UNLV MEN S SOCCER 2017 GAME NOTES

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1 2017 UNLV SCHEDULE/RESULTS OVERALL / WAC Aug at Portland...W, 3-2 (2 OT) Portland, Ore. Aug at Oregon State...L, 1-0 (OT) Corvallis, Ore. Sept. 1...at New Mexico...L, 3-0 Albuquerque, N.M. Sept. 8...#11 PACIFIC... L, 3-0 Sept at #19 UCLA (Pac-12)...L, 1-0 Los Angeles, Calif. Sept SAINT FRANCIS... L, 1-0 Johann Memorial Classic Sept GONZAGA... W, 3-0 Johann Memorial Classic Sept at CSU Fullerton...L, 1-0 Fullerton, Calif. Sept ORAL ROBERTS... W, 5-1 Sept HOUSTON BAPTIST... W, 3-1 Oct. 6...at San Jose State*... W, 5-2 San Jose, Calif. Oct. 8...at CSU Bakersfield*... L, 1-0 Bakersfield, Calif. Oct UTRGV*... W, 3-2 Oct INCARNATE WORD*... W, 1-0 Oct at #16 Air Force*...L, 3-0 Colorado Springs, Colo. Oct at UMKC*... W, 3-1 Kansas City, Mo. Oct UTAH VALLEY*... L, 3-2 Oct #22 SEATTLE*...W, 2-1 (2OT) Nov. 4...at Grand Canyon*... 7 pm Phoenix, Ariz Western Atlantic Tournament Nov. 8...First Round...7 pm Nov Semifinals...7 pm Nov Championships...1 pm 2017 NCAA Tournament Nov NCAA First Round...TBA Campus UNLV MEN S SOCCER & 16 WAC CHAMPIONS 2014 & 16 NCAA TOURNAMENT SEVEN ALL-TIME NCAA APPEARANCES THIS WEEK IN UNLV MEN S SOCCER... at Grand Canyon (7-9-1, WAC) Saturday, November 4 Phoenix, Arizona Live Stats/Video 7 pm GCU Stadium Yes/YurView/ESPN3 REBELS END REGULAR SEASON AT GRAND CANYON Saturday marks the end of the regular season for UNLV, and the Rebels are ready for a tough challenge at Grand Canyon. The Antelopes, who are on their home field this season, are not only hosting their Senior Night, they are also playing for their playoff lives, making it a do-or-die for the home team. GCU is currently in a three-way tie for fourth place in the league, but with two more teams just two points back, a loss could have the Lopes out of next week s seven-team conference tournament. UNLV meanwhile has clinched at least a top-three finish in the WAC standings. The Rebels are currently tied with Seattle with 18 points, and hold the tiebreaker over the Redhawks as well. The Rebels main goal will be to keep the momentum going after their win over No. 22 Seattle on their Senior Day Oct. 29 in. Following Saturday s contest, the matchups will be announced for the WAC Tournament, hosted by UNLV on Nov Saturday s game will be broadcast live by the YurView channel, available in Las Vegas through Cox Cable on channel 96/1096. It will also be available on ESPN3 and through YouTube as well. MEET THE REBELS There was no doubt who would be at the top of the scoring for UNLV in 2017, as senior forward Danny Musovski, the preseason WAC Player of the Year, currently is third in the nation in scoring with 2.27 points per game (29), and is tied for fifth in goals per game at 0.86 (12). Sophomore midfielder Timo Mehlich and senior midfielder Oscar Velazquez have also been key players for the Rebels this year, with eight and 13 points, respectively. One newcomer that has made a quick impact in his freshman season is Las Vegas native Marco Gonzalez with five goals and six assists for 16 points, which ranks him seventh in the conference. In goal is Enrique Adame, who has started 13 of the 14 contests and has posted a 1.39 GAA with 50 saves and two shutouts. GRAND CANYON NOTES Grand Canyon broke a four-game winless streak in its last game with a 3-2 overtime victory over Utah Valley on Oct. 29. The first three games in the streak had all been on the road. At home in WAC play, GCU is 3-0-1, and has outscored its opponents Leading the team in scoring this season is Niki Jackson with 21 points (nine goals, three assists). Three players are tied for second with 11 points each In the goal is Jeremy Pollard, who owns a 1.62 GAA with a.745 save percentage. SECOND RANKED VICTORY OF THE SEASON UNLV claimed its second win of the season over a ranked opponent on Oct. 29 when it knocked off #22 Seattle 2-1 in double-overtime at Peter Johann Memorial Field. The MEDIA INFORMATION - SID Contact - Mark Wasik Phone Cell

2 2017 UNLV MEN S SOCCER PAGE TWO first win this season over a top-25 team was over 15th-ranked Portland in the season-opener on Aug. 25 in a 3-2 double-overtime road contest. WESTERN ATLANTIC STANDINGS Overall WAC Pts. #14 Air Force #23 Seattle UNLV Grand Canyon CSUB San Jose State Utah Valley UTRGV UMKC UIW Houston Baptist THIS WEEK IN THE WAC Friday, November 3 CSU Bakersfield at San Jose St, 1 p.m. Saturday, November 4 #14 Air Force at Kansas City, 1 pm #23 Seattle at Utah Valley, 7 pm UNLV at Grand Canyon, 7 pm UTRGV at UIW, 7 pm End of Regular Season 2017 WAC Tournament November 8-12, Nev. Peter Johann Memorial Field Wednesday, November 8 First Round Game #1, 1 pm First Round Game #2, 4 pm First Round Game #3, 7 pm REBELS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS Danny Musovski and Marco Gonzalez are making themselves known in the soccer world, as Musovski is ranked as the 10th-best player in the nation, according to the latest Top Drawer Soccer ratings, while Gonzalez is the 59th-best freshman. MUSOVSKI ADDS MORE NATIONAL WEEKLY HONORS Danny Musovski keeps setting records during his final season with the Scarley and Gray, as he tied the WAC record for most points in a WAC contest with seven off three goals and one assist in a 5-2 win at San Jose State on Oct. 6. That was not only his second hat trick in three games, the seven points is tied for the second most points in the nation this season, behind his NCAA-leading nine point game on Sept. 24. That led to another new record for Musovski, as he is the first player to be named United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week three times in his career, and he s one of only two to earn the award twice in the same season. He was named the WAC Player of the Week as well on Oct. 9. RECORD-SEEING PERFORMANCE FROM MUSOVSKI Danny Musovski made his first home game of the season one for the record books, as he torched Oral Roberts for four goals, tying both the school and conference record, while it was also the most goals scored by a player in the nation this season. He wasn t done, as he then assisted on the fifth score of the day for UNLV. That gave him a school-record tying nine points, which also sets a new WAC mark. That is the highest single game point performance by a player in the NCAA this season as well. WEEKLY HONORS PILE UP FOR MUSOVSKI Thanks to his record-setting game against Oral Roberts, Musovski set even more history, as he became the first Rebel ever to win four conference Player of the Week honors in their career after he was honored by the WAC on Sept. 25. He followed that up with his third all-time National Player of the Week award after he was named by the United Soccer Coaches. This is the second time he has been honored by that organization, while he also was named once by Top Drawer Soccer in He is the only player in team history ever to have been named national Player of the Week. FRESHMAN SPARKS REBELS TO HOME WIN Undergoing the toughest non-conference slate in decades while also missing the services of its top offensive player, the Rebels found themsevles struggle to find the back of the net, going five straight games without a score following the season-opening win at Portland. It would come to a freshman to break the scoreless streak, as Las Vegas native Marco Gonzalez scored a pair of goals, in the 12th and 66th minutes, to lead the Rebels to a 3-0 win over Gonzaga on Sept. 17 in. Those were the first goals since Aug. 25, snapping the longest scoreless streak for UNLV in team history.

3 UNLV IN THE WAC STATS... Individual Stats (as of Nov. 1) Goals 1. Danny Musovski t8. Marco Gonzalez...5 Assists t3. Marco Gonzalez...6 Danny Musovski...6 t6. Timo Mehlich UNLV MEN S SOCCER PAGE THREE STUNNING LAST SECOND GOAL EARNS TOP PLAY OF THE WEEK Junior forward Daniel Moran s header in the last second of double-overtime that gave the Rebels a stunning 3-2 road victory at #15 Portland was selected as the top NCAA Play of the Week for all sports. The play started when goalkeeper Enrique Adame took a free kick from well behind the midfield line. His kick bounced at the top of the box, landed in front of the goalie where it was popped up in the air before Moran moved in and headed it in for the score for his first career goal. Points 1. Danny Musovski Marco Gonzalez...16 Game-Winning Goals t2. Danny Musovski...3 t5. Marco Gonzalez...2 Timo Mehlich...2 Saves 5. Enrique Adame Saves Percentage 8. Enrique Adame Goals Against Average 6. Enrique Adame Shutouts t10. Enrique Adame...2 Team Stats Goals... 2nd (1.67 pg) Assists... 1st (1.78 pg) Points... 1st (5.11 pg) Shots...4th (13.61 pg) Goals Allowed...t7th (1.50 pg) Goals Against Average... 5th (1.47) Saves...6th (3.11 pg) Shutouts... 9th (2) UNLV S RECORD WHEN... At home On the road Neutral Afternoon Night Overtime vs. Conference USA vs. Summit league vs. the NEC vs. Pacific vs. West Coast vs. ranked teams Leading at the half Tied at the half Trailing at the half Scoring first Outshooting opponent Out-shot by opponent Same shots as opponent ROAD VICTORY OVER PORTLAND LED TO NATIONAL RANKING Thanks to the win over the 15th-ranked Portland Pilots on the road in the season opener on Aug. 25, the Rebels grabbed the attention of the soccer nation, moving into two national polls while receiving votes in the other two. However, the back-to-back losses to Oregon State and New Mexico would drop UNLV from all four. UNLV jumped from unranked all the way to No. 17 in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25 poll on Aug. 28. It was the highest ranking ever for the Rebels in the Top Drawer Soccer poll, and the highest ranking for UNLV in any poll since the 1992 season when UNLV was as high as 12th. The Rebels were also ranked No. 25 in the Aug. 28 Soccer America poll, their first ranking since a No. 23 spot in the 2015 season. UNLV received votes in both the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and the College Soccer News Top 30 polls that week as well. For the week of Aug. 28, UNLV made their debut in the United Soccer Coaches regional rankings at No. 7, but dropped out of that poll on Sept. 5.

4 RECORD BOOK WATCH POINTS 1. Robbie Ryerson ( ) David Cohen ( ) Danny Musovski (2014-) GOALS 1. Robbie Ryerson ( ) David Cohen ( ) Gavin Spaulding ( ) Danny Musovski (2014-)...44 ASSISTS 1. Daniel Barber ( ) Robbie Ryerson ( )...25 Sal Carbone ( ) Danny Musovski (2014-)...23 Doug Borgel ( ) UNLV MEN S SOCCER PAGE FOUR MUSOVSKI ADDS MORE PRESEASON HONORS Senior forward Danny Musovski keeps adding to his list of preseason honors after scoring 33 and 30 points the past two seasons coming into So far in the month of August, he has been selected or named to the following teams - MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List (one of 28 players) - WAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year - Top Drawer Soccer Best XI (Third Team) - College Soccer News Preseason All-American (2nd Team) - Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 Players To Watch - #32 REBELS ARE WAC FAVORITES For the first time ever, UNLV is the preseason favorite in the WAC as it received five first place votes and 90 overall to place first in the preseason coaches poll. Utah Valley was second with 89, while Seattle was close behind in third with 87. In addition, both Danny Musovski and Timo Mehlich were named to the preseason all-conference squad Western Atlantic Preseason Men s Soccer Coaches Poll Place Team (1st place votes) Votes 1. UNLV (5) Utah Valley (3) Seattle (3) Air Force Grand Canyon CSU Bakersfield San Jose State UTRGV Incarnate Word Houston Baptist 22 UMKC 22 A FAMILY AFFAIR The Rebels have two sets of brothers on this year s squad. First are the Musovski brothers. Danny is a senior forward, while Adam is a junior defender who moved into the starting lineup his sophomore season. Joining the two are the Partida brothers. Due to missing 2016 with a medical redshirt, Kevin, a senior midfielder, gets the benefit to play with his brother Jesus, a freshman midfielder on this year s squad.. DIVERSE REBEL SQUAD UNLV features 14 players from the /Henderson area, and 16 total from the Battle Born state 14 of this year s Rebels are first generation college students in their family 14 players on this year s team comes from English as a second language home

5 2017 UNLV MEN S SOCCER PAGE FIVE WAC HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE UNLV will have a decided advantage in its attempt to win a third WAC tournament title in four years. For the first time ever, the Rebels will host a men s postseason conference tournament when the 2017 WAC Tournament is held at Peter Johann Memorial Field on Nov UNLV has won two of the past three WAC Tournaments, 2014 in Seattle and 2016 at Utah Valley in Orem. This will also be the second straight tournament UNLV will host, as the Mountain West women s event will be at Johann Field the week before. NEXT TIME OUT The Rebels open play in the 2017 WAC Tournament. Three first-round games will be played on Wednesday, Nov. 8, followed by the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 10, and the championship on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 1 pm. UNLV will open play as either the second or third seed in the tournament, and as the host team will play in the 7 pm game in the first round on Nov. 8 against either the sixth or seventh seed.

6 2017 UNLV MEN S SOCCER PAGE SIX UNLV 2017 HONORS UNITED SOCCER COACHES National Player of the Week Danny Musovski - Sept. 26, Oct. 10 TOP DRAWER SOCCER National Team of the Week HM - Danny Musovski - Sept. 26 WESTERN ATHLETIC Players of the Week Danny Musovski - Offense (Sept. 25, Oct. 9) Pre-Season Player of the Year Danny Musovski ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS Hensor/Zaher Nike Classic Danny Musovski Danny Moran Marco Gonzalez Johann Memorial Classic Marco Gonzalez Timo Mehlich Marco Gonzalez Most Outstanding Offensive Player Marco Gonzalez UNITED SOCCER COACHES TOP 25 Rank School LW 1 Wake Forest University 1 2 Indiana University 2 3 North Carolina 3 4 Stanford University 5 5 Western Michigan 6 6 Louisville 11 7 Florida International 8 8 Michigan State 7 9 Clemson 4 10 Akron Duke Michigan SMU Air Force Butler Virginia Washington Georgetown Dartmouth New Hampshire Notre Dame VCU RV 23 Seattle Maryland 9 25 UMass 25 Also Receiving votes: None TOP DRAWER SOCCER TOP 25 Rank School LW 1. Wake Forest 2. Indiana 3. North Carolina 4. Stanford 5. Akron 6. Western Michigan 7. SMU 8. Duke 9. Virginia 10. Butler 11. FIU 12. Michigan State 13. Louisville 14. Clemson 15. Georgetown 16. Michigan 17. VCU 18. Air Force 19. Maryland 20. Dartmouth 21. Notre Dame 22. UMass 23. Coastal Carolina 24. New Hampshire 25. Washington WAC Teams Receiving Votes: None SOCCER AMERICA TOP 25 Rank School LW 1. Indiana (13-0-4) 1 2. Wake Forest (15-1-1) 2 3. North Carolina (14-2-1) 3 4. Stanford (12-2-1) 4 5. Duke (12-3-2) 8 6. Louisville (11-2-3) Western Michigan (14-2-1) Akron (12-3-1) Air Force (13-1-3) Michigan (11-4-2) Pacific (11-3-0) Michigan State (11-2-3) FIU (11-0-4) Maryland (10-4-3) Clemson (11-4-0) Georgetown (11-3-2) Notre Dame (9-5-2) Virginia (10-3-3) SMU (12-2-1) Dartmouth (10-3-1) Butler (11-4-1) Massachusetts (12-2-3) Washington (12-5-1) NR 24. N.C. State (8-4-4) VCU (10-4-0) NR UNITED SOCCER COACHES WEST REGIONAL RANKINGS Rank School LW 1. Air Force 1 2. Seattle U 2 4. Denver 3 4. Missouri State 4 5. Omaha 5 6. UNLV 6 7. Loyola-Chicago 9 8. Bradley 7 9. Valparaiso 8

7 2017 REBELS ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL (CLUB) 00 Richard Garness GK 6-5 RS-Sr. 3L, Nev./Arbor View HS (Downtown LV SC) 0 Nathan Bohn GK 6-4 RS-Jr. 2L, Nev./Arbor View HS (Downtown LV SC) 1 Daniel Diaz GK 6-1 RS-Sr. TR North, Nev./W. Virginia ( Mobsters) 2 Adam Musovski D 5-9 Jr. 2L Henderson, Nev./Liberty HS (LVSA) 3 Danny Musovski F 6-0 Sr. 3L Henderson, Nev./Liberty HS (Heat FC) 4 Marco Gonzalez MF 5-9 Fr. HS, Nev./Mission Heights Prep HS 5 Kieran Mills D 6-2 RS-Sr. 1L Liverpool, England/St. Margarets HS 6 Cody Massey MF 5-11 RS-Sr. 3L Keller, Texas/Timber Creek HS (Chelsea Solar SC) 7 Jesus Partida MF 5-11 Fr. HS Reno, Nev./Sparks HS (Sagebrush SC) 8 Spencer Jackson F 5-9 Sr. 1L Palisade, Colo./Colorado Mesa (Colorado West Select) 9 Marquis Pitt F 5-10 Sr. 1L Brampton, Ontario/Monroe CC (Sigma FC Academy) 11 Austin Manthey MF 6-0 RS-So. TR, Nev./Wright State (LVSA) 12 Tyler Allen D 5-9 So. 1L Honolulu, Hawai i/ Mid Pacific High (Honolulu Bulls) 13 Jason Eng D 5-8 So. 1L, Nev./Nevada Virtual Academy (Hong Kong Rangers FC) 14 Timo Mehlich MF 6-0 So. 1L Mönchengladbach, Germany/Franz-Meyers (FC Mönchengladbach) 15 Daniel Moran F 6-0 Jr. 2L North, Nev./Canyon Springs HS (LVSA) 16 Connor Ryan MF 5-10 So. 1L, Nev./Palo Verde HS (LVSA) 17 Shota Takada F 5-10 Sr. 3L Honolulu, Hawaii/Kaiser HS (Honolulu Bulls) 18 Oscar Velazquez MF 5-9 Sr. 3L North, Nev./SECTA (Chivas USA) 19 Kevin Partida MF 5-8 RS-Sr. 3L Reno, Nev./Sparks HS (Sagebrush SC) 20 Jordan Chavez D 6-2 Jr. 2L Chula Vista, Calif./Mater Dei Catholic (Albion SC) 21 Ivan Farias D 5-10 Fr. HS, Nev./Veterans Tribute HS (Heat FC) 22 Ryan Ockford D 6-3 Sr. TR Langhorne, Pa./York College (Yardley Makefield SC) 23 Memo Diaz F 5-7 Sr. 1L Anthony, N.M./Yavapai College (Strikers FC) 24 James Drye D 6-0 So. 1L, Nev./Arbor View HS (LV Neon) 26 Ivan Lopez F 6-0 RS-Fr. HS, Nev./Clark High (Academy FC) 27 Enrique Adame GK 5-11 RS-So. 1L, Nev./ HS (LVSA) 29 Filip Cvetinovic F 5-11 RS-Jr. TR Belgrade, Serbia/Trinidad State JC 31 Daniel Neale GK 6-4 RS-Jr. 2L Bognor Regis, England/Univ. of NW Ohio (RSL Academy) HEAD COACH: Rich Ryerson (UNLV 87, Eighth Season) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Liam Connors (Redlands 05, Eighth Season) ASSISTANT COACH: Frank D Amelio (Evansville 81, 14th Season) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Camilo Valencia (UNLV 11, Second Season) DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Dan Schell (UNLV 94, Ninth Season) 2017 UNLV MEN S SOCCER PAGE SEVEN Erique Adame (AH-Dah-mah) Austin Manthey (MAN-thee) Kieran Mills (KEER--in) Danny Musovski (mu-zaus-key) Oscar Velazquez (vah-laz-quez Filip Cvetinovic (Phillip sweat-e-no-vich) Timo Mehlich (TEE-moe meh-lish) Adam Musovski (mu-zaus-key) Shota Takada (SHOW-tah)

8 2017 UNLV MEN S SOCCER PAGE EIGHT UNLV Rebels UNLV Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 29, 2017) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 25 at #15 Portland Wo Aug 28 at Oregon State Lot Sep 01 at New Mexico L Sep 08 #11 PACIFIC L Sep 11 at #25 UCLA L Sep 15 SAINT FRANCIS Lot Sep 17 GONZAGA W Sep 22 at Cal State Fullerton L Sep 24 ORAL ROBERTS W * Sep 28 HOUSTON BAPTIST W * Oct 06 at San Jose State W * Oct 8 at CSU Bakersfield L * Oct 13 UTRGV W * Oct 15 INCARNATE WORD W * Oct 20 at #16 Air Force L * Oct 22 at UMKC W * Oct 27 UTAH VALLEY L * Oct 29 #22 SEATTLE Wo TEAM STATISTICS UNLV OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards 3 4 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 9/784 9/836 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 3 Musovski, Danny Gonzalez, Marco Mehlich, Timo Velazquez, Oscar Pitt, Marquis Takada, Shota Partida, Jesus Chavez, Jordan Moran, Daniel Jackson, Spencer Partida, Kevin Diaz, Memo Musovski, Adam Drye, James Adame, Enrique Cvetinovic, Filip Lopez, Ivan Eng, Jason Mills, Kieran Ockford, Ryan Allen, Tyler Manthey, Austin Massey, Cody Bohn, Nathan Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 1 Diaz, Daniel 1 7: / 0 27 Adame, Enrique : /0 0 Bohn, Nathan 2 94: /0 Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UNLV Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UNLV Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UNLV Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UNLV