2003 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer | |
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Duke/adidas Soccer Classic Champions Bryant & Sons Cup Winners | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Big West Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 12 (final) / 7 (high) |
Record | 16–5–1 (7–3–0 BWC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Leo Chappel (3rd season) |
Goalkeepers coach | Ryan Sparre (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Harder Stadium |
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.
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.
Arzate assists. [1]
Name | No. | Pos. | Nation | Year | Reason for departure |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
Final 2003 roster. [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Staff [3] |
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Head coach | Tim Vom Steeg |
Assistant coach | Leo Chappel |
Goalkeeper coach | Ryan Sparre |
Source: [6]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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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. |
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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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] |
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 |
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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 |