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14 Jacob Bevan

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oxford, England
  • Highschool Oak Park River Forest

Biography

SENIOR (2016): 2016 All-Summit League First Team Selection… 2016 NCSAA All-West Region Third Team selection… Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 19)… started all 19 matches and led The Summit League in goals (9) and points (23) for the regular season… also tied for first on the team with five assists… recorded 34 shots, 19 shots on goal and two game winners against Bowling Green (Sept. 10) and Green Bay (Sept. 28)… recorded his first-career hat trick in the Leathernecks’ 4-1 win over Kansas City… logged 1,545 minutes of play…

JUNIOR (2015): Placed on Summit League Fall Academic Honor Roll... Appeared in all 18 games and made 12 starts... Finished the season with four goals and two assists... Tallied two goals and added an assist in Western's 5-2 victory over Loras (Sep. 21)... Recorded the lone goal in WIU's 1-0 victory over Bradley (Oct. 5). Scored a goal in a victory over Eastern Illinois (Oct. 17)... Added an assist against Oral Roberts (Oct. 3)... Finished with 10 points and 26 total shots.

SOPHOMORE (2014): Summit League Offensive 'Player of the Week' on Sept. 15... Appeared in 18 games and started in 14... Season best three points against High Point (Sept. 14) with one goal on three shots and one assist... Season-high four shots taken against IUPUI (Oct. 25) with two on goal... Scored the game winner against Oral Roberts (Nov. 14) in The Summit League tournament... Finished season second on the team with four goals and third in scoring (9 points)... His 23 shots ranks third on the team for the season, and tied for third with 11 on goal. 

FRESHMAN (2013): Played in all 19 games, starting 16 of them... Scored his first collegiate goal in Western's 4-2 win at Bradley (Oct. 7)... Also scored in Western's 3-1 Summit League Tournament win over Oral Roberts... finished the season with 12 shots, five of them on goal... Played primarily as an outside back.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played club soccer for Sockers FC Chicago...Rated as a three-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.com...Full-time academy player since 2010...Scored a goal against Manchester United's academy team in 2009...Runner up in President's Day Cup in Phoenix in 2009, as Bevan scored seven goals over five games...Honor roll student.

PERSONAL: Born Sep. 20, 1995...Son of Mark and Shirley Bevan...Majoring in Exercise Science...Chose Western for its athletic and academic programs and environment...Lists his brothers and family as his biggest influences because of their advice, support, and willingness to help him improve...Most memorable sporting moment was playing against Manchester United Youth in England...Club teammate of teammate Jurgen Carabez.

Statistics

Season:
2016

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2013Freshman

    Forward
    6'2" 170 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2014Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2" 170 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2015Junior

    Forward
    6'2" 170 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2016Senior

    Forward
    6'2" 170 lbs
    14