UNLV Men s Soccer 2008 Weekly Notes

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1 UNLV Men s Soccer 2008 Weekly Notes This Week s Action UNLV Rebels (2-0) at Cal State Fullerton (0-0) Friday, September 5-4:30 pm Titan Stadium UNLV Rebels (2-0) vs. Cal State Northridge (0-0) Sunday, September 7-4:30 pm Titan Stadium REBELS HIT THE ROAD TO TITAN TOURNAMENT The Rebels weekend takes them on a road trip that leads them to the Titan Tournament. The Rebels started off the season last weekend going undefeated in the UNLV Rebel Classic, and have hopes of coming out on top at this weekend s tournament as well. UNLV will fi rst face the home team, Cal State Fullerton on Friday night at 4:30 pm, followed by a game Sunday against Cal State Northridge at 4:30 pm. UNLV is off to its best start in six years after last weekend s tournament. The road will be a tough test for the Rebels, as they were 1-7 away from Las Vegas in the 2007 season. Sophomore forward Daniel Cruz scored the fi rst three goals to start off UNLV s season, with two goals in the win over Jacksonville and a score against Radford. Senior goalkeeper Hawk Mummey proved that even though this is his first season as goalie he has lots to offer the Rebels defense, earning one shutout. Cal State Fullerton is the host for the Titan Tournament. They are coming off a 2-0 loss to Georgetown, but still look prove a challenge for the Rebel. The Titans are 1-1 so far this season. Senior goalkeeper Kevin Puder had nine saves for the Titans at the Cal State Northridge Tournament. Cal State Northridge is coming off a overall record in the 2007 season. The Matadors opened their season hosting the Cal State Northridge Tournament where they faced teams such as Georgetown and Alabama A&M. Though they did not win the tournament, the Matadors had three players make the All-Tournament Team. PLAYERS TO KEEP AN EYE ON The Rebels have a senior who was out with injuries last year that is looking to make strong impact in the middle of the fi eld. Senior midfi elder Nicholas Paterson is coming back from signifi cant injuries that limited his playing time last season. Sanchez considers him to be the engine of the team this season. Keep your on Paterson, he is set for a great senior year. Sophomore forward Daniel Cruz is currently leading the team with three goals for six points, while Paterson also has a score on the season. Defender John Crawley has the team lead in assists with two, while Hawk Mummey has posted one shutout in goal to go along with a 0.5 GAA SCHEDULE 2-0-0/0-0-0 MPSF Date Opponent Results UNLV Rebel Classic 8/30 Jacksonville 2-0 9/1 Radford 2-1 Titan Tournament 9/5 at Cal State Fullerton 4:30 pm 9/7 vs. Cal State Northridge 4:30 pm UNLV Nike Classic 9/12 Gonzaga 7 pm 9/14 Oral Roberts 1 pm BMW/Nike Classic 9/19 at San Francisco 7:30 pm 9/21 vs St. Mary s 2:30 pm 10/3 at Air Force* 6 pm 10/5 at Denver* 1 pm 10/10 Sacramento State* 7 pm 10/12 San Jose State* 1 pm 10/17 New Mexico* 7:30 pm 10/31 Nex Mexico* 6 pm 11/7 at San Jose State* 3 pm 11/9 at Sacramento State* 1 pm 11/14 Denver* 7 pm 11/16 Air Force* 1 pm * MPSF game Bold games played at UNLV All Times PST MEDIA INFORMATION SID Contact - Mark Wasik Phone Fax Cell Press Box mark.wasik@unlv.edu

2 REBELS OFF TO BEST START IN SIX YEARS The Rebels have started off its season 2-0. This marks the best start to a Rebels season in six years. The Rebels defeated two tough opponents over the weekend in the UNLV Rebel Classic IN REVIEW Last season the Rebels received many Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation honors. Daniel Cruz received the New come of the Year, while Coach Mario Sanchez was named co-coach of the year. Daniel Cruz and Lamar Neagle were on the fi rst team while Andrew Friel was on the second. The Rebels fi nished the 2007 season with a record overall. Lamar Neagle was the team s leading scorer and is looking to make an impact with his skills again this year. He was third in the MPSF with 20 points. General Information Coaching Staff Location...Las Vegas, NV Founded Enrollment...28,000 Nickname... Rebels Colors... Scarlet and Gray Home Field... Peter Johann Memorial Field Opened Surface... Grass Conference... Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation President... Dr. David B. Ashley Athletics Director... Mike Hamrick Ticket Office Phone... (702) 739-FANS Website... Head Coach... Mario Sanchez Alma Mater... Fresno State 99 Overall Record , Third Year UNLV Record... Same Offi ce Phone... (702) mario.sanchez.@unlv.edu Assistant Coach... Chad Brown (3rd Season) Alma Mater... Fresno State 99 Assistant Coach...Rich Ryerson (1st season) Alma Mater... UNLV 87 Soccer History First Season All-Time Record (.523) NCAA Appearences (Last)... 5 (1998) Last Postseason Opponent... Fresno St. Result... L, 2-1 (PK), NCAA First Round

3 Mon., Sept 1 UNLV 2, Radford 1 This Week s Action in MPSF Soccer Fri., Sept. 5 Sacramento vs. UC Irvine (at St. Mary s) 2 pm Loyola-Chicago at Denver 4 pm UNLV at CS Fullerton 4:30 pm Michigan State at New Mexico 7:30 pm Sun., Sept. 7 Sacramento State vs. Houston Baptist 12 pm Loyola-Chicago at Air Force 1 pm Louisville at New Mexico 4 pm UNLV vs. CS Northridge (at CS Fullerton) 4:30 pm Next Week s Action in MPSF Soccer Wed., Sept. 10 San Francisco at San Jose State 7 pm Fri., Sept. 12 Menlo at Sacramento State 2:30 pm San Diego State at Denver 4 pm CS Fullerton at Air Force 6 pm Gonzaga at UNLV 7 pm Akron at New Mexico 7:30 pm Sun., Sept 14 Air Force vs. San Diego State (at Denver) 12 pm St. Mary s at Sacramento State 1 pm San Jose State at UC Davis 1 pm Oral Roberts at UNLV 1 pm CS Fullerton at Denver 2 pm Cal Poly at New Mexico 5:30 pm Fri., Aug. 29 San Jose State 3, Notre Dame de Namur 0 Sacramento State 1, CS Bakersfi eld 0 New Mexico 1, Loyola Marymount 1 (2 OT) Dayton 3, Denver 1 UC Santa Barbara 2, Air Force 1 Last Week s Results Sat., Aug. 30 UNLV 2, Jacksonville 0 Sun., Aug. 31 New Mexico 2, San Diego 1 Sacramento State 2, Long Island 0 San Jose State 1, Stanford 1 (2 OT) Wisconsin 2, Denver 1 Cal Poly 2, Air Force 0 Cruz Named Player of the Week UNLV forward Daniel Cruz was named the MPSF Player of the Week on Sept. 2. The fi rst three goals of the Rebel s season were scored by Cruz in the weekend s UNLV Rebel Classic. Saturday against Jacksonville, Cruz scored both the goals for the Rebels 2-0 victory. Monday, Cruz scored the goal of the Rebels 2-1 victory over Radford. Cruz attempted fi ve shots all weekend, converting on three Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference Overall W L T PTS W L T UNLV Sacramento State New Mexico (21) San Jose State Denver Air Force MPSF Conference Player of the Week 9/1 Daniel Cruz, F, UNLV 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10

4 NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Joe Mora GK 5-11 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev./Silverado HS 1 Roland Swanson GK 6-1 RS-So.1L Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial-Memorial HS 2 Andrew Friel D 6-2 RS-Jr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev./Creighton 4 Keegan Uderitz D 5-10 RS-Sr. 3L Snohomish, Wash./Snohomish HS 5 Daniel Cruz F 5-9 So. 1L Glendale, Ariz./Ironwood HS 6 Peter Rodriguez D 5-10 Jr. 2L San Jose, Calif./Leland HS 7 Drew Gleason D 5-10 RS-So.TR Merced, Calif./UC Santa Barbara 8 David Bryan MF 5-11 RS-Jr. 2L London, England/Leytonstone HS 9 Nicholas Paterson MF/F 5-11 Sr. 3L Mothewell, Scotland/Our Lady s 11 Lamar Neagle MF/F 5-11 Sr. 3L Federal Way, Wash./Thomas Jefferson HS 12 Sal Ornelas MF 6-0 Jr. 1L Santa Barbara, Calif./Bryant & Stratton College 13 Ben Haugland F 5-11 Sr. 3L Chandler, Ariz./Mountain Pointe HS 14 Stephen Sifuentes MF 6-1 So. 1L Fresno, Calif./Sunnyside HS 15 Jaime Calvo D/MF 5-10 So. 1L Visalia, Calif./Golden West HS 16 Julian Harnasch MF/D 5-8 So. 1L Bothell, Wash./Juanita HS 17 Allen Hardison D 6-4 Fr. TR Newport Beach, Calif./San Francisco 18 Richard Abrego F/MF 5-9 So. 1L Las Vegas, Nev./Silverado HS 19 Camilo Valencia MF/D 5-8 Jr. TR Cali, Columbia/Yavapai CC 20 Zac Zaher MF 6-0 So. TR Las Vegas, Nev./Oregon State 21 Austin Horner D 5-10 Fr. HS Phoenix, Ariz./Ironwood HS 22 Nicholas DeLeon F/MF 5-10 Fr. HS Phoenix, Ariz./Thunderbird HS 23 John Crawley D/MF 5-9 Sr. 1L Glasgow, Scotland/Long Island Univ. 24 Hawk Mummey GK 6-1 Sr. TR Edmonds, Wash./Spokane Falls CC 25 Fabrizio Ricci F 5-9 Fr. HS Henderson, Nev./Green Valley HS HEAD COACH: Mario Sanchez (Fresno State 99, Third Season) ASSISTANT COACH: Chad Brown (Fresno State 99, Third Season) Rich Ryerson (UNLV 87, First Season) VOLUNTEER COACH: Dan Schell (UNLV 94, First Season)

5 The Automated ScoreBook UNLV Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 01, 2008) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATT ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-AT Aug 30 JACKSONVILLE W CRUZ, Daniel Sep 01 RADFORD W PATERSON, Nicholas CRAWLEY, John TEAM STATISTICS UNLV OPP 14 SIFUENTES, Stephen HAUGLAND, Ben SHOT STATISTICS NEAGLE, Lamar Goals-Shot attempts HARDISON, Allen Goals scored per game GLEASON, Drew Shot pct DeLEON, Nicholas Shots on goal-attempts CALVO, Jaime SOG pct BRYAN, David Shots/Game FRIEL, Andrew CORNER KICKS ZAHER, Zac PENALTY KICKS VALENCIA, Camilo PENALTIES ABREGO, Richard Yellow cards ORNELAS, Sal Red cards UDERITZ, Keegan ATTENDANCE... Total Total Opponents Dates/Avg Per Date... 2/181 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg... 0/0 -GOAL AVERAGE- -SAVES- ## GOALTENDERS GP Minutes GA Avg Sv Pct W L T Sho MUMMEY, Hawk 2 180: Total : Opponents : GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total UNLV Opponents SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total UNLV Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total UNLV Opponents CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd Total UNLV Opponents FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total UNLV Opponents