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2003 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer
Duke/adidas Soccer Classic Champions
Bryant & Sons Cup Winners
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big West Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 12 (final) / 7 (high)
Record16–5–1 (7–3–0 BWC)
Head coach
Assistant coach Leo Chappel (3rd season)
Goalkeepers coachRyan Sparre (2nd season)
Home stadium Harder Stadium
Seasons
←  2002
2004 →

The 2003 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2003 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos were led by head coach Tim Vom Steeg, in his fifth season. For the first time in program history, the team became nationally seeded for the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16.

Background

For the first time in program history, the team became nationally ranked during the season and made the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the second round.

Season summary

Arzate assists. [1]

Player movement

Offseason departures

Sources: [2] [3]

Name No. Pos. Nation Year Reason for departure
Alan Keely 2 DF   IRE Freshman Signed with Kildare County F.C.
Brandon Meeks 3 MF   USA Senior Graduated
Will Meredith 13 FW   USA Sophomore
Rob Friend 16 FW   CAN Senior Graduated, signed with Moss FK
Dan Young 17 MF   USA Senior Graduated

Recruiting

The signing class was formally announced on April 25, 2003. [4] A further three members were added prior to the start of the season. [5]

Name Pos. Nation Previous TDS Rating
Johnny Alcaraz FW   USA Santa Barbara High School N/A
Elia Boggia DF   ITA American School of Milan
Nuevo Calico Milano
N/A
Bryan Byrne MF   IRL Kildare County F.C.
Coláiste Lorcáin
N/A
Greg Curry DF   USA Christian Brothers High School N/A
Kale Major DF   USA Santa Ana High School N/A
Efren Mata DF   USA Compton College N/A

Personnel

Player roster

Final 2003 roster. [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States  USA Kyle Reynish
00 GK United States  USA Justin Pugh
1 GK United States  USA Danny Kennedy
2 MF United States  USA Nate Boyden
3 MF United States  USA Jon Claydon
4 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL David McGill
5 DF United States  USA Pat Scott
6 DF United States  USA Jon Apilado
7 MF United States  USA Darren Doi
8 MF United States  USA Matt Bly
9 FW New Zealand  NZL Neil Jones
10 FW United States  USA Drew McAthy
11 FW United States  USA Gene Deering
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF United States  USA Pete O'Hare
13 DF United States  USA Kale Major
14 MF United States  USA Corey Wood
15 DF New Zealand  NZL Tony Lochhead
16 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Bryan Byrne
17 FW United States  USA Johnny Alcaraz
18 DF Italy  ITA Elia Boggia
19 MF United States  USA Matt Kubota
21 DF United States  USA Jeff Murphy
22 MF United States  USA Memo Arzate
24 MF United States  USA Efren Mata
26 DF United States  USA Greg Curry

Coaches

Position Staff [3]
Head coach Tim Vom Steeg
Assistant coach Leo Chappel
Goalkeeper coach Ryan Sparre

Schedule

Source: [6]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
August 31, 2003*
No. 21 at  San Jose State Spartans T 1–1 [7] 2OT 0–0–1
Spartan Stadium (305)
San Jose, California
September 5, 2003*
vs.  NC State Wolfpack
Duke/adidas Soccer Classic
W 4–0 [8]  1–0–1
Koskinen Stadium (–)
Durham, North Carolina
September 7, 2003*
at No. 25  Duke Blue Devils
Duke/adidas Soccer Classic
W 2–1 [9]  2–0–1
Koskinen Stadium (425)
Durham, North Carolina
September 12, 2003*
No. 14 Michigan State Spartans W 2–1 [10]  3–0–1
Harder Stadium (529)
Santa Barbara, California
September 14, 2003*
No. 14 at  San Diego Toreros W 1–0 [11] OT 4–0–1
Torero Stadium (388)
San Diego, California
September 20, 2003*
No. 14 Westmont Warriors
Bryant & Sons Cup
W 2–0 [12]  5–0–1
Harder Stadium (1,339)
Santa Barbara, California
September 24, 2003
No. 14 Cal Poly Mustangs
Blue–Green Rivalry
W 2–0 [13]  6–0–1
(1–0–0)
Harder Stadium (617)
Santa Barbara, California
September 28, 2003*
No. 14 at  Sacramento State Hornets W 3–0 [14]  7–0–1
(1–0–0)
Hornet Soccer Field (361)
Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Rob Friend NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-American December 12, 2002 [15]
Rob Friend NSCAA/adidas First Team All-Far West Region December 12, 2002 [15]
Memo Arzate NSCAA/adidas Second Team All-Far West Region December 12, 2002 [15]
Drew McAthy NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-Far West Region December 12, 2002 [15]
Rob Friend Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year November 20, 2002 [16]
Alan Keely Big West Conference Freshman of the Year November 20, 2002 [16]
Rob Friend Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Alan Keely Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Dan Young Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Memo Arzate Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Drew McAthy Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [16]
David McGill Big West Conference Second Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Tony Lochhead Big West Conference Second Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Danny Kennedy Big West Conference Second Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Matt Kubota Big West Conference Honorable Mention November 20, 2002 [16]

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
1
Wk
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
Wk
8
Wk
9
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10
Wk
11
Wk
12
Final
NSCAA [17] 21 14 14 14 9 20 14 7 20 24 21 20 12
Soccer America [18] 21 20 14 16 15 10 17 19 24 23 No Poll
Soccer Times [19] 21 RV 23 12 13 9 12 11 5 9 15 15 13 13

References

  1. ^ "Arzate's record assist sends UC-Santa Barbara past Northridge 3-2". soccertimes.com. October 18, 2003. Archived from the original on October 28, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2002 UCSB Men's Soccer Roster". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Archived from the original on April 23, 2003. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "2003 UCSB Men's Soccer Roster". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Two-Time Defending Big West Champion Men's Soccer Inks Two Highly Touted Prepsters And One International Player For 2003". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. April 25, 2003. Archived from the original on July 10, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "21st Ranked UCSB Is Poised For This Weekend's Season Opener At San Jose State". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. August 29, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's Soccer 2003 Schedule and Results". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Archived from the original on December 5, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "21st-Ranked Gauchos Draw 1-1 at San Jose State in Season Opener". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. August 31, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "Drew McAthy Hat-Trick Paces 19th-Ranked Gauchos to 4-0 Win Over NC State". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 5, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "No. 19 UCSB Downs No. 15 Duke 2-1 to take the Duke/adidas Classic Tournament Title". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 7, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "McAthy Scores Twice as 14th-Ranked Gauchos Win Third in a Row, 2-1 Over Michigan State". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 12, 2003. Archived from the original on October 5, 2003. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Neil Jones Nets the Golden Goal as No. 14 UCSB Tops USD 1-0 in Overtime". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 14, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "Tenth-Ranked Gauchos Use Two Second-Half Goals To Blank Crosstown Rival Westmont, 2-0". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 20, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  13. ^ "Tenth-Ranked UCSB Opens Big West Play With 2-0 Shutout of Cal Poly, Home Streak Now at 16". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 24, 2003. Archived from the original on December 2, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "Neil Jones' Two Goals Paces the 10th-ranked Gauchos to a 3-0 Victory Over Sacramento State to Remain Undefeated". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 28, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  15. ^ a b c d "Rob Friend Becomes First UCSB Men's Soccer All-American In More Than Three Decades, Earning Third-Team Honors". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. December 12, 2002. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Big West Champion Men's Soccer Places Nine Players On 2002 All-Conference Team". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. November 20, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  17. ^ "College Rankings Archive – NCAA DI Men – 2003" (PDF). United Soccer Coaches. 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  18. ^ "COLLEGE: Soccer America Men's Top 25 (Nov. 18)". Soccer America. November 18, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  19. ^ Davidson, Gary (ed.). "2003: Men's Top 25 Poll". soccertimes.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2004. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2003 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer
Duke/adidas Soccer Classic Champions
Bryant & Sons Cup Winners
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big West Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 12 (final) / 7 (high)
Record16–5–1 (7–3–0 BWC)
Head coach
Assistant coach Leo Chappel (3rd season)
Goalkeepers coachRyan Sparre (2nd season)
Home stadium Harder Stadium
Seasons
←  2002
2004 →

The 2003 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2003 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos were led by head coach Tim Vom Steeg, in his fifth season. For the first time in program history, the team became nationally seeded for the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16.

Background

For the first time in program history, the team became nationally ranked during the season and made the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the second round.

Season summary

Arzate assists. [1]

Player movement

Offseason departures

Sources: [2] [3]

Name No. Pos. Nation Year Reason for departure
Alan Keely 2 DF   IRE Freshman Signed with Kildare County F.C.
Brandon Meeks 3 MF   USA Senior Graduated
Will Meredith 13 FW   USA Sophomore
Rob Friend 16 FW   CAN Senior Graduated, signed with Moss FK
Dan Young 17 MF   USA Senior Graduated

Recruiting

The signing class was formally announced on April 25, 2003. [4] A further three members were added prior to the start of the season. [5]

Name Pos. Nation Previous TDS Rating
Johnny Alcaraz FW   USA Santa Barbara High School N/A
Elia Boggia DF   ITA American School of Milan
Nuevo Calico Milano
N/A
Bryan Byrne MF   IRL Kildare County F.C.
Coláiste Lorcáin
N/A
Greg Curry DF   USA Christian Brothers High School N/A
Kale Major DF   USA Santa Ana High School N/A
Efren Mata DF   USA Compton College N/A

Personnel

Player roster

Final 2003 roster. [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States  USA Kyle Reynish
00 GK United States  USA Justin Pugh
1 GK United States  USA Danny Kennedy
2 MF United States  USA Nate Boyden
3 MF United States  USA Jon Claydon
4 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL David McGill
5 DF United States  USA Pat Scott
6 DF United States  USA Jon Apilado
7 MF United States  USA Darren Doi
8 MF United States  USA Matt Bly
9 FW New Zealand  NZL Neil Jones
10 FW United States  USA Drew McAthy
11 FW United States  USA Gene Deering
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF United States  USA Pete O'Hare
13 DF United States  USA Kale Major
14 MF United States  USA Corey Wood
15 DF New Zealand  NZL Tony Lochhead
16 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Bryan Byrne
17 FW United States  USA Johnny Alcaraz
18 DF Italy  ITA Elia Boggia
19 MF United States  USA Matt Kubota
21 DF United States  USA Jeff Murphy
22 MF United States  USA Memo Arzate
24 MF United States  USA Efren Mata
26 DF United States  USA Greg Curry

Coaches

Position Staff [3]
Head coach Tim Vom Steeg
Assistant coach Leo Chappel
Goalkeeper coach Ryan Sparre

Schedule

Source: [6]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
August 31, 2003*
No. 21 at  San Jose State Spartans T 1–1 [7] 2OT 0–0–1
Spartan Stadium (305)
San Jose, California
September 5, 2003*
vs.  NC State Wolfpack
Duke/adidas Soccer Classic
W 4–0 [8]  1–0–1
Koskinen Stadium (–)
Durham, North Carolina
September 7, 2003*
at No. 25  Duke Blue Devils
Duke/adidas Soccer Classic
W 2–1 [9]  2–0–1
Koskinen Stadium (425)
Durham, North Carolina
September 12, 2003*
No. 14 Michigan State Spartans W 2–1 [10]  3–0–1
Harder Stadium (529)
Santa Barbara, California
September 14, 2003*
No. 14 at  San Diego Toreros W 1–0 [11] OT 4–0–1
Torero Stadium (388)
San Diego, California
September 20, 2003*
No. 14 Westmont Warriors
Bryant & Sons Cup
W 2–0 [12]  5–0–1
Harder Stadium (1,339)
Santa Barbara, California
September 24, 2003
No. 14 Cal Poly Mustangs
Blue–Green Rivalry
W 2–0 [13]  6–0–1
(1–0–0)
Harder Stadium (617)
Santa Barbara, California
September 28, 2003*
No. 14 at  Sacramento State Hornets W 3–0 [14]  7–0–1
(1–0–0)
Hornet Soccer Field (361)
Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Rob Friend NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-American December 12, 2002 [15]
Rob Friend NSCAA/adidas First Team All-Far West Region December 12, 2002 [15]
Memo Arzate NSCAA/adidas Second Team All-Far West Region December 12, 2002 [15]
Drew McAthy NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-Far West Region December 12, 2002 [15]
Rob Friend Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year November 20, 2002 [16]
Alan Keely Big West Conference Freshman of the Year November 20, 2002 [16]
Rob Friend Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Alan Keely Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Dan Young Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Memo Arzate Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Drew McAthy Big West Conference First Team November 20, 2002 [16]
David McGill Big West Conference Second Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Tony Lochhead Big West Conference Second Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Danny Kennedy Big West Conference Second Team November 20, 2002 [16]
Matt Kubota Big West Conference Honorable Mention November 20, 2002 [16]

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
1
Wk
2
Wk
3
Wk
4
Wk
5
Wk
6
Wk
7
Wk
8
Wk
9
Wk
10
Wk
11
Wk
12
Final
NSCAA [17] 21 14 14 14 9 20 14 7 20 24 21 20 12
Soccer America [18] 21 20 14 16 15 10 17 19 24 23 No Poll
Soccer Times [19] 21 RV 23 12 13 9 12 11 5 9 15 15 13 13

References

  1. ^ "Arzate's record assist sends UC-Santa Barbara past Northridge 3-2". soccertimes.com. October 18, 2003. Archived from the original on October 28, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2002 UCSB Men's Soccer Roster". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Archived from the original on April 23, 2003. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "2003 UCSB Men's Soccer Roster". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Two-Time Defending Big West Champion Men's Soccer Inks Two Highly Touted Prepsters And One International Player For 2003". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. April 25, 2003. Archived from the original on July 10, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "21st Ranked UCSB Is Poised For This Weekend's Season Opener At San Jose State". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. August 29, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's Soccer 2003 Schedule and Results". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Archived from the original on December 5, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "21st-Ranked Gauchos Draw 1-1 at San Jose State in Season Opener". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. August 31, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "Drew McAthy Hat-Trick Paces 19th-Ranked Gauchos to 4-0 Win Over NC State". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 5, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "No. 19 UCSB Downs No. 15 Duke 2-1 to take the Duke/adidas Classic Tournament Title". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 7, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "McAthy Scores Twice as 14th-Ranked Gauchos Win Third in a Row, 2-1 Over Michigan State". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 12, 2003. Archived from the original on October 5, 2003. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Neil Jones Nets the Golden Goal as No. 14 UCSB Tops USD 1-0 in Overtime". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 14, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "Tenth-Ranked Gauchos Use Two Second-Half Goals To Blank Crosstown Rival Westmont, 2-0". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 20, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  13. ^ "Tenth-Ranked UCSB Opens Big West Play With 2-0 Shutout of Cal Poly, Home Streak Now at 16". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 24, 2003. Archived from the original on December 2, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "Neil Jones' Two Goals Paces the 10th-ranked Gauchos to a 3-0 Victory Over Sacramento State to Remain Undefeated". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. September 28, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  15. ^ a b c d "Rob Friend Becomes First UCSB Men's Soccer All-American In More Than Three Decades, Earning Third-Team Honors". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. December 12, 2002. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Big West Champion Men's Soccer Places Nine Players On 2002 All-Conference Team". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. November 20, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  17. ^ "College Rankings Archive – NCAA DI Men – 2003" (PDF). United Soccer Coaches. 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  18. ^ "COLLEGE: Soccer America Men's Top 25 (Nov. 18)". Soccer America. November 18, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  19. ^ Davidson, Gary (ed.). "2003: Men's Top 25 Poll". soccertimes.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2004. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

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