10 Tyler Linkous
10 - Tyler Linkous
Height: 6-1
Weight: 165
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Roanoke, Va.
High School: Virginia Western CC/Patrick Henry HS
Position: F
g 3
a 6
pts 12
gw 1

2015: Played in nine games, making three starts... Finished with two goals and one assist for five points... Scored two goals on a total of six shots on goal... Scored eventual game-winning goal in 5-1 win over Mars Hill (Oct. 17)... Tallied Pioneers' lone goal on penalty kick against Catawba (Oct. 24)... Assisted on the Pioneers' goal in SAC Tournament quarterfinal loss to Lincoln Memorial (Nov. 3).

2014: Played in 19 matches, including 10 starts... Earned a start in the last five matches of the year (TC went 4-0-1 during that span)... Finished the year with three goals and a team-best four assists... His 10 total points were fourth on the team... Assisted on both goals in TC's 2-1 SAC win over Queens (Sep. 13)... Scored the overtime match-winner in TC's 1-0 victory at Lees-McRae (Oct. 15)... Notched a goal in TC's 2-1 win at Carson-Newman (Nov. 4) in the SAC Tournament quarterfinal... Assisted on a goal in TC's 1-1 draw vs. Mars Hill (Nov. 7) in the SAC semifinal round... In that match, TC made all five of its attempts in the PK shootout, including the fourth successful shot by Linkous as the Pioneers advanced to the SAC Tournament final.... Tallied an assist at Francis Marion (Sep. 17)... Finished the season with 23 shots, including 11 on goal... Made four shots each against Lees-McRae, Coker (Oct. 25) and North Greenville (Oct. 28).

2013: Appeared in all 16 matches in his TC debut season, including 14 starts... Lone goal of 2013 came at Queens (Sep. 14)... Finished second on the team with 33 shots, including 13 on goal (T1st on team)... Recorded a season-high six shots in 1-0 win at Newberry (Nov. 2)... Played in 1,273 minutes (7th most on the team).

Virginia Western CC: Played the 2012 season at the Roanoke, Va. school... Posted a team-best 16 goals, 13 assists and 45 points to lead the Blue Stars to a 9-3 record and a Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Conference championship... Played in all 12 matches as the Blue Stars accounted for a 6-1 league worksheet as Linkous earned All-VCCS first team honors.

High School: Graduated from Patrick Henry HS... Coached by Chris Dowdy... Played his club soccer with the Roanoke Star.

Personal: Born July 18, 1994 in Princeton, W.Va... Son of Tom and Tracy Linkous... Brother - Thomas... Majoring in business administration with a minor in international business... Enjoys soccer, video games and eating... Favorite book: "Art of War"; Favorite movie: "Bugsy"; Favorite musical artist: Young Dolph; Favorite song: "Tamacun"; Favorite sports team: Liverpool; Tyler can't imagine a week without: Soccer; Favorite athlete: Paul Pogba; Favorite Tusculum moment: Scoring in overtime (against Lees-McRae in 2014)... Tyler's advice to kids: "Team work makes the dream work"; Favorite color: Cyan; Favorite food: Chipotle steak burrito; Favorite sport other than soccer: Water polo; Most famous person Tyler ever met: Ronaldinho; When he was a kid, Tyler tried to be like: Mike.

Recent Games
Oct 25 at Coker W, 2-0
Oct 29 at Wingate L, 2-1
Nov 1 Mars Hill W, 3-2
Nov 4 vs. Coker W, 2-0
Nov 6 vs. Lincoln Memorial W, 2-1
Nov 10 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 20 11
Games started 17 10
Goals 3 2
Assists 6 4
Points 12 8
Shots 35 24
Shot Pct .086 .083
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 27 Belmont Abbey L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 King (Tenn.) W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 7 at Lees-McRae W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 10 at Lee W, 4-2 1 1 0 2 5 .200 0-0 0
Sep 14 Queens (N.C.) W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 2-1 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 21 at Lincoln Memorial W, 2-0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 24 at Anderson W, 1-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 28 Pfeiffer W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 2 Newberry W, 3-0 1 1 0 2 5 .200 0-0 1
Oct 4 Trevecca Nazarene W, 2-0 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 12 Brevard W, 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 14 Mars Hill W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 19 at Carson-Newman L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 23 Catawba L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 25 at Coker W, 2-0 1 0 1 1 4 .000 0-0 0
Oct 29 at Wingate L, 2-1 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 0
Nov 1 Mars Hill W, 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Nov 4 vs. Coker W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 6 vs. Lincoln Memorial W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 10 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2013-14 16 14 .06 .00 .13 2.06 .030 .81 .394
2014-15 19 10 .16 .21 .53 1.21 .130 .58 .478
2015-16 14 5 .14 .07 .36 1.43 .100 .57 .400
2016-17 20 17 .15 .30 .60 1.75 .086 .70 .400
Total 69 46 .13 .16 .42 1.61 .081 .67 .414
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2013-14 16 14 1 0 2 33 .030 13 .394 1 0 0-0 0
2014-15 19 10 3 4 10 23 .130 11 .478 0 0 0-0 1
2015-16 14 5 2 1 5 20 .100 8 .400 0 0 1-1 1
2016-17 20 17 3 6 12 35 .086 14 .400 0 0 0-0 1
Total 69 46 9 11 29 111 .081 46 .414 1 0 1-1 3
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 20 17 .15 .30 .60 1.75 .086 .70 .400
Conference 11 10 .18 .36 .73 2.18 .083 .91 .417
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 8 .10 .40 .60 1.80 .056 1.00 .556
Away 7 6 .29 .29 .86 2.14 .133 .43 .200
Neutral 3 3 .00 .00 .00 .67 .000 .33 .500
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Wins 16 13 .13 .38 .63 1.94 .065 .81 .419
Losses 4 4 .25 .00 .50 1.00 .250 .25 .250
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September 8 5 .13 .25 .50 1.63 .077 .50 .308
October 8 8 .25 .38 .88 2.25 .111 1.00 .444
November 4 4 .00 .25 .25 1.00 .000 .50 .500
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 20 17 3 6 12 35 .086 14 .400 0 0 0-0 1
Conference 11 10 2 4 8 24 .083 10 .417 0 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 10 8 1 4 6 18 .056 10 .556 0 0 0-0 1
Away 7 6 2 2 6 15 .133 3 .200 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral 3 3 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0 0-0 0
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Wins 16 13 2 6 10 31 .065 13 .419 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 4 4 1 0 2 4 .250 1 .250 0 0 0-0 0
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September 8 5 1 2 4 13 .077 4 .308 0 0 0-0 0
October 8 8 2 3 7 18 .111 8 .444 0 0 0-0 1
November 4 4 0 1 1 4 .000 2 .500 0 0 0-0 0