4 Assane Keita
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
19-110003.0001.33300-0
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.”