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TOP DRAWER SOCCER: UC Riverside Matures Into Title Contender
9/24/2012 8:41:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Riverside—There is a period of time when a program goes from conference novelty to national contender. Usually, it happens over the course of a couple of years with telling signs along the way that include the historic victory against conference favorite, legitimate complaint about missing out on the NCAA Tournament, and a motivated head coach who makes recruits believe in his vision.
The West Coast has a program with all of those characteristics, but it is not one you would expect.
Under the guidance of head coach Junior Gonzalez, the UC Riverside Highlanders (7-0-0) are off to their best start in program history.
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