Four Highlanders Earn All-Conference Nods
11/15/2005 2:40:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Irvine, CA—Four members of the UC Riverside men's soccer team received All-Big West Conference recognition, it was announced Tuesday. The four players ties the 2004 squad for the most Highlanders to be honored.
Senior defender Scott Barnett (Newbury Park, CA/Loyola College (MD)) was named to the second team while senior forward Randy Poggio (Santa Ana, CA/San Jose State Univ.), senior midfielder Jordan Arias (Palm Springs, CA/Palm Springs HS) and freshman forward Kyle Ochoa (Etiwanda, CA/Etiwanda HS) were all honorable mention selections.
Barnett landed on the second team last season as a midfielder, then moved to defense in 2005 to earn his second consecutive second team recognition. He appeared in all 19 of the Highlanders' games, starting 18. On offense, he scored one goal and added one assist for three points, but it was on defense where his presence was truly felt. Despite playing the final four matches with an outfield player in goal, Barnett helped UCR lower its goals-against-average from 1.89 last season to 1.56 this year, the second-lowest total in the school's Division I history.
Poggio appeared just one season in the UCR uniform after transferring from San Jose State in the spring. He led the Highlanders with five goals, seven assists, and 17 points while starting 15 of the 19 games. Poggio's seven assists put him second on the UCR single-season list and his five goals and 17 points are each fourth-most in UCR Division I history. On November 4 at Cal Poly, Poggio tied two UCR single-game records with three assists and five points in a 5-0 victory.
With his second honorable mention recognition, Arias becomes only the second Highlander to have earned all-conference honors three times, joining Luc Harrington (2002-2004). After being named to the second team in 2004, Arias struggled with injuries in 2005 but still managed to start 13 of his 15 games. Arias scored one goal and added two assists for four points this season while controlling the Highlander attack from central midfield. Arias ends his career tied for the most games played (69) and assists (11) while landing second on the career points list (29) and third on the goals top-10 (nine).
UCR's leading scorer for most of the season, Ochoa had a fine freshman campaign, finishing second on the team with four goals and one assist for nine points. Ochoa started 13 of his 18 appearances and led the Highlanders with two game-winning goals. He was named the Big West Player of the Week for October 10-16 after netting the game-winners against Cal State Fullerton and Cal Poly.
UCR finished the 2005 season with a 6-12-1 overall record and was fourth in the Big West Conference at 4-6-0.
Senior defender Scott Barnett (Newbury Park, CA/Loyola College (MD)) was named to the second team while senior forward Randy Poggio (Santa Ana, CA/San Jose State Univ.), senior midfielder Jordan Arias (Palm Springs, CA/Palm Springs HS) and freshman forward Kyle Ochoa (Etiwanda, CA/Etiwanda HS) were all honorable mention selections.
Barnett landed on the second team last season as a midfielder, then moved to defense in 2005 to earn his second consecutive second team recognition. He appeared in all 19 of the Highlanders' games, starting 18. On offense, he scored one goal and added one assist for three points, but it was on defense where his presence was truly felt. Despite playing the final four matches with an outfield player in goal, Barnett helped UCR lower its goals-against-average from 1.89 last season to 1.56 this year, the second-lowest total in the school's Division I history.
Poggio appeared just one season in the UCR uniform after transferring from San Jose State in the spring. He led the Highlanders with five goals, seven assists, and 17 points while starting 15 of the 19 games. Poggio's seven assists put him second on the UCR single-season list and his five goals and 17 points are each fourth-most in UCR Division I history. On November 4 at Cal Poly, Poggio tied two UCR single-game records with three assists and five points in a 5-0 victory.
With his second honorable mention recognition, Arias becomes only the second Highlander to have earned all-conference honors three times, joining Luc Harrington (2002-2004). After being named to the second team in 2004, Arias struggled with injuries in 2005 but still managed to start 13 of his 15 games. Arias scored one goal and added two assists for four points this season while controlling the Highlander attack from central midfield. Arias ends his career tied for the most games played (69) and assists (11) while landing second on the career points list (29) and third on the goals top-10 (nine).
UCR's leading scorer for most of the season, Ochoa had a fine freshman campaign, finishing second on the team with four goals and one assist for nine points. Ochoa started 13 of his 18 appearances and led the Highlanders with two game-winning goals. He was named the Big West Player of the Week for October 10-16 after netting the game-winners against Cal State Fullerton and Cal Poly.
UCR finished the 2005 season with a 6-12-1 overall record and was fourth in the Big West Conference at 4-6-0.
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