San Jose Earthquakes vs. Columbus Crew, May 19, 2012, 7:30 p.m. PT #32 JOSH SUGGS D 6-0 170 DOB 4-26-89 LAS CRUCES, NM MLS: DNP vs. NE on 3/10, vs. HOU on 3/17, at TFC on 3/24 and at SEA on 3/31 … Loaned to the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League (NASL) on 4/5 for the remainder of the 2012 season (10/31), but with the stipulation that he could be recalled at any time, and would still join the Quakes for the rest of the MLS Reserve League schedule … DNP vs. FC Edmonton on 4/14 as Tampa Bay won 1-0 in its home opener at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla. … DNP in 1-1 draws vs. Carolina RailHawks on 4/18 and at Atlanta Silverbacks on 4/21 … DNP in 3-1 win vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers on 4/28 … Recalled from loan on 4/29 and rejoined training with the Quakes on 4/30 … DNP vs. DC on 5/2, at VAN on 5/5 and vs. CHV on 5/13 … In his first season with the Earthquakes and in MLS after being signed on 3/9/12 … Reserves: Started and played 81 minutes at left back vs. POR on 3/27 … Played 90 minutes at left back vs. VAN on 4/8 … Played 90 minutes at LA on 5/8 and vs. CHV on 5/14 … Open Cup Qualifying: -… Exhibition: --. Last MLS Game: --; Last Goal: --; Last Assist: --. 2012 MLS Game Highs: G: -- … A: --. 2011: MLS: During a week-long trial with the San Jose Earthquakes, played the full 90 minutes of a 1-0 loss at Vancouver Whitecaps FC in an MLS Reserve League match on 9/6, earning an invite back for 2012 training camp … Professional Experience: 2011: Played for the Los Angeles Blues during the inaugural season of the United Soccer Leagues Professional Division (USL PRO) … College: Played four years at Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif. … As a midfielder and forward, completed career with 22 goals and seven assists, finishing No. 6 on the program’s all-time goal-scoring chart … Started 63 of 73 games played … 2010: Started 17 of 18 games played … Led the Lumberjacks with eight goals and one assist, earning AllCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association Second Team distinction … Produced a three-goal hat trick in a 5-1 win at Cal State Monterey Bay on 10/29 … 2009: Played in all 20 games, starting 19 … Led Jacks with nine goals and three assists … All-CCAA Second Team … 2008: Appeared in 18 matches, making 17 starts … Contributed five goals and two assists … All-CCAA Honorable Mention … 2007: Started 10 of 17 matches … Assisted on one goal … High School/Club: Earned one varsity letter at Las Cruces (N.M.) High School … Honored as a second-team All-State performer as a senior … Was a member of the New Mexico ODP state team for five years, captaining the side for three years … Selected to the ODP regional pool in 2006 and 2007 … Personal: Parents are Wayne and Kiki Suggs … Majored in criminal justice at Humboldt State, with an eye on a career in law enforcement after soccer.
#20 TIM WARD D 6-0 165 DOB 2-28-87 WAUKESHA, WI MLS: DNP vs. NE on 3/10, vs. HOU on 3/17, at TFC on 3/24, at SEA on 3/31, vs. VAN on 4/7, at NY on 4/14, vs. RSL on 4/21, at PHI on 4/28, vs. DC on 5/2, at VAN on 5/5 and vs. CHV on 5/13 (L non-specific soft tissue injury) … In his third season with the Quakes after being acquired from CHI on 8/6/10 … Open Cup Qualifying: -- … Exhibition: --. Last MLS Game: 7/30/11 vs. DC; Last Goal: --; Last Assist: 10/9/10 at DC. 2012 MLS Game Highs: G: -- … A: --.
#8 CHRIS WONDOLOWSKI F 6-0 165 DOB 1-28-83 DANVILLE, CA MLS: Needed just 15 minutes to open his 2012 goal-scoring account after finishing each of the past two seasons with at least a share of the league lead … Played 90 minutes vs. NE on 3/10 and tallied his club-record 16th game-winner in the 1-0 victory … Strike also extended his personal-best and club-record goal-scoring streak to a then-league-best six games, dating back to the last five matches of 2011 … Played 90 minutes vs. HOU on 3/17, taking a game-high five shots … Played 90 minutes at TFC on 3/24, recording a two-goal brace with a header in the ninth minute and a left-footed shot in the 67th … Played 90 minutes at SEA on 3/31, recording the game’s lone goal from the penalty spot in the 24th minute and sharing the game high with six shots, a game-high three of them on goal … Played 90 minutes vs. VAN on 4/7 and produced his second two-goal brace of 2012, scoring the game-tying and game-clinching goals in the second half of a 3-1 come-from-behind victory and tying Ronald Cerritos’ club record with the eighth multi-goal game of his career … Opener in 68th minute snapped Vancouver’s MLS-record streak of not allowing a goal for 427 minutes to open a new season, and was nominated for AT&T Goal of the Week … Played 90 minutes at NY on 4/14, aiding in the Quakes’ first goal for his first assist of 2012, before heading in the second … Played 90 minutes vs. RSL on 4/21, heading in the game-clinching goal at the back post at 93+ for his league-leading eighth of the campaign … Strike vs. RSL made him just the 10th player in MLS history to tally 16 goals (or more) over a 16-game span … Played 90 minutes at PHI on 4/28 and contributed his second assist of the campaign to extend his streak of games with either a goal or an assist to six, despite having his latest goal-scoring run snapped at five … Was voted by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) on 5/2 as the MLS Player of the Month for April, his third career award, after producing four goals and two assists during a 3-0-1 month for San Jose … Hours later, played 90 minutes vs. DC on 5/2, turning in his third brace of 2012 and ninth career multi-goal game to break the club record he shared with Ronald Cerritos … Go-ahead goal in the 21st minute marked career goal No. 50, before he headed in what proved to be the game-winner in the 69th … Played 90 minutes at VAN on 5/5, scoring lone Quakes goal off a back-post header in the 15th minute … Played 90 minutes vs. CHV on 5/13 and matched his season high of six shots, but had the longest active streak in MLS with either a goal or an assist snapped at a career-best eight games … In his third full season back with the Earthquakes since being reacquired from HOU on 6/9/09 … Rewarded with new contracts prior to the 2011 and 2012 seasons … Has produced two career hat tricks, at Toronto FC on Sept. 25, 2010, and at home against Chivas USA on Oct. 20, 2010, the latter in just 50 minutes on the pitch … Open Cup Qualifying: -- … Exhibition: -- … International: Drew two caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team during a second straight January Camp, in consecutive 1-0 victories vs. Venezuela (1/21) and at Panama (1/25), and has now earned seven full caps for the U.S. MNT. Last MLS Game: 5/13/12 vs. CHV; Last Goal: 5/5/12 at VAN; Last Assist: 4/28/12 at PHI. 2012 MLS Game Highs: G: 2 (3/24 at TFC, 4/7 vs. VAN, 5/2 vs. DC) … A: 1 (4/14 at NY, 4/28 at PHI).