Men’s Soccer Contact: Mike Villamor, Assistant Commissioner/External Affairs - mvillamor@bigwest.orgMailing Address: 2 Corporate Park, Suite 206, Irvine, CA 92606

Phone: (949) 261-2525 • Fax: (949) 261-2528

Conference OverallNorth Division W L T Pts. Pct. W L T Pct. Hm Rd Neut.Cal Poly 0 0 0 0 .000 6 2 0 .750 4-1-0 2-1-0 0-0-0UC Santa Barbara 0 0 0 0 .000 4 3 0 .571 2-2-0 2-1-0 0-0-0UC Davis 0 0 0 0 .000 3 4 1 .438 2-1-0 1-3-1 0-0-0Sacramento State 0 0 0 0 .000 1 3 3 .357 0-1-2 1-2-1 0-0-0

South Division W L T Pts. Pct. W L T Pct. Hm Rd Neut.Cal State Northridge 0 0 0 0 .000 7 1 0 .875 5-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0UC Riverside 0 0 0 0 .000 5 1 2 .750 3-0-0 0-1-2 2-0-0UC Irvine 0 0 0 0 .000 4 2 2 .625 2-1-1 2-1-1 0-0-0Cal State Fullerton 0 0 0 0 .000 2 5 0 .286 0-1-0 1-3-0 1-1-0

2013 Standings

Friday, October 4Cal State Northridge at Sacramento State* 4 pmUC Irvine at UC Davis* 4 pmCal State Fullerton at UC Santa Barbara* 7:30 pmUC Riverside at Cal Poly* 8 pm

Sunday, October 6UC Irvine at Sacramento State* 1 pmCal State Fullerton at Cal Poly* 3 pmCal State Northridge at UC Davis* 3 pmUC Riverside at UC Santa Barbara* 5 pm

* Big West Conference matchBig West teams in bold All times Pacific

Big West Men’s SoccerWeek 6: Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Monday, September 23No. 14 New Mexico 1, at UC Santa Barbara 0

Thursday, September 26at No. 12 UCLA 3, UC Riverside 0

Friday, September 27Cal Poly 5, at Air Force 1UC Davis 2, at No. 20 New Mexico 1Stanford 2, at UC Santa Barbara 1 (OT) (NSCAATV.com) UC Irvine 3, at CSU Bakersfield 0

Saturday, September 28Cal State Northridge 1, at Bradley 0at Cal State Fullerton 3, Grand Canyon 2Sacramento State 1, at UNLV 0 (OT)

Sunday, September 29Incarnate Word 2, at UC Riverside 0at UC Santa Barbara 1, Loyola Marymount 0at Denver 2, Cal Poly 1

Big West teams in bold

ScheduleThis Week’s Schedule Last Week’s Results

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Cal Poly • Cal State Fullerton • Cal State Northridge • Sacramento State• UC Davis • UC Irvine • UC Riverside • UC Santa Barbara

Offensive Player Of The WeekMackenzie Pridham • Cal Poly

Sr. • 6-1 • ForwardSanta Cruz, Calif./Bellarmine College Prep

Senior Mackenzie Pridham recorded the eighth hat trick in Cal Poly program history to capture the Big West Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week award.

The forward fashioned his three-goal performance in a 5-1 road victory against Air Force, increasing his season total to a Big West co-leading eight.

Pridham scored in the 12th, 49th and 56th minutes, with his second strike accounting for the game-winner. It was his third game-winning goal of the season and 10th of his career, which moved him into a tie for fourth in Big West annals alongside UC Santa Barbara’s Rob Friend (2001-02). The hat trick was the first by a Mustang since David Zamora earned the distinction on Oct. 24, 2009.

The Hermann Trophy Award candidate placed five of his six shot attempts on frame. He ranks third in the Big West with 28 shot attempts while leading the league circuit with 18 points on eight goals and two assists.

Others nominated: Marc Fenelus (Cal State Fullerton); Tanner Snedigar (Cal State Northridge); Chimdum Mez (Sacramento State); Enrique Cardenas (UC Irvine)

Omar Zeenni • UC DavisSr. • 6-1 • Goalkeeper

Arcadia, Calif./Crespi Carmelite HS

UC Davis senior Omar Zeenni secured Big West Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week accolades with his stellar play between the pipes in a road victory over nationally ranked New Mexico.

The Aggies downed the Lobos, ranked No. 20 by Soccer America and No. 25 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire poll, in a 2-1 affair that saw Zeenni stop a season-high seven Lobo shot attempts.

After collecting a yellow card in the 25th minute that led to a New Mexico penalty kick attempt, Zeenni did not allow Michael Calderon to convert it and preserved a 1-0 Aggie lead. While the Aggies were outshot 18-4 for the match, Zeenni stepped up with two point-blank range saves. The second of the two kept the scoreline deadlocked at 1-1 and initiated a Davis counterattack that consummated with the game-winning goal in the 74th minute.

Zeenni earned his 25th career victory in net, which moved him to within one of the Big West career top-10 list.

Others nominated: Adam Hobbs (Cal State North-ridge); Cesar Castillo (Sacramento State); Marco Franco (UC Irvine)

Defensive Player Of The Week

PLAYERS OF THE WEEKDate Player Team Year9/2 Goffin Boyoko (O) UC Santa Barbara Sr. Hayden Leslie (D) UC Riverside Sr.9/9 Brian Behrad (O) Cal State Northridge Sr. Wade Hamilton (D) Cal Poly So.9/16 Sagi Lev-Ari (O) Cal State Northridge Jr. Cesar Castillo (D) Sacramento State Sr.9/23 Enrique Cardenas (O) UC Irvine Sr. KC John (D) UC Riverside Jr.9/30 Mackenzie Pridham (O) Cal Poly Sr. Omar Zeenni (D) UC Davis Sr.10/710/1410/2110/2811/411/11

as of October 1, 2013Ranking Pts. Record1. California (21) 567 6-0-12. Notre Dame (2) 542 4-0-33. Washington 511 6-0-24. Creighton 506 5-1-25. Northwestern 461 7-1-06. Cal State Northridge 439 8-1-07. UMBC 387 9-0-08. Maryland 356 3-2-39. Akron 354 7-2-010. UCLA 336 5-2-111. Georgetown 331 6-2-112. North Carolina 324 3-1-413. Clemson 289 7-1-114. St. John’s 275 5-2-115. UAB 253 6-1-116. Butler 232 7-1-117. Louisville 187 6-2-018. Dayton 184 8-0-019. Coastal Carolina 160 6-2-020. Wake Forest 128 5-2-121. Elon 121 7-1-122. Saint Louis 99 5-2-023. Tulsa 91 5-2-124. Connecticut 79 3-2-225. UC Irvine 48 5-1-2 Others receiving votes: Michigan State 45, VCU 44, Fur-man 40, William & Mary 35, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 16, Vir-ginia 15, Boston College 12, Providence 8, Saint Francis (PA) 6, Stanford 6, Evansville 4, Penn State 3, Gonzaga 1, Old Dominion 1

NSCAA/Continental Tire Poll

BIG WEST MEN’S SOCCER

Preseason Coaches Poll

Big West Coaching Records(Records consist of their tenure in the Big West only -

sorted by conference wins)

Conf. OverallCoach, School (Yrs.) W-L-T W-L-T Tim Vom Steeg, UCSB (13) 84-26-12 180-65-29Terry Davila, CSUN (13) 62-39-21 130-83-35George Kuntz, UCI (13) 55-46-21 131-89-37Paul Holocher, CP (8) 34-24-14 69-54-23Dwyane Shaffer, UCD (7) 30-23-9 58-53-17Bob Ammann, CSF (8) 20-43-9 52-80-15Mike Linenberger, SAC (2) 5-4-1 10-11-5Tim Cupello, UCR (1) 0-0-0 5-2-2

Big West Conference vs. Nonconference Opponents (39-21-8, .590)America East. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0Albany vs. Cal State Fullerton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1 at Cal State Northridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-0American Athletic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1Louisville UC Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0Memphis vs. Cal State Fullerton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-1 at Cal State Northridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 4-1Atlantic Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Atlantic Sun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Atlantic 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Big East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2Creighton Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-3Xavier UC Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-2Big South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Big Ten. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-1Indiana UC Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T, 1-1 (2OT)Northwestern UC Santa Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-1Colonial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Conference USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1New Mexico Cal State Northridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-2 UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1 at UC Santa Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-1Horizon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0Illinois-Chicago UC Santa Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0Ivy League. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1Cornell Cal State Fullerton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 1-2 (OT)Penn at Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-2 at UC Santa Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1 (2OT)Yale at Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-2 (OT) at UC Santa Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-1Metro Atlantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0-1Iona at UC Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T, 2-2 (2OT) at UC Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0Marist at UC Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0 at UC Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-0Mid-American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Missouri Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-0Bradley Cal State Northridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0 vs. UC Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-2Central Arkansas vs. Cal State Northridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 4-1Drake Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 4-2Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Pac-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5Oregon State UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-2San Diego State UC Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0Stanford at UC Santa Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 1-2 (OT)UCLA Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-0 at Cal State Northridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 2-4 at UC Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-1 UC Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-3 UC Santa Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-1Patriot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1Colgate Cal State Fullerton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 1-3Summit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1Denver Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 1-2Nebraska-Omaha Cal State Fullerton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-0

NORTH DIVISION1. UC Santa Barbara (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252. UC Davis (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233. Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214. Sacramento State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

SOUTH DIVISION1. Cal State Northridge (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302. UC Irvine (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213. Cal State Fullerton (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164. UC Riverside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

( ) Denotes first place votes

Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0West Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9-4Gonzaga at Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-1 (OT) at UC Santa Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-2Loyola Marymount at Cal State Fullerton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-2 Sacramento State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-4 UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T, 1-1 (2OT) at UC Santa Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0Portland UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-1Saint Mary’s at Cal State Northridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1 (OT) Sacramento State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T, 0-0 (2OT) UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0San Diego Cal State Fullerton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 2-3 (2OT) at Cal State Northridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1 Sacramento State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 1-2 UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-1 UC Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T, 0-0 (2OT)San Francisco at Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-0 at Sacramento State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T, 1-1 (2OT) at UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0Santa Clara at UC Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 1-2Western Athletic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2-2Air Force Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 5-1Cal State Bakersfield at Sacramento State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-3 at UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-2 UC Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-0 UC Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T, 1-1 (2OT)Grand Canyon at Cal State Fullerton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-2San Jose State at Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 6-1 Sacramento State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0 (2OT)Seattle at Sacramento State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T, 1-1 (2OT) at UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0UNLV at Cal State Northridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1 Sacramento State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0 (OT) at UC Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1Independents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0Georgia State vs. UC Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-0Non-Division I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1Incarnate Word at UC Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-2Reclassifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Top 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5-1

That’s A First: Cal State Northridge wrapped up the non-conference ledger with a 1-0 victory at Bradley on Saturday evening. It moved the Matadors to 8-1 on the year, and marked the first time

in the school’s Division I history that they defeated eight non-conference opponents in the regular season. The 1998 team won 12 games but did not play a conference schedule.

Rare Defensive Struggle: The Matadors reeled off eight straight matches with multiple goals before seeing that streak end in Saturday’s game against Bradley. It marked just the second shutout victory as sophomore Adam Hobbs came up with four saves and lowered his goals against average to 1.16.

Impressive Streak: In the last 10 Big West openers, the Matadors are unbeaten with a 7-0-3 record. CSUN has won five straight league openers and has outscored the opposition by a healthy 12-1 margin. The Matadors have not tasted defeat in a conference debut since Oct. 16, 2002 against UC Irvine. CSUN is at Sacramento State on Friday.

Righting The Ship: Cal State Fullerton has won back-to-back games entering the start of conference play this week-end. The Titans scored three goals in each of their victories against Nebraska-Omaha and

Grand Canyon. Those six goals matched the six that CSF accumulated in its first six contests.

Opening Statement: The Titans are 1-6 in their last seven Big West openers, with the one victory coming in 2010 against UC Santa Barbara. Coincidentally, CSF opens Big West play Friday at UCSB.

Ortiz Notches Game-Winner: Freshman defender Steven Ortiz made his first career goal all the more memorable as it accounted for the game-winner in the 3-2 triumph against Grand Canyon.

In A Groove: Senior midfielder Ian Ramos, after going scoreless in his first four matches, and has scored a goal in three of his last four outings. He finished against Grand Canyon and tallied a season-high five shots in the effort.

Impressive Start: Cal Poly finished its non-conference schedule with a 7-3 record af-ter splitting a pair of matches last week. The seven wins represent the highest total for the program through 10

games since 2007. The 2007 squad was 8-1-1 in that same span.

What A Pace: Cal Poly’s 27 goals through 10 contests already eclipses last year’s total of 26 for the entire season. With the Big West 10-match schedule starting this weekend, the Mustangs are on pace to obliterate the single-season school record of 40 goals set in 1994.

Tip Of The Hat: Senior Mackenzie Pridham notched three goals in a 5-1 win at Air Force on Friday to post the eighth hat trick in Cal Poly history, and first since 2009 when both Junior Burgos and David Zamora accomplished the feat.

Onslaught In Openers: Cal Poly has won six straight Big West openers going into Friday’s match with UC Riverside. CP has outscored the opposition 9-0 in those six wins.

BIG WEST MEN’S SOCCER

Day Date Opponent Time/ResultsFri. 8/30 at Drake W, 4-2Sun. 9/1 at No. 6 Creighton L, 0-3Thur. 9/5 at No. 6 UCLA W, 3-0Sun. 9/8 Gonzaga L, 0-1 (OT)Fri. 9/13 Penn W, 3-2Sun. 9/15 San Jose State W, 6-1Fri. 9/20 San Francisco W, 2-0Sun. 9/22 Yale W, 3-2 (OT)Fri. 9/27 at Air Force W, 5-1Sun. 9/29 at Denver L, 1-2Fri. 10/4 UC Riverside* 8 pmSun. 10/6 Cal State Fullerton* 3 pmFri. 10/11 at UC Irvine* 7 pmSun. 10/13 at Cal State Northridge* 6:30 pmSat. 10/19 at Sacramento State* 4 pmTue. 10/22 UC Davis* 7 pmFri. 10/25 UC Santa Barbara* 7 pmSat. 11/2 Sacramento State* 7 pmWed. 11/6 at UC Davis* 3 pmSat. 11/9 at UC Santa Barbara* (FS West) 8 pm

Big West Conference TournamentTue. 11/12 First Round TBAFri. 11/15 Semifinals TBASun. 11/17 Championship TBA * Big West Conference matchAll times PacificHome matches in bold

Day Date Opponent TimeRyan Rossi Memorial Tournament • Northridge, Calif.

Fri. 8/30 vs. Memphis L, 0-1Sun. 9/1 vs. Albany (NY) W, 2-1Fri. 9/6 Loyola Marymount L, 0-2Sun. 9/8 at San Diego L, 2-3 (2OT)Fri. 9/13 at Cornell L,1-2 (OT) Sun. 9/15 at Colgate L, 1-3Sat. 9/21 at Nebraska-Omaha W, 3-0Sat. 9/28 Grand Canyon W, 3-2Fri. 10/4 at UC Santa Barbara* 7:30 pmSun. 10/6 at Cal Poly* 3 pmFri. 10/11 UC Davis* 7 pmSun. 10/13 Sacramento State* 3 pmFri. 10/19 UC Irvine* 7 pmWed. 10/23 at Cal State Northridge* 7 pmSat. 10/26 UC Riverside* 7 pmSat. 11/2 at UC Irvine* 7 pmWed. 11/6 Cal State Northridge* 7 pmSat. 11/9 at UC Riverside* 7 pm

Big West Conference TournamentTue. 11/12 First Round TBAFri. 11/15 Semifinals TBASun. 11/17 Championship TBA * Big West Conference matchAll times PacificHome matches in bold

Day Date Opponent TimeRyan Rossi Memorial Tournament • Northridge, Calif.

Fri. 8/30 Albany (NY) W, 3-0Sun. 9/1 Memphis W, 4-1Fri. 9/6 San Diego W, 2-1Sun. 9/8 Saint Mary’s W, 2-1 (OT)

Lobo Invitational • Albuquerque, N.M.Fri. 9/13 vs. Central Arkansas W, 4-1Sun. 9/15 at No. 7 New Mexico W, 3-2Fri. 9/20 UNLV W, 2-1Sun. 9/22 No. 11 UCLA L, 2-4Sat. 9/28 at Bradley W, 1-0Fri. 10/4 at Sacramento State* 4 pmSat. 10/6 at UC Davis* 3 pmFri. 10/11 UC Santa Barbara* 7 pmSun. 10/13 Cal Poly* 6:30 pmSat. 10/19 at UC Riverside* 7 pmWed. 10/23 Cal State Fullerton* 7 pmSat. 10/26 UC Irvine* 7 pmSat. 11/2 UC Riverside* 7 pmWed. 11/6 at Cal State Fullerton* 7 pmSat. 11/9 at UC Irvine* 7 pm

Big West Conference TournamentTue. 11/12 First Round TBAFri. 11/15 Semifinals TBASun. 11/17 Championship TBA *Big West Conference matchAll times PacificHome matches in bold

Cal Poly | 7-3-0 (0-0-0)

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Cal State Fullerton | 3-5-0 (0-0-0)

www.fullertontitans.com@CSUFMensSoccer

Cal State Northridge | 8-1-0 (0-0-0)

www.gomatadors.com@CSUNMensSoccer

Momentum Builder: UC Irvine closed out non-confer-ence action strongly with a 3-0 victory at Cal State Bakersfield on Friday. It was UCI’s third road win and the fourth overall by shutout. The Anteaters look to take that momentum onto

the road for their Big West opener against UC Davis. UCI seeks to end a two-game losing streak in league openers.

Top Trio: The strength behind much of UCI’s success in the early part of the 2013 season had to do with senior Enrique Cardenas, and juniors Cameron Iwasa and Lester Hayes III. The trio has combined for 10 of the team’s 13 goals, and 26 of its 37 points. Cardenas tops the squad with five goals, including three game-winners, and 13 points. He has scored at least one point in three straight matches.

More On Cardenas: With 13 points, Cardenas is nearing his career-high of 15 set in 2011 as a sophomore.

Breslin Gets Some Work: Sophomore netminder Michael Breslin benefitted from some stout defense in front of him, as he had to make only eight saves through eight games. He stopped a season-high five shots against Bakersfield.

Dramatic Win: Sacramento State closed out non-con-ference play with a dramatic 1-0 overtime road win against UNLV on Saturday. It snapped a six-game winless streak for the Hornets, which had gone

0-3-3 during that span. Junior Chimdum Mez has accounted for the game-winning goal in both Hornet victories. He beat the Rebel goalkeeper from close range at the 93:53 mark.

Overtime Magic Still In Effect: The victory against UNLV continues an impressive streak that is now over three-years-old. Sacramento State has played 25 overtime games without a loss, dating back to the 2010 season opener. The Hornets are 11-0-14 in those extra time contests.

Stonewalled: Senior goalkeeper Cesar Castillo increased his saves total to a Big West-best 53 as he made a season-high tying 10 stops in the UNLV win. Castillo has been on fire lately, averaging nine saves over the past four matches.

Big West Reprise?: The Hornets started out Big West play last year at 4-0. That string included a win against eventual South Division champion Cal State Northridge, the opponent in this Friday’s conference opener.

Day Date Opponent TimeNike Portland Invitational • Portland & Corvallis, Ore.

Fri. 8/30 at Portland L, 0-1Sun. 9/1 at Oregon State L, 0-2

Copa de Causeway • Davis, Calif.Fri. 9/6 Seattle W, 1-0Sun. 9/8 Cal State Bakersfield L, 0-2Thur. 9/12 at Saint Mary’s W, 1-0Sun. 9/15 San Francisco W, 1-0Fri. 9/20 at San Diego L, 0-1Sun. 9/22 at Loyola Marymount T, 1-1 (2OT)Fri. 9/27 at No. 20 New Mexico W, 2-1Fri. 10/4 UC Irvine* 4 pmSun. 10/6 Cal State Northridge* 3 pmFri. 10/11 at Cal State Fullerton* 7 pmSun. 10/13 at UC Riverside* 2 pmSat. 10/19 UC Santa Barbara* 3 pmTue. 10/22 at Cal Poly* 7 pmSat. 10/26 Sacramento State* 3 pmSat. 11/2 at UC Santa Barbara* 7 pmWed. 11/6 Cal Poly* 3 pmSat. 11/9 at Sacramento State* 2 pm

Big West Conference TournamentTue. 11/12 First Round TBAFri. 11/15 Semifinals TBASun. 11/17 Championship TBA *Big West Conference matchAll times PacificHome matches in bold

Day Date Opponent TimeFri. 8/30 Marist W, 1-0Sun. 9/1 Iona T, 2-2 (2OT)Sat. 9/7 at San Diego State W, 1-0Tue. 9/10 at Xavier L, 0-2Fri. 9/13 at No. 16 Louisville W, 1-0Sun. 9/15 at No. 20 Indiana T, 1-1 (2OT)Thur. 9/19 No. 11 UCLA W, 3-1Sun. 9/22 Santa Clara L, 1-2Fri. 9/27 at Cal State Bakersfield W, 3-0Fri. 10/4 at UC Davis* 4 pmSun. 10/6 at Sacramento State* 1 pmFri. 10/11 Cal Poly* 7 pmSun. 10/13 UC Santa Barbara* 4 pmSat. 10/19 at Cal State Fullerton* 7 pmWed. 10/23 UC Riverside* 7 pmSat. 10/26 at Cal State Northridge* 7 pmSat. 11/2 Cal State Fullerton* 7 pmWed. 11/6 at UC Riverside* 7 pmSat. 11/9 Cal State Northridge* 7 pm

Big West Conference TournamentTue. 11/12 First Round TBAFri. 11/15 Semifinals TBASun. 11/17 Championship TBA *Big West Conference matchAll times PacificHome matches in bold

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Day Date Opponent TimeFri. 8/30 at San Jose State W, 1-0 (2OT)

Copa de Causeway • Sacramento, Calif.Fri. 9/6 Cal State Bakersfield L, 0-3Sun. 9/8 Seattle T, 1-1 (2OT)Thur. 9/12 San Francisco T, 1-1 (2OT)Sat. 9/14 at Saint Mary’s T, 0-0 (2OT)Fri. 9/20 at Loyola Marymount L, 0-4Sun. 9/22 at San Diego L, 1-2Sat. 9/28 at UNLV W, 1-0 (OT)Fri. 10/4 Cal State Northridge* 4 pmSat. 10/6 UC Irvine* 1 pmFri. 10/11 at UC Riverside* 7 pmSun. 10/13 at Cal State Fullerton* 3 pmSat. 10/19 Cal Poly* 4 pmTue. 10/22 at UC Santa Barbara* 7 pmSat. 10/26 at UC Davis* 3 pmSat. 11/2 at Cal Poly* 7 pmWed. 11/6 UC Santa Barbara* 2 pmSat. 11/9 UC Davis* 2 pm

Big West Conference TournamentTue. 11/12 First Round TBAFri. 11/15 Semifinals TBASun. 11/17 Championship TBA *Big West Conference matchAll times PacificHome matches in bold

Sacramento State | 2-3-3 (0-0-0)

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UC Davis | 4-4-1 (0-0-0)

www.ucdavisaggies.com@UCDavisAggies

Timber: UC Davis dispatched another ranked foe in an ever growing list of top-25 victims. The Aggies defeated No. 20/25 New Mexico, 2-1, on the road Friday to secure a victory against a ranked opponent for the third straight season.

UCD has toppled No. 6 UCLA (2011), No. 7 UC Irvine (2011), No. 23 Tulsa (2012) and No. 8 UC Santa Barbara (2012) in addition to New Mexico over the last three seasons.

Zeenni Movin’ On Up: Senior goalkeeper Omar Zeenni has started 49 consecutive matches in net for the Aggies. He is tied for No. 8 in Big West history for career matches in goal (60), and is alone at No. 8 in goalie minutes (5,416).

The Defense Begins: UC Davis begins defense of its Big West North Division title against two nationally ranked teams in UC Irvine and Cal State Northridge. Both matches are at home. The Aggies are 6-2-1 in their last nine Big West regular season home matches.

Close Calls: Six of UCD’s nine contests have been decided by one goal, with the Aggies going 4-2.

UC Irvine | 5-2-2 (0-0-0)

www.ucirvinesports.com@UCImsoc

Close Battles: Five of UC Santa Barbara’s last six games have been decided by one goal, with the Gauchos going 2-3. The Gauchos were on the right end of their last one-goal affair as they knocked off Loyola Mary-

mount, 1-0, on Sunday, utilizing senior Goffin Boyoko’s team-leading fourth goal.

Slow Start On Offense: The UC Santa Barbara offense hasn’t quite clicked as much in past seasons. After all, the Gauchos have produced 11 goals through nine goals, the fewest in a nine-game start to a season since 2010. In addition, the 95 shots taken rank as the second-fewest in the league.

Big Crowd: UCSB’s appearance on the NSCAATV.com Game of the Week against Stanford drew a season-high 7,750 fans to Meredith Field at Harder Stadium, the highest attended game so far in the Big West this season.

Jome Gets Em Home: Freshman Ismaila Jome has pro-duced an assist in three of the last five games, all resulting in UCSB victories.

Day Date Opponent TimeFri. 8/30 Iona W, 1-0Sun. 9/1 Marist W, 2-0

UNLV Nike Invitational • Las Vegas, Nev.Fri. 9/6 vs. Georgia State W, 2-0Sun. 9/8 vs. Bradley W, 3-2Fri. 9/13 at San Diego T, 0-0 (2OT)Thur. 9/19 at Cal State Bakersfield T, 1-1 (2OT)Sun. 9/22 UNLV W, 2-1Thur. 9/26 at No. 12 UCLA L, 0-3Sun. 9/29 Incarnate Word L, 0-2Fri. 10/4 at Cal Poly* 8 pmSun. 10/6 at UC Santa Barbara* 5 pmFri. 10/11 Sacramento State* 7 pmSun. 10/13 UC Davis* 2 pmSat. 10/19 Cal State Northridge* 7 pmWed. 10/23 at UC Irvine* 7 pmSat. 10/26 at Cal State Fullerton* 7 pmSat. 11/2 at Cal State Northridge* 7 pmWed. 11/6 UC Irvine* 7 pmSat. 11/9 Cal State Fullerton* 7 pm

Big West Conference TournamentTue. 11/12 First Round TBAFri. 11/15 Semifinals TBASun. 11/17 Championship TBA

* Big West Conference matchAll times PacificHome matches in bold

Day Date Opponent TimeFri. 8/30 at No. 19 Northwestern W, 3-1Sun. 9/1 at Illinois-Chicago W, 1-0Fri. 9/6 Gonzaga L, 0-2Fri. 9/13 at No. 14 UCLA (Pac-12 Network) L, 0-1Sun. 9/15 Penn W, 2-1 (2OT)Fri. 9/20 Yale W, 3-1Mon. 9/23 No. 14 New Mexico L, 0-1Fri. 9/27 Stanford (NSCAATV.com) L, 1-2 (OT)Sun. 9/29 Loyola Marymount W, 1-0Fri. 10/4 Cal State Fullerton* 7:30 pmSun. 10/6 UC Riverside* 5 pmFri. 10/11 at Cal State Northridge* 7 pmSun. 10/13 at UC Irvine* 4 pmSat. 10/19 at UC Davis* 3 pmTue. 10/22 Sacramento State* 7 pmFri. 10/25 at Cal Poly* 7 pmSat. 11/2 UC Davis* 7 pmWed. 11/6 at Sacramento State* 2 pmSat. 11/9 Cal Poly* (FS West) 8 pm

Big West Conference TournamentTue. 11/12 First Round TBAFri. 11/15 Semifinals TBASun. 11/17 Championship TBA *Big West Conference matchAll times PacificHome matches in bold

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UC Riverside | 5-2-2 (0-0-0)

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Road Bumps: The Highland-ers had their strong start to the season interrupted last week in a pair of losses. UC River-side fell 3-0 to No. 12 UCLA and followed that up with a 2-0 loss to Incarnate Word. UCR entered the week with a 5-0-2

record, marking the second straight year the program had been unbeaten through seven games.

To The Central Coast They Go: UC Riverside begins the Big West portion of its schedule on the Central Coast, facing North Division stalwarts Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara this weekend. The Highlanders had success against the Mustangs last year, posting a 3-2 win in overtime at home.

Can’t Always Stop Them: The defense of the Highland-ers had allowed a meager four goals in the opening seven games, but softened a bit last weekend as five goals were yielded in the two losses. Still, the nine goals UCR has allowed to this point is tied for the third-fewest among Big West clubs.

Opportunities: UCR has been consistent at creating op-portunities, recording double-digit shots in all nine games.

UC Santa Barbara | 5-4-0 (0-0-0)

www.ucsbgauchos.com@UCSBMensSoccer

as of September 30, 2013Ranking Record1. California 6-0-12. Notre Dame 4-0-33. Creighton 5-1-24. Washington 6-0-25. Louisville 6-2-06. Georgetown 6-2-17. North Carolina 3-1-48. UMBC 9-0-09. UCLA 5-2-110. Cal State Northridge 8-1-011. Northwestern 7-1-012. Akron 7-2-013. St. John’s 5-2-114. Maryland 3-2-315. Wake Forest 5-2-116. Furman 7-1-117. Connecticut 3-2-218. Clemson 7-1-119. Penn State 6-2-120. Saint Louis 5-2-021. Butler 7-1-122. Gonzaga 5-2-023. VCU 3-3-124. Tulsa 5-2-125. Michigan State 5-1-1

Others nominated: William & Mary (4-3-1), Old Dominion (4-2-1), Cal Poly (7-3-0), Elon (7-1-1), Coastal Carolina (6-2-0)

Top Drawer Soccer Poll

as of October 1, 2013Ranking Record1. California 5-0-12. Notre Dame 4-0-33. Northwestern 7-1-04. Washington 6-0-25. Akron 7-2-06. Creighton 5-1-27. Georgetown 6-2-18. North Carolina 3-1-49. UCLA 5-2-110. Cal State Northridge 8-1-011. St. John’s 5-2-112. Connecticut 3-2-213. Maryland 3-2-314. Clemson 7-1-115. UAB 6-1-116. Coastal Carolina 6-2-017. Butler 7-1-118. UC Irvine 5-2-219. Gonzaga 5-2-020. Elon 7-1-021. Wake Forest 5-2-122. VCU 3-3-123. Louisville 6-2-024. UMBC 9-0-025. Saint Louis 5-2-0 William & Mary 4-3-1

Soccer America Poll

Preseason All-Conference TeamName School Pos. YearFifi Baiden UC Santa Barbara MF SeniorCarlos Benavides Cal State Northridge MF SeniorAchille Campion UC Santa Barbara F SeniorMarco Franco UC Irvine D/MF SeniorIsaac Ikyurav Sacramento State F SeniorCameron Iwasa UC Irvine F JuniorSagi Lev-Ari Cal State Northridge F JuniorAaron Long UC Riverside MF SeniorMackenzie Pridham Cal Poly F SeniorIan Ramos Cal State Fullerton MF JuniorEdwin Rivas Cal State Northridge F Junior

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Top Drawer Soccer Team of the WeekSept. 3Goffin Boyoko, UC Santa Barbara • Senior • MidfielderSagi Lev-Ari, Cal State Northridge • Junior • Forward

Sept. 17Trevor Morley, Cal State Northridge • Sophomore • MidfielderMatt LaGrassa, Cal Poly • Sophomore • Midfielder

Sept. 24Connor Drechsler, Cal Poly • Senior • Defender

College Soccer News National Player of the WeekSept. 2Goffin Boyoko, UC Santa Barbara • Senior • Midfielder

College Soccer News National Team of the WeekSept. 2Goffin Boyoko, UC Santa Barbara • Senior • MidfielderSagi Lev-Ari, Cal State Northridge • Junior • Forward

Sept. 9Brian Behrad, Cal State Northridge • Senior • Forward

Sept. 16Sagi Lev-Ari, Cal State Northridge • Junior • Forward

Sept. 23Achille Campion, UC Santa Barbara • Senior • ForwardConnor Drechsler, Cal Poly • Senior • Defender

Sept. 30Enrique Cardenas, UC Irvine • Senior • MidfielderOmar Zeenni, UC Davis • Senior • Goalkeeper

Awards Tally Big West Currently In MLSCal PolyPatrick McLain Chivas USA

Cal State FullertonGabriel Farfan Chivas USAMichael Farfan Philadelphia UnionJosh Saunders Real Salt Lake

Cal State NorthridgeSean Franklin Los Angeles GalaxyRafael Garcia Los Angeles GalaxyDaniel Paladini Chicago Fire

UC DavisQuincy Amarikwa Chicago Fire

UC IrvineBrad Evans Seattle Sounders FC

UC Santa BarbaraEric Avila Chivas USASam Garza San Jose EarthquakesDan Kennedy Chivas USAChris Pontius D.C. UnitedLuis Silva D.C. United

Poll Tracker

Follow the progress of Big West teams in the national polls (NSCAA/Soccer America/Top Drawer Soccer)

NOTEWORTHYPridham On Hermann Trophy Watch ListCal Poly senior Mackenzie Pridham earned preseason praise as one of 34 candidates selected to the Missouri Athletic Club’s (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List. The MAC Hermann Trophy is college soccer’s most presti-gious individual award presented to the nation’s top player.

A 6-foot-1 forward from Toronto, Canada, Pridham be-came the second Cal Poly player in program history to be named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List, joining Patrick Sigler in 2009. Pridham represents the ninth Big West player since 2005 to land on the Watch List. The Big West has had at least one player on the Watch List in eight of the last nine seasons.

Pridham produced 23 points on 11 goals and one assist in 2012 to capture Big West Offensive Player of the Year accolades. He also was recognized as a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Third Team All-Far West Region selection.

The 34-athlete panel, of which Pridham is one of 13 for-wards listed, will be trimmed to 15 in late October. Three finalists will be announced in November, and the Hermann Trophy recipient will be revealed on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, during a banquet at the St. Louis-based Missouri Athletic Club.

BIG WEST ON THE HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST2013 Mackenzie Pridham, Cal Poly2012 None2011 Sam Garza, UC Santa Barbara2010 Spencer Thompson, UC Irvine2009 Patrick Sigler, Cal Poly2008 Chris Pontius, UC Santa Barbara2007 Andy Iro, UC Santa Barbara Eric Avila, UC Santa Barbara2006 Andy Iro, UC Santa Barbara2005 Tyler Rosenlund, UC Santa Barbara

Home Is Where The Wins AreBig West schools traditionally have been solid on their home turf. Five teams – Cal Poly, Cal State Northridge, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara - have main-tained a .560 or better home winning percentage over the last five seasons. A sixth school, Sacramento State, only has one year of Big West membership but posted a 5-3-2 record last year. The top two juggernauts in terms of home field advantage are the Gauchos and Mustangs. UCSB is 41-16-3 at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium since 2008, winning 10 games on two occasions (2010 and 2011). Cal Poly has posted a 32-13-7 mark at Spanos Stadium over the same span, with a winning record in all but one year.

CP CSF CSUN SAC UCD UCI UCR UCSB2013 4-1 1-1 5-1 0-1-2 2-1 2-1-1 3-1 3-32012 7-3 6-4-1 7-3 5-3-2 6-4 3-5 4-4 4-4-12011 4-5-2 3-3-2 3-5-2 – 4-3-3 8-4 5-1-3 10-2-12010 4-1-3 3-7 1-7 – 5-2 6-2-1 3-5-1 10-1-12009 6-2-1 4-3-1 6-1-1 – 3-4 5-5 1-5-1 10-22008 7-1-1 1-7 4-3-1 – 7-0-3 8-1-2 2-5 4-4-3Totals 32-13-7 18-25-4 26-20-4 5-4-4 27-14-6 32-18-4 18-21-5 41-16-3Pct. .683 .426 .560 .539 .638 .630 .466 .708

Big West Currently In The NASLCal State FullertonBobby Reiss Atlanta Silverbacks FCKevin Venegas Minnesota United FC

UC IrvineAndrew Fontein Tampa Bay RowdiesMiguel Ibarra Minnesota United FCAmani Walker Tampa Bay Rowdies

UC Santa BarbaraDanny Barrera Atlanta Silverbacks FCMichael Nonni FC EdmontonKyle Reynish New York Cosmos