores, for this year’s campaign, including a pair of standout goal- Points Per Game 2nd 1.20 while Roy Boateng (4), Ryan Gross (2), Evan Barrett (2), and keepers who split time last season. Depth, a component that Goals T2nd 7 Matt Wiesenfarth (2), have tallied multiple goals. was severely tested by an NCAA-record 14 overtime contests Goals Per Game T2nd 0.47 (12 of those going to double overtime), doesn’t seem to be an Assists T4th 4 OUR HOUSE: UC Davis finished with a winning home record issue for UC Davis this season thanks, in part, to those trials Assists Per Game T9th 0.27 for the fifth consecutive season in 2014, posting a 4-2-5 mark by fire, as four returning redshirts and eight newcomers give Game-Winning Goals T2nd 3 at the Aggie Soccer Field, and have continued to roll this sea- Head Coach Dwayne Shaffer plenty of options. Roy Boateng son, entering the week with a 5-1-2 record at home in 2015. Goals T8th 4 The pitch has, indeed, been the friendly confines for the AGGIES PICKED THIRD IN BIG WEST NORTH: UC Davis was Goals Per Game T10th 0.27 home side as the Aggies are a combined 98-45-20 (.663) at picked to finish third in the Big West North Division, and sixth home in 18-plus seasons under the direction of Head Coach overall in the league, according to a vote of the conference’s Ryan Gross Dwayne Shaffer and haven’t suffered a losing campaign at head coaches and released on Aug. 19. The Aggies received Game-Winning Goals T5th 2 home since 2009 (3-4). 17 points to finish behind UC Santa Barbara (7 first-place votes, 30 points) and Cal Poly (1 first-place vote, 22 points), Kris Schultz while standing ahead of Sacramento State (11 points). UC Goals Against Avg. 6th 1.52 RECYCLED NOTES Irvine was picked to win the south with five first-place votes Save Percentage 9th .630 THE SHOTS STOP WITH QUEZADA: Making the start in net and 26 points overall, standing ahead of CSUN and defending Saves 8th 29 for the first time since Sept. 6, junior goalkeeper Armando Saves Per Game 9th 2.42 conference tournament champion Cal State Fullerton, which Quezada finished with a career-high seven saves while Shutouts 6th 2 each received first-place votes. Shutouts Per Game 6th 0.17 facing a season-high 12 shots in the Aggies’ extra-time win over UC Irvine on Oct. 10 -- including stoning the Anteaters’ BY THE NUMBERS: UC Davis returns half of its 20 goals Armando Quezada Mats Bjurman on a penalty kick opportunity in the second scored, 60 percent (nine of 15) of its assists, 57 percent (154 Saves 9th 22 half to preserve the shutout. The seven saves tied a school of 272) of its shots, and all of its 74 saves, from last season. single-game Division I record (accomplished nine other What does it all mean? We don’t know, but numbers are fun. AGGIES IN THE NCAA times, the last my Omar Zeenni at New Mexico on Sept. 27, TEAM (Top 50 only) 2013) and eclipsed Quezada’s previous career high of six set STATE OF THE AGGIES: Newcomers Wallis Lapsley (Wash- Assists Per Game 43rd 1.60 against Cal Poly in 2014 and matched earlier this year in a ington) and Adam Mickelson (Montana) join sophomore Kyle Fewest Fouls Per Game 48th 10.73 win over Wisconsin at home. Points Per Game 49th 5.07 Higgins (Montana) as out-of-state Aggies for 2015, becoming Goals Per Game 43rd 1.73 members of a select group of eight current and former UC FEET OF STRENGTH: Even though his run came to an end in Shots Per Game 21st 15.47 Davis players who have hailed from outside the state of a loss at Cal State Fullerton, senior Lucas Mohageg accom- Shots on Goal Per Game 9th 7.27 California during the program’s Division I era. Lapsley is the Assists 24th 24 plished something that hasn’t been seen around these parts first of that group from the state of Washington, joined by Goals 20th 26 in a while. With an assist in the Aggies’ 2-0 victory at UC the Montana duo of Mickelson and Higgins, Arizona’s Ian Points 24th 76 Riverside, the senior became the first Aggie to log a point in Palmer, Oregon’s Matt Sheldon, Colorado’s Lance Patterson, five consecutive matches for the first time since Lance Pat- INDIVIDUAL (Top 50 only) and imports Kirk Kappelhoff (Australia) and Riley Newport terson accomplished the feat from Sept. 3-17, 2010, scoring Game-Winning Goals Lucas Mohageg 24th 3 (British Columbia). Goals Lucas Mohageg 27th 7 four goals (including three straight games with a score) and an assist to start the year. Mohageg’s run of four consecutive Points Lucas Mohageg 26th 18 ALUMNI NEWS: Former UC Davis standout Quincy Amarikwa matches with a goal was the longest since Quincy Amarikwa (2005-08) has experienced a rebirth with the San Jose * all rankings as of Oct. 19, 2015 did so TWICE in 2008: the first coming from Sept. 7-21 that Earthquakes and was recently named to the MLS Team of season, following by a run that saw him score six times and the Week on Aug. 25 (http://bit.ly/1L1Ob0v)... Letter winner add an assist in a four-match stretch from Oct. 8-22. Elliott Hord (2010-13) signed a professional contract to play for Yxhults IK -- a Swedish third-division side -- on Aug. 11 RUN TO REMEMBER: With their win over UC Riverside last (http://bit.ly/1h16A6v)... Defender Ramon Martin Del Campo Thursday, the Aggies extended their season-best winning inked a two-year deal with Costa Rican power Saprissa on streak to four -- the longest for the program since it won June 8 (http://bit.ly/1HXrKbi).
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UC Davis Men's Soccer UC Davis Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 17, 2015) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 7-6-2 5-1-2 2-5 0-0 CONFERENCE 3-1-2 2-0-2 1-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-5 3-1 1-4 0-0
Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att Aug 28 at Seattle U L 0-6 485 16 Mohageg, Lucas 15 7 4 18 33 .2 1 2 21 .6 3 6 3 2 - 2 Aug 30 at #10 Washington L 0-3 425 22 Boateng, Roy 15 4 1 9 13 .3 0 8 7 .5 3 8 1 0 - 0 Sep 04 CSU BAKERSFIELD L o 2 1-2 447 11 Wiesenfarth, Matt 15 3 2 8 41 .0 7 3 15 .3 6 6 0 0 - 0 Sep 06 WISCONSIN W 3-2 608 17 Gross, Ryan 15 3 2 8 21 .1 4 3 8 .3 8 1 2 0 - 1 Sep 11 at California L 1-2 639 4 Barrett, Evan 15 2 3 7 11 .1 8 2 5 .4 5 5 1 0 - 0 Sep 16 at San Jose State L o 2 1-2 89 2 Baringer, Matt 15 1 2 4 21 .0 4 8 10 .4 7 6 0 0 - 0 Sep 20 PACIFIC W 6-0 672 12 Wright, Justin 14 1 2 4 14 .0 7 1 9 .6 4 3 0 0 - 0 Sep 24 at Saint Mary's (CA) W 2-1 250 23 Heptner, Kristian 14 1 1 3 18 .0 5 6 7 .3 8 9 0 0 - 0 Sep 27 SAN FRANCISCO W 3-1 347 20 Acevedo, Miguel 15 1 1 3 11 .0 9 1 5 .4 5 5 0 0 - 0 * Oct 01 at UC Riverside W 2-0 535 19 Higgins, Kyle 13 1 1 3 7 .1 4 3 4 .5 7 1 0 0 - 0 * Oct 03 at Cal State Fullerton L 0-1 711 7 Torres, Lizandro 14 1 0 2 8 .1 2 5 3 .3 7 5 0 0 - 0 * Oct 08 CSUN T o 2 1-1 522 25 Alvarez, Evan 10 1 0 2 4 .2 5 0 2 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 10 UC IRVINE Wot 2-1 287 10 Wilson, Noah 15 0 2 2 10 .0 0 0 6 .6 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 14 #24 CAL POLY Wot 3-2 414 5 Hatifie, Hoshang 14 0 2 2 7 .0 0 0 3 .4 2 9 0 0 - 0 * Oct 17 SACRAMENTO STATE T o 2 1-1 962 21 Salazar, Greg 15 0 1 1 1 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 MacNamara, Dashiell 13 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 2 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Big West Conference game 28 Guzman, Steven 5 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 15 Williams, Spencer 5 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 1 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 TEAM STATISTICS UCD OPP 6 Quintero, Brian 8 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 1 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 SHOT STATISTICS 18 Caro, Ryan 2 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals-Shot attempts 26-232 25-176 14 Willis-Hong, Connor 8 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals scored per game 1.73 1.67 3 DiFiori, Nathan 4 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shot pct. . 1 1 2 . 1 4 2 1 Schultz, Kris 12 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 109-232 81-176 00 Quezada, Armando 6 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 SOG pct. . 4 7 0 . 4 6 0 Total 15 26 24 76 232 .1 1 2 109 .4 7 0 7 2 - 3 S h o t s / G a m e 15.5 11.7 Opponents 15 25 21 71 176 .1 4 2 81 .4 6 0 6 4 - 5 GOAL BREAKDOWN P e n a lt y 2 4 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho U n a s s is t e d 5 7 1 Schultz, Kris 12 1005:44 17 1.52 29 .6 3 0 4-4-1 2/0 O v e r t im e 2 2 00 Quezada, Armando 6 426:53 8 1.69 22 .7 3 3 3-2-1 0/0 CORNER KICKS 57 90 Total 15 1432:37 25 1.57 56 .6 9 1 7-6-2 2 Goals off corners 1 2 Opponents 15 1432:37 26 1.63 83 .7 6 1 6-7-2 3 PENALTY KICKS 2-3 4-5 OFFSIDES 24 44 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total PENALTIES UC Davis 12 12 2 0 26 F o u ls 161 176 Opponents 10 13 0 2 25 Yellow cards 28 23 Red cards 1 2 Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ATTENDANCE UC Davis 107 104 13 8 232 T o t a l 4259 3134 Opponents 85 83 4 4 176 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/532 7/448 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UC Davis 28 28 0 0 56 Opponents 36 36 8 3 83
Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UC Davis 27 24 6 0 57 Opponents 45 43 2 0 90
Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UC Davis 70 80 5 6 161 Opponents 72 89 10 5 176
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2015 UC DAVIS BIG WEST STATISTICS
UC Davis Men's Soccer UC Davis Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 17, 2015) Conference games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 3-1-2 2-0-2 1-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 3-1-2 2-0-2 1-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att * Oct 01 at UC Riverside W 2-0 535 22 Boateng, Roy 6 3 1 7 8 .3 7 5 5 .6 2 5 1 0 - 0 * Oct 03 at Cal State Fullerton L 0-1 711 16 Mohageg, Lucas 6 2 2 6 16 .1 2 5 10 .6 2 5 2 0 - 0 * Oct 08 CSUN T o 2 1-1 522 4 Barrett, Evan 6 1 2 4 8 .1 2 5 4 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 10 UC IRVINE Wot 2-1 287 11 Wiesenfarth, Matt 6 1 0 2 18 .0 5 6 7 .3 8 9 0 0 - 0 * Oct 14 #24 CAL POLY Wot 3-2 414 20 Acevedo, Miguel 6 1 0 2 3 .3 3 3 1 .3 3 3 0 0 - 0 * Oct 17 SACRAMENTO STATE T o 2 1-1 962 19 Higgins, Kyle 6 1 0 2 3 .3 3 3 2 .6 6 7 0 0 - 0 12 Wright, Justin 6 0 2 2 5 .0 0 0 4 .8 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Big West Conference game 23 Heptner, Kristian 6 0 1 1 7 .0 0 0 1 .1 4 3 0 0 - 0 17 Gross, Ryan 6 0 1 1 7 .0 0 0 2 .2 8 6 0 0 - 0 TEAM STATISTICS UCD OPP 2 Baringer, Matt 6 0 1 1 5 .0 0 0 2 .4 0 0 0 0 - 0 SHOT STATISTICS 21 Salazar, Greg 6 0 1 1 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals-Shot attempts 9-96 6-77 5 Hatifie, Hoshang 6 0 0 0 5 .0 0 0 3 .6 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals scored per game 1.50 1.00 7 Torres, Lizandro 6 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shot pct. . 0 9 4 . 0 7 8 10 Wilson, Noah 6 0 0 0 3 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 43-96 32-77 9 MacNamara, Dashiell 6 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 1 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 SOG pct. . 4 4 8 . 4 1 6 25 Alvarez, Evan 5 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 0 S h o t s / G a m e 16.0 12.8 14 Willis-Hong, Connor 2 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 GOAL BREAKDOWN 28 Guzman, Steven 3 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 P e n a lt y 0 0 6 Quintero, Brian 2 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 U n a s s is t e d 0 0 1 Schultz, Kris 4 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 O v e r t im e 2 0 00 Quezada, Armando 3 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 CORNER KICKS 25 33 Total 6 9 11 29 96 .0 9 4 43 .4 4 8 3 0 - 0 Goals off corners 0 0 Opponents 6 6 7 19 77 .0 7 8 32 .4 1 6 1 0 - 1 PENALTY KICKS 0-0 0-1 OFFSIDES 10 18 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho PENALTIES 1 Schultz, Kris 4 342:56 3 0.79 11 .7 8 6 1-1-1 1/0 F o u ls 63 71 00 Quezada, Armando 3 248:37 3 1.09 13 .8 1 2 2-0-1 0/0 Yellow cards 13 9 Total 6 591:33 6 0.91 26 .8 1 2 3-1-2 1 Red cards 0 0 Opponents 6 591:33 9 1.37 34 .7 9 1 1-3-2 1 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 2185 1246 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Dates/Avg Per Date 4/546 2/623 UC Davis 5 2 2 0 9 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Opponents 1 5 0 0 6
Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UC Davis 41 39 9 7 96 Opponents 34 40 2 1 77
Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UC Davis 16 10 0 0 26 Opponents 13 13 6 2 34
Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UC Davis 12 8 5 0 25 Opponents 14 17 2 0 33
Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UC Davis 28 29 3 3 63 Opponents 28 32 8 3 71
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