Evan Bush

Height:
6-3
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Concord, Ohio
High School:
Lake Catholic

as a Senior (2008): National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Great Lakes region second team honoree ... one of 17 players named to the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association All-Ohio team ... first team All-MAC selection for third straight year ... MAC's all-time wins (62) and shutouts (48) leader ... also setting the school career record for minutes played (8,010) ... invited to Major League Soccer Super Draft combine in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... All-Great Lakes Region honoree ... goals-against-average of 0.46 in 2008 was the lowest in program history and third-best mark in the nation ... finished with an all-time GAA of 0.605; second on the school's career list (0.600) ... 13 saves in 2008 represented the second-highest total in program history ... save percentage of .845 was ranked 21st nationally ... recorded shutouts in the first three games of the season, including match-ups with No. 3 Notre Dame (Aug. 29) and No. 7 Indiana (Aug. 31) ... also blanked No. 21 Michigan (Oct. 22) in a 1-0 UA victory ... allowed one goal or less in 22 of 23 games in 2008.

as a Junior (2007): Named to All-MAC First Team for second time in his career ... ranked eighth in the nation with a MAC-leading goals-against average of 0.551 ... became the school's all-time shutouts leader in a 2-0 victory at UNC Greensboro (Sept. 29) ... paced the conference with 12 shutouts overall on the season ... started all 21 games, logging more than 1,957 minutes between the pipes for a 15-4-2 record ... became UA's career wins leader with 101:08 scoreless minutes in a double-overtime victory against Buffalo in the MAC Tournament title game (Nov. 18) ... fourth in the conference with a .727 saves percentage and seventh with 32 saves overall ... allowed just one goal over a span of 981:21 minutes from Sept. 13 to Oct. 24, including a span of six straight scoreless contests ... recorded a shutout in all five MAC games during the regular season ... currently second in the UA records book with a career GAA of 0.65 and a winning percentage of .793.

as a Sophomore (2006): Played every minute in goal for Akron ... started 19 games, finishing with a 13-5-1 record and a 0.87 GAA ... posted nine shutouts on the season ... allowed just three goals in Mid-American Conference play ... season-high seven saves at Northern Illinois (Oct. 14) ... forced to make just one save in a 1-0 win over Robert Morris (Sept. 8) ... that started a string of three-straight shutouts by the Zips ... did not allow a goal in 110 minutes of action vs. Penn State (Oct. 6) ... 0.60 GAA in MAC play (three goals allowed in 450 minutes).

as a Redshirt Freshman (2005): First Team All-MAC ... named MAC Newcomer of the Year ... Academic All-MAC selection ... College Soccer News All- Freshman second team ... Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman Team ... started all 23 games ... ranked third in the nation in goals-against average (0.51) and fifth in shots-on-goal save percentage (0.844) ... had a stand-out game between the pipes in an NCAA Tournament third-round game at Connecticut, stopping one penalty kick during regulation and making two saves during the penalty kick phase of the game to help the Zips advance to the quarterfinals ... posted a school and Mid- American Conference record 14 shutouts ... had five saves at Wright State (Sept. 11) ... posted a season-high-tying six saves in a 3-0 win over Ohio State (Sept. 30) ... matched that mark with six saves in a 1-0 loss at then No. 3 Indiana (Nov. 3) ... named MAC Player of the Week after posting back-to-back shutouts over Michigan (Oct. 28) and Kentucky (Oct. 30) ... helped in winning the MAC Tournament title over Buffalo (Nov. 13) by deflecting Buffalo’s last shot in an overtime shoot-out ... tied his season high with six saves in an NCAA Tournament second-round game vs. West Virginia (Nov. 23), and a third-round game at Connecticut (Nov. 27) ... shared the team’s Newcomer of the Year award with Matt Tutich ... named to the Premier Development League's All-Central Conference team as a member of the Chicago Fire Premier in the summer of 2006.

as a Freshman (2004): Redshirted.

at Lake Catholic High School: Posted 11 shutouts and a 0.83 goals-against average as Lake Catholic won a school-record 13 games in 2003 (13-4-1) ... named first-team All-Cleveland by the Greater Cleveland Soccer Coaches Association ... first-team All-North Coast League as a junior and senior ... Lake County News Herald and Cleveland Plain Dealer All-Star as a senior ... Lake Catholic MVP ... second-team All-Cleveland in 2002 ... named Cleveland Plain Dealer second-team All-Star as a junior ... earned three letters in basketball where he was named first-team All-North Coast League, All-Lake County and All-Northeast Lakes District Team as a junior ... also earned All-Ohio honorable mention honors ... played club soccer with the Mentor Impact and Cleveland Force Juniors ... named to Great Lakes Region ODP Regional Pool.

Personal: Parents are Gary and Cathy Bush ... mother played tennis at Kent State ... majoring in marketing management.