Bio
2014: Played 17 of his team's 18 games in goal for the Express, posting a 1.04 goals-against average in 1550-plus minutes of action to place second in the conference...Registered an .836 save percentage for Wells, finishing second amongst all NEAC backstops...Posted a league-best (and team record) seven shutouts (five in NEAC play)...One of only four NEAC goalkeepers with 10 wins...Led all NEAC players with three conference-issued Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week selections in 2014...Blanked four-straight opponents (Oswego St., Penn College, SUNYIT and Cobleskill St.) to build a shutout streak of 376:12 minutes and allowed less than one goal in nine of his final 10 regular season games on the year...Enters his junior year with 10 career shutouts in only 20 collegiate games played...Made a career-high 14 saves against SUNYIT on Sept. 27...Posted 10 saves against Morrisville St. on Oct. 8, allowing only a tough-luck penalty kick goal in the opening minutes...Picked up his first collegiate assist against SUNYIT on Sept. 27...Finished ranked 47th nationally with a .836 save percentage while placing 91st in the nation with 5.41 saves per game...His 1.04 goals-against average finished 120th out of the country's qualifying backstops.
2013: Played in four games in net for Wells, allowing five goals on 17 shots...Posted a 1.25 goals-against average while making 12 saves for a .706 save percentage...Earned two shutouts on the year en route to a 2-2 overall record...Made his collegiate debut against D'Youville on Aug. 30, earning the victory without making a save...Made a season-high seven saves against Alfred on Sept. 17...Collected his second shutout of the year against Alfred St. on Sept. 29, making three saves against the Pioneers.
PRIOR TO WELLS: 2013 graduate of Cicero-North Syracuse...Played four years of soccer for the North Stars under coaches Michael McCaffery, John Ritter and Michael Fenlon...Was a three-year varsity letterman in soccer...Earned All-League Honorable Mention in 2011...Was a NYS Public High School Athletic Scholar Athlete Award in 2010, 2011 and 2012...Was a member of the CNS Boys Varsity Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team from 2010 to 2012...Was a member of the National Honor Society...Also a member of the National Society of High School Scholars...Earned High Honors in 12-consecutive marking periods...Was a member of the Delta Theta Pi Math Honor Society...Was a recipient of the CNS Boys Soccer Booster Club Scholarship in 2012...Earned a Business and Marketing Honor Society Scholarship.
PERSONAL: Son of Michael Sr. and Paula...Brother of Courtney...Economics & Management major...Sport Management minor...Aspires to become an attorney...Is a fan of Syracuse men's basketball.
