Austin Berry

Height:
6-2
Weight:
180
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Summit Country Day

Returning All-American...One of the top center backs in the country...Dangerous around the goal on set pieces, scoring most of his goals off headers.

As a Redshirt Junior: Started 23 games for the Cardinal defense...Named an NSCAA Second Team All-American...Named a second team Soccer America MVP...Named a second team College Soccer News All-American...Named to the third team Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season...Earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors...Named to the All-BIG EAST First Team...Named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team... First Team NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Team...College Cup All-Tournament Team...Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Upperclass Top 100 List...Led a defense that held Duke without a shot on goal...Named to the Duke Nike Classic All-Tournament Team...Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 6 and named to the weekly honor roll on Oct.11... Named to the Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News Teams of the Week on Nov. 29...Scored the game-winner against Appalachian St. and Ohio State ...Scored a goal against Kentucky, Rutgers, and scored the first goal against North Carolina in the national semifinal ...Dished out an assist against DePaul and West Virginia...Ranked fifth on the team in scoring with five goals and two assists for 12 points on the season.

As a Junior: Granted a medical redshirt after a season-ending injury against Notre Dame...Started in six games for the Cardinal defense...Scored a goal in the season opener against Bowling Green...Dished out an assist against IUPUI...Named to the UK Invitational All-Tournament team.

As a Sophomore: Started in all 21 games for the Cardinals...Scored three goals...Scored the game-winning goal against third ranked Notre Dame...Had six points on the season, ranking him sixth on the team...Helped the Cardinal defense to five shutouts...Was selected All-BIG EAST Second Team.

As a Freshman: Saw action in 21 games, starting in 14...He earned a starting spot in the back for the Cardinals to solidfy the defense...Helped the Cardinal defense to eight shutouts on the season...Scored the game winning goal against Oral Roberts...Took nine shots on the season, including three on goal...Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Oct. 8...Also named to the Soccer America Team of the Week on Oct. 8.

In High School: Played four seasons at Summit Country Day...Scored 10 goals and had six assists his senior season, helping his team to a 14-1-1 record and Regional finalist finish...Named first team all-state his senior season...Named first team MVC as well as Division III Player of the Year...Named a Cincinnati Enquirer All-Star his senior year...Scored three goals and dished out four assists as a junior, guiding his team to a 10-5-1 record...Also lettered in basketball from 2003-2005.

Personal: Parents are K. Gregg and Linda Berry...Born on 10/6/88...Major is undecided...His grandfather played baseball for the University of Cincinnati and later in the Minor Leagues.