2015 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Josh Christensen
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- GK
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Omaha North
Honors and Awards
- Summit League Defensive Player-of-the-Week (Sept. 22, 2014)
- Academic All-Summit League (2014)
- Summit League Distinguished Scholar (2014)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2014, 2015)
- Summit League Commissioner's List (2012-13)
2015 (Senior)
Started eight games at goalkeeper for the Mavericks with a 5-2-1 record including five shutouts….made 29 saves with a season-high six saves against Stanford on Aug. 31…had a .879 save percentage with a 0.47 goals against average…set the single-season record in save percentage and shutouts in a season…led the Summit League in save percentages, goals against, and goals-against average.
2014 (Junior)
Started eight games at goalkeeper for the Mavericks with a 5-2-1 record including five shutouts….made 29 saves with a season-high six saves against Stanford on Aug. 31…had a .879 save percentage with a 0.47 goals against average…set the single-season record in save percentage and shutouts in a season…led the Summit League in save percentages, goals against, and goals-against average.
2013 (Redshirt)
Sat out the 2013 season in order to be a redshirt junior entering the 2014 season.
2012 (Sophomore)
Played in one game, starting in goal at Milwaukee on Oct. 16...made nine saves and allowed two goals in a 2-0 loss.
2011 (Freshman)
Started all 13 games at goalkeeper for the Mavs...made 75 saves on the year with a season-high 10 against Illinois-Chicago on Oct. 16...had a .658 save percentage and a 2.95 goals against average...recorded 5.77 saves per game, which ranked eighth among all Division I goalkeepers.
Before UNO
Starting goalkeeper for the Omaha North Vikings for four years...earned Academic All-State honors as a senior and led his team to an 8-7 record for the program's first winning record in 10 years...ranked third in Class A with 115 saves...earned Lincoln Journal Star All-State honorable mention following his senior season and was selected to play in the Shrine Soccer Classic...named Omaha World-Herald All-Metro Second Team after his junior year and also earned all-state honorable mention following his junior and sophomore seasons...led the state in saves as a freshman with 174...also lettered four years in swimming, qualifying for state twice, and was the punter for the football team as a senior...played his club soccer with five-time State Cup champion NFC Veleno, including four straight from 2007-10.
Personal
Born June 16, 1993...son of Tim and Marcia Christensen...has one sister, Elizabeth...majoring in architectural engineering.
