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Craig Laird
10 Craig Laird
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Bridgewater, England
  • High School:
    Robert Blake Science College
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Marketing
  • g
    1
  • a
    1
  • pts
    3
  • gw
    0

Bio

As a Senior : CoSida Academic All-District…Saw 1484 minutes of action this year for UT, while appearing in and starting all 17 games…Registered three assists and seven shots on the year…Notched three multi-shot performances on his way to posting a shots on goal percentage of .571for the season…Tallied a three game streak of assists against opponents: West Florida (9/19), West Alabama (9/21), Florida Southern (9/24)…Played a total of 14 complete games this season.

As a Junior: CoSIDA Academic All-District...Started 15 games for the Spartans while tallying a total of 1298 minutes played...Scored one goal against conference opponent Rollins (10/4)...Recorded assists against both Florida Tech (10/8) and Barry (10/25)...Registered 12 shots including five shots on goal...Played a total of eight complete games on the season.

As a Sophomore: Played in 16 games starting in 14…Registered 940 minutes of play…Recorded a total of 20 shots for the season with seven shots on goal…Logged two shots on goal and one assist versus Eckerd (9/15)…Captured two assists and season-opening goal versus Carson-Newman (8/31)…Recorded shots against four consecutive SSC opponents, Florida Tech (9/12), Eckerd (9/15), Saint Leo (9/19), and Barry (9/22)…Started in SCC tournament match against Rollins (11/2)…Saw action in NCAA tournament versus Lynn (11/10).

As a Freshman: SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Started in six of ten game appearances…Recorded three shots on goal in six shots…Registered 420 minutes…Had a two-shot game against Florida Memorial (9/11) and Florida Southern (10/5)…Collected two shots on goal versus Florida Southern.

High School: Graduated from Robert Blake Science College…Played for coach Terry Akhurst…Led his team in scoring every year and was named team captain each season…Helped team to district championship…Previously attended Millfield School…Captain of the Millfield England ISFA U18…England U18 Player of the Year…Somerset U18’s top goal scorer…Somerset captain of county championship…Played for Millfield FC club team coached by coach Akhurst…ISFA 2010 cup winners.

Personal: Student of the year…Listed as a gifted and talented student academic price…Son of Craig and Wendy Laird…Brother of Scott, Jamie and Callum…Brother Scott plays professional soccer for Stevenage Borough FC in England…Marketing major…Birthdate: 10/14/91.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 10 at Rollins L, 2-1
Oct 17 Nova Southeastern W, 2-1
Oct 20 at Florida Southern W, 5-1
Oct 25 Saint Leo W, 5-0
Nov 2 vs. Rollins L, 3-1
Nov 10 at Lynn L, 1-0
  Total Conference
Games 16 7
Games started 14 7
Goals 1 0
Assists 1 1
Points 3 1
Shots 20 9
Shot Pct .050 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 18 at South Florida W, 1-0 - - - - -
Aug 31 vs. Carson-Newman W, 2-1 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 2 Montevallo W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 8 Clayton State W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 12 at Florida Tech T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 15 Eckerd W, 1-0 1 1 0 1 1
Sep 19 at Saint Leo L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 22 Barry L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Lynn L, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 29 Rollins W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 3 at Barry W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 6 Florida Tech W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 10 at Rollins L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 17 Nova Southeastern W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Florida Southern W, 5-1 - - - - -
Oct 25 Saint Leo W, 5-0 1 - 0 0 0
Nov 2 vs. Rollins L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 10 at Lynn L, 1-0 1 - 0 0 0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 18 at South Florida W, 1-0 - - - - -
Aug 31 vs. Carson-Newman W, 2-1 1 3 .333 1 .333
Sep 2 Montevallo W, 2-1 1 2 .000 1 .500
Sep 8 Clayton State W, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 12 at Florida Tech T, 1-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 15 Eckerd W, 1-0 1 2 .000 2 1.000
Sep 19 at Saint Leo L, 3-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 22 Barry L, 1-0 1 4 .000 1 .250
Sep 26 at Lynn L, 4-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 29 Rollins W, 1-0 1 2 .000 0 .000
Oct 3 at Barry W, 3-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 6 Florida Tech W, 2-1 1 2 .000 0 .000
Oct 10 at Rollins L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 17 Nova Southeastern W, 2-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 20 at Florida Southern W, 5-1 - - - - -
Oct 25 Saint Leo W, 5-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Nov 2 vs. Rollins L, 3-1 1 0 - 0 -
Nov 10 at Lynn L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 18 at South Florida W, 1-0 - - - - -
Aug 31 vs. Carson-Newman W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 2 Montevallo W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 8 Clayton State W, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 12 at Florida Tech T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 15 Eckerd W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 19 at Saint Leo L, 3-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Sep 22 Barry L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 26 at Lynn L, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 29 Rollins W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 3 at Barry W, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 6 Florida Tech W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Rollins L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 17 Nova Southeastern W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 20 at Florida Southern W, 5-1 - - - - -
Oct 25 Saint Leo W, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 2 vs. Rollins L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 10 at Lynn L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0

Career Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
2012-13 16 14 1 1 3
2013-14 15 15 1 2 4
2014-15 17 17 0 3 3
Total 48 46 2 6 10

Career Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
2012-13 16 20 .050 7 .350
2013-14 15 12 .083 5 .417
2014-15 17 7 .000 4 .571
Total 48 39 .051 16 .410

Career Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
2012-13 16 1 0 0-0 0
2013-14 15 2 1 0-0 0
2014-15 17 1 0 0-0 0
Total 48 4 1 0-0 0

Career Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2012-13 16 14 .06 .06 .19
2013-14 15 15 .07 .13 .27
2014-15 17 17 .00 .18 .18
Total 48 46 .04 .13 .21

Career Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2012-13 16 1.25 .050 .44 .350
2013-14 15 .80 .083 .33 .417
2014-15 17 .41 .000 .24 .571
Total 48 .81 .051 .33 .410

Splits Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
Event          
Total 16 14 1 1 3
Conference 7 7 0 1 1
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 8 7 0 1 1
Away 6 5 0 0 0
Neutral 2 2 1 0 2
Result          
Wins 9 8 1 1 3
Losses 6 5 0 0 0
Month          
August 1 1 1 0 2
September 8 8 0 1 1
October 5 4 0 0 0
November 2 1 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 16 20 .050 7 .350
Conference 7 9 .000 4 .444
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 14 .000 5 .357
Away 6 3 .000 1 .333
Neutral 2 3 .333 1 .333
Result          
Wins 9 14 .071 6 .429
Losses 6 5 .000 1 .200
Month          
August 1 3 .333 1 .333
September 8 12 .000 4 .333
October 5 5 .000 2 .400
November 2 0 - 0 -

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 16 1 0 0-0 0
Conference 7 1 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 8 0 0 0-0 0
Away 6 1 0 0-0 0
Neutral 2 0 0 0-0 0
Result          
Wins 9 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 6 1 0 0-0 0
Month          
August 1 0 0 0-0 0
September 8 1 0 0-0 0
October 5 0 0 0-0 0
November 2 0 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 16 14 .06 .06 .19
Conference 7 7 .00 .14 .14
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 7 .00 .13 .13
Away 6 5 .00 .00 .00
Neutral 2 2 .50 .00 1.00
Result          
Wins 9 8 .11 .11 .33
Losses 6 5 .00 .00 .00
Month          
August 1 1 1.00 .00 2.00
September 8 8 .00 .13 .13
October 5 4 .00 .00 .00
November 2 1 .00 .00 .00

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 16 1.25 .050 .44 .350
Conference 7 1.29 .000 .57 .444
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 1.75 .000 .63 .357
Away 6 .50 .000 .17 .333
Neutral 2 1.50 .333 .50 .333
Result          
Wins 9 1.56 .071 .67 .429
Losses 6 .83 .000 .17 .200
Month          
August 1 3.00 .333 1.00 .333
September 8 1.50 .000 .50 .333
October 5 1.00 .000 .40 .400
November 2 .00 - .00 -