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2007: Eric Barnes played in eight games as a goalkeeper, starting seven contests...made 37 saves and registered a 2.02 goals against average...led the team with a 3-4-1 record..registered a .712 save percentage...played a total of 668 minutes on the year...registered wins vs. Duquesne, Saint Joseph's, and Marquette...finished with a season high eight saves vs. Duquesne...registered seven saves in a tie vs. South Florida. PRIOR TO PITTSBURGH: Transferred to Pitt from George Mason where he played two seasons of varsity soccer...registered a 0.99 goals against average, 63 saves, .808 save percentage and finished with five shutouts after seeing action in 14 games and 1360 total minutes as a sophomore...earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors (Sept. 2005) and was honored with the Martin Dunphy Goalkeeper of the Year Award...named to the National Dean's List, Athletic Director's Honor Roll and earned the Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's Academic Award...member of the Carolina Dynamo squad that captured the Southest Division championship in 2007. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of South Aiken High School in Aiken, S.C. where he lettered four seasons of soccer...earned All-State and All-Region honors...selected to compete in the North-South South Carolina Classic All-Star game...Tampa Bay Sun Bowl MVP winner in 2003...played three seasons with the Greenville Futbal Club and helped guide the team to Carolina state titles in 2003, 2004 and 2005...competed in track & field...U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award winner in 2004 and earned South Carolina Achievement Award. PERSONAL: Born December 16, 1985...son of Jeff and Elaine Barnes...has a brother Jason...uncle J.D. Barnes played football at Kent State...enrolled in Pitt's School of Law. |
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