Thursday, October 4
Los Angeles, CA
8:00 PM
UCLA
vs
Washington
The Bruins return to Wallis Anneberg Stadium on Thursday for their first home game in over two weeks.
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Men's Soccer Plays Host to Washington, Oregon St.
October 03, 2018 | Men's Soccer
GAME INFORMATION
UCLA (5-4-0, 1-1-0) vs. Washington (5-4-0, 0-1-0)
Date/Time: Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 – 8:00 p.m. PT
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Wallis Annenberg Stadium)
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Radio: UCLABruins.com
Live Stats: UCLABruins.com
Twitter Updates: @UCLAMSoccer
GAME INFORMATION
UCLA (5-4-0, 1-1-0) vs. Oregon State (5-2-2, 1-0-0)
Date/Time: Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018 – 12:00 p.m. PT
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Wallis Annenberg Stadium)
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Radio: UCLABruins.com
Live Stats: UCLABruins.com
Twitter Updates: @UCLAMSoccer
BRUINS RETURN TO ANNENBERG, HOST WASHINGTON AND OREGON STATE
After a season-long three-game road swing, the UCLA men's soccer team returns to its home field this week to host Washington and Oregon State in Pac-12 action. The Bruins and Huskies are set to kick off at 8:00 on Thursday night, while the clash with the Beavers will start at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Both contests will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks, whlie live stats and an audio broadcast will be available through UCLABruins.com.
WEEK IN REVIEW
UCLA traveled to the Bay Area last week to open up conference play and came away with a split after topping Cal 2-1 on Thursday before falling 3-0 at Stanford on Sunday. Brandon Terwege scored the opener in Berkeley, getting his head on an Alex Knox cross in the first half. Cal equalized in the second half, but the tie lasted less than four minutes as Milan Iloski grabbed the game-winner in the 67th minute, his first score of the campaign. The Bruins played well in the opening half against the Cardinal, outshooting the home team 5-1, but gave up three goals in the second half.
STARTING STRONG
The Bruins have routinely been the better team in the opening 45 minutes this season, holding the opposition scoreless in the first half in eight of nine games this season. UCLA meanwhile has scored six first half goals, outscoring its opponents 6-3 on aggregate in the first 45. The Bruins have scored first in six of their nine games, going 4-2 in those contests.
WINNING THE SHOTS BATTLE
Thanks in part to a strong possession game, UCLA has consistently won the shots battle against its opponents this year. The Bruins outshot their opponent in the first seven games of the year, and for the season have a 112-70 edge in total shots, which translates to nearly an advantage of nearly five shots per game (12.4 to 7.8). Junior forward Mohammed Kamara has been a key part of those eforts, as he ranks sixth in the country with a 2.13 shots on goal per game average.
WALLIS ANNENBERG STADIUM OPENS FOR 2018 SEASON
After playing home games at Drake Stadium from 2000-17, the UCLA soccer teams have moved into a new home, Wallis Annenberg Stadium. The stadium, which seats 2,145, is located at the previously-named North Athletic Field, where UCLA played selected home games from 1967-99. The stadium was made possible thanks to a $5 million lead gift from the Annenberg Foundation. The just-completed first phase of the stadium project includes grandstands and a press box on the west side, a Daktronics LED video board and Musco Sports lighting. Future phases of the stadium project may include expanded seating, a training room, student-athlete locker room, coaches' locker rooms, meeting spaces, ticketing space, and a new press box.
KAMARA FILLS THE NET
Kamara has been a standout offensive performer in his debut Division I season, scoring four goals in the team's first four games. Though he hasn't found the back fo the net in the five games since, he has been a menacing presence in the final third, finishing as the team's leading shot-taker in two of those contests and continually drawing defensive attention towards him. His debut Division I goal at Coastal Carolina, a moonshot chip over the keeper, was the No. 2 play on that night's Sportscenter Top-10. Kamara led Tyler Junior College to back-to-back national titles, scoring 70 goals in 48 games, including a sophomore campaign that saw him score in every game (he had 48 overall in 22 contests) while winning NJCAA National Player of the Year honors.
AMAYA GETTING IN A GROOVE
Hampered by a preseason injury early in the year, freshman midfielder Frankie Amaya has started to flash his potential as the 2018 season enters its second month. The Santa Ana native received a call-up the U.S. U-20 Men's National Team last month, joining the squad for the U-20 MNT Invitational tournament at the IMG Academy in Bradenton from Sept. 7-11. He has started the last four games since re-joining the Bruins, including a standout effort at UC Santa Barbara that saw him score his first collegiate goal and play a full 90 minutes for the first time this season.
FORMER BRUIN DEFENDER CANNON RECALLED TO USMNT
FC Dallas right back Reggie Cannon, who spent the 2016 season at UCLA, received a call-up this week to the US Men's National Team for the upcoming Kickoff Series against Peru and Colombia. This is Cannon's first appearance with the senior national team after previously playing on the U-17 and U-19 squads. The Grapevine, Tex. Native was a standout for UCLA as a freshman in 2016, starting in all 20 matches and making the College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team. He leads FC Dallas in both starts (30) and minutes (2,651) this season.
HUNDLEY UNFAZED IN FRESHMAN SEASON
In his true freshman season, Matt Hundley leads the team and is first in the Pac-12 among freshman with 10 points so far this year. Nationally, he is one of just 15 freshmen with 10 points and only three freshman players have more assists than his four. The Littleton, Colo. native has a point in three of his last five games. With five points, Hundley led UCLA to a 4-0 win at Coastal Carolina on opening day. That two goal, one assist effort made him just the third Bruin in the last five years to record five points in a game, the first to do so on Opening Day since current assistant coach Matt Taylor had a trick in 2003, and the only Bruin frosh this millenium with five points on Opening Day.
BRUINS BRING IN NATION'S TOP RECRUITING CLASS
Featuring four of the top-20 ranked academy players in the country, UCLA's 2018 recruiting class was deemed the best in the country by Top Drawer Soccer. This is the seventh time under Salcedo that UCLA has brought in the top class in the nation. Standouts include 2017 NJCAA National Player of the Year Mohammed Kamara (Tyler JC) and freshmen Frankie Amaya (No. 6 national prospect / Pateadores Academy), Justin Garces (No. 16 prospect / Atlanta United Academy), Matt Hundley (No. 18 prospect / Colorado Rapids Academy), and AJ Vasquez (No. 19 prospect / FC Golden State Academy), all of whom have national team experience. Other heralded newcomers include freshman midfielder Cody Sundquist, Santa Monica City College transfer Carlos Rincon, freshman defender Paul Caspar, and Division I transfers Alexis Triadis (Hartford) and Aristides Costeas (St. John's).
HOLT RECEIVES PLENTY OF PRESEASON RECOGNITION
One of UCLA's top returners, senior defender Erik Holt received plenty of preseason publicity ahead of his last season in Westwood. Chiefly, he was named to the MAC Hermann Award Watch List. The MAC Hermann Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding male and female players of the year. Past Bruin winners include Leo Stolz (2014), Sasha Victorine (1999), and Brad Friedel (1992). In addition, Holt was selected to the College Soccer News Preseason All-America Third Team. This season, he is second on the team and fourth in the Pac-12 with three assists. He entered the year with two career assists.
SCOUTING WASHINGTON
Washington is 5-4 overall this season and 0-1 in Pac-12 play after losing to Oregon State last week. The Huskies have been ranked as high as No. 3 this year (week one). Washington is third in the league in scoring (1.67 goals per game) and fourth in defense (team 1.204 GAA). Kyle Coffee (four goals, two assists), Scott Menzies (four goals), and Joey Parish (three goals, three assists) have been their top offensive performers. The Huskies have lost three straight entering the week, and are unranked in every poll. They are 2-3 this year in road contests.
SCOUTING OREGON STATE
Oregon State is 5-2-2 this year and 1-0 in league play after beating Washington 4-2 last week. The Beavers will play at San Diego State on Thursday night before facing UCLA on Sunday. They are ranked as high as No. 28 (College Soccer News) nationally, and are tabbed at No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches Far West poll. OSU has the league's top offense (1.78 goals per game) and the No. 3 GAA (1.188). Don Tchilao is the team's top point-scorer with 14. Midfielder Hassani Dotson was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on Tuesday after helping the Beavers take down Washington.
FROSH PAIR MAKE TOP DRAWER PRESEASON BEST XI
Garces and Hundley both were named to the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Freshman Best XI. With two selections, UCLA was the lone program in the country to have two players on the Best XI. Washington (Ethan Bartlow) was the only other Pac-12 school represented.Two key members of the top recruiting class in the country, Garces and Hundley have significant experience with the U.S. National Team. Both were members of the U-17 Residency Program, and both ended their academy careers inside the top-20 of the IMG Academy Top-150, with Garces coming in at No. 16 and Hundley at No. 18.
PAIR OF BRUINS MAKE PRESEASON ALL-PAC-12 TEAM, UCLA PICKED TO FINISH THIRD
Erik Holt and Anderson Asiedu were both named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 Team. Normally an 11-man team, the 2018 iteration featured 12 players as the there was a tie for the 11th and final spot. Asiedu was a Second Team All-Pac-12 choice last year after recording two goals and two assists for four points. In the annual preseason coaches poll, UCLA was picked to finish third in the Pac-12. The Bruins were one of two teams to receive first place votes. Stanford, which took five first place votes and received 25 overall points, was selected to finish on top. Washington received one more point (19) than UCLA in the poll.
HOLT, ASIEDU MAKE TOP DRAWER'S TOP-100
UCLA's two Preseason All-Pac-12 picks were both also tabbed to Top Drawer Soccer's Preseason Top 100 player rankings. Holt, a Preseason All-American and MAC Hermann Watch List member, came in at No. 53. Asiedu cracked the list at No. 88.
BESTING THE BEAVERS
UCLA has decisively held the upper hand in the series with Oregon St., going 33-5-3 all-time including an undefeated 20-0-2 mark in home games. In the 14 home games during the Salcedo era, UCLA has gone 12-0-2 and outscored OSU 33-7 including seven shutouts. The Bruins have won their least four home games against the Beavers with a scoring advantage of 14-1.
RPI WATCH
After debuting at No. 40 in the first public RPI rankings last week, UCLA enters this week at No. 49. RPI is the key metric used to determine at-large selections into the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA field is comprised of 24 automatic bids (conference champions) and 24 at-large choices. In 2017, NC State was the lowest-ranked RPI school to receive an at-large bid at No. 45.
UCLA (5-4-0, 1-1-0) vs. Washington (5-4-0, 0-1-0)
Date/Time: Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 – 8:00 p.m. PT
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Wallis Annenberg Stadium)
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Radio: UCLABruins.com
Live Stats: UCLABruins.com
Twitter Updates: @UCLAMSoccer
GAME INFORMATION
UCLA (5-4-0, 1-1-0) vs. Oregon State (5-2-2, 1-0-0)
Date/Time: Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018 – 12:00 p.m. PT
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Wallis Annenberg Stadium)
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Radio: UCLABruins.com
Live Stats: UCLABruins.com
Twitter Updates: @UCLAMSoccer
BRUINS RETURN TO ANNENBERG, HOST WASHINGTON AND OREGON STATE
After a season-long three-game road swing, the UCLA men's soccer team returns to its home field this week to host Washington and Oregon State in Pac-12 action. The Bruins and Huskies are set to kick off at 8:00 on Thursday night, while the clash with the Beavers will start at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Both contests will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks, whlie live stats and an audio broadcast will be available through UCLABruins.com.
WEEK IN REVIEW
UCLA traveled to the Bay Area last week to open up conference play and came away with a split after topping Cal 2-1 on Thursday before falling 3-0 at Stanford on Sunday. Brandon Terwege scored the opener in Berkeley, getting his head on an Alex Knox cross in the first half. Cal equalized in the second half, but the tie lasted less than four minutes as Milan Iloski grabbed the game-winner in the 67th minute, his first score of the campaign. The Bruins played well in the opening half against the Cardinal, outshooting the home team 5-1, but gave up three goals in the second half.
STARTING STRONG
The Bruins have routinely been the better team in the opening 45 minutes this season, holding the opposition scoreless in the first half in eight of nine games this season. UCLA meanwhile has scored six first half goals, outscoring its opponents 6-3 on aggregate in the first 45. The Bruins have scored first in six of their nine games, going 4-2 in those contests.
WINNING THE SHOTS BATTLE
Thanks in part to a strong possession game, UCLA has consistently won the shots battle against its opponents this year. The Bruins outshot their opponent in the first seven games of the year, and for the season have a 112-70 edge in total shots, which translates to nearly an advantage of nearly five shots per game (12.4 to 7.8). Junior forward Mohammed Kamara has been a key part of those eforts, as he ranks sixth in the country with a 2.13 shots on goal per game average.
WALLIS ANNENBERG STADIUM OPENS FOR 2018 SEASON
After playing home games at Drake Stadium from 2000-17, the UCLA soccer teams have moved into a new home, Wallis Annenberg Stadium. The stadium, which seats 2,145, is located at the previously-named North Athletic Field, where UCLA played selected home games from 1967-99. The stadium was made possible thanks to a $5 million lead gift from the Annenberg Foundation. The just-completed first phase of the stadium project includes grandstands and a press box on the west side, a Daktronics LED video board and Musco Sports lighting. Future phases of the stadium project may include expanded seating, a training room, student-athlete locker room, coaches' locker rooms, meeting spaces, ticketing space, and a new press box.
KAMARA FILLS THE NET
Kamara has been a standout offensive performer in his debut Division I season, scoring four goals in the team's first four games. Though he hasn't found the back fo the net in the five games since, he has been a menacing presence in the final third, finishing as the team's leading shot-taker in two of those contests and continually drawing defensive attention towards him. His debut Division I goal at Coastal Carolina, a moonshot chip over the keeper, was the No. 2 play on that night's Sportscenter Top-10. Kamara led Tyler Junior College to back-to-back national titles, scoring 70 goals in 48 games, including a sophomore campaign that saw him score in every game (he had 48 overall in 22 contests) while winning NJCAA National Player of the Year honors.
AMAYA GETTING IN A GROOVE
Hampered by a preseason injury early in the year, freshman midfielder Frankie Amaya has started to flash his potential as the 2018 season enters its second month. The Santa Ana native received a call-up the U.S. U-20 Men's National Team last month, joining the squad for the U-20 MNT Invitational tournament at the IMG Academy in Bradenton from Sept. 7-11. He has started the last four games since re-joining the Bruins, including a standout effort at UC Santa Barbara that saw him score his first collegiate goal and play a full 90 minutes for the first time this season.
FORMER BRUIN DEFENDER CANNON RECALLED TO USMNT
FC Dallas right back Reggie Cannon, who spent the 2016 season at UCLA, received a call-up this week to the US Men's National Team for the upcoming Kickoff Series against Peru and Colombia. This is Cannon's first appearance with the senior national team after previously playing on the U-17 and U-19 squads. The Grapevine, Tex. Native was a standout for UCLA as a freshman in 2016, starting in all 20 matches and making the College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team. He leads FC Dallas in both starts (30) and minutes (2,651) this season.
HUNDLEY UNFAZED IN FRESHMAN SEASON
In his true freshman season, Matt Hundley leads the team and is first in the Pac-12 among freshman with 10 points so far this year. Nationally, he is one of just 15 freshmen with 10 points and only three freshman players have more assists than his four. The Littleton, Colo. native has a point in three of his last five games. With five points, Hundley led UCLA to a 4-0 win at Coastal Carolina on opening day. That two goal, one assist effort made him just the third Bruin in the last five years to record five points in a game, the first to do so on Opening Day since current assistant coach Matt Taylor had a trick in 2003, and the only Bruin frosh this millenium with five points on Opening Day.
BRUINS BRING IN NATION'S TOP RECRUITING CLASS
Featuring four of the top-20 ranked academy players in the country, UCLA's 2018 recruiting class was deemed the best in the country by Top Drawer Soccer. This is the seventh time under Salcedo that UCLA has brought in the top class in the nation. Standouts include 2017 NJCAA National Player of the Year Mohammed Kamara (Tyler JC) and freshmen Frankie Amaya (No. 6 national prospect / Pateadores Academy), Justin Garces (No. 16 prospect / Atlanta United Academy), Matt Hundley (No. 18 prospect / Colorado Rapids Academy), and AJ Vasquez (No. 19 prospect / FC Golden State Academy), all of whom have national team experience. Other heralded newcomers include freshman midfielder Cody Sundquist, Santa Monica City College transfer Carlos Rincon, freshman defender Paul Caspar, and Division I transfers Alexis Triadis (Hartford) and Aristides Costeas (St. John's).
HOLT RECEIVES PLENTY OF PRESEASON RECOGNITION
One of UCLA's top returners, senior defender Erik Holt received plenty of preseason publicity ahead of his last season in Westwood. Chiefly, he was named to the MAC Hermann Award Watch List. The MAC Hermann Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding male and female players of the year. Past Bruin winners include Leo Stolz (2014), Sasha Victorine (1999), and Brad Friedel (1992). In addition, Holt was selected to the College Soccer News Preseason All-America Third Team. This season, he is second on the team and fourth in the Pac-12 with three assists. He entered the year with two career assists.
SCOUTING WASHINGTON
Washington is 5-4 overall this season and 0-1 in Pac-12 play after losing to Oregon State last week. The Huskies have been ranked as high as No. 3 this year (week one). Washington is third in the league in scoring (1.67 goals per game) and fourth in defense (team 1.204 GAA). Kyle Coffee (four goals, two assists), Scott Menzies (four goals), and Joey Parish (three goals, three assists) have been their top offensive performers. The Huskies have lost three straight entering the week, and are unranked in every poll. They are 2-3 this year in road contests.
SCOUTING OREGON STATE
Oregon State is 5-2-2 this year and 1-0 in league play after beating Washington 4-2 last week. The Beavers will play at San Diego State on Thursday night before facing UCLA on Sunday. They are ranked as high as No. 28 (College Soccer News) nationally, and are tabbed at No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches Far West poll. OSU has the league's top offense (1.78 goals per game) and the No. 3 GAA (1.188). Don Tchilao is the team's top point-scorer with 14. Midfielder Hassani Dotson was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on Tuesday after helping the Beavers take down Washington.
FROSH PAIR MAKE TOP DRAWER PRESEASON BEST XI
Garces and Hundley both were named to the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Freshman Best XI. With two selections, UCLA was the lone program in the country to have two players on the Best XI. Washington (Ethan Bartlow) was the only other Pac-12 school represented.Two key members of the top recruiting class in the country, Garces and Hundley have significant experience with the U.S. National Team. Both were members of the U-17 Residency Program, and both ended their academy careers inside the top-20 of the IMG Academy Top-150, with Garces coming in at No. 16 and Hundley at No. 18.
PAIR OF BRUINS MAKE PRESEASON ALL-PAC-12 TEAM, UCLA PICKED TO FINISH THIRD
Erik Holt and Anderson Asiedu were both named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 Team. Normally an 11-man team, the 2018 iteration featured 12 players as the there was a tie for the 11th and final spot. Asiedu was a Second Team All-Pac-12 choice last year after recording two goals and two assists for four points. In the annual preseason coaches poll, UCLA was picked to finish third in the Pac-12. The Bruins were one of two teams to receive first place votes. Stanford, which took five first place votes and received 25 overall points, was selected to finish on top. Washington received one more point (19) than UCLA in the poll.
HOLT, ASIEDU MAKE TOP DRAWER'S TOP-100
UCLA's two Preseason All-Pac-12 picks were both also tabbed to Top Drawer Soccer's Preseason Top 100 player rankings. Holt, a Preseason All-American and MAC Hermann Watch List member, came in at No. 53. Asiedu cracked the list at No. 88.
BESTING THE BEAVERS
UCLA has decisively held the upper hand in the series with Oregon St., going 33-5-3 all-time including an undefeated 20-0-2 mark in home games. In the 14 home games during the Salcedo era, UCLA has gone 12-0-2 and outscored OSU 33-7 including seven shutouts. The Bruins have won their least four home games against the Beavers with a scoring advantage of 14-1.
RPI WATCH
After debuting at No. 40 in the first public RPI rankings last week, UCLA enters this week at No. 49. RPI is the key metric used to determine at-large selections into the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA field is comprised of 24 automatic bids (conference champions) and 24 at-large choices. In 2017, NC State was the lowest-ranked RPI school to receive an at-large bid at No. 45.
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