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4 Assane Keita
Height: | 6-0 |
Weight: | 190 |
Year: | R-Sr. |
Hometown: | Dakar, Senegal |
High School: | Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) |
Position: | D |
ASSANE KEITA - CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||||
Year | GP-GS | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shots % | SOG | SOG % | GW | PK-Att. |
2010 | Redshirted | |||||||||
2011 | 13-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 |
2012 | 16-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
2013 | 21-21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
2014 | 19-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0-0 |
Totals | 69-46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .000 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0-0 |
WHILE WITH THE RAMS
2014/REDSHIRT SENIOR
- Made 11 starts and appeared in 19 games overall during his senior campaign.
- Part of a defensive unit that was among the best in the country, allowing just 0.62 goals per game.
2013/REDSHIRT JUNIOR
- Played in and started all 21 games for the Rams
- Helped lead the VCU defense to seven shutouts on the year
- Tallied assist on Devon Fisher's game-tying goal against #9 New Mexico in 1-1 home tie
2012/REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
- Saw action in 16 matches and earned three starts for VCU
- Finished the season with one assist and three shots
- Played a vital role on a back line that had six shutouts on the season
- Scored his first career point when he assisted on a goal at Richmond (11/2)
2011/REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
- Played in 13 games with 11 starts on the backline in 2011 for VCU
- Made his first appearance for VCU off the bench in a 4-0 victory over Elon (9/4)
- Drew his first collegiate start in the team’s 1-0 victory over George Mason (10/1)
- Was a part of five VCU shutouts
2010/FRESHMAN
- Redshirted the 2010 season
PRIOR TO VCU
- Played prep ball at Northfield Mount Hermon in Massachusetts under coaches Jim Burstein and Charlie Malcolm
Coach Giffard on Keita: “For me Assane was probably our most consistent player in 2013. He has all the tools to be a top defender in the college game and could be a very good pro.”