2015 Men's Soccer Roster
Alex Ridsdale
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Nelson, New Zealand
- High School:
- Mount Albert HS/McKendree
As A Senior (2015 – Xavier)
• 2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (9/8)
Appeared in all 19 matches with 13 starts... led Xavier with eight goals and 17 points... ranked ninth in the BIG EAST in points and points per game... tied for sixth in the league in goals... ninth on team with 1,113 minutes logged... tied for team-high with 16 shots on frame... fourth on team with 22 shots... began the year with goals in each of his first three matches, scoring against EIU, Wisconsin and Lipscomb... added another in a win over UC at the Crosstown Derby (9/11)... scored on a ridiculous bicycle kick in a 2-0 win over IPFW (9/22), appearing on ESPN as one of the top plays of the night... overcame a seven match scoring drought to bury two goals in a 3-0 win on Senior Night against Seton Hall (10/31)... buried the game-winner in the 48th minute against DePaul in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals (11/8)...
As A Junior (2014 – Xavier)
• 2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (9/8)
Appeared in all 23 matches with 22 starts... team's third-leading scorer at 14 points (five goals, four assists)... took 25 shots and put 12 on frame... had two game-winning goals... scored twice at Bradley on Sept. 4... assisted on Cory Brown's golden goal, teeing up the corner that led to a 1-0 OT win vs. Cornell (9/7)... scored in the fifth minute to give XU a 1-0 lead vs. Pitt (10/7)... season-high four shots vs. `Nova (11/1)... scored game-winner in 103rd minute of a 2-1 win over Monmouth in the first NCAA Tournament home match in school history (11/20)...
As A Sophomore (2013 – McKendree)
• Second Team All-GLVC
• 2013-14 Academic All-GLVC
Earned his second consecutive second team All-GLVC honor ... earned Academic All-GLVC Honors ... played in 16 games, making 15 starts ... led the team with seven goals, two assists and 16 points.
As A Freshman (2012 – McKendree)
• Second Team All-GLVC
Was a second team All-GLVC honoree ... played in 16 games, starting in 14 ... led the team with eight goals and was second on the team with five assists and 21 points ... scored his first collegiate goal and also tallied his first collegiate assist in a 4-1 win over Madonna on Aug. 30 ... recorded his first collegiate hat-trick with three goals in a 5-1 win at Kentucky Wesleyan on Oct. 21.
Member of the New Zealand U17 World Cup qualifying team ... won the Golden Boot award as part of the the Mainland Federation team ... helped lead Nayland College to a runner-up finish in the Secondary School National Tournament.
Personal
Born January 14, 1994 ... son of Michael Ridsdale and Marie Calderbank ... comes from same hometown as teammate Cory Brown ... also contacted by St John's.
