SAN DIEGO – San Diego will play its first of three matches in a seven day span when it travels to UCLA on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
 
The Toreros (0-0-1) match against the Bruins (1-0) begins a busy seven-day span in which they will take on UCLA, No. 10 Duke (Aug. 31) and Cal Baptist (Sept. 3).  
 
The match against UCLA will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks and live statistics will be available via USDToreros.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• The Brian Quinn era of USD men's soccer began last Friday with a 0-0 draw against UC Irvine. Quinn has emphasized a focus on defense and his backline answered the call against the Anteaters, holding them scoreless and limiting the amount of quality scoring chances. The backline was anchored by center backs, Henry Lander and Aaron Frey, who played all 120 minutes.
 
• USD controlled the pace of play through a majority of the game and generated multiple quality scoring chances but could not find the finishing touch. The best opportunity came in the 100th minute when Freddy Polzer was taken down in the box and drew a penalty kick. Miguel Berry stepped to the spot and hammered a shot to the lower left corner of the goal. It was a quality attempt but UC Irvine's goalkeeper, Greg Patenaude, made an even better one-handed stop to preserve the 0-0 draw.

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ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST UCLA
• UCLA leads the all-time series 23-8-4 but the Toreros won the most recent meeting, 3-1, on Oct. 22, 2017. Aaron Frey and Djordje Babic scored goals and Freddy Polzer forced a UCLA own goal in a dominating showing. The win capped a seven-match unbeaten streak for the Toreros at the time.
 
BRIAN QUINN ERA BEGINS
• After eight seasons as an assistant coach and three years as an associate head coach, Quinn took the reigns of the program in 2018 and made his head coaching debut against UC Irvine on Aug. 24. Seamus McFadden, who served as the head coach for the first 39 years of the program, remains on Quinn's staff as an assistant. Mike Nicholson continues on as an assistant coach and enters his 14th year with the program in 2018.
 
RETURNING IN 2018
• The Toreros return eight starters and 16 letterwinners from its 2017 squad, including United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region selections, Miguel Berry and Henry Lander.
 
• Berry had an outstanding sophomore campaign at striker, leading USD in points (15), goals (5) and assists (5). He was named to the All-WCC first team after earning honorable mention recognition as a freshman.
 
• Lander was an All-WCC second team selection, anchoring USD's backline and helping limit opponents to 18 goals in 17 matches. Among his numerous standout plays throughout the season, his most impressive highlight occurred when he preserved a 1-0 victory for the Toreros against UC Santa Barbara, heading away a shot on the goal line with four seconds remaining in regulation.
 
• USD also returns WCC Freshman of the Year, Aaron Frey, who will help solidify the backline. Frey, Berry and Lander were all named to the 2018 All-WCC Preseason team.
 
• All-WCC honorable mention, Freddy Polzer, also returns and will be a key piece to the midfield and attack. He'll likely be joined by senior, Gustav Brandt, who provides size, physicality and quality distribution through the center of the field.
 
TAKING OVER IN GOAL
• The Toreros will look to Connor Hountalas, Matt Wiher and Marley Mascarenas to fill the void in goal left by four-year starter, Thomas Olsen, who graduated this past year. Olsen played every minute of the 2017 season and was drafted in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids.
 
CHALLENING SCHEDULE AHEAD
• The Toreros will be tested early and often with a challenging nonconference schedule and competitive WCC slate. After an opening contest against a quality opponent in UC Irvine, the Toreros will travel to UCLA and play host to No. 10 Duke in its next two matches.
 
• Overall, the Toreros 2018 schedule features 19 regular-season games, including six against teams that competed in the 2017 NCAA Tournament.