CARSON, CA (December 6, 2004) - The NCAA Division I Men's Soccer tournament top four has been set as teams are vying to become the nation's champion at the 2004 NCAA Men's College Cup on December 10 and 12 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

UC Santa Barbara will make their first College Cup appearance when they play Duke University this Friday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m. in semi-final action.  Defending College Cup champion Indiana University will face the University of Maryland in the other semi-final game on Friday at 5 p.m.  The Championship Game will take place on Sunday, December 12, at 1 p.m. 

Individual tickets for the Semi-Finals on December 10 and the Final on December 12 are currently on sale and start at only $15 per ticket.  Fans can save by purchasing a Two-Day Pass, which starts at only $20.  Tickets can be purchased now at The Home Depot Center Box Office, through TicketMaster outlets, by calling 866-LA-GROUP or visiting www.aeggrouptickets.com.  UCLA serves as the host institution and partner with AEG for the 2004 College Cup.

Three of the four teams participating in this weekend's College Cup have players from Southern California.  UCSB has the following seven players from Southern California on their squad: Kyle Reynish (Valencia/Hart HS), Dan Kennedy (Yorba Linda/El Dorado HS), Drew McAthy (Huntington Beach/Huntington Beach HS), Efren Mata (Cerritos/Cerritos HS), Jonathan Davis (Los Angeles/Westchester HS), Tino Nunez (Long Beach/Millikan HS) and Ivan Becerra (Los Angeles/San Fernando HS).  Two other Southern California products -- Maurice Edu of the University of Maryland (Fontana/Etiwanda HS), and Tim Jepson of Duke University (Yorba Linda/Esperanza HS) -- will also be involved in this weekend's action.

The semifinal matches will be broadcast on ESPN2 on Saturday while the championship game will be shown live on ESPN2 on Sunday.   

For credential information for the 2004 NCAA Men's Soccer College Cup in Carson, contact the NCAA by calling (317) 917-6541.

Contact: Michael Roth, AEG, 213-742-7155/Lee Callans, AEG, 310-630-2095
Contact: Liza David, UCLA, 310-206-8140
Contact: Mark Bedics, NCAA, 317-917-6541