Aug. 16, 2011
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - The San Diego State men's soccer team has been picked to finish fourth in the 2011 Pac-12 preseason poll, the league announced Tuesday.
The Aztecs garnered 13 points, three behind third-place Washington (16). UCLA has been selected to win the regular season title with 25 points, including five first-place votes, while California was picked second (21) with the other first-place vote. Stanford's 10 points were the fifth most in the poll and Oregon State rounded out the teams with five points.
SDSU kicks off its 2011 season Sunday (Aug. 21) with an exhibition game against UNLV at 1 p.m. PT at SDSU Sports Deck. Admission is free to all home games this season.
San Diego State is scheduled to play 19 matches in 2011, highlighted by home contests against 2010 NCAA semifinalist Michigan (Oct. 22), 2010 NCAA second round participant Penn (Sept. 11) and Pac-10 foes California (Oct. 2) and UCLA (Nov. 12), which both advanced to the 2010 NCAA quarterfinals.
The Aztecs return eight starters and 11 letterwinners from the 2010 team that went 10-7-2, the program's first 10-win team since 1994 (10-9-0).