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2013 Men's Soccer

2 Payne Clark

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 155
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Apex, N.C.
  • High School Apex

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2012)
A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... As a defender,  he played in 19 games with 19 starts to his credit to record 1515 minutes on the field … Finished the season with four points as he notched four assists … Recorded his first assist of the season on the game-winning goal by teammate, Sean Hoek, to claim the win over Anderson … Logged two assists to James Casserly in the 6-0 shutout victory over Georgia Southwestern before claiming his final assist in the victory against Francis Marion … Took six shots, one of which (.167) was on goal … Registered a season-high two shots against Flagler in the second round of the NCAA Tournament while also posting a shot against Mount Olive, Barton, Francis Marion and Pfeiffer …  Assisted in holding Mount Olive, Wingate, Georgia Southwestern, Barton and Pfeiffer to less than 10 shots during the game … Helped UNCP post 10 shutouts during the season … UNCP was second in the PBC in goals-against average (0.72) and only allowed 14 goals which was also second in the league … The defense held opponents to a .051 shot percentage … Recorded 110 minutes in the standstill contest with Mars Hill and in the loss to Flagler in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … 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)
As a defender, he played in 14 games with eight starts to his credit to record 838 minutes … Finished the season with four points on four assists … Took two shots, one of which (.500) was on goal … Dished out his first assist of the season to teammate, Sam Miles, in the 4-0 shutout victory over Mount Olive …  Also assisted Miles in the 10-1 win over Chowan and in the 2-1 victory over Clayton State … Sent Sean Hoek a clear pass for the game-winning goal in the victory that snapped an eight-game losing streak in the series with Lander and push the squad to the semi-final round of the PBC Tournament … 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 … A member of the squad that earned the PBC Team Sportsmanship Award.

AS A FRESHMAN (2010)

Played in all 18 games with 18 starts for the Braves to total a combined 1,613 minutes on the field … Scored one point on an assist in the tie with Queens … Took six shots, two of which (.333) were on goal … Logged a season-best 110 minutes on the field against Pfeiffer, USC Aiken, Queens and North Georgia … Tallied shots against Chowan (3), USC Aiken (2) and Pfeiffer (1) … Contributed to the four shutouts, five victories and four ties, as a defender.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Prepped at Apex High School for coach Kevin Todd … Played club soccer for Triangle FC and coach Oronde Ash … Scored 28 points on eight goals and 12 assists as a prep senior in leading the Cougars to a 16-6-0 record … Earned second-straight all-conference nods, as well as all-region laurels as well … Scored 21 points on six goals and nine assists as a junior and played integral role in pacing Apex to a 15-5-2 clip and the conference title … Led Triangle FC in both assists and minutes … Competed with the state of North Carolina Olympic Development Program for three years (2004-05, 2009), including a role on the 2009 Region III ODP Championship squad … Was selected as a part of the Super Y League region pool.

PERSONAL
Son of Denise and Andy Clark … Has an older brother, Drew, who is a senior on the Wingate soccer team … High school teammate of fellow UNCP player Ryan Hanson … A criminal justice major at UNCP.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2010Freshman

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    6'0" 155 lbs
    15
  • 2

    2011Sophomore

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    6'0" 155 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2012Junior

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    6'0" 155 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2013Senior

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    6'0" 155 lbs
    2