2016 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Tyler Afflerbach
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Harleysville, Pa.
- High School:
- Souderton Area
2015: Started 10 games, going the distance in all 10…recorded a shutout victory over Penn (9/12), coming up with a pair of saves in the 1-0 win…held teams to one goal three on three occasions…made a career-high 10 saves against William & Mary (10/24)…had seven saves against No. 7 Washington (9/7)…twice had six saves, against the College of Charleston (10/3) and UNCW (10/10)...a CAA Commissioner's Award recipient.
2014: Started all 18 games in goal…recorded five shutouts…put up a 1.32 goals against average on the season…opened the season with a pair of shutouts against Philadelphia teams, defeating Temple 1-0 in overtime (8/29) and Villanova by the same score (9/3)…had five saves against the Owls and four against the Wildcats...added a third blanking of a Philadelphia team with a 0-0 draw against Saint Joseph’s, making four saves in the effort (9/13)…stopped a season-high six shots in a 2-1 win over James Madison (10/15)…also had back-to-back shutouts victories over Fairleigh Dickinson (9/27) and Seton Hall (9/30) to close out non-conference play...a CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient.
2013: Started 18 games in goal as a freshman…earned a spot on the All-CAA Second Team and the CAA’s All-Rookie Team…also named to the Philadelphia Soccer Six All-Rookie Team…recorded six shutouts, including three in his first four collegiate outings…finished the CAA Tournament with a GAA of 0.90, and finished the season with a GAA of 1.12…made a season-best eight saves in a 2-0 shutout win at UNCW (10/16)…stopped seven shots in the CAA semifinal draw against Delaware, which saw the Dragons advance in a shootout on an Afflerbach save (11/14)…finished the season with a personal record of 9-6-3.
Background: A four-year varsity letterwinner at Souderton Area...a First Team All-Continental Conference as a junior and senior...Philadelphia Inquirer First Team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania keeper in 2012...won the 2012 Pennsylvania State Championship and the 2012 and 2013 Annandale Cups with Harleysville FC...also captured the 2012 CASL championship and reached the finals of the 2011 Disney Cup.
Personal: Son of Mary Jo and John Afflerbach...intends to major in engineering.
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