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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Year:
- Fy.
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- Hometown:
- Pasadena, CA
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- High School:
- Polytechnic
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- Position:
- FWD
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
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Bio
At CMS
2023 season (First-Year)
Earned second-team All-SCIAC honors ... Appeared in 14 games, starting in 12 mostly as a forward for the Stags ... Recorded six goals and three assists on the season ... Scored in four straight games for the Stags at one point, including two against Whittier on Sep. 23 ... Scored go-ahead goals against Pomona-Pitzer and La Verne ... Added a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win at Whittier in the rematch with the Poets ... Took 25 shots, 11 of which were on goal.
Prior to CMS
Attended Polytechnic High School in Pasadena, where he was a member of the soccer team ... Helped his team to four straight Prep League championships ... Earned All-CIF Southern Section honors.
Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna. 
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 11 | ||
| Games started | 12 | 10 | ||
| Goals | 6 | 6 | ||
| Assists | 3 | 2 | ||
| Points | 15 | 14 | ||
| Shots | 25 | 23 | ||
| Shot Pct | .240 | .261 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | UC Santa Cruz | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Willamette | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | vs. Pacific Lutheran | T, 2-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 13 | Cal Lutheran | T, 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Chapman | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Redlands | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Whittier | W, 7-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .400 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Pomona-Pitzer | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | La Verne | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | Caltech | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .250 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Occidental | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Chapman | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Whittier | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Bethesda University | W, 8-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | Pomona-Pitzer | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Caltech | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Redlands | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Career Stats - Game
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 14 | 12 | .43 | .21 | 1.07 | 1.79 | .240 | .79 | .440 |
| Total | 14 | 12 | .43 | .21 | 1.07 | 1.79 | .240 | .79 | .440 |
Career Stats - Season
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 25 | .240 | 11 | .440 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 25 | .240 | 11 | .440 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Splits Stats - Game
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 14 | 12 | .43 | .21 | 1.07 | 1.79 | .240 | .79 | .440 |
| Conference | 11 | 10 | .55 | .18 | 1.27 | 2.09 | .261 | 1.00 | .478 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 7 | 6 | .57 | .14 | 1.29 | 2.43 | .235 | 1.29 | .529 |
| Away | 7 | 6 | .29 | .29 | .86 | 1.14 | .250 | .29 | .250 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 7 | 6 | .71 | .43 | 1.86 | 1.57 | .455 | .86 | .545 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 2.00 | .000 | .00 | .000 | |
| Month | September | 5 | 3 | .60 | .00 | 1.20 | 2.00 | .300 | .60 | .300 |
| October | 8 | 8 | .38 | .38 | 1.13 | 1.63 | .231 | 1.00 | .615 | |
| November | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 2.00 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
Splits Stats - Season
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 25 | .240 | 11 | .440 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Conference | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 23 | .261 | 11 | .478 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | |
| Location | Home | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | .235 | 9 | .529 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Away | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .250 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | |
| Result | Wins | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | .455 | 6 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Month | September | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .300 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| October | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | .231 | 8 | .615 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| November | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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