2024 Men's Soccer Roster
Bergin, Jake
Jersey Number 18
Jake Bergin
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- Rocky River
- Prev School:
- Internationals
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
BURG-in (hard G sound)
2024 | Senior
2023 | Junior
2022 | Sophomore
2021 | Freshman
2020-21
BURG-in (hard G sound)
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Bowling Green |
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, earning that honor for the second consecutive year
- Earned no fewer than three academic awards from the MVC office in 2024-25
- Received the MVC's Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award, the highest academic honor given by the conference
- Also earned the MVC's Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, and was named to the MVC Honor Roll
- Played in 19 of BGSU's 20 matches, making 15 starts
- Had four points on a goal and two assists
- Came off the bench to play 66 minutes of the come-from-behind win over Wright State
- Played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win at Michigan State
- Drew the start and played 40 minutes of the victory at IU Indy
- Came off the bench to play 23 minutes at Michigan
- Also saw action off the bench in the win over Butler
- Played 38 minutes of the Falcons' win over Northern Illinois in the MVC opener
- Started the Bradley match, playing 79 minutes of that 2-1 road win
- Had an assist on the opening goal of that victory at BU
- Started and played 67 minutes of the Falcons' 5-0 obliteration of Eastern Illinois
- Played all 90 minutes in BGSU's 1-0 victory over Belmont
- Started the UIC match, playing 60 minutes
- Was on the field for 70 minutes of BGSU's 5-2 win over Detroit Mercy
- Had a plus/minus rating of +5, as he was on the field for all five BG goals, with both UDM goals coming after he was subbed out
- Was on the pitch for all 90 minutes of the scoreless draw with Drake
- Also played all 90 minutes in the Falcons' game at #15 Missouri State
- Played 76 minutes of the Evansville match
- Played all 90 minutes of BGSU's 3-0 win over #14 Western Michigan at Cochrane Stadium
- Was on the field for 62 minutes at Oregon State, and had an assist on Bennett Painter's goal
- Scored his first goal of the season just 33 seconds into the Falcons' 4-1 win over UIC in the MVC Tournament
- Played all 90 minutes of that victory
- Also played all 90 minutes of BG's 1-0 win vs. Drake in the league tourney semifinal round
- Was on the field for all 98-plus minutes of the MVC Tournament championship match vs. Evansville
2023 | Junior
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators
- Played in all 18 matches, making 10 starts
- Had four points on a goal and two assists
- Started seven of the Falcons' eight MVC matches, and both of his assists came in conference play
- Played 24 minutes of the season-opening win over Cleveland State and 17 more at Michigan State
- Saw 41 minutes of action at Duquesne, and also saw time in the win over Michigan
- Played 33 minutes vs. DePaul
- Scored his first collegiate goal, which proved to be the game-winning goal, vs. Northern Kentucky
- The goal came in the 71st minute and broke a 1-1 tie in BGSU's 2-1 win at Cochrane
- Made his first start of the season in the NKU match, playing all 90 minutes
- Started BGSU's first-ever MVC match, at Western Michigan, and played 67 minutes
- Played 38 minutes at Wright State
- Returned to the Starting XI and played all 90 minutes in BG's win over Bradley
- Played 30 minutes of the win over Evansville and 31 minutes at Detroit Mercy
- Started and played 50 minutes at Maryland
- Played 85 minutes at Belmont
- Was on the field for all 90 minutes against UIC, with an assist on Eli Shope's game-opening goal in that win
- Picked up his second assist in as many games with the lone helper on Bennett Painter's second goal at Drake
- That goal came in the 59th minute and gave the Falcons a 3-0 lead in what would be a 3-1 victory
- Played 80 minutes vs. the Bulldogs and 67 minutes vs. nationally-ranked Missouri State
- Played 71 minutes at Northern Illinois
- Saw 42 minutes of action in the NIU rematch, with one shot attempt
2022 | Sophomore
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in all 16 matches, making 10 starts
- Came off the bench to play in both BG matches on the season's opening weekend, seeing 20 minutes of time at DePaul and 22 at Loyola (Ill.)
- Played 23 minutes of the home opener vs. Ohio State, and saw 18 minutes of action in the scoreless tie at Michigan
- Also saw time in the Michigan State contest
- Made his first collegiate start at Air Force, playing 86 minutes of the Falcons' 3-1 win
- Started the Oakland match as well, playing 66 minutes
- Played 83 minutes of the MAC opener vs. Western Michigan and 84 at Georgetown
- Started and played 65 minutes of the 1-1 draw vs. #20 Akron
- Came off the bench to play 28 minutes of BG's shutout win at Chicago State
- Returned to the Starting XI and played 74 minutes as BGSU blanked #20 Akron on the road
- Was again in the lineup for BGSU's 3-0 home win over Chicago State
- Started the NIU match, playing 50 minutes of that 3-1 road win
- Again drew the start at WMU, and played 43 minutes
- Also started the final game of the season, BGSU's home win over NIU
2021 | Freshman
- Played in six matches off the bench
- Made his BGSU debut in the season opener vs. IUPUI, playing seven minutes and firing one shot
- Was BG's first player off the bench at Gonzaga, playing 46 minutes of that overtime win
- Played 42 minutes, the most of the Falcons' seven players off the bench, in the 3-0 win at Cleveland State
- Came off the bench to play 28 minutes of BG's 3-0 win over Wright State, and saw action in the Falcons' 2-0 victory vs. Detroit Mercy as well
- Also played in BG's 2-1 win at Canisius
2020-21
- Enrolled at BGSU in time for the Spring 2021 semester
- Was eligible to participate in practices, training, etc., but was not eligible to compete in matches during the spring
Rocky River High School |
Rocky River, Ohio |
- Attended Rocky River H.S., graduating early (in December of 2020)
- Played high-school soccer as a freshman and sophomore for coach Kevin Zerbey before playing for his academy team
- Was a two-year starter for the Pirates
- Also competed in wrestling
Personal |
- Born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Earned his undergraduate degree in finance, and is currently pursuing an MBA at BGSU
- Son of Christopher and Jessica Bergin
- Has an older brother, Joshua
- Mother swam collegiately at Ashland Univ.
- Has played club ball for several programs, including DC United, Cleveland Force and Internationals
- Was a U14 boys national team call-up
- Has played internationally three times, winning the Cayman International Cup and advancing to the quarterfinals in the Mediterranean International Cup with the ID2 select national team
- Favorite athlete is Andrés Iniesta
- Lists his brother as his greatest influence
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
Bennett Painter Post-Match Interview (Aug. 21, 2025)
Friday, August 22
