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2014 Men's Soccer Roster

10 Asani Samuels

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 177
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Savanna la Mar, Jamaica
  • High School Mannings School

Biography

 ASANI SAMUELS' CAREER STATISTICS
SEASON GP-GS G A PTS SHOTS SH PCT. GW PK-ATT
2011 19-7 1 1 3 28 .036 0 0-0
2012 17-17 4 0 8 48 .083 0 0-0
2013 18-18 3 2 8 46 .065 2 0-0
2014 18-17 8 3 19 48 .167 4 0-0
CAREER 72-59 16 6 38 170 .094 6 0-0



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CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1, 16 Times
Assists: 1, Six Times
Points: 3, Three Times
SAMUELS IN THE NEWS
• Samuels & Quinn Named Griffs Athletes of the Year
• Samuels Signs Contract with Rochester Rhinos
• Samuels Earns NSCAA All-Northeast Region Honors
• Six Griffs Earn All-Western New York Honors
• Samuels and Teupen Earn All-Conference Honors
• Samuels and Coughlin Collect MAAC Weekly Honors
• Samuels Earns All-Region Accolades
• Griffs Earn All-Western New York Accolades
• Samuels and Teupen Earn MAAC Honors
• Griffs Collect All-Western New York Honors
• Falconer and Samuels Earn All-Region Honors
• Men's Soccer Rallies Past IUPUI
2014 NSCAA ALL-NORTHEAST REGION SECOND TEAM
2013 NSCAA ALL-NORTH ATLANTIC REGION SECOND TEAM
2012 NSCAA ALL-NORTH ATLANTIC REGION THIRD TEAM
2014 ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM
2013 ALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM
MAAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (OCT. 13, 2014)
2014 • SENIOR YEAR
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Named to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second Team.
• Became the first player in program history to earn all-region accolades on three occasions.
• Named to the All-MAAC First Team.
• Led the Griffs with 19 points, eight goals and three assists.
• Also led the team with four game-winning tallies, tied for first in the MAAC and 24th nationally.
• Ranked fourth in the MAAC in both points and goals.
• Accounted for half of the team’s goals in 2014 (11-of-22).
• Collected MAAC Offensive Player of the Week accolades for the first time in his career after leading the Griffs to two victories against MAAC foes Rider and Iona.
• Matched a career high with three points on a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win versus Rider.
• Added a tally at Iona to help the Griffs to their first regular-season win over the Gaels in 10 seasons.
• Also tallied three points with a goal and an assist against Saint Peter’s.
• Netted a goal in three-straight games against Bryant, Buffalo and Robert Morris. Scored the game’s only goal in the wins versus Buffalo and Robert Morris.
• Added tallies versus UC Davis and Marist and posted an assist against St. Bonaventure.
2013 • JUNIOR YEAR
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Named to the NSCAA All-North Atlantic Second Team.
• Earned second-team All-MAAC accolades.
• One of three players to start all 18 games for the Griffs.
• Ranked second on the team with eight points, three goals and two assists.
• Recorded a career-best three points on a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win against MAAC foe Marist.
• Netted game-winning overtime goals versus Bucknell and Siena.
• Just the second player in the program’s history with two overtime goals in a single season.
• Also registered an assist against Iona.
2012 • SOPHOMORE YEAR
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Named to the NSCAA All-North Atlantic Third Team.
• One of five players to start all 17 games for the Griffs.
• Netted four goals on the season.
• Helped anchor the top-scoring offense in the MAAC at 1.76 goals per game.
• Scored the team’s first goal of the season in a 1-1 draw with Buffalo.
• Tallied a goal in a 2-1 victory against IUPUI.
• Named to the Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team after helping lead the Griffs to wins over Eastern Illinois and IUPUI.
• Added goals against conference foes Niagara and Siena.
2011 • FRESHMAN YEAR
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Appeared in all 19 games as a rookie, starting seven contests.
• Registered three points on a goal and an a assist.
• Netted his first career goal against MAAC foe Manhattan.
• Added an assist in non-conference action versus Cleveland State.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played three seasons at Mannings School.
• Earned team MVP honors as a senior.
• Totaled seven goals and three assists during his senior campaign.
• Also a member of the Sandals Whitehouse club team, helping the squad to the Division I Championship and to the semifinals of the Flow Champions Cup.
PERSONAL
• Born March 20, 1992.
• Son of Delrose Samuels.
• Majoring in digital media arts.





Statistics

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2014

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2011Freshman

    Forward
    6'5" 175 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2012Sophomore

    Forward
    6'5" 175 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2013Junior

    Forward
    6'5" 180 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2014Senior

    Forward
    6'5" 177 lbs
    10