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2017 Men's Soccer

25 Connor Casey

  • Height 6-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hatfield, Pa.
  • Highschool LaSalle College H.S.

Biography

  • Four-year letterwinner, played in 53 career matches, with 38 starts up front
  • Scored 15 career goals with five assists for a 35-point total for his career
  • Netted eight career game-winning goals
  • Earned All-Landmark Conference Second Team accolades as a senior
  • Three-time Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll selection

Senior Season (2017)

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Started all 17 games on the year and led the Royals in scoring with 13 points on a team-best six goals to go along with one assist
  • Paced Scranton with four game-winning goals in the fall which came against SUNY Cortland (September 9), Misericordia (September 12), Wilkes (September 27), and Juniata (October 14)
  • Also found the back of the net against Allegheny on September 2 and Elizabethtown on September 30
  • Set up the Royals' lone goal in a 3-1 setback to Lycoming on September 16
  • Fired off a team-leading 49 shots and placed 26 of those attempts on goal

Junior Season (2016)

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Started all 20 matches on the year, scoring six goals, with three assists for 15 points for the year
  • Scored two game-winners for the year, the first coming at Centenary on Sept. 10, a 1-0 Scranton win
  • His next game-winner came in the Landmark Conference championship match at Elizabethtown, as goal lifted Scranton to 1-0 win
  • Marked the second straight season that he scored the game-winning goal in the Landmark Conference championship match
  • Scored goals in the last four matches of the season for Scranton, which were either Landmark Conference or NCAA Tournament matches
  • Scored in the NCAA First Round against Penn State Behrend, then scored again in the Second Round vs. SUNY-Cortland
  • Took 41 shots overall for the year, 16 of which were on goal

Sophomore Season (2015)

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Saw action in 14 matches, making one start at forward.
  • Played a key role in Scranton's run to the Landmark Conference Championship, scoring goals in three straight matches in both the Landmark Playoffs and NCAA Tournament to clinch victories for Scranton.
  • First career score was a go-ahead tally against Susquehanna on Nov. 3 in a 2-0 win for the Royals in the Landmark Conference Semifinals.
  • In the Landmark Championship Match, his goal in the 74th minute proved to be the difference, catapulting the Royals to the conference title in the 3-2 win.
  • Casey continuing his hot streak scoring against UMass-Boston in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, as his first half goal was the game-winner in a 2-0 Scranton win.
  • Notched his first career assist at Haverford on Sept. 1.
  • Took 11 shots from the field, eight of which were on goal for a .727 shots on goal percentage.

Freshman Season (2014)

Awards/Honors

  • All-Landmark Conference Second Team (2017)
  • Landmark Conference Championship MVP (2016)
  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Nov. 16, 2015; Nov. 7, 2016)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017)

High school/personal

  • Was a member of the soccer, volleyball and track & field teams at LaSalle College High School.
  • Helped LaSalle win the Catholic League championship and District 12 championship in 2012.
  • Earned second-team all-Catholic League honors.
  • In the classroom, earned first honors.
  • He is the son of Steven and Catherine Casey. His mother played field hockey at the University.
  • Has six siblings -- older brothers Sean, Ryan and Kevin, an older sister Erin, and two younger sisters Mary Claire and Bridget.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2014Freshman

    D
    6'4"
    25
  • 25

    2015Sophomore

    F
    6'4"
    25
  • 25

    2016Junior

    F
    6'4"
    25
  • 25

    2017Senior

    F
    6'4"
    25
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