Bulldogs Open Season Against Cross-State Rival Huskies Friday In Seattle FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 23, 2012

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1 Gonzaga University Bulldogs Sports Information 502 E Boone Spokane, WA Oliver Pierce Sports Information Director Men's Soccer Contact (509) pierce@athletics.gonzaga.edu Liz Smith Assistant SID Women s Soccer (509) smith@athletics.gonzaga.edu Justin Trujillo SID Graduate Intern Volleyball Contact (509) trujillo@athletics.gonzaga.edu FAX (509) West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Match Facts Friday, August 24 at University of Washington, 5 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) Sunday, August 26 Seattle University, 3 p.m. ALL TIMES PACIFIC TIME ZONE Bulldogs Open Season Against Cross-State Rival Huskies Friday In Seattle FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 23, 2012 The 2012 men s soccer season starts with a dogfight in Seattle as Gonzaga University travels to cross-state rival University of Washington Friday at 5 p.m. The teams met last season in Spokane in the season opener with the Huskies taking a 3-0 victory. Friday s match will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. The Pac-12 Network can be seen on Comcast Cable in the Spokane market - Pac-12 Washington is on channel 430, Pac-12 Networks is on channel 431 and Pac-12 Washington HD is available on channel 628. The Pac-12 Network is not currently available on DirecTV or the Dish Network. The University of Washington holds a commanding edge in the all-time series against Gonzaga University. The lone win for the Bulldogs came in Spokane in 2007 when the Zags took a 2-1 victory. The deadlock came in the 1999 season, a 2-2 overtime affair. One of the most memorable matches in the series was in 1997 when Jeff McAllister s penalty shot in the waning seconds hit the crossbar/post and UW escaped with a 1-0 win in front of a Gonzaga crowd estimated at more than 1,000. Gonzaga University returns its top scorer from a year ago in sophomore Clark Phillips. He led the Bulldogs in goals with 4, assists with 3 and total points with 11. Gonzaga scored 16 goals a year ago, and players who scored 12 of those return this year. In addition to the aforementioned Clark Phillips above with 4, Nate Pacheco, Nick Hamer and Greg Carter scored two each, while Zach Hamer and Josh Phillips each had a solo tally. Junior Ryan Caballero, who started 16 matches a year ago for Gonzaga University, is back in the nets this season. He had a 1.64 GAA in Caballero set a single-season saves record last season with 93, topping the co-record he set in 2010 with 91. Redshirt freshman Chris Lowrimore and redshirt sophomore Keane Ellis are also vying for time. Gonzaga University men's soccer junior midfielder James Matern and sophomore forward Clark Phillips have been named to the 2012 preseason All-West Coast Conference team as voted by the conference head coaches. Phillips was named the WCC Freshman of the Year last season and Matern was named to the All-WCC second team. Other returning Bulldogs honored last season on the All-WCC team are secondteamers Nick Hamer and Josh Phillips, while Nate Pacheco joined Phillips on the All-Freshman squad.

2 ZAGS RESULTS (0-0-0; 0-0-0) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Aug. 18 TRINITY WESTERN (Exhib) L 2-1 Aug. 24 Washington (Pac-12 Network) 5 p.m. Aug. 26 SEATTLE 3 p.m. Aug. 31 GONZAGA NIKE CLASSIC Oregon State vs. UC Santa Barbara 1 p.m. GONZAGA vs. MANHATTAN 4 p.m. Sept. 2 GONZAGA NIKE CLASSIC Oregon State vs. Manhattan 11 a.m. GONZAGA vs. UC SANTA BARBARA 2 p.m. Sept. 15 Oregon State 2 p.m. Sept. 21 #UC Irvine 2 p.m. Sept. 23 #Wisconsin-Green Bay 9 a.m. Sept. 26 *Portland 7 p.m. Sept. 30 *%SAN FRANCICO 2 p.m. Oct. 5 *Loyola Marymount 3 p.m. Oct. 7 *San Diego 1 p.m. Oct. 12 *SAINT MARY S 3 p.m. Oct. 14 *SANTA CLARA 2 p.m. Oct. 26 *Saint Mary s 4 p.m. Oct. 28 *Santa Clara 2 p.m. Nov. 2 *SAN DIEGO 2 p.m. Nov. 4 *%LOYOLA MARYMOUNT Noon Nov. 7 *PORTLAND 2 p.m. Nov. 9 *San Francisco 7 p.m. %OREGON STATE HENSOR/ZAHER NIKE CORVALLIS, OR *WEST COAST CONFERENCE MATCH #DOUBLEHEADER WITH GONZAGA WOMEN ALL TIMES PACIFIC TIME ZONE ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE GONZAGA HOME MATCHES PLAYED AT GONZAGA SOCCER FIELD Men's Soccer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 23, 2012 Nine freshmen and a pair of transfers dot the Gonzaga University roster this season, and two of them are expected to be in the starting line-up. Freshman forward Conner Bevans from La Habra Heights, Calif., and sophomore transfer midfielder Lars Ludwigs from Woellstein, Germany, should get the starting nod. Newcomer Luis Montealegre is the first generation of his family to be raised in the United States and the first player in Gonzaga University s NCAA Division I history to be of Guatemalan descent. He hails from Boulder, Colo., and attended Niwot High in nearby Longmont, Colo. Gonzaga University dropped a 2-1 exhibition decision to Trinity Western University of Langley, British Columbia, last Saturday at Gonzaga. Junior Alec Cutter scored the lone goal for the Zags to even the match early in the opening half. Newcomer Lars Ludwigs got the assist as he served up the corner kicker for Cutter s header. Gonzaga University will be looking for its first season-opening win since 2006 when the Bulldogs travel to the University of Washington Friday. The Bulldogs downed UNLV 4-1 at home that season, but since that victory are in season-openers. The tie came against Ohio State University in the 2009 Bert & Iris Wolstein Classic hosted by the Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio. A relatively healthy Gonzaga University squad enters the 2012 campaign. Nick Hamer missed the final three matches of the 2011 campaign with a foot injury and Andrew Owenson is back this year after sitting out the final 10 matches with a broken foot. James Matern returned to action last season after missing 2010 following hip surgery. Keane Ellis, who redshirted as a freshman in 2010, missed last season after suffering a broken leg in a pickup game just days prior to the start of fall camp. He s back to full strength this year. Gonzaga University will host Seattle University Sunday at 3 p.m. in its home debut. It will be the third straight year the teams have met, Gonzaga taking a 2-1 victory at Seattle in 2010 and a 3-0 home shutout last season. Seattle just recently re-joined the NCAA Division I ranks in The Gonzaga women kick off Sunday s doubleheader action at noon against Boise State University. The Gonzaga Nike Classic will be held Aug. 31-Sept. 2 at Gonzaga Soccer Field. Oregon State University will face UC Santa Barbara at 1 p.m. to open the tourney with the Bulldogs facing Manhattan College at 4 p.m. Sunday s pairings have OSU taking on Manhattan at 11 a.m. with the Zags and UCSB concluding play at 2 p.m. Gonzaga University head coach Einar Thorarinsson is in his 18 th season with the Bulldogs. He has taken the Bulldogs to two NCAA Tournaments, the first in 2001 and the last in Thorarinsson is the winningest coach in Bulldog men s soccer history with a record. He earned his third WCC Coach of the Year honor in 2005, and won his 100 th Gonzaga match in All Gonzaga University home matches and selected road contests will be available on video through the Zags Sports Channel online subscription available at Live Stats will be available free of charge for all home matches and selected road contests through the Gonzaga website.

3 2011 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY MEN'S SOCCER STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (4-12-3) (2-4-2) (1-7-0) (1-1-1) CONFERENCE... (2 8-1) (2-2-2) (0-6-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (2-4-1) (0-2-0) (1-1-0) (1-1-1) ## Name GP-GS G GPG A APG Pts PPG Sh SPG Shot% SOG SOG/G SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT PHILLIPS, Clark FLYNN, Colin PACHECO, Nathanael HAMER, Nick CARTER, Greg HAMER, Zach PHILLIPS, Josh MATERN, James CUTTER, Alec HILL, Justin WELLER, Mitchell AMES, Casey NIELSEN, Eric PARTEE, James JACKSON, Taylor McGREGOR, Connor OWENSON, Andrew SANCHEZ, Nico STAUFFER, Reed BROWN, Aubrey RENSLO, Jeff CABALLERO, Ryan TM TEAM Total Opponents ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Saves/G Save% W L T Shutout RENSLO, Jeff 6 331: CABALLERO, Ryan : TM TEAM 0: Total : Opponents : GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total GONZAGA BULLDOGS GONZAGA BULLDOGS Opponents Opponents SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total GONZAGA BULLDOGS GONZAGA BULLDOGS Opponents Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GON OPP GONZAGA BULLDOGS Total Opponents Dates/Avg Per Date... 8/494 8/456 Neutral Site #/Avg... 3/91

4 2011 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY CONFERENCE... (2-8-2) (2-2-2) (0-6-0) ## Name GP-GS G GPG A APG Pts PPG Sh SPG Shot% SOG SOG/G SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT PHILLIPS, Clark PACHECO, Nathanael HAMER, Zach FLYNN, Colin CARTER, Greg PHILLIPS, Josh HAMER, Nick CUTTER, Alec MATERN, James NIELSEN, Eric AMES, Casey WELLER, Mitchell JACKSON, Taylor PARTEE, James McGREGOR, Connor STAUFFER, Reed BROWN, Aubrey HILL, Justin OWENSON, Andrew RENSLO, Jeff CABALLERO, Ryan TM TEAM Total Opponents ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Saves/G Save% W L T Shutout RENSLO, Jeff 5 307: CABALLERO, Ryan : Total : Opponents : GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total GONZAGA BULLDOGS GONZAGA BULLDOGS Opponents Opponents SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total GONZAGA BULLDOGS GONZAGA BULLDOGS Opponents Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GON OPP GONZAGA BULLDOGS Total Opponents Dates/Avg Per Date... 6/370 6/495

5 2011 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY MEN'S SOCCER RESULTS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (4-12-3) (2-4-2) (1-7-0) (1-1-1) CONFERENCE... (2 8-2) (2-2-2) (0-6-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (2-4-1) (0-2-0) (1-1-0) (1-1-1) Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Attend Goals scored Aug 27, 2011 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 0-3 L [#0] Sep 02, 2011 at #14 UC IRVINE 1-2 L O PACHECO, Nathanael (MATERN, James) [#0] % Sep 04, 2011 vs LONG ISLAND W 1-0 OT HAMER, Nick (PHILLIPS, Josh;HILL, Justin) [#0] Sep 14, 2011 at SEATTLE REDHAWKS W FLYNN, Colin (HAMER, Nick) [#0] FLYNN, Colin (unassisted) HAMER, Nick (HAMER, Zach) Sep 17, 2011 OREGON STATE BEAVERS 0-1 L [#0] $ Sep 23, 2011 vs CSU BAKERSFIELD 1-4 L CARTER, Greg (unassisted) [#0] $ Sep 25, 2011 vs UMKC 0-0 TO [#0] * Sep 30, 2011 at SAN FRANCISCO DONS 0-1 L OT [#0] * Oct 02, 2011 at SANTA CLARA BRONCOS 0-2 L [#0] * Oct 07, 2011 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W 3-2 OT CARTER, Greg (MATERN, James) [#0] TEAM (unassisted) PHILLIPS, Josh (PHILLIPS, Clark) * Oct 09, 2011 SAN DIEGO TOREROS W 3-2 O PHILLIPS, Clark (HAMER, Zach) [#00] PHILLIPS, Clark (unassisted) PACHECO, Nathanael (CUTTER, Alec; PHILLIPS, Clark) * Oct 12, 2011 PORTLAND PILOTS 1-1 TO PHILLIPS, Clark (PACHECO, Nathanael) [#0] * Oct 14, 2011 at SAINT MARY'S GAELS 0-3 L [#0] * Oct 26, 2011 at PORTLAND PILOTS 0-2 L [#0] * Oct 30, 2011 SAINT MARY'S GAELS 2-3 L FLYNN, Colin (HAMER, Nick) [#00] HAMER, Zach (PHILLIPS, Clark) * Nov 04, 2011 at SAN DIEGO TOREROS 0-2 L [#0] * Nov 06, 2011 at LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 1-4 L PHILLIPS, Clark (PACHECO, Nathanael) [#0] * Nov 11, 2011 SANTA CLARA BRONCOS 0-1 L [#0] * Nov 13, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO DONS 0-0 TO [#00] %USD Nike San Diego, CA $Oregon State Hensor/Zaher Nike Soccer Corvallis, OR *West Coast Conference Match

6 2012 Gonzaga Bulldogs Men s Soccer Roster Numerical No Name Pos Ht Cl Exp Hometown/School 00 Keane Ellis GK 6-1 SO SQ Honolulu, HI/Kaiser 0 Ryan Caballero# GK 6-1 JR 2V Sunnyvale, CA/Bellarmine Prep 1 Chris Lowrimore# GK 6-2 FR RS Salt Lake City, UT/Alta 2 Josh Phillips D 5-11 JR 2V Olympia, WA/Capital 3 Greg Carter D 6-4 JR 2V Davis, CA/Davis 4 Andrew Owenson D 5-10 JR 2V Sonoma, CA/Cardinal Newman 5 Zach Hamer MF 5-10 SO 1V Spokane, WA/Mead 6 James Partee# D 6-1 SR 3V Camas, WA/Mountain View 7 Nick Hamer MF 5-7 JR 2V Spokane, WA/ Mead 8 James Matern# MF 6-1 JR 2V Spokane, WA/Ferris 9 Connor Bevans F 6-0 FR HS La Habra Heights, CA/Servite 10 Erik Nielsen F 5-10 SR 3V Boise, ID/Boise 11 Nate Pacheco F 5-8 SO 1V Albuquerque, NM/St. Pius X 12 Alec Cutter F 6-0 JR 2V Spokane, WA/Ferris 13 Nikolai Littleton MF 5-11 JR TR Oakland, CA/Piedmont/Santa Barbara City College 14 Clark Phillips F 5-11 SO 1V Portland, OR/Tualatin 15 Ari Pall Isberg D 6-1 FR HS Reykjavik, Iceland/Verslunarskoli Iceland 16 Lars Ludwigs MF 6-0 SO TR Woellstein, Germany/Heinrich-Heine Gymnasium 17 Casey Ames MF 5-7 SR 3V Spokane, WA/Lewis and Clark 18 Parker Victor MF 6-1 FR HS Terre Haute, IN/Shattuck-St. Mary s (Faribault, MN) 19 Jesus Gonzalez F 5-9 FR HS Weston, FL/St. Thomas Acquinas 20 Zach Hudson D 6-1 FR HS Phoenix, AA/Brophy College Prep 21 Dustin Ferger MF 5-8 FR HS Spokane, WA/East Valley 22 Luis Montealegre F 5-7 FR HS Boulder, CO/Niwot 23 Kieran Abbotts MF 5-11 FR HS Otis Orchards, WA/Gonzaga Prep 24 Andrew Newman D 6-0 FR HS Shoreline, WA/Blanchet #Indicates redshirt year used HEAD COACH: Einar Thorarinsson (18 th year, Cornell University, 1975) ASSISTANTS: Vito Higgins (4 th year, Gonzaga University, 2008) John Palladino (2 nd year, Gonzaga University, 2007) TRAINER: Eric Gunning (6 th year, Eastern Washington University, 1999) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Gonzaga Einar Thorarinsson Vito Higgins John Palladino Connor Bevans Ryan Caballero (Gone-zag-uh) Zag as in zig zag (A-nar Thor-are-in-son) (Veto) (pal-uh-dee-no) (Bev-uns) (ca-buh-yarrow) Keane Ellis Ari Pall Isberg Lars Ludwigs Louis Montaelegre Nate Pacheco (keen) (are-ee paul EEs-berg) (Lars lewd-vigs) (lew-ees Mónt-uh-lég-ráy) (Puh-check-O)