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Men's Soccer Standout O'Brian White
Announces Plan To Stay For Senior Season
STORRS, Conn. (December 14, 2007) - University of Connecticut junior
forward O'Brian White
(Scarborough, Ontario) officially announced today that he will return to UConn
for his senior season with the men's soccer team in the fall of 2008, forgoing
any professional opportunities at this time.
"I am excited to return to UConn for my senior season," said White. "I am
looking forward to graduating from the University and giving the team everything
I have in my senior season. We accomplished so much this year, but fell a step
short of reaching the College Cup and I want another chance to reach college
soccer's ultimate event with my teammates. Even though we are losing four
incredible players from this year’s team (Chukwudi Chijindu, Ryan Cordeiro,
Julius James and Louis Jones), I think next year's team has a lot of potential
and I look forward to the opportunity to lead our team to the College Cup.
Following my senior season, I will then begin to explore my opportunities of
playing professional soccer."
Said head coach Ray Reid: "O'Brian was a tremendous part of our success
this season and we are fortunate to have him back for another year. He was one
of the most dominant forwards in the country as a junior and it is our mutual
hope that he will be even stronger as a senior. We have high expectations for
him as a player and for our team as a whole next year."
A 2007 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist, White wrapped up his junior season as
the NCAA leader in scoring with 23 goals and seven assists for 53 points. He was
named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-BIG EAST
after earning conference Player of the Week five times this season. White had
multi-goal efforts on seven occasions, including three hat tricks, becoming the
first player in UConn history to tally back-to-back hat tricks, as well as three
in a career. He now holds the UConn record for single-season goals, bypassing
the mark set by Joe Morrone, Jr., 28 years ago. White is eighth all-time at
UConn with 101 career points (40g, 21a).
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