April 25, 2005

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Freshman Diego Barrera is one of 22 players invited to this week's US Under-18 Boys National Team Camp at the Home Depot Center. They will play two matches, facing the Chivas USA reserve team and the Southern California SeaHorses.

Barrera was named second team All-WCC after his freshman season, and was a key member of the LMU squad that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He was also named to the WCC All-Freshman Team.

Barrera recorded five goals and three assists on the year, and was LMU's leading scorer in conference games with five goals and two assists. Barrera scored three goals during the two-game series with San Diego, earning conference Player of the Week honors, as well as Soccer America and College Soccer News Team of the Week awards. Barrera also had goals against Santa Clara and San Francisco. He finished in the top-5 in the WCC for points and goals in conference play.