Joel Crompton - 2008 - Men's Soccer - UC Riverside Athletics

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7 Joel Crompton

Position Midfielder
Class Senior
Hometown Pleasanton, CA
High School Amador Valley, CA

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Career At the time of his graduation, his 70 matches played and 69 matches started were the most in the history of the program ... He also was tied for second on the career points list and was in fourth place in career goals scored ...

2008 Led the Highlanders in scoring and goals ... His eight goals tied for the third most in UC Riverside's single-season history and were the most since Luc Harrington and Scott Barnett each scored nine during the 2004 season ... Seven of his eight goals were in Big West Conference play ... Scored a goal in four consecutive matches from October 22 - November 1 ... Scored two goals in a game for the first time vs. UC Irvine on October 11 ... Broke UCR's career matches played mark, previously held by Jordan Arias and Juan Gutierrez (69), when he set foot on the pitch against Cal State Fullerton on November 8 ... Broke the Highlanders career matches started record, previously held by Charles Alamo (67), when he got the starting nod at UC Irvine on November 5 ... Named to the Big West Honorable Mention Team ...

2007 Tied for second on the team in goals score and tied for fifth in points ... Scored his first goal of the season in the Highlanders 2-0 win over #21 San Diego State on September 4 - the Highlanders first win against a ranked opponent in the program’s Division I history … Scored against Sacramento State on September 16 and UC Irvine on November 13 … One of only two players to start all 19 games ...

2006 Scored his first goal of the season in a 3-2 home win over San Diego State on September 6 …

2005 Named UCR Freshman Player of the Year … Saw his first action, and picked up his first start, for the Highlanders in a 2-0 loss to Virginia on September 2 ... One of four players to start 18 or more matches … Ranked third on the team in goals scored and tied for third in points … Scored his first career goal at UC Irvine on October 1 … Recorded his second goal in a 2-1 double overtime win against Cal State Fullerton on November 12 …

High School Three-year letter winner under coach Ken Villegas at Amador Valley High School … Led Dons to back-to-back East Bay Athletic League championships in 2004 and 2005 … Was the league’s leading scorer and First Team All-EBAL … Helped his club team, Ballistic United, to three State Cup championships and the Surf Cup title, serving as team captain from 2003-05 … Also lettered in volleyball … North Coast Section Scholar-Athlete ...

Personal Joel Crompton is the son of David and Jill Crompton … Majoring in business-economics … Enjoys the writings of Dr. Seuss … Listens to Incubus, Booka Shade, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, Rebelution, Steve Aokiand Bone Thugs n Harmony … Watches the Discovery Channel … Cheers for the LA Galaxy and the Phoenix Suns … His Favorite athlete is Steven Gerrard … Lists “Lord of War ” and “40 Year Old Virgin” as his favorite movies … Enjoys eating New York steak, fondue, and bananas foster … His most memorable sports moment is winning the Surf Cup with his club team … His career goal is to play professional soccer and run his own business … Lists Lothar Osiander as his biggest influence because he pushed him to play at the highest level ...

Joel Crompton's Career Stats

Year	GP-GS	G	A	Pts	Sh	Shot%	SOG	SOG%	YC-RC	GW	PK-ATT
2005	18-18	2	0	4	8	.250	5	.625		0	0-0
2006	14-14	1	0	2	9	.111	2	.222	4-2	0	0-0
2007	19-19	3	0	6	17	.176	8	.471		0	0-0
2008	19-18	8	1	17	36	.222	21	.583		0	3-3
Totals	70-69	14	1	29	70	.200	36	.514		0	3-3