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2019 Men's Soccer Roster

Jim Agnew

17 Ricardo Acosta

  • Position Back/Midfield
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Stafford, Va.
  • High School Brooke Point

Biography

Honors
W&M Alumni Award (2017)
W&M’s Freshman Academic Achievement Award (2016)
Four-time W&M Provost Award (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (2018-19, 2019-20)

Senior Season (2019)
Appeared in six matches, including four starts … Started four-straight matches against NC State (9/10), UNCW (9/14), Saint Joseph’s (9/17) and Drexel (9/21) … Played a full 110 minutes in the Tribe’s 0-0 draw with No. 24 NC State … A W&M Provost Award … Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll during the fall semester.

Junior Year (2018)
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll …A W&M Provost Award winner … Appeared in 17 matches with 14 starts along the back line … Started all eight matches in CAA play and both league tournament matches … Started 14 of the Tribe’s final 15 matches.

Sophomore Year (2017)
Appeared in seven games with one start along the back line … A W&M Provost Award winner … Took home the team’s Alumni Award with the highest GPA on the team … Played 57 minutes off the bench in the Tribe’s opener at Big Ten regular season Champion Michigan (8/25) … Started and played a season-high 82 minutes in the 0-0 draw with Loyola (Md.) (9/1) … Came off the bench and played 25 minutes in the NCAA Tournament First Round match with Columbia (11/16).

Freshman Year (2016)
Appeared in 17 games with 11 starts during his freshman season … Finished the season with an assist and a point … Made his collegiate debut in the win over nationally ranked Coastal Carolina ... Earned his first career start against Georgetown (9/13), starting a string of 11 straight starts … Notched his first career point with an assist in the win against a Northeastern (10/1) … Played in both the CAA Quarterfinal (11/5) and the CAA Championship versus Delaware (10/13). A defender he helped the Tribe defense to eight shutouts and a 1.13 goals-against-average.

Prep
Played three years of varsity soccer at Brooke Point High School in Northern Virginia after playing at Franklin High School as a freshman … Earned El Paso Independent School District Boys Soccer Co-Freshman of the Year in 2013 … Played his club soccer with the Arlington Impact Red 97 where he's helped his team to the No. 2 ranking in the nation for 2014-15 season … In 2015, he helped his club team to the US Youth Soccer National Championship, and the Youth Soccer National League Blue Division Championship … During the 2014 season he helped Arlington Impact Red 97 to the US Soccer National League Blue Division third place finish, Region I Premier League runner up finish, and a Virginia Youth Soccer State Runner up finish … In 2013 he helped the squad to a Virginia State Championship … In the classroom, he is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, won the 2014 President's Silver Volunteer Service Award for more than 175 hours of community service … He is also ranked in the top 2-percent of his class throughout his entire high school career.
 
Personal
Son of Hector and Carol Acosta … Earned his degree in process management and consulting from the business school … Born in Heidelberg, Germany.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2016Freshman

    B/MF
    5'8" 155 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2017Sophomore

    Back/Midfield
    5'8" 155 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2018Junior

    Back/Midfield
    5'8" 170 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2019Senior

    Back/Midfield
    5'8" 170 lbs
    17