2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Robertson, Tate
Jersey Number 7
Tate Robertson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Ohio
- High School:
- Catholic Central
- Prev School:
- Ohio Galaxies FC
Bio
2018
A 2018 team captain ... an All-MAC First-Team selection ... was ranked No. 5 on Top Drawer Soccer's preseason list of the top-20 players in the MAC ... and, was No. 5 on that website's postseason list as well ... also was named to the All-Ohio Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association ... led the team in assists and points ... had 19 points on four goals and 11 assists ... ranked second on the Falcons in goals ... paced BG in total shots (33) and shots on goal (14), and tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals ... had four points in the five MAC regular-season matches, all on assists ... led the team in that category in MAC games ... started and played all 90 minutes of the season opener vs. Northern Kentucky ... had the primary assist on both BG goals against the Norse ... the two-assist match was the first of his BGSU career ... played all 90 minutes at Penn State, with a shot on goal ... fired a curving shot toward the upper-right corner of the net that forced the Nittany Lions' goalkeeper to make a spectacular save ... played 86 minutes vs. Wright State, and his three shot attempts included a free kick off the post with less than 90 seconds left in regulation ... saw 85 minutes on the pitch at Western Illinois, with his second multiple-assist match of the young season ... had the primary helper on Chris Sullivan's goal, and the secondary assist on Moe Mustafa's winner ... started and played 81 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State, with a shot on goal ... played 103 minutes of the Ohio State match, and his two shot attempts included one on frame ... played all 90 minutes at Cleveland State, with one shot attempt ... played all 91-plus minutes at Purdue Fort Wayne, and had an assist ... headed Peter Pugliese's cross back across the box to Chris Brennan, who scored on a diving header ... scored both BG goals in the Falcons' 2-1 win over Valparaiso at Cochrane Stadium ... the multiple-goal match was the first of his BGSU career ... scored his two goals just over seven minutes apart, giving BG a 2-0 lead with 17:04 elapsed ... had three shots, all on goal, vs. the Crusaders ... for his efforts, he was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week on Oct. 1 ... played 105 minutes of the MAC opener, as the Falcons battled Akron to a scoreless draw ... had a three-point night in BGSU's 3-2, overtime win at IUPUI ... had the primary assist on Chris Sullivan's goal that tied the score at 1-1 ... drew the 'keeper toward him and slid a pass to a wide-open Sullivan, who had an easy tap-in ... then, scored BG's second goal of the night on a penalty kick ... played 88 minutes of that match, with his three shots including two on goal ... had a pair of assists in BG's 2-1 OT win at Northern Illinois, including the primary helper on Charlie Maciejewski's OT winner at Northern Illinois ... redirected Achille Robin's long free kick into the box, where Maciejewski ran onto the ball and headed it home ... also assisted on Ebenezer Ackon's goal in the second half, as his corner kick found Ackon's head in the 56th minute ... had two shots, including one on goal, vs. the Huskies ... played all 110 minutes of the Western Michigan match, with a game-high five shot attempts ... two of those shots were on frame, and one volley rang off the top of the crossbar ... had a goal and an assist in the Falcons' 2-0 win at Cincinnati ... scored what proved to be the game-winning goal early in the second half, then assisted on Robin's goal 10 minutes later ... had five shot attempts for the second-straight match ... played 82 minutes at West Virginia ... on Senior Night, played 85 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over SIUE, with the primary assist on both BG goals ... his corner kick was headed home by Ackon just 13 seconds before the half ... then, early in the second period, his pinpoint pass found Peter Pugliese in the box for BG's second goal of the night ... had two shots of his own in the win, which clinched the number-two seed in the MAC Tournament for the Falcons ... played 82 minutes of the conference tourney semifinal-round match vs. Western Michigan.
SUMMER 2018
Played for the Dayton Dutch Lions of the PDL ... named to the PDL's All-League Team ... also was named to the PDL's All-Central Conference Team for 2018 ... had six goals and seven assists in 13 matches, leading the team in assists and shots (29) as the Dutch Lions won the Great Lakes Division for the first time ... was named the PDL's National Player of the Week on June 6.
2017
One of five Falcons to start all 17 matches ... finished second on the team in scoring, with 11 points ... had two goals and a team-leading seven assists ... finished second on the Falcons in shot attempts (25) and shots on goal (15) ... was ranked 12th among MAC players on the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Conference Top-20 list ... led the team in scoring in MAC matches, with four points on a goal and two assists ... had an assist in the Falcons' regular-season opener, a 2-0 win over IUPUI ... had his second assist in as many games, on Chris Sullivan's goal that capped the scoring in another 2-0 victory, this time against Cleveland State ... played 80 minutes of BG's shutout win at Drexel, and was on the pitch for 82 minutes as the Falcons kept a clean sheet at Penn ... had an assist in the latter match, as his corner kick found the head of Alexis Souahy for the final goal of that 2-0 win ... had a goal and an assist in BG's next match, a 2-0 win over Western Illinois at Cochrane Stadium ... scored what would prove to be the game-winning goal on a 25-yard golazo ... after a clearing attempt by a WIU defender popped up into the air, he volleyed it out of the air and into the left side of the net ... then, his through ball helped spring Chris Brennan for an insurance goal ... the three-point game was the second of his career ... for his efforts vs. WIU, earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (Sept. 12) ... that same day, he was announced as a finalist for the HERO Sports Hero of the Week ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' match at No. 6 Michigan State, with one shot attempt ... played 86 minutes vs. Cincinnati, 70 at No. 1 Notre Dame and 60 against No. 25 Ohio State ... was on the pitch for 70 minutes of the Falcons' double-OT victory vs. Duquesne ... had an assist at SIUE, playing a long free kick from near midfield that was headed home by Moe Mustafa in the final minute of the first half ... was credited with three shot attempts, all on goal, in that match ... played all 90 minutes at Wright State, putting both of his shot attempts on goal vs. the Raiders ... played all 110 minutes against West Virginia and all 90-plus minutes at Akron ... again played the entire match vs. Fort Wayne ... tied for the team lead with three shot attempts, and had an assist on Chris Sullivan's goal late in the first half ... had a three-point night in BG's 3-1 win over Northern Illinois ... scored the Falcons' first goal of the evening to tie the contest, and had the primary assist on Chris Brennan's goal that capped the scoring late in the first half ... it was his second three-point match of the season and the third of his career ... played all 90 minutes in the win over the Huskies, and also was on the field for the entirety of the match at No. 5 Western Michigan.
2016
Named to the All-MAC Second Team ... started all 19 matches ... had five points on a goal and three assists ... had a goal and an assist in the Falcons' 2-2 tie vs. Akron, earning MAC Player-of-the-Week honors as a result of that performance ... had an assist on BG's first goal at Northern Kentucky, a goal that tied the score in a 2-1 win ... tracked a ball down in the corner and played a cross toward the six-yard box that Alexis Souahy eventually headed into the net ... had an assist on Joe Sullivan's goal at Fort Wayne, after winning the ball at midfield ... led the Falcons with four shot attempts in that match ... scored the first goal of the match vs. Akron on a long-range strike ... after the UA 'keeper came off of his line to punch a ball away, Robertson tracked the ball down and hit a one-timer that found the upper-right-hand corner of the net from 40 yards out ... then, assisted on Pat Flynn's goal later in the first half ... after being involved in the scoring of all three Falcon goals during the previous week, was named the MAC P-O-W on Oct. 31 ... the next day (Nov. 1), was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week ... also was nominated for the HERO Sports Hero of the Week.
2015
Played in 18 matches, making 17 starts ... had three points on a goal and an assist ... first collegiate point came on an assist in the Falcons' win over Western Illinois ... blasted a shot toward goal which deflected off of teammate Joe Sullivan and found the back of the net ... hit the post with a shot in the first half of the IPFW game ... scored the winning goal with just under 10 minutes to go as BGSU downed Wright State, 3-2, on the road ... played all 109-plus minutes at Ohio State and all 110 minutes of the IUPUI contest ... those matches were part of a five-game stretch in which he was on the field for every second ... played a total of 1426 minutes on the season ... wore uniform #26 during his freshman campaign.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Springfield Catholic Central H.S. ('15) for coach Shane Latham ... an All-Ohio First-Team selection in Division III as a senior, when he scored a whopping 44 goals ... was the top scorer in all of Division III and was third in the state in scoring among all divisions ... named his league's (Ohio Heritage Conference) Player of the Year as a senior, earning All-OHC First-Team honors for the third consecutive year ... had career totals of 105 goals and 64 assists and helped the Irish to four OHC championships, three district titles and an additional trip to the district finals ... the team went 65-14-5 during his four years ... captained the team as a senior ... in addition to his state-leading 44 goals, had 10 assists as a senior ... scored 36 goals and added 26 assists as a junior, after posting totals of 20 goals and 22 assists in his sophomore year ... had five goals and six helpers during his freshman campaign ... also earned three letters in basketball.
PERSONAL
Tate Boswell Robertson was born on May 31, 1997 in Springfield, Ohio ... son of Mark and Cyndi Robertson ... an only child ... a biology major at BGSU ... played club ball with Ohio Galaxies FC, helping that team to a 29-4-3 record in 2014.
ROBERTSON'S CAREER STATS
A 2018 team captain ... an All-MAC First-Team selection ... was ranked No. 5 on Top Drawer Soccer's preseason list of the top-20 players in the MAC ... and, was No. 5 on that website's postseason list as well ... also was named to the All-Ohio Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association ... led the team in assists and points ... had 19 points on four goals and 11 assists ... ranked second on the Falcons in goals ... paced BG in total shots (33) and shots on goal (14), and tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals ... had four points in the five MAC regular-season matches, all on assists ... led the team in that category in MAC games ... started and played all 90 minutes of the season opener vs. Northern Kentucky ... had the primary assist on both BG goals against the Norse ... the two-assist match was the first of his BGSU career ... played all 90 minutes at Penn State, with a shot on goal ... fired a curving shot toward the upper-right corner of the net that forced the Nittany Lions' goalkeeper to make a spectacular save ... played 86 minutes vs. Wright State, and his three shot attempts included a free kick off the post with less than 90 seconds left in regulation ... saw 85 minutes on the pitch at Western Illinois, with his second multiple-assist match of the young season ... had the primary helper on Chris Sullivan's goal, and the secondary assist on Moe Mustafa's winner ... started and played 81 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State, with a shot on goal ... played 103 minutes of the Ohio State match, and his two shot attempts included one on frame ... played all 90 minutes at Cleveland State, with one shot attempt ... played all 91-plus minutes at Purdue Fort Wayne, and had an assist ... headed Peter Pugliese's cross back across the box to Chris Brennan, who scored on a diving header ... scored both BG goals in the Falcons' 2-1 win over Valparaiso at Cochrane Stadium ... the multiple-goal match was the first of his BGSU career ... scored his two goals just over seven minutes apart, giving BG a 2-0 lead with 17:04 elapsed ... had three shots, all on goal, vs. the Crusaders ... for his efforts, he was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week on Oct. 1 ... played 105 minutes of the MAC opener, as the Falcons battled Akron to a scoreless draw ... had a three-point night in BGSU's 3-2, overtime win at IUPUI ... had the primary assist on Chris Sullivan's goal that tied the score at 1-1 ... drew the 'keeper toward him and slid a pass to a wide-open Sullivan, who had an easy tap-in ... then, scored BG's second goal of the night on a penalty kick ... played 88 minutes of that match, with his three shots including two on goal ... had a pair of assists in BG's 2-1 OT win at Northern Illinois, including the primary helper on Charlie Maciejewski's OT winner at Northern Illinois ... redirected Achille Robin's long free kick into the box, where Maciejewski ran onto the ball and headed it home ... also assisted on Ebenezer Ackon's goal in the second half, as his corner kick found Ackon's head in the 56th minute ... had two shots, including one on goal, vs. the Huskies ... played all 110 minutes of the Western Michigan match, with a game-high five shot attempts ... two of those shots were on frame, and one volley rang off the top of the crossbar ... had a goal and an assist in the Falcons' 2-0 win at Cincinnati ... scored what proved to be the game-winning goal early in the second half, then assisted on Robin's goal 10 minutes later ... had five shot attempts for the second-straight match ... played 82 minutes at West Virginia ... on Senior Night, played 85 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over SIUE, with the primary assist on both BG goals ... his corner kick was headed home by Ackon just 13 seconds before the half ... then, early in the second period, his pinpoint pass found Peter Pugliese in the box for BG's second goal of the night ... had two shots of his own in the win, which clinched the number-two seed in the MAC Tournament for the Falcons ... played 82 minutes of the conference tourney semifinal-round match vs. Western Michigan.
SUMMER 2018
Played for the Dayton Dutch Lions of the PDL ... named to the PDL's All-League Team ... also was named to the PDL's All-Central Conference Team for 2018 ... had six goals and seven assists in 13 matches, leading the team in assists and shots (29) as the Dutch Lions won the Great Lakes Division for the first time ... was named the PDL's National Player of the Week on June 6.
2017
One of five Falcons to start all 17 matches ... finished second on the team in scoring, with 11 points ... had two goals and a team-leading seven assists ... finished second on the Falcons in shot attempts (25) and shots on goal (15) ... was ranked 12th among MAC players on the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Conference Top-20 list ... led the team in scoring in MAC matches, with four points on a goal and two assists ... had an assist in the Falcons' regular-season opener, a 2-0 win over IUPUI ... had his second assist in as many games, on Chris Sullivan's goal that capped the scoring in another 2-0 victory, this time against Cleveland State ... played 80 minutes of BG's shutout win at Drexel, and was on the pitch for 82 minutes as the Falcons kept a clean sheet at Penn ... had an assist in the latter match, as his corner kick found the head of Alexis Souahy for the final goal of that 2-0 win ... had a goal and an assist in BG's next match, a 2-0 win over Western Illinois at Cochrane Stadium ... scored what would prove to be the game-winning goal on a 25-yard golazo ... after a clearing attempt by a WIU defender popped up into the air, he volleyed it out of the air and into the left side of the net ... then, his through ball helped spring Chris Brennan for an insurance goal ... the three-point game was the second of his career ... for his efforts vs. WIU, earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (Sept. 12) ... that same day, he was announced as a finalist for the HERO Sports Hero of the Week ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' match at No. 6 Michigan State, with one shot attempt ... played 86 minutes vs. Cincinnati, 70 at No. 1 Notre Dame and 60 against No. 25 Ohio State ... was on the pitch for 70 minutes of the Falcons' double-OT victory vs. Duquesne ... had an assist at SIUE, playing a long free kick from near midfield that was headed home by Moe Mustafa in the final minute of the first half ... was credited with three shot attempts, all on goal, in that match ... played all 90 minutes at Wright State, putting both of his shot attempts on goal vs. the Raiders ... played all 110 minutes against West Virginia and all 90-plus minutes at Akron ... again played the entire match vs. Fort Wayne ... tied for the team lead with three shot attempts, and had an assist on Chris Sullivan's goal late in the first half ... had a three-point night in BG's 3-1 win over Northern Illinois ... scored the Falcons' first goal of the evening to tie the contest, and had the primary assist on Chris Brennan's goal that capped the scoring late in the first half ... it was his second three-point match of the season and the third of his career ... played all 90 minutes in the win over the Huskies, and also was on the field for the entirety of the match at No. 5 Western Michigan.
2016
Named to the All-MAC Second Team ... started all 19 matches ... had five points on a goal and three assists ... had a goal and an assist in the Falcons' 2-2 tie vs. Akron, earning MAC Player-of-the-Week honors as a result of that performance ... had an assist on BG's first goal at Northern Kentucky, a goal that tied the score in a 2-1 win ... tracked a ball down in the corner and played a cross toward the six-yard box that Alexis Souahy eventually headed into the net ... had an assist on Joe Sullivan's goal at Fort Wayne, after winning the ball at midfield ... led the Falcons with four shot attempts in that match ... scored the first goal of the match vs. Akron on a long-range strike ... after the UA 'keeper came off of his line to punch a ball away, Robertson tracked the ball down and hit a one-timer that found the upper-right-hand corner of the net from 40 yards out ... then, assisted on Pat Flynn's goal later in the first half ... after being involved in the scoring of all three Falcon goals during the previous week, was named the MAC P-O-W on Oct. 31 ... the next day (Nov. 1), was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week ... also was nominated for the HERO Sports Hero of the Week.
2015
Played in 18 matches, making 17 starts ... had three points on a goal and an assist ... first collegiate point came on an assist in the Falcons' win over Western Illinois ... blasted a shot toward goal which deflected off of teammate Joe Sullivan and found the back of the net ... hit the post with a shot in the first half of the IPFW game ... scored the winning goal with just under 10 minutes to go as BGSU downed Wright State, 3-2, on the road ... played all 109-plus minutes at Ohio State and all 110 minutes of the IUPUI contest ... those matches were part of a five-game stretch in which he was on the field for every second ... played a total of 1426 minutes on the season ... wore uniform #26 during his freshman campaign.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Springfield Catholic Central H.S. ('15) for coach Shane Latham ... an All-Ohio First-Team selection in Division III as a senior, when he scored a whopping 44 goals ... was the top scorer in all of Division III and was third in the state in scoring among all divisions ... named his league's (Ohio Heritage Conference) Player of the Year as a senior, earning All-OHC First-Team honors for the third consecutive year ... had career totals of 105 goals and 64 assists and helped the Irish to four OHC championships, three district titles and an additional trip to the district finals ... the team went 65-14-5 during his four years ... captained the team as a senior ... in addition to his state-leading 44 goals, had 10 assists as a senior ... scored 36 goals and added 26 assists as a junior, after posting totals of 20 goals and 22 assists in his sophomore year ... had five goals and six helpers during his freshman campaign ... also earned three letters in basketball.
PERSONAL
Tate Boswell Robertson was born on May 31, 1997 in Springfield, Ohio ... son of Mark and Cyndi Robertson ... an only child ... a biology major at BGSU ... played club ball with Ohio Galaxies FC, helping that team to a 29-4-3 record in 2014.
ROBERTSON'S CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18-17 | 1426 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | .042 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 19-19 | 1665 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 | .043 | 9 | .391 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 17-17 | 1458 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | .080 | 15 | .600 | 1 | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 17-17 | 1530 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 33 | .121 | 14 | .424 | 2 | 1-2 |
| TOTAL | 71-70 | 6079 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 105 | .076 | 46 | .438 | 4 | 1-3 |
| SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 4, Valparaiso -- Sep 29, 2018 Goals: 2, Valparaiso -- Sep 29, 2018 Assists: 2, 4 times Shots: 5, Western Michigan -- Oct 20, 2018 ; at Cincinnati -- Oct 23, 2018 |
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