At a glance: 2015 team captain … 2015 Big Ten Players to Watch List … 2015 Third Team Preseason All-American by College Soccer News … 2014 First Team All-Big Ten Selection … Second Team NSCAA All-Midwest … one of the top defenders in the Big Ten … tall, physical player as the anchor to the Ohio State backline at center back … strong, accurate strikes on free kicks … also has been one of the top Buckeyes to take penalty kicks.
2015 (Senior Season): Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year … First Team All-Big Ten selection … Academic All-District … Preseason All-American by CollegeSoccerNews … B1G Preseason Player to Watch List … third on the team with 10 points (2g, 6a) … second on the team with 1,752 minutes … has started every game this season … has played 90 minutes or more in 20 games and 17 straight … part of a back line responsible for 10 clean sheets … opened the season with a goal vs. Cal State Fullerton (Aug. 28) … scored the game-winner on an OT penalty kick at Indiana (Oct. 9) … collected assists on both goals in the 2-1 win vs. Bowling Green (Oct. 7) … assited the game-winner vs. Maryland (Oct. 31) … named to TopDrawerSoccer and CollegeSoccer News National Teams of the Week (Oct. 13) … Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 5) … TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week (Nov. 3) … posted an assist in the win over Michigan (Nov. 4).. had four shots vs Penn State (Nov. 8) … posted four shots in the Big Ten Tournament (Nov. 13-15) … has notched 33 shots, including 11 on goal along with going 2-for-3 in penalty kicks.
2014 (Junior Season): 2014 First Team All-Big Ten selection … Second Team NSCAA All-Midwest … started and played at center back in all 22 games, collecting 2,057 minutes … posted 12 points (5g, 2a) … was 3-of-4 on penalty kicks to lead the team … scored his first goal for Ohio State in a 2-2 tie vs. Butler (Aug. 31) to be named to the Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team … played in more than 200 minutes, while limiting teams to just one goal to be named to the UNCW All-Tournament Team … tallied a goal in home win vs. Michigan State (Oct. 4) … notched a goal in home wins vs. Bowling Green (Oct. 22) and Rutgers (Oct. 25) … registered an assist in NCAA games vs. Akron (Nov. 20) and Notre Dame (Nov. 23) … went 1-of-2 on penalty attempts during 15-round shootout vs. Akron (Nov. 20) … led the team with three gamewinning goals, which tied for third in the Big Ten … posted 24 shots, including 10 on target (.208).
2013 (Sophomore Season at Cincinnati State): Finished the 2013 season as the team leader in points (39) and was selected as an NCSCAA & NJCAA All-American … named to NJCAA National Tournament team … first team All-Region and All-OCCAC … earned first team NSCAA All-Ohio honors … helped lead the team to its third region XII title in four seasons and its ninth OCCAC title in 11 years, posting an overall record of 18-2-2 … MVP and Athlete of the Year … collected 13 goals and 13 assists.
2012 (Freshman Season at Cincinnati State): Posted eight goals and 10 assists in 2012 … All-OCCAC honoree … named second team All-Region … helped lead the Surge to a national quarterfinal appearance.
Personal: Majoring in sport industry … son of Deborah and Peter Doyle … would like to coach soccer full-time after graduation … hobbies include golf and attending sporting events … lists greatest sports thrill as watching Liverpool come back from a 3-0 deficit to defeat AC Milan in the 2005 European Champions League.
Liam Doyle Highlights
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