# 2019 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team

The 2019 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team represented University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 Big West Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 2. It was the program's 54th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 28th season in the Big West. The 2019 season was Tim Vom Steeg's twenty-first year as head coach for the program.

## Roster

    As of December 2, 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | SLV | Alan Carrillo |
| 1 | GK | USA | Ben Roach |
| 2 | DF | USA | Kavian Kashani |
| 3 | DF | NZL | Hunter Ashworth |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Faouzi Taieb |
| 6 | DF | NZL | William Gillingham |
| 7 | DF | NZL | Noah Billingsley |
| 8 | MF | USA | Kaya Fabbretti |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Ignacio Tellechea |
| 10 | FW | SLE | Rodney Michael |
| 11 | MF | SLE | Sahid Conteh |
| 12 | MF | USA | Carson Vom Steeg |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Finn Ballard McBride |
| 14 | DF | CAN | Mateo Restrepo Mejia |
| 15 | DF | USA | Giovanny Acosta |
| 16 | FW | GHA | Ameyawu Muntari |
| 17 | FW | MEX | Derek Kryzda |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | USA | Ryan Johnson |
| 19 | DF | USA | Jesse Fitzgerald |
| 20 | FW | CAN | Will Baynham |
| 23 | MF | USA | Luka Zivkovic |
| 24 | DF | USA | Justin Ali |
| 25 | DF | USA | Omari Fontes |
| 26 | DF | USA | Tristan Miller |
| 27 | FW | USA | Carter Clemmensen |
| 28 | FW | USA | Oscar Ferreira |
| 29 | GK | USA | Kyle Rudd |
| 30 | MF | USA | Sam Fletcher |
| 31 | DF | USA | Lucas Gonzalez |
| 32 | MF | USA | Zade Ghani |
| 33 | FW | USA | John Kim |
| 40 | GK | USA | Colin Coppola Sneddon |
| 85 | MF | FRA | Thibault Candia |

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| August 30* 7:30 p.m. | | UNLV | W 2–1 $^{2OT}$ | 1–0–0 | Harder Stadium (1,416) Santa Barbara, CA |
| September 1* 7:00 p.m. | | No. 16 Virginia Tech | L 1–3 | 1–1–0 | Harder Stadium (1,500) Santa Barbara, CA |
| September 7* 7:00 p.m. | | California | L 0–3 | 1–2–0 | Harder Stadium (1,512) Santa Barbara, CA |
| September 12* 7:00 p.m. | | at Gonzaga | W 1–0 | 2–2–0 | Luger Field (436) Spokane, WA |
| September 15* 7:00 p.m. | | at Oregon State | W 3–2 | 3–2–0 | Paul Lorenz Field (358) Corvallis, OR |
| September 19* 7:00 p.m. | | Seattle | W 1–0 | 4–2–0 | Harder Stadium (1,000) Santa Barbara, CA |
| September 22* 7:00 p.m. | | UMBC | W 4–0 | 5–2–0 | Harder Stadium (1,843) Santa Barbara, CA |
| September 25* 7:00 p.m. | | at Pacific | W 2–0 | 6–2–0 | Knoles Field (419) Stockton, CA |
| September 28* 7:00 p.m. | | No. 1 Stanford | T 3–3 $^{2OT}$ | 6–2–1 | Harder Stadium (3,812) Santa Barbara, CA |
| October 1* 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 25 San Diego | T 2–2 $^{2OT}$ | 6–2–2 | Torero Stadium (446) San Diego, CA |
| October 5 7:00 p.m. | | Cal Poly Blue–Green Rivalry | W 3–1 | 7–2–2 | Harder Stadium (9,748) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Big West Conference regular season ||||||
| October 9 7:00 p.m. | | Sacramento State | W 2–0 | 8–2–2 (1–0–0) | Harder Stadium (1,000) Santa Barbara, CA |
| October 12 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 24 Cal State Fullerton | W 5–0 | 9–2–2 (2–0–0) | Titan Stadium (952) Fullerton, CA |
| October 16 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 | UC Riverside | W 2–0 | 10–2–2 (3–0–0) | Harder Stadium (1,013) Santa Barbara, CA |
| October 19 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 | UC Irvine | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 10–3–2 (3–1–0) | Harder Stadium (1,534) Santa Barbara, CA |
| October 23 3:00 p.m. | No. 20 | at UC Davis | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 10–3–3 (3–1–1) | Aggie Soccer Field (587) Davis, CA |
| October 26 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 | at Cal State Northridge | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 10–3–4 (3–1–2) | Matador Soccer Field (392) Northridge, CA |
| November 2 5:00 p.m. | No. 19 | at Cal Poly Blue–Green Rivalry | W 2–0 | 11–3–4 (4–1–2) | Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Big West Conference Tournament ||||||
| November 9 7:00 p.m. | (2) No. 15 | (6) Cal State Northridge Semifinals | W 2–0 | 12–3–4 | Harder Stadium (1,126) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 15 2:00 p.m. | (2) No. 16 | at (1) No. 24 UC Davis Championship Game | L 0–2 | 12–4–4 | Aggie Soccer Field (1,308) Davis, CA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 21 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 | California First Round | W 3–1 | 13–4–4 | Harder Stadium (1,256) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 24 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 | at (12) No. 10 Saint Mary's Second Round | W 4–0 | 14–4–4 | Saint Mary's Stadium (1,556) Moraga, CA |
| December 1 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 | at (5) No. 6 Indiana Third Round | W 1–0 $^{2OT}$ | 15–4–4 | Bill Armstrong Stadium (712) Bloomington, IN |
| December 7 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 | at (4) No. 9 Wake Forest Quarterfinals | L 0–1 | 15–5–4 | Spry Stadium (2,027) Winston-Salem, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||