UCLA Men's Soccer Weekly Press Release • September 23, 2009 UCLA Sports Information • PO Box 24044 • Los Angeles, CA 90024-0044 SID Contact: Liza David • Phone: 310/206-8140 • Fax: 310/825-8664 • Email: [email protected] Website: www.uclabruins.com Bruins Travel To San Diego Friday, Host UNLV Sunday #10/3 Bruins play twice this weekend in preparation for start of Pac-10 play next week. This Week — No. 10/3 UCLA (3-1) will play twice this weekend, traveling to San Diego (4-2) on Friday, Sept. 2009 UCLA Schedule 25 at 7 pm before hosting UNLV (4-1-2) on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 5 pm. Tickets for UCLA's home game on Sunday cost $7 for adults and $5 for youth (16 and under). UCLA students are free with ID. Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 23 CSU Bakersfi eld^ (NAF) W 2-0 Live Coverage — Sunday's game will audio broadcast free at uclabruins.com, with Ralph Irvin and Cour- Aug. 29 UC Irvine^ (NAF) T 1-1 (ot) teney Cosso calling the action. In addition, Gametracker live stats will be available for both games this weekend. Sept. 4 at #1/8 Maryland W 2-0 Sept. 6 at Georgetown L 0-2 In The Rankings — UCLA moved up to No. 3 in the Soccer America poll and No. 10 in the NSCAA/adidas Sept. 10 UC Davis W 4-0 coaches poll. The Bruins moved up to No. 8 in the Soccer Times poll and 16th in Top Drawer Soccer's Sept. 17 Cal St. Fullerton W 2-1 rankings. Sept. 25 at San Diego 7 pm Scouting The Toreros — San Diego is coming off a 1-1 weekend in which it defeated 21st-ranked Michigan Sept. 27 UNLV 5 pm State, 2-0, and lost to 15th-ranked Dartmouth, 2-1. Freshman forward Patrick Wallen currently leads the Oct. 2 at Oregon State* 7 pm team with three goals and one assist for seven points. Oct. 4 at Washington 2 pm The Series With San Diego — UCLA holds a 18-5-4 advantage over San Diego but have had some struggles Oct. 11 at San Diego State* 2 pm at Torero Stadium. The Bruins are 1-3-2 in their last six games against the Toreros at San Diego, with the Oct. 16 California* 7 pm last win coming in 2001 in the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament, 4-0. In the two teams' last six matchups Oct. 18 Stanford* 2:30 pm overall, however, UCLA is 3-1-2. Oct. 23 at California* 4 pm Scouting The Rebels — UNLV is riding a fi ve-game unbeaten streak, going 3-0-2 in its last fi ve games. The Oct. 25 at Stanford* 2:30 pm Rebels are led by freshman reserve Nick Marshall, who has scored six goals with two assists in seven Oct. 31 at Creighton 3 pm CT games and ranks 15th in the nation in goals per game. Nov. 6 Oregon State* 7 pm The Series With UNLV — UCLA holds a 19-2-2 advantage over UNLV and has won nine in a row, most Nov. 8 Washington* 1 pm recently in 2005, 3-0 in Los Angeles. The Rebels' last win came in 1984. Nov. 14 San Diego State* 7 pm Bruins Rally To Defeat Cal State Fullerton — UCLA scored two unanswered goals after Cal State Fullerton Nov. 20-21 NCAA First Round TBD took a 1-0 lead early and went on to defeat the Titans, 2-1, on Sept. 17. The Titans took advantage of a Nov. 24 NCAA Second Round TBD counterattack and scored at the 3:08 mark, but the Bruins rallied with the tying goal by freshman Evan Nov. 28-29 NCAA Third Round TBD Raynr at 37:05. Junior Shawn Singh scored the game-winner at 64:34 with his fi rst career goal. Senior Dec. 4-6 NCAA Quarterfi nals TBD midfi elder David Estrada had assists on both goals. Sophomore Brian Rowe, in his fi rst career start, earned Dec. 11&13 NCAA College Cup (at Cary, NC) TBD the win and made a career-high fi ve saves. Home matches in bold Nation's Top Assist Man — Senior David Estrada is more than accustomed to scoring goals - he had a UCLA ^ - Exhibition game * - Pac-10 Conference Match freshman record 12 in 2006. This season, he is sharing the wealth with his teammates and leads the na- All home matches played at Marshall Field at Drake Stadium unless otherwise tion in assists per game with 1.25. Estrada has provided assists on fi ve of UCLA's eight goals this season indicated. Rankings are NSCAA/Soccer America. (62.5%) and has recorded two assists in each of the last two games. His fi ve assists this year already top his previous season-high of four, achieved in 2006. Notable Newcomers Contributing 75% Of Bruins' Goal Scoring —Freshmen Chandler Hoffman, Evan Raynr and Ryan Hollingshead and newcomer Shawn Singh have scored 75% of the Bruins' goals this season. Hoffman •UCLA returns eight starters from last year's Pac-10 championship squad that went 7-1-2 in conference and Raynr lead the team with two goals apiece, while Hollingshead and Singh have one each. The only play. Amongst the returning starters is 2008 Pac-10 other Bruins with goals are seniors Kyle Nakazawa and Sean Alvarado. Player of the Year Michael Stephens. Rowe Gets Spotlight — With Brian Perk out with the U.S. U-20 National team, redshirt sophomore Brian •The Bruins' 2009 recruiting class ranked No. 3 Rowe got his fi rst start in goal for the Bruins against Cal State Fullerton. After yielding a goal in the fourth in the nation by both Soccer America and College minute, Rowe shut out the Titans for the fi nal 86 minutes of the game and made fi ve saves to record his Soccer News. fi rst career victory. In previous short stints in goal throughout these past two seasons, including exhibition games, Rowe had only allowed one goal in a total of 106 minutes. UCLA In The Rankings Perk, Stephens Off To Join U.S. Team At FIFA U-20 World Cup — Seniors Brian Perk and Michael Stephens Week SA NSCAA CSN TDS ST Preseason 9 19 17 20 18 will not be with the Bruins for a few games as they participate in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt 9/7 9 15 10 21 12 from Sept. 24-Oct. 16. The duo left for training on Sept. 14 and will fi rst play Germany in group play on 9/14 6 12 10 19 12 Sept. 26. Group play ends on Oct. 2. If the U.S. advances out of its group, it would continue playing until 9/21 3 10 n/a 16 8 as late as Oct. 16. This will be Perk's second U-20 World Cup. He was a backup in 2007 and earned a Round of 16 win against Uruguay that sent the U.S. to the quarterfi nals. This year for the U-20s, he has allowed just one goal in seven international games for a 0.14 goals against average and six shutouts. Stephens is one of four players on the fi nal squad who did not participate in CONCACAF qualifying. He impressed in his summer showings with the U-20s, scoring a goal in consecutive games against Costa Rica in May. He previously played with the U.S. at the 2007 Pan American Games. p. 1 of 2 Senior Leadership — For the fi rst time in Jorge Salcedo's tenure as head coach, team), and College Soccer News picked Stephens as a fi rst-team preseason All- the Bruins can truly call themselves a veteran team, with a substantially large American. Stephens is the reigning Pac-10 Player of the Year and a member of senior class of eight, the largest senior class at UCLA since 2003. Leading the Soccer America's 2008 MVPs Second Team. Last season, he led the Pac-10 in way are six returning senior starters - midfi elder Michael Stephens, goalkeeper points scored (23) and tied for the league lead in assists with nine, including a Brian Perk, midfi elder Kyle Nakazawa, forward David Estrada, and defenders school record tying four at San Diego State. Nakazawa, a midfi elder from Palos Danny Suits and Luis Serrano - as well as defender Sean Alvarado and midfi elder Verdes Estates, Calif., was also on the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch List a year Andrew Sinderhoff. Stephens is the reigning Pac-10 Player of the Year, while Perk, ago but had his 2008 season cut short due to injuries, playing in 10 games yet Estrada and Suits were all-conference selections. Nakazawa was a preseason still ranking fourth on the team in assists with four. Nakazawa was UCLA's Team All-America selection before injuries limited him to just 10 games last season. MVP in 2007 and was selected to Soccer America's All-Freshman team in 2006. Seven seniors have started for the Bruins in at least two of the three games Perk was a second-team All-Pac-10 honoree last season after posting a 0.45 - Stephens, Perk, Nakazawa, Estrada, Suits, Serrano and Alvarado. goals against average and fi ve shutouts in nine conference games. Fresh Faces — A year after bringing in 12 new players, the Bruins welcome eight Off-Season Happenings — Bruin players were busy in the off-season, with new faces to the squad in the form of seven freshmen and a junior walk-on.