2016 Men's Soccer Roster
Nickolas Tripodi
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lake Worth, Fla.
- High School:
- Park Vista Community
SEASON-BY-SEASON
2016: Earned 14 starts while appearing in all 21 matches as a senior leader for the Bears en route to the NCAA Tournament ... Logged 859 minutes including a season-best 73 minutes at Presbyterian ... Notched a career-best four points with his second career goal and two assists on the year ... Found the net in a 3-1 win vs. Jacksonville (Sept. 14) ... Added assists against Georgia Southern (Sept. 17) and UNCG (Oct. 4).
2015: Played in 19 of Mercer’s 20 games and earned 15 starts … Notched one assist for the season.
2014: Played in all 21 games, including seven starts for the Bears … Scored a goal against UAB (Aug. 31) … Tallied an assist against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 14) to total three points on the season.
2013: Was a valuable commodity for Mercer last season, playing on all three levels of the field including outside back, defensive midfielder and attacking midfielder … Appeared in 16 games a true freshman, including 10 starts … Earned his first collegiate start at No. 20 UAB (Sept. 21 … Picked up his only point of the season when he assisted on Mercer’s lone goal in a 3-1 loss against Incarnate Word (Oct. 10).
HIGH SCHOOL: Became the first boy's soccer player in Park Vista High School history to be named a two-time All-County first team selection after earning back-to-back honors in 2011 and 2012 … Was voted the MVP of the Adidas Cup and also named the league Defensive Player of the Year in 2011 … Led the Cobras to a pair of Regional appearances in 2011 and 2012.
PERSONAL: Son of Steven Tripodi and Jennifer Tripodi Schneider ... Born on February 12, 1995 ... Has a younger brother, Taylor, and a younger sister, Tia
