Bram Kaarsgaren
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- Height:
- 6-7
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- Hometown:
- Den Bosch, The Netherlands
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- Position:
- GK
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Rodenborch College
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- gp
- 16
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- gs
- 15
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- min
- 1518:10
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- ga
- 19
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- gaa
- 1.13
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- sv
- 71
Bio
- SAC Defensive Player of the Week (9-24-19)
- SAC Defensive Player of the Week (10-15-19)
- 2019 All-SAC First Team
2019: Started in all 16 of his appearances on the season with a 9-4-3 record... Tallied 4.1 shutouts in his debut season with the Orange and Blue... Saved 71 of the 195 shots he faced with a .789 save percentage, allowing 19 goals... His nine wins tie for ninth in program history for wins in a single season... Third in the conference for saves, saving clip, goals against and goals against average (1.13).... First C-N goalkeeper to receive a pair of SAC Player of the Week laurels in one season.
Personal: Son of Lenny Klaassen... Intends to study marketing at Carson-Newman.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games played | 16 | 10 |
| Games started | 15 | 9 |
| Minutes | 1518:10 | 985:12 |
| Goals against | 19 | 11 |
| Goals-against average | 1.13 | 1.00 |
| Saves | 71 | 55 |
| Save pct | .789 | .833 |
| Wins | 9 | 6 |
| Losses | 4 | 1 |
| Ties | 3 | 3 |
| Shutouts | 4/1 | 3/0 |
Game Log - Goalkeeper
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at North Greenville | W, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Sep 10 | Salem (WV) | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 14 | at Lee | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .857 |
| Sep 18 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .857 |
| Sep 21 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .800 |
| Sep 25 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Sep 28 | at Anderson (S.C.) | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Oct 2 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .636 |
| Oct 5 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .909 |
| Oct 8 | at Alabama Huntsville | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | at #15 Coker | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 |
| Oct 16 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Oct 23 | at Lander | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 26 | at Catawba | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 |
| Nov 2 | #19 Wingate | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .750 |
| Nov 6 | at Tusculum | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .857 |
| Nov 9 | Coker | L, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
Game Log - Extended Goalkeeper
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at North Greenville | W, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 82:58 |
| Sep 10 | Salem (WV) | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 14 | at Lee | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 18 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 21 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 25 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 28 | at Anderson (S.C.) | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 110:00 |
| Oct 2 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 5 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 8 | at Alabama Huntsville | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | at #15 Coker | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 102:32 |
| Oct 16 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 23 | at Lander | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 26 | at Catawba | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 102:40 |
| Nov 2 | #19 Wingate | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 110:00 |
| Nov 6 | at Tusculum | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 110:00 |
| Nov 9 | Coker | L, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 15 | 19 | 71 | .789 |
| Conference | 10 | 9 | 11 | 55 | .833 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 8 | 8 | 15 | 40 | .727 |
| Away | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | .886 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 9 | 8 | 4 | 40 | .909 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | .621 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | .815 |
| October | 6 | 5 | 6 | 32 | .842 |
| November | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | .680 |
| Statistic | gp | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 1518:10 |
| Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 985:12 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0:00 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 740:00 |
| Away | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 778:10 |
| Neutral | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0:00 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 828:10 |
| Losses | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 360:00 |
| Month | ||||||
| September | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 642:58 |
| October | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 565:12 |
| November | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 310:00 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | ga/g | gaa | sv/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 15 | 1.19 | 1.13 | 4.44 |
| Conference | 10 | 9 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 5.50 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 8 | 8 | 1.88 | 1.82 | 5.00 |
| Away | 8 | 7 | .50 | 0.46 | 3.88 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 9 | 8 | .44 | 0.43 | 4.44 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 4.50 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 7 | .71 | 0.70 | 3.14 |
| October | 6 | 5 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 5.33 |
| November | 3 | 3 | 2.67 | 2.32 | 5.67 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g |
|---|---|---|
| Event | ||
| Total | 16 | 94:53 |
| Conference | 10 | 98:31 |
| Exhibition | - | 0:00 |
| Location | ||
| Home | 8 | 92:30 |
| Away | 8 | 97:16 |
| Neutral | - | 0:00 |
| Result | ||
| Wins | 9 | 92:01 |
| Losses | 4 | 90:00 |
| Month | ||
| September | 7 | 91:51 |
| October | 6 | 94:12 |
| November | 3 | 103:20 |
News mentions
ROCK HILL, S.C. – After winning a share of the South Atlantic Conference regular-season title, Carson-Newman men’s soccer coach Stephen Lyons was named the conference’s Coach of the Year and Kensho Yoshikoshi the Defensive Player of the Year as a slew of seven Eagles landed on the all-league squads.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Despite numerous opportunities created through its fourth-most shot attempts on the season, top-seeded Carson-Newman faced a 5-1 upset at the hands of eighth-seeded Coker in the South Atlantic Conference quarterfinal on Saturday night at McCown Field.
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – With a second draw in as many matches, Carson-Newman secured a share of the South Atlantic Conference regular-season title for the first time since 2015 in Wednesday night's 1-1 decision against Tusculum at Pioneer Field.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the first time in his career, Kensho Yoshikoshi has been tabbed the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league on Tuesday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Despite creating opportunities for the lead throughout the night, Carson-Newman found No. 19 Wingate countering both times as the sides battled out to a 2-2 draw for a point apiece in the South Atlantic Conference standings on Senior Night at McCown Field on Saturday.
SALISBURY, N.C. – With the score deadlocked at zero for just over 102 minutes, it was a penalty kick from Thaylan Silva (Sao Paulo, Brazil) that allowed No. 13 Carson-Newman to spoil Catawba’s senior night with a 1-0 win at the Frock Athletic Complex on Saturday night.
GREENWOOD, S.C. – No. 13 Carson-Newman could not battle back from a Max Bolton goal in the 80th minute as it was upset by Lander, 1-0, on Wednesday night at the Van Taylor Soccer Stadium.
MARS HILL, N.C. – No. 17 Carson-Newman picked up its fourth shutout victory on Wednesday night with a trio of Eagles scoring goals in a 3-0 win over Mars Hill at Meares Stadium.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the first time since the South Atlantic Conference began naming weekly Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, Carson-Newman has swept the accolades with Nic Carsh and Bram Kaarsgaren receiving the latest laurels, as announced on Tuesday.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – A golden goal in the 103rd minute from Nic Carsh (Newberg, Ore.) gave Carson-Newman the upset bid it needed to take down No. 15 Coker 1-0 in double overtime at the Coker Athletic Field on Saturday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A season-high two-goal day from Sofian Maghouz (London, England), including a game-winner in the 85th minute, lifted Carson-Newman to a 2-1 win over Queens on Saturday night at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A barrage of second half goals, including two in the last five minutes of play from Lenoir-Rhyne, resulted in Carson-Newman’s first home loss of the season, 4-2, on Wednesday evening at McCown Field.
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Despite firing its second-most shots in a single match this season, Carson-Newman faced its first tie of the season in a 1-1 stalemate with Anderson on Saturday night at the Legacy Early College Soccer Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman used three unanswered goals, two coming off the bench, to lock down a 3-1 victory over King on Wednesday night at McCown Field to close out a three-match homestand.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Three weeks into his first season with Carson-Newman, Bram Kaarsgaren has been tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league on Tuesday morning.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Facing a tie for much of the second half, Carson-Newman used a two-goal spurt within the final 1:09 of regulation to take down Newberry, 3-1, on Saturday at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Facing a 1-0 deficit at the half, Carson-Newman completed a second half comeback bid to open South Atlantic Conference play with a 2-1 win over Lincoln Memorial under the lights of McCown Field on Wednesday night
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With back-to-back wins under its belt to open the year, Carson-Newman heads back on the road for the first Saturday match of the season with a visit to Lee.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A second-straight substantial offensive outburst, this time with four different goal scorers, powered Carson-Newman to a win in its home-opener with a 4-0 victory against Salem on Tuesday afternoon at McCown Field.
TIGERVILLE, S.C. – A four-goal spurt from Tobias Solem Karlsen in the first 20 minutes of action paved the way for a wire-to-wire offensive onslaught for Carson-Newman in a dominating 7-0 win over North Greenville on Friday night at Pepsi Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- The final installment in a three-part series highlighting each of the Carson-Newman men’s soccer positions for the 2019 season has arrived. The walk up the pitch comes to a close with a look at the attacking unit of defenders and goalkeepers.
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