2017 Men's Soccer Roster
Jina, Prayag
Jersey Number 10
Prayag Jina
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Ohio
- High School:
- Aurora
- Prev School:
- Everest SC
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
PRAY-ag JEE-na
2017
A 2017 BGSU team captain ... saw action in three matches, making one start ... played 22 minutes of the Falcons' shutout win at Drexel, with one shot attempt ... saw five minutes of action in the home shutout win over Western Illinois ... made his first collegiate start against Fort Wayne, playing 38 minutes and firing a shot on goal.
2016
Played in five matches off the bench ... played a total of 61 minutes on the year ... had a pair of shots, putting both on goal, in the Western Illinois game.
2015
Saw action in four matches ... played a total of 49 minutes ... missed much of the season due to injury ... played 15 minutes in the Falcons' win over Western Illinois, and saw a season-high 23 minutes of action in the victory against Evansville ... after coming off the bench to play in the Dayton match on Sept. 23, however, was sidelined for the season's final 11 matches.
2014
Played in seven matches off the bench, and had two points on the year ... picked up a pair of assists in the Falcons' win over Findlay (Sept. 2), on goals by Pat Flynn and Brad Macomber ... played a season-high 49 minutes in BG's victory against Wright State (Nov. 4), and saw 40 minutes of action vs. UF ... played a significant role in the win over WSU ... twice played passes to classmate Keaton Reynolds in the penalty area, and Reynolds was taken down, leading to BG penalty kicks (and BG goals) on both occasions ... the second such play came in overtime of the 2-1 win ... was on the pitch for a total of 160 minutes on the year ... wore uniform #2 as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Aurora H.S. ('14) under coach Chris Gentile ... helped the Greenmen to three consecutive district championships, including a regional title and a state semifinal appearance in 2012 ... had nine goals and 35 assists in his AHS career, and earned All-Chagrin Valley Conference, all-district and All-Greater Cleveland honors during that time ... also earned academic all-conference honors ... captained the team as a senior ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Prayag Jina was born on June 25, 1996, in Birmingham, England ... son of Shashi and Ranjan Jina ... has an older brother ... international business major at BGSU, with a 3.378 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2018 semester ... has extensive Olympic Development Program experience, having played on the ODP Region II team for four years ... was invited to the US Soccer ID2 Camp under the direction of the US National Coaching staff ... played club ball with Everest Soccer Club, helping that team to a state championship in 2013.
JINA'S CAREER STATS
PRAY-ag JEE-na
2017
A 2017 BGSU team captain ... saw action in three matches, making one start ... played 22 minutes of the Falcons' shutout win at Drexel, with one shot attempt ... saw five minutes of action in the home shutout win over Western Illinois ... made his first collegiate start against Fort Wayne, playing 38 minutes and firing a shot on goal.
2016
Played in five matches off the bench ... played a total of 61 minutes on the year ... had a pair of shots, putting both on goal, in the Western Illinois game.
2015
Saw action in four matches ... played a total of 49 minutes ... missed much of the season due to injury ... played 15 minutes in the Falcons' win over Western Illinois, and saw a season-high 23 minutes of action in the victory against Evansville ... after coming off the bench to play in the Dayton match on Sept. 23, however, was sidelined for the season's final 11 matches.
2014
Played in seven matches off the bench, and had two points on the year ... picked up a pair of assists in the Falcons' win over Findlay (Sept. 2), on goals by Pat Flynn and Brad Macomber ... played a season-high 49 minutes in BG's victory against Wright State (Nov. 4), and saw 40 minutes of action vs. UF ... played a significant role in the win over WSU ... twice played passes to classmate Keaton Reynolds in the penalty area, and Reynolds was taken down, leading to BG penalty kicks (and BG goals) on both occasions ... the second such play came in overtime of the 2-1 win ... was on the pitch for a total of 160 minutes on the year ... wore uniform #2 as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Aurora H.S. ('14) under coach Chris Gentile ... helped the Greenmen to three consecutive district championships, including a regional title and a state semifinal appearance in 2012 ... had nine goals and 35 assists in his AHS career, and earned All-Chagrin Valley Conference, all-district and All-Greater Cleveland honors during that time ... also earned academic all-conference honors ... captained the team as a senior ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Prayag Jina was born on June 25, 1996, in Birmingham, England ... son of Shashi and Ranjan Jina ... has an older brother ... international business major at BGSU, with a 3.378 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2018 semester ... has extensive Olympic Development Program experience, having played on the ODP Region II team for four years ... was invited to the US Soccer ID2 Camp under the direction of the US National Coaching staff ... played club ball with Everest Soccer Club, helping that team to a state championship in 2013.
JINA'S CAREER STATS
OFFENSE GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2014................ 7-0 0 2 2 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2015................ 4-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2016................ 5-0 0 0 0 2 .000 2 1.000 0 0-0 2017................ 3-1 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 TOTAL............... 19-1 0 2 2 6 .000 3 .500 0 0-0 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 2, Findlay -- Sep 02, 2014 Assists: 2 [t-2nd], Findlay -- Sep 02, 2014 Shots: 2, at Western Illinois -- Sep 10, 2016
Off The Pitch: Andrew Shaffer (Sept. 11, 2025)
Thursday, September 11
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06
Off The Pitch: Bennett Painter (Sept. 3, 2025)
Thursday, September 04
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 1, 2025)
Monday, September 01
