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2017 Men's Soccer Roster

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14 Blake Wilson

  • Position F
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • High School Steinbrenner HS
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List
2017 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
2017 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week (10/31/17)
2017 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
2016 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
Sun Belt Conference Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week (10-11-2016)
Sun Belt Conference Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week (9-20-2016)
2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2015-16 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2014-15 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR (2017)
Played in all 18 matches, making 17 starts, for the Eagles as a senior ... Earned Sun Belt Conference first-team honors as well as 2017 All-Sun Belt Tournament honors ... Scored seven goals and notched one assist for 15 points ... Ranked fifth in the Sun Belt in total goals and goals per match (0.39) ... Took 48 shots, 22 on goal, and ranked third in the Sun Belt in shots per match (2.67) and fourth in shots on goal per match (1.22) ... Tallied two goals in the Eagles' 4-2 Sun Belt win over Howard on Oct. 28 ... Notched three game-winning goals, all in one-goal matches, for the Eagles at North Florida (W 2-1, Sept. 1), against Houston Baptist (W 1-0, Sept. 8) and at Winthrop (W 2-1, Sept. 19) ... Had the Eagles' lone goal in the Sun Belt semifinal against Georgia State on Nov. 11 ... Also tallied a goal in the Eagles' 2-1 win over Stetson on Oct. 24 ... Logged a career-high 1,161 minutes of action on the year.

JUNIOR (2016)
Named to the All-Sun Belt Conference First Team ... Twice named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 20, Oct. 11) … Appeared in 18 games for the Eagles, making 15 starts … Averaged 61.1 minutes per game, playing 1,100 total minutes ... Played a season-high 94 minutes on the road at Coastal Carolina (Oct. 15) and Presbyterian (Oct. 18) ... Finished the year first on the team with 18 points and eight goals … Took a team-high 48 shots, 23 on goal … Scored multiple goals in three contests ... In those three games, the Eagles went 3-0 … Started the season off by recording a hat trick at Houston Baptist (Aug. 26), the first hat trick for Georgia Southern since the 1999 season … Scored both GS goals in a 2-1 road win over Mercer (Sept. 17) … Scored two of the Eagles’ three goals in a 3-1 win over in-state rival Georgia State (Oct. 8) … Has two assists on the year, one against Campbell (Sept. 27) and one against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 12) to set up the game-winner in the final minute ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2015)
Appeared in 1 game, playing 35 minutes against Stetson ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN (2014)
Played in 11 games as a freshman ... Posted first collegiate point with a an assist on the game-winning goal versus NJIT in 2014 regular season home finale ... Posted 10 shots on the season with two on frame ... Averaged 32 minutes per game ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played four seasons for Steinbrenner High School under coach Chad Ebright ... Nominated for Florida Mr. Soccer Award ... Named 2014 Tampa Tribune Athlete of the Year ... Led the Warriors in scoring in 2014 with 20 goals and six assists in 20 matches ... Scored 40 career goals for Steinbrenner ... Reached State Final in 2013 and was ranked as high as ninth in the nation in 2014 ... Also played for Tampa Bay United  under coach Derek Backman ... Was a 2014 Super 20 National Championship finalist and a 2014 State Cup Finalist ... Graduated with honors ... Beta club member.

PERSONAL
Born Blake Anthony Wilson on August 6, 1996 in Clearwater, Fla. ... Parents are David and Katrina Wilson ... Has two younger siblings, Grant and Reagan ... Father played baseball at Saint Leo and Florida State ... Mother played soccer at St. John’s and softball at University of Tampa ... Cousin Evan Rust played minor league baseball in Tampa Bay and St. Louis organizations.

MAJOR
Exercise Science

Statistics

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2017

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2014Freshman

    F
    6'0" 165 lbs
    22
  • 14

    2015Sophomore

    F
    6'0" 165 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2016Junior

    F
    6'0" 165 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2017Senior

    Forward
    6'0" 165 lbs
    14