2020(-21) Men's Soccer Roster
Worner, Vinny
Jersey Number 2
Vinny Worner
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Copley, Ohio
- High School:
- Copley
- Prev School:
- Team Challenger Crew Juniors
Bio
2020-21 HONORS
2020(-21)
2019
2018
SUMMER 2018
2017
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
SCHOLARSHIP INFO.
WORNER'S CAREER STATS
- Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week -- Honorable Mention (April 13, 2021)
2020(-21)
- Started all 13 matches, playing 1,053 of the season's 1,209 total minutes
- Had four points on a goal and two assists
- Tied for second on the team in assists and was fifth in points
- Played 83 minutes of BGSU's 3-2 win over Dayton in the season opener
- Assisted on Chris Sullivan's goal in the 61st minute that tied the contest at 2-2
- Played 69 minutes of BGSU's 1-0 OT win over #25 SIUE
- Played all 90 minutes of the win at Northern Illinois, with the primary assist on the only goal of the match
- Played 78 minutes at Western Michigan
- Scored a 'Golden Goal' as the Falcons beat Akron at Cochrane Stadium for the first time since 2002
- The goal in the 97th minute gave BG a 1-0 win and lifted the Falcons into sole possession of first place in the MAC
- For the Copley native, the goal came on Senior Day, as he was recognized in ceremonies prior to the match
- Played 93 minutes vs. the Zips, and had four shots, including two on goal
- For his efforts, he earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on April 13
- Played 103 minutes of the Falcons' scoreless draw with West Virginia
- Was on the pitch for 86 minutes of BGSU's 2-1 OT win over NIU that clinched the MAC regular-season title
- Played 83 minutes of the NCAA Championships match vs. Monmouth, with two shots on goal
- Put a shot on goal in the final minute of that match that forced the MU 'keeper into a leaping save
2019
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in the final 19 matches of the season, making 10 starts
- Had four points on a pair of goals, including one GWG
- Missed the opening weekend due to injury, but came off the bench to see action in a pair of shutout wins the following weekend
- Played 43 minutes vs. Wisconsin and 48 against host Northwestern as the Falcons blanked both teams at the Lakeside Classic in Evanston, Ill.
- Came off the bench to play 30 minutes of the Ohio State match, with a shot on goal
- Saw 13 minutes of time vs. Cleveland State, and played 16 minutes against Cincinnati
- Was on the field for 28 minutes on the road against #18/23 Kentucky
- Also played 28 minutes of the Canisius match, as BG picked up a 4-1 win at Cochrane Stadium
- Saw time off the bench at Detroit Mercy, as the Falcons posted a shutout victory
- Played 28 minutes of another 1-0 road win seven days later, this time at IUPUI
- Drew the start and played all 90 minutes in the MAC opener at Akron, with one shot attempt
- Played 81 minutes of the match at SIUE, with a shot on goal
- Was in the Starting XI for the Falcons' 4-0 win over Purdue Fort Wayne
- Played 56 minutes and fired three shots, including one on goal, vs. the Mastodons
- Was on the field for 61 minutes of BG's 3-0 drubbing of West Virginia, scoring the final goal of the match in the 74th minute
- After a Chris Sullivan cross, took an Ike Swiger pass and drilled a shot from the top of the 18 for his first goal of the season and the third of his career
- Played 83 minutes of the Western Michigan match, and was on the field for 76 minutes of the win at Wright State, with a shot attempt in the latter game
- Scored what proved to be the winning goal as the Falcons closed the regular season with a 1-0 win over Northern Illinois
- Knocked home a Matt Walters cross with 9:39 gone
- Played 52 minutes of that contest
- Played 63 minutes of the rematch with NIU three days later, as the Falcons picked up a 2-1 win in overtime, in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament
- Played 76 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win over top-seeded Akron in the semifinal round
- It marked BGSU's first win over the Zips since 2002, and the Falcons' first road victory against UA since 1997
- Fired a second-half shot that just missed finding the upper right corner of the goal
- Played 57 minutes of the league tournament final vs. WVU
2018
- Played in all 17 matches, making 15 starts
- Tied for third on the team in scoring, with seven points
- Had two goals and three assists, deadlocking him for third on the Falcons in both of those categories as well
- Made his first collegiate start in the season opener vs. Northern Kentucky, playing 75 minutes
- Also drew the start at Penn State, and was on the field for 86 of the 90 minutes
- Led all players with three shots, including one on goal, vs. the Nittany Lions
- Played 104 minutes of the Wright State match, with one shot attempt
- Scored his first collegiate goal at Western Illinois, with the first goal of the match in what wound up a 3-2 BGSU win
- Also had an assist on Chris Sullivan's goal later in the first half
- Played 76 minutes vs. the Leathernecks, with a pair of shots on goal
- Drew the start and played all 90 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State
- Led the Falcons with two shot attempts vs. the Spartans
- Started and played all 110 minutes at Ohio State, and his three shot attempts vs. the Buckeyes included one on goal
- Was on the field for 86 minutes at Cleveland State, with one shot
- Played 67 minutes at Purdue Fort Wayne, leading all players with four shots on goal
- Was on the pitch for 83 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 win over Valparaiso
- Had an assist on BG's first goal of the night, playing a cross through the box and onto the boot of Tate Robertson
- Came off the bench for the first time all season in the Akron match, but wound up playing 83 of the 110 minutes as the Falcons battled the Zips to a scoreless, double-OT draw
- Had one shot attempt vs. UA
- Returned to the starting XI at IUPUI and played 82 minutes of that overtime win
- Had an assist on Charlie Maciejewski's 'Golden Goal' against the Jaguars
- Played 85 minutes and had a pair of shot attempts in BG's overtime victory at Northern Illinois
- Played all 110 minutes, scoring the Falcons' lone goal in a 1-1 tie vs. Western Michigan
- That goal came with just over 10 minutes remaining in the second half
- Had three shots vs. the Broncos
- Came off the bench to play 53 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win at Cincinnati
- Was back in the starting lineup and played 69 minutes at West Virginia
- Played 73 minutes of BGSU's 2-0 win over SIUE, with three shots
- That victory clinched the number-two seed in the MAC Tournament for the Falcons
- Started and played 52 minutes of the conference tourney semifinal-round match vs. WMU
SUMMER 2018
- Played for Toledo Villa FC of the UPSL
2017
- Played in two matches off the bench
- Made his collegiate debut in the Falcons' win at Drexel, playing the final five minutes
- Saw 23 minutes of action off the bench in the final match of the season, at No. 5 Western Michigan
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned four letters at Copley H.S. ('17) under coaches David Antal and Kyle Geosits
- Was named to the 2016 NSCAA All-America Team
- Also was an All-Ohio First-Team selection as a senior after earning second-team all-state honors in his junior year
- Had career totals of 26 goals and 34 assists in his four years with the Indians, helping the team to a Suburban League title in each of his last three seasons
- Was named the SL Player of the Year as a senior
- A two-time selection to both the all-league and all-district first team
- Copley went 62-10-5 overall and 31-1 in league play during his four years, including a perfect 8-0 SL mark in each of his final three seasons
- Had six goals and 16 assists as a junior, and followed that up with 14 goals and nine assists in his final season
- Team captain as a senior
- Was named to the Honor Roll in every semester of high school
PERSONAL
- Full name Vincent Anthony Worner
- Son of Gary and Carrie Worner
- The third of four boys
- Has two older brothers, Gary and Alex, and a younger brother, Anthony
- A finance major at BGSU
- Has a 3.000 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020 semester
- Played club ball with Team Challenger Crew Juniors
- Helped that team to a national title at the US Youth Soccer National Championships in July of 2017
SCHOLARSHIP INFO.
- Recipient of the Mickey and Patricia Cochrane Soccer Scholarship.
WORNER'S CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2-0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 17-15 | 1384 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 27 | .074 | 10 | .370 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 19-10 | 932 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .200 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2020(-21) | 13-13 | 1053 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .083 | 5 | .417 | 1 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 51-38 | 3397 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 49 | .102 | 20 | .408 | 2 | 0-0 |
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