UNCP Athletics

AS A JUNIOR (2012)
Named to the CoSIDA All-District team, PBC All-Academic team and was a member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll … As a forward,  he played in eight games to record 206 minutes on the field … Took four shots, one of which (.250) was on goal … Registered a season-high two shots against Barton and collected his other assists in the matches against Georgia Southwestern and Chowan … Contributed to this season’s school record in number of goals in a single game (10) and largest margin of victory (10) against Chowan, and minimum shots allowed in a game (3) against Barton … Helped UNCP rank fourth in save percentage (0.861), ninth in shutout percentage (0.53), 12th in team goals against average (0.72), 18th in total assists (39) and 25th in scoring offense (2.26) in the nation … Contributed to the squad matching its third-best finish in 20 years (NCAA Division II era) with 12 wins … Helped the Braves make history in 2012 as they advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament for the first time in 10 years.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2011)
Selected to the PBC All-Academic Team and was a member of the squad that earned the PBC Team Sportsmanship Award ... A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll as a Silver Scholar … As a forward, he played in 10 games with two starts to his credit to record 315 minutes … Finished the season with three points on three assists … Took four shots, three of which (.750) were on goal … Dished out his first assist of the season to teammate, Travis Mulford, in the 4-1 victory over St. Andrews …  Also assisted Martin Tomter in the 4-0 win over Mount Olive and to Alex Antonescu in the 4-0 win over Brevard … Took two shots against Mount Olive and one against St. Andrews and Chowan… Contributed to this season’s school record in number of goals in a single game in a season against Chowan and least number of shots allowed in the victory over Georgia Southwestern … Helped UNCP rank 19th in scoring offense (2.39), 22nd in total goals (43), 17th in team goals against average (0.8), 35th in shutout percentage (0.39), 34th in W-L-T percentage (.667) and 34th in save percentage (0.805) in the nation.

AS A FRESHMAN (2010)
Garnered a spot on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll as a Silver Scholar ... Played in all 18 games with nine starts for the Braves to total a combined 1,114 minutes on the field … Scored five points on one goal and three assists … Took 12 shots, seven of which (.583) were on goal … Logged a personal-best 97 minutes on the field in the tie with Queens … Scored his only goal against Lenoir-Rhyne in the second game of the season … Collected two assists in the victory over Chowan for team mates, Andrew Brown and Martin Tomter … Tallied three shots against Chowan, two against Lenoir-Rhyne and Pfeiffer and one shot against Clayton State, USC Aiken, Georgia Southwestern, Queens and Lander in the first round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Prepped at Wilkes Central High School for coach Mike Sloan … Played club soccer for Greensboro Soccer Academy and coach Marc Nichols … Scored 38 points on 10 goals and 18 assists as a prep senior in leading Wilkes Central to a deep run in the state playoffs … On-field performance earned him all-conference nods … Scored 22 points on five goals and 12 assists as a junior.

PERSONAL
Son of Karen and Scott Freeman … Has a twin sister, Emily … Maintained a 4.222 cumulative grade point average at Wilkes Central and graduated 16th in his 167-member senior class … Club teammate of UNCP teammate Ryan Hanson … A bio med major at UNCP.