2014 Men's Soccer Roster
Roth, Jacob
Jersey Number 18
Jacob Roth
- Position:
- Defender/Midfielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Ignatius
- Prev School:
- Cleveland United SC
Bio
ROTH AND THE FALCONS
Played in 65 matches, making 60 starts, in his BG career ... after playing sparingly as a freshman, moved into the lineup at the start of his sophomore year ... over his final three seasons, started all 59 of the Falcons' matches, and had 42 points on 12 goals and 18 assists ... had three career game-winning goals, and was a perfect 8-for-8 on penalty kicks in his BG career ... BGSU was 7-3-1 in matches in which he scored at least one goal, and the Falcons were 19-5-1 when he had a point ... the Falcons had an overall record of 38-27-12 during his four seasons.
2016
A team tri-captain ... an All-MAC Second-Team selection, earning all-league accolades for the second time ... named to the All-Ohio Second Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) ... also was named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team for the second time in three seasons ... started all 19 matches, and finished fourth on the team in scoring ... had 10 points, on two goals and a team-leading six assists ... helped the Falcon defense post eight shutouts ... scored what proved to be the game-winning goal against Wright State, and also scored in the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Buffalo ... had an assist on no fewer than five game-winning goals ... played all but 30 of the Falcons' 1821-plus minutes on the season ... had two assists against IUPUI, with the primary assist on BG's first and fourth goals in a 4-0 win ... in each case, he played a diagonal ball into the box that a teammate (Vincent Giannini and Moe Mustafa) headed home ... had an assist on another serve just two days later, as Mustafa headed his cross to Keaton Reynolds for a 45th-minute goal vs. Appalachian State ... assisted on a 'Golden Goal' in his hometown, as Chris Brennan scored off of his free kick with just four seconds left in the second overtime at Cleveland State ... scored on a PK in the 15th minute vs. Wright State, for what proved to be the winning goal as BG maintained possession of the I-75 Cup ... had the primary assist on Alexis Souahy's game-winning goal with just 3:07 left at Northern Kentucky ... had a 'team save' against nationally-ranked Kentucky, clearing a UK shot off of the goal line ... assisted on Bismark Agyeman's winner early in the second half at Northern Illinois, giving the Falcons a 1-0 victory ... was ranked 11th among MAC players on the Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Conference Top-20 list ... was one of five Falcons ranked in the top 20, after BG had not had a single player ranked on the TDS preseason list ... played 1792 of the team's 1821-plus minutes on the season ... played every second of 17 matches, with BGSU going 9-4-4 in those 17 games.
2015
Started all 19 matches on the year, playing 1753 of a possible 1756 minutes ... ranked second on the Falcons in minutes played, and was third on the team in scoring, with 14 points ... had five goals to rank third on the Falcons in that category as well ... tied for fourth on the team with four assists ... assisted on one of Pat Flynn's three goals in a 4-1 win over Western Illinois ... converted a penalty kick midway through the first half for what proved to be the winner in a 1-0 victory over Drexel ... helped the Falcon defense keep a second-straight clean sheet vs. Cleveland State, and nearly scored in that match as well, hitting the crossbar with a free kick ... came off of the pitch for just over three minutes, midway through the second half of that 3-0 win over CSU ... those were the only minutes he did not play all season ... picked up an assist on a Flynn goal early in the second half of a win over Evansville ... that assist came on a corner kick ... earned another assist at Ohio State with a long ball into the box ... Alexis Souahy headed that pass across the goalmouth to Max Auden, who scored at the far post ... scored the first goal of the match at IUPUI, heading home a Joe Sullivan corner kick ... converted a penalty kick at Western Michigan ... scored on another PK in the next match, giving BG an insurance goal with just under 14 minutes left in a 2-0 home win over West Virginia ... scored BG's first goal on a diving header late in the first half of the team's win at Wright State, scoring off of a free kick by Joe Sullivan ... had an assist on Souahy's goal that opened the scoring in a 2-1 win at Appalachian State ... led the Falcons in scoring in MAC matches.
2014
Named to the All-MAC Second Team, and also was voted to the MAC's All-Tournament Team ... was chosen to the all-league first team by the College Sports Madness web site ... twice was named the MAC Player of the Week by CSM, on Oct. 13 and Nov. 10 ... also named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... and, was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete in the first year of that award's existence ... additionally, was voted to the Academic All-Ohio First Team by the OCSA ... started all 21 matches on the year, playing 1902 of a possible 1972 minutes ... had 18 points, good for second on the team, on five goals and a team-leading eight assists ... tied for third on the team in goals ... tied for second in the MAC in assists, and was fourth in assists per game (0.38) ... was sixth in the league in both points and points per game (0.86), and tied for seventh in goals ... scored 10 of those points, including four goals, in the month of November ... had two assists in back-to-back games, vs. Findlay (Sept. 2) and Niagara (Sept. 5) ... his first collegiate goal came in overtime in his hometown, as he put a free kick inside the far post for a 'Golden Goal' at Cleveland State (Oct. 7) ... scored a goal in each of BGSU's MAC Tournament matches, including a penalty kick that tied the game late in regulation of the semifinal-round win over West Virginia (Nov. 14) ... the goal vs. WVU came with 8:39 left in regulation, after he was taken down in the penalty box ... scored the game's first goal in the league tourney championship, converting a free kick against Akron (Nov. 16) ... had a pair of goals, both on PKs, in the Falcons' 2-1 win over Wright State (Nov. 4) ... the second goal vs. the Raiders came in OT ... along with Max Auden, became the first BGSU player to score multiple overtime winners in a season in the 'Golden Goal' Era, which began in 1997 ... had assists on both goals in the Falcons' 2-1 overtime win over Western Michigan (Nov. 1) ... also had assists vs. Duquesne (Sept. 7) and IPFW (Oct. 1) ... BGSU's primary free-kick and corner-kick taker.
2013
Saw action in six matches, making one start ... played a total of 152 minutes at an outside-back position ... lone start of the season came in the Detroit match (Oct. 8) ... played a season-high 40 minutes against Malone (Aug. 30) ... had an assist in the Falcons' exhibition win over Cincinnati at Cochrane Field (Aug. 24).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned a pair of letters at St. Ignatius H.S. (‘13) under coach Mike McLaughlin ... earned All-State First-Team honors in 2012, scoring five goals and adding nine assists as the Wildcats went 15-1-3 and advanced to the district final ... was named team MVP, and was one of just 40 seniors from across the nation selected to compete in the High School Soccer All-American Game in Birmingham, Ala., in December of 2012 ... during his four years with the program, the Wildcats did not lose a single regular-season game ... St. Ignatius won the state championship in 2011, his junior season.
PERSONAL
Jacob Michael Roth was born on March 20, 1995, in Fairview Park, Ohio ... son of Jeff and Kim Roth ... has an older brother and a younger sister ... engineering technology major at BGSU, with a 3.115 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2017 semester ... has played club ball for Cleveland United SC, helping that team to State Cup runner-up finishes in 2011, '12 and '13.
ROTH'S CAREER STATS
Played in 65 matches, making 60 starts, in his BG career ... after playing sparingly as a freshman, moved into the lineup at the start of his sophomore year ... over his final three seasons, started all 59 of the Falcons' matches, and had 42 points on 12 goals and 18 assists ... had three career game-winning goals, and was a perfect 8-for-8 on penalty kicks in his BG career ... BGSU was 7-3-1 in matches in which he scored at least one goal, and the Falcons were 19-5-1 when he had a point ... the Falcons had an overall record of 38-27-12 during his four seasons.
2016
A team tri-captain ... an All-MAC Second-Team selection, earning all-league accolades for the second time ... named to the All-Ohio Second Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) ... also was named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team for the second time in three seasons ... started all 19 matches, and finished fourth on the team in scoring ... had 10 points, on two goals and a team-leading six assists ... helped the Falcon defense post eight shutouts ... scored what proved to be the game-winning goal against Wright State, and also scored in the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Buffalo ... had an assist on no fewer than five game-winning goals ... played all but 30 of the Falcons' 1821-plus minutes on the season ... had two assists against IUPUI, with the primary assist on BG's first and fourth goals in a 4-0 win ... in each case, he played a diagonal ball into the box that a teammate (Vincent Giannini and Moe Mustafa) headed home ... had an assist on another serve just two days later, as Mustafa headed his cross to Keaton Reynolds for a 45th-minute goal vs. Appalachian State ... assisted on a 'Golden Goal' in his hometown, as Chris Brennan scored off of his free kick with just four seconds left in the second overtime at Cleveland State ... scored on a PK in the 15th minute vs. Wright State, for what proved to be the winning goal as BG maintained possession of the I-75 Cup ... had the primary assist on Alexis Souahy's game-winning goal with just 3:07 left at Northern Kentucky ... had a 'team save' against nationally-ranked Kentucky, clearing a UK shot off of the goal line ... assisted on Bismark Agyeman's winner early in the second half at Northern Illinois, giving the Falcons a 1-0 victory ... was ranked 11th among MAC players on the Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Conference Top-20 list ... was one of five Falcons ranked in the top 20, after BG had not had a single player ranked on the TDS preseason list ... played 1792 of the team's 1821-plus minutes on the season ... played every second of 17 matches, with BGSU going 9-4-4 in those 17 games.
2015
Started all 19 matches on the year, playing 1753 of a possible 1756 minutes ... ranked second on the Falcons in minutes played, and was third on the team in scoring, with 14 points ... had five goals to rank third on the Falcons in that category as well ... tied for fourth on the team with four assists ... assisted on one of Pat Flynn's three goals in a 4-1 win over Western Illinois ... converted a penalty kick midway through the first half for what proved to be the winner in a 1-0 victory over Drexel ... helped the Falcon defense keep a second-straight clean sheet vs. Cleveland State, and nearly scored in that match as well, hitting the crossbar with a free kick ... came off of the pitch for just over three minutes, midway through the second half of that 3-0 win over CSU ... those were the only minutes he did not play all season ... picked up an assist on a Flynn goal early in the second half of a win over Evansville ... that assist came on a corner kick ... earned another assist at Ohio State with a long ball into the box ... Alexis Souahy headed that pass across the goalmouth to Max Auden, who scored at the far post ... scored the first goal of the match at IUPUI, heading home a Joe Sullivan corner kick ... converted a penalty kick at Western Michigan ... scored on another PK in the next match, giving BG an insurance goal with just under 14 minutes left in a 2-0 home win over West Virginia ... scored BG's first goal on a diving header late in the first half of the team's win at Wright State, scoring off of a free kick by Joe Sullivan ... had an assist on Souahy's goal that opened the scoring in a 2-1 win at Appalachian State ... led the Falcons in scoring in MAC matches.
2014
Named to the All-MAC Second Team, and also was voted to the MAC's All-Tournament Team ... was chosen to the all-league first team by the College Sports Madness web site ... twice was named the MAC Player of the Week by CSM, on Oct. 13 and Nov. 10 ... also named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... and, was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete in the first year of that award's existence ... additionally, was voted to the Academic All-Ohio First Team by the OCSA ... started all 21 matches on the year, playing 1902 of a possible 1972 minutes ... had 18 points, good for second on the team, on five goals and a team-leading eight assists ... tied for third on the team in goals ... tied for second in the MAC in assists, and was fourth in assists per game (0.38) ... was sixth in the league in both points and points per game (0.86), and tied for seventh in goals ... scored 10 of those points, including four goals, in the month of November ... had two assists in back-to-back games, vs. Findlay (Sept. 2) and Niagara (Sept. 5) ... his first collegiate goal came in overtime in his hometown, as he put a free kick inside the far post for a 'Golden Goal' at Cleveland State (Oct. 7) ... scored a goal in each of BGSU's MAC Tournament matches, including a penalty kick that tied the game late in regulation of the semifinal-round win over West Virginia (Nov. 14) ... the goal vs. WVU came with 8:39 left in regulation, after he was taken down in the penalty box ... scored the game's first goal in the league tourney championship, converting a free kick against Akron (Nov. 16) ... had a pair of goals, both on PKs, in the Falcons' 2-1 win over Wright State (Nov. 4) ... the second goal vs. the Raiders came in OT ... along with Max Auden, became the first BGSU player to score multiple overtime winners in a season in the 'Golden Goal' Era, which began in 1997 ... had assists on both goals in the Falcons' 2-1 overtime win over Western Michigan (Nov. 1) ... also had assists vs. Duquesne (Sept. 7) and IPFW (Oct. 1) ... BGSU's primary free-kick and corner-kick taker.
2013
Saw action in six matches, making one start ... played a total of 152 minutes at an outside-back position ... lone start of the season came in the Detroit match (Oct. 8) ... played a season-high 40 minutes against Malone (Aug. 30) ... had an assist in the Falcons' exhibition win over Cincinnati at Cochrane Field (Aug. 24).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned a pair of letters at St. Ignatius H.S. (‘13) under coach Mike McLaughlin ... earned All-State First-Team honors in 2012, scoring five goals and adding nine assists as the Wildcats went 15-1-3 and advanced to the district final ... was named team MVP, and was one of just 40 seniors from across the nation selected to compete in the High School Soccer All-American Game in Birmingham, Ala., in December of 2012 ... during his four years with the program, the Wildcats did not lose a single regular-season game ... St. Ignatius won the state championship in 2011, his junior season.
PERSONAL
Jacob Michael Roth was born on March 20, 1995, in Fairview Park, Ohio ... son of Jeff and Kim Roth ... has an older brother and a younger sister ... engineering technology major at BGSU, with a 3.115 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2017 semester ... has played club ball for Cleveland United SC, helping that team to State Cup runner-up finishes in 2011, '12 and '13.
ROTH'S CAREER STATS
OFFENSE GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2013................ 6-1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2014................ 21-21 5 8 18 33 .152 18 .545 2 3-3 2015................ 19-19 5 4 14 39 .128 16 .410 1 3-3 2016................ 19-19 2 6 10 24 .083 11 .458 1 2-2 TOTAL............... 65-60 12 18 42 98 .122 45 .459 4 8-8 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 4, Wright State -- Nov 04, 2014 Goals: 2, Wright State -- Nov 04, 2014 Assists: 2, 5 times Shots: 5, Cleveland State -- Sep 06, 2015
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