UCLA Men's Soccer Weekly Press Release • November 4, 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 UCLA Resumes Conference Play Against OSU, Washington #10/5 Bruins close regular season with three-game homestand. This Week — No. 10/5 UCLA (9-3-2, 4-1-2 in the Pac-10) returns home for a three-game homestand to 2009 UCLA Schedule close the regular season. First up are a pair of games against Oregon State (Nov. 6) and Washington (Nov. 8) at Drake Stadium. The Oregon State game will take place at 7 pm, and the Washington game will start Date Opponent Time/Result at 1 pm. Aug. 23 CSU Bakersfi eld^ (NAF) W 2-0 Aug. 29 UC Irvine^ (NAF) T 1-1 (ot) Live Coverage — A free audio broadcast and Gametracker live stats will be available for both games at UCLABruins.com. Sept. 4 at #1/8 Maryland W 2-0 Sept. 6 at Georgetown L 0-2 Promotions — On Sunday for the Washington game, all veterans and active military personnel will receive Sept. 10 UC Davis W 4-0 four free admissions with proper ID. In addition, Sunday is AYSO/Youth Soccer Day. Youth soccer team Sept. 17 Cal St. Fullerton W 2-1 members and their coaches will be admitted for free by wearing their team jerseys to the game. UCLA Alumni Sept. 25 at San Diego W 2-1 Association card holders will receive four free admissions with alumni association card. Team posters will be given away on Friday, and team photo cards will be given away on Sunday. Sept. 27 UNLV W 3-0 Oct. 2 at Oregon State* W 3-1 In The Rankings — UCLA remains ranked in the Top 10 in the Soccer America (5th), NSCAA (10th), College Oct. 4 at Washington T 1-1 (2ot) Soccer News (6th) and Soccer Times (7th) polls but drops to 16th in the Top Drawer Soccer tournament Oct. 11 at San Diego State* T 2-2 (2ot) rankings. Both Oregon State and Washington are unranked. Oct. 16 #10/13 California* W 1-0 Scouting The Beavers — Oregon State is coming off a split at home against the Bay Area teams. The Bea- Oct. 18 #18/19 Stanford* W 2-0 vers lost 3-2 to Stanford last Friday but then defeated California, 1-0, on a Colin Mitchell goal in the 13th Oct. 23 at #20/25 California* W 1-0 minute. Danny Mwanga, last year's Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, leads the conference in goals per game Oct. 25 at #21 Stanford* L 0-2 (0.67) and ranks third in points with 21 (10g, 1a). Oct. 31 at Creighton L 0-1 The Series With Oregon State — The Bruins hold a 20-4-0 advantage in the overall series and have won Nov. 6 Oregon State* 7 pm the last eight matchups, including the last eight in a row. In the last game on Oct. 2, the Bruins scored three Nov. 8 Washington* 1 pm unanswered goals after Oregon State's Brian Ramsey scored in the 19th minute. Kyle Nakazawa had two Nov. 14 San Diego State* 7 pm goals, including they tying goal, and assisted on the game-winning goal by Ryan Hollingshead. Brian Rowe Nov. 19 NCAA First Round TBD earned the victory in goal, making two saves. Nov. 22 NCAA Second Round TBD Scouting The Huskies — Washington enters the week with a 4-5-6 record. The Huskies have played to Nov. 29 NCAA Third Round TBD ties in three of their last four games. Their six ties this season are a new school record, and the fi ve con- Dec. 4-6 NCAA Quarterfi nals TBD ference draws are tied for the school record. Brent Richards and Ryan Moore lead Washington with four Dec. 11&13 NCAA College Cup (at Cary, NC) TBD goals apiece. Goalkeeper Rylan Hawkins has fi ve shutouts and a 0.84 GAA. Defender Taylor Mueller is this week's Pac-10 Player of the Week. Home matches in bold The Series With Washington — UCLA is 17-11-3 all-time against Washington after the two teams tied, 1-1, ^ - Exhibition game * - Pac-10 Conference Match on Oct. 4 in Seattle. Kyle Nakazawa put UCLA ahead in the eighth minute with a goal off a free kick, but All home matches played at Marshall Field at Drake Stadium unless otherwise indicated. Rankings are NSCAA/Soccer America. an own goal tied the score up, where it remained after two overtime periods. Brian Rowe made six saves in goal for the Bruins. Notable Alumni Game — UCLA Soccer's annual alumni game will take place on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 9:30 am on the •Brian Perk was named the Pac-10 Player of the North Athletic Field. All UCLA men's soccer alumni are invited to participate. Week twice this season, giving him four career honors, tied for most in Pac-10 history. Pac-10 Standings — UCLA and Stanford are tied for the Pac-10 lead with 14 points apiece, followed by San Diego State, which has 11. Stanford, however, only has one game left to play, against Stanford next •UCLA is 5-0 at home this season and have out- week, while both UCLA and San Diego State have three conference games remaining. If both UCLA and scored opponents 12-1. San Diego State sweep this week, it will set up a winner-take-all matchup on Saturday, Nov. 14 between UCLA In The Rankings the Bruins and Aztecs at Drake Stadium. Week SA NSCAA CSN TDS ST Home Sweet Home — The Bruins have been unbeatable at home this season, going 5-0 and outscoring Preseason 9 19 17 20 18 their opponents, 12-1. Freshman Chandler Hoffman has benefi ted most from UCLA's home fi eld advantage, 9/7 9 15 10 21 12 leading the Bruins in goals (four) and points (10) at Drake Stadium. All of his points have come at home. 9/14 6 12 10 19 12 Kyle Nakazawa has scored three goals and two assists at home, and David Estrada had fi ve of his six as- 9/21 3 10 7 16 8 9/28 2 4 5 8 5 sists at home. The Bruin defense has not allowed a goal at home since Sept. 17 and has shut out three 10/5 2 4 3 7 4 straight opponents at Drake Stadium. Moreover, UCLA has shut out six straight conference opponents at 10/12 2 4 3 6 5 home since last season. 10/19 2 2 2 3 3 10/26 4 7 4 8 6 All Goals Lead Through Nakazawa — Senior midfi elder Kyle Nakazawa has been UCLA's go-to guy this 11/2 5 10 6 16 7 season, leading the team with a career-high nine goals, fi ve assists and 23 points. He has had a hand in 13 of UCLA's last 16 goals, and the Bruins are undefeated with a 7-0-2 record in games in which he has either scored a goal or assisted on a goal. He has contributed either a goal or assist on 61% (14-of-23) of UCLA's total goals this year. p. 1 of 2 Stephens, Perk Back In The Swing Of Things After FIFA U-20 World Cup — Since Seven seniors (Stephens, Perk, Nakazawa, Estrada, Suits, Serrano and Alvarado) returning from the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt after a fi ve-game absence, seniors have started for the Bruins in at least nine games, and three (Nakazawa, Estrada Brian Perk and Michael Stephens have quickly reasserted themselves into the and Alvarado) have started in all 14. lineup with solid play. The pair returned to the starting lineup for the Oct. 11 game Fresh Faces — A year after bringing in 12 new players, the Bruins welcomed at San Diego State and have made big contributions in their six games back. Perk eight new faces to the squad in the form of seven freshmen and a junior walk-on. has three shutouts in the last six games and has a 0.71 goals against average. This year's freshman class was rated the No. 3 recruiting class in the nation by Stephens has contributed an assist on UCLA's last three goals scored. both Soccer America and College Soccer News. Leading the class is Top Drawer Bruins Amongst Pac-10, National Leaders — Kyle Nakazawa leads the Pac-10 Soccer's No. 1 recruit in the nation, Amobi Okugo, who is also a member of and ranks 16th in the nation in points per game (1.64). He is also 16th in the the U.S. U-20 and U-18 National Teams. Also joining the Bruins are U.S. U-18 nation in goals per game (0.64). David Estrada is third in the Pac-10 in assists National Team player Michael Roman and ESPN/Rise All-Americans Dakota Col- per game (0.43). Goalkeeper Brian Perk ranks fi rst in the Pac-10 in goals against lins, Chandler Hoffman and Evan Raynr. Three of the freshmen (Collins, Hoffman average (0.70) and second behind Brian Rowe with a save percentage of .833. and Okugo) were singled out as "100 Freshmen To Keep An Eye On" by College Rowe has a save percentage of .839. Perk also leads the conference in shutouts Soccer News.