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Craig Laird
10 Craig Laird
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Bridgewater, England
  • High School:
    Robert Blake Science College
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Marketing
  • g
    0
  • a
    3
  • 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 11 at Barry W, 1-0
Oct 15 at Florida Southern T, 2-2
Oct 18 Nova Southeastern W, 2-0
Oct 21 Eckerd L, 2-0
Oct 25 Rollins L, 2-1
Nov 2 at Nova Southeastern W, 2-0
  Total Conference
Games 17 8
Games started 17 8
Goals 0 0
Assists 3 0
Points 3 0
Shots 7 1
Shot Pct .000 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 23 at South Florida W, 1-0 - - - - -
Sep 4 Carson-Newman L, 4-2 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 6 Spring Hill W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 11 Clayton State W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 14 Montevallo T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 19 West Florida W, 2-0 1 1 0 1 1
Sep 21 West Alabama W, 2-0 1 1 0 1 1
Sep 24 Florida Southern W, 3-1 1 1 0 1 1
Sep 27 at Lynn L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Saint Leo L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 4 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 8 Florida Tech L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Barry W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Florida Southern T, 2-2 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 18 Nova Southeastern W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 21 Eckerd L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 25 Rollins L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 2 at Nova Southeastern W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 23 at South Florida W, 1-0 - - - - -
Sep 4 Carson-Newman L, 4-2 1 2 .000 1 .500
Sep 6 Spring Hill W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 11 Clayton State W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 14 Montevallo T, 1-1 1 2 .000 1 .500
Sep 19 West Florida W, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 21 West Alabama W, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 24 Florida Southern W, 3-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 27 at Lynn L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 30 at Saint Leo L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 4 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 8 Florida Tech L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 11 at Barry W, 1-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 15 at Florida Southern T, 2-2 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 18 Nova Southeastern W, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 21 Eckerd L, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 25 Rollins L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Nov 2 at Nova Southeastern W, 2-0 1 2 .000 2 1.000

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 23 at South Florida W, 1-0 - - - - -
Sep 4 Carson-Newman L, 4-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 6 Spring Hill W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 11 Clayton State W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 14 Montevallo T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 19 West Florida W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 21 West Alabama W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 24 Florida Southern W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 27 at Lynn L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 30 at Saint Leo L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 4 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 8 Florida Tech L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 11 at Barry W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 15 at Florida Southern T, 2-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 18 Nova Southeastern W, 2-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Oct 21 Eckerd L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 25 Rollins L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 2 at Nova Southeastern W, 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 17 17 0 3 3
Conference 8 8 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 12 12 0 3 3
Away 5 5 0 0 0
Neutral - - - - 0
Result          
Wins 9 9 0 3 3
Losses 6 6 0 0 0
Month          
September 9 9 0 3 3
October 7 7 0 0 0
November 1 1 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 17 7 .000 4 .571
Conference 8 1 .000 0 .000
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 12 4 .000 2 .500
Away 5 3 .000 2 .667
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 9 3 .000 2 .667
Losses 6 2 .000 1 .500
Month          
September 9 4 .000 2 .500
October 7 1 .000 0 .000
November 1 2 .000 2 1.000

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 17 1 0 0-0 0
Conference 8 1 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 12 1 0 0-0 0
Away 5 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral - - - 0-0 -
Result          
Wins 9 1 0 0-0 0
Losses 6 0 0 0-0 0
Month          
September 9 0 0 0-0 0
October 7 1 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 17 17 .00 .18 .18
Conference 8 8 .00 .00 .00
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 12 12 .00 .25 .25
Away 5 5 .00 .00 .00
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 9 9 .00 .33 .33
Losses 6 6 .00 .00 .00
Month          
September 9 9 .00 .33 .33
October 7 7 .00 .00 .00
November 1 1 .00 .00 .00

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 17 .41 .000 .24 .571
Conference 8 .13 .000 .00 .000
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 12 .33 .000 .17 .500
Away 5 .60 .000 .40 .667
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 9 .33 .000 .22 .667
Losses 6 .33 .000 .17 .500
Month          
September 9 .44 .000 .22 .500
October 7 .14 .000 .00 .000
November 1 2.00 .000 2.00 1.000