Brett Finkelstein

Height:
6-null
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
San Rafael, CA
High School:
Marin Academy

2012 (Redshirt Junior)
Did not play.

2011 (Redshirt)
Redshirted season.

2010 (Sophomore)
Appeared in and started four matches: versus Loyola Marymount (Sept. 23), versus Cal State Bakersfield (Sept. 29), at UC Riverside (Oct. 2) and versus Cal State Northridge (Oct. 6) … registered six saves on three separate occasions, including during Cal Poly’s 1-0 triumph versus UC Riverside … combined with Patrick McLain to help Cal Poly register seven clean sheets.

2009 (Freshman)
Appeared in eight matches with six starts … recorded shutouts against Sacramento State (Sept. 18) and in double overtime at Cal State Bakersfield (Oct. 10) … recorded a career-high nine saves versus Portland (Sept. 25) … combined with Patrick McLain to post seven team shutouts, the second-highest figure among Big West programs.

Marin Academy (San Rafael, Calif.)
Starting goalkeeper for a Wildcat squad that finished the 2006 season 24-1-2 overall and ranked No. 7 in the NSCAA national high school rankings … selected in 2008 to play for the Olympic Development Program Region IV side in Italy and the Cal North ODP team at the January regional championships … picked in 2007 to compete for ODP Region IV team in Argentina, helping the Americans to a 2-0 record … started in goal for Super Y ODP National Select U-16 team at the August 2006 Swiss Cup, allowing just one goal in five tournament games.

Personal
Son of Jim and Lynn Finkelstein … brother, Matt, played varsity soccer and club lacrosse at UC San Diego … majoring in kinesiology … in 2009, invited to compete with the United States youth national team at the 18th Maccabiah Games in Israel … enjoys surfing and doing yoga during downtime … Brett Alan Finkelstein was born on May 14, 1991 in Greenbrae, Calif.