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Dan Chamberlain is entering his third year as the Head Coach for the UC Santa Cruz Men's Soccer Program. In his first two years, Chamberlain has compiled an impressive 36-7 record and led the Slugs to two consecutive NCAA playoff appearances.

During his first year (2006) Chamberlain led the Slugs to a 21-2 record, a birth in to the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament, a top 10 ranking in the NSCAA National Poll and a nation leading Goals Against Average and Shutout Percentage.  In a magical run through the NCAA tournament that year, the Slugs beat the top ranked team in the nation, Trinity University on their home field in the second round of the tournament, handing the Tigers their first loss on their home field in 5 years.

In 2007, Chamberlain led the Slugs to a 15-5 mark, and their fifth consecutive birth into the NCAA tournament.  With wins over some of the top teams in the Western Region, including Gustavus Aldolphus, Cal Lutheran and Pacific Lutheran the Slugs were poised for another deep run into the NCAA tournament.  However, the Slugs were stopped short with a first round loss at the University of Redlands.

Under Chamberlain, the Slugs have placed 6 players on to the NSCAA All-Region Team,  2 players on the NSCAA Scholar All-Region Team, 1 player on the Scholar All-American team, 3 players on the D3Kicks.com All-American Teams, 6 players on the D3Kicks.com All-Region teams and 14 players onto the Association of Division III Independent All-Independent Teams, including both the Offensive and Defensive players of the year for 2006.  In addition, the Slugs were awarded the NSCAA Team Academic Award for a team GPA of above a 3.2.

Before taking the Head Coaching position, Chamberlain served as an assistant coach for the Slugs in 2004 and 2005; helping lead the Slugs to their 2004 Final Four appearance.  Prior to coaching, Chamberlain was a four year starting goalkeeper for the Slugs, where he helped lead the 2003 Slugs to their first ever Western Regional Championship, and still holds the record for Career Shutouts.  Chamberlain graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2003 with a degree in Earth Sciences and Education.

In addition to coaching at UC Santa Cruz, Chamberlain is also very active in the Santa Cruz soccer community.  He is highly involved with the development of the youth soccer players of Santa Cruz County, as a Coach and Goalkeeping Director for the Santa Cruz County Breakers, and the Catalyst Soccer Player Development Program.

Assistant Coaches

In his second season assisting the Slugs, Jacob brings a broad range of coaching experience and knowledge to the program. After his first season as assistant coach in 2001, Jacob has coached for many of the top youth programs in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. After finishing his master's degree in "Athletes and Academic Achievement" at UC Berkeley, his return to the program will be instrumental in our pursuit of a national championship and our commitment to reaching our full potential in our academic pursuits as well. Jacob walked on at UC Santa Cruz in 1998 and was captain in 1999 and 2000 when he lead the Slugs to their first ever play-off berth. He is currently a member of the US National Beach Soccer Team.

In his second season with the Slugs, Dave brings a depth of playing experience to the team.  Dave graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2006 with a degree in Business and Economics, where he was a three year starting central midfielder, and served and team captain in his senior year. In 2004 Dave helped to lead the Slug to an appearance in the NCAA Final Four and a National Runners Up finish. In 2006 Dave captained the Slugs to a 21-2 record and an appearance in the NCAA tournament's round of 16. In addition to his successful college career, Dave has stared for the Semi-Professional San Jose Frogs, and spent several months playing with Arminia Bieiefeld of the German Bundesliga. Dave is currently a Head Coach for the Santa Cruz County Breakers, the Harbor High School girls varsity team, and is the Director of the Catalyst Soccer Player Development Program in Santa Cruz and Monterey County.

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