Bowling Green State University Athletics
2009 Men's Soccer Roster
Jacob Lawrence
- Position:
- Defender / Midfielder
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Mississippi
- High School:
- St. Joseph Catholic School
2008
Named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team ... also named to the Academic All-MAC Team, for the second time in as many years of eligibility ... played in 16 games, starting 15 ... had eight points on four goals ... finished second on the Falcons in goals, and was tied for second on the team in points ... was named to the all-tournament team in all three of BGSU[apos]s tourneys on the year ... named the MVP of the BGSU Invitational ... selected MAC Player of the Week on Sept. 15 after his performance in the UCA Tournament ... had four goals in a three-game span, including a two-goal game at Central Arkansas (Sept. 13) ... headed home Hunter Van Houten[apos]s corner kick at the 81:29 mark, tying the score ... then, had the GWG in that game, on another header in the second OT, as BGSU won the tournament ... that was the first GWG, as well as the first [apos]Golden Goal,[apos] of his career ... also scored the winner vs. IPFW (Sept. 19) in the Falcons[apos] next game, the home opener ... in that game, was the first one to the rebound after his shot was blocked, and hammered it home to break a scoreless tie with under 10 minutes left in regulation ... had a goal against Saint Francis (Pa.) the next time out (Sept. 21), expertly heading the ball backward while facing away from the goal ... named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Sept. 25 ... has career totals of six goals and three assists for 15 points.
2007
An Academic All-MAC selection ... was one of just two players to start all 19 games ... played a total of 1,694 minutes, leading the team in that category ... had a pair of assists in the Florida Atlantic match (Sept. 2), as BG picked up a 2-1 win ... had helpers on Thomas McLean[apos]s first collegiate goal and Chuko Evwarayes[apos]s GWG in that FAU match ... helped the Falcon defensive corps post a total of four shutouts on the season.
2006
Named to the Falcon Classic All-Tournament team ... played in 16 matches, starting all of them ... made first collegiate start against Western Illinois in the season opener (Aug. 27) ... scored his first collegiate coach in the regular-season game vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 27) ... also found the back of the net four days later, when the Falcons returned to Kalamazoo and picked up a 2-1 win over the Broncos in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament (Oct. 31) ... all three of his shots on goal of the season came in those two WMU matches ... first collegiate point came in the Falcons[apos] road win over Pittsburgh (Oct. 11) ... earned the Dr. Lee and Marge Meserve Academic Award.
CLUB
A member of Jackson Futbol Club...team captain from 1999 through 2006 ... helped team to two State Cup Championships (2004 & 2005),Region IIl Quarterfinals (2004 & 2005) and SuperClubs Southern Regional Championships (2002 & 2004) ... coached by Shane Barden.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four year letterman at St. Joe[apos]s High School ... member of the MHSAA 1A-3A State Champions in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and runner-up in 2006 ... MHSCA All-State Second Team 2004 and 2005 ... SJHS Most Valuable Player in 2004 ... coached by Dwayne Demmin and later Phil Moyer ... member of Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society as well as the National Honor Society ... selected to ODP Region III team 2004.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jacob Matthew Lawrence ... son of Henry and Angela Lawrence ... has two brothers, Henry III and Jonathan, and two sisters, Christina and Nicole ... born Sept 15, 1987 ... interpersonal communication major ... has a 3.92 cumulative grade-point average at BGSU through the fall 2008 semester.
JACOB LAWRENCE - CAREER STATS
OFFENSE GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2006................ 16-16 2 1 5 6 .333 3 .500 0 0-0 2007................ 19-19 0 2 2 20 .000 8 .400 0 0-0 2008................ 16-15 4 0 8 22 .182 13 .591 2 0-0 TOTAL............... 51-50 6 3 15 48 .125 24 .500 2 0-0
