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2019 Men's Soccer Roster

John Byrum
John Byrum
Mark Olencki

2 Sam Ross

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mount Pleasant, S.C.
  • Highschool Wando

Biography

CAREER: Played in 67 games with 61 starts ... Scored four goals with nine assists for 17 points ... Recorded 61 shots on goal ... Named All-Southern Conference as a senior.

2019: Started all 18 games on the season ... Named All-Southern Conference second team ... Tied for third on the team with six points, all coming on assists ... Second on the team in minutes played ... Notched an assist against Texas Rio Grande Valley (9/1) ... Assisted on the game-winner against Winthrop (9/6) ... Added an assist at Georgia Southern (10/4) ... At Belmont (10/12) had an assist ... Against Mercer (10/15) assisted on the overtime game-winner ... Added an assist against VMI (10/22) ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2018: Started all 12 games played... Played a season-high 110 minutes at Gardner-Webb (8/31)... Logged 11 shots on the season.

2017: Played in all 19 games while making 16 starts…Scored two goals while recording one assist…Scored the game winning goal in Wofford’s first win of the season over UNCG (10/3).

2016: Started 13 of the 18 games which he appeared in during his freshman season ... Tallied one goal in the Terriers home matchup against USC Upstate (9/20) ... Scored one of six Terrier goals in a win against VMI (10/1) ... Ross was third on the team in shots with 26 ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Wando High School in Mount Pleasant, S.C. ... Helped lead Wando to a 76-4-1 record, which included two state runner up finishes and a state championship ... Individually, was named to the Region 7-AAAA All-Region team, SCHSL AAAA All-State, and was a finalist for Gatorade Player of the Year ... In addition, he was named his team’s offensive MVP after the 2015 season ... He helped MP-USA to two SCYSA State Championships  ... Received the Golden Warrior Award for working with special needs students as a volunteer.

PERSONAL: Born on September 15, 1997 in Mount Pleasant, S.C. ... Son of Sam and Alicia Ross ... Father, Sam, played on College of Charleston’s tennis team from 1980-84 ... Majoring in business economics.

HONORS & AWARDS:
- 2016 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
- 2018-19 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 All-Southern Conference Second Team
- 2019-20 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2016Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'8" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2017Sophomore

    Forward
    5'8" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2018Junior

    Forward
    5'8" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Senior

    Forward
    5'8" 165 lbs
    2