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2011 Men's Soccer Roster

Tim Sofranko

6 Nathan Fitzgerald

  • Position Midfield
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wichita Falls, Texas
  • Prev School Rider HS (Valparaiso)
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

The Fitzgerald File
Parents: Tim and Paula Fitzgerald
Birthday: Oct. 29, 1989
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Honors
Daktronics All American
2010 (1st)
NSCAA All-South Central Region
2011 (1st)
Daktronics All-South Central Region
2010 (1st), 2011 (1st)
All-Lone Star Conference
2010 (1st), 2011 (1st)
Statistics
2011
2010
2009
Career Stats
At Midwestern State

Senior (2011)

- started each of MSU's 18 matches in the central midfield.
- earned NSCAA and Daktronics All-South Central Region first-team honors after scoring two goals and dishing out five assists.
- placed 11 of his 20 hots on frame (55.0 percent).
- tallied first goal of the season in a 3-1 win at Colorado State-Pueblo on Sep. 9, 2011.
- scored a goal in a 2-0 win over rival West Texas A&M on Nov. 6, 2011.
- notched two assists in a 3-0 win over Incarnate Word on Oct. 21, 2011 at the MSU Soccer Field.
- also recorded assists against Central Baptist, Texas A&M International and St. Mary's (Texas) -- all at home.

Junior (2010)
- started 22 matches in the central midfield.
- tallied 16 points on six goals and four assists.
- placed 25 of 29 shots on goal (64.1 percent).
- recorded a point in four consecutive matches from Sep. 17-Oct. 1, 2010.
- tallied goals in consecutive 6-1 results over Incarnate Word and St. Edward's on Sep. 17 and 19, 2010 and added an assist versus SEU, then had an assist in a 5-0 win over Texas-Permian Basin and scored a goal in 2-0 victory at Texas A&M International.
- notched a goal and an assist in a 10-0 thumping of Northeastern State on Oct. 29, 2010.
- scored MSU's only a goal in a 2-1 loss against Rollins (Fla.) in the NCAA Division II national semifinals on Dec. 2, 2010 in Louisville, Ky.

Sophomore (2009)
- appeared in 18 matches while making five starts in the central midfield.
- scored two goals and tallied two assists while placing seven of his 19 shots on goal (.368).
- notched first collegiate goal in the 64th minute of a 5-0 win over Regis (Colo.) on Sep. 6 at the MSU Soccer Field.
- accounted for a goal and an assist in a 5-0 win over St. Mary's on Oct. 18 at the MSU Soccer Field after notching an assists against the Rattlers on Sep. 13 in San Antonio.

At Valparaiso University

Freshman (2008)

- appeared in nine matches in the midfield.
- took four shots for the NCAA Division I Crusaders of the Horizon League.

At Rider High School
- earned three letters and was a two-time first-team All-District 5-4A performer for coch Albarro Lopez at Rider High School.
- led Raiders to a 23-0 record and a Class 4A State Championship as a junior in 2007 when he was named to the All-State Tournament team.
- helped RHS to a state finals appearance as a sophomore in 2006 and to the regional quarterfinals as a senior in 2008.
- Rider compiled a 69-3-5 ledger in the three seasons he lettered.
- named Academic All-State honors as a senior.
- competed in 2008 TASCO All Star Game.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2009Sophomore

    Midfield
    6'0" 175 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2010Junior

    Midfield
    6'0" 175 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2011Senior

    Midfield
    6'0" 175 lbs
    6