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UCLA Continues Pac-12 Play at San Diego State on Saturday
October 07, 2016 | Men's Soccer
#19 UCLA at #13 San Diego State
@San Diego, Calif. (SDSU Sports Deck)
Saturday, Oct. 8 - 7:00 pm PT
Live Stream - LiveStream.com
Live Stats - GoAztecs.com
Bruins Continue Conference Play on Saturday
The No. 19 UCLA Bruins (5-3-1, 1-1-0) continue Pac-12 play this weekend when they travel to No. 13 San Diego State (6-1-3, 1-0-1) on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7pm. The match will be live streamed on LiveStream.com via GoAztecs.com from the SDSU Sports Deck where the Aztecs are 5-1-1 this season.
Last Time Out
A pair of second-half goals lifted No. 13 UCLA to its first conference victory of the season over Oregon State, 2-0. Jose Hernandez scored in the 56th minute off a through ball from Brian Iloski and Matthew Powell, followed just two minutes later by Felix Vobejda finishing a perfect give-and-go from Jackson Yueill. Freshman Kevin Silva recorded a clean sheet in his first career start making one save and facing 11 shots. Hernandez's goal snapped a two-game losing skid for the Bruins and also ended a two-game scoring drought.
Scouting the Aztecs
After the opening weekend, San Diego State sat atop the table in the Pac-12 after earning an overtime victory against Washington, 1-0, and opening the conference slate with a 1-1 draw to Oregon State. Going into the week, SDSU ranks second in the nation in shutout percentage (0.70) and goals against average (0.37). The Aztecs' redshirt junior goalkeeper Adam Allmaras remains in the top three nationally in save percentage (.911) and goals against average, while redshirt senior Travis Nicklaw has been named the conference's player of the week for two consecutive weeks.
The Series with San Diego State
UCLA is 39-5-11 all-time against San Diego State and split the season series a year ago, with the Aztecs winning at home, 1-0 in double overtime, and the Bruins winning in Los Angeles, 4-0.
In the Rankings
The Bruins slipped from 13th to 19th in the NSCAA rankings, from ninth to 20th in the Soccer America poll and 12th to receiving votes in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.
National Leaders
At the start of the week, Jackson Yueill ranked fifth in the nation in assists per game (0.67) and seventh in assists (6). Midfielder Brian Iloski is the only other Bruin ranked in the Top 50 as he is 45th in the nation and second in the Pac-12 with two game-winning goals. As a team, UCLA ranked 39th in points per game (5.33), 42nd in scoring offense (1.78) and 50th in team goals against average (0.96).
Danladi's Dandy Debut
Junior forward Abu Danladi did not play in the team's first three games of the season due to a hamstring injury, but he made an epic season debut on Sept. 5 against Akron. Just eight minutes into his first game, he scored his first goal of the year, and then 11 seconds after that, he scored his second. Only two other players in NCAA history have scored two consecutive goals in a shorter time span.
Yueill Ties School Record for Assists
Sophomore midfielder Jackson Yueill tied the school record for assists in a game with four in the Bruins' 6-1 win over Akron on Sept. 5. Yueill, who was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week after that feat, had all four of his assists in the second half, including assists on the three goals that UCLA scored in a NCAA-record 32-second span. Yueill ranks fifth in the nation and first in the Pac-12 in assists per game with an average of 0.67 and is seventh nationally and first in the Pac-12 in total assists with six. In just over one season, Yueill has already totaled 12 career assists.
Starting Five
Five Bruins have started all nine games for the Bruins this season - defenders Michael Amick, Reggie Cannon and Matthew Powell; and midfielders Erik Holt and Jose Hernandez. Three of the five have totaled over 800 minutes of play. Amick is the only player to have played all 841 minutes, Holt has played in 838 and Hernandez has played in 809. Powell has totaled 796 minutes, while Cannon is close behind at 739 minutes.
Record-Setters
In just one half of action against top-ranked Akron on Sept. 5, UCLA set or tied several records. The Bruins set an NCAA record by scoring three goals in 32 seconds (Abu Danladi, 52:28 and 52:39; Blayne Martinez, 53:00). The previous record was 43 seconds, set by Syracuse in 1989. Danladi's two goals, 11 seconds apart, gave him the distinction of having the third-fastest consecutive goals in NCAA history. Only Robby Christner of Oregon State (:08 in 2008) and Jon Hall of American (:09 in 1987) scored two goals faster. UCLA now has three players in the Top 11 in this category. Julio Umana scored two goals in 15 seconds in 1994 vs. CSUN, and Eddie Lewis scored two in 20 seconds in 1994 vs. Davidson. Additionally, Jackson Yueill tied the UCLA record held by Michael Stephens (2008) and Zak Ibsen (1991) for most assists in a game with four.
Henderson Inducted into UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame
On Sept. 30, former U.S. National Team standout Chris Henderson became the eighth representative from men's soccer to be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. Henderson was selected to Soccer America's All-Freshman team in 1989, and as a sophomore in 1990, he earned first-team NSCAA All-America honors while leading the Bruins to their second NCAA title. He was one of just three collegiate players to earn a spot on the 1990 U.S. World Cup team and was the youngest player in the tournament. Henderson, who totaled 79 caps for the U.S. National Team, was also a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team and an alternate for the 1994 and 1998 World Cup squads. After playing professionally in Europe, Henderson played in Major League Soccer from 1996-2001 and retired as the league's all-time leader in games played with 317.
