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Player Bio: Scot Thompson - UCLA Official Athletic Site

April 17, 2013 | Men's Soccer

2002 -- Selected to the Soccer America Collegiate MVP team ... Second-team NSCAA All-Far West and first-team All-Pac-10 selection ... Earned College Cup All-Tournament team honors ... UCLA Defensive MVP for the second consecutive year ... Team co-captain ... Named a pre-season All-American by Soccer America ... The only player on the Bruin squad to start all 24 games ... Leader of a UCLA defense that shut out nine opponents and compiled a team GAA of 0.76 ... Defensive MVP at the Cal State Fullerton SoccerTown Classic ... Recorded three assists on the year.

2001 -- Honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection for the second consecutive year ...Voted the team's Defensive MVP ... One of just three players to start all 23 games ...Key member of UCLA defense that has shut out nine opponents and held eight teams to 10 shots or less in a game ...Scored his only goal of the season against Virginia ...All-tournament selection at the UCLA Pacific Soccer Classic.

2000 -- Honorable mention All-Pac-10 and Academic All-Pac-10 ...Started the first 15 games before suffering a broken foot Oct. 28 against Portland ...Scored the game-winning goal against top-ranked Indiana ... Also scored against Butler and St. Mary's ...Participated in the U.S. U-20 National Team training camp and played in four games with three starts.

1999 -- Voted the team's Rookie of the Year ...Scored four goals, including the game-tying goal that sent the game into overtime against Indiana in the NCAA semifinals ... Also scored against Oregon St., CS Fullerton and Washington ... Started eight of 17 games played ... Member of the Director's Honor Roll.

High School -- Soccer America Top 25 Recruit ... Member of the U.S. U-18 National Team pool ... Lettered three years in two sports at Trabuco Hills HS ... In soccer, he was named league and school Athlete of the Year, as well as all-county as a senior ... Scored five goals and seven assists in 1998-99 ... Team captain from 1997-99 ... Two-time first-team all-league selection ... Selected Rookie of the Year in 1996-97 and earned the school's Scholar Athlete Award ... Played his freshman year at Hackettstown HS in New Jersey ... Captain of the THHS track and field team ... Two-time Orange County and league champion in the 1600m relay ... Orange County champion and league runner-up in the 400m as a senior ... Named to the Orange County Register's all-county track and field team in 1997-99 ... Ran on the school record-breaking 1600m relay team ... Ran a personal-best 49.35 in the 400m ... Three-year team captain for the Pateadores Soccer Club, which won the Premier League championship in 1998 ... Scored four goals and five assists in 1999 ... Also played for the NJ Cosmos Knights, which won the 1996 USA Cup.

Personal -- Honor roll student who participated in the band and choir as a freshman ... Outside interests include listening to music, dancing and playing video games ... Admires Eddie Pope of D.C. United ... Full name is Scot Oliver Thompson ... Born February 11, 1981 in Manhattan, NY ... Sociology major.

Career Statistics

  Scot Thompson
Scot Thompson
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

High School:
Trabuco Hills HS

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 180

Position:
Defender

Birthdate:
02/11/1981

Experience:
4V

Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts
1999 17 8 7 4 0 8
2000 15 15 5 3 0 6
2001 23 23 9 1 0 2
2002 24 24 4 0 3 3
Totals 79 70 25 8 3 19

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