California State University at Bakersfield Athletics

2005: Ryan Gay joined the CSUB program and immediately showed the he was a scoring threat…was one of two players to see playing time in all 20 matches and led all freshmen with 16 starts…his 1,376 minutes played were also best for freshmen and was sixth-best on the squad for field players…tied for third on the team with three goals scored and added one assist…first career goal came in a 3-2 win over Western Washington (09/03/05)…also scored the game-winner against Cal Poly Pomona (09/28/05)… first career start came in a 2-1 loss at No. 2 Seattle University (09/01/05).

LOS ALAMITOS HS: Gay was a three-year varsity member for Southern California power Los Alamitos HS…was a first-team All-Sunset League pick as a sophomore and junior as well as team MVP and best offensive player…scored 25 goals with eight assists as a sophomore, including the game-winning goal in the CIF Southern Section Division I championship match… added 19 goals and seven assists as a junior…helped the Griffins to back-to-back Sunset League titles…also competed in track and field at Los Alamitos.

PERSONAL: Major is philosophy at CSUB…parents are Dave and Jamie Gay.

COACH TOBIN SAYS: “Will run at defenses from wide positions. Exdcellent at making a yard for a cross or shot.”