UC Davis Aggies Sacramento State Hornets
UC Irvine Anteaters Overall: 5-3-1 Big West: 0-0 Away: 3-2 Goals / Allowed: 17 / 10 Soccer Contact: Alex Croteau | Office: (949) 824-8934 | Cell: (949) 410-3346 | Email: [email protected] Intercollegiate Athletics Building · 625 Humanities Quad · Irvine, CA 92697-4500
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Projected Anteater Formation (4-5-1) 17 Carrillo
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25
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M. Ortiz
Canales
Godoy
UC Davis Aggies
Sacramento State Hornets
Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 4:00 PM Aggie Soccer Field - Davis, Calif.
Saturday, September 30, 2017 - 4:00 PM Hornet Field - Sacramento, Calif.
2017 Home 2016 2016 Big West
3-5-1 3-1-0 8-9-3 4-6-0 (North 3rd)
2017 Home 2016 2016 Big West
Series UC Davis leads, 11-9-2 UCI is 5-7-1 since UC Davis joined the Big West 2016 meeting Oct. 1 at home - L, 2-3 Head Coach Dwayne Shaffer (21st Season) Last week T, 1-1, at Saint Mary’s
4-4-0 1-3-0 9-8-3 4-5-1 (North 2nd)
Series UC Irvine leads, 9-7-2 Series is 3-3 since Sac State joined the Big West 2016 meeting Sept. 29 at home - L, 1-2 Head Coach Michael Linenberger (29th Season) Last week L, 1-0, at Saint Mary’s
First Touches 23
9
Falck
Crisostomo
19
4
6
11
Gallinar
Soto
Wik Heltne
Perez
1 Waldron
Primary Reserves FWD MID DEF GK
13 J. Ortiz 8 Leon 3 Bond-Flasza 0 Patenaude
Date Aug. 19 Aug. 25 Aug. 27 Sept. 1 Sept. 3 Sept. 8 Sept. 10 Sept. 18 Sept. 21 Sept. 24 Sept. 28 Sept. 30 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 25 Oct. 28
21 Yamaguchi 12 Silva 14 Quezada 11 Perez 30 Ramirez 24 Ajeakwa 18 Contreras
Opponent at Bakersfield (Exh.) at (9) Louisville at Northern Kentucky Penn State UNC Asheville vs. (8) Denver at New Mexico Lipscomb at Loyola Marymount San Francisco *at UC Davis *at Sacramento State *Cal Poly *UC Santa Barbara *UC Riverside *at CSUN *Cal State Fullerton *CSUN *at UC Riverside *at Cal State Fullerton Home matches in BOLD
2-7-1
14
8
Since the Big West went to North and South Divisions in 2012, the Anteaters have gone 2-7-1 in road matches against North squads (2013 at Sac State - W, 2-1 2016 at Cal Poly - W, 2-0)
UCI has run its streak to 14 straight matches with a goal dating back to 2016. The ‘Eaters have outscored opponents 26-20 in that span with an overall record of 7-5-2, but 3-4-0 away from home
The ‘Eaters have scored first in 8 of their nine matches this season going 5-3 in those matches. The lone team to jump out in front against UCI has been Penn State in the 32nd minute resulting in the season’s only draw (1-1)
Location Bakersfield, Calif. Louisville, Ky.
Result Shots (On Goal) Saves Corners Fouls Offside Goals W, 2-0 10 (5) 0 8 13 6 Godoy (22’), Quezada (59’) L, 1-2 5 (2) 3 2 12 2 M. Ortiz (21’) Highland Heights, Ky. W, 5-2 26 (11) 2 6 20 3 Quezada (4’), Leon (7’), Godoy (14’), OG (19’), Canales (55’) Anteater Stadium T, 1-1 16 (5) 3 8 11 4 Carrillo (67’) Anteater Stadium W, 2-1 20 (4) 2 4 8 3 Godoy (47’), Canales (48’) ^Albuquerque, N.M. W, 1-0 10 (3) 5 3 6 0 Canales (57’) ^Albuquerque, N.M. L, 1-2 7 (4) 3 2 10 3 J. Ortiz (11’) Anteater Stadium W, 3-0 13 (6) 4 6 11 2 Godoy (64’), M. Ortiz (79’), Carrillo (PK 84’) Los Angeles, Calif. W, 2-0 13 (6) 6 3 8 7 Godoy (PK 53’), J. Ortiz (83’) Anteater Stadium L, 1-2 16 (5) 2 2 8 0 Canales (17’) Davis, Calif. 4:00 PM Sacramento, Calif. 4:00 PM Anteater Stadium 4:30 PM Anteater Stadium 7:00 PM Anteater Stadium 7:00 PM Northridge, Calif. 7:00 PM Anteater Stadium 7:00 PM Anteater Stadium 7:00 PM Riverside, Calif. 7:00 PM Fullerton, Calif. 7:00 PM Neutral matches in italics
^ - Grange and Ashwill Invitational (Albuquerque, N.M.)
* - Big West match
All times listed in Pacific Time Zone
FIELD PLAYER NOTES ## Player Note Hometown—Previous College—High School—Club team—Major 2 Ben Reveno Spent three seasons with the San Jose Earthquakes Academy San Jose, Calif.—Leigh HS—San Jose Earthquakes Academy—Major: Undeclared 3 Christian Bond-Flasza First career start and point (assist) in win vs. UNC Asheville Laguna Niguel, Calif.—Aliso Niguel HS—Irvine Strikers—Major: Computer Game Science 4 Jose Soto 7 goals, 3 assists in two seasons at Peninsula College Ontario, Calif.—Peninsula College—Ontario HS—Major: Criminology, Law, and Society 5 Corey Schramm Played in 6 of the final 8 matches in 2016; started vs. Cal Poly, at CSUN Lakewood, Calif.—Artesia HS—Pateadores Academy—Major: Education Science 6 Haakon Wik Heltne 1 assist in eight matches last year for Hofstra Sandvika, Norway.—Hofstra Univ.—Norges Toppidrettsgymnas—Baerum SK—Major: Undeclared 7 Giovanni Godoy Big West Offensive Player of the Week September 25 (2 GWG) Watsonville, Calif.—CSU Bakersfield—Watsonville HS—Santa Cruz Breakers—Major: Sociology 8 Luis Leon Big West Offensive Player of the Week August 28 (1 G, 1 A) Santa Ana, Calif.—Santa Ana HS—Pateadores Academy—Major: Sociology 9 Daniel Crisostomo Big West Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 25 (3 A, 2 SHO) Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.—The Webb Schools—FC Golden State—Major: Sociology 10 Mario Ortiz Had points in 3 straight matches (A vs. DENV, A vs. UNM, G vs. LIP) Los Angeles, Calif.—CSU Bakersfield—Leuzinger HS—Chivas Academy—Major: Sociology 11 Alda Perez 3 starts this season - MF vs. UNC Asheville, D vs. Lipscomb, USF Shafter, Calif.—Taft College—Shafter HS—Roadrunner Bakersfield —Major: Crim. Law & Society 12 Felipe Silva Made 2017 debut as a sub vs. Denver Corona, Calif.—Servite HS—West Coast FC—Major: Political Science 13 Jose Ortiz Goal vs. UNM assisted by his brother, assisted brother’s goal vs. LIP Los Angeles, Calif.—Leuzinger HS—California Rush—Major: Undeclared 14 Alvaro Quezada Scored in exhibition at Bakersfield (59’) and at Northern Kentucky (4’) Lancaster, Calif.—Highland HS—LA Premier FC—Major: Undeclared 15 Nick Lagotta Started 67 of 70 matches for San Diego Surf primarily as a defender San Diego, Calif.—Cathedral Catholic HS—San Diego Surf—Major: Undeclared 16 Axel Adler Played briefly with club’s top flight team, Biu Chun Glory Sky Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong—Victor Segalen School—Biu Chun Rangers—Major: Undeclared 17 Christian Carrillo 2 career goals have both come at home (67’ vs. PSU, PK 84’ vs. LIP) Santa Ana, Calif.—Cerritos JC—Katella HS—Pateadores Academy—Major: Public Health Policy 19 Erick Gallinar Earned first career point on assist at Northern Kentucky Los Angeles, Calif.—Animo South Los Angeles HS—LA Galaxy Academy—Major: Undeclared 20 Andrew Guerrero Led team in shots and shots on goal in 2016 season opener Colton, Calif.—Rialto HS—Fullerton Rangers—Major: International Studies 21 Lawrence Yamaguchi Played three seasons each for clubs FC Toripletta and Verdy S.S. Ajunt Tokyo, Japan—Christian Academy Japan HS—FC Toripletta—Major: Undeclared 22 Manny Acosta Played in each of the last 7 matches of 2016 with 1 start (vs. UCR) Stanton, Calif.—Magnolia HS—West Coast FC—Major: Undeclared 23 Victor Falck Recorded 2nd career assist in win vs. UNC Asheville (1 assist for UVA) Landvetter, Sweden.—Univ. of Virginia—Cox HS—Richmond United & Orgryte IS—Major: Undec. 24 Ateno Ajeakwa Earned first career point on assist at Northern Kentucky Gardena, Calif.—Connections Academy Capistrano—LA Galaxy Academy—Major: Undeclared 25 Ivan Canales Recorded consecutive game-winners vs. UNC Asheville, Denver Santa Ana, Calif.—JSerra HS—West Coast FC—Major: Sociology 26 Guy Dankovich Served in the Israeli military for the past three years Ramat-Gan, Israel—Maccabim Reut Mor HS—Ironi Modi’in—Major: Computer Science Engineering 27 Christian Gutierrez Will miss 2017 season (Torn ACL) Bell, Calif.—Bell HS—Arsenal FC—Major: Criminology, Law, and Society 30 Ignacio Ramirez Made first career start Sunday at New Mexico Anaheim, Calif.—Western HS—Strikers FC—Major: Psychology and Social Behavior
Height / Weight—Year—Position Games (starts) - Goals - GWG - Assists - Points 6-0 / 161—Freshman—Defender No UC Irvine stats 5-10 / 154—Freshman—Def / Fwd 8 (3) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 6-1 / 169—Junior—Defender 9 (9) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 5-7 / 159—RS-Junior—Midfielder 11 (3) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 6-4 / 196—Sophomore—Defender 9 (9) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 6-0 / 162—Senior– Midfielder 27 (20) - 7 G - 4 GWG - 3 A - 17 PTS 5-7 / 151—Junior—Midfielder 39 (25) - 7 G - 1 GWG - 5 A - 19 PTS 5-9 / 156—Junior—Midfielder 44 (29) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 6 A - 6 PTS 5-7 / 136—RS-Senior—Midfielder 44 (23) - 6 G - 3 GWG - 6 A - 18 PTS 6-0 / 165—Senior—Midfielder 22 (5) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 5-10 / 160—RS-Junior—Forward 27 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 5-9 / 133—Sophomore—Forward 27 (10) - 4 G - 1 GWG - 2 A - 10 PTS 5-8 / 141—Freshman—Midfielder 9 (5) - 1 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 3 PTS 5-9 / 151—Freshman—Def / Mid No UC Irvine stats 6-0 / 147—Freshman—Midfielder No UC Irvine stats 6-0 / 168—Senior—Forward 23 (9) - 2 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 4 PTS 5-9 / 144—Freshman—Def / Mid 9 (9) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 6-0 / 178—RS-Sophomore—Midfielder 4 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 5-10 / 182—Freshman—Forward 7 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 5-10 / 152—Sophomore—Forward 7 (1) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 6-1 / 172—Sophomore—Midfielder 9 (8) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 5-7 / 157—Freshman—Midfielder 5 (2) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 5-9 / 164—Junior—Midfielder 47 (41) - 11 G - 2 GWG - 12 A - 34 PTS 5-10 / 163—Freshman—Defender 1 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 5-5 / 168—Sophomore—Midfielder 14 (1) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 6-2 / 164—RS-Junior—Defender 6 (1) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS
KEEPER NOTES 0 Greg Patenaude Stopped a 52nd-minute PK in 5-2 win at Northern Kentucky Folsom, Calif.—Yavapai CC—Folsom HS—San Juan Academy—Major: Political Science 1 Alex Waldron Saved a PK in the 79th minute vs. New Mexico - 2nd of career Orangevale, Calif.—Bella Vista HS—San Juan Academy—Major: Business Economics 18 Carlos Contreras Split time between forward and keeper in high school North Hollywood, Calif.—Birmingham HS—LA Premier LAFA—Major: Undeclared
6-1 / 190—RS-Junior—Goalkeeper 2 (2) - 1-1-0 - 0 SHO - 5 SV - 2.00 GAA 6-3 / 193—RS-Sophomore—Goalkeeper 16 (15) - 7-6-1 - 5 SHO - 43 SV - 1.20 GAA 6-0 / 169—Freshman—Goalkeeper No UC Irvine stats
STAFF NOTES Head Coach Yossi Raz Assistant Coach Matt O’Sullivan Assistant Coach Cale Rodriguez Assistant/GK Coach Brian Lanoye
54 wins in 4 years at Cal Poly Pomona, 2015 NCAA D-II National runner-up Assistant since 2006 at Incarnate Word (4 yrs) and D-II St. Edward’s (7 yrs) Head coach at Peninsula College (2015-16), assisted at UNLV, Redlands Assistant at Cal State Fullerton (9 years) and Cal Poly Pomona (2 years)
1st season (5-3-1) 1st season 1st season 1st season
QUICK FACTS
LAST WEEK RECAP
GENERAL School ................. UC Irvine (University of California, Irvine) Location ............................................................ Irvine, Calif. Nickname ............................................... Anteaters (‘Eaters) Colors ............................................................. Blue and Gold Founded (Opened) ............................................ 1962 (1965) Enrollment ................................................................ 32,000 Chancellor ........................................ Howard Gillman, Ph.D. Athletic Director..................................................... Mike Izzi Home Field (Capacity) .................. Anteater Stadium (2,500) Affiliation ..................................................... NCAA Division I Conference ............................................................ Big West
UCI split its final two non-conference matches adding another shutout in the mix.
HISTORY First season .................................................................. 1984 All-time record ................................................... 287-315-68 NCAA Tournament berths / Last ............................. 5 / 2014 Big West titles - Season / Tourney ................................ 4 / 4 MAC Hermann Semifinalists .................................. 1 (Iwasa) All-Americans ..................................................................... 6 All-Far West Region ......................................................... 18 Big West Players of the Year ............................................ 14 Academic All-Americans .................................................... 1 COACHING STAFF Head Coach ..................... Yossi Raz (1st season, 5th overall) Alma Mater ...................................................... CSUN (2005) Career record ....................... 54-17-12 (at Cal Poly Pomona) Assistant Coach ........................ Matt O’Sullivan (1st season) Assistant Coach .........................Cale Rodriguez (1st season) Volunteer Assistant Coach ...........Brian Lanoye (1st season) Office phone ................................................ (949) 824-1096 MEDIA RELATIONS Associate AD / Media Relations ........................... Bob Olson Assistant Director / Men’s Soccer contact ....... Alex Croteau Mailing Address ................Intercollegiate Athletics Building ........................................................ Irvine, CA - 92697-4500 Office Phone ................................................ (949) 824-8934 Cell ............................................................... (714) 397-6310 Email ....................................................... [email protected]
SCHEDULE OUTLOOK RPI SOS Nat’l Rank vs. Top 50
.5286 RPI Nat’l Rank 68th 112th Conference Nat’l Rk 15th 0-2-0 vs. 51-100 3-0-1
School Louisville Cal Poly New Mexico Lipscomb Northern Kentucky Denver Penn State CSUN San Francisco UC Santa Barbara Cal State Fullerton Sacramento State UC Davis Bakersfield Loyola Marymount UNC Asheville UC Riverside
Result L, 1-2 Oct. 5 L, 1-2 W, 3-0 W, 5-2 W, 1-0 T, 1-1 Oct. 14 | Oct. 21 L, 1-2 Oct. 7 Oct. 18 | Oct. 28 Sept. 30 Sept. 28 (Exh.) W, 2-0 W, 2-0 W, 2-1 Oct. 11 | Oct. 25
Matches:
Home
Away
Record 6-1-1 4-4-0 4-3-1 5-3-0 5-1-3 4-4-0 2-4-2 5-4-0 3-7-0 2-4-2 5-3-1 4-4-0 3-5-1 2-5-0 2-6-2 1-7-0 0-7-0 Neutral
RPI 5 26 46 60 75 87 88 96 109 115 118 129 141 170 179 190 203
The ‘Eaters were up against an LMU squad that outshot them in a match that was scoreless at the half, but Giovanni Godoy would convert a 53rd minute PK and Jose Ortiz capitalized in the 83rd minute following a Lion red card to earn the 2-0 victory on Thursday. The ‘Eaters started strong Sunday vs. San Francisco in front of 1,064 fans on a spectacular individual effort from Ivan Canales scoring in the 17th minute, but the Dons fought back with goals in the 51st and 58th minutes to pull the 2-1 upset. AN INTERDIVISIONAL STORY The heart of the season gets going this week with 10 Big West games ahead and the Anteaters trying for one of the three South Division spots to get back to the conference tournament. UC Irvine comes out of non-conference play looking like the class of the Big West tied with Cal State Fullerton with the best record at 5-3-1. The Cal Poly Mustangs come out of it with the highest RPI at 26 fighting through a monster of the schedule winning its last four after starting with four close defeats on the road to ranked squads. The conference wasn’t tested too much in non-conference play. Out of 205 men’s soccer programs, UCI’s schedule was the 112th in the nation and the third-toughest in the Big West. The conference as a whole has lost a step rated the 16th-best out of 24 in the NCAA. CSUN is a formidable foe with they and CSF going through ranked squads. UC Santa Barbara has been down winless in its first six matches until upending ranked Pacific, and despite the Gauchos always being a threat, their resume does not fair them well in addition to UC Riverside at 0-7 in non-conference action holding an RPI of 203 awaiting to deal any Big West foe they defeat a crushing blow to its at-large chances. Along with the automatic bid, UCI’s at-large chances were left intact through a 5-3-1 nonconference run. The team’s RPI of 68 is just outside the top 45 regarded as the cutoff for NCAA at-large bids. Losses to Louisville (RPI 5) and New Mexico (RPI 46) aren’t seen as bad losses while wins over Lipscomb (RPI 60) and at Denver (RPI 87) are big boosts. Even the demolition of Northern Kentucky (RPI 75) is looking great as the only loss they’ve been dealt. With five of the seven Big West squads at a lower RPI than the ‘Eaters, there isn’t much to raise UCI’s too high. A win over Cal Poly would do wonders, and just as big would be avoiding losses to UC Riverside, but the ‘Eaters can’t bank on an at-large nod even without a deep tournament run.
Big West Conference Per Game Stats School
Cal Poly
CSF
CSUN
Sac St.
UCD
UCI
UCR
UCSB
Goals GA
1.00 1.13
1.11 1.22
1.67 1.44
1.25 1.38
1.56 2.11
1.89 1.11
1.00 2.29
0.62 1.12
Shots Save %
8.1 0.833
13.8 0.703
9.3 0.735
9.8 0.645
12.0 0.635
14.0 0.750
11.6 0.660
10.1 0.710
Fouls Offside Corners Cards
11.3 1.8 4.5 1.3
10.7 2.4 5.7 2.1
15.4 1.1 3.4 2.3
12.1 1.9 4.1 1.8
15.8 2.3 4.1 2.3
10.4 2.7 4.0 1.4
16.0 1.4 4.7 1.3
14.1 2.4 4.8 2.8
2017 Standings North Points Big West Overall 1 Sacramento State 0 0-0-0 4-4-0 2 Cal Poly 0 0-0-0 4-4-0 3 UC Davis 0 0-0-0 3-5-1 4 UC Santa Barbara 0 0-0-0 2-4-2
Goals 10 / 11 8/9 14 / 19 5/9
Preseason 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
South Points Big West Overall 1 UC Irvine 0 0-0-0 5-3-1 2 Cal State Fullerton 0 0-0-0 5-3-1 3 CSUN 0 0-0-0 5-4-0 4 UC Riverside 0 0-0-0 0-7-0
Goals 17 / 10 10 / 11 15 / 13 7 / 16
Preseason 4th 2nd 1st 3rd
AROUND THE BIG WEST
Preseason All-Big West: MF Ivan Canales Big West Players of the Week: Luis Leon (August 28) - 1 goal, 1 assist in L at Louisville, W at NKU Giovanni Godoy (Sept. 25) - 2 GWG in W vs. Lipscomb, at LMU, L vs. USF Daniel Crisostomo (Sept. 25) - 3 assists, 2 shutouts in 2-win week
Thursday CSUN at Sac State (4pm) UC Irvine at UC Davis (4pm) UC Riverside at Cal Poly (7pm) Cal State Fullerton at UCSB (7pm) Saturday CSUN at UC Davis (2pm) UC Irvine at Sac State (4pm) Cal State Fullerton at Cal Poly (7pm) UC Riverside at UCSB (7pm) October 5 Cal Poly at UC Irvine (430pm) Sac State at UC Riverside (7pm) UC Davis at Cal State Fullerton (7pm) UCSB at CSUN (7pm) October 7 Sac State at Cal State Fullerton (7pm) UC Davis at UC Riverside (7pm) Cal Poly at CSUN (7pm) UCSB at UC Irvine (7pm)
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Home Away Neutral Outside California
5-3-1 2-1-1 2-2-0 1-0-0 2-2-0
vs. Big West vs. Non-conference vs. ACC vs. Horizon vs. Big Ten vs. Big South vs. Summit League vs. Conference USA vs. Atlantic Sun vs. WCC vs. Ranked teams
0-0-0 5-3-1 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
August-September October Day Night Midweek Weekend
5-3-1 0-0-0 1-1-0 4-2-1 3-1-1 2-2-0
Wearing blue Wearing grey Wearing white
1-2-1 2-1-0 2-0-0
In one-goal matches Scoring first Opponent scores first When leading at halftime When tied at halftime When trailing at halftime Overtime matches
2-3 5-3-0 0-0-1 1-1-0 4-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-1
Goals off corners .................. 1 Goals off free kicks ............... 1 Kicked goals ....................... 15 Header goals ........................ 1 Inside the box .................... 16 Outside the box ................... 1 1v1 goals .............................. 4 PK For: 2-2 ...... Against: 1-3 Forwards .............................. 4 Midfielders ......................... 12 Defenders ............................ 0 Seniors ................................. 8 Juniors .................................. 5 Sophomores ......................... 2 Freshmen ............................. 1
SCORING (UCI-OPP)
The beginning of conference play begins up north with trips to UC Davis and Sacramento State in the road portion of interdivisional play.
UCI opens with UC Davis for the first time since 2013 looking for its first win at Davis since 2010. UCD has taken the last two matches in the series including 2016 when UCI came back from an early 1-0 deficit to lead at halftime, 2-1, only to give it away, 3-2. Davis started strong with wins over USF and LMU, but are winless in their last four including losses to USD and Denver. Nine different Aggies have scored this year with Matt Baringer (3 G, 2 A) leading the way. Eight Aggies have started all nine games including their defensive corps of Evan Barrett, Marte Formico, Greg Salazar, and Roy Boateng. Wallis Lapsley has allowed 16 goals in his nine starts, but John Laughlin has seen action in four matches. Sac State has also won the last two in the series, and UCI heads to Sacramento looking for its first win since 2013. The Hornets are an even 4-4 despite struggles at home at 1-3, but are coming off a 2016 where they earned its first Big West Tournament win. Justin Bedig and Christian Webb each have a pair of goals in the run of play while Trevor Jackson has added a pair from the penalty spot. James del Curto returns in goal this year with 20 saves through eight matches. His record-setting 15-save effort last year propelled the Hornets to a 2-1 win. Team Rankings
Individual Rankings
(Out of 205 programs) Stat Total Big West National Assists ................................. 18 ...............1st .....................9 Points ................................. 52 ...............1st ............... 13th Goals .................................. 17 ...............1st ............... 17th Assists per game ................ 2.00..............1st ............... 18th Points per game ................. 5.78..............1st ............... 24th Goals per game .................. 1.89..............1st ............... 27th Shots per game ................. 14.00 .............1st ............... 33rd Fouls per game ................. 10.44 .............1st ............... 37th Goals-Against-Average ....... 1.08............. 2nd .............. 76th Save Percentage ............... 0.750 ............ 2nd ............... 81st Yellow Cards ....................... 13 .............. 6th .............. 86th Shots on Goal per game ..... 5.11............. 2nd .............. 93rd Saves per game .................. 3.33............. 5th ............122nd Corner Kicks per game ....... 4.00............. 7th ............ 159th
Player Godoy Crisostomo Canales Crisostomo Waldron Waldron M. Ortiz 2 players 2 players Godoy 2 players Waldron Waldron 2 players
Stat Total Big West National Game-Winners ......... 3 ..........T1st ............... 4th Assists ...................... 5 .......... 1st .............. 12th Game-Winners ......... 2 .......... 3rd.............. 30th Assists per game .... 0.56 ....... 1st .............. 30th GAA....................... 0.831 ...... 1st .............. 45th Save Percentage .... 0.793 ...... 2nd ............. 48th Assists ...................... 3 .......... 2nd ............. 64th Goals ........................ 4 ......... T2nd ............ 67th Points ....................... 9 ......... T2nd ............ 99th Shots per game ...... 2.67 ....... 1st .............. 99th Goals per game ...... 0.44 ...... T2nd .......... 101st Saves ....................... 23 ......... 5th............ 107th Goalie Minutes ..... 650:00 ..... 6th............ 114th Points per game ..... 1.00 ...... T2nd .......... 124th
THROW-INS
UC Irvine played in front of 1,064 fans Sunday vs. San Francisco, the 19th home crowd of 1,000+ in program history. It was the first audience of over 1,000 in Anteater Stadium since the historic 1-0 victory over North Carolina in 2013 in the NCAA Tournament Second Round The Anteaters were briefly ranked prior to last week coming in at No. 23 according to TopDrawerSoccer.com, but never played a match before they fell back out of the rankings. Waldron’s PK save vs. New Mexico was the 2nd of his career. UC Irvine keepers have saved 5 of the last 9 penalty kick opportunities dating back to 2015 The Big West South has a very connected coaching tree. Head Coach Yossi Raz spent nine years as an assistant coach at CSUN in addition to his time as a student-athlete for the program. Assistant Brian Lanoye spent eight years with Cal State Fullerton as an assistant coach along with a grad and undergrad assistant. Cal State Fullerton’s head coach, George Kuntz, spent 19 seasons as head coach for the Anteaters and is joined by former Anteater coach and player, Carlos Aguilar, and another fellow player, Kyle Schmid. UC Riverside recently hired Chris Volk as its assistant coach after Volk spent 20 years as a coach with the UC Irvine program which included 17 years as an assistant coach and the last three years as the head coach
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YOSSI RAZ HEAD COACH FIRST SEASON THE RAZ FILE EDUCATION College: CSUN, 2005
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2005-12 2013-16 2017-
CSUN (Assistant Coach) Cal Poly Pomona (Head Coach) UC Irvine (Head Coach)
AWARDS 2014
2002
California Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year Big West Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Raz takes over guidance of the Anteater program in 2017 as the fourth head coach in UCI men's soccer history after four seasons as head coach at Cal Poly Pomona. He was named California Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2014 after leading the Broncos to conference regularseason and tournament championships. His Cal Poly Pomona team followed up in 2015 with a second consecutive 17-win season and the program's second-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament that led to the championship match.
Assistant Coach: Matt O’Sullivan 1st season (CSU Bakersfield, 2007) Email: [email protected] Assistant Coach: Cale Rodriguez 1st season (Univ. of Redlands, 2014) Email: [email protected] Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Lanoye Office Phone: (949) 824-1096
Season 2016 2015 2014 2013 Totals
School Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona 4 seasons
Overall NCAA 13-6-3 3rd Round 17-3-3 Finalist 17-1-2 (CCAA title) 7-7-4 54-17-12
The Broncos returned to the NCAA tourney again in 2016, reaching the third round. In four seasons at Cal Poly Pomona, Raz compiled a record of 54-17-12. Raz is no stranger to the Big West Conference mentality as he was part of the soccer program at CSUN for 13 years, four as a student-athlete and nine more as an assistant coach. Raz was named First Team All-Big West in each of his four seasons competing for the Matadors, earning Big West Freshman of the Year honors and Scholar-Athlete of the Year distinction from CSUN and the Big West. Raz joined the Matadors' coaching staff in 2005 and made an immediate impact, helping CSUN amass a 15-4-3 record and a Big West championship. The Matadors reached the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament, defeating league rival UC Santa Barbara in the program's lone Division I Tournament victory. Off the pitch, Raz was President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and was selected for the NCAA Leadership Conference. His interest in academics continued on as an assistant coach at CSUN, as he was involved in the academic and social progress of his student-athletes and later at Cal Poly Pomona, consistently recognized by the Division of Student Affairs for his program's 100 percent graduation rate.
COACHING STAFF
RAZ WORKSHEET
Raz's coaching circle includes the youth level, where he has recruited talent for the U.S. Youth National Team as a scout and coach. He has participated globally in coaching clinics in countries such as Guatemala, Brazil, and Spain, as well as being a training participant in Israel where he was born and raised. Raz previously spent time with the Israeli Youth National Team.
ATHLETICS NOTES UCI has won 28 national championships in nine different sports, the most recent in men’s volleyball in 2013 UCI has finished in the top five in the Division I -AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports rankings of the 95 Division I schools that do not sponsor football six of the last seven years, including runner-up showings three times and first in 2007 UC Irvine has captured 80 conference regular season titles since moving to NCAA Division I in 1977 Since 1980, 97 UCI student-athletes have been named Conference Athlete of the Year in addition to 89 Conference Coaches of the Year UCI student-athletes have accounted for 499 All-America honors The University has had 57 representatives participate in the Olympics and Paralympics
NEXT LEVEL ‘EATERS Brad Evans - Defender - Seattle Sounders FC Evans has captained the Sounders since 2014 culminating in an MLS Cup title in 2016, the second of his career. Seattle has won an MLS Supporters Shield and U.S. Open Cup title under Evans’ captaincy. He has recorded 34 goals and 35 assists in his career spanning 10 seasons and over 250 matches in MLS. Evans earned a spot on the 30-man preliminary roster for the U.S. national team headed to the 2014 World Cup, and has played 27 matches with the National Team including five World Cup Qualifiers highlighted by his lone international goal coming on a stoppage time-tally to defeat Jamaica, 2-1, in a 2013 World Cup Qualifier. He was present in the unprecedented comeback wins over Netherlands and Germany in the summer of 2015 including flicking on the game-winning assist to Bobby Wood in the 87th minute to down Germany in friendlies.
Miguel Ibarra - Midfielder - Minnesota United FC Miguel Ibarra returned to the U.S. signing with his own club and new member of Major League Soccer, Minnesota United FC. Ibarra has scored three goals and earned 18 starts in 23 matches played with his club in their inaugural MLS season. Prior to 2017, he spent two seasons in Liga MX in Mexico with León where he scored four goals in 37 matches. He earned that call after earning the NASL Golden Ball Award winner as the league’s MVP with Minnesota in 2015 capping off a four-year run where he played 92 matches registering 18 goals and 25 assists. That play was enough to earn a call-up to the U.S. Men’s National Team, the second player ever to earn a call-up from a lower division, and first since 2005, in October 2014. He earned his first cap as a sub against Honduras on Oct. 14, 2014 and first start shortly following against Panama, Feb. 8, 2015. He’s continued to train with the squad in World Cup Qualifiers and CONCACAF matches totaling 3 appearances in friendlies.
Current professional players Cameron Iwasa - Forward - Swope Park Rangers (USL) / Sacramento Republic FC (USL-Pro) Career: 64 matches - 39 starts - 15 goals (2 in 2017)
Mats Bjurman - Midfielder - Saint Louis FC (USL) | OC Blues FC (USL-Pro) Career: 44 matches - 32 starts - 2 goal (1 goal in 26 matches played in 2017)
Marco Franco - Midfielder - Indy Eleven (NASL) / Chicago Fire (MLS) / OC Blues (USL-Pro) Career: 81 matches - 72 starts | Entered for Chicago in 77th minute vs. Tottenham
Thomas Janjigian - Defender - Reno 1868 FC (USL) | San Jose Earthquakes Career: 5 matches - 4 starts | Entered for San Jose in 73rd minute of U.S. Open Cup match
Tarek Morad - Defender - Louisville City FC (USL-Pro) / OKC Energy FC (USL-Pro) Career: 81 matches - 72 starts - 3 goals (0 in 17 matches played in 2017)
Gerardo Gonzalez - Midfielder - Cuervos JAP (Mexico)
Recent professional players Amani Walker - Forward - Orange County Blues FC (USL-Pro) / Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) / Minnesota United FC (NASL) | Career: 74 matches - 33 starts - 15 goals Andrew Fontein - Keeper - Minnesota United FC (NASL) / Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) / Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Irving Garcia - Forward - Portland Timbers II (USL) / Rosario FC (Guatemala) / L.A. Blues (USL-Pro) / Antigua GFC (Guatemala) / New York Red Bulls (MLS)
Christopher Santana - Forward - Orange County Blues FC (USL-Pro) Career: 51 matches - 37 starts - 5 goals Jimmy Turner - Defender - Orange County Blues FC (USL-Pro) Enrique Cardenas - Midfielder - Nadi-NZ (Fiji) / OC Blues FC (USL-Pro) / Atlante FC (Mexico) Gor Kirakosyan - Midfielder - Ventura County Fusion (PDL)
0 | Greg Patenaude 6-1, 175 - RS-Junior - GK Folsom Yavapai CC
1 | Alex Waldron 6-3, 193 - RS-Soph. - GK Orangevale Bella Vista HS
2 | Ben Reveno 6-0, 161 - Freshman - DEF San Jose Leigh HS
3 | Christian Bond-Flasza 5-10, 154 - Freshman - DEF Laguna Niguel Aliso Niguel HS
4 | Jose Soto 6-1, 169 - Junior - DEF Ontario Peninsula College
5 | Corey Schramm 5-7, 159 - RS-Junior - MF Lakewood Artesia HS
6 | Haakon Wik Heltne 6-4, 196 - Sophomore - D Sandvika, Norway Hofstra University
7 | Giovanni Godoy 6-0 - Senior - MF Watsonville CSU Bakersfield
8 | Luis Leon 5-7, 151 - Junior - FWD Santa Ana Santa Ana HS
9 | Daniel Crisostomo 5-9, 156 - Junior - MF Rancho Cucamonga The Webb Schools
10 | Mario Ortiz 5-7, 136 - RS-Senior - MF Los Angeles CSU Bakersfield
11 | Alda Perez 6-0, 165 - Senior - MF Shafter Taft College
12 | Felipe Silva 5-10, 160 - RS-Junior - F Corona Servite HS
13 | Jose Ortiz 5-9, 133 - Sophomore - F Los Angeles Leuzinger HS
14 | Alvaro Quezada 5-8, 141 - Freshman - MF Lancaster Highland HS
15 | Nick Lagotta 5-9, 151 - Freshman - D/M San Diego Cathedral Catholic HS
16 | Axel Adler 6-0, 147 - Freshman - MF Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Victor Segalen School
17 | Christian Carrillo 6-0, 168 - Senior - FWD Santa Ana Cerritos College
18 | Carlos Contreras 6-0, 169 - Freshman - GK North Hollywood Birmingham HS
19 | Erick Gallinar 5-9, 144 - Freshman - D/M Los Angeles Animo So. Los Angeles HS
20 | Andrew Guerrero 6-0, 178 - RS-Soph. - MF Colton Rialto HS
21 | Lawrence Yamaguchi 5-10, 182 - Freshman - F Tokyo, Japan Christian Academy Japan
22 | Manny Acosta 5-11, 152 - Sophomore - F Stanton Magnolia HS
Yossi Raz Head Coach First Season CSUN ‘05
23 | Victor Falck 6-1, 172 - Sophomore - MF Landvetter, Sweden University of Virginia
24 | Ateno Ajeakwa 5-7, 157 - Freshman - MF Gardena Connections Acad. Capistrano
Matt O’Sullivan Assistant Coach First Season CSU Bakersfield ‘07
25 | Ivan Canales 5-9, 164 - Junior - MF Santa Ana JSerra HS
26 | Guy Dankovich 5-10, 163 - Freshman - DEF Ramat-Gan, Israel Maccabim Reut Mor HS
Cale Rodriguez Assistant Coach First Season University of Redlands ‘14
27 | Christian Gutierrez 5-5, 168 - Sophomore - MF Bell Bell HS
Brian Lanoye Assistant GK Coach First Season Cal State Fullerton ‘13
30 | Ignacio Ramirez 6-2, 164 - RS-Junior - DEF Anaheim Western HS
STATS
KEEPER HISTORY 1 - Alex Waldron 2015
6-3, 193, RS-Soph. W/L GA Saves Mins
Utilized Redshirt season
2016
W/L GA Saves Mins
Sept. 17 vs. New Mexico Sept. 22 at Oregon State Sept. 25 at Portland Sept. 29 vs. Sac State Oct. 1 vs. UC Davis Oct. 6 at UCSB Oct. 8 at Cal Poly Oct. 26 vs. UC Riverside
2017
W L L L L W W
0 0 4 2 3 1 0 1
0 4 3 3 3 2 1 5
25 90 90 90 90 90 60 90
W/L GA Saves Mins
Sept. 1 vs. Penn State D Sept. 3 vs. UNC Asheville W Sept. 8 vs. Denver W Sept. 10 at New Mexico L Sept. 18 vs. Lipscomb W Sept. 21 at LMU W Sept. 24 vs. San Francisco L
1 1 0 2 0 0 2
2 2 4 3 4 5 2
110 90 90 90 90 90 90
0 - Greg Patenaude 6-1, 175, RS-Junior 2016 W/L GA Saves Mins Utilized Redshirt season
2017 Aug. 25 at Louisville Aug. 27 at N Kentucky
W/L GA Saves Mins L W
2 2
3 2
90 90
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Opponent at (9) Louisville at N. Kentucky Penn State UNC Asheville vs. (8) Denver at New Mexico Lipscomb at LMU vs. San Francisco at UC Davis at Sac State Cal Poly UCSB UC Riverside at CSUN CS Fullerton CSUN at UC Riverside at CS Fullerton
Keeper Patenaude Patenaude Waldron Waldron Waldron Waldron Waldron Waldron Waldron
Defense Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Schramm Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Ajeakwa Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Ajeakwa Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Bond-Flasza Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Bond-Flasza Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Ramirez Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Perez Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Bond-Flasza Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Perez
Midfield Quezada Falck Crisostomo Canales Leon Falck Crisostomo Quezada M. Ortiz Falck Canales Crisostomo Godoy Leon Perez Canales Crisostomo Quezada Quezada Falck Canales Crisostomo Godoy Leon Falck Crisostomo M. Ortiz M. Ortiz Falck Canales Crisostomo Godoy Quezada Falck M. Ortiz Crisostomo Godoy M. Ortiz Falck Canales Crisostomo Godoy
Forwards Godoy M. Ortiz Godoy Carrillo Carrillo Carrillo J. Ortiz J. Ortiz Carrillo Carrillo J. Ortiz Carrillo
#TogetherWeZot | #RipEm
Projected Anteater Formation (4-5-1) 17 Carrillo
10
25
7
M. Ortiz
Canales
Godoy
UC Davis Aggies
Sacramento State Hornets
Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 4:00 PM Aggie Soccer Field - Davis, Calif.
Saturday, September 30, 2017 - 4:00 PM Hornet Field - Sacramento, Calif.
2017 Home 2016 2016 Big West
3-5-1 3-1-0 8-9-3 4-6-0 (North 3rd)
2017 Home 2016 2016 Big West
Series UC Davis leads, 11-9-2 UCI is 5-7-1 since UC Davis joined the Big West 2016 meeting Oct. 1 at home - L, 2-3 Head Coach Dwayne Shaffer (21st Season) Last week T, 1-1, at Saint Mary’s
4-4-0 1-3-0 9-8-3 4-5-1 (North 2nd)
Series UC Irvine leads, 9-7-2 Series is 3-3 since Sac State joined the Big West 2016 meeting Sept. 29 at home - L, 1-2 Head Coach Michael Linenberger (29th Season) Last week L, 1-0, at Saint Mary’s
First Touches 23
9
Falck
Crisostomo
19
4
6
11
Gallinar
Soto
Wik Heltne
Perez
1 Waldron
Primary Reserves FWD MID DEF GK
13 J. Ortiz 8 Leon 3 Bond-Flasza 0 Patenaude
Date Aug. 19 Aug. 25 Aug. 27 Sept. 1 Sept. 3 Sept. 8 Sept. 10 Sept. 18 Sept. 21 Sept. 24 Sept. 28 Sept. 30 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 25 Oct. 28
21 Yamaguchi 12 Silva 14 Quezada 11 Perez 30 Ramirez 24 Ajeakwa 18 Contreras
Opponent at Bakersfield (Exh.) at (9) Louisville at Northern Kentucky Penn State UNC Asheville vs. (8) Denver at New Mexico Lipscomb at Loyola Marymount San Francisco *at UC Davis *at Sacramento State *Cal Poly *UC Santa Barbara *UC Riverside *at CSUN *Cal State Fullerton *CSUN *at UC Riverside *at Cal State Fullerton Home matches in BOLD
2-7-1
14
8
Since the Big West went to North and South Divisions in 2012, the Anteaters have gone 2-7-1 in road matches against North squads (2013 at Sac State - W, 2-1 2016 at Cal Poly - W, 2-0)
UCI has run its streak to 14 straight matches with a goal dating back to 2016. The ‘Eaters have outscored opponents 26-20 in that span with an overall record of 7-5-2, but 3-4-0 away from home
The ‘Eaters have scored first in 8 of their nine matches this season going 5-3 in those matches. The lone team to jump out in front against UCI has been Penn State in the 32nd minute resulting in the season’s only draw (1-1)
Location Bakersfield, Calif. Louisville, Ky.
Result Shots (On Goal) Saves Corners Fouls Offside Goals W, 2-0 10 (5) 0 8 13 6 Godoy (22’), Quezada (59’) L, 1-2 5 (2) 3 2 12 2 M. Ortiz (21’) Highland Heights, Ky. W, 5-2 26 (11) 2 6 20 3 Quezada (4’), Leon (7’), Godoy (14’), OG (19’), Canales (55’) Anteater Stadium T, 1-1 16 (5) 3 8 11 4 Carrillo (67’) Anteater Stadium W, 2-1 20 (4) 2 4 8 3 Godoy (47’), Canales (48’) ^Albuquerque, N.M. W, 1-0 10 (3) 5 3 6 0 Canales (57’) ^Albuquerque, N.M. L, 1-2 7 (4) 3 2 10 3 J. Ortiz (11’) Anteater Stadium W, 3-0 13 (6) 4 6 11 2 Godoy (64’), M. Ortiz (79’), Carrillo (PK 84’) Los Angeles, Calif. W, 2-0 13 (6) 6 3 8 7 Godoy (PK 53’), J. Ortiz (83’) Anteater Stadium L, 1-2 16 (5) 2 2 8 0 Canales (17’) Davis, Calif. 4:00 PM Sacramento, Calif. 4:00 PM Anteater Stadium 4:30 PM Anteater Stadium 7:00 PM Anteater Stadium 7:00 PM Northridge, Calif. 7:00 PM Anteater Stadium 7:00 PM Anteater Stadium 7:00 PM Riverside, Calif. 7:00 PM Fullerton, Calif. 7:00 PM Neutral matches in italics
^ - Grange and Ashwill Invitational (Albuquerque, N.M.)
* - Big West match
All times listed in Pacific Time Zone
FIELD PLAYER NOTES ## Player Note Hometown—Previous College—High School—Club team—Major 2 Ben Reveno Spent three seasons with the San Jose Earthquakes Academy San Jose, Calif.—Leigh HS—San Jose Earthquakes Academy—Major: Undeclared 3 Christian Bond-Flasza First career start and point (assist) in win vs. UNC Asheville Laguna Niguel, Calif.—Aliso Niguel HS—Irvine Strikers—Major: Computer Game Science 4 Jose Soto 7 goals, 3 assists in two seasons at Peninsula College Ontario, Calif.—Peninsula College—Ontario HS—Major: Criminology, Law, and Society 5 Corey Schramm Played in 6 of the final 8 matches in 2016; started vs. Cal Poly, at CSUN Lakewood, Calif.—Artesia HS—Pateadores Academy—Major: Education Science 6 Haakon Wik Heltne 1 assist in eight matches last year for Hofstra Sandvika, Norway.—Hofstra Univ.—Norges Toppidrettsgymnas—Baerum SK—Major: Undeclared 7 Giovanni Godoy Big West Offensive Player of the Week September 25 (2 GWG) Watsonville, Calif.—CSU Bakersfield—Watsonville HS—Santa Cruz Breakers—Major: Sociology 8 Luis Leon Big West Offensive Player of the Week August 28 (1 G, 1 A) Santa Ana, Calif.—Santa Ana HS—Pateadores Academy—Major: Sociology 9 Daniel Crisostomo Big West Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 25 (3 A, 2 SHO) Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.—The Webb Schools—FC Golden State—Major: Sociology 10 Mario Ortiz Had points in 3 straight matches (A vs. DENV, A vs. UNM, G vs. LIP) Los Angeles, Calif.—CSU Bakersfield—Leuzinger HS—Chivas Academy—Major: Sociology 11 Alda Perez 3 starts this season - MF vs. UNC Asheville, D vs. Lipscomb, USF Shafter, Calif.—Taft College—Shafter HS—Roadrunner Bakersfield —Major: Crim. Law & Society 12 Felipe Silva Made 2017 debut as a sub vs. Denver Corona, Calif.—Servite HS—West Coast FC—Major: Political Science 13 Jose Ortiz Goal vs. UNM assisted by his brother, assisted brother’s goal vs. LIP Los Angeles, Calif.—Leuzinger HS—California Rush—Major: Undeclared 14 Alvaro Quezada Scored in exhibition at Bakersfield (59’) and at Northern Kentucky (4’) Lancaster, Calif.—Highland HS—LA Premier FC—Major: Undeclared 15 Nick Lagotta Started 67 of 70 matches for San Diego Surf primarily as a defender San Diego, Calif.—Cathedral Catholic HS—San Diego Surf—Major: Undeclared 16 Axel Adler Played briefly with club’s top flight team, Biu Chun Glory Sky Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong—Victor Segalen School—Biu Chun Rangers—Major: Undeclared 17 Christian Carrillo 2 career goals have both come at home (67’ vs. PSU, PK 84’ vs. LIP) Santa Ana, Calif.—Cerritos JC—Katella HS—Pateadores Academy—Major: Public Health Policy 19 Erick Gallinar Earned first career point on assist at Northern Kentucky Los Angeles, Calif.—Animo South Los Angeles HS—LA Galaxy Academy—Major: Undeclared 20 Andrew Guerrero Led team in shots and shots on goal in 2016 season opener Colton, Calif.—Rialto HS—Fullerton Rangers—Major: International Studies 21 Lawrence Yamaguchi Played three seasons each for clubs FC Toripletta and Verdy S.S. Ajunt Tokyo, Japan—Christian Academy Japan HS—FC Toripletta—Major: Undeclared 22 Manny Acosta Played in each of the last 7 matches of 2016 with 1 start (vs. UCR) Stanton, Calif.—Magnolia HS—West Coast FC—Major: Undeclared 23 Victor Falck Recorded 2nd career assist in win vs. UNC Asheville (1 assist for UVA) Landvetter, Sweden.—Univ. of Virginia—Cox HS—Richmond United & Orgryte IS—Major: Undec. 24 Ateno Ajeakwa Earned first career point on assist at Northern Kentucky Gardena, Calif.—Connections Academy Capistrano—LA Galaxy Academy—Major: Undeclared 25 Ivan Canales Recorded consecutive game-winners vs. UNC Asheville, Denver Santa Ana, Calif.—JSerra HS—West Coast FC—Major: Sociology 26 Guy Dankovich Served in the Israeli military for the past three years Ramat-Gan, Israel—Maccabim Reut Mor HS—Ironi Modi’in—Major: Computer Science Engineering 27 Christian Gutierrez Will miss 2017 season (Torn ACL) Bell, Calif.—Bell HS—Arsenal FC—Major: Criminology, Law, and Society 30 Ignacio Ramirez Made first career start Sunday at New Mexico Anaheim, Calif.—Western HS—Strikers FC—Major: Psychology and Social Behavior
Height / Weight—Year—Position Games (starts) - Goals - GWG - Assists - Points 6-0 / 161—Freshman—Defender No UC Irvine stats 5-10 / 154—Freshman—Def / Fwd 8 (3) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 6-1 / 169—Junior—Defender 9 (9) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 5-7 / 159—RS-Junior—Midfielder 11 (3) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 6-4 / 196—Sophomore—Defender 9 (9) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 6-0 / 162—Senior– Midfielder 27 (20) - 7 G - 4 GWG - 3 A - 17 PTS 5-7 / 151—Junior—Midfielder 39 (25) - 7 G - 1 GWG - 5 A - 19 PTS 5-9 / 156—Junior—Midfielder 44 (29) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 6 A - 6 PTS 5-7 / 136—RS-Senior—Midfielder 44 (23) - 6 G - 3 GWG - 6 A - 18 PTS 6-0 / 165—Senior—Midfielder 22 (5) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 5-10 / 160—RS-Junior—Forward 27 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 5-9 / 133—Sophomore—Forward 27 (10) - 4 G - 1 GWG - 2 A - 10 PTS 5-8 / 141—Freshman—Midfielder 9 (5) - 1 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 3 PTS 5-9 / 151—Freshman—Def / Mid No UC Irvine stats 6-0 / 147—Freshman—Midfielder No UC Irvine stats 6-0 / 168—Senior—Forward 23 (9) - 2 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 4 PTS 5-9 / 144—Freshman—Def / Mid 9 (9) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 6-0 / 178—RS-Sophomore—Midfielder 4 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 5-10 / 182—Freshman—Forward 7 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 5-10 / 152—Sophomore—Forward 7 (1) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 6-1 / 172—Sophomore—Midfielder 9 (8) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 5-7 / 157—Freshman—Midfielder 5 (2) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 5-9 / 164—Junior—Midfielder 47 (41) - 11 G - 2 GWG - 12 A - 34 PTS 5-10 / 163—Freshman—Defender 1 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 5-5 / 168—Sophomore—Midfielder 14 (1) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 6-2 / 164—RS-Junior—Defender 6 (1) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS
KEEPER NOTES 0 Greg Patenaude Stopped a 52nd-minute PK in 5-2 win at Northern Kentucky Folsom, Calif.—Yavapai CC—Folsom HS—San Juan Academy—Major: Political Science 1 Alex Waldron Saved a PK in the 79th minute vs. New Mexico - 2nd of career Orangevale, Calif.—Bella Vista HS—San Juan Academy—Major: Business Economics 18 Carlos Contreras Split time between forward and keeper in high school North Hollywood, Calif.—Birmingham HS—LA Premier LAFA—Major: Undeclared
6-1 / 190—RS-Junior—Goalkeeper 2 (2) - 1-1-0 - 0 SHO - 5 SV - 2.00 GAA 6-3 / 193—RS-Sophomore—Goalkeeper 16 (15) - 7-6-1 - 5 SHO - 43 SV - 1.20 GAA 6-0 / 169—Freshman—Goalkeeper No UC Irvine stats
STAFF NOTES Head Coach Yossi Raz Assistant Coach Matt O’Sullivan Assistant Coach Cale Rodriguez Assistant/GK Coach Brian Lanoye
54 wins in 4 years at Cal Poly Pomona, 2015 NCAA D-II National runner-up Assistant since 2006 at Incarnate Word (4 yrs) and D-II St. Edward’s (7 yrs) Head coach at Peninsula College (2015-16), assisted at UNLV, Redlands Assistant at Cal State Fullerton (9 years) and Cal Poly Pomona (2 years)
1st season (5-3-1) 1st season 1st season 1st season
QUICK FACTS
LAST WEEK RECAP
GENERAL School ................. UC Irvine (University of California, Irvine) Location ............................................................ Irvine, Calif. Nickname ............................................... Anteaters (‘Eaters) Colors ............................................................. Blue and Gold Founded (Opened) ............................................ 1962 (1965) Enrollment ................................................................ 32,000 Chancellor ........................................ Howard Gillman, Ph.D. Athletic Director..................................................... Mike Izzi Home Field (Capacity) .................. Anteater Stadium (2,500) Affiliation ..................................................... NCAA Division I Conference ............................................................ Big West
UCI split its final two non-conference matches adding another shutout in the mix.
HISTORY First season .................................................................. 1984 All-time record ................................................... 287-315-68 NCAA Tournament berths / Last ............................. 5 / 2014 Big West titles - Season / Tourney ................................ 4 / 4 MAC Hermann Semifinalists .................................. 1 (Iwasa) All-Americans ..................................................................... 6 All-Far West Region ......................................................... 18 Big West Players of the Year ............................................ 14 Academic All-Americans .................................................... 1 COACHING STAFF Head Coach ..................... Yossi Raz (1st season, 5th overall) Alma Mater ...................................................... CSUN (2005) Career record ....................... 54-17-12 (at Cal Poly Pomona) Assistant Coach ........................ Matt O’Sullivan (1st season) Assistant Coach .........................Cale Rodriguez (1st season) Volunteer Assistant Coach ...........Brian Lanoye (1st season) Office phone ................................................ (949) 824-1096 MEDIA RELATIONS Associate AD / Media Relations ........................... Bob Olson Assistant Director / Men’s Soccer contact ....... Alex Croteau Mailing Address ................Intercollegiate Athletics Building ........................................................ Irvine, CA - 92697-4500 Office Phone ................................................ (949) 824-8934 Cell ............................................................... (714) 397-6310 Email ....................................................... [email protected]
SCHEDULE OUTLOOK RPI SOS Nat’l Rank vs. Top 50
.5286 RPI Nat’l Rank 68th 112th Conference Nat’l Rk 15th 0-2-0 vs. 51-100 3-0-1
School Louisville Cal Poly New Mexico Lipscomb Northern Kentucky Denver Penn State CSUN San Francisco UC Santa Barbara Cal State Fullerton Sacramento State UC Davis Bakersfield Loyola Marymount UNC Asheville UC Riverside
Result L, 1-2 Oct. 5 L, 1-2 W, 3-0 W, 5-2 W, 1-0 T, 1-1 Oct. 14 | Oct. 21 L, 1-2 Oct. 7 Oct. 18 | Oct. 28 Sept. 30 Sept. 28 (Exh.) W, 2-0 W, 2-0 W, 2-1 Oct. 11 | Oct. 25
Matches:
Home
Away
Record 6-1-1 4-4-0 4-3-1 5-3-0 5-1-3 4-4-0 2-4-2 5-4-0 3-7-0 2-4-2 5-3-1 4-4-0 3-5-1 2-5-0 2-6-2 1-7-0 0-7-0 Neutral
RPI 5 26 46 60 75 87 88 96 109 115 118 129 141 170 179 190 203
The ‘Eaters were up against an LMU squad that outshot them in a match that was scoreless at the half, but Giovanni Godoy would convert a 53rd minute PK and Jose Ortiz capitalized in the 83rd minute following a Lion red card to earn the 2-0 victory on Thursday. The ‘Eaters started strong Sunday vs. San Francisco in front of 1,064 fans on a spectacular individual effort from Ivan Canales scoring in the 17th minute, but the Dons fought back with goals in the 51st and 58th minutes to pull the 2-1 upset. AN INTERDIVISIONAL STORY The heart of the season gets going this week with 10 Big West games ahead and the Anteaters trying for one of the three South Division spots to get back to the conference tournament. UC Irvine comes out of non-conference play looking like the class of the Big West tied with Cal State Fullerton with the best record at 5-3-1. The Cal Poly Mustangs come out of it with the highest RPI at 26 fighting through a monster of the schedule winning its last four after starting with four close defeats on the road to ranked squads. The conference wasn’t tested too much in non-conference play. Out of 205 men’s soccer programs, UCI’s schedule was the 112th in the nation and the third-toughest in the Big West. The conference as a whole has lost a step rated the 16th-best out of 24 in the NCAA. CSUN is a formidable foe with they and CSF going through ranked squads. UC Santa Barbara has been down winless in its first six matches until upending ranked Pacific, and despite the Gauchos always being a threat, their resume does not fair them well in addition to UC Riverside at 0-7 in non-conference action holding an RPI of 203 awaiting to deal any Big West foe they defeat a crushing blow to its at-large chances. Along with the automatic bid, UCI’s at-large chances were left intact through a 5-3-1 nonconference run. The team’s RPI of 68 is just outside the top 45 regarded as the cutoff for NCAA at-large bids. Losses to Louisville (RPI 5) and New Mexico (RPI 46) aren’t seen as bad losses while wins over Lipscomb (RPI 60) and at Denver (RPI 87) are big boosts. Even the demolition of Northern Kentucky (RPI 75) is looking great as the only loss they’ve been dealt. With five of the seven Big West squads at a lower RPI than the ‘Eaters, there isn’t much to raise UCI’s too high. A win over Cal Poly would do wonders, and just as big would be avoiding losses to UC Riverside, but the ‘Eaters can’t bank on an at-large nod even without a deep tournament run.
Big West Conference Per Game Stats School
Cal Poly
CSF
CSUN
Sac St.
UCD
UCI
UCR
UCSB
Goals GA
1.00 1.13
1.11 1.22
1.67 1.44
1.25 1.38
1.56 2.11
1.89 1.11
1.00 2.29
0.62 1.12
Shots Save %
8.1 0.833
13.8 0.703
9.3 0.735
9.8 0.645
12.0 0.635
14.0 0.750
11.6 0.660
10.1 0.710
Fouls Offside Corners Cards
11.3 1.8 4.5 1.3
10.7 2.4 5.7 2.1
15.4 1.1 3.4 2.3
12.1 1.9 4.1 1.8
15.8 2.3 4.1 2.3
10.4 2.7 4.0 1.4
16.0 1.4 4.7 1.3
14.1 2.4 4.8 2.8
2017 Standings North Points Big West Overall 1 Sacramento State 0 0-0-0 4-4-0 2 Cal Poly 0 0-0-0 4-4-0 3 UC Davis 0 0-0-0 3-5-1 4 UC Santa Barbara 0 0-0-0 2-4-2
Goals 10 / 11 8/9 14 / 19 5/9
Preseason 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
South Points Big West Overall 1 UC Irvine 0 0-0-0 5-3-1 2 Cal State Fullerton 0 0-0-0 5-3-1 3 CSUN 0 0-0-0 5-4-0 4 UC Riverside 0 0-0-0 0-7-0
Goals 17 / 10 10 / 11 15 / 13 7 / 16
Preseason 4th 2nd 1st 3rd
AROUND THE BIG WEST
Preseason All-Big West: MF Ivan Canales Big West Players of the Week: Luis Leon (August 28) - 1 goal, 1 assist in L at Louisville, W at NKU Giovanni Godoy (Sept. 25) - 2 GWG in W vs. Lipscomb, at LMU, L vs. USF Daniel Crisostomo (Sept. 25) - 3 assists, 2 shutouts in 2-win week
Thursday CSUN at Sac State (4pm) UC Irvine at UC Davis (4pm) UC Riverside at Cal Poly (7pm) Cal State Fullerton at UCSB (7pm) Saturday CSUN at UC Davis (2pm) UC Irvine at Sac State (4pm) Cal State Fullerton at Cal Poly (7pm) UC Riverside at UCSB (7pm) October 5 Cal Poly at UC Irvine (430pm) Sac State at UC Riverside (7pm) UC Davis at Cal State Fullerton (7pm) UCSB at CSUN (7pm) October 7 Sac State at Cal State Fullerton (7pm) UC Davis at UC Riverside (7pm) Cal Poly at CSUN (7pm) UCSB at UC Irvine (7pm)
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Home Away Neutral Outside California
5-3-1 2-1-1 2-2-0 1-0-0 2-2-0
vs. Big West vs. Non-conference vs. ACC vs. Horizon vs. Big Ten vs. Big South vs. Summit League vs. Conference USA vs. Atlantic Sun vs. WCC vs. Ranked teams
0-0-0 5-3-1 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
August-September October Day Night Midweek Weekend
5-3-1 0-0-0 1-1-0 4-2-1 3-1-1 2-2-0
Wearing blue Wearing grey Wearing white
1-2-1 2-1-0 2-0-0
In one-goal matches Scoring first Opponent scores first When leading at halftime When tied at halftime When trailing at halftime Overtime matches
2-3 5-3-0 0-0-1 1-1-0 4-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-1
Goals off corners .................. 1 Goals off free kicks ............... 1 Kicked goals ....................... 15 Header goals ........................ 1 Inside the box .................... 16 Outside the box ................... 1 1v1 goals .............................. 4 PK For: 2-2 ...... Against: 1-3 Forwards .............................. 4 Midfielders ......................... 12 Defenders ............................ 0 Seniors ................................. 8 Juniors .................................. 5 Sophomores ......................... 2 Freshmen ............................. 1
SCORING (UCI-OPP)
The beginning of conference play begins up north with trips to UC Davis and Sacramento State in the road portion of interdivisional play.
UCI opens with UC Davis for the first time since 2013 looking for its first win at Davis since 2010. UCD has taken the last two matches in the series including 2016 when UCI came back from an early 1-0 deficit to lead at halftime, 2-1, only to give it away, 3-2. Davis started strong with wins over USF and LMU, but are winless in their last four including losses to USD and Denver. Nine different Aggies have scored this year with Matt Baringer (3 G, 2 A) leading the way. Eight Aggies have started all nine games including their defensive corps of Evan Barrett, Marte Formico, Greg Salazar, and Roy Boateng. Wallis Lapsley has allowed 16 goals in his nine starts, but John Laughlin has seen action in four matches. Sac State has also won the last two in the series, and UCI heads to Sacramento looking for its first win since 2013. The Hornets are an even 4-4 despite struggles at home at 1-3, but are coming off a 2016 where they earned its first Big West Tournament win. Justin Bedig and Christian Webb each have a pair of goals in the run of play while Trevor Jackson has added a pair from the penalty spot. James del Curto returns in goal this year with 20 saves through eight matches. His record-setting 15-save effort last year propelled the Hornets to a 2-1 win. Team Rankings
Individual Rankings
(Out of 205 programs) Stat Total Big West National Assists ................................. 18 ...............1st .....................9 Points ................................. 52 ...............1st ............... 13th Goals .................................. 17 ...............1st ............... 17th Assists per game ................ 2.00..............1st ............... 18th Points per game ................. 5.78..............1st ............... 24th Goals per game .................. 1.89..............1st ............... 27th Shots per game ................. 14.00 .............1st ............... 33rd Fouls per game ................. 10.44 .............1st ............... 37th Goals-Against-Average ....... 1.08............. 2nd .............. 76th Save Percentage ............... 0.750 ............ 2nd ............... 81st Yellow Cards ....................... 13 .............. 6th .............. 86th Shots on Goal per game ..... 5.11............. 2nd .............. 93rd Saves per game .................. 3.33............. 5th ............122nd Corner Kicks per game ....... 4.00............. 7th ............ 159th
Player Godoy Crisostomo Canales Crisostomo Waldron Waldron M. Ortiz 2 players 2 players Godoy 2 players Waldron Waldron 2 players
Stat Total Big West National Game-Winners ......... 3 ..........T1st ............... 4th Assists ...................... 5 .......... 1st .............. 12th Game-Winners ......... 2 .......... 3rd.............. 30th Assists per game .... 0.56 ....... 1st .............. 30th GAA....................... 0.831 ...... 1st .............. 45th Save Percentage .... 0.793 ...... 2nd ............. 48th Assists ...................... 3 .......... 2nd ............. 64th Goals ........................ 4 ......... T2nd ............ 67th Points ....................... 9 ......... T2nd ............ 99th Shots per game ...... 2.67 ....... 1st .............. 99th Goals per game ...... 0.44 ...... T2nd .......... 101st Saves ....................... 23 ......... 5th............ 107th Goalie Minutes ..... 650:00 ..... 6th............ 114th Points per game ..... 1.00 ...... T2nd .......... 124th
THROW-INS
UC Irvine played in front of 1,064 fans Sunday vs. San Francisco, the 19th home crowd of 1,000+ in program history. It was the first audience of over 1,000 in Anteater Stadium since the historic 1-0 victory over North Carolina in 2013 in the NCAA Tournament Second Round The Anteaters were briefly ranked prior to last week coming in at No. 23 according to TopDrawerSoccer.com, but never played a match before they fell back out of the rankings. Waldron’s PK save vs. New Mexico was the 2nd of his career. UC Irvine keepers have saved 5 of the last 9 penalty kick opportunities dating back to 2015 The Big West South has a very connected coaching tree. Head Coach Yossi Raz spent nine years as an assistant coach at CSUN in addition to his time as a student-athlete for the program. Assistant Brian Lanoye spent eight years with Cal State Fullerton as an assistant coach along with a grad and undergrad assistant. Cal State Fullerton’s head coach, George Kuntz, spent 19 seasons as head coach for the Anteaters and is joined by former Anteater coach and player, Carlos Aguilar, and another fellow player, Kyle Schmid. UC Riverside recently hired Chris Volk as its assistant coach after Volk spent 20 years as a coach with the UC Irvine program which included 17 years as an assistant coach and the last three years as the head coach
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YOSSI RAZ HEAD COACH FIRST SEASON THE RAZ FILE EDUCATION College: CSUN, 2005
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2005-12 2013-16 2017-
CSUN (Assistant Coach) Cal Poly Pomona (Head Coach) UC Irvine (Head Coach)
AWARDS 2014
2002
California Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year Big West Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Raz takes over guidance of the Anteater program in 2017 as the fourth head coach in UCI men's soccer history after four seasons as head coach at Cal Poly Pomona. He was named California Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2014 after leading the Broncos to conference regularseason and tournament championships. His Cal Poly Pomona team followed up in 2015 with a second consecutive 17-win season and the program's second-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament that led to the championship match.
Assistant Coach: Matt O’Sullivan 1st season (CSU Bakersfield, 2007) Email: [email protected] Assistant Coach: Cale Rodriguez 1st season (Univ. of Redlands, 2014) Email: [email protected] Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Lanoye Office Phone: (949) 824-1096
Season 2016 2015 2014 2013 Totals
School Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona 4 seasons
Overall NCAA 13-6-3 3rd Round 17-3-3 Finalist 17-1-2 (CCAA title) 7-7-4 54-17-12
The Broncos returned to the NCAA tourney again in 2016, reaching the third round. In four seasons at Cal Poly Pomona, Raz compiled a record of 54-17-12. Raz is no stranger to the Big West Conference mentality as he was part of the soccer program at CSUN for 13 years, four as a student-athlete and nine more as an assistant coach. Raz was named First Team All-Big West in each of his four seasons competing for the Matadors, earning Big West Freshman of the Year honors and Scholar-Athlete of the Year distinction from CSUN and the Big West. Raz joined the Matadors' coaching staff in 2005 and made an immediate impact, helping CSUN amass a 15-4-3 record and a Big West championship. The Matadors reached the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament, defeating league rival UC Santa Barbara in the program's lone Division I Tournament victory. Off the pitch, Raz was President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and was selected for the NCAA Leadership Conference. His interest in academics continued on as an assistant coach at CSUN, as he was involved in the academic and social progress of his student-athletes and later at Cal Poly Pomona, consistently recognized by the Division of Student Affairs for his program's 100 percent graduation rate.
COACHING STAFF
RAZ WORKSHEET
Raz's coaching circle includes the youth level, where he has recruited talent for the U.S. Youth National Team as a scout and coach. He has participated globally in coaching clinics in countries such as Guatemala, Brazil, and Spain, as well as being a training participant in Israel where he was born and raised. Raz previously spent time with the Israeli Youth National Team.
ATHLETICS NOTES UCI has won 28 national championships in nine different sports, the most recent in men’s volleyball in 2013 UCI has finished in the top five in the Division I -AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports rankings of the 95 Division I schools that do not sponsor football six of the last seven years, including runner-up showings three times and first in 2007 UC Irvine has captured 80 conference regular season titles since moving to NCAA Division I in 1977 Since 1980, 97 UCI student-athletes have been named Conference Athlete of the Year in addition to 89 Conference Coaches of the Year UCI student-athletes have accounted for 499 All-America honors The University has had 57 representatives participate in the Olympics and Paralympics
NEXT LEVEL ‘EATERS Brad Evans - Defender - Seattle Sounders FC Evans has captained the Sounders since 2014 culminating in an MLS Cup title in 2016, the second of his career. Seattle has won an MLS Supporters Shield and U.S. Open Cup title under Evans’ captaincy. He has recorded 34 goals and 35 assists in his career spanning 10 seasons and over 250 matches in MLS. Evans earned a spot on the 30-man preliminary roster for the U.S. national team headed to the 2014 World Cup, and has played 27 matches with the National Team including five World Cup Qualifiers highlighted by his lone international goal coming on a stoppage time-tally to defeat Jamaica, 2-1, in a 2013 World Cup Qualifier. He was present in the unprecedented comeback wins over Netherlands and Germany in the summer of 2015 including flicking on the game-winning assist to Bobby Wood in the 87th minute to down Germany in friendlies.
Miguel Ibarra - Midfielder - Minnesota United FC Miguel Ibarra returned to the U.S. signing with his own club and new member of Major League Soccer, Minnesota United FC. Ibarra has scored three goals and earned 18 starts in 23 matches played with his club in their inaugural MLS season. Prior to 2017, he spent two seasons in Liga MX in Mexico with León where he scored four goals in 37 matches. He earned that call after earning the NASL Golden Ball Award winner as the league’s MVP with Minnesota in 2015 capping off a four-year run where he played 92 matches registering 18 goals and 25 assists. That play was enough to earn a call-up to the U.S. Men’s National Team, the second player ever to earn a call-up from a lower division, and first since 2005, in October 2014. He earned his first cap as a sub against Honduras on Oct. 14, 2014 and first start shortly following against Panama, Feb. 8, 2015. He’s continued to train with the squad in World Cup Qualifiers and CONCACAF matches totaling 3 appearances in friendlies.
Current professional players Cameron Iwasa - Forward - Swope Park Rangers (USL) / Sacramento Republic FC (USL-Pro) Career: 64 matches - 39 starts - 15 goals (2 in 2017)
Mats Bjurman - Midfielder - Saint Louis FC (USL) | OC Blues FC (USL-Pro) Career: 44 matches - 32 starts - 2 goal (1 goal in 26 matches played in 2017)
Marco Franco - Midfielder - Indy Eleven (NASL) / Chicago Fire (MLS) / OC Blues (USL-Pro) Career: 81 matches - 72 starts | Entered for Chicago in 77th minute vs. Tottenham
Thomas Janjigian - Defender - Reno 1868 FC (USL) | San Jose Earthquakes Career: 5 matches - 4 starts | Entered for San Jose in 73rd minute of U.S. Open Cup match
Tarek Morad - Defender - Louisville City FC (USL-Pro) / OKC Energy FC (USL-Pro) Career: 81 matches - 72 starts - 3 goals (0 in 17 matches played in 2017)
Gerardo Gonzalez - Midfielder - Cuervos JAP (Mexico)
Recent professional players Amani Walker - Forward - Orange County Blues FC (USL-Pro) / Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) / Minnesota United FC (NASL) | Career: 74 matches - 33 starts - 15 goals Andrew Fontein - Keeper - Minnesota United FC (NASL) / Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) / Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Irving Garcia - Forward - Portland Timbers II (USL) / Rosario FC (Guatemala) / L.A. Blues (USL-Pro) / Antigua GFC (Guatemala) / New York Red Bulls (MLS)
Christopher Santana - Forward - Orange County Blues FC (USL-Pro) Career: 51 matches - 37 starts - 5 goals Jimmy Turner - Defender - Orange County Blues FC (USL-Pro) Enrique Cardenas - Midfielder - Nadi-NZ (Fiji) / OC Blues FC (USL-Pro) / Atlante FC (Mexico) Gor Kirakosyan - Midfielder - Ventura County Fusion (PDL)
0 | Greg Patenaude 6-1, 175 - RS-Junior - GK Folsom Yavapai CC
1 | Alex Waldron 6-3, 193 - RS-Soph. - GK Orangevale Bella Vista HS
2 | Ben Reveno 6-0, 161 - Freshman - DEF San Jose Leigh HS
3 | Christian Bond-Flasza 5-10, 154 - Freshman - DEF Laguna Niguel Aliso Niguel HS
4 | Jose Soto 6-1, 169 - Junior - DEF Ontario Peninsula College
5 | Corey Schramm 5-7, 159 - RS-Junior - MF Lakewood Artesia HS
6 | Haakon Wik Heltne 6-4, 196 - Sophomore - D Sandvika, Norway Hofstra University
7 | Giovanni Godoy 6-0 - Senior - MF Watsonville CSU Bakersfield
8 | Luis Leon 5-7, 151 - Junior - FWD Santa Ana Santa Ana HS
9 | Daniel Crisostomo 5-9, 156 - Junior - MF Rancho Cucamonga The Webb Schools
10 | Mario Ortiz 5-7, 136 - RS-Senior - MF Los Angeles CSU Bakersfield
11 | Alda Perez 6-0, 165 - Senior - MF Shafter Taft College
12 | Felipe Silva 5-10, 160 - RS-Junior - F Corona Servite HS
13 | Jose Ortiz 5-9, 133 - Sophomore - F Los Angeles Leuzinger HS
14 | Alvaro Quezada 5-8, 141 - Freshman - MF Lancaster Highland HS
15 | Nick Lagotta 5-9, 151 - Freshman - D/M San Diego Cathedral Catholic HS
16 | Axel Adler 6-0, 147 - Freshman - MF Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Victor Segalen School
17 | Christian Carrillo 6-0, 168 - Senior - FWD Santa Ana Cerritos College
18 | Carlos Contreras 6-0, 169 - Freshman - GK North Hollywood Birmingham HS
19 | Erick Gallinar 5-9, 144 - Freshman - D/M Los Angeles Animo So. Los Angeles HS
20 | Andrew Guerrero 6-0, 178 - RS-Soph. - MF Colton Rialto HS
21 | Lawrence Yamaguchi 5-10, 182 - Freshman - F Tokyo, Japan Christian Academy Japan
22 | Manny Acosta 5-11, 152 - Sophomore - F Stanton Magnolia HS
Yossi Raz Head Coach First Season CSUN ‘05
23 | Victor Falck 6-1, 172 - Sophomore - MF Landvetter, Sweden University of Virginia
24 | Ateno Ajeakwa 5-7, 157 - Freshman - MF Gardena Connections Acad. Capistrano
Matt O’Sullivan Assistant Coach First Season CSU Bakersfield ‘07
25 | Ivan Canales 5-9, 164 - Junior - MF Santa Ana JSerra HS
26 | Guy Dankovich 5-10, 163 - Freshman - DEF Ramat-Gan, Israel Maccabim Reut Mor HS
Cale Rodriguez Assistant Coach First Season University of Redlands ‘14
27 | Christian Gutierrez 5-5, 168 - Sophomore - MF Bell Bell HS
Brian Lanoye Assistant GK Coach First Season Cal State Fullerton ‘13
30 | Ignacio Ramirez 6-2, 164 - RS-Junior - DEF Anaheim Western HS
STATS
KEEPER HISTORY 1 - Alex Waldron 2015
6-3, 193, RS-Soph. W/L GA Saves Mins
Utilized Redshirt season
2016
W/L GA Saves Mins
Sept. 17 vs. New Mexico Sept. 22 at Oregon State Sept. 25 at Portland Sept. 29 vs. Sac State Oct. 1 vs. UC Davis Oct. 6 at UCSB Oct. 8 at Cal Poly Oct. 26 vs. UC Riverside
2017
W L L L L W W
0 0 4 2 3 1 0 1
0 4 3 3 3 2 1 5
25 90 90 90 90 90 60 90
W/L GA Saves Mins
Sept. 1 vs. Penn State D Sept. 3 vs. UNC Asheville W Sept. 8 vs. Denver W Sept. 10 at New Mexico L Sept. 18 vs. Lipscomb W Sept. 21 at LMU W Sept. 24 vs. San Francisco L
1 1 0 2 0 0 2
2 2 4 3 4 5 2
110 90 90 90 90 90 90
0 - Greg Patenaude 6-1, 175, RS-Junior 2016 W/L GA Saves Mins Utilized Redshirt season
2017 Aug. 25 at Louisville Aug. 27 at N Kentucky
W/L GA Saves Mins L W
2 2
3 2
90 90
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Opponent at (9) Louisville at N. Kentucky Penn State UNC Asheville vs. (8) Denver at New Mexico Lipscomb at LMU vs. San Francisco at UC Davis at Sac State Cal Poly UCSB UC Riverside at CSUN CS Fullerton CSUN at UC Riverside at CS Fullerton
Keeper Patenaude Patenaude Waldron Waldron Waldron Waldron Waldron Waldron Waldron
Defense Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Schramm Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Ajeakwa Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Ajeakwa Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Bond-Flasza Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Bond-Flasza Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Ramirez Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Perez Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Bond-Flasza Gallinar Soto Wik Heltne Perez
Midfield Quezada Falck Crisostomo Canales Leon Falck Crisostomo Quezada M. Ortiz Falck Canales Crisostomo Godoy Leon Perez Canales Crisostomo Quezada Quezada Falck Canales Crisostomo Godoy Leon Falck Crisostomo M. Ortiz M. Ortiz Falck Canales Crisostomo Godoy Quezada Falck M. Ortiz Crisostomo Godoy M. Ortiz Falck Canales Crisostomo Godoy
Forwards Godoy M. Ortiz Godoy Carrillo Carrillo Carrillo J. Ortiz J. Ortiz Carrillo Carrillo J. Ortiz Carrillo
