July 27, 2007
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State men's soccer team is ranked No. 25 in the College Soccer News preseason poll.
The Aztecs return seven starters, including 2006 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year Nick Cardenas and all-conference players Kraig Chiles, Danny Ortiz and Dennis Sanchez, from the 2006 team that went 9-6-4 and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season.
SDSU, which is one of four Pac-10 schools to make the preseason poll, plays four teams on the preseason list, including No. 1 UCLA, California, Washington and Creighton.
The Aztecs begin the season on the road against No. 21 Creighton on Aug. 31 before playing host to UC Riverside at noon on Sept. 3.