Zachary Nelson

Xavier University Men's Soccer8/15/18Photographer: Brett Hansbauer/4th Floor Creative

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
West Linn, Ore.
High School:
West Linn HS

As A RS Sophomore (2018)
• BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (9/17)
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/3, 9/24)
Made 10 starts before suffering a season-ending injury prior to the Villanova match on Oct. 6... logged a team-high 917:06 in goal and made 42 saves... posted a GAA of 1.28... recorded three clean sheets and shared a fourth... posted a 3-2-5 record overall as the starter... led XU to double OT road shutouts at Northwestern and Oregon State, as well as a shutout of nationally-ranked Kentucky at home on Sept. 11...

As A RS Freshman (2017)
• BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
• BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (9/18)
• BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (10/2)
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Made 13 starts in goal, logging a team-high 1,229 minutes... suffered an injury down the stretch and missed last seven matches of season... recorded a 1.32 GAA and allowed 18 goals... made 38 saves and registered a .679 save percentage... went 6-3-2 as the starting keeper... kept three clean sheets... recorded first career shutout, making one save in 3-0 win over Drake (8/27)... shut out Harvard with three saves in a 3-0 road win for XU (9/1)... Made three saves in a 1-0 shutout win over No. 9 Georgetown (9/16)... made a career-high six saves twice, stopping six shots in a 1-1 road draw at No. 15 Kentucky and in a 4-1 home win against Providence (9/30)...

As A Freshman (2016)
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Made Xavier debut in road match at UAB, playing full 90 minutes and making one save (8/28)...

Prior to Xavier:
· Starting goalkeeper for Portland Timbers MLS Academy Team from 2015-16.
· Ranked as a top-20 player in the Northwest Region by Top Drawer Soccer.
· ODP regional and state goalkeeper.
· Named to ESP Generation Adidas All-Star Game in 2015.
· Possesses a Level 2 National Goalkeeping Coaching License
· Everybodysoccer.com listed Nelson and the No. 9 goalkeeper prospect in the country.