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2024 Men's Soccer

8 Manzi Shalita

  • Position Forward/Midfield
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Fairfax, Va.
  • Highschool Fairfax

Biography

2024 United Soccer Coaches All-American Fourth Team
2024 VaSID First Team
2024 First Team All-ODAC
2023 United Soccer Coaches Third-Team All-Region VI
2023 Second Team All-ODAC
2022 United Soccer Coaches Second-Team All-Region VI
2022 Second Team All-ODAC
2021 Third Team All-ODAC
2020-21 Third Team All-ODAC

Gradtuate Student (2024):
Played in all 21 matches, starting in 20 ... Led the team in goals and tied for 7th in the ODAC, netting seven ... Finished in the top-10 in the conference for assists, tying a team high of four ...  Tied for 6th in the ODAC for total points with 18 ... Tied for second and fourth in the conference for shots (54) and shots on goal (21) ... Scored four game-winnning goals on the season ... Tallied at least one point in five consecutive games (10/3-11/6) which included four straight games with a goal ... Notched 12 points over a seven game stretch in the latter portion of the season

Senior (2023): Started in 20 of 21 matches … scored four goals and dished out four assists … came alive in the scoring column during the playoffs … assisted on Zach Whelan’s game-winning goal in overtime of the ODAC semifinals … scored the go-ahead goal against Washington and Lee in the ODAC championship … scored a game-tying goal at the end of regulation against Ohio Northern in the NCAA tournament. 

Junior (2022): Started 18 of the team's 19 matches as a crucial piece in the midfield, logging two gaols and five assists ... Assisted two goals Sept. 11 in a win over North Carolina Wesleyan ... Scored the go-ahead goal in a Sept. 28 win over Shenandoah ... Helped the Hornets wrap up the top seed in the ODAC tournament with an 88th-minute game-winner Oct. 26 vs. Hampden-Sydney.

Sophomore (2021): Appeared in all 20 matches, making 18 starts in the midfield ... Scored one goal and led the team with six assists ... Assisted the go-ahead goal Sept. 10 in what wound up a 1-1 draw vs. No. 22 CNU ... Also provided the helper on the Hornets' lone goal vs. No. 1 Washington and Lee Oct. 2 ... Scored his only goal of the campaign in an Oct. 9 victory over Ferrum.

Freshman (2020-21): Stepped into a starting role in the midfield, hearing his name called prior to all 12 matches ... Totaled two goals and two assists on the year ... Had a goal and an assist in a March 14 triumph over Guilford ... Scored a golden goal in overtime of the ODAC semifinal to send the Hornets past Hampden-Sydney ... Assisted a goal in the ODAC championship victory over Guilford.

Prep/Personal: Enjoys music… Parents Steven and Michelle…Siblings Judah, Colin, and Stephanie

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2020Freshman

    Midfield
    5'11" 160 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2021Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'11" 160 lbs
    20
  • 8

    2022Junior

    Midfield
    5'11" 160 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Senior

    Midfield
    5'11" 160 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2024Graduate Student

    Forward/Midfield
    0 lbs
    8