California Men's Soccer 2013 NCAA Tournament Capsule

California Golden Bears
Pac-12

 

2013 Record: 12-4-2
Coach: Kevin Grimes

Good Results: 8/30 Georgetown (2-0), 10/13 at UCLA (3-2)
Bad Results: 10/25 San Diego (0-1), 11/13 at Stanford (1-2)

Key Strikers:
Stefano Bonomo, Junior, 5 goals, 3 assists

Key Midfielders:
Alec Sundly, Senior, 6 goals, 1 assist
Seth Casiple, Junior, 2 goals, 6 assists
Connor Hallisey, Junior, 2 goals, 2 assists

Key Defenders:
Steve Birnbaum, Senior, 9 goals, 1 assist
Ryan Neil, Senior, 1 goal, 4 assists
Christian Dean, Junior, 1 goal, 4 assists

Key Goalkeepers:
Justin Taillole, Junior, 0.83 goals against average, .774 save percentage, 5 shutouts

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 1.88 (23rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Goals-Against Average: 0.91 (48, 2)
Shutout Percentage: 0.35 (55, 2)
Save Percentage:  0.75 (112, 4)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2010    Second Round    Defeated UC Santa Barbara
2010    Third Round        Defeated Brown
2010    Quarterfinals        Lost to Akron
2008    First Round         Defeated San Francisco
2008    Second Round    Defeated UC Santa Barbara
2008    Third Round        Lost to Maryland
2007    First Round         Defeated UC Davis
2007    Second Round    Lost to Virginia Tech
2006    Second Round    Defeated New Mexico
2006    Third Round        Lost to Virginia
2005    Second Round    Defeated Santa Clara
2005    Third Round        Defeated Wake Forest
2005    Quarterfinals        Lost to New Mexico
2004    First Round         Defeated Santa Clara
2004    Second Round    Lost to SMU
2003    First Round         Defeated San Jose State
2003    Second Round    Lost to UC Santa Barbara

*all team stats through 11/10

 

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