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2023 Men's Soccer Roster

25 Daniel Yu

  • Position Midfielder
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 155
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Irvine, Calif.
  • Prev School Irvine HS (California State, Los Angeles)
  • Major Business Marketing

Biography

At Midwestern State

Individual Honors

LSC Postseason All-Tournament Team (1): 2023
LSC Defensive Player of the Week (1): 10/24/23

Academic Awards

Provost's Honor Roll (1): 2023 (S)
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (1): 2023 (S)

Senior (2023)

started all 20 matches in which he appeared… finished the season with a goal and three assists… put three of his 10 shots during the season on goal (.300)… scored a goal in the 62nd minute of a 5-1 victory at Lubbock Christian, assisted by Mere Escobar, and he also assisted Dereck Espinal with a goal in the fourth minute at LCU (10/18)… assisted Escobar with a goal in the 30th minute of a 2-0 win at Fort Hays State (9/13)… assisted Escobar in the 76th minute of a 3-0 win over Oklahoma Christian (10/7)… shown a yellow card in five matches: at Fort Hays State (9/13)… at Southern Nazarene (9/16), vs. West Texas A&M (9/23)… at Oklahoma Christian (9/27), vs. UT Tyler (10/11)… played full 90 minutes in six matches… played 1,494 minutes and averaged 75 minutes per match…

Junior (2022)

made 10 appearances for the Mustangs…took two shots during the season, one was on goal…played a season-high 25 minutes against Colorado Mesa…played 133 minutes during the season…averaged 13.3 minutes per appearance…

At California State-Los Angeles

Academic Awards

California Collegiate Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll (2): 2019 (F), 2020 (F)

Sophomore (2021)

competed in 20 matches as a reserve midfielder... helped Golden Eagles to an NCAA Division II Championship finishing the year with an 18-2-3 record... accounted for two goals and three assists... placed four of seven shots on frame... scored game-winning goal in a 1-0 win at California State-San Bernardino (10/17)... accounted for a goal in a 3-0 win over California State, East Bay (10/8)... recorded assists in wins over Stanislaus State (10/10), California State-Dominguez Hills (10/22) and California State-Monterey Bay (10/24)... came on as a reserve to play 12 minutes in Cal State-LA's 1-0 win over Charleston (W. Va.) in the NCAA Division II Championship match at Switchback Stadium in Colorado Springs (12/11)...

Sophomore (2020)

team did not compete due to coronavirus pandemic...

Freshman (2019)

competed in four matches as a reserve midfielder... played 25 minutes in collegiate debut -- a 5-1 win over Stanisluas State (9/27)... also saw action against California State, Dominguez Hills (10/9), San Francisco State (11/7) and California State, San Bernardino (11/15)... part of a CSULA NCAA Division II runner-up squad finishing the campaign with a 19-1-3 record...

At Irvine High School

a three-year letter winner for coach John Roland at Irvine (Calif.) High School... earned first-team All-Pacific Coast League honors in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons... helped Vaqueros to first California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) playoffs for first time in 20 years... voted team MVP in each of his sophomore, junior and senior years... also competed in volleyball...

Personal

son of Samuel Yu and Meilin Lee... has three brothers -- Joseph, Steven and David...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2022Junior

    Midfielder
    5'10" 155 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2023Senior

    Midfielder
    5'10" 155 lbs
    25