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2009 Men's Soccer Roster

4 Randy Dennis

  • Position D
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Angelo, TX
  • Highschool San Angelo Central

Biography

2009
One of three Flyers to start all 20 games of the 2009 season… recorded an assist in successive matches, one on goal against Alabama A&M (Sept. 30) and the other versus Canisius (Oct. 4), scoring a total of two points on the year… struck one shot in the second games of the year versus Oakland University (Sept. 6)… played a season high 110 minutes on the pitch in the same match against the Grizzles, while accumulating a total of 1,805 minutes over the season... named to the 2009 Atlantic 10 All Tournament team after an impressive performance in the four day, six team event… finished career with 72 games under his belt including 45 victories and amassed over 6,000 minutes on the pitch for the Flyers… after the season, committed to sign with new local professional soccer team Dayton Dutch Lions FC.

2008 
Made 17 appearances with 15 starts...continued dominance on a most formidable UD back line that posted eight shutouts, including the Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship game against UMass (Nov. 16) in which he played all 90 minutes and made one of the best saves in Dayton soccer history, a diving header late in the game to preserve the title...named to the UNCW Courtyard by Marriott Invitational and Dayton Flyer Courtyard by Marriott Classic All-Tournament Teams after gutsy performances against UNC Wilmington, Coastal Carolina, Marshall and Robert Morris, helping the Flyer defense allow just one goal...recorded an assist against Robert Morris (Sept. 21) and Saint Joseph's (Nov. 2).

2007
A stellar performer in back for the second straight season, Dennis helped solidify the back and helped UD to six shutouts on the season...at one point during the 2007 season the Flyers did not allow a goal in their last 282:25 minutes of play...made 18 starts and tallied one assist...named to the Courtyard by Marriott Flyer Classic All-Tournament Team for his lockdown defensive effort in games over Sacramento State and St. Francis (Pa.)...strong in a 0-0 tie against Belmont...limited Wright State's scoring chances in a 1-0 victory...played every single minute during a three-game shutout stretch against Temple, Xavier and St. Bonaventure...dished out his first career assist and recorded his first career point in a victory against Duquesne.

2006
One of three Flyers to start all 17 games in 2006...Dennis was a standout in his first year at UD with a consistent performance as a center back...helped the Flyers to its first shutout of the season against Belmont...UD then recorded three consecutive shutouts with wins against Western Illinois, IUPUI and Tulsa...helped limit #1 SMU to two shots on goal...helped the Flyer defense with a shutout at La Salle.

Prior to UD
Dennis joined classmate Jeff Popella on collegesoccernews.com's listing of "Top 100 Freshmen To Keep An Eye On"...was named the District Defensive Most Valuable Player in 2006 as well as being named to Defensive All-State team...three-time all-district in high school...played for the Dallas Texans 88 Red in 2005-06 and were named 2006 State Cup Champions and went to the Region III Championship...Olympic Development Program experience with the North Texas State ODP 2000-2006 and with the Region III ODP 2004-2006...participated in the 2006 MLS combines in Carson, CA...played in the 2006 Region III Guadalajara Mx. International Festival...also named a Texas Scholar.

Personal
Son of Michael and Tammy Dennis and has a sister Candice...born April 26, 1988...majoring in communication management.

Career Statistics
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
Shots
Shot%
SOG
SOG%
GW
Pk-Att
2006
17
0
0
0
0
.000
0
.000
0
0-0
2007
18
0
1
1
0
.000
0
.000
0
0-0
2008
17
0
2
2
0
.000
0
.000
0
0-0
2009
20
0
2
2
1
.000
0
.000
0
0-0
Total
72
0
5
5
1
.000
0
.000
0
0-0

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2008Junior

    Defender
    6'1"
    4
  • 4

    2009Senior

    Defender
    6'1"
    4