2002 UCLA Bruins men's soccer team

American college soccer season August 2023 2002 UCLA Bruins soccer UCLA_Bruins_logo.svg 150 Pac-10 Conference Pac-10 18–3–3 8–2–0 Tom Fitzgerald 1st Pac-10 ChampionsTitan Invitational Champions NCAA Tournament W 1–0 vs. Stanford National Champions The 2002 UCLA Bruins men's soccer team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Bruins won their fourth NCAA title this season, defeating Pac-10 rivals, Stanford, in the championship. To date, this is UCLA's most recent College Cup title. It was the 66th season the Bruins fielded a men's varsity soccer team, and their 11th season playing in the Pacific-10 Conference (now the Pac-12).Men's Soccer Wins National Championship http://www.uclabruins.com/news/2002/12/15/207857095.aspx UCLA Bruins Associated Press March 15, 2017 December 15, 2002 Background The 2001 UCLA team was coached by Todd Saldana, who finished the 2001 season with a 12-7-4 overall record. Saldana was forced to resign by the university after it was discovered that he had yet to complete his undergraduate degree. Fitzgerald, a former coach of Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew was hired to coach the program in February 2002.Trecker Jamie PLUS: SOCCER; Canadian Goalie Comes Up Short https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/01/sports/plus-soccer-canadian-goalie-comes-up-short.html?pagewanted=1 The New York Times March 14, 2017 February 1, 2002 Roster 1 USA GK Zach Wells 2 USA FW Tim Pierce 3 USA MF Ryan Futagaki 4 USA DF Jordan Harvey 5 MEX DF Aaron López 7 USA FW Ty Maurin 8 USA MF Chadd Davis 9 USA FW Matt Taylor 10 USA MF Jimmy Frazelle 11 USA MF Adolfo Gregorio 12 USA DF Leonard Griffin 13 USA Chapin Kreuter 14 USA MF Mike Enfield 15 USA DF Ahmed Khalil 16 USA DF Luke Mehring 17 USA DF Scot Thompson 18 USA MF Nate Pena 19 USA Ryan Valdez 20 USA MF Phillip Harr 21 USA FW Evan Corey 23 USA MF Tony Lawson 25 USA Dru Hoshimiya 27 USA GK John Carson 28 USA Kurt Schmid Schedule Numbers in superscript text represent the team's NSCAA ranking. Exhibitions August 24, 2002 7:30 p.m. Saint Louis No. 11 2–2 Report No. 13 UCLA Jewsbury 29 31Hopson 45McKee 60 Frazelle 48Pierce 78 90Walls 88 Hermann Stadium Saint Louis 4,548 David Harris D Regular season 1 August 30, 2002 UCLA No. 13 4–1 Report Boston University Futagaki 23 45Gregorio 70 79Lopez 73Pierce 76 Johnson 60 Titan Stadium Fullerton, CA 874 Cameron Fattahi w 2 September 1, 2002 FIU 0–1 yes Report No. 13 UCLA Asorey 10Boswell 57 Futagaki 46Pierce 73Frazelle 100 Titan Stadium Fullerton, CA 619 Heros Baghoumian w 3 September 6, 2002 Cal State Fullerton 1–3 Report No. 8 UCLA Dischner 4Reynolds 30Orellana 48Mihata 50Catinas 51 Futagaki 22Taylor 31Harvey 45Frazelle 66 Titan Stadium Fullerton, CA 1,392 Spiros Bagoumian w 4 September 15, 2002 UCLA No. 8 3–1 Report No. 21 San Diego Gregorio 23 43Pierce 60Taylor 63 Wunderle 55Reeves 69 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA 790 Heros Baghoumian w 5 September 22, 2002 Loyola Marymount No. 17 2–0 No. 3 UCLA Los Angeles, CA l 6 September 29, 2002 UCLA No. 14 7–0 Report San Diego State Pierce 1 55 61Taylor 29 70Futagaki 74McKinley 80 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA 497 Levon Baladjanian w 7 October 4, 2002 Rutgers No. 13 1–1 yes Report No. 17 UCLA Gros 88 Pierce 60 Yurcak Field Piscataway, NJ 3,048 Doug Drabik t 8 October 6, 2002 St. John's No. 6 0–0 yes Report No. 17 UCLA Enfield 35Lopez 62Gregorio 73 Yurcak Field Piscataway, NJ Not reported Alex Ivanhenko t 9 October 13, 2002 UCLA No. 16 2–1 Report Fresno State Harvey 13Gregorio 41Mehring 51Frazelle 82 LeRoy 38Moran 51 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA 2,104 Vince Cortes w 10 October 18, 2002 UCLA No. 16 1–0 yes Report No. 1 Stanford Mehring 21Thompson 68Frazelle 92 Twellman 23 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA 1,243 Reggie Rutty w 11 October 20, 2002 UCLA No. 10 2–1 Report California Lopez 21Taylor 44Griffin 51Frazelle 55 Acosta 40 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA 602 Levon Baladjanian w 12 October 25, 2002 Oregon State 0–3 Report No. 5 UCLA Gordon 54 Pierce 44 52McKinley 74 Corvallis, OR 441 Bobby Martinez w 13 October 27, 2002 Washington 0–1 Report No. 5 UCLA Birklid 23 Griffin 30Mehring 39 Husky Soccer Stadium Seattle, WA 2,116 Brian Hall w 14 November 1, 2002 UCLA No. 2 1–2 yes Report Washington McKinley 62 Wiesner 24Hobbs 79Klaas 108 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA 435 Richard Heron l 15 November 3, 2002 UCLA No. 2 2–0 Report Oregon State Gregorio 4Taylor 66 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA 2,064 Scott Weyland w 16 November 8, 2002 California No. 9 1–0 yes Report No. 5 UCLA Carr 66Hickman 102 Lawson 29Fitzgerald 2 29 102Hoshimiya 40Corey 95Pierce 102 Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA 235 Des O'Sullivan l 17 November 10, 2002 Stanford No. 19 0–1 Report No. 5 UCLA Janusz 7Graham 32 Gregorio 19Thompson 64McKinley 77Griffin 81Hoshimiya 87 Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Stanford, CA 1,643 Simon Ingham w 18 November 14, 2002 UCLA No. 9 1–1 yes Report San Francisco Gregorio 49 Kolovos 19Kodani 67 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA 628 Des O'Sullivan t 19 November 17, 2002 Fresno State 1–3 No. 9 UCLA Low 50Vega 2 51 73 Pierce 21 31Davis 27Futagaki 58Taylor 83 Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA 4,313 Ryan Hall w NCAA Tournament 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship No. (#) Rankings from NSCAA Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Second round November 27, 2002 7:00 p.m. UCLA No. 4 (3) 4–2 Report No. 21 Loyola Marymount McKinley 14Griffin 36Lopez 41Gregorio 50 83 Novak 18Brewer 44Kovar 70 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA 1,441 Richard Heron w Third round November 30, 2002 7:00 p.m. UCLA No. 4 (3) 3–2 Report No. 23 California Lopez 20McKinley 28Taylor 51 Acosta 81 83 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA 1,036 Des O'Sullivan w Quarterfinals December 7, 2002 7:00 p.m. PT UCLA No. 4 (3) 7–1 Report No. 15 Penn State Frazelle 25 86Gregorio 26 pen.Pierce 52 57 59Taylor 77 81 88 Walters 4Sickman 0 26Treschuk 82 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA 1,548 Richard Heron w College Cup Semifinals December 13, 2002 2:00 p.m. PT Maryland No. 2 (2) 1–2 Report No. 4 (3) UCLA Stammler 43Goodson 58Ibrahim 81 Thompson 26Futagaki 59Taylor 75Gregorio 82 Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX 7,025 Bob Martinez w Final December 15, 2002 11:00 a.m. PT UCLA No. 4 (3) 1–0 Report No. 12 Stanford Thompson 31Lopez 89 Graham 25 Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX 8,498 Brian Hall w References External links UCLA 2002 Schedule and Results 2002 Category:2002 Pacific-10 Conference men's soccer season UCLA Bruins men's soccer Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament–winning seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament College Cup seasons