Ike Swiger

Ike Swiger v WMU - Nov 9 2018 - MAC Tournament SF

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Fairmont, W.Va
High School:
Fairmont Senior
Prev School:
Steel Town Magic

PRONUNCIATION
SWY-ger

March 2, 2020 - Mountaineers welcome four newcomers

2019
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 15 matches, making two starts, in his final season with the Falcons ... had five points on a pair of goals and an assist ... his two goals included one GWG ... came off the bench to see action in both matches during the Falcons' trip to Western Pennsylvania on the season's opening weekend ... played 38 minutes at Duquesne and 31 vs. Robert Morris ... had a shot attempt in each match, putting his shot on frame in the latter contest ... played a total of 74 minutes in a pair of shutout wins at the Lakeside Classic the following weekend ... saw action off the bench in both a 1-0 win over Wisconsin and a 3-0 victory vs. the host school, Northwestern ... played 39 minutes off the bench vs. Ohio State ... gave the Falcons a spark vs. Cleveland State ... had two shots, including one on goal, in 29 minutes vs. the Vikings ... saw 32 minutes of time vs. Cincinnati, playing a dangerous cross that led to a near-miss by Chris Brennan ... scored his first collegiate goal in the Falcons' 4-1 win over Canisius ... stole the ball from a Golden Griffins player deep in the CC end of the field, worked a combination play with Achille Robin and neatly placed a low shot through several defenders and just inside the left post ... played 31 minutes of that win ... three days later, scored a goal for the second-straight match, and this time it proved to be the game-winner ... netted the lone goal midway through the second half in BG's 1-0 win at Detroit Mercy ... made his first collegiate start in that UDM match ... played 48 minutes vs. the Titans, and tied for the team lead with three shot attempts ... saw 17 minutes of action in another 1-0 win, at IUPUI ... drew the start and played 55 minutes of the MAC opener at Akron ... came off the bench to play 43 minutes at SIUE, and had a shot attempt vs. the Cougars ... played 26 minutes of the Falcons' 4-0 win over Purdue Fort Wayne, with two shot attempts, including one on goal ... had an assist in BG's 3-0 drubbing of West Virginia ... picked up the primary helper on the Falcons' final goal ... took a Chris Sullivan pass in the box and, while facing away from goal, laid the ball into the path of the onrushing Vinny Worner for a 74th-minute goal that closed the scoring ... the assist was the first of his BGSU career ... played 20 minutes of the win over WVU, and had a shot on goal that forced the 'keeper to make a spectacular stop ... played 14 minutes of BGSU's 1-0 win at Wright State.

2018
Played in nine matches off the bench, seeing a total of 86 minutes of action ... made his BGSU debut in the season opener vs. Northern Kentucky, playing 10 minutes off the bench ... also saw 10 minutes of time at Penn State, with a shot on goal ... came off the bench to see time vs. No. 3 Michigan State at Cochrane Stadium ... also saw action off the bench in the Cleveland State match, playing 10 minutes vs. the Vikings ... played 14 minutes at Purdue Fort Wayne, and saw 11 minutes of action in BG's win over Valparaiso ... came off the bench to play in the Falcons' overtime win at IUPUI ... saw 17 minutes of action in BGSU's 2-0 victory over SIUE, a win that clinched the number-two seed in the MAC Tournament for the Falcons ... and, played eight minutes of the conference tourney semifinal-round match vs. Western Michigan, which was held in his home state.

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-time All-State selection at Fairmont Senior H.S. ('18) under coach Jimmy DeNardi ... earned All-State First-Team honors on three occasions, including his senior year, when he scored 39 goals and was named the 2017 West Virginia Coaches Association State Player of the Year ... had a school-record 127 career goals, and also holds the program's career assists record ... helped FHS to a pair of Big Ten Conference titles and the 2015 state championship ... was a four-time all-league selection, and was the league's Midfielder of the Year in 2015 and '16 and the Big Ten Player of the Year in '17.

PERSONAL
Isaac Jacob Swiger was born on Nov. 17, 1998, in Morgantown, W.Va. ... an individualized business major at BGSU ... had a cumulative GPA of 3.900 through the Spring 2019 semester ... son of Scott and Denise Swiger ... has a brother, Zac ... has played club ball for Steel Town Magic, coached by Adam Hunter.

SWIGER'S CAREER STATS