#1 - Franco Carotenuto
Position: GK
Year: Senior
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
High School: Chaparral HS
College: Grand Canyon
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Experience: TR

Highly decorated goalkeeper... enjoyed three record-setting seasons at Division II power Grand Canyon.

AT GRAND CANYON (2006-08): Two-year starter at Division II power Grand Canyon and led the nation in saves percentage (.875) and was fifth in GAA (0.56) in 2008 as a junior and established new single-season records for the Antelopes in both categories... two-time Pacific West Goalkeeper of the Year posted 16 shutouts with 162 saves and a school career best 0.77 GAA in two seasons between the pipes at Grand Canyon.

PREP/CLUB CAREER: Won three letters with Chaparral High School, helping the Firebirds to a 4A State Runner-Up showing... played club soccer with former Dons standouts and current MLS players Brandon McDonald and Rob Valentino with the Sereno Soccer Club... club team captured six state titles, two Far West Regional Championships and was National Finalists in 2004 and 2005.

PERSONAL: Born December of 1986 in Phoenix, AZ... pursuing MBA.

VISSER ON CAROTENUTO: "Franco brings much needed experience to our goalkeeping corps. He has a tremendous presence. He's very athletic, very quick and he's very confident. He communicates well with his defense. Overall, his experience and leadership were very important for us to add to the goalkeeper staff."



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May 24, 2012 Hilltop Awards: USF Men's Soccer Team Awards
May 18, 2012 Former Dons Soccer Standout Adam Bergman plays at Stamford Bridge
May 4, 2012 San Francisco Men’s Soccer Adds Four More for the 2012 Season
April 26, 2012 San Francisco Hosts Stanford and Academy of Art in Spring Season Finale Friday Night
April 18, 2012 DonsTV Welcomes USF Men's Soccer Newcomer Liam Kelly
April 9, 2012 2012 University of San Francisco Hall of Fame Profile – Roar Andersen
April 2, 2012 San Francisco Soccer Posts Two Results vs. Dominican and San Francisco State
March 31, 2012 San Francisco Soccer Plays Two Matches Sunday
March 12, 2012 USF Falls to San Jose Earthquakes in Spring Season Tune Up
March 9, 2012 USF Men's Soccer Set to Take on San Jose Earthquakes
February 22, 2012 Dons Soccer Unveils 2012 Spring Schedule
February 2, 2012 San Francisco Men’s Soccer Announces Two Signings for 2012 Season
November 15, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Places Six on All-West Coast Conference Teams
November 13, 2011 San Francisco Fights Gonzaga to Scoreless Deadlock
November 11, 2011 San Francisco Suffers 2-1 Double-Overtime Loss at Portland
November 4, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Drops 2-1 Double Overtime Battle at Saint Mary’s
November 2, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Drops Tough 3-2 Decision to Santa Clara
November 2, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Battles Bay Area Opponents Santa Clara and Saint Mary’s
October 30, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Falls 1-0 in Overtime to LMU
October 28, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Blanks San Diego 4-0 in WCC Play
October 27, 2011 San Francisco Men's Soccer vs. San Diego and LMU
October 24, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Welcomes Back Decade of the 2000s Soccer Alumni
October 16, 2011 San Francisco Men’s Soccer Falls 2-1 at Loyola Marymount
October 14, 2011 San Francisco Men’s Soccer Falls 1-0 at San Diego in WCC Play
October 14, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Travels to San Diego and Loyola Marymount
October 10, 2011 USF’s Brendan Roslund Named WCC Player of the Week for Second Straight Week
October 9, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Earns Scoreless Tie Against Saint Mary’s
October 5, 2011 Men's Soccer Tallies Big Win Over No. 18 Santa Clara
October 5, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Tackles Bay Area Opponents No. 18 Santa Clara and Saint Mary’s
October 3, 2011 Brendan Roslund Named West Coast Conference Player of the Week
October 2, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Beats No. 25 Portland 2-1 in Double Overtime
September 30, 2011 San Francisco Men’s Soccer Dispatches Gonzaga 1-0 in Overtime in WCC Opener
September 30, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Opens The 2011 West Coast Conference Season
September 25, 2011 San Francisco Men’s Soccer Blanks San Jose State 3-0
September 25, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Hosts Bay Area Rival San Jose State Sunday
September 17, 2011 San Francisco Men’s Soccer Earns 2-2 Deadlock at Stanford
September 17, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Travels to Stanford Saturday
September 11, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Falls to Cal State Fullerton 2-0 in the Desert
September 9, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Rallies For 2-1 Victory at UNLV
September 9, 2011 Former Dons All-American Rob Valentino Named USL PRO Defender of the Year
September 9, 2011 USF Dons Set to Compete at 2011 UNLV Nike Invitational This Weekend
September 4, 2011 San Francisco Falls at Sacramento State 2-0
September 1, 2011 San Francisco Soccer Falls to CSU Bakersfield 3-1 Thursday Night
September 1, 2011 Dons Soccer Hosts CSU Bakersfield Thursday; Travels to Sacramento State Sunday
August 26, 2011 San Francisco Falls to No. 7 Cal 1-0 In Front of Capacity Crowd
August 26, 2011 USF Men’s Soccer Welcomes No. 7 Cal for 2011 Season Opener Friday Night
August 23, 2011 USF Athletics Participates in 2011 Mass of the Holy Spirit
August 13, 2011 USF Soccer Hosts Successful Negoesco Scrimmage
August 12, 2011 USF Men’s Soccer Opens 2011 Training Camp
August 11, 2011 Former Dons Soccer Standout Troy Dayak Honored by San Jose Earthquakes
August 2, 2011 USF Soccer Hosts Annual Negoesco Scrimmage Saturday, August 13
July 13, 2011 Incoming Freshman Kevin Gould Named to ESPN RISE Winter Prep All-America Team
July 8, 2011 USF Dons Men's Soccer 2011 Season Tickets Available Now
May 18, 2011 Dons Soccer Spring Update Number Two
May 4, 2011 Dons Present Annual Awards At Scholar-Athlete Luncheon
April 21, 2011 USF Men’s Soccer Announces Second Group of 2011 Recruits
April 6, 2011 Dons Soccer Spring Update Number One
April 1, 2011 USF Men’s Soccer Hosts Cal State Stanislaus Saturday in Novato
March 25, 2011 USF Men's Soccer Holds Annual Awards Banquet
March 15, 2011 Dons Soccer Hosts Annual Banquet Thursday, March 24
March 4, 2011 USF Men’s Soccer Announces 2011 Spring Schedule
February 4, 2011 USF Men’s Soccer Announces First Group of 2011 Recruiting Class
February 4, 2011 Dons Legend Steve Negoesco Set For Induction in WCC Hall of Honor
January 18, 2011 USF Soccer Standout Victor Cortez Chosen By San Jose in MLS Supplemental Draft
November 17, 2010 USF Men's Soccer Places Four on 2010 All-West Coast Conference Team
November 14, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Blanks League-Leading Loyola Marymount 1-0
November 13, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Falls 2-1 in Overtime at San Diego
November 3, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Falls in Closing Seconds at Bay Area Rival Saint Mary’s
November 3, 2010 USF Men's Soccer Tackles Saint Mary's Wednesday in Moraga
October 31, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Blanks Gonzaga 2-0 in 2010 Home Finale
October 29, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Stymies League-Leading Portland 2-2
October 29, 2010 USF Men's Soccer Hosts Bulldogs and Pilots in Final 2010 Home Matches
October 24, 2010 Dons Celebrate 2010 Fr. Hubert “Hub” Flynn USF Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees
October 22, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Drops Tough 2-1 Decision to Ancient Rival Santa Clara Friday
October 21, 2010 USF Welcomes Santa Clara and 1980 NCAA Champion Dons to the Hilltop Friday
October 17, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Downed 3-1 at Portland in WCC Play
October 15, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Downed 3-1 at Gonzaga in WCC Play
October 14, 2010 Dons Soccer Travels to the Pacific Northwest to Tackle Bulldogs and Pilots in WCC Play
October 12, 2010 Victor Cortez Named to College Soccer News Team of the Week
October 8, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Earns Satisfying 2-2 Deadlock at Santa Clara Friday in WCC Play
October 6, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Falls to Saint Mary’s 1-0 in Double Overtime
October 6, 2010 Dons Soccer Tackles Gaels and Broncos in West Coast Conference Play
October 3, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Toppled by San Diego 3-1 in WCC Play
October 1, 2010 USF Men's Soccer Opens West Coast Conference Play Against Lions & Toreros
October 1, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Drops 1-0 Decision to Loyola Marymount in WCC Opener
September 26, 2010 San Francisco Men’s Soccer Drops 2-1 Decision at San Jose State
September 24, 2010 San Francisco Downs Cal State Northridge 2-1 in Double Overtime Thriller
September 22, 2010 Dons Soccer Closes Non-Conference Slate Against Matadors and Spartans
September 19, 2010 San Francisco Drops 1-0 Overtime Thriller at No. 21 Cal
September 16, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Falls 1-0 to Stanford
September 16, 2010 USF Athletics and Student Athlete Advisory Council Accepting Donations for San Bruno Relief
September 15, 2010 USF Men's Soccer Competes in 2010 Bay Area Soccer Classic
September 11, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Falls to No. 20 Cal State Bakersfield 2-0
September 9, 2010 USF Men's Soccer Welcomes No. 20 Cal State Bakersfield Saturday at Negoesco
September 9, 2010 Omar Elmasri Set to Make Professional Debut for Monterrey Tigres
September 5, 2010 USF Deadlocks Cal State Fullerton 1-1 to Close Play in Saint Mary’s Invitational
September 4, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Upends No. 9 Northwestern 1-0 in 2010 Season Opener
September 2, 2010 USF Men's Soccer Opens 2010 Season Friday vs. No. 9 Northwestern
August 30, 2010 Presenting the 2010 USF Dons Soccer Almanac
August 28, 2010 USF Soccer Hosts Successful Negoesco Scrimmage
August 27, 2010 Dons Soccer Update - Negoesco Scrimmage This Saturday
August 21, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Dispatches Cal Poly 2-1 in Exhibition Soccer Action at Negoesco Stadium
August 16, 2010 USF Men’s Soccer Opens 2010 Training Camp
August 12, 2010 University of San Francisco Athletics Announces 2010 Induction Class for Hub Flynn Hall of Fame
June 11, 2010 USF Athletics on the Air This Weekend
May 24, 2010 USF Bids Adieu To 41 Graduating Student-Athletes
May 12, 2010 USF Men's Soccer Announces 2010 Recruiting Class
May 11, 2010 Former USF Men's Soccer Assistant Coach Chris Carniato Passes
April 28, 2010 Former USF All-American Conor Chinn Scores Twice in 2-1 Victory for the New York Red Bulls
April 23, 2010 USF Men's Soccer Concludes 2010 Spring Season at Cal Poly Saturday
April 16, 2010 USF Men's Soccer to Play Spring Match at Stanford Saturday Afternoon
March 26, 2010 USF Men's Soccer Holds Annual Awards Banquet
March 25, 2010 Dons All-American Conor Chinn Signs with New York Red Bulls
March 24, 2010 USF Men's Soccer Spring Match vs. Sacramento State Moved to Crocker-Amazon Field in San Francisco
February 5, 2010 USF Men's Soccer Unveils 2010 College ID Camp Dates
February 2, 2010 Four Dons Make WCC Fall All-Academic Teams
January 28, 2010 Dan Chamberlain Added to USF Men's Soccer Coaching Staff
January 14, 2010 USF All-American Conor Chinn Drafted by New York Red Bulls of the MLS
December 22, 2009 Brandon McDonald Named to US National Team Training Camp Roster
December 10, 2009 Conor Chinn Named Second Team All-Region
November 18, 2009 USF Places Five on All-West Coast Conference Team
November 17, 2009 Longtime USF Athletic Trainer Wally Hayes Passes Away
November 15, 2009 USF Men's Soccer Shutout in 2009 Finale at Portland
November 13, 2009 USF Men's Soccer Defeats Gonzaga 2-1
November 12, 2009 USF Men's Soccer Closes 2009 Regular Season in the Pacific Northwest
November 8, 2009 USF Men's Soccer Deadlocks Bay Area Rival Saint Mary's 1-1 in 2009 Home Finale
November 6, 2009 Former USF Men's Soccer Standout Erik Lemoine Passes Away
November 6, 2009 USF Men's Soccer Falls 1-0 at Santa Clara
November 3, 2009 USF Men's Soccer Tackles Bay Area Rivals Santa Clara and Saint Mary's This Week
November 2, 2009 USF's Conor Chinn Named West Coast Conference Player of the Week

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