Oct. 8, 2007
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State's Brad Byrns (Alamo, Calif./Monte Vista HS) has been honored by two websites for his performance in the team's 1-0 victory over 14th-ranked UCLA on Saturday. Byrns, a redshirt freshman, was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week and the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on Monday.
Byrns made a season-high seven saves to earn his fifth shutout in six games in SDSU's 1-0 victory over No. 14 UCLA on Saturday. With his solid performance he helped the Aztecs, who are unbeaten in their last six games, defeat the Bruins for the first time since the 1989 season.
The Pac-10 Player of the Week on Tuesday, Byrns did a tremendous job controlling the penalty box and made many quality saves, including some point blank attempts to keep the shutout intact.
Byrns has anchored a San Diego State defense that has allowed just one controversial goal, which was thought to have been cleared of the line by an Aztec player, over the six-game unbeaten streak. Over that span, he is 5-0-1 with a 0.16 goals against average. He has saved 20 of the 21 shots on net for a 95.2 save percentage.
Byrns, who took over for two-time All-American and three-year starter Tally Hall, is 5-1-2 on the season with a 0.58 goals against average and 85.3 save percentage.
San Diego State (5-2-2, 1-0-0 Pac-10), which is ranked as high as No. 24 by Soccer America, will play host to nationally ranked California (4 p.m. Friday) and Stanford (2 p.m. Sunday) this weekend.