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UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation Sacramento, Calif.Founded 1947Enrollment 28,000Nickname HornetsColors Green & GoldHome Facility Hornet FieldCapacity 1,500Affiliation NCAA Division IConference Big WestYears in Conference 1st SeasonPresident Dr. Alexander GonzalezYears at Sacramento State 10th YearAthletics Director Dr. Terry WanlessYears at Sacramento State 11th YearFaculty Athletic Representative Dr. Steve PerezAthletics Department Phone (916) 278-6481Ticket Office Phone (916) 278-2222Press Row Phone (916) 889-6643

MEN’S SOCCER STAFFHead Coach Michael LinenbergerAlma Mater (Yr.) Duke, 1987Years at Sacramento State 24th SeasonRecord at Sacramento State 157-229-45 Overall Record SameAssistant Coach Matt McDougallAlma Mater (Yr.) Sacramento State, 2006Years at Sacramento State Seventh SeasonSoccer Office Phone (916) 278-6769

MEDIA INFORMATIONAssistant Director (MSOC Contact) Joe WaltastiOffice Phone (916) 278-6896Cell Phone (916) 889-6643Office Fax (916) 278-5429E-mail waltasti@csus.eduMedia Relations Director Brian BergerE-mail bwberger@csus.eduAssistant Director Ryan BjorkE-mail rbjork@csus.eduMailing Address Athletics Center Sacramento State 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6099

TEAM INFORMATION2011 Overall Record 9-8-22011 MPSF Record 5-4-1 (4th)2011 Postseason MPSF Quarterfinals vs. SJSU (L, 2-4)Starters (Min. 10 Starts) Returning/Lost 5/5Letterwinners Returning/Lost 12/10Returning Redshirts and DNPs 3Newcomers 11Goals (33) Returning/Lost 17/16 (52%/48%)Assists (24) Returning/Lost 12/12 (50%/50%)Shots (254) Returning/Lost 128/126 (50%/50%)Saves (85) Returning/Lost 83/2 (98%/2%)Big West Championships (1st Season) NoneMPSF Championships (20 Seasons) 3 (2001, 2009, 2010)NCAA Div. I Tournament Appearances 2 (2009, 2010)Year Joined Division 1 1991

2011 STARTERS RETURNING (5)No. Player Cl. Pos. G A Min3 Matt Linenberger Sr. D 2 0 10547 Gabe Silveira Jr. MF 1 1 7899 Max Alvarez Sr. F 5 5 103312 Casey Bernard Sr. D 1 0 152719 Alex Lopez Sr. MF 0 2 910

2011 STARTERS LOST (5)No. Player Cl. Pos. G A Min5 Kasey Cox (Inj.) So. D 0 0 13477 Rory O’Day Sr. D 0 0 9209 Matthew Tellez Sr. MF 1 1 137412 Chris Bettencourt Sr. F 7 4 152917 Adam Bettencourt Sr. MF 3 2 1293

2011 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (12)No. Player Cl. Pos. G A Min3 Matt Linenberger Sr. D 2 0 10544 Oscar Torrico Sr. D 0 0 8285 Almog Strikowski Jr. MF 3 1 7837 Gabe Silveira Jr. MF 1 1 7899 Max Alvarez Sr. F 5 5 103310 Chris Sandoval Sr. MF 0 0 159 11 Isaac Flores So. F 2 2 28812 Casey Bernard Sr. D 1 0 152715 Isaac Ikyurav Jr. F 3 1 32019 Alex Lopez Sr. MF 0 2 910No. Player Cl. Pos. GAA Saves W-L-T00 Bryan Oliver Sr. GK 1.53 33 5-3-11 Cesar Castillo Jr. GK 1.78 49 3-5-1

2012 SCHEDULEDate Opponent ScoreAug. 14 at Stanford (EXH) 7 PMAug. 18 at Cal (EXH) 2 PMAug. 24 at Oregon State 7 PMAug. 31 SAN DIEGO 5 PMSept. 2 SAINT MARY’S 1 PMSept. 5 SEATTLE U 5 PMSept. 9 at San Francisco 4 PMSept. 14 at CSU Bakersfield 7 PMSept. 16 SAN JOSE STATE 3:30 PMSept. 23 UNLV 1 PMSept. 28 at UC Irvine * 7 PMSept. 30 at CSU Northridge * 1 PMOct. 5 CSU FULLERTON * 4 PMOct. 7 UC RIVERSIDE * 1 PMOct. 12 CAL POLY * 4 PMOct. 16 at UC Santa Barbara 7 PMOct. 20 UC DAVIS * 4 PMOct. 27 at Cal Poly * 7 PMOct. 31 UC SANTA BARBARA * 7 PMNov. 3 at UC Davis * 3 PMNov. 7 Big West Semifinals ^ TBANov. 10 Big West Championship ^ TBA

* Big West Conference match^ Big West Tournament games hosted by better seed

2011 RESULTS (9-8-2, 5-4-1)Date Opponent ResultAug. 27 at #19 LMU W, 1-0Sept. 1 at UC Riverside L, 0-3Sept. 4 SAN FRANCISCO W, 2-0Sept. 9 WILLIAM JESSUP W, 11-0Sept. 11 OREGON STATE L, 3-4Sept. 16 at Saint Mary’s T, 1-1 (2OT)Sept. 23 at UC Davis W, 3-2 (2OT)Sept. 25 at #8 UC Santa Barbara L, 0-2Oct. 2 at San Jose State * W, 1-0 (OT)Oct. 7 #25 CSU BAKERSFIELD * L, 0-3Oct. 9 SEATTLE * W, 2-1Oct. 14 at #19 CSU Bakersfield * L, 0-4Oct. 16 at Seattle * L, 0-2Oct. 21 DENVER * W, 2-1Oct. 23 AIR FORCE * T, 0-0 (2OT)Oct. 28 at #2 New Mexico * L, 0-2Oct. 30 at UNLV * W, 2-0Nov. 5 SAN JOSE STATE * W, 3-2 (OT)Nov. 10 vs. San Jose State ^ L, 2-4

* Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match ^ MPSF Tournament (Denver, Colo.)

BIG WEST CONFERENCE INAUGURAL SEASON2012 Sacramento State Men’s Soccer • Media Contact: Joe Waltasti • Phone: 916-278-6896 • E-Mail: waltasti@csus.edu

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NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 00 Bryan Oliver GK 6-1 190 Sr. 3V Rocklin, Calif./Rocklin HS 0 Teddy Sampson GK 6-1 195 Fr. HS Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS 1 Cesar Castillo GK 6-2 190 Jr. 2V San Rafael, Calif./Terra Linda HS 2 Mason McCann D 6-0 175 Jr. TR Sacramento, Calif./American River JC 3 Matt Linenberger D 6-2 195 Sr. 3V Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS 4 Oscar Torrico D 5-7 165 Sr. 3V Oceanside, Calif./Rancho Buena Vista HS 5 Almog Strikowski MF 5-9 165 Jr. 2V Agoura Hills, Calif./Agoura HS 6 Cesar Mendoza MF 5-9 155 Fr. HS San Jose, Calif./Lincoln HS 7 Gabe Silveira MF 5-9 160 Jr. 2V Corte Madera, Calif./Redwood HS 8 Evan Hodge MF 5-8 185 Jr. TR Antelope, Calif./Vermont 9 Max Alvarez F 5-10 160 Sr. 3V Napa, Calif./Napa HS 10 Chris Sandoval MF 5-6 155 Sr. 1V Littlerock, Calif./Taft JC 11 Isaac Flores F 5-9 145 So. 1V Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard HS 12 Casey Bernard D 6-1 180 Sr. 1V Roseville, Calif./American River JC 13 Adam Rodriguez D 5-10 155 Fr. HS Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS 14 Nate Nugen F 6-0 160 Fr. HS Citrus Heights, Calif./Bella Vista HS 15 Isaac Ikyurav F 5-5 140 Jr. 1V Benue, Nigeria/American University 16 Gustavo Kilgore D 6-3 195 Fr. HS San Francisco, Calif./Abraham Lincoln HS 17 Nate Barr D 5-8 160 RJr. RS Sacramento, Calif./Azusa Pacific 18 Chimdum Mez F 6-5 200 RSo. 1V Sacramento, Calif./Franklin HS 19 Alex Lopez MF 5-10 160 Sr. 1V Orange, Calif./Vanguard University 20 Bert Corona MF 5-7 150 Fr. HS Diamond Springs, Calif./Union Mine HS 21 Andres Garcia MF 5-7 135 So. 1V Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS 22 Johnny Martinez D 5-10 160 Fr. HS Chula Vista, Calif./Bonita Vista HS 23 Mike Blaevoet D 5-9 160 Fr. HS Novato, Calif./Novato HS 24 Edwin Luna MF 5-8 145 Fr. HS San Jose, Calif./Lincoln HS

ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 9 Max Alvarez F 5-10 160 Sr. 3V Napa, Calif./Napa HS 17 Nate Barr D 5-8 160 RJr. RS Sacramento, Calif./Azusa Pacific 12 Casey Bernard D 6-1 180 Sr. 1V Roseville, Calif./American River JC 23 Mike Blaevoet D 5-9 160 Fr. HS Novato, Calif./Novato HS 1 Cesar Castillo GK 6-2 190 Jr. 2V San Rafael, Calif./Terra Linda HS 20 Bert Corona MF 5-7 150 Fr. HS Diamond Springs, Calif./Union Mine HS 11 Isaac Flores F 5-9 145 So. 1V Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard HS 21 Andres Garcia MF 5-7 135 So. 1V Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS 8 Evan Hodge MF 5-8 185 Jr. TR Antelope, Calif./Vermont 15 Isaac Ikyurav F 5-5 140 Jr. 1V Benue, Nigeria/American University 16 Gustavo Kilgore D 6-3 195 Fr. HS San Francisco, Calif./Abraham Lincoln HS 3 Matt Linenberger D 6-2 195 Sr. 3V Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS 19 Alex Lopez MF 5-10 160 Sr. 1V Orange, Calif./Vanguard University 24 Edwin Luna MF 5-8 145 Fr. HS San Jose, Calif./Lincoln HS 22 Johnny Martinez D 5-10 160 Fr. HS Chula Vista, Calif./Bonita Vista HS 2 Mason McCann D 6-0 175 Jr. TR Sacramento, Calif./American River JC 6 Cesar Mendoza MF 5-9 155 Fr. HS San Jose, Calif./Lincoln HS 18 Chimdum Mez F 6-5 200 RSo. 1V Sacramento, Calif./Franklin HS 14 Nate Nugen F 6-0 160 Fr. HS Citrus Heights, Calif./Bella Vista HS 00 Bryan Oliver GK 6-1 190 Sr. 3V Rocklin, Calif./Rocklin HS 13 Adam Rodriguez D 5-10 155 Fr. HS Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS 0 Teddy Sampson GK 6-1 195 Fr. HS Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS 10 Chris Sandoval MF 5-6 155 Sr. 1V Littlerock, Calif./Taft JC 7 Gabe Silveira MF 5-9 160 Jr. 2V Corte Madera, Calif./Redwood HS 5 Almog Strikowski MF 5-9 165 Jr. 2V Agoura Hills, Calif./Agoura HS 4 Oscar Torrico D 5-7 165 Sr. 3V Oceanside, Calif./Rancho Buena Vista HS

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

BY POSITIONForwards (5)Max Alvarez, Isaac Flores, Isaac Ikyurav, Chimdum Mez, Nate NugenMidfielders (9) Bert Corona, Andres Garcia,Evan Hodge, Alex Lopez,Edwin Luna, Cesar Mendoza,Chris Sandoval, Gabe Silveira,Almog StrikowskiDefenders (9) Nate Barr, Casey Bernard,Mike Blaevoet, Gustavo Kilgore,Matt Linenberger, Johnny Martinez,Mason McCann, Adam Rodriguez,Oscar TorricoGoalkeepers (3) Cesar Castillo, Bryan Oliver,Teddy Sampson

BY CLASSSeniors (7)Max Alvarez, Casey Bernard,Matt Linenberger, Alex Lopez,Bryan Oliver, Chris Sandoval,Oscar TorricoJuniors (7)Nate Barr, Cesar Castillo, Evan Hodge, Isaac Ikyurav,Mason McCann, Gabe Silveira,Almog StrikowskiSophomores (3)Isaac Flores, Andres Garcia, Chimdum MezFreshmen (9)Mike Blaevoet, Bert Corona,Gustavo Kilgore, Edwin Luna, Johnny Martinez, Cesar Mendoza,Nate Nugen, Adam Rodriguez,Teddy Sampson

BY STATECalifornia (25)Nigeria (1)

PRONUNCIATIONSMike Blaevoet – BLUH-vetCesar Castillo – SAY-sarIssac Ikyurav – Ick-UR-ovCesar Mendoza – SAY-sarNate Nugen – NEW-genAlmog Strikowski – All-mog

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## Name GP-GS Min G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT 12 Chris Bettencourt 19-18 1529 7 4 18 52 .135 25 .481 3-0 3 0-0 8 Max Alvarez 18-16 1033 5 5 15 34 .147 15 .441 0-0 0 1-1 17 Adam Bettencourt 19-18 1293 3 2 8 20 .150 7 .350 4-0 1 0-0 2 Isaac Ikyurav 12-1 320 3 1 7 14 .214 7 .500 0-0 1 0-0 16 Almog Strikowski 16-8 783 3 1 7 11 .273 6 .545 2-0 0 0-0 11 Isaac Flores 9-1 288 2 2 6 15 .133 10 .667 1-0 0 0-0 6 Eric Amato 10-9 623 2 2 6 10 .200 7 .700 1-0 1 1-1 3 Matt Linenberger 15-14 1054 2 0 4 8 .250 4 .500 3-1 1 0-0 13 Bryan Baker 16-2 519 1 2 4 11 .091 4 .364 1-0 0 0-0 14 Gabriel Silveira 12-11 789 1 1 3 15 .067 4 .267 0-0 0 0-0 9 Matthew Tellez 18-17 1374 1 1 3 10 .100 1 .100 5-0 0 0-0 18 Cody Shields 15-7 912 1 1 3 8 .125 4 .500 4-0 0 0-0 15 Maxx Bauman 18-3 700 1 0 2 9 .111 2 .222 3-0 1 0-0 21 Casey Bernard 18-17 1527 1 0 2 8 .125 2 .250 2-1 1 0-0 19 Alex Lopez 17-11 910 0 2 2 18 .000 7 .389 4-0 0 0-1 7 Rory O’Day 14-13 920 0 0 0 5 .000 1 .200 4-0 0 0-0 10 Chris Sandoval 5-0 159 0 0 0 4 .000 2 .500 0-0 0 0-0 20 Jamal Angell 15-3 526 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 1-0 0 0-0 4 Oscar Torrico 15-6 828 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0-0 22 Bryan Oliver 10-9 884 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 5 Kasey Cox 16-15 1347 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 3-1 0 0-0 1 Cesar Castillo 9-9 807 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 Total 19 19215 33 24 90 254 .130 109 .429 42-3 9 2-3 Opponents 19 - 31 25 87 306 .101 117 .382 37-0 8 3-3

## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T SO Shots Faced 0 Federico Antonelli 1-1 90:00 0 0.00 2 1.000 1 0 0 1 3 22 Bryan Oliver 10-9 884:11 15 1.53 33 .688 5 3 1 3 119 1 Cesar Castillo 9-9 807:23 16 1.78 49 .754 3 5 1 2 181 TM TEAM 0:00 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Total 19 1781:34 31 1.57 85 .733 9 8 2 6 303 Opponents 19 1781:34 33 1.67 76 .697 8 9 2 7 247

GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Sacramento State 13 16 3 1 33 Opponents 13 18 0 0 31

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Sacramento State 111 127 11 5 254 Opponents 140 155 8 3 306

SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Sacramento State 41 41 2 1 85 Opponents 32 38 4 2 76

CORNERS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Sacramento State 34 37 4 1 76 Opponents 45 52 3 0 100

FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Sacramento State 93 108 7 3 211 Opponents 105 126 6 7 244

2011 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

2011 TEAM STATISTICSSHOT STATISTICS SAC OPP Goals-Shot attempts 33-254 31-306 Goals scored per game 1.74 1.63 Shot pct. .130 .101 Shots on goal-Attempts 109-254 117-306 SOG pct. .429 .382 Shots/Game 13.4 16.1 Assists 24 25 CORNER KICKS 76 100 Goals off corners 2 1 PENALTY KICKS 2-3 3-3 PENALTIES Yellow cards 42 37 Red cards 3 0 ATTENDANCE Total 3493 12556 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/437 10/1256 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/0

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MPSF Matches Overall RecordMOUNTAIN DIVISION W L T POINTS HOME AWAY W L T PCT HOME AWAY NEU STRK New Mexico % $ 10-0-0 30 5-0-0 5-0-0 18-0-4 .909 10-0-0 6-0-3 2-0-1 Tied 1Air Force 5-3-2 17 3-2-0 2-1-2 12-6-2 .650 5-3-0 6-2-2 1-1-0 Lost 1Denver 3-6-1 10 2-2-1 1-4-0 5-11-3 .342 3-5-2 2-5-1 0-1-0 Lost 2UNLV

MPSF Matches Overall RecordPACIFIC DIVISION W L T POINTS HOME AWAY W L T PCT HOME AWAY NEU STRK CSU Bakersfield % # 7-3-0 21 3-2-0 4-1-0 12-4-5 .690 4-3-2 6-1-2 2-0-1 Lost 1Sacramento State 5-4-1 16 3-1-1 2-3-0 9-8-2 .526 5-2-1 4-5-1 0-1-0 Lost 1San Jose State 5-5-0 15 2-3-0 3-2-0 9-8-3 .525 4-4-1 4-3-2 1-1-0 Lost 1Seattle U 1-9-0 3 1-4-0 0-5-0 2-13-2 .176 1-5-1 1-8-1 0-0-0 Lost 5

THE CONFERENCE

2011 MPSF TOURNAMENT RECAP

2011 MPSF TOURNAMENTHost: University of Denver (CIBER FIeld)Date: November 10-13, 2011

QUARTERFINALS - Thurs., Nov. 10 No. 5 San Jose State 4, No. 4 Sacramento State 2No. 3 Air Force 2, No. 6 Denver 0

SEMIFINALS - Fri., Nov. 11 No. 1 New Mexico 3, No. 5 San Jose State 0No. 2 CSU Bakersfield 1, No. 3 Air Force (OT)

CHAMPIONSHIP - Sun., Nov. 13 No. 1 New Mexico 1, No. 2 CSU Bakersfield 1 (NM wins PKs, 3-1)

2011 MPSF REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

The Big West Conference enters the 2012-13 season in its 44th year of operation. There are 16 conference-sponsored sports in the Big West. Women’s sports are comprised of soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, golf, tennis, softball, track and field and water polo. Men’s sports include soccer, cross country, basketball, golf, tennis, baseball and track and field.

Over four-plus decades, the conference has striven for athletic and academic success, and has accomplished those goals to a large degree. The conference has undergone membership changes throughout its long history, the most recent ones significantly enhancing its stability.

Following the 2004-05 academic year, Idaho and Utah State left the Big West, creating an eight-team league comprised of all California

schools: Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara and Pacific. A ninth school from the Golden State – UC Davis – became the newest member of the Big West on July 1, 2007 after completing a four-year reclassification process from Division II to Division I.

The Big West owned the distinction of being the nation’s only conference with its entire membership located in one state. However, that distinction changes with the beginning of the 2012-13 season. The University of Hawai’i will become the Big West’s 10th official member while Pacific will move to the WCC. Sacramento State also joins as an associate member in men’s soccer.

No matter what the membership makeup, the Big West always has stacked up well against the rest of the nation. In fact, the conference has claimed 17 team national championships in its history, including six in women’s volleyball, two in baseball, one in softball and one in men’s basketball.

Men’s soccer was the newest sport added to the list when UC Santa Barbara claimed the national title in 2006. Individually, Big West athletes also have claimed several titles in such sports as swimming, track and field, and golf. In fact, Cal State Northridge junior Dashalle Andrews was the 26th Big West student-athlete to capture a crown when he won the long jump competition at the national meet in 2007.

$ - New Mexico MPSF Champion and NCAA Tournament Automatic Qualifier # - CSU Bakersfield NCAA Tournament At-Large Participant % Division Champions

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2011 MPSF TEAM STATS LEADERSPOINTS PER GAME Games No. Avg. 1. New Mexico 22 126 5.73 2. CSU Bakersfield 21 115 5.48 3. Air Force 20 107 5.35 4. Sacramento State 19 90 4.74 5. Denver 19 82 4.32 6. San Jose State 20 80 4.00 7. Seattle University 17 51 3.00 8. UNLV 17 47 2.76

GOALS PER GAME Games No. Avg. 1. New Mexico 22 47 2.14 2. CSU Bakersfield 21 39 1.86 3. Air Force 20 36 1.80 4. Sacramento State 19 33 1.74 5. Denver 19 26 1.37 6. San Jose State 20 27 1.35 7. Seattle University 17 19 1.12 8. UNLV 17 18 1.06

ASSISTS PER GAME Games No. Avg. 1. CSU Bakersfield 21 37 1.76 2. Air Force 20 35 1.75 3. Denver 19 30 1.58 4. New Mexico 22 32 1.45 5. San Jose State 20 26 1.30 6. Sacramento State 19 24 1.26 7. Seattle University 17 13 0.76 8. UNLV 17 11 0.65

SHOTS PER GAME Games No. Avg. 1. CSU Bakersfield 21 360 17.14 2. Air Force 20 313 15.65 3. San Jose State 20 294 14.70 4. Denver 19 274 14.42 5. Seattle University 17 241 14.18 6. Sacramento State 19 254 13.37 7. New Mexico 22 291 13.23 8. UNLV 17 210 12.35

SAVES PER GAME Games No. Avg. 1. San Jose State 20 111 5.55 2. Seattle University 17 81 4.76 3. UNLV 17 78 4.59 4. Sacramento State 19 86 4.53 5. Air Force 20 80 4.00 Denver 19 76 4.00 7. CSU Bakersfield 21 81 3.86 8. New Mexico 22 67 3.05

SHUTOUTS PER GAME Games No. Avg. 1. New Mexico 22 12 0.55 2. CSU Bakersfield 21 9 0.43 3. Sacramento State 19 6 0.32 4. Air Force 20 5 0.25 5. Denver 19 4 0.21 6. San Jose State 20 3 0.15 7. Seattle University 17 2 0.12 8. UNLV 17 1 0.06

POINTS PER GAME GP G A P Avg. 1. Gyasi Zardes-CSUB 20 18 2 38 1.90 2. Smith, Blake-UNM 22 10 5 25 1.14 3. Kevin Durr-AF 20 6 10 22 1.10 4. Sandoval, Devon-UNM 22 8 8 24 1.09 5. Chris Bettencourt-SAC 19 8 4 20 1.05 6. Garrett Getschow-AF 20 9 1 19 0.95 Sanchez, Steve-SJSU 20 7 5 19 0.95 8. Jesus Sanchez-CSUB 21 3 13 19 0.90 9. Volesky, Christian-DEN 15 6 1 13 0.87 10. Cashmere, Nick-SJSU 20 7 3 17 0.85

GOALS PER GAME Games No. Avg. 1. Gyasi Zardes-CSUB 20 18 0.90 2. Smith, Blake-UNM 22 10 0.45 3. Garrett Getschow-AF 20 9 0.45 4. Chris Bettencourt-SAC 19 8 0.42 5. Volesky, Christian-DEN 15 6 0.40 6. Sandoval, Devon-UNM 22 8 0.36 7. Salvador Bernal-UNLV 17 6 0.35 8. Cashmere, Nick-SJSU 20 7 0.35 Sanchez, Steve-SJSU 20 7 0.35 10. Kevin Durr-AF 20 6 0.30 Brian Klazura-AF 20 6 0.30

ASSISTS PER GAME Games No. Avg. 1. Jesus Sanchez-CSUB 21 13 0.62 2. Kevin Durr-AF 20 10 0.50 3. Sandoval, Devon-UNM 22 8 0.36 4. John Melcher-AF 20 6 0.30 Eric Amato-SAC 10 3 0.30 6. Mikey Ramos-SU 17 5 0.29 7. Max Alvarez-SAC 18 5 0.28 8. Christensen, Kellan-DEN 15 4 0.27 9. Casteneda, Roberto-SJSU 19 5 0.26 Stigall, Jarod-DEN 19 5 0.26

GOALS AGAINST AVG. GA Min. GAA 1. Rodriquez, Victor-UNM 11 2010:16 0.49 2. Eric Shannon-CSUB 18 1993:18 0.81 3. Matt Underwood-AF 20 1854:41 0.97 4. Lester, Jonathan-SJSU 25 1784:06 1.26 5. Jake Feener-SU 29 1324:54 1.97 6. Brown, Oliver-DEN 21 934:00 2.02 7. Ryan Harding-UNLV 38 1451:08 2.36

SAVES Games No. Avg. 1. Lester, Jonathan-SJSU 19 105 5.53 2. Matt Underwood-AF 20 80 4.00 3. Eric Shannon-CSUB 21 75 3.57 4. Ryan Harding-UNLV 16 68 4.25 5. Jake Feener-SU 14 67 4.79 6. Rodriguez, Victor-UNM 22 63 2.86 7. Cesar Castillo-SAC 9 49 5.44 8. Aquirre, Mate-DEN 10 39 3.90 9. Brown, Oliver-DEN 11 36 3.27 10. Bryan Oliver-SAC 10 33 3.30

MPSF INDIVIDUAL STATS LEADERS

CHRIS BETTENCOURT TALLIED 20 POINTS IN 2011

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COACHINGSTAFF

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In his 24th season as head coach, Michael Linenberger will usher the Hornets into the Big West Conference for the 2012 season.

After moving Sacramento State into Div. I in 1991 and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in 1992, Linenberger will once again guide his team into a new and exciting era. For the 2012 season, Sacramento State will compete in the North Division of the Big West with rival UC Davis, Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara while UC Riverside, UC Irvine, Cal State Northridge and Cal State Fullerton form the South Division.

Linenberger and the Hornets move into the Big West after a run of unprecedented success in the MPSF. The long-time head coach helped the Hornets to back-to-back MPSF Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament first-round wins in 2009 and 2010. He was named the MPSF Coach of the Year in 2009 after winning the regular season championship as well. Linenberger was also the MPSF Coach of the Year in 2001 after guiding the Hornets to their first MPSF regular season title.

Linenberger began his coaching career with the Hornets as an assistant in 1988 and became co-head coach in 1989 before taking sole control of the program in 1992. He has accumulated a record of 157-229-45 as a head coach, with 32 of those wins over the last three seasons.

Last season the Hornets finished third in the MPSF and second in the Coastal Division before falling in the MPSF Tournament. Sacramento State posted a 9-8-2 overall record with a 5-4-1 mark in conference play. It was the Hornets’ third straight winning record after tallying a winning margin just twice in their previous 18 years in Div. I.

The Hornets set a school record with seven draws in 2010 during the regular season but turned on the offense in the MPSF conference tournament. Sacramento State scored 11 goals in three conference postseason games with a 6-2 win over No. 5 seed Air Force in the quarterfinals, a 3-1 defeat of No. 1 seed Denver in the semifinals and a 2-1 ovetime win over No. 2 seed Cal State Bakersfield in the championship match. The team continued to roll in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championships, with a 2-1 win against Santa Clara before falling at UCLA in the second round.

Chris Bettencourt scored five goals, with two game-winners, in the five postseason games. Senior midfielder Ernesto Carranza, who became the first-ever Hornet invited to the Major League Soccer (MLS) combine after the 2010 season, had 12 points in five postseason games, including a six point performance against Air Force.

The Hornets tallied a record-breaking 2009 season, in which the team went undefeated in conference play (6-0-1), won both the MPSF regular season and tournament championships, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The squad finished with a 12-6-3 record and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament after winning at Loyola Marymount in the first round. The 12 victories set a new single-season program record.

His players received a slew of accolades after the fantastic 2009 campaign, including Ernesto Carranza who took home the MPSF’s player of the year award. Carranza, Fernando Cabadas and Diego Marroquin were all named first-team All-MPSF and Carranza and Cabadas also earned all-Far West Region honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

Sacramento State posted an 8-9-2 mark in 2008, finishing fourth in the MPSF with a record of 3-7-0. Three Hornets earned all-conference honors, with Cabadas earning first team honors. Adam Owens (second team) and Omar Martinez (honorable mention) went on to graduate and head to Puerto Rico to continue their soccer careers at the professional level.

In 2003, Linenberger led the Hornet squad to its third-consecutive MPSF postseason appearance. It marked the first time Sacramento State had reached postseason play three consecutive years.

HEAD COACHMIKE LINENBERGER

Experience: 24th SeasonAlma Mater: Duke, 1987Career Record: 157-229-45

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Matt McDougall is in his seventh season as an assistant coach with the Sacramento State men’s soccer program. A former three-time Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honoree as a goalkeeper during his playing days with the Hornets, McDougall was promoted to the team’s top assistant in 2009 after serving as the goalkeeper coach the previous three seasons. He continues to work with the keepers.

McDougall is instrumental in recruiting and the day-to-day functions of the program, including film exchange and defensive coaching. He also organizes and runs the Hornets’ numerous summer camps.

In 2010, McDougall’s coaching helped rookie keeper Cesar Castillo earn Goal.com Freshman All-America honors after tallying the second most saves in single-season school history with 94. Castillo also tallied eight shutouts and posted a 0.90 goals against average.

McDougall holds the Sacramento State program record with 306 career saves and is second all-time with 10 career shutouts. His 1.48 career goals against average ranks third in the school’s Division I history (min. 1,000 minutes played), and in 2004, he spent every minute in goal for the Hornets. In 2005, he earned all-MPSF first team honors after posting a career-best 1.15 goals against average and leading the Hornets to a 9-7-2 record. In his final two seasons in net for the Hornets, McDougall led the MPSF in saves.

Experience: Seventh SeasonAlma Mater: Sacramento State, 2006

During the 2001 season, Linenberger guided the Hornets to their first regular-season conference championship in the Div. I era (1991-present). Sacramento State’s 4-1-2 MPSF record also gave the Hornets their most conference wins in program history at the time. Due to his efforts, Linenberger was named 2001 MPSF Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year.

Off the field, he served five years as a member of the NCAA Div. I national selection committee. Linenberger was named to the NCAA Div. I Men’s Soccer Committee in the fall of 1997. As chair of the Far West Region, he travelled to Indianapolis, and served as the region representative during the process of selecting the 48 teams that compete annually in the NCAA tournament. As a member of the NCAA soccer committee, Linenberger’s duties included overseeing site selection in the Far West Region for all rounds leading up to the Men’s College Cup, updating selection criteria and standards for the championships, rating conferences and serving at the College Cup as a member of the NCAA contingent which oversees the event.

From 2008 to 2011, Linenberger was also head coach of the U.S. Soccer Olympic Development Program for Region IV, overseeing all five age groups between U-14 and U-18 in the Northwest. Linenberger was in charge of coach selection, player selection and the overall training curriculum. In addition, Linenberger was named a scout by the U.S. Soccer Federation for Project 2010, an initiative designed to make the men’s national team fully competitive by the 2010 World Cup. His primary duties included the scouting of 13-14 year olds in Northern California that had future national team potential but were not in the ODP system.

Linenberger played professional soccer with the Sacramento Senators and for FC St. Pauli and SC Norderstedt in Germany’s second and third divisions. In addition, 33 of his former Sacramento State student-athletes have gone on to professional careers. That includes Joe Enochs, who was named to the 2001 U.S. National team. After a lengthly European playing career, Enochs was the head coach of VfL Osnabrück in 2011.

Linenberger received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Duke University in 1987. He was a four-year letterwinner as a member of the Blue Devils’ soccer team and a team captain. He was captain of the 1986 squad which won the NCAA Div. I national title.

ASSISTANT COACHMATT McDOUGALL

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MEET THEHORNETS

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9MAXALVAREZ

Position: ForwardHeight: 5-10Weight: 160

Class: SeniorHometown: Napa, Calif.High School: Napa

17NATEBARR

Position: DefenderHeight: 5-8Weight: 160

Class: Redshirt JuniorHometown: Sacramento, Calif.Previous School: Azusa Pacific

12CASEYBERNARD

Position: DefenderHeight: 6-1Weight: 180

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Class: SeniorHometown: Roseville, Calif.Previous School: American River JC

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1CESARCASTILLO

Position: GoalkeeperHeight: 6-2Weight: 190

Class: JuniorHometown: San Rafael, Calif.High School: Terra Linda

23MIKEBLAEVOET

Position: DefenderHeight: 5-9Weight: 160

Class: FreshmanHometown: Novato, Calif.High School: Novato

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Click HEREFor Bert’sFull Bio

20BERTCORONA

Position: MidfielderHeight: 5-7Weight: 150

Class: FreshmanHometown: Diamond Springs, Calif.High School: Union Mine

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21ANDRESGARCIA

Position: MidfielderHeight: 5-7Weight: 135

Class: SophomoreHometown: Sacramento, Calif.High School: Jesuit

11ISAACFLORES

Position: ForwardHeight: 5-9Weight: 145

Class: SophomoreHometown: Oxnard, Calif.High School: Oxnard

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Click HEREFor Andres’Full Bio

8EVANHODGE

Position: MidfielderHeight: 5-8Weight: 180

Class: JuniorHometown: Antelope, Calif.Previous School: Vermont

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3MATTLINENBERGER

Position: DefenderHeight: 6-2Weight: 195

Class: SeniorHometown: Sacramento, Calif.High School: Jesuit

16GUSTAVOKILGORE

Position: DefenderHeight: 6-3Weight: 195

Class: FreshmanHometown: San Francisco, Calif.High School: Abraham Lincoln

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Click HEREFor Matt’sFull Bio

15ISAACIKYURAV

Position: ForwardHeight: 5-5Weight: 140

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Class: JuniorHometown: Benue, NigeriaPrevious School: American University

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19ALEXLOPEZ

Position: MidfielderHeight: 5-10Weight: 160

24EDWINLUNA

Position: MidfielderHeight: 5-8Weight: 145

Class: FreshmanHometown: San Jose, Calif.High School: Lincoln

Class: SeniorHometown: Orange, Calif.Previous School: Vanguard University

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Click HEREFor Edwin’sFull Bio

22JOHNNYMARTINEZ

Position: DefenderHeight: 5-10Weight: 160

Class: FreshmanHometown: Chula Vista, Calif.High School: Bonita Vista

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2MASONMcCANN

Position: DefenderHeight: 6-0Weight: 175

Class: JuniorHometown: Sacramento, Calif.Previous School: American River JC

6CESARMENDOZA

Position: MidfielderHeight: 5-9Weight: 155

Class: FreshmanHometown: San Jose, Calif.High School: Lincoln

18CHIMDUMMEZ

Position: ForwardHeight: 6-5Weight: 200

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Click HEREFor Cesar’sFull Bio

Click HEREFor Chimdum’sFull Bio

Class: Redshirt SophomoreHometown: Sacramento, Calif.High School: Franklin

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14NATENUGEN

Position: ForwardHeight: 6-0Weight: 160

Class: FreshmanHometown: Citrus Heights, Calif.High School: Bella Vista

00BRYANOLIVER

Position: GoalkeeperHeight: 6-1Weight: 190

Class: SeniorHometown: Rocklin, Calif.High School: Rocklin

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Click HEREFor Nate’sFull Bio

13ADAMRODRIGUEZ

Position: DefenderHeight: 5-10Weight: 155

Class: FreshmanHometown: Granite Bay, Calif.High School: Granite Bay

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10CHRISSANDOVAL

Position: MidfielderHeight: 5-6Weight: 155

Class: SeniorHometown: Littlerock, Calif.Previous School: Taft JC

7GABESILVEIRAPosition: MidfielderHeight: 5-9Weight: 160

0TEDDYSAMPSON

Position: GoalkeeperHeight: 6-1Weight: 195

Class: FreshmanHometown: Manhattan Beach, Calif.High School: Mira Costa

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Class: JuniorHometown: Corte Madera, Calif.High School: Redwood

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Click HEREFor Gabe’sFull Bio

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5ALMOGSTRIKOWSKI

Position: MidfielderHeight: 5-9Weight: 165

Class: JuniorHometown: Agoura Hills, Calif.High School: Aguora

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4OSCARTORRICO

Position: DefenderHeight: 5-7Weight: 165

Class: SeniorHometown: Oceanside, Calif.High School: Rancho Buena Vista

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HISTORY &RECORDBOOK

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JAMEL MITCHELL

RECORD BOOK

CAREER RECORDS

GOALS1. Jamel Mitchell (1993-96) 272. Chris Bettencourt (2008, 2010-11) 21 Ryan Rhoads (2003-06) 214. Martin Sims (1992-94) 195. Sean Luigs (1998-01) 18 Ernesto Carranza (2007-10) 18 ASSISTS1. Ernesto Carranza (2007-10) 202. Fernando Cabadas (2007-10) 193. Jamel Mitchell (1993-96) 17 Brandon Cavitt (1993-95) 175. Chris Bettencourt (2008, 2010-11) 11 Max Alvarez (2009-pres.) 11 David Fraser (2000-04) 11 Kevin Baena (1992-93) 11

POINTS1. Jamel Mitchell (1993-96) 712. Ernesto Carranza (2007-10) 563. Chris Bettencourt (2008, 2010-11) 534. Ryan Rhoads (2003-06) 515. David Fraser (2000-04) 45

MATCHES1. Ernesto Carranza (2007-10) 822. Matthew Tellez (2008-11) 803. Fernando Cabadas (2007-10) 784. Adam Bettencourt (2008-11) 74 Adam Owens (2005-08) 74

MATCHES STARTED1. Ernesto Carranza (2007-10) 812. Fernando Cabadas (2007-10) 733. Sean Melendez (1997-00) 694. Utodi Madu (2003-06) 675. Marcos Mercado (2001-04) 65 Kevin Mercado (1994-98) 65 SHUTOUTS1. Bryan Oliver (2008-09, 2011-pres.) 12 Gary Davis (1992-95) 123. Cesar Castillo (2010-pres.) 10 Matt McDougall (2002-05) 105. Terry Orr (1991-92) 4 Tony Arteaga (1991) 4

GOALKEEPER SAVES1. Matt McDougall (2002-05) 3062. Gary Davis (1992-95) 2223. Ryan Kenny (2006-2009) 1604. Cesar Castillo (2010-pres.) 1435. Bryan Oliver (2008-09, 2011-pres.) 137 Ryan Duncan (1997-98) 137

GAA (MIN. TWO SEASONS)1. Terry Orr (1991-92) 1.002. Bryan Oliver (2008-09, 2011-pres.) 1.083. Cesar Castillo (2010-pres.) 1.164. Matt McDougall (2002-05) 1.455. Ryan Kenny (2006-08) 1.49

SEASON RECORDS

GOALS1. Martin Sims (1993) 122. Chris Bettencourt (2010) 113. Max Alvarez (2009) 10 Jamel Mitchell (1996) 105. Ryan Rhoads (2004 & 2006) 8 Oscar Sandoval (2005) 8 Sean Luigs (2001) 8 Curtis Holmes (1995) 8

ASSISTS1. Fernando Cabadas (2009) 92. Ernesto Carranza (2010) 8 Brandon Cavitt (1995) 8 Kevin Baena (1993) 85. Five Tied 6 (last Eli Millan, 2006)

POINTS1. Chris Bettencourt (2010) 272. Jamel Mitchell (1996) 26 Martin Sims (1993) 264. Max Alvarez (2009) 235. Ernesto Carranza (2010) 22

MATCHES1. 19 Tied 23

MATCHES STARTED1. Ernesto Carranza (2010) 23 Rory O’Day (2010) 23 Matthew Tellez (2010) 234. Chris Bettencourt (2010) 22

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CHRIS BETTENCOURT

RECORD BOOK

Fernando Cabadas (2010) 22SHUTOUTS1. Cesar Castillo (2010) 82. Gary Davis (1995) 73. Bryan Oliver (2008) 54. Bryan Oliver (2009) 4 Terry Orr (1992) 4 Gary Davis (1992) 4 Tony Arteaga (1991) 4

GOALKEEPER SAVES1. Matt McDougall (2004) 1092. Cesar Castillo (2010) 943. Matt McDougall (2005) 894. Ryan Duncan (1998) 86 Gary Davis (1994) 86

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE1. Bryan Oliver (2008) 0.872. Cesar Castillo (2010) 0.903. Bryan Oliver (2009) 0.934. Ryan Kenny (2006) 1.00 Terry Orr (1992) 1.00

TEAM RECORDS

Matches 23, 2010Most Wins 12, 2009Fewest Wins 0, 1998Most Losses 16, 1998Fewest Losses 5, 1992 & 2010Ties 7, 2010Overtime Contests 10, 2010Team Points 122, 2006*Most Goals Scored 42, 2006*Least Goals Scored 11, 1998

Assists 40, 1993Goalie Saves 115, 1995Most Goals Against 56, 1996Fewest Goals Against 20, 1992Shutouts 10, 2010Most Times Being Shutout 11, 1998Goals Against Average 0.97, 2010

*Includes 20-0 game against Pacific Union, which is not included in the remainder of team records. Neither is 11-0 win over William Jessup in 2011.

TEAM SCOREMost Goals Scored 8 vs. LMU, 1993Most Goals Against 9 at UCLA, 1996Largest Win 8-0 vs. LMU (11/3/93)Largest Loss 9-0 at UCLA (11/10/96)TEAM STREAKSWinning Streak 5, 2009Unbeaten Streak 10, 2009Losing Streak 14, 1998Home Winning Streak 7, 2008-09Home Unbeaten Streak 21, 2008-pres.Home Losing Streak 12, 1998 & 1999Road Winning Streak 3, 1995Road Unbeaten Streak 4, 2009Road Losing Streak 8, 2004Consecutive Shutouts 4, 2010

INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS

HAT TRICKS (3 GOALS)Jamel Mitchell vs. Cal Poly (9/22/96)Martin Sims at UNLV (10/30/04)Jamel Mitchell at San Diego (9/1/94)Ryan Mitchell vs. Pacific (10/24/92)

ASSISTSRyan Walker vs. UCSB 3, (9/19/93)17 Players Tied With 2 Last, Ernesto Carranza vs. Air Force (11/11/10)

POINTS1. Jamel Mitchell (3 goals, 2 assists) 8 vs. Cal Poly (9/22/96)2. Ernesto Carranza (2 goal, 2 assists) 6 vs. Air Force (11/11/10) MPSF Tourney Ricky Rodriguez (2 goals, 2 assists 6 vs. San Jose State (10/8/04) Jamel Mitchell (3 goals) 6 at San Diego (9/11/94) Martin Sims (3 goals) 6 at UNLV (10/30/94) Kevin Baena (2 goals, 2 assists) 6 vs. Loyola Marymount (11/3/93) Ryan Mitchell (3 goals) 6 vs. Pacific (10/24/92)8. Eight Players Tied With 5 Last, Chris Bettencourt (2 goals, 1 assist) vs. Air Force (11/11/10) MPSF Tourney

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AWARDS AND HONORSMPSF PLAYER OF THE YEAR2009 Ernesto Carranza

FIRST TEAM ALL-MPSF2011 Chris Bettencourt2010 Ernesto Carranza Fernando Cabadas2009 Ernesto Carranza Fernando Cabadas Diego Marroquin2008 Fernando Cabadas2007 Adam Owens2006 Adam Owens Oscar Sandoval2005 Utodi Madu Matt McDougall2002 David Fraser2001 Sean Luigs2000 Hjalti Kristjansson1997 Don Finley1996 Jamel Mitchell1995 Brandon Cavitt1993 Kevin Baena1992 Kevin Baena

SECOND TEAM ALL-MPSF2011 Alex Lopez Max Alvarez2010 Diego Marroquin2009 Max Alvarez David Von Stockhausen2008 Adam Owens2007 Omar Martinez Eli Millan2006 Eli Millan Ryan Rhoads2005 Marco Ramirez Oscar Sandoval2004 Utodi Madu Matt McDougall Patrick Nelle2003 Patrick Nelle2002 Hjalti Kristjansson2001 Hjalti Kristjansson Joel Rodriguez2000 Jason Gantt Sean Luigs David Rios1999 Rene Schmidt1995 Jamel Mitchell1994 Brandon Cavitt Jamel Mitchell Martin Sims1993 Martin Sims1992 Shariff Abdu

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-MPSF2011 Adam Bettencourt Casey Bernard2010 Rory O’Day2009 Bryan Oliver Scott Crandall Matthew Tellez2008 Omar Martinez2007 Ernesto Carranza Blake Nunes2006 Pedro Lupercio Utodi Madu2005 Jeff Buddenbohn Pedro Lupercio2004 Marcos Mercado2003 Marcos Mercado Sam Sneed2002 Utodi Madu Matt McDougall2001 David Fraser Jason Gantt Marcos Mercado1996 Oscar Barba Jeff Fluharty

MPSF CO-NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR2005 Jeff Buddenbohn

MPSF TOURNAMENT MVP2010 Chris Bettencourt2009 Fernando Cabadas

MPSF ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM2011 Max Alvarez2010 Chris Bettencourt Ernesto Carranza Rory O’Day2009 Fernando Cabadas Matt Linenberger David Von Stockhausen2003 Sam Sneed2002 David Fraser2001 Sean Luigs

MPSF ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM2011 Adam Bettencourt Oscar Torrico Bryan Oliver Almog Strikowski2010 Adam Bettencourt Oscar Torrico2009 Kyle Beasley Oscar Torrico Adam Bettencourt Scott Crandall2008 Kyle Beasley Adam Bettencourt

Brady Nunes Adam Owens2007 Brandon Baggett Kyle Beasley2006 Brandon Baggett Ismael Echeverría Jesse Manton2005 Brandon Baggett Ismael Echeverría Jesse Manton2004 Brandon Baggett Ismael Echeverría Jesse Manton Ryan Rhoads2003 Eric Rabbon Miguel Ramirez Sam Sneed2002 Justin Ancheta Hjalti Kristjansson Alexis Maurtua Patrick Nelle Eric Rabbon Sam Sneed2001 Justin Ancheta Hjalti Kristjansson Leo Marin2000 Justin Ancheta Levi Henson1999 Jason Gantt Rene Schmidt1996 Don Finley Jason Isaac

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ERNESTO CARRANZA - 2009 MPSF MVP

COLLEGE SOCCER PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN2010 Ernesto Carranza (3rd Team)

COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS ALL-FRESHMAN2005 Jeff Buddenbohn (1st Team)

SOCCER AMERICA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM2009 Max Alvarez

GOAL.COM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM2010 Cesar Castillo

ALL-FAR WEST REGION (NSCAA)2009 Ernesto Carranza (1st Team) Fernando Cabadas (2nd Team)2001 Sean Luigs (2nd Team)1991 Joe Enochs (2nd Team)

ALL-FAR WEST REGION SCHOLAR-ATHLETE2006 Jesse Manton (2nd Team)2005 Jesse Manton (2nd Team)1995 Gary Davis (2nd Team)1994 Gary Davis (2nd Team)1993 Chad Guptil (2nd team)

ESPN ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT VIII2005 Jesse Manton (1st Team)

HORNET BOOKSTORE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR2003 Sam Sneed2002 Hjalti Kristjansson1995 Gary Davis1992 John Morrison1991 Mark Baena

KYLE E. MANN AWARD1998 Rene Schmidt

MPSF 15TH ANNIVERSARY TEAMThird Team Kevin Baena Jamel Mitchell

VINCE BEALL MEMORIAL AWARD2002 Jason Gantt1997 Ygnacio Zarate1995 Gary Davis

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FRED KORGE1971 5-4-01972 3-5-1 *Total (8-9-1) *

DON ZINGALE1973 2-5-21974 4-8-11975 3-9-31976 4-12-01977 8-8-01978 6-7-21979 6-7-51980 5-9-1Total (38-65-14)

AMIR JABERY1981 15-4-2 ^1982 15-3-3 ^1983 10-8-0Total (40-15-5)

GERARD HIJLKEMA1984 2-18-0

DEAN WURZBERGER1985 8-9-4

DAVID LINENBERGER1986 3-15-31987 12-5-41988 11-8-1Total (26-28-8)

MICHAEL LINENBERGER & PAUL ARELLANES1989 11-7-1 #1990 8-11 #1991 (First season in Div. I) 7-9-2 #

MICHAEL LINENBERGER1992 10-5-31993 5-12-11994 7-10-11995 8-10-11996 5-11-21997 4-14-01998 0-16-21999 4-14-02000 7-10-12001 5-9-4 &2002 5-10-42003 5-11-22004 6-12-12005 9-7-2 %2006 7-10-22007 4-13-2

2008 8-9-22009 12-6-3 &2010 11-5-72011 9-8-2Total (157-229-45) @

* 1972 record is only known through Oct. 30.^ Far West Region Coach of the Year# Paul Arellanes and Michael Linenberger were co-head coaches from 1989-91.& MPSF Coach of the Year% co-MPSF Coach of the Year@ Michael Linenberger’s career record includes his seasons as co-head coach in 1989, 1990 and 1991

YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORDS

HEAD COACH MICHAEL LINENBERGER

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NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

NOV. 18, 2010 VS. SANTA CLARA (W, 2-1)SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Chris Bettencourt scored with less than five minutes to play, propelling Sacramento State to a 2-1 victory over Santa Clara in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament at Hornet Field.

Sacramento State extended its amazing home unbeaten streak to 21 games (16-0-5) with the win and was victorious in the first round of the NCAA

Tournament for the second straight season. With time ticking away in regulation in the 86th minute, Max Alvarez took a pass from Ernesto Carranza and fired a shot that was deflected hard into the air by Santa Clara keeper Kevin Klasila. While the ball hung in the air, Bettencourt rushed forward and used a header to blast the ball inside the near post for the eventual game-winning goal.

Ernesto Carranza also scored for the Hornets in the 56th minute, with a beautiful bending ball from the top left of the 18-yard box that snuck inside the far post and just below the crossbar.

It was the first time in program history that the Hornets hosted an NCAA Tournament match.

NOV. 21, 2010 AT #8 UCLA (L, 4-1)LOS ANGELES - The Sacramento State men’s soccer team battled No. 8 ranked UCLA to a scoreless first half but the Bruins turned it on in the second period as the Hornets fell 4-1 in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament at Drake Stadium.

The Hornets had their chances in the game. In the 18th minute, Ernesto Carranza dribbled down the far side of the field before cutting into the box where his shot to the near post beat the keeper but was cleared

off the line by a UCLA defender. In the 29th minute, the Hornets had another excellent chance, when Gabriel Silveira stole the ball away in the midfield and found Chris Bettencourt for a hard shot that just cleared the crossbar.

Fernando Cabadas had the best chance of the night and nearly put the Hornets on the board in the 34th minute when his blast from the top far corner of the box bounced off the inside of the near post then off

the shoulder of the UCLA keeper before being cleared away. Carranza put the Hornets on the board when he took a pass from Max Alvarez at the top of the box and finished to the far post. It was Carranza’s seventh goal of the season.

CHRIS BETTENCOURT SCORED VS. SANTA CLARA

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NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

NOV. 19, 2009 AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (W, 2-1) (OT)

NOV. 22, 2009 AT #6 UCLA (L, 2-1)

BRYAN BAKER SCORED VS. LMU

LOS ANGELES - Bryan Baker headed home the game-winning goal in the first overtime session off a free kick from Fernando Cabadas, giving the Sacramento State men’s soccer team a 2-1 overtime victory over host Loyola Marymount, and their first ever NCAA Tournament win.

Sacramento State scored on its first strike in the 28th minute, as Alvarez had a blast on goal deflected

away, but the ball found the waiting foot of Scott Crandall, who fired it into the net for his fourth goal of the season, giving the Hornets a 1-0 lead.

After intermission, Loyola Marymount gained control of the play for the next 45 minutes, taking 13 shots, including the game-tying goal. In the 74th minute, Rafael Baca fed Vincent Ocampo, who took one touch and hammered the ball past sophomore Hornet

keeper Bryan Oliver to tie the score at 1-1.Following a Lion foul from 25 yards out, Cabadas served a free kick that found the head of Baker, who scored his second goal of the season to send Sacramento State to the round of 32.

LOS ANGELES - The Sacramento State men’s soccer team tied the score at 1-1 with 15 minutes to play in regulation, but fell to the sixth seeded and No. 8 ranked UCLA Bruins, 2-1, in NCAA Tournament second round play.

In a physical match that saw the teams combine for 41 fouls and seven cautions, UCLA opened the scoring with a penalty kick conversion.

Following a Hornet foul in the box in the 31st minute, Kyle Nakazawa converted the PK for his 12th goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead they would take into intermission. The second half saw Sacramento State come out of the locker room fired up, outshooting the Bruins 6-5, while putting four shots on goal to UCLA’s one.

The Hornets tied the game at 1-1 in the 75th minute as Max Alvarez found the equalizer, connecting on

a blast from the near side to the far left corner of the goal from 25 yards out for his 10th goal of the season.

UCLA retook the lead in the 80th minute, as Chandler Hoffman scored on a cross, slipping between Hornet defenders for his fifth score of the season, giving the Bruins the deciding goal.

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DIV-1 ERA RESULTS

1991 7-9-2at San Francisco L, 4-0at California T, 0-0Sonoma State L, 3-0at Santa Clara L, 5-0vs. SW Missouri State L, 4-2vs. BYU W, 2-0UC Davis L, 3-0Cal State Northridge L, 4-0Fresno Pacific L, 7-3at Oregon State L, 2-0at Portland State T, 2-2UC Santa Cruz W, 2-0Saint Mary’s W, 2-0Cal State Bakersfield W, 2-1at San Jose State W, 1-0at Cal State Los Angeles L, 4-1San Francisco State W, 4-3Gonzaga W, 3-0

1992 10-5-3 (2-3-1)Washington* L, 3-1Chico State W, 3-2Santa Clara L, 3-0at UC Santa Barbara W, 2-0at San Diego State T, 1-1Cal State East Bay W, 1-0Stanford* W, 2-0at Cal State Northridge L, 3-1at Loyola Marymount W, 2-0California* W, 1-0Rowan College W, 1-0at Fresno State* L, 1-0Air Force* L, 3-1at Oregon State T, 0-0Pacific W, 6-0at UC Davis W, 2-1at San Jose State* T, 1-1at Saint Mary’s W, 3-2* MPSF Games

1993 5-12-1 (1-6-0at San Francisco L, 5-1at Saint Mary’s W, 2-1UC Davis W, 3-0Cal State Northridge L, 5-3UC Santa Barbara W, 3-0at Air Force* L, 6-0vs. George Mason T, 1-1Oregon State* L, 2-1at California* L, 2-1at Stanford* W, 4-2at Santa Clara L, 7-2San Jose State* L, 2-1Fresno State* L, 3-2at Chico State L, 2-1

at Washington* L, 4-0at Gonzaga L, 4-2Butler L, 3-2Loyola Marymount W, 8-0*MPSF Games

1994 7-10-1 (2-4-0)at Cal State Fullerton L, 1-0vs. UCLA L, 5-0vs. Cal Poly W, 2-1San Diego W, 3-1Santa Clara L, 2-0San Francisco State W, 4-0Air Force* W, 2-1Stanford* L, 3-1California L, 5-2at Fresno State* L, 2-0at San Jose State* L, 2-0at Oregon State* W, 1-0Washington* L, 1-0vs. UC Irvine W, 2-1at UNLV W, 7-4Saint Mary’s L, 2-1Cal Poly T, 1-1Stanislaus State L, 2-1*MPSF Games

1995 8-10-1 (2-4-1)at Cal Poly L, 4-3at Cal State Northridge L, 1-0Vanguard W, 3-0Biola W, 1-0at Saint Mary’s L, 5-1at Santa Clara L, 3-1Cal State East Bay W, 4-2at Air Force* L, 5-1vs. New Mexico W, 1-0Fresno State* L, 3-0San Jose State* L, 2-1Oregon State* T, 2-2at Washington* L, 5-0at Portland L, 6-0at Stanford* W, 1-0at California* W, 1-0Gonzaga W, 2-0San Diego State L, 3-1at UC Irvine W, 4-2* MPSF Games

1996 5-11-2 (0-2-1Santa Clara L, 4-0College of Notre Dame L, 2-0vs. Cleveland State W, 1-0vs. Akron L, 3-0vs. Gonzaga L, 3-0vs. British Columbia L, 1-0Cal Poly W, 6-2Cal State Northridge W, 3-2

Stanford* T, 2-2Saint Mary’s L, 3-2at Oregon State L, 5-1at Washington* L, 5-0California* L, 6-3UC Irvine T, 2-2Loyola Marymount W, 2-1at UC Santa Barbara L, 4-1at UCLA L, 9-0at San Francisco W, 3-2*MPSF Games

1997 4-12-0 (0-4-0)San Jose State L, 4-1Notre Dame de Namur L, 1-0Washington* L, 2-0UC Davis L, 3-1vs. San Diego L, 1-0vs. Cal State Fullerton L, 5-0Cal State Hayward W, 3-1UCLA L, 6-1at Stanford* L, 1-0at California* L, 1-0at Saint Mary’s L, 3-2at Santa Clara L, 3-2Oregon State* L, 1-0UC Santa Barbara W, 4-2at Loyola Marymount W, 2-1at UC Irvine W, 3-2at Cal State Northridge L, 2-1at Cal Poly L, 2-1*MPSF Games

1998 0-16-2 (0-5-0)San Francisco State T, 0-0at UNLV L, 3-1vs. Texas Christian L, 4-3at San Jose State L, 5-2at San Diego State L, 1-0Santa Clara L, 3-0Saint Mary’s L, 2-0California* L, 6-0Stanford* L, 3-0at Cal State Fullerton* L, 3-0at UC Irvine* L, 4-0UCLA L, 3-0San Francisco L, 1-0at Cal State Northridge L, 4-1at Cal Poly* L, 2-1at UC Santa Barbara T, 1-1Oregon State* L, 4-2Washington* L, 2-0*MPSF Games

DIV. I YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

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1999 4-14-0 (2-5-0)Fresno State L, 5-0Cal State Northridge L, 2-1San Jose State L, 3-1vs. Cal State Fullerton L, 3-0at San Diego L, 4-2UC Santa Barbara L, 3-1Loyola Marymount W, 4-2at San Francisco W, 2-1at Santa Clara L, 1-0at Saint Mary’s L, 3-0UC Irvine L, 1-0at California* L, 1-0at Stanford* L, 1-0Denver* L, 3-2Air Force* W, 3-1Oregon State* W, 1-0at Washington* L, 4-0at Cal Poly* L, 1-0* MPSF Games

2000 7-10-1 (2-6-0)Santa Clara W, 2-1Stanislaus State W, 5-0San Francisco T, 1-1at Oregon State L, 3-0vs. Illinois L, 3-0Vanguard W, 2-1San Jose State* L, 3-0at Cal State Northridge W, 3-2at UC Santa Barbara L, 6-0at Denver* L, 3-1at Air Force* L, 1-0Saint Mary’s L, 1-0Fresno State* L, 2-0at San Jose State* L, 4-1Cal Poly W, 1-0at Fresno State* W, 2-1Air Force* W, 1-0Denver* L, 2-1* MPSF Games

2001 5-9-4 (4-1-2)at Saint Mary’s L, 1-0Cal State Monterey Bay W, 5-0UC Riverside T, 1-1at Oregon State L, 3-2vs. Gonzaga L, 1-0at San Francisco T, 1-1at Loyola Marymount L, 1-0at UC Irvine L, 3-2Air Force* L, 4-1Denver* W, 1-0at Fresno State* T, 1-1at San Jose State* T, 0-0New Mexico* W, 3-2at UNLV* W, 4-1

at Santa Clara L, 1-0California L, 3-1San Diego State* W, 3-1vs. New Mexico^ L, 3-2* MPSF Games^ MPSF Tournament

2002 5-10-4 (2-3-1)at Stanford L, 5-0at Cal Poly W, 3-1at UC Riverside T, 2-2at Saint Mary’s T, 1-1Dominican W, 2-0Loyola Marymount L, 5-1at UC Santa Barbara L, 3-0Cal State Northridge L, 4-1at Fresno State T, 1-1San Francisco W, 1-0at Air Force* L, 1-0at Denver* W, 2-1at San Diego State* T, 0-0New Mexico* L, 2-1UNLV* W, 3-1Santa Clara L, 1-0San Jose State* L, 2-1vs. Denver^ L, 2-1* MPSF Games^ MPSF Tournament

2003 5-11-2 (2-3-1)UC Riverside W, 2-1Oregon State L, 3-0Saint Mary’s W, 1-0at Cal Poly L, 2-1at Loyola Marymount T, 0-0vs. Alabama A&M L, 2-0vs. Gonzaga L, 3-0at San Jose State* L, 6-1UC Santa Barbara L, 3-0at San Francisco L, 6-0at Santa Clara L, 2-0Cal State Monterey Bay W, 3-2Air Force* W, 3-2Denver* L, 4-1at UNLV* W, 3-2San Diego State* T, 1-1at New Mexico* L, 3-0San Diego State^ L, 3-1* MPSF Games^ MPSF Tournament

2004 6-12-1 (5-6-0)at Cal L, 2-1at Portland ^ L, 4-0vs. Gonzaga ^ L, 3-1Saint Mary’s T, 1-1(2OT)Dominican W, 4-0

at UC Davis L, 2-1at Air Force* L, 2-1at Denver* L, 4-1San Jose State* W, 4-3 (OT)at New Mexico* L, 3-0San Diego State* W, 2-0UNLV* W, 2-1Denver* L, 2-1Air Force* W, 2-1 (OT)at UNLV* L, 2-1at San Diego State L, 2-1New Mexico* L, 1-0UC Davis L, 1-0at San Jose State* W, 3-0^ Portland Tournament* MPSF Games

2005 9-7-2 (4-5-1)at Saint Mary’s L, 3-0Oregon State W, 2-1Dayton W, 1-0vs. Adelphi ^ T, 1-1 (2OT)at Long Island ^ W, 2-1Menlo W, 4-0at Cal Poly L, 4-1UC Davis W, 2-0at San Jose State* L, 1-0at #2 New Mexico* L, 1-0 (OT)at UNLV* W, 2-1Denver* W, 3-0Air Force* W, 3-1at Denver* L, 1-0at Air Force* L, 2-1UNLV* W, 2-1 (OT)# 2 New Mexico* T, 1-1 (2OT)San Jose State* L, 2-1^ LIU Soccer Classic* MPSF Games

2006 7-10-2 (4-4-2)vs. Michigan State^ L, 1-0 (OT)at Oregon State^ L, 1-2at UC Davis# L, 1-0Valparaiso# W, 3-2UC Riverside@ L, 2-1vs. Bowling Green@ W, 3-0vs. Stanford! L, 2-0at Cal! L, 2-0Pacific Union W, 20-0San Jose State* L, 1-0at UNLV* W, 2-1 (2OT)at #17 New Mexico* L, 1-0 (OT)Air Force* W, 3-1Denver* L, 2-1at Air Force* L, 2-1at Denver* T, 1-1 (2OT)#9 New Mexico* T, 1-1 (2OT)

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UNLV* W, 2-1 (2OT)at San Jose State* W, 3-0^ Oregon State Diadora Tournament# Copa de Causeway Tournament@ Saint Mary’s Tournament! Adidas Cal Legacy Classic* MPSF Game

2007 4-13-2 (3-6-1)at Dayton^ L, 2-1vs. Butler^ L, 4-0Portland# L, 2-0Oregon State# L, 2-1at # 20 UC Irvine L, 3-1at UC Riverside T, 2-2 (2OT)Saint Mary’s L, 1-0UC Davis L, 3-0Menlo W, 4-1at San Jose State* L, 2-1UNLV* W, 1-0 (OT)# 22 New Mexico* L, 1-0at Denver* T, 1-1 (2OT)vs. Air Force*$ W, 2-1Denver* L, 3-2Air Force* W, 1-0at New Mexico* L, 3-0at UNLV* L, 1-0at San Jose State* L, 1-0^ Dayton Marriot Flyer Classic# Copa de Causeway* MPSF Game$ Played at Colorado College

2008 8-9-2 (3-7)Cal State Bakersfield# W, 1-0Long Island# W,2-0vs. UC Irvine^ T, 1-1 (2OT)vs. Houston Baptist^ W, 2-0Menlo College W, 2-0Saint Mary’s W, 1-0at Cal State Northridge L, 2-1# 21 UC Davis L, 1-0Cal Poly T, 1-1 (2OT)San Jose State* W, 1-0at UNLV* L, 4-1at New Mexico* L, 2-1Air Force* L, 2-1Denver* L, 2-1at Air Force* W, 3-0at Denver* L, 3-1New Mexico* L, 2-1 (2OT)UNLV* W, 1-0 (2OT)at San Jose State* L, 4-1# Copa de Causeway^ Saint Mary’s Tournament* MPSF Game

2009 12-6-3 (6-0-1)Holy Names (Exh.) W, 5-0 Cal State Monterey Bay (Exh.) W, 6-1 at Saint Mary’s T, 1-1 (2OT)UC RIVERSIDE^ W, 1-0 vs. Alabama A&M^ W, 4-2 at # 15 San Francisco W, 2-1 at Santa Clara L, 1-0 at Cal Poly L, 4-0 at # 16 UC Irvine L, 2-0 William Jessup W, 8-0 at UC Davis L, 1-0 at San Jose State L, 2-1 Air Force* W, 2-0 Denver* W, 2-1 at Seattle* W, 1-0 at Cal State Bakersfield* W, 3-1 New Mexico* W, 1-0 at UNLV* T, 1-1 (2OT) San Jose State* W, 4-3 vs. UNLV # W, 1-0 (2OT) vs. New Mexico # T, 2-2 (W, 5-4 PKs)at Loyola Marymount $ W, 2-1 (OT)at # 6 UCLA $ L, 2-1* MPSF Game^ Saint Mary’s Tournament# MPSF Tournament (Denver, Colo.)$ NCAA Tournament

2010 11-5-7 (2-2-6)vs. NC State^ L, 4-3 (OT) at #11 Duke^ L, 4-1 UC DAVIS% W, 2-1at Stanford W, 1-0 Loyola Marymount W, 1-0#10 UC Irvine W, 2-0William Jessup W, 3-0Santa Clara T, 1-1 (2OT)San Jose State* T, 0-0 (2OT)Cal State Bakersfield* T, 0-0 (2OT)at Seattle* L, 1-0 Seattle* W, 2-0at Cal State Bakersfield* T, 1-1 (2OT) at Denver* T, 0-0 (2OT)at Air Force* L, 2-1 New Mexico* T, 0-0 (2OT)UNLV* T, 1-1 (OT)at San Jose State* W, 1-0 (OT)Air Force # W, 6-3Denver # W, 3-1Cal State Bakersfield # W, 2-1 (OT)Santa Clara $ W, 2-1at UCLA $ L, 4-1^ Duke Nike Tournament* MPSF Game# MPSF Tournament (Sacramento, Calif.)$ NCAA Tournament

2011 9-8-2 (5-4-1)at #19 Loyola Marymount W, 1-0 (OT)at UC Riverside L, 3-0San Francisco W, 2-0William Jessup W, 11-0Oregon State L, 4-3at Sant Mary’s T, 1-1 (2OT)at UC Davis W, 3-2 (2OT)at #8 UC Santa Barbara L, 2-0at San Jose State* W, 1-0 (OT)#25 Cal State Bakersfield* L, 3-0Seattle* W, 2-1at #19 Cal State Bakersfield* L, 4-0at Seattle* L, 2-0Denver* W, 2-1Air Force* T, 0-0 (2OT)at #2 New Mexico* L, 2-0at UNLV* W, 2-0San Jose State* W, 3-2 (OT)vs. San Jose State # L, 4-2* MPSF Game# MPSF Tournament (Denver, Colo.)

2012 TIME (PT)at Oregon State 7 PMSAN DIEGO 5 PMSAINT MARY’S 1 PMSEATTLE U 5 PMat San Francisco 4 PMat Cal State Bakersfield 7 PMSAN JOSE STATE 3:30 PMUNLV 1 PMat UC Irvine * 7 PMat Cal State Northridge * 1 PMCAL STATE FULLERTON * 4 PMUC RIVERSIDE * 1 PMCAL POLY ^ 4 PMat UC Santa Barbara ^ 7 PMUC DAVIS ^ 4 PMat Cal Poly ^ 7 PMUC SANTA BARBARA ^ 3 PMat UC Davis 3 PM* Big West Conference Game ^ Big West North Division Game

DIV. I YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTSLEADERSHIP

Attending Sacramento State offers a life-changing opportunity. We will prepare you not only for a career, but to be a leader in your profession and in your community.

ACADEMICS

Sacramento State offers a vibrant intellectual environment with a multicultural student body of 28,000. We graduate almost 6,000 students each year who take their pick from 58 undergraduate, 41 graduate and two doctoral programs.

CAMPUS

We’re particularly proud of our beautiful 300-acre campus, with its lush landscaping and 3,000 trees. Miles of trails stretch along the nearby American River Parkway, linking campus and student housing with areas such as Folsom Lake and downtown Sacramento.

ACTIVITIES

More than half the University’s students join at least one of 289 student organizations, and

more than 5,000 participate in the intramural sports program. There are arts programs, speeches, debates, comedy shows and concerts throughout the year.

VALUE

Sacramento State remains one of the nation’s best higher education values, with student fees among the lowest in the nation. About one-third of our students receive some form of financial assistance.

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

Sacramento is one of the state’s most affordable big cities, and offers dozens of stylish restaurants, galleries and boutiques within minutes of campus. The region’s parks, rivers and nearby recreation areas make it popular with outdoor enthusiasts.

SACRAMENTO STATE STUDENTS

Enrollment: 28,000

Men: 42%

Women: 58%

Undergraduate: 77%

Graduate: 22%

SACRAMENTO STATE STUDENT ETHNICITY

African American: 7%

American Indian: 1%

Asian/Pacific: 20%

Latino/Latina: 16%

Caucasian: 43%

International: 2%

Other: 11%

Top: A new bookstore opened on campus in 2007.

Below: There is late-night study space in the AIRC.

CAMPUS

ATHLETICS CENTER

THE WELLSacramento State opened its state-of-the-art 151,000 square-foot recreation and wellness center, the WELL, prior to the 2010-11 school year and it has already become a hub for students.

The facility, which is open year-round, features four basketball courts, a track, a climbing wall, a multi-purpose sport court for indoor soccer and volleyball, racquetball courts, expansive weight-training and cardio areas and full locker rooms.

There are also exercise studios where trainers lead classes in everything from yoga and zumba to cycling boot camps and cardio kickboxing. Personal trainers are also available.

In addition, The WELL is the home base for Sacramento State’s intramurals program, student health center and the Peak Adventures organization.

Peak Adventures is an outdoor program that provides recreational and educational opportunities through guided outdoor trips and ropes course programs plus clinics and classes on many outdoor subjects.

Peak Adventures also boasts a full-service bike shop and equipment rentals to prepare students for any journey.

Top: The exterior of the WELL lit up at night.

Above: Huge climbing walls are near the entrance.

Below: The WELL’s four basketball courts.

The WELL sponsors great events for students

throughout the year. Check out photos from

some of them HERE.

RESIDENCE HALLSSacramento State utilizes six residence hall complexes to house students. American River Courtyard, the newest - completed in 2009, houses upperclassmen in apartment style dorms while Sutter Hall, Sierra Hall, Draper Hall, Jenkins Hall and Desmond Hall feature traditional style dorms for freshmen.

All of the residence halls are located on the north edge of campus along the American River, with three buildings on each side of the dining commons.

Living on campus can have a significant impact on academic success and personal growth. The Residence Halls are not only comfortable and convenient, but they also offer

ample opportunities to make new and lasting friendships and to be involved with floor, hall, and campus-wide activities.

Residence halls are staffed by live-in professionals and trained student Resident Advisors.

Staff help organize a variety of programs and social activities, and serve as a source of campus information.

Top: Sacramento State opened up the American River Courtyard dorms in 2009.

Above: A large dining hall is in the middle of the residence hall complex.

Below: Bunk beds are common in the freshmen dorms.

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MAJORS, MINORS & CERTIFICATESAFRICAN STUDIES: Minor, CertificateANTHROPOLOGY: BA, MinorART: BA, MinorASIAN STUDIES: BA, MinorASTRONOMY: MinorBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: BA, BS, Honors, Minor, CertificateBUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: BS, Business Honors, Minor, CertificateCALIFORNIA STUDIES: MinorCAREER & TECHNICAL STUDIES: BSCHEMISTRY: BA, BS, MinorCHICANA/O LATINA/O STUDIES: MinorCHILD DEVELOPMENT: BA, MinorCHINESE: MinorCOMMUNICATION STUDIES: BA, MinorCOMPUTER SCIENCE: BS, Minor, CertificateCRIMINAL JUSTICE: BS, MinorECONOMICS: BA, Minor, CertificateEDUCATION: MinorEDUCATION - BILINGUAL: MinorEDUCATION - SPECIAL EDUCATION, REHABILITATION, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY, & DEAF STUDIES: BA, Minor, CertificateEDUCATION — TEACHER EDUCATION: MinorENGINEERING: MinorENGINEERING — CIVIL: BS, CertificateENGINEERING — COMPUTER: BSENGINEERING — CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT: BS-Minor in Business Administration

ENGINEERING — ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC: BSENGINEERING — MECHANICAL: BSENGLISH: BA, Minor, CertificateENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: BA, MinorETHNIC STUDIES: BA, Minor, CertificateFAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES: BA, MinorFAMILY LIFE EDUCATION: CertificateFILM: BA, Minor (Film Studies)

FRENCH: BA, MinorGEOGRAPHY: BA, Minor, CertificateGEOLOGY: BA, BS, MinorGERMAN: MinorGERONTOLOGY: BS, MinorGOVERNMENT: BA, MinorGRAPHIC DESIGN: BSHEALTH SCIENCE: BS, MinorHELLENIC STUDIES: MinorHISTORY: BA, MinorHUMANITIES & RELIGIOUS STUDIES: BA

INTERIOR DESIGN: BAITALIAN: MinorJAPANESE: MinorJOURNALISM: BA, MinorKINESIOLOGY: BS, Minor, Credential, CertificateLABOR STUDIES: MinorLATIN: MinorLIBERAL STUDIES: BAMATHEMATICS: BA, Minor, CredentialMIDDLE EAST/ISLAMIC STUDIES: MinorMILITARY STUDIES: MinorMUSIC: BA, BM, MinorNURSING: BSPEACE & CONFLICT RESOLUTION: MinorPHILOSOPHY: BA, Honors Program, MinorPHOTOGRAPHY: BAPHYSICAL SCIENCE: BAPHYSICS: BA, BS, Minor, CertificatePORTUGUESE: MinorPSYCHOLOGY: BA, Minor, CertificateRECREATION, PARKS, & TOURISM ADMINISTRATION: BS, MinorRUSSIAN: MinorSOCIAL SCIENCE: BASOCIAL WORK: BA, MinorSOCIOLOGY: BA, MinorSPANISH: BA, MinorSPECIAL MAJOR: BA, BS, MinorSPEECH PATHOLOGY & AUDIOLOGY: BSTHEATER & DANCE: BA, MinorWOMEN’S STUDIES: BS, Minor

Top: The North entrance to campus.

Above: There are many outdoor study spaces.

SACRAMENTO STATE ATHLETICS

FACILITIES

Top: Hornet Stadium had state-of-the-art Field Turf installed prior to the 2010 season.

Above: Shea Stadium, home of the softball team, is the finest facility in the conference.

Below: The Sacramento State volleyball team, along with men’s and women’s basketball, plays at The Nest.

Left: The Nest is also home for gymnastics meets.

SACRAMENTO STATE FACILITIES

Hornet Stadium: Football, Track and Field

John Smith Field: Baseball

Shea Stadium: Softball

Hornet Field: Men’s and Women’s Soccer

The Nest: Volleyball, Gymnastics and Basketball

Sacramento State Aquatic Center: Rowing

Rio Del Oro RC: Men’s and Women’s Tennis

Spare Time Indoor TC: Men’s and Women’s Tennis

Empire Golf, Valley Hi CC, Del Paso CC, Morgan

Creek CC, Winchester CC and Sierra View CC : Golf

Broad Fieldhouse: Weight Room, Training Room

THE BROAD FIELDHOUSEThe newest athletics facility on the Sacramento State campus, the Eli and Edythe Broad Fieldhouse, was completed in 2008.

The facility features locker rooms and coaches offices for the Sacramento State football and track & field programs as well as a new weight room. The Broad also houses an equipment room and training room.

The facility, located on the south end of Hornet Stadium, provides large meeting rooms that can be divided for small groups.

The strength and conditioning staff is housed in the Broad with all teams executing customized workout programs in the 6,000 square-foot weight room.

Top: The main entrance of the Broad Fieldhouse on

the south end of Hornet Stadium.

Above: One of many stations in the Broad

Fieldhouse weight room.

Left: All Sacramento State teams receive specialized

weight training in the Broad Fieldhouse.

ATHLETICS CENTER

Top: The main entrance to the Athletics Center features the Hornet logo proudly displayed above.

Above: The lobby has study areas and a donor wall featuring names of endowed scholarships.

Below: Ticket windows are located in the lobby of the new athletics center.

Left: Women’s basketball head coach Jamie Craighead’s office on the second floor.

The new Athletics Center was renovated in 2011 with coaches and staff moving in over winter break. The building features two floors, with coaches offices, a kitchen and deck on the top floor plus staff offices and a large lobby on the bottom level. The building is located next to Yosemite Hall, which houses the gym, locker rooms and a training room.

The Athletics Center features many study areas for student-athletes and the fastest wireless internet on campus. It is a great place for Hornets to relax between classes.

ATHLETICS EXCELLENCE

Top: Western Athletic Conference MVP Andrew Ayers led baseball to its first regular season title.

Above: Women’s outdoor track and field won a Big Sky record fifth straight championship in 2012.

Below: The women’s tennis team has won an incredible 92 consecutive Big Sky matches over 11 years.

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (LAST 4 YEARS)

2011-12 BASEBALL - Western Athletic ConferenceWOMEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky ConferenceMEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky ConferenceMEN’S GOLF - America Sky ConferenceWOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference

2010-11 MEN’S SOCCER - Mountain Pacific Sports FederationWOMEN’S SOCCER - Big Sky ConferenceMEN’S INDOOR TRACK - Big Sky ConferenceWOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK - Big Sky ConferenceMEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky ConferenceWOMEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky ConferenceMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK - Big Sky ConferenceWOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference

2009-10MEN’S SOCCER - Mountain Pacific Sports FederationWOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK - Big Sky ConferenceMEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky ConferenceWOMEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky ConferenceWOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference

2008-09MEN’S GOLF - America Sky ConferenceROWING - Western Intercollegiate Rowing AssociationMEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky ConferenceWOMEN’S TENNIS - Big Sky ConferenceWOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK - Big Sky Conference

ADMINISTRATIONUNIVERSITY PRESIDENTDr. Alexander Gonzalez

ATHLETICS DIRECTORDr. Terry Wanless

Dr. Alexander Gonzalez has served more than three decades as a professor and education leader, including serving as president of California State University, Sacramento, since 2003. As the first person in his family to graduate

from college, Dr. Gonzalez has devoted his career to ensuring greater opportunities for students. Dr. Gonzalez enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at age 17, served four years and then used the G.I. Bill to graduate from Pomona College. He graduated with honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He later earned a master’s degree in psychology and doctorate from the University of California, Santa Cruz, before serving as a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University. His experience includes six years as president of California State University, San Marcos, and 18 years at Fresno State, where he was the university’s provost and vice president for academic affairs. His commitment to the California State University system includes serving on a work group that reviewed and recommended corrective action on remedial education, and, more recently, as a member of a committee of presidents considering policy on enrollment management, the CSU’s Technology Steering Committee, and the Institute for Teaching and Learning.

Click here to read more about President Gonzalez.

Dr. Terry Wanless¹ 10-year tenure as Sacramento State¹s Director of Athletics has seen growth unparalleled in the school¹s 21-year Division I history.

His vision of broad success in the department has come to fruition over

the last six years, when the Hornets have won at least five conferencechampionships each year, combining for 39 during that six-year time frame. That includes an unprecedented eight conference titles during the 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2010-11 academic years.

In addition, the program won the Big Sky Conference¹s all-sports points championship in 2010-11, and has claimed four Big Sky Women¹s All-Sports Trophies in the last five years.

Academically, all 20 of Sacramento State¹s programs exceeded the NCAA¹s Academic Progress Rate (APR) requirements in 2010-11, including four teams that finished among the top 10 percent nationally in their sport. Football, men¹s and women¹s cross country, women¹s indoor track and field, and women¹s outdoor track and field produced the highest APR score among the Big Sky Conference then nine institutions.

Click here to read more about Dr. Wanless.

STUDENT-ATHLETE RESOURCE CENTER

DirectorPaul Edwards

916-278-7796

Academic ServicesLaurie Dahlberg 916-278-5440

Life SkillsMark McGushin916-278-5297

ComplianceKylee Keroher916-278-2644

Football AdvisorBob Shook

916-278-2306

AdmissionsShannon Hall

916-278-6309

ComplianceKatherine Zedonis

916-278-4537

The Student-Athlete Resource Center was created in March 2006 in an effort to combine three very important Student Affairs’ programs that provide valuable services to Hornet student-athletes, coaches, and staff.

The programs of Athletic Academic Services, Life Skills and Student-Athlete Development, and NCAA Compliance and Financial Services combine to provide student-athletes with the support to develop as independent and successful

young adults and the skills to achieve their academic goals, to persist towards graduation, and to meet all NCAA eligibility requirements.

The SARC staff helps student-athletes navigate through many of the campus’ academic procedures and policies, understand NCAA rules compliance and eligibility requirements, and provide services that place student welfare and the development of the whole student as a top priority.

The Sports Medicine Team at Sacramento State provides quality health care to all student-athletes. This is done through the following domains: risk management and injury prevention, pathology of injuries and illnesses, assessment and evaluation, acute care of injury and illness, pharmacology, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, nutritional aspects of injury and illness and psychosocial intervention and referral.

We intend to fulfill our purpose by:

• Creating a comfortable and caring environment within the athletic training facility.

SPORTS MEDICINE

Director of TrainingBrandon Padilla (ATC)

Athletic TrainerHeather Farwig (ATC)

Athletic TrainerJoe Ramos (ATC)

Graduate AssistantTammy Gough (ATC)

Graduate AssistantErin Snyder (ATC)

Graduate AssistantDave Redman (ATC)

• Assuring that our emergency procedures are safe, efficient, and expedient. • Providing care for student-athletes regardless of ability, race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin or sport.

• Assuring that each physician, staff member and student athletic trainer maintains a pleasant, caring, and professional attitude consistent with the National Athletic Trainers Association Code of Professional Practice.

• Maintaining and operating our athletic training facility in an organized and efficient manner.

• Assuring that each athlete is carefully counseled regarding their injury or illness and options are explained when appropriate.

• Philosophically providing all athletes with the opportunity to see a physician if he or she makes this request to a certified staff member.

• Insuring that student athletic trainers are properly trained and knowledgeable regarding basic care and treatment of injuries.

• Insuring that each athlete has the best possible opportunity to participate in intercollegiate athletics in a physically healthy environment.

The strength and conditioning program has the following goals for our student-athletes:

• To be the best physically prepared team each game.• To be the best mentally prepared team each game.• To ready for each contest by matching workout tempo to pace of a game.• To emphasize ground based exercises: applying maximum amount of force through the ground as fast as possible to move quicker, run faster, jump higher, get stronger and be more explosive.• Decrease the chance of injury.• To learn to compete under adversity.• To be winners on and off the field as a team and individually.

The three principles used by the strength and conditioning staff:

• HOW TO - Proper technique.• HOW FAST - Speed after great technique.• HOW MUCH - Load, frequency, time, weight, reps, distance and work-rest ratio.

The Sacramento State strength and conditioning staff utilizes both the Broad Fieldhouse weight room plus the Hornet Stadium turf and track to conduct workouts. The Broad features 10 Olympic platforms, a large dumbbell area, and numerous machine weights to help strengthen student-athletes and is large enough for 50 student-athletes to work in a circuit. The facility also has equipment used for rehabilitation purposes.

Becoming a champion and winning championships is a 52-week commitment. There is no offseason. We always strive to get better.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

AssistantErin Wick

AssistantTom DiStasio

AssistantKyle Aber

DirectorJared Nessland

HEAD COACHES

SUPPORT STAFF

Jamie CraigheadWomen’s Basketball

Fourth Season

Randy DediniWomen’s Soccer

Sixth Season

Dima HrynashkaWomen’s TennisSeventh Season

Mike ConnorsWomen’s Rowing

11th Season

Brian KatzMen’s Basketball

Fifth Season

Slava KonikovMen’s Tennis

Eighth Season

Mike LinenbergerMen’s Soccer24th Season

Kathleen RaskeCC/T&F

10th Season

Marshall SperbeckFootball

Sixth Season

Kathy StrahanSoftball

21st Season

David SutherlandGolf

Sixth Season

Ruben VoltaVolleyball

Fifth Season

Kim HughesGymnastics31st Season

Reggie ChristiansenBaseball

Third Season

Nat BaileyEquipmentManager

Martinique BakerAdministrative

Assistant

Brian BergerMedia Relations

Director

Bobby BiggsDirector of

Cheerleading

Ryan BjorkAssistant Media

Relations Director

Bill MacrissDeputy Athletics

Director

Carter MatticeAthletic Equipment

Attendant

Lois MatticeSenior WomanAdministrator

Scott MoakPublic Address

Announcer

Dr. Steve PerezFaculty Athletics Representative

Will SchillingPublic Address

Announcer

Steve TebbsFacilities and

Operations Director

Gigi TimpsonBusinessAssistant

Joe WaltastiAssistant Media

Relations Director

Rose WelchBusiness Manager

Tracy Ralls Public Address

Announcer

Steve IwasaEquipment Manager

Veronica EspindolaAthletic Equipment

Attendant

Jolie RobertsDance Team

Director

T-Anté SimsDirector of

Ticket Operations

Adam PrimasMarketingDirector

Angeliza FontillasMarketing

Green Army

Bob SolorioStaff

Photographer

John SmithSpecial Assistant to the Athletic Director

Kylie HurnBusinessAssistant

Becca WhitmanNelligan Sports

Properties

Missy MatzenDevelopment

Assistant Director

Cheryl BoyesCommunity Relations

Director

Michael SellingNelligan Sports

Properties

Chris SorianoMarketing

Graphic Designer

GET TO KNOW SACRAMENTO

The famous Tower Bridge connects the Capitol to

West Sacramento and Raley Field.

THE CAPITOL BUILDINGThe California State Capitol is home to the government of California. The building houses the bicameral state legislature and the office of the governor.

The Neoclassical structure was completed between 1861 and 1874 at the west end of Capitol Park, which is framed by L Street to the north, N Street to the south, 10th Street to the west, and 15th Street to the east. The Capitol and grounds were listed on the office of the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and listed as a California Historical Landmark during 1974, with a re-dedication on January 9, 1982 to commemorate the close of the bicentennial restoration project.

The California Senate chamber seats its 40 members in a large chamber room decorated in red, which is a reference to the British House of Lords, also the upper house of a bicameral legislature. The Latin phrase “Senatoris est civitatis libertatem tueri” [“It is the duty of a Senator to protect the liberty of the people”] lines a wall in the chamber.

Top: The Capitol building is the heart of downtown.

Above: A stained glass state seal at the Capitol.

HISTORIC CALIFORNIA CAPITAL LOCATIONS

1. Monterey

September 9, 1849 - October 13, 1849

2. Pueblo de San Jose

December 15, 1849 - May 1, 1851

3. Vallejo

January 5, 1852 - January 12, 1852

4. Sacramento

January 16, 1852 - November 2, 1853

5. Vallejo

January 3, 1853 - February 4, 1853

6. Benicia

February 11, 1853 - February 25, 1854

7. Sacramento

February 28, 1854 - present day

The California Assembly chamber is located at the opposite end of the building. Its green tones are based on those of the British House of Commons, the lower house. The dais rests along a wall shaped like an “E”, with the central projection housing the rostrum. Along the cornice appears a quotation from Abraham

Lincoln in Latin: legislatorum est justas leges condere (“It is the duty of legislators to pass just laws”).

Public tours are conducted daily, on the hour, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For tour information, call (916) 324-0333.

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MIDTOWNGoing to school and living in an urban area has its advantages. Midtown is a perfect example of that.

The neighborhood, bordered by R Street on the South, J Street on the North, 16th Street on the West and 30th Street on the East, is home to many Hornets.

A large number of Sacramento State students live in Midtown due to the area’s fun and vibrant atmosphere and the numerous public transportation options available.

Students can take both bus and light rail to get to campus.

It is a largely residential community with tree-lined streets and old Victorians. It is also the center of Sacramento’s art, music, and cultural scene.

Boutiques, bars, clubs plus upscale and casual dining abound and Midtown has the only winery located in the greater urban area.

Midtown hosts the famous “Second Saturday” street fair on the second Saturday of each month, which attracts thousands of visitors.

Midtown is known for being pedestrian-friendly and bike-friendly with continuous marked bike-lanes throughout the neighborhood and a bike path connecting to the American River Parkway which extends to campus and beyond to Folsom.

Top: Sacramento’s midtown neighborhood features

many restaurants and shops.

Left: There are a myriad of old Victorian homes that

have been renovated into apartments in midtown.

Below: Tree-lined streets and wide sidewalks make

midtown an inviting place to live.

OLD SACRAMENTOIn 1839, John Sutter arrived on the shore of the American River near its confluence with the Sacramento River. With the promise of a Mexican land grant, Sutter and his landing party established Sutter's Fort.

As the settlement grew and became permanent, it attracted other businessmen looking for opportunities. Sutter and the people he attracted created a commercial center in the area, but it was the Gold Rush in 1848 that created the City of Sacramento.

When gold was discovered in the nearby foothills by James Marshall, local merchant Sam Brannan rushed to open a store near the Sacramento River to take advantage of the convenient waterfront location. What was then called Sutter’s Embarcadero was soon known as the City of Sacramento and now Old Sacramento. The city rapidly grew into a trading center for miners outfitting themselves for the gold fields.

Early Sacramento’s waterfront location was

prime for commercial success, but was prone to severe flooding. The city also fell victim to repeated fires engulfing its hastily constructed buildings composed mainly of wood and canvas. In 1850 the new city experienced its first devastating flood, and in 1852, the city was again wiped out by high water. It was apparent that drastic measures would have to be taken if it was to be saved.

In 1853, a mammoth project was proposed to raise the city above the flood level. The ambitious and expensive proposal was not fully accepted until another devastating flood swept through the city in 1862. Within a few years, thousands of cubic yards of earth were brought in on wagons and the daring scheme to raise the street level began. The original street level can be seen throughout Old Sacramento under the boardwalks and in basements.

In the mid-1960’s, a plan was set forth to redevelop the area and through it, the first historic district in the West was created. Today, with 53 historic buildings, Old Sacramento has more buildings of historic value condensed into its 28 acres than most areas of similar size in the west.

Today, “Old Sac” has flourished and is once again a thriving commercial center. Many restaurants, shops, clubs and a comedy club line the wooden sidewalks of a popular hangout for Sacramento locals and tourists alike.

Top: The Old Sacramento area of downtown

Above: Sutter’s Fort is now a downtown park

PROFESSIONAL SPORTSSacramento is home to a wide variety of professional sports - from basketball to baseball and football to soccer.

The highlight of that group is the Sacramento Kings. The local NBA franchise features players such as Tyreke Evans, DeMarcus Cousins, Thomas Robinson and Jimmer Fredette. The Kings play in Natomas, a neighborhood north of downtown Sacramento.

The Sacramento River Cats - the AAA affiliate of the Oakland Athletics - play home games from April through early September at Raley Field in West Sacramento.

The local professional sports scene also features the United Football League’s Sacramento Mountain Lions, who play their home games at Raley Field, and the Sacramento Gold FC soccer club.

The Folsom Rodeo is a popular event each summer, as well as the Tour of California bike race and many local golf tournaments.

Top: The Sacramento Kings play at Power Balance Pavilion, just 15 minutes from campus.

Above: The Sacramento River Cats - the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics - play games at Raley Field.

PROFESSIONAL SPORTSUnlike many universities around the country, Sacramento State is just 15 minutes away from an international airport. Student-athletes benefit with easy travel schedules to road games. Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Northern California’s gateway to the world, is served by 12 airlines offering nonstop direct flights to cities throughout North America and beyond.

On October 6, 2011, SMF opened Central Terminal B, a new, state-of-the art terminal and concourse featuring an exciting mix of local and national retail and restaurant brands.

Aeromexico, Alaska, American, Frontier, Hawaiian, Horizon, Jet Blue and Southwest will serve passengers from Central Terminal B. Continental, Delta, United and US Airways will serve passengers from Terminal A.

Please see www.smf.aero for more information about the airport or follow them on Twitter and Facebook (SacIntlAirport). Top: The Sacramento International Airport is just a 15 minute drive from campus.

Above: A new state-of-the-art terminal opened last year.

SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONThe Sacramento Regional Transit District operates 64 bus routes and 37.5 miles of light rail 365 days a year using 76 light rail vehicles, 182 buses and 11 shuttle vans. Buses operate daily from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. every 15 to 75 minutes, depending on the route. Light rail trains begin operation at 4 a.m. Blue Line and Gold Line trains operate until 10:30 p.m.

The Gold Line’s University/65th station is just two blocks away from the Sacramento State campus. Students receive a free ride pass.

The Hornet Express Shuttle bus also runs from the 65th street station and other locations near campus. During the school year, the Hornet Night Shuttle provides free taxi service back-and-forth from campus.

An Amtrak rail line also runs into downtown Sacramento, with the station serving the California Zephyr Line, the Coast Starlight Line, the San Joaquin Line, and the Capitol Corridor Line. Top: One of the trains in the Sacramento Regional Transit Light Rail System.

Above: The Sacramento State campus is just two blocks from the University/65th Street station.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIAAbove: One of the many

waterfalls located in

Yosemite National Park.

Left: The Golden Gate

bridge and the San

Francisco Bay Area is less

than a two-hour drive from

campus.

Below: Recreation

opportunities abound

during all four seasons at

Lake Tahoe.

Sacramento is centrally located to all the best Northern California has to offer.

A 90-minute drive west is the San Francisco Bay Area, a beautiful, bustling metropolitan area of 7.4 million people. Also tless than wo hours away, to the east of campus, is pristine Lake Tahoe (below), which offers world class skiing and snowboarding in the winter plus watersports and beaches in the summer.

A three hour drive south of Sacramento is the famous Yosemite National Park, home of three