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2024 Men's Soccer Roster

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Pat Jacoby - DeSales

10 Elek McDonald

  • Position Midfield
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Independence, OH
  • Highschool Independence
  • Major Accounting

Biography

As a Senior (2023)
·       Only player to start and play all 17 games.
·       Named to All-MAC Freedom Second-Team.
·       Named to United Soccer Coaches Region IV Third-Team.
·       Named CSC Academic All-District.
·       Named to MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
·       Tallied three goals and two assists for eight points.
 
As a Junior (2022)
·       Started and played in 17-of-18 games.
·       Named CSC Academic All-District.
·       Named to MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
·       Posted three goals and two assists for eight points.
·       Scored two goals in the win over PSU-Berks.
 
As a Sophomore (2021)
·       Appeared and started in all 18 games.
·       Ranked second on the team with three goals and a team-high six assists for 12 points.
·       Had two assists in a game twice.
·       Scored one goal and had one assist in tie with FDU-Florham.
·       Named to MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
 
As a First-Year (2020)
·       Fall season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic…helped team post a 1-1-2 record in four spring exhibition games.
·       Named to MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
 
Personal/High School
·       Son of Amy and Brien McDonald.
·       Participated in soccer, baseball, and basketball in high school.
·       United Soccer Coaches HS Scholar All-American in 2019.
·       4x Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association Academic All-Ohio.
·       All-Ohio All-State First-Team in 2019.
·       All-Great Lakes Regional Team in 2019.
·       GCSSCA Division III Player of the Year in 2019.
·       Chagrin Valley Conference MVP in 2019.
·       2x First-Team All-Greater Cleveland.
·       3x Chagrin Valley First-Team All-Conference.
·       GCSSCA All-Greater Cleveland Team Honorable-Mention in 2017.
·       Broke record for most assists in a career (72), season (22), and game (4).
·       Earned John Philip Sousa Award in marching band.
·       HS team won three district titles, four sectional titles, and four conference championships.
·       2x soccer team captain.
·       Accounting major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2020First-Year

    Midfield/Forward
    6'0"
    21
  • 21

    2021Sophomore

    Midfield/Forward
    6'0"
    21
  • 21

    2022Junior

    Midfield/Forward
    6'0"
    21
  • 10

    2023Senior

    Midfield
    6'0"
    10
  • 10

    2024Senior

    Midfield
    6'0"
    10