29 Matt Escobar
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- Hometown:
- Saratoga, Calif.
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- High School:
- Bellarmine Prep
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- Position:
- Defender
2012 All-WCC Honorable Mention
FRESHMAN (2012): One of the league's most talented defenders ... named a 2012 All-WCC Honorable Mention performer ... came in and started immediately in Santa Clara's back line, helping the Broncos post seven shutouts and contributing to teammate Larry Jackson earning the 2012 WCC Goalkeeper of the Year award ... started in all 13 games he was available for ... was a late transfer from the University of Portland ... both SCU and Portland agreed he would not appear in the SCU-Portland games during the 2012 season ... totaled four shots but did not score ... expected to once again be a huge part of the Broncos' side in 2013.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended nearby Bellarmine College Prep, leading the Bells to the Western Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) title and Central Coast Section (CCS) championship as a junior – his only season playing high school soccer … instead played extensively with the The De Anza Force Academy program … helped the Force advance into the United States Development Academy Finals Week twice, finishing fourth nationally in 2010 … as a younger player, selected to compete in the Olympic Development Program (ODP).
PERSONAL: Born in San Jose, Calif. … son of Mark and Mary Ann Escobar … has one brother, Michael, who plays soccer for the University of Portland … also has one younger sister, Natalie … notes the San Jose Sharks as one of his favorite professional sports teams … also favors the Arsenal Football Club … He will be majoring in Economics.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | Portland | L, 2-1 |
| Oct 28 | Gonzaga | W, 3-1 |
| Oct 31 | Saint Mary's | T, 0-0 |
| Nov 2 | at San Francisco | W, 1-0 |
| Nov 9 | at Loyola Marymount | T, 0-0 |
| Nov 11 | at San Diego | W, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 10 | 7 | ||
| Games started | 10 | 7 | ||
| Goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Assists | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 4 | 2 | ||
| Shot Pct | .000 | .000 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18 | Cal Poly | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 24 | California | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 31 | at Duke | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | vs. North Carolina St. | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | Creighton | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | San José State | L, 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Stanford | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | NJIT | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | San Diego | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | Loyola Marymount | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Saint Mary's | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | San Francisco | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Portland | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Gonzaga | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | Portland | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Gonzaga | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | Saint Mary's | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at San Francisco | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Loyola Marymount | T, 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | at San Diego | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
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| Total | 10 | 10 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .40 | .000 | .20 | .500 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .29 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 6 | 6 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .50 | .000 | .33 | .667 |
| Away | 4 | 4 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .25 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 7 | 7 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .14 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.50 | .000 | 1.00 | .667 |
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| September | 4 | 4 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .50 | .000 | .50 | 1.000 |
| October | 5 | 5 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .40 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| November | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
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| Total | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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| Home | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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| Wins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| September | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| November | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |