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Coastal Carolina
Bruins Conclude Homestand on Saturday
October 28, 2016 | Men's Soccer
UCLA vs. Coastal Carolina
Los Angeles, Calif. (Drake Stadium)
Saturday, Oct. 29 - 7:00 pm PT
Radio - uclabruins.com (John Ramey)
Live Stats - uclabruins.com/livestats
Twitter - @UCLAMSoccer
Tickets - $8 adults/$5 youth
UCLA Concludes Three-Game Homestand
The UCLA Bruins (7-6-1, 3-4-0) end a three-game homestand at Drake stadium on Saturday, Oct. 29 when they host Coastal Carolina (6-5-3) at 7 pm. The match will be the final non-conference game of the regular season for the Bruins and the penultimate home game. The match can be heard live on UCLABruins.com with John Ramey on the call.
Halloween Night
Halloween will be coming early at Drake Stadium as free admission will be given to any fans who attend the match in costume.
Last Time Out
The Bruins dropped their third-straight match on Saturday, falling to No. 12 Stanford, 3-2. Brian Iloski recorded three points, including his team best fifth goal, and Felix Vobejda netted the match's opening goal and his third of the season.
UCLA vs. Top 20
UCLA's match against No. 12 Stanford last week was the team's seventh against a Top 20 opponent this season. With wins over No. 1 Akron (6-1), No. 13 UCSB (2-1 in OT) and No. 13 San Diego State (1-0), a tie against No. 4 Maryland (1-1), and losses to No. 12 Stanford (3-2), No. 16 Washington (4-0) and No. 16 Stanford (3-0), the Bruins are 3-3-1 this year against Top 20 teams and 17-10-6 since 2013.
In the Rankings
The Bruins fell out of the Top 25 NSCAA rankings, but stayed at 24th in the Soccer America poll and are also receiving votes in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.
Bruins Named to TDS Midseason List
A total of eight UCLA players were named to Top Drawer Soccer Midseason lists of Top 100 players in the nation, including three in the top 30. Jackson Yueill is no. 7, Jose Hernandez is ranked No. 27 and Brian Iloski is tabbed at No. 30. Seyi Adekoya ranks no. 45 and Michael Amick was pegged at No. 100. In addition, three Bruins were ranked on the TDS Midseason Top 100 Freshman as Reggie Cannon is No. 8, Matthew Powell was ranked No. 11 and Kevin Silva was tabbed No. 53.
National Leaders
At the start of the week, Jackson Yueill ranked 33rd in the nation in assists per game (0.43) and 28th in total assists (6). As a team, UCLA ranked 31st in assists per game (1.64), 36th in points per game (5.07) and 40th in scoring offense (1.71).
Scouting the Chanticleers
Coastal Carolina comes into the weekend with a record of 6-5-3. The Chanticleers began the year No. 21 in the preseason rankings but come into Saturday's match unranked after losses opening the year with back-to-back losses to No. 17 Virginia and William & Mary. CCU is tied for first place in the Sun Belt Conference with a mark of 2-1-1 and are 2-0-1 over their last three matches. Coastal Carolina is led offensively by Frantzdy Pierrot with a team-best five goals and Martin Melchor with 12 points including four goals.
The Series with Coastal Carolina
This will mark the first-ever matchup between the two schools in men's soccer. Against the program's currently in the Sun Belt Conference, UCLA is 1-3-0 all-time.
Starting Three
Three Bruins have started all 14 games for UCLA this season - defender Reggie Cannon; and midfielders Erik Holt and Jose Hernandez. Two players have surpassed 1,200 minutes this season - Holt with 1,288 and Hernandez with 1,259. Cannon follows closely behind with 1,189 minutes of action.
Amick Nominated for Senior Class Award
Senior defender Michael Amick has been selected as one of 30 candidates for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award for men's soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as a NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Danladi's Dandy Debut
Junior forward Abu Danladi did not play in the team's first three games of the season due to a hamstring injury, but he made an epic season debut on Sept. 5 against Akron. Just eight minutes into his first game, he scored his first goal of the year, and then 11 seconds after that, he scored his second. Only two other players in NCAA history have scored two consecutive goals in a shorter time span.
Yueill Ties School Record for Assists
Sophomore midfielder Jackson Yueill tied the school record for assists in a game with four in the Bruins' 6-1 win over Akron on Sept. 5. Yueill, who was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week after that feat, had all four of his assists in the second half, including assists on the three goals that UCLA scored in a NCAA-record 32-second span. Yueill ranks fifth in the nation and first in the Pac-12 in assists per game with an average of 0.60 and is ninth nationally and first in the Pac-12 in total assists with six. In just over one season, Yueill has already totaled 12 career assists.
Record-Setters
In just one half of action against top-ranked Akron on Sept. 5, UCLA set or tied several records. The Bruins set an NCAA record by scoring three goals in 32 seconds (Abu Danladi, 52:28 and 52:39; Blayne Martinez, 53:00). The previous record was 43 seconds, set by Syracuse in 1989. Danladi's two goals, 11 seconds apart, gave him the distinction of having the third-fastest consecutive goals in NCAA history. Only Robby Christner of Oregon State (:08 in 2008) and Jon Hall of American (:09 in 1987) scored two goals faster. UCLA now has three players in the Top 11 in this category. Julio Umana scored two goals in 15 seconds in 1994 vs. CSUN, and Eddie Lewis scored two in 20 seconds in 1994 vs. Davidson. Additionally, Jackson Yueill tied the UCLA record held by Michael Stephens (2008) and Zak Ibsen (1991) for most assists in a game with four.
Henderson Inducted into UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame
On Sept. 30, former U.S. National Team standout Chris Henderson became the eighth representative from men's soccer to be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. Henderson was selected to Soccer America's All-Freshman team in 1989, and as a sophomore in 1990, he earned first-team NSCAA All-America honors while leading the Bruins to their second NCAA title. He was one of just three collegiate players to earn a spot on the 1990 U.S. World Cup team and was the youngest player in the tournament. Henderson, who totaled 79 caps for the U.S. National Team, was also a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team and an alternate for the 1994 and 1998 World Cup squads. After playing professionally in Europe, Henderson played in Major League Soccer from 1996-2001 and retired as the league's all-time leader in games played with 317.
