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Sophomore • Midfield As a Sophomore in 2006: Started 14 games at the left midfield position... Tallied two goals and three assists... Ranked fourth on the squad with seven points... Had all of his points in the final four contests of the season... Registered first goal of the year in the 71st minute against Saint Francis (Pa.) (10/15)... Had a goal and an assist in 2-2 tie against Mount St. Mary's (10/22)... Assisted on both LIU goals in season-ending victory over St. Francis (N.Y.) (10/29). As a Freshman in 2005: Second Team All-NEC Selection...Started all 16 games, one of four players to do so...Scored his first career goal, a game winner, against Saint Joseph's (9/16)...Recorded two helpers in 2-1 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.)...Tallied two goals and an assist in 4-3 overtime win over Robert Morris... His second goal of the contest, a 30-yard shot that ricocheted off the right post and into the net, was the game-winner in overtime...Ranked second on the squad in assists with four. High School and Personal: Competed the last three years at the IMG Academy, the world’s largest and most successful network of multi-sport training facilities... There, he faced competition from Major League Soccer teams Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids, the United States and Brazilian U-17 National teams and English League runner-up Chelsea FC... Played one season for Archbishop Rummel High School and five years for the Louisiana ODP club. |
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Merchant