9 Edgar Cervantes
9 - Edgar Cervantes
Height: 5-9
Weight: 151
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Cancun, Mexico
High School: Mission Heights Preparatory HS
Position: MF
Major: Business Administration / Accounting
g 4
a 4
pts 12
gw 2

Career: During his 48-match career, he totaled seven goals, six assists, 20 points and three match-winning goals.

2019: Finished third on the team in both goals (4) and total points (12)... Four assists were second on the TU roster and tied for eighth-most in the SAC... Scored two match-winning goals against Lees-McRae (Sep. 25) and Mars Hill (Nov. 1)... CoSIDA Academic All-District first team... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Honor Roll.

2018: All-South Atlantic Conference Honorable Mention... Made 16 starts among his 19 appearances... Played 1,467 minutes, including every minute in 13 of his 16 starts... Was on the field for every second of the Pioneers' five postseason matches... Assisted on goal in 4-3 loss at Lees-McRae (Sep. 19)... Took 18 shots during the season, including four against Anderson in SAC Championship match (Nov. 4)... Had nine of his 18 shots across the final four postseason games... SAC All-Tournament Team... Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team... SAC Commissioners Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... .

2017: All-South Atlantic Conference Honorable Mention... Finished second on the team in points (7) and was tied for second with three goals in 16 matches (7 starts)... Named SAC Player of the Week after scoring two goals in a 3-1 win at Catawba (Oct. 21) and adding a goal and an assist in a 2-2 draw with Carson-Newman (Oct. 18)... Also named TSWA College Player of the Week... Played in 1,024 minutes including a season-high 96 minutes at Queens (Sep. 20)... Finished with 24 shots including 11 on goal... Posted a season-best four shots each in collegiate debut against Barton (Sep. 2) and Carson-Newman.

High School: Graduated from Mission Heights Prep School in Casa Grande, Ariz... Coached by Martin Vasquez and Mike Kraus... Reached USSDA national quarterfinal with MLS club Real Salt Lake Academy U18 in 2016 and 2017... Dallas Cup U19 Gordon Jago Super Group in 2017.

Personal: Full name is Edgar J. Cervantes Sosa... Born Feb. 25, 1998 in Cancún, México... Son of Edgar A. Cervantes and Maribel Sosa... Sibling: Lizbeth Cervantes... Nickname: "Mexi"... Majoring in accounting... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... President's List... Alpha Chi Honors Society... Future plans: Play professional soccer or pursue master's degree... Hobbies: FIFA, watching soccer, hanging out with friends; Favorite book: "My Turn" by Johan Cruyff; Favorite class at Tusculum: Accounting; Favorite midnight snack: Pancakes; Favorite movie: "High School Musical 2"; Favorite musical artist: La Champions Liga; Favorite song: "Ya Te Perdi La Fe"; Favorite sports teams: Manchester United and Tusculum men's golf; Edgar can't imagine a week without: Beating Pau Peiro in FIFA; Favorite athlete: Alejandro Quiriti; Edgar's advice to kids: "Find a job that you love and you won't have to work a single day in your life. Do what you love, and love what you do"; Favorite color: Blue; Favorite foods: Sushi and tacos; Most famous person Edgar has met: Ayuk Tambe.

 

Recent Games
Oct 16 Lincoln Memorial L, 2-1
Oct 19 at Catawba W, 6-3
Oct 27 Coker W, 5-2
Nov 1 at Mars Hill W, 2-0
Nov 6 Carson-Newman T, 1-1
Nov 10 Anderson L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 14 9
Games started 14 9
Goals 4 3
Assists 4 4
Points 12 10
Shots 17 10
Shot Pct .235 .300
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 2 1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Sep 4 Milligan W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 7 at Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 11 at #4 Young Harris L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 18 at King (Tenn.) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 25 Lees-McRae W, 2-0 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 1
Sep 28 at Newberry W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 2 at Queens (N.C.) L, 2-1 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 0
Oct 6 Anderson L, 1-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Shaw T, 2-2 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 13 Wingate W, 2-1 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 16 Lincoln Memorial L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 19 at Catawba W, 6-3 1 0 2 2 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 27 Coker W, 5-2 1 1 1 3 1 1.000 0-0 0
Nov 1 at Mars Hill W, 2-0 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 1
Nov 6 Carson-Newman T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Nov 10 Anderson L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2017-18 16 7 .19 .06 .44 1.50 .125 .69 .458
2018-19 19 16 .00 .05 .05 .95 .000 .21 .222
2019-20 14 14 .29 .29 .86 1.21 .235 .64 .529
Total 49 37 .14 .12 .41 1.20 .119 .49 .407
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2017-18 16 7 3 1 7 24 .125 11 .458 2 0 0-0 1
2018-19 19 16 0 1 1 18 .000 4 .222 4 0 0-0 0
2019-20 14 14 4 4 12 17 .235 9 .529 6 0 0-0 2
Total 49 37 7 6 20 59 .119 24 .407 12 0 0-0 3
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 14 14 .29 .29 .86 1.21 .235 .64 .529
Conference 9 9 .33 .44 1.11 1.11 .300 .67 .600
Exhibition 1 1 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 1.00 1.000
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Home 7 7 .29 .29 .86 1.43 .200 .86 .600
Away 7 7 .29 .29 .86 1.00 .286 .43 .429
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 6 6 .50 .67 1.67 1.33 .375 .67 .500
Losses 5 5 .20 .00 .40 .80 .250 .40 .500
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September 5 5 .20 .00 .40 .60 .333 .40 .667
October 6 6 .33 .67 1.33 1.50 .222 .67 .444
November 3 3 .33 .00 .67 1.67 .200 1.00 .600
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 14 14 4 4 12 17 .235 9 .529 6 0 0-0 2
Conference 9 9 3 4 10 10 .300 6 .600 4 0 0-0 1
Exhibition 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 1 0 0-0 0
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Home 7 7 2 2 6 10 .200 6 .600 2 0 0-0 1
Away 7 7 2 2 6 7 .286 3 .429 4 0 0-0 1
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Wins 6 6 3 4 10 8 .375 4 .500 3 0 0-0 2
Losses 5 5 1 0 2 4 .250 2 .500 2 0 0-0 0
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September 5 5 1 0 2 3 .333 2 .667 4 0 0-0 1
October 6 6 2 4 8 9 .222 4 .444 2 0 0-0 0
November 3 3 1 0 2 5 .200 3 .600 0 0 0-0 1