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38 Noah Svanberg
Noah Svanberg
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    165
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Grand Rapids, Ohio
  • High School:
    Otsego
  • Position:
    M/F
  • g
    3
  • a
    2
  • pts
    8
  • gw
    1

Bio

Senior (2023): Scored the game-winning goal at Bluffton on Oct. 18 to give the Yellow Jackets a huge win at the time ... Recorded points in three straight games (9/9 at Alma, 9/13 vs. Concordia and 9/16 at Oberlin) ... Scored a miraculous goal with less than one minute remaining at Oberlin to momentarily give the Yellow Jackets the lead

Junior (2021): Served as team captain and named Second Team All-HCAC and OCSA Academic All-Ohio ... Played in 21 games with 20 starts ... Recorded five goals and five assists to tie for the most points on the team with 15 ... Tied for seventh in program history for assists in a season and 10th in total points ... Scored a hat trick in a 4-1 win over Hiram on 9/12 ... His hat trick was the first for the Yellow Jackets since 2009 ... Named HCAC Offensive Player of the Week twice.

Sophomore (2020-2021): Named to HCAC All-Academic Team ... Played in nine games with eight starts ... Recorded a goal and an assist ... Totalled 11 shots, six of which were on goal.

Freshman (2019): Played in 20 games with 16 starts ... Tied for second on the team with 14 points off five goals and four assists ... Totaled 17 shots on goal for a .586 shots on goal percentage ... Netted one game-winning goal ... Earned the Swarm Award for Male Newcomer of the Year.

Prep: Four-year letterman in soccer at Otsego High School... Four-year letterman in football ... Awarded 1st Team NBC Midfielder 2015-2018 ... Received Second Team District Midfielder his freshman and sophomore seasons ... First Team District Midfielder his junior and senior seasons ... Earned Northern Buckeye Conference Player of the Year in 2018. 

Personal: Son of Johan Svanberg and Kimberly Murdoch ... Majoring in business management with minors and psychology and communications.

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 11 Anderson (Ind.) L, 2-1
Oct 14 at Franklin (Ind.) T, 0-0
Oct 18 at Bluffton W, 1-0
Oct 21 Transylvania (Ky.) T, 1-1
Oct 25 Mt. St. Joseph W, 8-0
Oct 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) T, 0-0
  Total Conference
Games 16 8
Games started 15 7
Goals 3 1
Assists 2 0
Points 8 2
Shots 22 12
Shot Pct .136 .083
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 1

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Sep 1 Heidelberg L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 2 Wittenberg L, 2-1 - - - - -
Sep 6 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 - - - - -
Sep 9 at Alma (Mich.) W, 4-2 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 13 Concordia (MI) W, 4-2 1 1 1 1 3
Sep 16 at Oberlin T, 2-2 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 19 Hiram W, 4-2 1 1 0 1 1
Sep 21 at Adrian (Mich.) T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 23 Baldwin Wallace L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Manchester (Ind.) T, 2-2 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 30 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 4 at Earlham (Ind.) T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 5-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 11 Anderson (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Franklin (Ind.) T, 0-0 - - - - -
Oct 18 at Bluffton W, 1-0 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 21 Transylvania (Ky.) T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 25 Mt. St. Joseph W, 8-0 1 - 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Sep 1 Heidelberg L, 1-0 1 2 .000 0 .000
Sep 2 Wittenberg L, 2-1 - - - - -
Sep 6 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 - - - - -
Sep 9 at Alma (Mich.) W, 4-2 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 13 Concordia (MI) W, 4-2 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Sep 16 at Oberlin T, 2-2 1 2 .500 2 1.000
Sep 19 Hiram W, 4-2 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 21 at Adrian (Mich.) T, 1-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 23 Baldwin Wallace L, 1-0 1 3 .000 0 .000
Sep 27 at Manchester (Ind.) T, 2-2 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 30 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 3 .000 1 .333
Oct 4 at Earlham (Ind.) T, 1-1 1 2 .000 1 .500
Oct 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 5-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 11 Anderson (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 14 at Franklin (Ind.) T, 0-0 - - - - -
Oct 18 at Bluffton W, 1-0 1 6 .167 3 .500
Oct 21 Transylvania (Ky.) T, 1-1 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 25 Mt. St. Joseph W, 8-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) T, 0-0 1 1 .000 0 .000

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Sep 1 Heidelberg L, 1-0 1 2 0 0-0 0
Sep 2 Wittenberg L, 2-1 - - - - -
Sep 6 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 - - - - -
Sep 9 at Alma (Mich.) W, 4-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 13 Concordia (MI) W, 4-2 1 1 0 0-0 0
Sep 16 at Oberlin T, 2-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 19 Hiram W, 4-2 1 1 0 0-0 0
Sep 21 at Adrian (Mich.) T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 23 Baldwin Wallace L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 27 at Manchester (Ind.) T, 2-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 30 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 4 at Earlham (Ind.) T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 11 Anderson (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 1 0 0-0 0
Oct 14 at Franklin (Ind.) T, 0-0 - - - - -
Oct 18 at Bluffton W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 1
Oct 21 Transylvania (Ky.) T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 25 Mt. St. Joseph W, 8-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0

Career Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
2019-20 20 16 5 4 14
2020-21 9 8 1 1 3
2021-22 21 20 5 5 15
2023-24 16 15 3 2 8
Total 66 59 14 12 40

Career Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
2019-20 20 29 .172 17 .586
2020-21 9 11 .091 6 .545
2021-22 21 39 .128 16 .410
2023-24 16 22 .136 8 .364
Total 66 101 .139 47 .465

Career Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
2019-20 20 1 0 0-0 1
2020-21 9 2 1 0-0 0
2021-22 21 2 0 0-0 1
2023-24 16 5 0 0-0 1
Total 66 10 1 0-0 3

Career Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2019-20 20 16 .25 .20 .70
2020-21 9 8 .11 .11 .33
2021-22 21 20 .24 .24 .71
2023-24 16 15 .19 .13 .50
Total 66 59 .21 .18 .61

Career Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2019-20 20 1.45 .172 .85 .586
2020-21 9 1.22 .091 .67 .545
2021-22 21 1.86 .128 .76 .410
2023-24 16 1.38 .136 .50 .364
Total 66 1.53 .139 .71 .465

Splits Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
Event          
Total 16 15 3 2 8
Conference 8 7 1 0 2
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 8 7 1 2 4
Away 8 8 2 0 4
Neutral - - - - 0
Result          
Wins 6 5 2 2 6
Losses 4 4 0 0 0
Month          
September 9 9 2 2 6
October 7 6 1 0 2

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 16 22 .136 8 .364
Conference 8 12 .083 5 .417
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 11 .091 2 .182
Away 8 11 .182 6 .545
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 6 12 .167 5 .417
Losses 4 5 .000 0 .000
Month          
September 9 12 .167 4 .333
October 7 10 .100 4 .400

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 16 5 0 0-0 1
Conference 8 1 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 8 5 0 0-0 0
Away 8 0 0 0-0 1
Neutral - - - 0-0 -
Result          
Wins 6 2 0 0-0 1
Losses 4 3 0 0-0 0
Month          
September 9 4 0 0-0 0
October 7 1 0 0-0 1

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 16 15 .19 .13 .50
Conference 8 7 .13 .00 .25
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 7 .13 .25 .50
Away 8 8 .25 .00 .50
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 6 5 .33 .33 1.00
Losses 4 4 .00 .00 .00
Month          
September 9 9 .22 .22 .67
October 7 6 .14 .00 .29

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 16 1.38 .136 .50 .364
Conference 8 1.50 .083 .63 .417
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 1.38 .091 .25 .182
Away 8 1.38 .182 .75 .545
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 6 2.00 .167 .83 .417
Losses 4 1.25 .000 .00 .000
Month          
September 9 1.33 .167 .44 .333
October 7 1.43 .100 .57 .400

Photos

Noah Svanberg action photo 1
Concordia (MI) vs. Defiance

9/13/2023 3:30 PM EDT