Tor Saunders

Photo by: Ernie Aranyosi

Height:
6-5
Weight:
217
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Bothell, Wash.
High School:
Glacier Peak

2019: Started each of the 12 matches he appeared in for the Zips...registered 28 saves and posted a pair of shutouts and a 1.39 goals against average...recorded two or more saves in nine contests, including pulling in a season-high six stops at Creighton (Sept. 6)...collected a pair of stops in a 2-1 setback versus No. 3 Stanford (Sept. 2)...made a trio of saves in a 1-0 win at West Virginia (Nov. 7) that secured the Mid-American Conference regular season title for the Zips and a clean sheet...also garnered a pair of stops in a 3-0 triumph past SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 25)...recorded a five-save effort at Pittsburgh (Sept. 16)...ranked third in the MAC in goals against average (1.39), fourth in shutouts (2), sixth in saves per game (2.33) and seventh in save percentage (.622)...led the conference in league-only goals against average (.667) and shutouts (0.67), fourth in save percentage (.714) and sixth in saves per game (1.67).

2019 ACCOLADES: Earned Academic All-MAC accolades.

2018: Appeared in a pair of matches in net for Akron, starting both contests...registered a trio of saves en route to collecting a clean sheet in a 1-0 victory by the Zips over No. 8 Creighton (Oct. 16)...added one stop at Northern Illinois (Oct. 20)...named an Academic All-MAC selection.

2018 ACCOLADES: Named an Academic All-MAC selection.

2017: Started each of the four games he appeared in for the Zips...earned a pair of shutouts on the campaign on the strength of making eight saves and owning a 0.50 goals against average en route to collecting four wins in net...made his collegiate debut registering a 2-0 shutout victory past Cleveland State (Oct. 10) making a pair of saves...pulled in four stops and denied a high-powered Notre Dame attack recording a career-best four saves in a 2-0 triumph versus the eighth-rated Fighting Irish...posted on stop against both SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 13) and Bowling Green (Oct. 21) in Akron wins...ranked seventh in the MAC in shutouts (2) and ninth in saves (8)...rated third in the league in conference-only goals against average (1.00), seventh in save percentage (.500) and saves per game (1.00) and eighth in saves (2).

2016: Did not appear in a game for the Zips in 2016.

PRIOR TO AKRON: Member of Seattle Sounders Youth Academy (2013-16)...played for Seattle Sounders S2 in 2015...member of state champion Golazo Best XI squad in 2013...played on trio of state champion squads with Crossfire Premier.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sport management...son of Stuart and Tina Saunders.