Ian Antley

Photo by: Southern Conference

Height:
6-1
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sharpsburg, Ga.
High School:
East Coweta HS

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS
2016 NSCAA All-South Region Second Team
2016 Southern Conference All-Tournament Team
2016 All-Southern Conference First Team
2016 Preseason All-Southern Conference Team
2015 NSCAA All-South Region Third Team
2015 Southern Conference All-Tournament Team
2015 All-Southern Conference First Team
2015 Southern Conference Player of the Week (Oct. 6)
2015 Preseason All-Southern Conference Team
2014 All-Southern Conference Second Team

SEASON-BY-SEASON
2016: Was named a co-captain as a senior and started all 21 matches during a stellar campaign ... Led Mercer in minutes played (1,888) and proved to be a focal point of a disciplined Mercer defense that notched eight shutouts and a goals against average of 0.93 (ranked 41st nationally) ... Earned All-Southern Conference First Team and All-Tournament honors for the second consecutive season while being named to the NSCAA All-South Region Second Team, improving upon last year's third team nod ... Became one of three student-athletes in program history to earn NSCAA All-South Region honors twice in a career ... Notched one goal and one assist, both coming in key moments ... His assist led to the game-winning goal in extra time vs. Furman (Oct. 11) while his lone goal of the year broke open the scoring in the de facto SoCon regular season championship vs. ETSU (Oct. 29) ... Was instrumental in Mercer's SoCon Tournament run by helping the Bears hold both opponents scoreless.

2015: Emerged as one of the Southern Conference's premier players as a junior and started all 20 matches ... Earned All-SoCon First Team and All-Tournament Team honors … Named to the NSCAA All-South Region Third Team … Part of a Mercer back line that recorded a league-leading eight shutouts and allowed just 1.01 goals per game … Also scored two goals and had two assist on the season … Connected on his only penalty kick attempt of the year.

2014: Played and started in 18 games for Mercer … Tallied one goal and four assists for a total of six points on the season … Was named to the SoCon All-Conference Second Team.

2013: Despite being limited due to injuries, showed great promise on the attacking side of the ball ... Appeared in 14 games as a freshman, making 11 starts ... Tallied two points on two assists ... Showed his aggressiveness by ranking second on the team and tied for sixth in the ASUN Conference with 37 shots ... Put together seven outings with three or more shots ... Tied his season-high with seven shots against Elon (Sept. 6) ... Assisted on the Bears only goal in a 2-1 defeat against Winthrop (Sept. 13) ... Missed just under a month of game action after breaking his hand against Georgia Southern (Sept. 15) … Picked up his second assist of the season in a 2-1 loss at Georgia State (Oct. 29).

HIGH SCHOOL: Led the Indians in goals scored as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Sent in a remarkable 34 goals while also earning the Captains Award as a junior ... Followed that up by being named a team captain and scoring 44 goals as a senior ... Led East Coweta to an undefeated record in regional play over his four seasons and a State Tournament Final Four appearance as a senior as well.

PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Donna Antley ... Born on March 22, 1995 in Atlanta, Ga ... Has an older sister, Hannah, a twin brother who also plays on the Mercer men’s soccer team, Conner, and a younger brother, Cole.