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1 Damian Koester
Damian Koester
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Englewood, Ohio
  • High School:
    Brookville
  • Position:
    GK
  • Major:
    Integrated Social Studies
  • gp
    17
  • gs
    16
  • min
    1503:05
  • ga
    27
  • gaa
    1.62
  • sv
    71

Bio

Sophomore (2014):  Played in 17 games and started 13 as team's primary netminder ... Played in just over 1500 minutes ... Posted a 1.62 goals against average ... Ended the season with four victories, including two shutout wins ... Tallied 71 saves and had a .724 save percentage ... Finished fourth in the HCAC in saves ... Was eighth in conference in save percentage (.724).

Freshman (2013): Played in one game, logging 24:24 minutes in goal ... Did not record a statistic. 

Prep: Lettered for four years under coach Tony Harris at Brookville High School ... Named second-team All-Southwestern Buckeye Conference.

Personal: Son of Danny and Gina Koester ... Majoring in integrated social studies.

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2
Oct 18 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 1-0
Oct 22 Bluffton W, 1-0
Oct 25 Mt. St. Joseph L, 2-1
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 2-0
Nov 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 2-0
  Total Conference
Games played 17 9
Games started 16 9
Minutes 1503:05 849:43
Goals against 27 12
Goals-against average 1.62 1.27
Saves 71 32
Save pct .724 .727
Wins 4 3
Losses 10 5
Ties 2 1
Shutouts 2/0 2/0

Game Log - Goalkeeper

Date Opponent Score gp gs ga sv sv%
Aug 29 Waynesburg (Pa.) T, 1-1 1 1 1 3 .750
Sep 1 Illinois Tech L, 2-1 1 1 2 7 .778
Sep 5 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 1 3 8 .727
Sep 6 vs. Spalding L, 3-0 1 1 3 9 .750
Sep 12 at Trine (Ind.) W, 1-0 - - - - -
Sep 13 vs. Adrian (Mich.) L, 2-1 - - - - -
Sep 17 Heidelberg L, 2-0 - - - - -
Sep 19 vs. Wittenberg L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 -
Sep 20 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 1 1 3 5 .625
Sep 27 at Baldwin Wallace L, 2-0 1 1 2 6 .750
Sep 28 Muskingum W, 2-1 1 1 1 1 .500
Oct 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 1 2 2 .500
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 1 1 3 .750
Oct 11 at Franklin (Ind.) T, 0-0 1 1 0 6 1.000
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 1 2 5 .714
Oct 18 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 1-0 1 1 1 6 .857
Oct 22 Bluffton W, 1-0 1 1 0 3 1.000
Oct 25 Mt. St. Joseph L, 2-1 1 1 2 4 .667
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 2 0 .000
Nov 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 2 3 .600

Game Log - Extended Goalkeeper

Date Opponent Score gp wins losses ties shutouts min
Aug 29 Waynesburg (Pa.) T, 1-1 1 0 0 1 0/0 110:00
Sep 1 Illinois Tech L, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00
Sep 5 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00
Sep 6 vs. Spalding L, 3-0 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00
Sep 12 at Trine (Ind.) W, 1-0 - - - - - -
Sep 13 vs. Adrian (Mich.) L, 2-1 - - - - - -
Sep 17 Heidelberg L, 2-0 - - - - - -
Sep 19 vs. Wittenberg L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0/0 3:22
Sep 20 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00
Sep 27 at Baldwin Wallace L, 2-0 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00
Sep 28 Muskingum W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0/0 90:00
Oct 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0/0 90:00
Oct 11 at Franklin (Ind.) T, 0-0 1 0 0 1 1/0 110:00
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 0/0 90:00
Oct 18 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 1-0 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00
Oct 22 Bluffton W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 1/0 90:00
Oct 25 Mt. St. Joseph L, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0/0 109:43
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00
Nov 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs ga sv sv%
2013-14 1 0 0 0 -
2014-15 17 16 27 71 .724
2015-16 13 13 28 75 .728
Total 31 29 55 146 .726

Career Stats - Season Ext.

  gp wins losses ties shutouts min
2013-14 1 0 0 0 0/0 24:24
2014-15 17 4 10 2 2/0 1503:05
2015-16 13 5 7 0 0/0 1020:16
Total 31 9 17 2 2/0 2547:45

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs ga/g gaa sv/g
2013-14 1 0 .00 0.00 .00
2014-15 17 16 1.59 1.62 4.18
2015-16 13 13 2.00 2.47 5.36
Total 31 29 1.72 1.94 4.56

Career Stats - Game Ext.

  gp min/g
2013-14 1 24:24
2014-15 17 88:25
2015-16 13 72:53
Total 31 79:37

Splits Stats - Season

  gp gs ga sv sv%
Event          
Total 17 16 27 71 .724
Conference 9 9 12 32 .727
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 8 12 28 .700
Away 7 7 12 34 .739
Neutral 2 1 3 9 .750
Result          
Wins 4 4 4 12 .750
Losses 11 10 22 50 .694
Month          
August 1 1 1 3 .750
September 7 6 14 36 .720
October 8 8 10 29 .744
November 1 1 2 3 .600

Splits Stats - Season Ext.

  gp wins losses ties shutouts min
Event            
Total 17 4 10 2 2/0 1503:05
Conference 9 3 5 1 2/0 849:43
Exhibition - - - - 0/0 0:00
Location            
Home 8 3 4 1 1/0 759:43
Away 7 1 5 1 1/0 650:00
Neutral 2 0 1 0 0/0 93:22
Result            
Wins 4 4 0 0 1/0 360:00
Losses 11 0 10 0 0/0 923:05
Month            
August 1 0 0 1 0/0 110:00
September 7 1 5 0 0/0 543:22
October 8 3 4 1 2/0 759:43
November 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00

Splits Stats - Game

  gp gs ga/g gaa sv/g
Event          
Total 17 16 1.59 1.62 4.18
Conference 9 9 1.33 1.27 3.56
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 8 1.50 1.42 3.50
Away 7 7 1.71 1.66 4.86
Neutral 2 1 1.50 2.89 4.50
Result          
Wins 4 4 1.00 1.00 3.00
Losses 11 10 2.00 2.14 4.55
Month          
August 1 1 1.00 0.82 3.00
September 7 6 2.00 2.32 5.14
October 8 8 1.25 1.18 3.63
November 1 1 2.00 2.00 3.00

Splits Stats - Game Ext.

  gp min/g
Event    
Total 17 88:25
Conference 9 94:25
Exhibition - 0:00
Location    
Home 8 94:58
Away 7 92:51
Neutral 2 46:41
Result    
Wins 4 90:00
Losses 11 83:55
Month    
August 1 110:00
September 7 77:37
October 8 94:58
November 1 90:00

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