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2019 Men's Soccer

2 Gavin Tasker

2 Gavin Tasker

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Concord, Mass.
  • Highschool:
    Middlesex

Summary

Biography

2018 (Junior): Tasker appeared in all 21 games for the 18-0-3 National Championship winning Tufts Jumbos...the junior was named to First Team All-NESCAC and First Team All-Region for the first time in his career...he was second on the team in goals with seven and points with 17...Tasker scored game-winning goals against Mass-Boston in a 3-0 in the fifth minute, Stevens in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in a 1-0 contest in the 81st minute, and against Rochester (N.Y.) in the 50th minute in the NCAA Final Four in the Jumbos 3-1 victory...netted a goal and an assist in the NCAA Elite Eight 4-0 win over Monctlair State...recorded points in nine games...dished out three assists from the midfield position...Tasker was also named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team selected by College Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA) for his performances on the field and in the classroom...was named to the All-Tournament team.

2017 (Sophomore): Saw action in 19 games and started all 19 as the Jumbos went 15-2-4, won their first ever NESCAC tournament title, and made it to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament...tied for the team lead with 11 points off of four goals and three assists...scored the game-winner in the opening moments of overtime in the first game of the year against Babson...scored two goals in the team's 10-0 win over Mount St. Vincent's...had the assist on the game-winning goal in the squad's Sept. 22 1-0 win over Brandeis.

2016 (Freshman): Took the field in all 22 games, while being in the starting lineup during eight matches for the Jumbos who were 15-5-2 and won the program's second national championship…finished season with three goals, one assist and seven points...tallied first collegiate goal, when he posted the game-winning tally on a header off a cross during the 31st minute of a 5-1 win over visiting Keene State (Oct. 19)...chipped in with an insurance goal during the 68th minute in a 2-0 victory over Springfield (Nov. 12) in first-round action of the NCAA Division III Tournament in Glassboro, N.J....found the back of the net during the 43rd minute in a 2-1 setback to Bowdoin (Oct. 29) in the quarterfinal round of the NESCAC Tournament at Bello Field...chipped in with an assist, as the team beat visiting Amherst, 3-0, on Oct. 1 for the first time since 2005. 

Before Tufts: Was on the soccer, basketball and tennis teams at Middlesex School...was a four-year varsity player for soccer and was a captain his senior year...was a two-time All-ISL selection...named to the All-State team...was a two-time finalist at the NPL National Championships with NEFC...was capatin of FC Stars...was a two-year varsity player for basketball...was a high honor student as a senior...won the Environmental Science Award at his high school graduation.

Personal: Son of Sandra and James...has one sibling, Liam (18)...father swam in college and competed in triathalon and IronMan semi-professionally.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2016Freshman

    M/F
    5'10" 155 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2017Sophomore

    M/F
    5'10" 160 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2018Junior

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    5'10" 160 lbs
    2
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    2019Senior

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    5'11" 175 lbs
    2