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Team Captain. All-America and
NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Year candidate. First four-time NE-10
Goalkeeper of the Year in Conference history. Set a new NCAA
record in all divisions by playing 8,391:11 in net over four
seasons. Finished his career with program- and Northeast-10 Conference-record
49 career shutouts and an 0.66 goals against average. Was an
incredible 6-1 over his collegiate career in penalty shootouts,
winning his last six. Stopped 17 penalty attempts
(including shootouts) over his career. Honed his skills with the
Cape Cod Crusaders of the PDL before his senior season.
2007:
NSCAA/adidas Div. II Player of the Year and
NSCAA/adidas first-team All-America and All-New England Region
honoree. Northeast-10 Goalkeeper of the Year and NE-10 first-team
selection. Played all 2154:16 of action this season for the
Ravens, serving as team tri-captain. Finished with a 17-2-4 record, a 0.63 goals against average
and a .786 save percentage with a conference-best 12 shutouts. Led
the Northeast-10 with eight shutouts and a 0.52 GAA in 13 conference
matches. Had a 392:03 shutout streak spanning five matches
(9/12-29). Made a season-high nine saves in a shutout win over
Merrimack (10/10), beginning a streak of four consecutive shutouts
(and a 408:11 scoreless streak). Allowed two goals in the NCAA New
England Regional, earning All-Tournament team honors. Made six saves
during play and then turned away two-of-four penalty-shot attempts
as the Ravens advanced to the National Championship match with a
shootout win over Midwestern State (11/30). Made one save as
Franklin Pierce defeated Lincoln Memorial, 1-0, to win the National
Championship (12/2). Named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding
Defensive Player.
Match-by-match
statistics
2006: NSCAA/adidas All-America second team, NSCAA/adidas
All-New England first team, and All-Northeast-10 first team.
NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Year. Logged 1,806:49 in 20
matches (all starts). Posted a 16-1-3 record, setting program
single-season records with his NCAA Division II-low 0.45 goals against
average. Also posted a program record .855 save percentage (1st
NE-10) and 12 shutouts. Recorded a 0.19 GAA (two goals in 11 games)
and a .939 save percentage with seven shutouts in 11 Conference
matches. Recorded a
451:42 shutout streak spanning six contests
(9/2-9/23). Made a season-high six saves to preserve 1-0 victory
over No. 11 Dominican (8/27). Stopped three shots in 0-0
double-overtime draw at No. 25 UMass Lowell and was named the
Jeff Burstein Man-of-the-Match for his efforts. Posted five
saves in 1-0 victory at American International (9/16). Yielded
just two goals with two shutouts in three
NE-10 Tournament games, stopping 3-of-5 shootout attempts
in a semifinal win over Southern New Hampshire (10/27) and
stopping one shootout attempt in the title-game victory over
Southern Connecticut State (10/29) to earn Tournament MVP
honors.
Made one save for his 12th shutout of the season in a 1-0 win
over Southern New Hampshire in the NCAA New England Regional
semifinal (11/2). Named NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Week four
times (9/18, 10/8, 10/23 & 10/30) and NE-10 Player of the Week
once (10/30).
Match-by-match
statistics
2005: NSCAA/adidas All-America third
team. NSCAA/adidas All-New England and All-Northeast-10 first
team. NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Year. Started all 26
matches played. Led the Northeast-10 with 11 shutouts to go with
a 0.86 goals against average (2nd NE-10) and .788 save
percentage (3rd), while averaging 3.2 saves per match (5th), in
2,307:14 (1st). Posted a 0.80 goals against average and .854
save percentage with four shutouts in eight matches against
ranked teams. Totaled five shutouts with a 0.68 GAA and .822
save percentage in 13 NE-10 matches. Registered a 0.82 GAA and
.788 save percentage with four shutouts in eight postseason
matches. Had a career-high ten saves in 1-1 draw at No. 24
Caldwell (9/8). Posted six stops to preserve 2-0 shutout win at
Nyack (9/10). Had six saves in 1-0 win over American
International (9/17). Made seven stops in 3-1 win over Le Moyne
(10/4). Notched six saves in 3-0 win at Saint Anselm (10/24).
Registered five saves in 1-0 overtime win over No. 7 Dominican
in NCAA Tournament New England regional final. Stopped three of
penalty kicks as Ravens advanced in shootout against No. 12 New
York Institute of Technology in NCAA Tournament quarterfinal
(11/19). Had four stops in 1-0 win over No. 4 SIU-Edwardsville
in NCAA Tournament semifinal. Earned NCAA All-Tournament team
honors at Division II Final Four and New England Regional. Named
Outstanding Defensive Player at New England Regional. Named
NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Week five times (9/11, 10/30, 11/14,
11/20, 12/4) and NE-10 Player of the Week once (11/20).
Match-by-match
statistics
2004: Earned All-New England,
All-Northeast-10 and NE-10 Goalkeeper and Freshman of the Year
honors. First Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and
second Freshman of the Year in program history. Appeared in the
"Faces in the Crowd" section of the December 13th issue of
Sports Illustrated. Started all 24 matches and played
2,122:52 in the Ravens goal. Set program single-season record
with a 0.68 goals against average (first in NE-10) and 14
shutouts to go with a .826 save percentage. Shutout total led
Division II and ranks as the fourth highest single-season total
in DII history. Posted the top two scoreless minute streaks in
program history this fall, including a record 578:52 string that
surpassed his own mark of 518:38 set earlier in the year. Posted
a 0.57 goals against average and .865 save percentage with eight
shutouts in 13 NE-10 regular season matches. In six postseason
matches, registered a 0.47 GAA, .875 save percentage and four
shutouts. Did not yield a goal in 290-minutes of play during the
NE-10 Tournament. Made four saves in posting his first career
shutout against No. 11 Rollins (8/29). Registered five saves to
preserve 1-0 shutout at Saint Michael’s (9/21). Stopped five
shots in 1-0 victory over Assumption (10/5). Made season-high
six saves in shutout win at Stonehill (10/12). Posted four saves
in 1-0 overtime win over Bryant (10/16). Made five saves in 2-0
win at No. 2 Southern Connecticut in NE-10 semifinals (11/3).
Matched his season-best with six stops in shutout of No. 11
UMass Lowell in NCAA Tournament first round (11/12). Posted five
saves, then stopped the first three penalty shots he faced to
help the Ravens advance past No. 3 Southern Connecticut State in
the NCAA New England Regional final in a penalty shootout
(11/14). Named Most Outstanding Defensive Player at the NCAA New
England Regional. Earned NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Week honors
five times and Freshman of the Week on four occasions.
Before Franklin
Pierce: Prepped at
Bridgton Academy in Maine for one year. Earned All-New England
honors as he was converted to the goalkeeping position. 2003
graduate of Springfield Cathedral High School. Four year
letterwinner served as team captain as a senior. Earned
All-State honors as a junior and senior. Led Conference in
scoring his senior season with 26 goals for Western Mass
Championship winning team. Named tournament MVP.
Personal:
Born February 17, 1985, in Springfield, Mass. Son of Tony and
Angela Thorpe of East Longmeadow, Mass. Has two sisters, Desire
(26) and Danielle (18), and a brother, Jonathan (21). Brother is
a junior running back and punter at American International
College. Majoring in mass communication. Supports Manchester
United. Michael Jordan is a favorite athlete. Aspires a career
in professional soccer.
|
Year
|
Min |
G/GS |
W-L-T |
SOG |
SVS |
GA |
SV% |
GAA |
ShO |
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2004 |
2122:52 |
24/23 |
16-6-2 |
92 |
76 |
16 |
.826 |
0.68 |
14 |
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2005 |
2307:14 |
26/26 |
16-5-4 |
104 |
82 |
22 |
.788 |
0.86 |
11 |
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2006 |
1806:49 |
20/20 |
16-1-3 |
62 |
53 |
9 |
.855 |
0.45 |
12 |
| 2007 |
2154:16 |
23/23 |
17-2-4 |
70 |
55 |
15 |
.786 |
0.63 |
12 |
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Career |
8391:11 |
93/92 |
65-14-13 |
328 |
266 |
62 |
.811 |
0.66 |
49 |
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