2002 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team

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2002 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos wordmark.svg
Big West Conference Champions
Bryant & Sons Cup Winners
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 21 (final) / 12 (high)
2002 record18–3–1 (9–0–1 BWC)
Head coach
Assistant coach (2nd season)
Goalkeepers coachRyan Sparre (1st season)
Home stadiumHarder Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →

The 2002 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the . The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos were led by head coach Tim Vom Steeg, in his fourth season. For the first time in program history, the team became nationally ranked during the season and made the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the second round.

Background[]

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team won the 2001 Big West Conference championship, however the conference did not have an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament as the conference had just reinstated the men's soccer competition for the first time since 1991.[1][2] The team did not receive an at-large selection by the NCAA which ended their 2001 season.[3]

Season summary[]

The 2002 UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team was tabbed as preseason favorites to win the league in the annual Big West Conference coaches poll, besting the UC Irvine Anteaters by one point.[4][5] With no exhibition games to start the season, the Gauchos won the Michigan State Classic.[6][7] After their next game against St. Mary's, the Gauchos were nationally ranked by College Soccer News for their first time in program history.[8] Their unbeaten streak continued through the St. Louis Nike Classic,[9][10] and Bryant & Sons Cup.[11] Shortly after, the NSCAA/adidas, Soccer America, and Soccer Times all joined College Soccer News in adding UC Santa Barbara to their top-25 teams.[12] Their first loss wouldn't come until October 6th against #7 Loyola Marymount.[13] The Gauchos went unbeaten in Big West Conference play, including both games of the Blue–Green Rivalry against the Cal Poly Mustangs.[14][15] The only other regular season loss the Gauchos experienced was to #1 Indiana Hoosiers.[16]

The Gauchos claimed a share of the Big West Conference championship on November 9th after a 3–0 victory against the UC Riverside Highlanders.[17] The Gauchos defeated the Cal State Fullerton Titans the following game 2–0 to claim the title outright.[18][19] UC Santa Barbara earned an at-large bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament and hosted the San Diego Toreros at Harder Stadium.[20] The Gauchos won the match 2–0, but fell in the following round to the California Golden Bears.[21][22]

Player movement[]

Offseason departures[]

Sources: [23][24]

Name No. Pos. Nation Year Reason for departure
Bradford Duttera 00 GK  USA Sophomore —
Jeremy Pruzin 0 GK  USA Sophomore —
Erik Stolhandske 01 GK  USA Sophomore —
Brian Reardon 2 FW  USA Senior Graduated
Aaron McAthy 6 MF  USA Junior —
Anthony Dimech 7 MF  USA Senior Graduated
Joe Hubay–Dies 11 FW  USA Senior Graduated
Reuben Bates 12 DF  USA Senior Graduated
Steven Sosa 13 MF  USA Senior Graduated
Galen Donaldson 15 DF  USA Senior Graduated
Jaime Ambriz 21 FW  USA Senior Graduated

Recruiting[]

The signing class was formally announced on May 16, 2002.[25] A further signing was announced on July 9, 2002.[2]

Name Pos. Nation Previous TDS Rating
Alan Keely DF  IRL Shelbourne F.C.
St Joseph's C.B.S.		 N/A
Jeff Murphy MF  USA Servite High School N/A
Kyle Reynish GK  USA Hart High School
SoCal United		 N/A

Transfers[]

Outgoing

Name No. Pos. Nation Year New school
Kevin Maffris 14 DF  USA Sophomore California[26]
Alex Tablin-Wolf 22 DF  USA Freshman Santa Clara[27]
Sean Edwards 24 MF  USA Junior Westmont[28]

Incoming

Name Pos. Nation Year Previous
David McGill MF  IRL Junior Charlotte 49ers[25]
Memo Arzate MF  USA Junior Compton College[25]
Jacob Kovacs MF  USA Junior De Anza College[25]

Personnel[]

Player roster[]

Final 2002 roster.[24]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA Justin Pugh
0 GK United States USA Kyle Reynish
1 GK United States USA Danny Kennedy
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Keely
3 MF United States USA Brandon Meeks
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David McGill
5 DF United States USA Pat Scott
6 MF United States USA Jon Apilado
7 MF United States USA Darren Doi
8 FW United States USA Matt Bly
9 MF New Zealand NZL Neil Jones
10 FW United States USA Drew McAthy
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW United States USA Gene Deering
12 DF United States USA Pete O'Hare
13 FW United States USA Will Meredith
14 MF United States USA Corey Wood
15 DF New Zealand NZL Tony Lochhead
16 FW Canada CAN Rob Friend
17 MF United States USA Dan Young
19 MF United States USA Matt Kubota
20 MF United States USA Nate Boyden
22 MF United States USA Memo Arzate
24 MF United States USA Jeff Murphy
25 MF United States USA Jon Claydon

Coaches[]

Position Staff[24]
Head coach Tim Vom Steeg
Assistant coach
Goalkeeper coach Ryan Sparre

Schedule[]

Source: [29]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
September 1, 2002*
 vs. Michigan Wolverines
Michigan State Classic 		W 5–3[6]  1–0–0
 Old College Field (240)
East Lansing, Michigan
September 2, 2002*
 at Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State Classic 		W 3–2[7] 2OT 2–0–0
 Old College Field (713)
East Lansing, Michigan
September 6, 2002*
 Saint Mary's Gaels W 6–0[30]  3–0–0
 Harder Stadium (892)
Santa Barbara, California
September 13, 2002*
 vs. James Madison Dukes
St. Louis Nike Classic 		W 3–1[9]  4–0–0
 Hermann Stadium (212)
St. Louis, Missouri
September 15, 2002*
 vs. Southwest Missouri State Bears
St. Louis Nike Classic 		W 4–1[10]  5–0–0
 Hermann Stadium (193)
St. Louis, Missouri
September 21, 2002*
 Westmont Warriors
Bryant & Sons Cup 		W 5–2[11]  6–0–0
 Harder Stadium (1,678)
Santa Barbara, California
September 29, 2002*
 No. 25 Sacramento State Hornets W 3–0[31]  7–0–0
 Harder Stadium (340)
Santa Barbara, California
October 4, 2002*
 No. 25 San Diego State Aztecs W 3–0[32]  8–0–0
 Harder Stadium (403)
Santa Barbara, California
October 6, 2002*
 No. 25 at No. 7 Loyola Marymount Lions L 1–0[33] OT 8–1–0
 Sullivan Field (786)
Los Angeles, California
October 12, 2002
 No. 24 Cal State Fullerton Titans W 2–1[34]  9–1–0
(1–0–0) 		Harder Stadium (383)
Santa Barbara, California
October 16, 2002
 No. 22 UC Riverside Highlanders W 5–0[35]  10–1–0
(2–0–0) 		Harder Stadium (245)
Santa Barbara, California
October 19, 2002
 No. 22 at Cal State Northridge Matadors T 0–0[36] 2OT 10–1–1
(2–0–1) 		Matador Soccer Field (513)
Northridge, California
October 25, 2002
 No. 17 at Cal Poly Mustangs
Blue–Green Rivalry 		W 3–1[14]  11–1–1
(3–0–1) 		Mustang Stadium (425)
San Luis Obispo, California
October 27, 2002*
 No. 17 vs. No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers L 3–1[37]  11–2–1
(3–0–1) 		Titan Stadium (335)
Fullerton, California
October 30, 2002
 No. 15 at UC Irvine Anteaters W 4–1[38]  12–2–1
(4–0–1) 		Anteater Stadium (355)
Irvine, California
November 2, 2002
 No. 15 Cal Poly Mustangs
Blue–Green Rivalry 		W 3–0[15]  13–2–1
(5–0–1) 		Harder Stadium (522)
Santa Barbara, California
November 6, 2002
 No. 15 Cal State Northridge Matadors W 4–2[39]  14–2–1
(6–0–1) 		Harder Stadium (457)
Santa Barbara, California
November 9, 2002
 No. 15 UC Riverside Highlanders W 3–0[17]  15–2–1
(7–0–1) 		UC Riverside Soccer Stadium (100)
Riverside, California
November 13, 2002
 No. 14 Cal State Fullerton Titans W 2–0[18]  16–2–1
(8–0–1) 		Titan Stadium (437)
Fullerton, California
November 16, 2002
 No. 14 UC Irvine Anteaters W 5–0[40]  17–2–1
(9–0–1) 		Harder Stadium (1,163)
Santa Barbara, California
NCAA Tournament
November 16, 2002
 No. 12 San Diego Toreros
First Round 		W 2–0[21]  18–2–1
(9–0–1) 		Harder Stadium (3,420)
Santa Barbara, California
November 27, 2002
 No. 12 No. 23 California Golden Bears
Second Round 		L 2–1[22]  18–3–1
(9–0–1) 		Edwards Stadium (1,286)
Berkeley, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors[]

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Rob Friend NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-American December 12, 2002 [41]
Rob Friend NSCAA/adidas First Team All-Far West Region December 12, 2002 [41]
Memo Arzate NSCAA/adidas Second Team All-Far West Region December 12, 2002 [41]
Drew McAthy NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-Far West Region December 12, 2002 [41]
Rob Friend Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year November 20, 2002 [42]
Alan Keely Big West Conference Freshman of the Year November 20, 2002 [42]
Rob Friend Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [42]
Alan Keely Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [42]
Dan Young Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [42]
Memo Arzate Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [42]
Drew McAthy Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [42]
David McGill Big West Conference Second Team November 20, 2002 [42]
Tony Lochhead Big West Conference Second Team November 20, 2002 [42]
Danny Kennedy Big West Conference Second Team November 20, 2002 [42]
Matt Kubota Big West Conference Honorable Mention November 20, 2002 [42]

Rankings[]

Main article:
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
NSCAA[43]———RV25252422171515141221
Soccer America[44]————2423—2425—252423N/A
Soccer Times[45]—RVRVRV242223181921201817N/A

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