2007 Men's Soccer Roster
Joshua Boateng
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- M/F
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 160
- Prev School:
- Virginia Tech
- Hometown:
- Accra, Ghana
2007 (Jr.): Started all 20 matches … scored 15 points on five goals and five assists … selected to NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region team … VaSID all-state second team … All-Big South second team … Big South Tournament MVP … selected to College Soccer News National and Soccer America Teams of Week for games played the week of Nov. 12-18 … named Big South Player of the Week for Sept. 18 … finished ninth in the conference in points …. tied for fourth in the Big South in assists … scored game-winning goal and assisted on another in a 2-1 triumph at Gardner-Webb (9/8) … netted both Liberty goals in a 2-1 win over UNC Wilmington (9/16) … had a goal and an assist in 8-0 victory over Columbia Union (10/8) … assisted on game-winner in Big South Championship first round win over UNC Asheville (11/15) … netted goal in second overtime for a 1-0 triumph over Winthrop in the Big South Championship semifinals (11/16) … had an assist in 2-1 victory over Radford in the Big South Championship title game (11/18) …
2006 (So.): Played in 12 games with nine starts … tallied eight points on three goals and two assists … selected to All-Big South second team … netted game-winner on penalty kick in 2-1 win over Gardner-Webb (9/25) … scored goal at Birmingham-Southern (9/30) … had first LU goal in 2-0 win over Birmingham-Southern in first round of Big South Championship (11/2) …
Previous School: Played for Virginia Tech in 2005 ... played in 14 games with 10 starts ... recorded 13 points on five goals and three assists ...
Prep: Graduate of Nkwatia Presbyterian ... two-player of the year in Kwahu ... represented Ghana on the U-17 National team ... played club soccer with the Liberty Colts ...
Personal: Son of Samuel Boateng and Mary Osei ... birthday is on Jan. 2.
