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2018 Men's Soccer Roster

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10 Melvin Blair

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Frome, Jamaica
  • High School Wayland Baptist University

Biography

AWARDS
2016 NSCAA All-NORTHEAST REGION SECOND TEAM
2016 ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM
2017 
ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM
NSCAA DIVISION I PLAYER OF THE WEEK (11/3/2015)
TOP DRAWER SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK (11/3/2015)
PRESEASON ALL-MAAC (2018)

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3 - at Rider (10/28/2015)
Assists: 2- at Rider (10/28/2015)
Points: 8 - at Rider (10/28/2015)

2018 • SENIOR YEAR
• Preseason All-MAAC selection
• Appeared in 14 games and made 12 starts
• Recorded 25 shots, including 11 attempts on goal
• Finished campaign with three goals and one assist for seven points
• Recorded a goal and an assist in 4-0 victory against St. Bonaventure (Sept. 22)
• Also scored in contests against Northern Kentucky (Aug. 27) and Niagara (Oct. 10)


2017 • JUNIOR YEAR
• All-MAAC First Team selection
• Played in 18 games, making 16 starts
• Finished fourth on the team in scoring with 14 points
• Tied for fifth in the MAAC with six assists
• Ranked fourth in the MAAC in shots per game (2.9)
• Scored game-winning goals in victories versus Fairfield (Sept. 30) and Monmouth (Oct. 18)
• Recorded a goal and an assist in 4-3 overtime triumph against Robert Morris (Aug. 31)
• Dished out two assists in 5-0 victory against Niagara (Oct. 4)


2016 • SOPHOMORE YEAR
• 
Took part in all 20 games; member of starting lineup for 19 of those contests
• NSCAA All-Northeast Region second team honoree
• An All-MAAC First-Team selection; First Canisius midfielder to earn All-MAAC First-Team accolades since 2012 campaign
• Ranked second on the Canisius roster with eight points on two goals and four assists.
• Ended campaign 10th in the MAAC in shots per game (2.65)
• Scored game-winning goal and added an assist in 2-1 win over Monmouth
• Tallied opening marker in 2-1 overtime victory against Central Connecticut State


2015 • FRESHMAN YEAR
• Named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team
• Led the Griffs with 14 points and six goals
• Ranked second in the MAAC with six goals during league play
• Named NSCAA Division I Player of the Week, TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Week and MAAC Offensive Player of the Week after a 12-point (5g, 2a) performance against Rider and Manhattan
• Recorded eight points on three goals and two assists in a 5-2 win against eventual MAAC Champion Rider – the most points by a Griff since 1999.
• Followed up with two tallies in a 3-1 victory over Manhattan
• Netted his first collegiate goal at Marist

BEFORE CANISIUS
• Attended Wayland Baptist University during the 2014 season but did not appear in any games due to injury
• Attended Manning's School in Jamaica – the same high school as former Griff standout Asani Samuels
• Captained the school during the Dacosta Cup
• Member of the Under-17 National Team that competed in the 2011 FIFA World Cup in Mexico

PERSONAL
• Born Jan. 18, 1995
• Son of Alvin Blair and Lilieth Williams
• One sister, Tina, and one brother, Alvin
• Majoring in sport management

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'8" 158 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2016Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'9" 162 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2017Junior

    Midfielder
    5'10" 170 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2018Senior

    Midfielder
    5'10" 170 lbs
    10