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Craig Laird
10 Craig Laird
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Bridgewater, England
  • High School:
    Robert Blake Science College
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Marketing
  • g
    1
  • a
    2
  • pts
    4
  • 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 19 at Eckerd W, 3-2
Oct 22 Saint Leo L, 3-1
Oct 25 Barry L, 3-1
Oct 28 at Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-1
Oct 30 Florida Southern T, 2-2
Nov 5 at Lynn L, 2-0
  Total Conference
Games 15 7
Games started 15 7
Goals 1 1
Assists 2 2
Points 4 4
Shots 12 10
Shot Pct .083 .100
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Sep 5 at Clayton State T, 2-2 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 7 vs. Coker W, 4-0 - - - - -
Sep 13 Florida Memorial W, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 18 at Barry W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 21 Nova Southeastern T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 28 at Florida Southern L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 1 Eckerd W, 5-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 4 at Rollins L, 3-2 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 8 at Florida Tech L, 3-2 1 1 0 1 1
Oct 12 Lynn L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 16 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Eckerd W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 22 Saint Leo L, 3-1 - - - - -
Oct 25 Barry L, 3-1 1 1 0 1 1
Oct 28 at Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 30 Florida Southern T, 2-2 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 5 at Lynn L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Sep 5 at Clayton State T, 2-2 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 7 vs. Coker W, 4-0 - - - - -
Sep 13 Florida Memorial W, 4-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 18 at Barry W, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 21 Nova Southeastern T, 0-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 28 at Florida Southern L, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 1 Eckerd W, 5-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 4 at Rollins L, 3-2 1 3 .333 1 .333
Oct 8 at Florida Tech L, 3-2 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 12 Lynn L, 1-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 16 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 1 2 .000 0 .000
Oct 19 at Eckerd W, 3-2 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 22 Saint Leo L, 3-1 - - - - -
Oct 25 Barry L, 3-1 1 2 .000 2 1.000
Oct 28 at Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-1 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 30 Florida Southern T, 2-2 1 2 .000 1 .500
Nov 5 at Lynn L, 2-0 1 1 .000 0 .000

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Sep 5 at Clayton State T, 2-2 1 0 1 0-0 0
Sep 7 vs. Coker W, 4-0 - - - - -
Sep 13 Florida Memorial W, 4-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Sep 18 at Barry W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 21 Nova Southeastern T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 28 at Florida Southern L, 3-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Oct 1 Eckerd W, 5-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 4 at Rollins L, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 8 at Florida Tech L, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 12 Lynn L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 16 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 19 at Eckerd W, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 22 Saint Leo L, 3-1 - - - - -
Oct 25 Barry L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 28 at Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 30 Florida Southern T, 2-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 5 at Lynn L, 2-0 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 15 15 1 2 4
Conference 7 7 1 2 4
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 6 6 0 1 1
Away 9 9 1 1 3
Neutral - - - - 0
Result          
Wins 5 5 0 0 0
Losses 7 7 1 2 4
Month          
September 5 5 0 0 0
October 9 9 1 2 4
November 1 1 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 15 12 .083 5 .417
Conference 7 10 .100 5 .500
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 6 6 .000 4 .667
Away 9 6 .167 1 .167
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 5 3 .000 0 .000
Losses 7 7 .143 4 .571
Month          
September 5 0 - 0 -
October 9 11 .091 5 .455
November 1 1 .000 0 .000

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 15 2 1 0-0 0
Conference 7 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 6 1 0 0-0 0
Away 9 1 1 0-0 0
Neutral - - - 0-0 -
Result          
Wins 5 1 0 0-0 0
Losses 7 1 0 0-0 0
Month          
September 5 2 1 0-0 0
October 9 0 0 0-0 0
November 1 0 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 15 15 .07 .13 .27
Conference 7 7 .14 .29 .57
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 6 6 .00 .17 .17
Away 9 9 .11 .11 .33
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 5 5 .00 .00 .00
Losses 7 7 .14 .29 .57
Month          
September 5 5 .00 .00 .00
October 9 9 .11 .22 .44
November 1 1 .00 .00 .00

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 15 .80 .083 .33 .417
Conference 7 1.43 .100 .71 .500
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 6 1.00 .000 .67 .667
Away 9 .67 .167 .11 .167
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 5 .60 .000 .00 .000
Losses 7 1.00 .143 .57 .571
Month          
September 5 .00 - .00 -
October 9 1.22 .091 .56 .455
November 1 1.00 .000 .00 .000