Jon Cox Bio
8/4/2008 4:16:00 AM | General
Junior (2009): Appeared in 14 games with 10 starts...Led the team in shots (35) and shots on goal (17)...Scored equalizer in 80th minute against Oregon State (9-13) giving the Eagles a 2-2 tie against the PAC-10 team...Tied for team lead with two assists on the season, setting up goals against Wofford (10-21) and North Florida (11-3)...Assist against North Florida gave Eagles a 1-0 win...Played a season-high 97 minutes in 2-1 overtime loss to Mercer (9-20).
SOPHOMORE (2008): Started in nine matches while appearing in 15... Led the team with 47 shots and 22 shots on goal... Dished out a team leading three assists... Led the SoCon with 3.13 shots per game and ranked fifth with 47 shots... Recorded two of his three assists in the 2-1 win over perennial power Clemson... Assisted on the Eagles' lone goal against the College of Charleston.
SOPHOMORE (2007): Did not see game action.
REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2006): Started in 18 of 19 appearances, accumulating 1,182 minutes in the attack... Earned all-SoCon honors, named GSU's first SoCon "Freshman of the Year" and went on to be named to the College Soccer News Freshman All-American team and the NSCAA/adidas All-South Region team... Ranked among the top offensive players in the SoCon: fourth in shots (55), fifth in shots per game (2.89), ninth in points (17), eighth in points per game (0.89), ninth in goals (6), tenth in goals per game (0.32) and eighth in assists (5)... Led the Eagles in goals (6), assists (5), points (17), shots (55) and shots on goal (25)... Tallied his first collegiate points on an assist vs. Stetson (9-3)... Notched his first game-winner and second career goals and dished out one assist in a 3-0 Notched his first (game-winner) and second career goals and dished out one assist in a 3-0 shutout victory over Centenary (9-9). Also named SoCon player of the week and Centenary all-tournament team for his performance... Scored the game-winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Gardner-Webb (9-16)... Tallied his fourth winner in a 2-0 victory at Appalachian State (9-23)... Scored the Eagles' lone goal in a 1-1 tie vs. Winthrop (9-30)... Notched a winner in a 2-1 win vs. Davidson (10-28).
FRESHMAN (2005): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A member of the 2004 United Quest club team that won the state championship... Four-year letterman was captain his junior and senior years... 'Most Valuable Player' as a senior... As a junior, scored 14 goals in 18 starts, which was second-best in the region while earning team and all-conference accolades... Attended Milton high school.
PERSONAL: Born Jon Henry Cox to Mark & Susan Cox on December 30, 1986 in St. Louis, Mo...Majoring in sports management.
