2016-17 Men's Soccer
Roster
Joseph Kuta
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mississauga, ON
- High School:
- St. Joan of Arc
Sophomore (2015): Took over the reigns as starting goalkeeper midway through the season and flourished in his first season in the blue and white... he finished the season with 11 starts between the pipes including the final nine games of the season and owned a 5-4-2 record to go along with a 0.87 goals against average, .853 save percentage and three shutouts... collected his first victory as a Bull against Cornell (9/27) as he earned a cleansheet in the 1-0 victory... had the best game of his career in the MAC semifinals against Western Michigan (11/13) as he made an incredible career-high 11 saves as the Bulls pulled out the 2-1 overtime victory... made 10 saves in a losing effort in the MAC Championship game against Akron (11/15)... notched an eight-save cleansheet against West Virginia (10/16) as the Bulls earned the 2-0 win... notched three shutouts in four starts between 9/27-10/16... had a career-long shutout streak of 247:09 minutes from 9/20-10/9... made five or more saves six times... earned Academic All-MAC honors as well as being named to the inaugural MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete list after earning a 4.0 GPA, one of just three MAC athletes to do so.
Freshman (2013): Played his freshman season at Robert Morris in 2013... played and started in all but one game as a freshman for the Colonials... posted a 7-7-2 overall record with a goals-against average of 1.32... notched four shutouts while posting a save percentage of .709... finished the season with 56 saves.
High School: Played at St. Joan of Arc high school for head coach Jerry Radice... named Most Valuable Player as a senior... led his team to the Regional Championship and Provincial Championship as a senior starter between the pipes.
Personal: Born on January 7, 1995... son of Jamie and Nancy Kuta... has one brother, James and one sister, Emily... also enjoys playing basketball... lists his favorite TV Show of all-time as Breaking Bad... enjoys rap and country music and lists his two favorite artists as Drake and Luke Bryan... economics major at UB.
