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
Conference Big West Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 21 (final) / 12 (high)
Record18–3–1 (9–0–1 BWC)
Head coach
Assistant coach Leo Chappel (2nd season)
Goalkeepers coachRyan Sparre (1st season)
Home stadium Harder Stadium
Seasons
 2001
2003 

The 2002 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. 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.

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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 6 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 9 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]

NameNo.Pos.NationYearReason for departure
Bradford Duttera00GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Sophomore
Jeremy Pruzin0GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Sophomore
Erik Stolhandske01GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Sophomore
Brian Reardon2FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA SeniorGraduated
Aaron McAthy6MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Junior
Anthony Dimech7MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA SeniorGraduated
Joe Hubay–Dies11FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA SeniorGraduated
Reuben Bates12DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA SeniorGraduated
Steven Sosa13MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA SeniorGraduated
Galen Donaldson15DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA SeniorGraduated
Jaime Ambriz 21FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA SeniorGraduated

Recruiting

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

NamePos.NationPreviousTDS Rating
Alan Keely DFFlag of Ireland.svg  IRL Shelbourne F.C.
St Joseph's C.B.S.
N/A
Jeff MurphyMFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Servite High School N/A
Kyle Reynish GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Hart High School
SoCal United
N/A

Transfers

Outgoing

NameNo.Pos.NationYearNew school
Kevin Maffris14DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Sophomore California [26]
Alex Tablin-Wolf22DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Freshman Santa Clara [27]
Sean Edwards24MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Junior Westmont [28]

Incoming

NamePos.NationYearPrevious
David McGill MFFlag of Ireland.svg  IRL Junior Charlotte 49ers [25]
Memo Arzate MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Junior Compton College [25]
Jacob KovacsMFFlag of the United States.svg  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.NationPlayer
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Pugh
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Reynish
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Kennedy
2 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Alan Keely
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Meeks
4 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL David McGill
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Pat Scott
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jon Apilado
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Darren Doi
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Bly
9 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Neil Jones
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Drew McAthy
No.Pos.NationPlayer
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gene Deering
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Pete O'Hare
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Meredith
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Corey Wood
15 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Tony Lochhead
16 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Rob Friend
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dan Young
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Kubota
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nate Boyden
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Memo Arzate
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeff Murphy
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jon Claydon

Coaches

PositionStaff [24]
Head coach Tim Vom Steeg
Assistant coach Leo Chappel
Goalkeeper coachRyan Sparre

Schedule

Source: [29]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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]  2OT2–0–0
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. 25at No. 7  Loyola Marymount Lions L 1–0 [33]  OT8–1–0
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. 22at  Cal State Northridge Matadors T 0–0 [36]  2OT10–1–1
(2–0–1)
Matador Soccer Field (513)
Northridge, California
October 25, 2002
No. 17at  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. 17vs. No. 1  Indiana Hoosiers L 3–1 [37]  11–2–1
(3–0–1)
Titan Stadium (335)
Fullerton, California
October 30, 2002
No. 15at  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. 12No. 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

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Rob Friend NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-AmericanDecember 12, 2002 [41]
Rob Friend NSCAA/adidas First Team All-Far West RegionDecember 12, 2002 [41]
Memo Arzate NSCAA/adidas Second Team All-Far West RegionDecember 12, 2002 [41]
Drew McAthy NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-Far West RegionDecember 12, 2002 [41]
Rob Friend Big West Conference Offensive Player of the YearNovember 20, 2002 [42]
Alan Keely Big West Conference Freshman of the YearNovember 20, 2002 [42]
Rob Friend Big West Conference First TeamNovember 20, 2002 [42]
Alan Keely Big West Conference First TeamNovember 20, 2002 [42]
Dan Young Big West Conference First TeamNovember 20, 2002 [42]
Memo Arzate Big West Conference First TeamNovember 20, 2002 [42]
Drew McAthy Big West Conference First TeamNovember 20, 2002 [42]
David McGill Big West Conference Second TeamNovember 20, 2002 [42]
Tony Lochhead Big West Conference Second TeamNovember 20, 2002 [42]
Danny Kennedy Big West Conference Second TeamNovember 20, 2002 [42]
Matt Kubota Big West Conference Honorable MentionNovember 20, 2002 [42]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
NSCAA [43] RV25252422171515141221
Soccer America [44] 24232425252423N/A
Soccer Times [45] RVRVRV242223181921201817N/A

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