2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Cusimano, Kyle
Jersey Number 2
Kyle Cusimano
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bay Village, Ohio
- High School:
- Bay
- Prev School:
- Team Challenger FC
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
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2024 | Fifth Year
2023 | Senior
2022 | Junior
2021 | Sophomore
2020(-21) | Freshman
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Bowling Green |
- Named an All-American in his final season with the Falcons, as he was selected to the United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team
- A 2024 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
- The 2024 MVC Defensive Player of the Year
- Also was named to the All-MVC First Team
- A United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First-Team selection
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, earning that honor for the second time
- And, was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
- Landed on the Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Top-100 list, checking in at No. 80
- Chosen to the OCSA All-Ohio First Team
- Named to the MVC Honor Roll as well
- A team captain for the second-straight season
- Started the first 19 matches of the season before missing the final contest due to injury
- Played 1,667 of the season's first 1,668 minutes
- Had six points on two goals and two assists
- Played all 90 minutes of the come-from-behind win over Wright State
- Again played all 90 minutes at Michigan State, and had the primary assist on the lone goal of that 1-0 win
- Was on the field for every second of the win at IU Indy, scoring a goal and adding an assist
- Played all 90 minutes at Michigan as well
- Named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on Sept. 3
- Played all 90 minutes in the Falcons' home win over Butler
- And, was on the pitch for all 90 minutes of the Falcons' win over Northern Illinois in the MVC opener
- Played all 90 minutes at Northern Kentucky, too
- Saw 89 minutes of action in BGSU's win at Bradley
- Was forced to leave the Bradley match due to blood after being elbowed in the face, but missed only a minute-plus of match time before returning and playing the rest of the game
- Played every second of the Falcons' 5-0 obliteration of Eastern Illinois, scoring the game's second goal
- On his birthday, played all 90 minutes and helped BGSU keep a second-straight clean sheet, this time against Belmont
- Played all 90 minutes at UIC as well
- Was on the pitch for every second of BGSU's 5-2 win over Detroit Mercy
- Played all 90 minutes of the scoreless draw with Drake
- Blocked a shot near the goal line for a 'team save' in the first half of that game
- Played all 90 minutes at #15 Missouri State, and had another 'team save', stopping a shot from close range near the post
- Played the entirety of the Evansville match as well
- Was on the field for all 90 minutes of BGSU's 3-0 win over #14 Western Michigan at Cochrane Stadium
- Played all 90 minutes at Oregon State
- Was on the field for all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 4-1 win over UIC in the MVC Tournament
- Played the first 49 minutes of BG's 1-0 win vs. Drake in the league tourney semifinal round, before leaving due to an injury
- That injury forced him to miss the MVC championship match vs Evansville
2023 | Senior
- A 2023 team captain
- Saw action in 12 matches, making 11 starts
- Despite missing six matches due to injury, tied for fourth on the team in goals
- Had six points on the season, on three goals
- Played in five of the team's eight MVC matches, and was on the pitch for all 450 minutes of those five games
- Played all 90 minutes of the season-opening win over Cleveland State
- One of just two Falcon field players to play all 90 minutes at Michigan State
- Again played every second at Duquesne, scoring BG's first goal in that match
- Headed home an Alberto Anaya corner kick vs. the Dukes
- Scored the game-opening goal for the second-straight contest, with a diving header off of an Anaya free kick vs. Michigan
- Played all 90 minutes of the win over the Wolverines
- For his efforts in the Duquesne and U-M matches, the defender was named the MVC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 5
- Missed the next six matches due to injury, but returned for the Detroit Mercy match on Oct. 3, coming off the bench to play 45 minutes
- Returned to the starting lineup at Maryland, and played all 90 minutes
- Also played all 90 minutes at Belmont
- Played every second of the win over UIC, with a pair of quality shot attempts
- Was on the field for all 90 minutes of a second-straight 3-1 victory, this time on the road against Drake
- One of just three Falcons to play all 90 minutes vs. nationally-ranked Missouri State
- Played all 90 minutes at Northern Illinois as well
- Scored BGSU's goal in the MVC Tournament matchup vs. NIU
- Had three shots on goal in that contest, scoring on the third, with a header in the 81st minute
2022 | Junior
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA)
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in 15 of BGSU's 16 matches, starting all 15
- Scored four points, on a goal and two assists
- Played all 90 minutes in the season opener at DePaul, leading all players with eight shot attempts
- Saw 79 minutes of action at Loyola (Ill.) two days later
- Played 85 minutes of the home opener vs. Ohio State
- Was on the pitch for all 90 minutes of the scoreless draw at Michigan
- Played 86 minutes vs. Michigan State, with his four shots including two on goal
- Was fouled in the box to earn BGSU a second-half PK vs. the Spartans
- Had a three-point night in BG's 3-1 win at Air Force, with a goal and an assist
- His goal opened the scoring just one minute into the second half
- Had the primary assist on a Sergi Martinez goal that gave the Falcons a two-goal lead in the 75th minute
- For his efforts in the win at Air Force, earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Sept. 20)
- Saw 64 minutes of time in BGSU's 6-0 win over Oakland, and played 78 minutes of the MAC opener vs. Western Michigan
- Was on the field for 78 minutes at Georgetown
- Played all 90 minutes of the 1-1 draw vs. #20 Akron
- Saw 72 minutes of action at Chicago State
- Played 88 minutes as BGSU blanked #20 Akron on the road
- Saw 70 minutes of work and had an assist in BGSU's 3-0 home win over Chicago State
- Played 83 minutes of a 3-1 win at Northern Illinois, and played 33 minutes at WMU
- Wore uniform #15 in each of his first three seasons
2021 | Sophomore
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Started all 20 matches, tying for fourth on the team in scoring
- Had 12 points on two goals and a team-leading eight assists
- Played all 110 minutes vs. IUPUI, with three shot attempts
- And, played all 92-plus minutes of BGSU's win at Gonzaga, with three shots including one on goal
- Was on the pitch for 74 minutes of BG's emphatic 3-0 win at Cleveland State
- Played 87 minutes and was involved in the scoring of all three goals as the Falcons picked up another three-goal win, this time at Michigan State
- The win was BG's first over the Spartans in 20 years
- Had assists on the Falcons' first and third goals, and scored the second
- Played 85 minutes of the match vs. #6/7 Marshall, with one shot attempt
- Had a two-assist game in the win over Wright State, picking up helpers on BG's final two goals in that 3-0 win
- Was on the field for 83 minutes of the Falcons' win over #13/17 FIU
- Played 71 minutes and picked up an assist in the Falcons' 2-0 win over Detroit Mercy
- Played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 win at Canisius, scoring what proved to be the winning goal
- For his efforts vs. UDM and CC, was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Sept. 28)
- Had earned honorable mention to that team two weeks prior
- Played 91 minutes at Ohio State
- Assisted on the game's opening goal vs. Georgia State
- Had two more assists two nights later, in BGSU's 4-0 victory over Georgia Southern
- It marked his third multiple-assist match of the season
- Played all 110 minutes of the Falcons' 1-1 draw at Northern Illinois, in a matchup of top-25 teams
- Was on the pitch for 70 minutes of BGSU's 3-0 win at Oakland, and had a game-high four shots
- Saw 57 minutes of work in the Western Michigan match, and played all 90 minutes at West Virginia
- Played all 90 minutes of the MAC Tournament semifinal at Northern Illinois
- Played every second of a 1-0 shutout win at Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Championships
- Also played all 90 minutes of the national tourney second-round match at Indiana
2020(-21) | Freshman
- Started all 13 matches in his first season with the Falcons
- Tied for third on the team in both goals and points
- Had five points on two goals (including one GWG) and an assist
- Scored a goal in his collegiate debut, with BG's first goal of the season in a 3-2 win over Dayton
- Drew the start and played 76 minutes of that match
- Scored his second goal in as many matches, scoring what proved to be the GWG vs. Syracuse
- Played 75 minutes of BGSU's 1-0 OT win over #25 SIUE, with two shot attempts
- Helped the Falcons to two more 1-0 wins, playing 78 and 80 minutes, respectively, in shutouts at West Virginia and Northern Illinois
- Played all 90 minutes at Western Michigan, with two shots including one on goal
- Played 87 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 OT win over Akron, and assisted on Vinny Worner's 'Golden Goal'
- Put both of his two shot attempts on goal, including a strike that forced the Akron 'keeper into a leaping save just before the goal
- Helped the Falcons hold the Zips to zero shots on goal in that win
- Was on the pitch for 71 minutes of the scoreless draw vs. West Virginia
- Played 69 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 win over NIU that clinched the MAC title, and had three shots
- Played 55 minutes of the NCAA Championships match vs. Monmouth, with one shot attempt
Bay High School |
Bay Village, Ohio |
- A four-year letterwinner at Bay H.S. (‘20), where he played under coach Robert Dougherty
- Was named the 2019 United Soccer Coaches High School Boys National Player of the Year and an All-American
- Also was named Ohio’s Mr. Soccer, an award given to the top boys soccer player in the state in all divisions
- The OSSCA Ohio Boys Division II Player of the Year as well as a First-Team All-Ohio selection
- Great Lakes Conference Player of the Year as well as Greater Cleveland Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association P-O-Y
- A two-time team captain who had 32 goals and 26 assists as a senior, and school-record totals of 81 goals and 64 assists in his career
- A two-time All-GLC First-Team choice who was also named to the All-Ohio First Team as both a junior and a senior
- Team posted a perfect 16-0-0 record in the 2019 regular season
- Named the Male High School Athlete of the Year at the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards
- Rockets advanced to the state final his sophomore season
Personal |
- Born in Westlake, Ohio
- Son of Joseph and Jennifer Cusimano
- The youngest of three children
- Has two sisters, Jessica and Amanda
- Amanda competed in cross country and track at Xavier Univ.
- Has played club ball for Team Challenger FC
- Favorite athlete is Christian Pulisic
- Lists his father as his biggest influence
- An information systems major at BGSU as an undergraduate, and is pursuing a master's degree in computer science with a specialization in cybersecurity
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