USD Men's Soccer 2008

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Plead Coach - 30th Season

With all of the success enjoyed by the Torero soccer teams the last several years - eleven NCAA Tour– nament appearances in thirteen seasons - it is easy to overlook the remarkable job Coach Seamus McFadden has done building the program from the ground up. McFadden has been named West Coast Conference Coach of the Year a record seven times (2000, '99, '98, '95, '94, '92, '86); won five wee championships; has coached eight WCC Defensive Players of the Year, six wee Offensive Players of the Year and two WCC Freshman Players of the Year. The 2007 squad was a solid group of athletes finishing 11- 8-1 overall, and 8-3-1 taking second place overall in the conference. In 2003 his squad went 12-4-4, placed second in the highly com– petitive wee, and reached the 2nd round of the NCAATourney. In 2002 he directed USO to a 14-6 mark and first round appearance in the NCAA

SEAMUS McFADDEN 30th Season McFadden At USD

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Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980

Overall 11 -8-1 10-8-1 9-6-5 7-10-3 12-4-4 14-6-0 12-4-1 16-2-2 14-4-0 12-9-0 11 -7-1 10-3-5 12-5-2 13-6-0 14-7-0 19-5-0

WCC 8-3-1 5-6-1 4-5-3 4-6-2 4-2-0 3-3-0 3-2-1 5-0-1* 4-2-0* 5-1-0* 3-3-0 3-2-1 5-1-0* 4-2-0 4-2-0 4-1-0* }t~ 2-3-0

NCAA

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McFadden 7-time WCC Coach of the Year

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Tourney.In 2001 theToreros went 12-4-1 and four seasons ago he directed hisToreros to a 16-2-2 record, anotherWCC title and its eighth trip to the NCAAs since 1990.The Toreros reached a national ranking as high as 3rd before finishing the season tenth McFadden arrived at USO in 1979 and fielded USD's first team in the fall of 1980.That same year he was quoted in the team's yearbook as saying:"I have no doubts that in the near future the University of San Diego will become a force to be reckoned with in Southern California intercollegiate soccer:' How prophetic his words turned to the NCAA Second Round. Those who know McFadden closely could see the writing on the wall many years earlier, when the Irishman led Mesa JC to a 30-4 record over two seasons while at the same time guiding Clairemont High to consecutive CIF-San Diego Sec– tion titles and the La Jolla Cup. The whole puzzle came together in 1992 when McFadden had in place several of San Diego's best local talent. Student-ath– letes, who in the past had looked outside the city to showcase their talents, were suddenly arriving at Alcala Park. The 1992 Toreros showed remarkable poise under their leader, compiling a 19-5 record and advancing to the NCAA Championship Game. overall (program-best). out to be. The 1986 Toreros won 19 of 24 games. The 1990 squad, led by the first of McFadden's four All-Americans, dropped just three games the entire season and

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14-6-1 10-8-2 12 - 7 - 2 19-4-1 7-11 -2 4-12-4 1-14-0 3_15_1 5-12-1 0-12-0

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The 54-year-old McFadden seems to save his best coaching

Coaching Staff (1-r)Guillermo Rodriguez, Brian Quinn, Seamus McFadden,

Mike Nicholson for the big games. Twice the Toreros have marched onto UCLA's home turf and walked away with stunning upsets over the heavily-favored Bruins. In 1994, USO shutout No. 6 ranked N.C. State, 3-0, in front of a national cable television audience. In 1998, USO upset Cal State Fullerton, the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, atTitan Stadium in first round action. In 1999 the Toreros defeated then No. 1-ranked Santa Clara on the road, 2-1 in overtime. USO is 8-10 in NCAA Tournament games under McFadden's direction. McFadden played collegiately at San Diego State, where he received a B.A. degree in History in 1976. That same sum– mer he was with the San Diego Jaws of the North American Soccer League. Keeping true to his native roots, McFadden took the 1997 squad on a trip to his homeland Ireland during the summer for exhibition games against Ireland and Britain's elite. In the summer of 2002 he is took his players to England. A native of Donegal, Ireland, Seamus and his wife Davette have two daughters (Hadley & Rorye) and a son (Conor).The McFaddens reside in Rancho Penasquitos.

USD NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES-2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1990