| Rob Viviano |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Orange, Calif.
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| High School:
Orange Lutheran
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| Height / Weight:
5-10 / 165
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| Position:
B
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| Major:
Business
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2008 • Junior
Picked up All-Region accolades for the first time in his career ... teamed with All-American Calum Angus in the central backfield and was a key contributor to the league's top defense ... started all but one game, missing only the Missouri State match due to an injury ... part of a defensive effort that allowed just 18 goals in 22 games and led the league in goals against average (0.76) and shutouts (11) ... named to the All-Tournament Teams following the LMU Fall Classic and the Creighton/Diadora Challenge for his play on defense ... offensively, fired 11 shots, five of which found the goal ... registered an assist on Kyle Patterson's hat-trick clinching goal against Xavier ... also drew an assist on Patterson's game-tying goal against Loyola Marymount.
2007 • Sophomore
Earned honorable-mention All-Conference distinction after playing in 16 matches, including 14 starts, in the central backfield ... was a key component of a defensive unit that yielded a league-low 13 goals and posted nine shutouts ... the defense allowed just 84 shots on goal for an average of 4.4 per game ... recorded a pair of assists for his first career points ... played all 110 minutes in both the Charlotte and Illinois-Chicago postseason matches ... named to TopDrawerSoccer.com's National Team of the Week for the period ending Oct. 14 after helping the Billikens open league play with two shutout victories on the road ... picked up the assist on Dado Hamzagic's game-winning tally in the Bradley match ... assisted on Kyle Patterson's game-tying header in the North Carolina State match ... was a preseason All-Conference selection.
2006 • Freshman
Manned center back for the league's top rated defense ... named A-10 Rookie of the Year ... selected to the
Soccer America All-Freshman second team ...
College Soccer News All-Freshman second-team selection ... topdrawersoccer.com's All-Rookie second-team pick ... played in all but one game during his freshman campaign.
Prep
Was a three-year starter, two-time All-Empire League selection and 2005 Empire League MVP for coach Steve Harder's Lancers ... was co-captain during his junior and senior years ... totaled 51 points (20G, 11A) during senior season and selected first-team All-CIF Southern Section ... with game-winning goals in last four games, helped Lancers to first CIF playoff berth in seven seasons ... Lutheran's offensive MVP as a sophomore and team MVP as a senior ... selected for the 2005 Southern California All-Star Game ... started at center back for the 2005 Pateadores U.S. Club Soccer national championship squad and contributed three goals and eight assists.
Viviano's Career Stats
| Year |
G/GS |
Shots |
Goals |
Assts. |
Points |
GWG |
| 2006 |
19/19 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
16/14 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 2008 |
21/21 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Total |
56/54 |
18 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
