Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men's Soccer
Reed, Eric
Eric Reed
- Title:
- Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
- Email:
- edreed@bgsu.edu
- Phone:
- 419-372-7071
Eric Reed recently completed his fourth season on the Bowling Green State University men's soccer staff. Reed, who came to BGSU from Davidson College, began his duties with the Falcons in early February of 2014.
"Eric Reed was a strong addition to the BGSU men's soccer program," said Falcon head coach Eric Nichols. "The playing pedigree and the experiences he brings are extremely valuable, but it is the quality of his character that sets him apart and makes him a perfect fit for our program and our community."
Reed, who primarily works with the goalkeepers, has helped the Falcons win a total of 39 matches over his first four seasons with the program. The 2016 BGSU team posted a second-place finish in the MAC regular-season standings, the program's highest finish since the 2002 campaign. BG was undefeated in conference play for the first time since 1996.
The Falcons were ranked among the Great Lakes Region top-10 teams in every week of the 2016 season, and finished the year ranked fifth in the region.
In 2016, under Reed's guidance, freshman 'keeper Anthony Mwembia earned All-MAC First-Team honors and was named to the College Soccer News Freshman All-America Second Team. Mwembia, who led the league and ranked among the top 20 in the nation in both goals-against average (0.73) and saves percentage (.831), was named the BGSU Athletics Male Newcomer of the Year for the 2016-17 academic year.
And, BGSU has been just as successful in the classroom. Both Pat Flynn and Joe Sullivan were named to the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team. Flynn became the first three-time Academic All-American in BGSU men's soccer history, while Sullivan became just the third Falcon to earn Academic All-America honors twice.
BGSU was the only school with two first-team selections on the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America Team. And, the Falcons have had two overall selections to the team in each of the last two years. Flynn was named to the first team and Sullivan earned second-team honors in 2015, the first year BG had two players named to the team in program history.
On the pitch, that 2015 team began the season with five consecutive wins, breaking into the national rankings for the first time since 1999. The Falcons were 24th in the country in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll released on Sept. 8.
In his first season with the Falcons. all Reed did was help the program to one of the most successful campaigns in recent memory while also winning a prestigious award. Reed was named 2014 Great Lakes Region Assistant Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
Reed helped guide a youthful BG team to 14 wins and a trip to the championship match of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in 2014.
He joined a BG program that had lost 10 seniors off of the 2013 team, including a goalkeeper (Michael Wiest) who had started every second of every match in both 2012 and '13. The 2014 roster featured three 'keepers who had never played in a competitive match at BG.
Overall, BG had just eight returning letterwinners, including four starters, when preseason camp began in August, and the Falcons had 11 newcomers on the 23-man opening-day roster.
Nichols, Reed and Company, coming off of a 6-7-6 season in 2013, proceeded to more than double that win total, going 14-6-1. The program's victory total was the highest in 17 years, and BGSU advanced to the championship match of the MAC Tournament for the first time since 2003.
Sophomore goalkeepers Ryan Heuton and Nick Landsberger and the BGSU defense combined to post eight shutouts in the fall of 2014. The Falcons led the MAC in total shutouts, and BG's team GAA of 0.91 ranked second in the conference.
Heuton and Landsberger each ranked among the top-three goalkeepers in the conference in both GAA and saves percentage. Heuton led the MAC in both categories, with a GAA of just 0.48 and a saves pct. of .905. Landsberger had a 1.18 GAA and a .750 saves pct.
A native of Mission Viejo, Calif., Reed spent two seasons working with the goalkeepers at Davidson prior to joining BG. Reed, who played professionally upon his graduation from college, also spent the 2007 season as the goalkeeper coach for both the men's and women's soccer teams at the University of San Francisco. Additionally, he has extensive coaching experience working with various camps, schools and clubs.
Reed played for the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Pro League for three seasons, from 2011-13. He was a finalist for the league's Goalkeeper-of-the-Year award in both 2011 and '13 and helped the Eagles to the championship game in the latter year.
Reed attended UCLA, where he started at least 16 matches in each of his final three seasons. As a junior in 2005, he earned All-Pac-10 First-Team honors as well as NSCAA/adidas All-Far West Third-Team accolades, after leading the Bruins to the conference title. In his senior season of 2006, Reed recorded shutouts in three of five NCAA Tournament games, as UCLA advanced all the way to the national championship match.
Reed earned both All-Pac-10 and Academic All-Pac-10 honors in each of his final three seasons at UCLA. He had a career record of 34-12-5, 24 total shutouts and a goals-against average of 0.81.
Reed, who was a was a member of the U.S. U-18 National Team, was selected by the California Victory in the 2007 USL First Division College Player Draft. At the end of that season, Victory fans voted Reed team MVP.
Reed transferred to USL Second Division outfit Cleveland City Stars, where he helped that club with the USL2 title in 2008. Reed joined the Carolina RailHawks for the 2009 and 2010 seasons, before signing on with the Charlotte Eagles.
Reed, who attended Laguna Hills High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from UCLA in 2006. He is active in the community, working with groups that include Missionary Athletes International, Athletes in Action and Ambassadors in Sport.
Reed and his wife, Maria, reside in Bowling Green with their two sons, Jeddison (4) and Jameson (2).
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"Eric Reed was a strong addition to the BGSU men's soccer program," said Falcon head coach Eric Nichols. "The playing pedigree and the experiences he brings are extremely valuable, but it is the quality of his character that sets him apart and makes him a perfect fit for our program and our community."
Reed, who primarily works with the goalkeepers, has helped the Falcons win a total of 39 matches over his first four seasons with the program. The 2016 BGSU team posted a second-place finish in the MAC regular-season standings, the program's highest finish since the 2002 campaign. BG was undefeated in conference play for the first time since 1996.
The Falcons were ranked among the Great Lakes Region top-10 teams in every week of the 2016 season, and finished the year ranked fifth in the region.
In 2016, under Reed's guidance, freshman 'keeper Anthony Mwembia earned All-MAC First-Team honors and was named to the College Soccer News Freshman All-America Second Team. Mwembia, who led the league and ranked among the top 20 in the nation in both goals-against average (0.73) and saves percentage (.831), was named the BGSU Athletics Male Newcomer of the Year for the 2016-17 academic year.
And, BGSU has been just as successful in the classroom. Both Pat Flynn and Joe Sullivan were named to the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team. Flynn became the first three-time Academic All-American in BGSU men's soccer history, while Sullivan became just the third Falcon to earn Academic All-America honors twice.
BGSU was the only school with two first-team selections on the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America Team. And, the Falcons have had two overall selections to the team in each of the last two years. Flynn was named to the first team and Sullivan earned second-team honors in 2015, the first year BG had two players named to the team in program history.
On the pitch, that 2015 team began the season with five consecutive wins, breaking into the national rankings for the first time since 1999. The Falcons were 24th in the country in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll released on Sept. 8.
In his first season with the Falcons. all Reed did was help the program to one of the most successful campaigns in recent memory while also winning a prestigious award. Reed was named 2014 Great Lakes Region Assistant Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
Reed helped guide a youthful BG team to 14 wins and a trip to the championship match of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in 2014.
He joined a BG program that had lost 10 seniors off of the 2013 team, including a goalkeeper (Michael Wiest) who had started every second of every match in both 2012 and '13. The 2014 roster featured three 'keepers who had never played in a competitive match at BG.
Overall, BG had just eight returning letterwinners, including four starters, when preseason camp began in August, and the Falcons had 11 newcomers on the 23-man opening-day roster.
Nichols, Reed and Company, coming off of a 6-7-6 season in 2013, proceeded to more than double that win total, going 14-6-1. The program's victory total was the highest in 17 years, and BGSU advanced to the championship match of the MAC Tournament for the first time since 2003.
Sophomore goalkeepers Ryan Heuton and Nick Landsberger and the BGSU defense combined to post eight shutouts in the fall of 2014. The Falcons led the MAC in total shutouts, and BG's team GAA of 0.91 ranked second in the conference.
Heuton and Landsberger each ranked among the top-three goalkeepers in the conference in both GAA and saves percentage. Heuton led the MAC in both categories, with a GAA of just 0.48 and a saves pct. of .905. Landsberger had a 1.18 GAA and a .750 saves pct.
A native of Mission Viejo, Calif., Reed spent two seasons working with the goalkeepers at Davidson prior to joining BG. Reed, who played professionally upon his graduation from college, also spent the 2007 season as the goalkeeper coach for both the men's and women's soccer teams at the University of San Francisco. Additionally, he has extensive coaching experience working with various camps, schools and clubs.
Reed played for the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Pro League for three seasons, from 2011-13. He was a finalist for the league's Goalkeeper-of-the-Year award in both 2011 and '13 and helped the Eagles to the championship game in the latter year.Reed attended UCLA, where he started at least 16 matches in each of his final three seasons. As a junior in 2005, he earned All-Pac-10 First-Team honors as well as NSCAA/adidas All-Far West Third-Team accolades, after leading the Bruins to the conference title. In his senior season of 2006, Reed recorded shutouts in three of five NCAA Tournament games, as UCLA advanced all the way to the national championship match.
Reed earned both All-Pac-10 and Academic All-Pac-10 honors in each of his final three seasons at UCLA. He had a career record of 34-12-5, 24 total shutouts and a goals-against average of 0.81.
Reed, who was a was a member of the U.S. U-18 National Team, was selected by the California Victory in the 2007 USL First Division College Player Draft. At the end of that season, Victory fans voted Reed team MVP.
Reed transferred to USL Second Division outfit Cleveland City Stars, where he helped that club with the USL2 title in 2008. Reed joined the Carolina RailHawks for the 2009 and 2010 seasons, before signing on with the Charlotte Eagles.
Reed, who attended Laguna Hills High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from UCLA in 2006. He is active in the community, working with groups that include Missionary Athletes International, Athletes in Action and Ambassadors in Sport.
Reed and his wife, Maria, reside in Bowling Green with their two sons, Jeddison (4) and Jameson (2).
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