Matt Hall enters his sixth season as associate head coach and 19th overall with the San Diego State men's soccer program. His primary responsibilities are working with the Aztec goalkeepers. In addition to his goalkeeping duties, Hall coordinates the team's recruiting, and organizes and runs practice sessions. Known as one of the top assistant coaches in the nation, Hall has coached an SDSU netminder to a postseason honor in eight of his last 12 seasons on Montezuma Mesa. "I am so fortunate that Matt has become such a significant part of my personal and professional life," said Aztec head coach Lev Kirshner. "Since 1997, when Matt first played for me, I have enjoyed watching him mature as an adult and professional. Matt has become one of my closest friends and I am so blessed to have him as my assistant. This program would not be the same without him and neither would my life." In 2016, the Aztecs, allowed just 12 goals during the regular season to become the just the third squad in school history to give up 12 or fewer goals in the first 18 games of the year, joining the 1988 (7) and 2005 (9) teams. SDSU ranked among the national team leaders in save percentage (3rd, .857), shutout percentage (4th, 0.58) and goals against average (10th, 0.63) Individually, goalkeeper Adam Allmaras ranked fourth in the country in save pct. and logged 11 shutouts, good for second on the teams single-season charts. During the 2015 campaign, the Aztecs posted seven shutouts, highlighted by a thrilling 1-0 home victory in double overtime over No. 16 UCLA in the season finale. In addition, the Scarlet and Black came away with an impressive 3-0 win at Wright State, handing the Raiders their worst loss in more than three years. Individually, Adam Allmaras blossomed under Hall's tutelage, earning all-Pac-12 honorable mention after posting six shutouts. In 2014, the Aztecs enjoyed four shutouts as Allmaras logged every minute in net, helping San Diego State rack up wins over three nationally ranked squads in No. 17 Oregon State, No. 19 Denver and No. 25 Clemson. During a two-year span from 2012 to 2013, the Aztecs recorded nine shutout victories, including a convincing 5-0 whitewash of No. 16 San Diego in 2013 and a 1-0 road win over Clemson in 2012. In 2012, SDSU held opponents scoreless on four different occasions, highlighted by a 0-0 tie against top-10 ranked Indiana. The Aztecs also earned an overtime victory over Clemson, 1-0. San Diego State's goalkeepers finished that season with a goals against average of 1.46 with a .721 save percentage. In 2011, the Aztecs shut out five opponents, with their second of the season coming in a 2-0 victory over No. 21 Penn. As a group, SDSU's goalkeepers combined to post a goals against average of 1.27 and a .747 save percentage in 2011. That season, Blake Hylen started 17 of his 18 games played and posted a record of 9-6-3, while finishing with a GAA of 1.31, a save percentage of .747, four shutouts and 71 saves, as he earned all-Pac-12 honorable-mention accolades. In 2010, SDSU posted six shutouts, including back-to-back ones against Houston Baptist and Albany on Sept. 24 and Sept. 26, respectively.Brad Byrns went 10-7-2 with a 1.18 goals against average over 1751:16. He had 63 saves for a .733 save percentage and had all six shutouts. For his efforts, he was named to the all-Pac-10 team as an honorable-mention selection. In 2009, SDSU posted three shutouts, including back-to-back clean sheets against NCAA tournament foe Princeton (W, 1-0) and Washington (T, 0-0) on Sept. 27 and Oct. 2, respectively. The team's other blanking came in a 2-0 win on the road at No. 11 California. Byrns (6-6-4) started 16 of the team's 18 games, registering a team-high 71 saves and 76.3 save percentage, while recording all three of San Diego State's shutouts. R.J. Smith (0-0-2) played brilliantly in his two starts, posting a team-low 1.23 goals against average over 220 minutes. In 2008, Hall and the Aztecs dealt with a plethora of injuries at the goalkeeper position, but was still able to post five shutouts. Morgan Maestas (1.16 GAA, 388:36), Byrns (1.47 GAA, 244:12), Jorge Rosales (1.52 GAA, 831:06) and Smith (1.97 GAA, 228:46) all appeared in at least three games and started at least twice. On Nov. 4, Rosales earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors after SDSU beat No. 7 California when he faced 20 shots and eight corner kicks, all while playing a man down the final 49:52. He made five saves to preserve the shutout. In 2007, Byrns posted a 6-1-2 record with a 0.73 goals against average and amassed five shutouts before an injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. Despite missing 10 games, Byrns was still named to the Pac-10 all-conference team as an honorable mention selection. The feat was even more amazing as Byrns had the daunting task of having to replace two-time All-American Tally Hall. Under Hall's guidance in 2006, Tally Hall (no relation) became the first Aztec to earn All-America honors in consecutive years since National Soccer Hall of Famer member Marcelo Balboa accomplished the feat in 1988 and again in 1989. Tally Hall also was a M.A.C. Hermann Award semifinalist, a Scholar All-American and a first-team all-West Region and all-Pac-10 performer. In the 2006 campaign, Matt Hall helped the SDSU goalkeepers limit the opposition to just nine goals in Pac-10 play, tying Stanford for the fewest in the conference. A year before (2005), Tally Hall and the Aztecs led the nation with a 88.9 shots-on-goal save percentage and was second in the country with a 0.49 goals against average, both school records. For his efforts, he was named a first-team all-Far West selection and first-team all-Pac-10 pick. In 2004, Hall earned all-academic honors by the MPSF, the same honor Colin Hanke won in 2003. Brian Barnes broke his own single-season saves record in 2002 en route to being named a second-team all-MPSF selection and all-academic pick. In 2001, Tim Edwards earned first-team all-MPSF honors after going 4-5-4 with a 1.56 goals against average and two shutouts. Edwards was even better in conference play, posting a 1.07 GAA in seven appearances. Barnes, who would go onto become the school's all-time leader with 282 saves, was named to the MPSF Pacific Division first team in 2000 and was selected to the all-academic team after recording 90 saves. Actively involved as the team's recruiting coordinator, Matt Hall helped San Diego State produce three straight top-40 recruiting classes from 2005-07 while adding four more in subsequent years. The Aztecs were ranked No. 39 by College Soccer News in 2005, No. 19 in 2006, No. 17 in 2007, No. 22 in 2009, No. 29 in 2010, No. 35 in 2011 and No. 37 in 2014. The accolades are not surprising since Hall helped Kirshner build the program back up to a national force. Hall helped SDSU earn a full allotment of scholarships for the first time in school history. In the process, the Aztecs joined the Pac-10 (now Pac-12), arguably one of the top soccer conferences in the nation. Hall's efforts were recognized by College Soccer News in 2007, when he was named on of the top 12 assistant coaches in the nation. In the article, the website wrote that, "Some might overlook the contribution that Hall has made to the rise in prominence of the program at San Diego State over the past few years but that would be a mistake. The statistics regarding the effectiveness of the Aztec netminders over the past few years and the quality of the recruiting classes which San Diego State has attracted are proof positive of the contribution that Hall is making." Hall is a familiar face to San Diego State soccer fans, having spent three years (1996-98) defending the Aztecs' net and beginning SDSU's recent tradition of nationally renowned goalkeepers. Hall is listed third on the school's season saves list, recording 89 during the 1998 campaign. He is ranked fourth on SDSU's career saves list with 213. Only Hall pupils Barnes (1999-2002), Tally Hall (2003-06) and Adam Allmaras (2014-17) are above Hall on the lists. In June 1998, Hall represented SDSU at the adidas Summer League, a prestigious camp designed for the nation's top collegiate players. He was one of 15 goalkeepers from across the country invited to participate in the clinic. He also had a solid professional career, starting for the San Diego Flash, which reached the quarterfinals of the A-League championships in 2001