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2002 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer
Big West Conference Champions Bryant & Sons Cup Winners
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big West Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 21 (final) / 12 (high)
Record	18–3–1 (9–0–1 BWC)
Head coach	Tim Vom Steeg (4th season)
Assistant coach	Leo Chappel (2nd season)
Goalkeepers coach	Ryan Sparre (1st season)
Home stadium	Harder Stadium
Seasons← 20012003 →

The 2002 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos were led by head coach Tim Vom Steeg, in his fourth season. 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.

Background

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team won the 2001 Big West Conference championship, however the conference did not have an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament as the conference had just reinstated the men's soccer competition for the first time since 1991. The team did not receive an at-large selection by the NCAA which ended their 2001 season.

Season summary

The 2002 UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team was tabbed as preseason favorites to win the league in the annual Big West Conference coaches poll, besting the UC Irvine Anteaters by one point. With no exhibition games to start the season, the Gauchos won the Michigan State Classic. After their next game against St. Mary's, the Gauchos were nationally ranked by College Soccer News for their first time in program history. Their unbeaten streak continued through the St. Louis Nike Classic, and Bryant & Sons Cup. Shortly after, the NSCAA/adidas, Soccer America, and Soccer Times all joined College Soccer News in adding UC Santa Barbara to their top-25 teams. Their first loss wouldn't come until October 6 against #7 Loyola Marymount. The Gauchos went unbeaten in Big West Conference play, including both games of the Blue–Green Rivalry against the Cal Poly Mustangs. The only other regular season loss the Gauchos experienced was to #1 Indiana Hoosiers.

The Gauchos claimed a share of the Big West Conference championship on November 9 after a 3–0 victory against the UC Riverside Highlanders. The Gauchos defeated the Cal State Fullerton Titans the following game 2–0 to claim the title outright. UC Santa Barbara earned an at-large bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament and hosted the San Diego Toreros at Harder Stadium. The Gauchos won the match 2–0, but fell in the following round to the California Golden Bears.

Player movement

Offseason departures

Sources:

Name	No.	Pos.	Nation	Year	Reason for departure
Bradford Duttera	00	GK	USA	Sophomore	—
Jeremy Pruzin	0	GK	USA	Sophomore	—
Erik Stolhandske	01	GK	USA	Sophomore	—
Brian Reardon	2	FW	USA	Senior	Graduated
Aaron McAthy	6	MF	USA	Junior	—
Anthony Dimech	7	MF	USA	Senior	Graduated
Joe Hubay–Dies	11	FW	USA	Senior	Graduated
Reuben Bates	12	DF	USA	Senior	Graduated
Steven Sosa	13	MF	USA	Senior	Graduated
Galen Donaldson	15	DF	USA	Senior	Graduated
Jaime Ambriz	21	FW	USA	Senior	Graduated

Recruiting

The signing class was formally announced on May 16, 2002. A further signing was announced on July 9, 2002.

Name	Pos.	Nation	Previous	TDS Rating
Alan Keely	DF	IRL	Shelbourne F.C. St Joseph's C.B.S.	N/A
Jeff Murphy	MF	USA	Servite High School	N/A
Kyle Reynish	GK	USA	Hart High School SoCal United	N/A

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	No.	Pos.	Nation	Year	New school
Kevin Maffris	14	DF	USA	Sophomore	California
Alex Tablin-Wolf	22	DF	USA	Freshman	Santa Clara
Sean Edwards	24	MF	USA	Junior	Westmont

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Nation	Year	Previous
David McGill	MF	IRL	Junior	Charlotte 49ers
Memo Arzate	MF	USA	Junior	Compton College
Jacob Kovacs	MF	USA	Junior	De Anza College

Personnel

Player roster

Final 2002 roster.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 00 GK  USA Justin Pugh 0 GK  USA Kyle Reynish 1 GK  USA Danny Kennedy 2 DF  IRL Alan Keely 3 MF  USA Brandon Meeks 4 MF  IRL David McGill 5 DF  USA Pat Scott 6 MF  USA Jon Apilado 7 MF  USA Darren Doi 8 FW  USA Matt Bly 9 MF  NZL Neil Jones 10 FW  USA Drew McAthy

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW  USA Gene Deering 12 DF  USA Pete O'Hare 13 FW  USA Will Meredith 14 MF  USA Corey Wood 15 DF  NZL Tony Lochhead 16 FW  CAN Rob Friend 17 MF  USA Dan Young 19 MF  USA Matt Kubota 20 MF  USA Nate Boyden 22 MF  USA Memo Arzate 24 MF  USA Jeff Murphy 25 MF  USA Jon Claydon

Coaches

Schedule

Source:

Awards and honors

Rankings

References

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External links

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