2019 Men's Soccer Roster
Sullivan, Chris
Jersey Number 22
Chris Sullivan
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- North
- Prev School:
- Illinois Galaxy
Bio
2020-21 HONORS
2020(-21)
2019
2018
SUMMER 2018
2017
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
SULLIVAN'S CAREER STATS
- MAC Medal of Excellence
- All-MAC First Team
- United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Second Team
- Senior CLASS Award All-America Second Team
- MAC Player of the Week (Feb. 22, 2021)
- USC National Player of the Week (Feb. 23, 2021)
- College Soccer News Team of the Week (Feb. 23, 2021)
- Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (Feb. 23, 2021)
- MAC Player of the Week (March 15, 2021)
- College Soccer News Team of the Week (March 15, 2021)
- Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week, honorable mention (March 16, 2021)
- Named one of 30 national candidates for Senior CLASS Award (March 24, 2021)
- Named one of 10 national finalists for Senior CLASS Award (April 7, 2021)
- Academic All-MAC Team
- MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
- Falcon Medal of Honor
- BGSU Male Athlete of the Year
- BGSU Male Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year
GOOOOAAAAALLLLLL ??
— BGSU Men's Soccer (@BGSUmenssoccer) April 18, 2021
CHRIS SULLIVAN GIVES THE FALCONS THE LEAD??
BG 1 - 0 NIU | #AyZiggy #MACtion pic.twitter.com/SFwK8mejFC
2020(-21)
- Named to the All-MAC First Team
- Also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Second Team
- Was one of just 10 players in the country to be named a Senior CLASS Award All-American, earning second-team honors
- Was BGSU's male recipient of the MAC Medal of Excellence, an award given to just one male and one female student-athlete at each conference school
- Picked up no fewer than three awards at the Ziggys, BGSU's end-of-year (virtual) awards ceremony
- Received the Falcon Medal of Honor
- Also was named BGSU's Male Athlete of the Year, as well as the Male Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Each of those awards go to just one male and one female athlete across all sports at the University
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, a 'best of the best' list of student-athletes who earned both all-conference and academic all-conference honors
- A team captain for the 2020-21 season
- Started all 13 matches, playing 1,200 of the season's 1,209 total minutes
- Led the Falcons in goals, assists and points
- Had 13 points on four goals and five assists
- Was directly involved in the scoring of nine of BGSU's 13 goals on the year
- Had a pair of game-winning goals
- Tied for first in the MAC in both GWG and total assists, ranking 50th in the nation in the former and 32nd in the country in the latter
- Was third in the MAC and 68th nationally in total points
- Led BGSU with 28 total shots, and was third on the team with eight shots on goal
- Scored a goal in BGSU's 7-0 win in a scrimmage vs. Tiffin
- Picked up right where he left off in 2019, as he was involved in the scoring of all three BGSU goals in the regular-season opener
- Had a goal and two assists in a 3-2 win over Dayton
- Assisted on Kyle Cusimano's goal in the 13th minute, then scored a goal of his own to tie the contest, 2-2, with just over an hour gone
- And, had the lone assist on Jacob Erlandson's winner with 7:48 left in the second half
- It marked the second four-point match of his career
- For his efforts vs. the Flyers, was named MAC co-Player of the Week on Feb. 22
- He was also named to the national team of the week by both College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer
- And, he was the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week, becoming the first player in program history to earn that honor
- That same day (Feb. 23), had the primary assist on both BGSU goals in a 2-1 win over Syracuse, and fired a shot off of the crossbar in that match
- It marked his second-straight two-assist game and the fourth of his Falcon career
- Hit the post with a second-half shot at #9 Marshall
- Played all 94-plus minutes of BGSU's 1-0 OT win over #25 SIUE, scoring a 'Golden Goal'
- Had five total shots, including two on net, against the Cougars, and headed home a Jensen Lukacsko cross in the 95th minute to give the Falcons the win
- The next day (March 15), was named MAC Player of the Week for the second time in under a month
- He was also named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week
- The following day, earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week
- Played all 180 total minutes in 1-0 road wins vs. West Virginia and Northern Illinois, scoring the lone goal of the NIU match
- Hit a one-timer from outside of the 18-yard box in the 70th minute vs. the Huskies, for what proved to be the GWG in his home state
- On March 24, was named one of 30 national candidates for the Senior CLASS Award
- He and Achille Robin each were nominated, making BGSU the only school with two players among the 30 candidates
- Then, on April 7, was selected as one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award (and obviously went on to earn All-America accolades from the organization)
- Played all 90 minutes at Western Michigan
- Was on the pitch for all 96-plus minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win over Akron, and had an assist on Vinny Worner's 'Golden Goal'
- Led all players with five shots in that victory, and Worner's winner came off of his corner kick
- Was on the pitch for all 110 minutes of the scoreless draw vs. West Virginia
- Played all 98-plus minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 win over NIU that clinched the MAC title, scoring a goal in the process
- Opened the game's scoring in the 20th minute, after a dazzling display of footwork in the penalty area to create enough space to get the shot off
- Tied for game honors with five shot attempts vs. the Huskies, including two on goal
- Played all 90 minutes of the NCAA Championships match vs. Monmouth
2019
- Named to the All-MAC Second Team, and also was chosen to the MAC's All-Tournament Team
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight season
- Also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, a small group comprised of the 'best of the best' from the Academic All-MAC team
- Additionally, was named to the OCSA Academic All-Ohio Team
- Was named the Male Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the Ziggys, the athletic department's year-end awards banquet
- The award is given to just one male and one female in the junior class, across all sports
- Was ranked No. 12 on the Top Drawer Soccer Postseason list of the MAC's Top-20 players
- And, was inducted into Chi Eta Sigma, the national college athlete honor society
- Started all 21 matches and led the Falcons in scoring
- Had 23 points on seven goals and nine assists, pacing BG in all three categories
- Also led the Falcons in shot attempts (42) and shots on goal (20)
- Played 1885 of the 1916 total minutes
- Played 104 minutes of the season opener, a double-OT contest at Duquesne, scoring the Falcons' goal in that 1-1 draw
- Tied for match honors with five shots and two shots on goal
- Had a four-point weekend as the Falcons picked up a pair of shutout wins at the Lakeside Classic in his home state
- Was involved in the scoring of three of BG's four goals in wins over Wisconsin and Northwestern
- Played all 90 minutes of the UW match, and had an assist on the lone goal of the contest, Michael Montemurri's 82nd-minute winner
- Then, had a goal and an assist in a 3-0 victory over the Wildcats two days later
- Again played all 90 minutes, and paced BG with three shots and two SOG
- Assisted on Achille Robin's 40th-minute marker, sliding a pass back to the defender at the top of the box for a one-time finish
- Then, scored a goal of his own midway through the second half to cap the scoring in BG's three-goal win
- Played 86 minutes of the Ohio State match, with a shot attempt
- Played all 90 minutes of the Cleveland State match, helping the Falcons to a fourth clean sheet in six games
- Had a tremendous match vs. Cincinnati
- Stole the ball deep in the UC end and was tripped in the box, leading to a BG penalty kick for the Falcons' first goal
- Scored the team's second goal himself, knifing through several Bearcat players to get to a rebound of a Matt Walters shot on the doorstep and chest it into the net
- In the second half, brilliantly dummied an Ike Swiger cross, leading to a wide-open blast by Chris Brennan that went just over the goal
- Played 86 minutes of the UC match
- Played 85 minutes on the road against #18/23 Kentucky
- Had a three-point night in BG's 4-1 win over Canisius
- Scored the Falcons' first goal, tying the match at 1-1 early in the second half
- Then, assisted on Walters' goal that closed the scoring
- Played 86 minutes and led all players with five shot attempts vs. the Golden Griffins
- Played 86 minutes at Detroit Mercy as well, and had an assist on the lone goal
- Off of a short corner, played a ball to Charlie Maciejewski, who in turn hit a short pass to Swiger for a quick one-time finish
- Tied for the team lead with three shot attempts in that match, including a free kick that rang off the crossbar
- Seven nights later, played all 90 minutes of another 1-0 win on the road, and again had an assist on the lone goal, this time at IUPUI
- After a Brennan throw-in sailed near the end line, his cheeky backheel pass sent the ball toward goal along the six-yard line ... Achille Robin helped it along with a flick, and Kale Nichols finished the play with a one-timer from close range late in the first half
- Had two shots in the win, including one on goal
- Played all 90 minutes and scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season in the MAC opener at Akron
- Stole a pass from the UA goalkeeper, rounded said 'keeper and fired a shot between two scrambling defenders for a second-half goal
- Was on the field for the entire match at SIUE, with a shot on goal
- Had a four-point night, figuring in the scoring of each of BG's last three goals in a 4-0 win over Purdue Fort Wayne
- Assisted on goals by Robin and Spencer Straka, and scored BG's third goal himself, blasting a free kick over the wall and into the far-side netting, past the diving 'keeper
- The four points set a new career single-game high
- Four night's later, had the second two-assist game of his career, and the second in as many matches, as BGSU drubbed West Virginia
- Had helpers on each of the last two goals in a 3-0 victory over the Mountaineers
- Played all 90 minutes vs. WVU, with three shot attempts, including one on goal
- Through that WVU match, he was directly involved in the scoring of nine of BG's last 11 goals
- On Oct. 28, he was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week for his play vs. PFW and WVU
- The next day (Oct. 29), he earned honorable mention to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week
- Played every second of the next four matches, including regular-season contests vs. Western Michigan, Wright State and Northern Illinois, and played all 95-plus minutes of the rematch with NIU, as the Falcons picked up a 2-1 win in overtime, in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament
- Scored the lone goal of the match in 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
- It also was the first GWG of his BG career
- In addition to scoring in the 18th minute, he saw a shot several minutes later hit the crossbar and bounce straight down
- Played all 90 minutes of the league tourney final vs. WVU, with two shots, both on frame
- His first shot was poked past the WVU 'keeper, but cleared off of the line by a defender for a 'team save' in the 83rd minute
- Then, three minutes later, his hard shot from the top of the box that forced the GK into a diving stop at the right post
2018
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team, and was also named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
- Played in 16 matches, making 15 starts
- Had seven points to tie for third on the team
- Scored two goals and added three assists, tying for third on the Falcons in both of those categories as well
- Was second on the team with 12 shots on goal
- Started each of the first 15 matches of the year before missing the next contest due to injury
- Drew the start and played all 90 minutes in the season opener vs. Northern Kentucky
- Fired a pair of shots vs. the Norse
- Played 84 minutes at Penn State and 101 against Wright State
- Had a goal and an assist in the Falcons' win at Western Illinois
- Scored BG's second goal of the day, then assisted on Moe Mustafa's goal midway through the second half
- The three-point match was the second of his career
- Drew the start and played 76 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State
- Was on the pitch for 100 minutes of the Falcons' double-OT draw at Ohio State
- Had one shot attempt, an effort at the right goalpost that got past one OSU defender, but was cleared off the line by a second defender
- Played 88 minutes of the Cleveland State match, and had a shot on goal
- Was on the pitch for 88 minutes at Purdue Fort Wayne, and had two shots, including one on goal
- Played all 90 minutes vs. Valparaiso, and had the primary assist on what proved to be the game-winning goal in that 2-1 victory
- Played a short cross to Tate Robertson, leading to Robertson's second goal of the night
- Had a shot on goal vs. the Crusaders as well
- Played all 110 minutes of the MAC opener, as the Falcons battled Akron to a scoreless draw
- Fired one shot against the Zips
- Played all 99-plus minutes at IUPUI, scoring a goal in the Falcons' 3-2, overtime victory
- The goal tied the score at 1-1 midway through the second half
- Had game-high totals of six shot attempts and three shots on goal vs. the Jaguars
- Played all 96-plus minutes at Northern Illinois, and again led the Falcons in shots
- Had four shot attempts, putting two on goal, vs. the Huskies
- Played all 110 minutes of the Western Michigan match, with a pair of shot attempts
- Played all 90 minutes and had an assist in the Falcons' 2-0 win at Cincinnati
- Had two shots, including one on goal, and had the primary assist on Achille Robin's goal, playing a cross into the box after a short corner kick
- Played 85 minutes and fired a team-high three shots at West Virginia
- Missed the SIUE match due to injury
- Came off the bench to play 43 minutes vs. Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament's semifinal round
SUMMER 2018
- Played for Chicago FC United of the PDL
2017
- Saw action in 17 matches, starting 11
- Had five points on a pair of goals and an assist
- Made his collegiate debut in the Falcons' regular-season opener, a 2-0 win over IUPUI
- Played 23 minutes off the bench in that victory
- Three days later, played 32 minutes vs. Cleveland State and figured in the scoring of both goals
- Had his first collegiate point on an assist in the 64th minute, bringing the ball down the right side of the pitch and sliding a pass to Robert Miller III
- Then, late in the match, scored his first goal as a Falcon, knocking home the rebound of a Tate Robertson shot
- Played 42 minutes of the Falcons' win at Drexel, putting one of his two shot attempts on frame
- Came off the bench to play 51 minutes of BG's shutout victory at Penn
- Made his first career start vs. Western Illinois, playing 82 minutes of BGSU's fifth-straight shutout win
- Played all 90 minutes for the first time in his young career in the Falcons' match at No. 6 Michigan State
- Then, the next time out, started and played 84 minutes vs. Cincinnati
- Again drew the start at No. 1 Notre Dame, with 54 minutes of action vs. the Irish
- Played 49 minutes off the bench at No. 25 Ohio State, with a shot on goal
- Drew the start and played 78 minutes of the Falcons' double-OT win over Duquesne
- Was in the starting XI again at SIUE, and played 64 minutes of the Falcons' MAC opener
- Came off the bench to play the final 62 minutes at Wright State, firing one shot on goal
- Was back in the starting lineup for the West Virginia match, playing 99 minutes and recording a shot on goal
- Again drew the start at Akron, seeing 64 minutes of action
- Played all 90 minutes and scored his second career goal in the Fort Wayne match
- The goal came with just nine seconds left in the opening half, as he settled a pass from Ebenezer Ackon and fired a hard, low shot from the top of the box
- Played all 90 minutes of BG's win over Northern Illinois, with his two total shots including one on goal
- Played roughly 88 minutes in the final game of the season, at No. 5 Western Michigan
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned four letters at Naperville North H.S. ('17), coached by BGSU men's soccer alumnus Jim Konrad
- Was named an NSCAA All-American as a senior, and also was named the Gatorade Boys Player of the Year for the state of Illinois
- Had career totals of 50 goals and 41 assists for the Huskies, including double-digit goal and assist totals in each of his last three seasons
- North won the Dupage Valley Conference title in each of his last three years, earning a regional title in 2013, a sectional championship in '14, and a state championship in his senior season of 2016
- Was a three-time all-conference selection and a two-time captain
- After scoring two goals and six assists as a freshman, had 10 of each as a soph
- Scored 19 goals as both a junior and a senior, adding 12 assists in his junior year and 13 in his final campaign
- Was selected to play in the High School Soccer All-America Game in Raleigh, N.C., following his senior season
- Also lettered in basketball, captaining that team as a senior
PERSONAL
- Full name Christopher James Sullivan
- Son of Tim and Marilyn Sullivan
- The youngest of two children
- Brother, Joe, earned four letters on the BGSU men's soccer team from 2013-16
- A business administration (finance) major at BGSU
- Has a 3.931 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020 semester
- Played club ball for the Illinois Galaxy as well as the Chicago Fire Juniors
SULLIVAN'S CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17-11 | 1142 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .143 | 9 | .643 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 16-15 | 1439 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 28 | .071 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 21-21 | 1885 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 42 | .167 | 20 | .476 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2020(-21) | 13-13 | 1200 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | .143 | 8 | .286 | 2 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 67-60 | 5666 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 112 | .134 | 49 | .438 | 3 | 0-0 |
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