2011 UCLA Men's Soccer Media Guide

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Player Biographies

#10 Kelyn Rowe

#28 Nati Schnitman

5-8 • 150 Sophomore • Midfielder Federal Way, WA Federal Way HS/Crossfire Premier

6-0 • 165 Freshman • Midfielder/Defender Calabasas, CA Calabasas HS/LA Galaxy Youth Academy

2010 — Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and first-teamAll-Pac-10 honoree … Third-team NSCAA AllAmerican … First-team NSCAA All-Far West Region … First-team All-Rookie selection by Soccer America and Top Drawer Soccer … Voted UCLA's Rookie of the Year … Named to College Soccer News' Team of the Week for the week of Oct. 17 after scoring the game-winner in overtime at Cal … Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week for the week of Nov. 21 after helping lead the Bruins to a NCAA second-round win over Sac State … Had a scoring streak of six consecutive games with a goal or assist from Sept. 26-Oct. 17 … Team leader and ranked second in the Pac-10 in assists with 10 and also ranked second on the team in goals (seven) and points (24) …Tied the school freshman record with 10 assists … Tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals … Scored the winning goals against Davidson, San Diego State and at Cal … Had a two-goal game in the 2-0 win over Davidson … Recorded two assists in UCLA's 3-0 win at Oregon State. U.S. NationalTeam — U.S. Under-20 and Under-18 NationalTeam member ... Starter for U.S. at the 2011 CONCACAF Tournament ... Had three goals and one assist in the United States' first two games at the CONCACAF Tournament ... Played with the U-18s in 2008 in an Under-20 tournament in Uruguay and in Argentina. High School/Club — 2008 and 2009 NSCAA Youth All-American … Played at Federal Way HS during his freshman and senior seasons … Parade and ESPN/Rise All-American … 2010 Class 4A soccer Player of the Year, Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune Area Player of the Year and South Puget Sound League Player of the Year … Scored 32 of his team's 49 goals, including 25 goals in the squad's last 10 games … First-team all-league and all-city and second-team all-state as a freshman after scoring 15 goals with 15 assists and leading his team to the state championship game … Four-time all-league football player as a kicker … With Crossfire Premier, scored 13 goals in 2008-09 … Named to the U16 West Conference Starting XI in 2007-08 … Ranked the No. 5 player on Top Drawer Soccer's recruit list. Personal — Lists his biggest athletic thrill as playing for the U-18 National team in Uruguay … Admires Lance Armstrong … Hobbies include cross training sports such as basketball and football … Parents: Scott Rowe and Sherri Kruzner-Rowe … Older sister Bree was a defender for the University of Oregon soccer team from 2007-10 … Younger sister Baely is an elite gymnast … Full name is Kelyn Jaynes Rowe … Born December 2, 1991 in Federal Way, WA … Intends to major in Communication Studies.

Career Statistics Yr 2010

GP 22

GS 21

Sh 63

Gl 7

A 10

Pts 24

GWG 3

High School/Club — Played two years at Calabasas HS and earned second-team all-league honors as a freshman and sophomore … Played club soccer for the LA Galaxy Youth Academy and was team captain for the U-16 squad in 2009-10 … Helped lead FC Barcelona to the 2008 Dallas Cup finals … Top Drawer Soccer Top 20-ranked player in Southern California … Member of the Development Academy Select team at the 2009 Winter Academy Showcase … Member of the U-14 National Team pool and Region IV and Cal South ODP team in 2006-07 … MVP of the 2008 U.S. Maccabi Games, leading the Los Angeles team to the gold medal … Also won a silver medal at the 2007 U.S. Maccabi Games. Personal — Admires Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets … Hobbies include going to the beach and reading … Parents: Roni andTami, both UCLA alumni … Father played soccer at UCLA … Has two older sisters, Dana and Jillian … Full name is Nathaniel Edward Schnitman … Born June 25, 1993 in Tarzana, CA … Physiological Science major.

#2 Shawn Singh 5-9 • 145 Senior • Defender Bakersfield, CA Garces Memorial HS/Bakersfield Gunners

2010 — Second-team All-Pac-10 … Named to the honorable mention Pac-10 AllAcademic team … Starter in 19 of 20 games played … Totaled one goal and three assists for five points on the year … Scored the game-winner at Oregon State and had assists on game-winners against Davidson and at Washington … Also added an assist on UCLA's lone goal at Stanford. 2009 — Starter in 15 of 17 games played … Totaled one goal and two assists on the year … Scored the game-winning goal against Cal State Fullerton … Assisted on the game-winner in the home win over Cal. High School/Club — Played four years at Garces Memorial HS … Three-time firstteam All-Southeast Yosemite League and honorable mention selection as a freshman … Led the CIF Central Section with 18 assists during his senior year and earned first-team All-CIF honors … Captained his team to the Division II Valley Championship game … Led team to the league championship as a sophomore and was named the Defensive MVP … Team captain for four years with the Bakersfield Gunners, which won U-18 Gold in the Coast Soccer League with an undefeated record … In 2007, played with the Bakersfield Brigade in the PDL and ranked third on the team in minutes played (980) … Player of the Game in a U.S. Open Cup match against the Portland Timbers … Played in the 2006 Gothia Cup in Sweden. Personal — Joined the UCLA team after the 2008 season as a walk-on … Favorite soccer players include Thierry Henry, Gael Clichy and Xabi Alonso … Describes his biggest athletic thrills as playing alongside Eric Wynalda and competing in the Gothia Cup in Sweden … Hobbies are music and ping-pong … Career objective is to work in an Artist and Repertoire (A&R) division of a major record label … Parents: Satinder and Shahnaz Singh … Has older sisters, Sonya and Persis … Full name is Shawn Bijan Singh … Born May 5, 1989 in Bakersfield, CA … Economics major.

Career Statistics

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2011 UCLA Men's Soccer

Yr 2009 2010

GP 17 20

GS 15 19

Sh 4 5

Gl 1 1

A 2 3

Pts 4 5

GWG 1 1

Totals

37

34

9

2

5

9

2


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