2013: Appeared and started the first contest of the season vs. NC State (8/30)... Suffered a knee injury during that match and missed the remainder of the season.
2012: Earned a place on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll... Started all 19 games and played 1734 of a possible 1750 minutes in the central defense... Played full time in 17 of 19 matches... Equaled career-high of 110 minutes in draws at #16 SMU and vs. High Point in the Big South quarterfinals... Scored in 2-1 victory over UNC Wilmington (8/29)... Also scored at VMI (9/29) and vs. High Point (11/6).
2011: Presented team’s Glen Brewster Memorial Award for Leadership and Courage... Started all 20 outings and played 1680 minutes, an average of 84 per game... Earned spot on Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll... Matched career high of 110 minutes played in draws against 30th-ranked Furman (8/26) and at Virginia Tech (10/11)... Scored in victory at UNC Wilmington (9/1).
2010: Earned a place on the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team... Started all 19 matches as a freshman and played 1749 of a possible 1790 minutes in the central defense... Helped lead club to six shutouts, including blankings of Loyola (9/1), Appalachian State (9/25), USC Upstate (10/2), Furman (10/5), North Florida (10/23) and Belmont (10/28)... Played full time in all but four matches... Career-high 110 minutes played in draws vs. Loyola (9/1), Richmond (9/4), UNC Greensboro (9/22) and Furman (10/5)... Scored first career goal -- the game-winner -- in 7-0 victory over Belmont (10/28).
Prep/Personal: Aleksi Tossavainen played twice with his club (TPV) in the Finnish U-19 Championship league, the highest amateur level of play in his country... Has also played in Cup of Finland and Finnish FA Cup... Captained both U-19 and U-17 club teams... Born Apr. 1, 1990 in Tampere, Finland... Health & Physical education major.
Aleksi Tossavainen Career Statistics
Year | MP/MS | SH | G | A | Pts. | GWG | Min |
2010 | 19/19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1749 |
2011 | 20/20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1680 |
2012 | 19/19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1734 |
2013 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Total | 59/59 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5180 |