2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Tyler Peterson
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glastonbury, Conn.
- High School:
- Glastonbury
2018: Served as captain for the second consecutive season...led team in scoring with three goals while anchoring a stout Bucknell defense...Earned a spot on the All-Academic Team for the Patriot League...Played and started all 17 games for the Bison...was second on the team in minutes played with 1,566 behind fellow center back Quinn Bredin...scored game-winning goal against Mount Saint Mary's (8/24) and Loyola (10/3)...Cleared ball off of the line in consecutive games against Loyola and Holy Cross (10/7)...earned Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week honors for the week of October 8th... Other goal came in a 1-1 draw against Saint Peter's (9/15)...Key part of five clean sheets throughout the season.
2017: Team co-captain during a terrific junior season ... Third Team All-Patriot League pick ... started all 19 games at center back and played in 97.3% of the team's minutes ... 1,739 total minutes were third-most on the team ... named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on 8/28 after spearheading a strong opening-weekend defensive effort ... the Bison allowed only one goal (none in regulation) in a 1-0 OT loss to St. Bonaventure and a 1-0 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) ... scored first career goal in a 1-1 draw with Saint Peter's ... part of a defense that allowed only 19 goals in 19 games and posted seven shutouts ... team ranked No. 2 in the Patriot League in goals against ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016: Appeared in 20 games, including 18 starts ... finished third on the team in minutes (1,740) ... named to Peter Baldwin Memorial Classic All-Tournament Team ... handed out an assist in a contest against American ... converted a shootout penalty kick in the team's win at Boston University in the PL Tournament quarterfinals ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015: Enjoyed a successful rookie season, playing in 12 games with 11 starts at fullback ... missed six games in October with an injury ... made first career start against No. 15 Syracuse and helped hold the Orange scoreless into overtime ... team conceded multiple goals in only two of his 11 starts ... recorded an assist in a win over Seton Hall ... named the Garth Stam Defensive Most Valuable Player of the Mayor's Cup ... played all 215 minutes at center back and helped Bucknell claim the team title ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Personal/H.S.: Born Oct. 9, 1996 in Hartford, Conn … parents are Lisa and Carl Peterson … has an older brother Colby and younger sister Sarah … two-year captain at Glastonbury High School … as a junior earned all-state honors and was named Defender of the Year by the Hartford Courant … earned all-conference and all-area honors as a sophomore and junior … was on the Preseason All-America watch list entering his senior year, but suffered an ankle injury in preseason that required surgery … was cleared to play in the state quarterfinals, then scored the opening goal in a 3-0 win in the semifinals and played the whole game in the final while helping the team to the championship … team also shared the state title in 2013 … high school team was 57-14-11 in his four years … won four Connecticut State Cup championships with CFC Azul … club team was an NPL national semifinalist in 2013 ... major is biology.
