2014 Men's Soccer Roster
Ciaran Nugent
- Position:
- GK
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dedham, Mass.
- High School:
- Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
- Major:
- Finance and Management
WHY LEHIGH? "To pursue Business and Engineering at a great university and play soccer for a high-level DI program."
2014 (SENIOR SEASON)
Named third team All-Patriot League and one of the final 30 candidates for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award…started in 17 games and made 63 saves…posted three shutouts in wins against Monmouth, Rhode Island and Stetson…made a career-high nine saves in a 1-1 double-overtime draw against nationally-ranked Navy…stopped six shots in a 2-1 win over nationally-ranked American.
2013
Did not see action due to injury… named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2012 (JUNIOR SEASON)
2011 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Appeared and started in all 18 games and had a breakout sophomore campaign ... Named the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year ... Named to First Team All-Patriot League ... Named to Second Team All-Mid-Altantic Team ... Earned three Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week awards during the season ... Ranked No. 3 in the nation in goals against average (.412), No. 3 in save percentage (.896) and No. 3 in shutout percentage (0.61) ... Allowed just eight goals in 18 games and 1746 minutes of action ... Made a career-high eight saves against No. 22 Cal in a 1-1 draw (9/9) in which Nugent was faced with 18 shots and 11 corner kicks ... Two days later, shutout Stanford 1-0 ...Made Four saves and was faced with 20 shots and 11 corners ... For his efforts, he was named the College Soccer 360 Soccer National Primetime Player of the Week and was the ECAC Defensive Player of the Week ... Had a streak of five consecutive shutouts (9/11-10/1).
2010 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Recorded a shutout in his first collegiate start, blanking NJIT (10/19) with a five-save effort.
Season | GP-GS | Min | GA | GAA | Saves | Save % | W-L-T | Sho |
2010 | 1-1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1.000 | 1-0-0 | 1 |
2011 | 18-18 | 1746:46 | 8 | 0.41 | 69 | .896 | 8-4-6 | 11 |
2012 | 16-13 | 1327:00 | 22 | 1.49 | 59 | .728 | 4-11-1 | 2 |
2013 | --- | --- | -- | --- | --- | --- | --- | -- |
2014 | 17-17 | 1575:05 | 24 | 1.37 | 63 | .724 | 8-8-1 | 3 |
Totals | 52-49 | 5738:51 | 54 | 1.03 | 196 | .784 | 21-23-8 | 17 |
GETTING TO KNOW CIARAN
Nickname: K-Money
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Soccer
Major & Why: Finance, because it’s competitive
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Military Science
Favorite Place on Campus: Lehigh River
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Color: Red, White, & Blue (together)
Favorite Musical Artist: Randy Houser
Favorite Movie: Act of Valor/Black Hawk Down
Favorite TV Show: The Unit
Favorite Website: Nike.com
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Ray Hudson
Favorite Pro Team: New England Patriots
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Pat Tillman
Hobbies: Fishing, Snowboarding, Boxing, Hiking
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: Mt. Everest
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Expert Archery Skills
Dream Job: U.S. Navy SEAL
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I’m a Goalkeeper
If I Didn't Play Soccer, I Would Play: Football
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Half to family, half to charity
