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University of Denver Athletics

2014 Men's Soccer Roster

1 Oliver Brown

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.
  • Highschool St. Xavier

Biography

Club: Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club

2014:

  • Started six games and recorded two shutouts versus Oral Roberts and New Hampshire.
  • Suffered season ending injury in his sixth appearance of the season at Eastern Illinois on October 4th.
  • Served as a mentor to younger goalkeepers Nick Gardner and Ryan Massey.

2013:

  • Started each match for Denver, playing 1,794 minutes.
  • Named The Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year.
  • Set a new Division I school record with five-consecutive shutouts and 584-straight scoreless minutes.
  • Tallied a 13-3-4 record, making 52 saves.
  • Named The Summit League Male Athlete of the Month for October.
  • Earned three-consecutive Summit League Player of the Week awards between Oct. 14-Nov. 3.
  • All-Summit League First Team.
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team.
  • Academic All-Summit League.

2012:

  • Started 18 matches in goal for the Pioneers, playing 1,711 minutes.
  • Allowed 21 goals, keeping a 1.11 goals-against average.
  • Tallied a 10-5-3 record and made 49 saves.
  • Recorded four shutouts.
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team.
  • Academic All-MPSF.

2011:

  • Played in and started 11 matches.
  • Recorded shutouts against Davidson (Sept. 4) and Seattle (Oct. 30).

Club:

  • 2010 Gatorade Kentucky State Player of the Year.
  • Played for Mockingbird Soccer Club.
  • Led team to USYSA Kentucky State Cup Championships in 2006, 2007 and 2010, adding an appearance at the USYSA Region II championships.
  • Attended University of Denver 2010 Winter ID Camp.

High School:

  • Attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Ky.
  • Named All-State twice (2009, 2010).
  • Academic All-State [apos]A[apos] in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
  • Earned All-Region and All-District honors in 2010.
  • Helped lead St. Xavier to high school state championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
  • Named as a top player in the state and regions starting 11 by ESPN Rise.
  • NSCAA Scholastic All-American.
  • NSCAA Scholastic All-Region IV.

Personal:

  • Born November 16, 1992, in Louisville, Ky.
  • Son of Shawn and Don Brown.
  • Has one brother, Clay, and one sister, Annie.
  • Enjoys snowboarding, basketball and reading.
  • Volunteered with Dare to Care and Habitats for Humanity.
  • Chose Denver because of connection with coaches, successful business school and academic nature of the University.
  • Majoring in Finance
  • Also considered Colgate, Yale and Emory.

Coach Muuss on Brown: 'Oliver is a goalkeeper we identified early on in the recruiting process as a potential replacement for Joe Willis, who[apos]s now with DC United. Oliver has great hands, is athletic, fearless and competitive. He also is a tremendous leader who carries all the attributes we look for in a DU player.'

Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club Coach Jonathan Velotta on Brown: 'Oliver Brown physically is a monster. He[apos]s got great hands, everything sticks to him. He[apos]s terrific out in the air. He makes some saves that you don[apos]t see goalkeepers make.'

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