2016 Men's Soccer Roster

1 Nathan Jones

  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 190
  • Position GK
  • Hometown Flintshire, Wales
  • Highschool Alun School
  • Major Sports Management

Biography

2015 (Junior): Earned the shutout 1-0 win in UU's historic NCAA Tournament victory...Team Captain...D2CAA All Atlantic Region First Team...Named to the OSCA All-Ohio First Team... Named to the All-MEC First Team, after earning six shutouts this season, which tied his own single season record...was also named MEC Defensive Player of the Week for the week of September 21, where he recorded back-to-back shutouts...set the school record for fewest goals allowed in a season with 15...he started 19 of the 20 games this season, recording a total of 61 saves...MEC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Finalist...UU Male Student-Athlete of the Year...UU SAAC Athlete of the Month (November)...Inducted to Chi Alpha Sigma (national college athlete honor society)...Named to the MEC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...Appeared on both the fall and spring AD's Honor Roll.

2014 (Sophomore): Named MEC Defensive Player of the Week on November 3, after earning his fourth shutout of the season and 10th of his career in a 2-0 upset of #17 NDC...Made five saves in the win...His 10th career shutout is a new Urbana record...Jones appeared and started in all 17 games...He recorded 62 saves and only allowing 26.

2013 (Freshman): NSCAA Second Team All-Atlantic Region...Named to the MEC All-Freshmen Team...Also earned first team All-MEC for his work between the pipes this season...Set a school record with six shutouts in the Blue Knights' seven wins...Named Mountain East Conference Defensive Player of the Week on September 30, after helping the Blue Knights to a 1-0-1 week...Recorded his third shutout of the season in a win over Concord, and then turned away nine shots in a 1-1 draw against West Virginia Wesleyan...Allowed six goals in his first seven starts this season...First Blue Knight men's soccer player to earn an MEC weekly award...Won his second MEC POTW award three weeks later after recording a pair of clean sheets in MEC play...Made three saves in a win over #23 Charleston...Stopped 12 shots to preserve a scoreless draw against WVWC...Picked up his third MEC POTW award in a five-week span on October 28, after leading Urbana to a 2-1 week (17 saves and his school-record sixth shutout in a 2-0 home win vs. Shepherd)...Ended his season with having 93 Saves and only allowing 20 goals...He started and played in all 18 games...Named to the A.D.'s Fall Honor Roll.

Previous Experience: Won Most Outstanding Sportsmans of the Year in his final year of high school (not just for soccer but a variety of sports)...Also represented Flintshire County Schoolboys team for five years, winning the Welsh Schoolboys cup on two occasions...Played club soccer for Tranmere Rovers Football Club in England for seven years from youth to reserve level.

Personal: Son of Wayne and Nicola Jones...Born November 16, 1994.
Sports Management major.

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Junior

    GK
    6'0" 190 lbs
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    C
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    2016Senior

    GK
    6'0" 190 lbs
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