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24 Vincent Borden

24 Vincent Borden

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Position:
    D
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-3 / 165
  • Hometown:
    Ithaca, New York
  • Club Team:
    NY Redbull
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice

Summary

Biography

Career Stats
  • 2021 All-Big Ten Second Team
  • Spring 2021 United Soccer Coaches Player of Distinction Award
  • 2019 Preseason All-Big Ten
  • 2017 Big Ten All-Freshman
Fall 2021 (Graduate Student)
  • Played in every minute and started all nine matches for a defense with five shutouts and a 0.65 goals-against average
  • Led the defense to posting four consecutive shutouts to start a season at Rutgers for the first time since the 1990 NCAA Championships runner-up team
  • Scored the game-winning goal in the 81st minute to complete the come-from-behind victory against Lehigh (Sept. 10)
  • Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society
  • Named to All-Big Ten Second Team
Spring 2021 (Senior)
  • Spring 2021 United Soccer Coaches Player of Distinction Award
  • Rutgers' Alfred B. Sasser Award recipient as the senior who demonstrated the highest level of leadership, initiative, team spirit, and loyalty
  • Started all nine matches, contributing to four shutout wins on the backline
  • Scored a goal at Penn State on March 15
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar & Academic All-Big Ten
2019 (Junior)
  • Preseason All-Big Ten
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Recipient of the Richard Ferraro Award, earned by the player who was most inspirational to the team’s success and demonstrated the dedication, spirit & values of the program
  • Started in all 18 games
  • Scored one goal during a 3-2 victory over Binghamton (Sept. 10)
2018 (Sophomore)
  • Appeared in 12 games making 10 starts
  • Logged six shots, including three on goal
  • Season-high two shots at Penn State (Oct. 28)
2017 (Freshman)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman Team
  • Started all 18 of his appearances in the midfield
  • Scored first career goal at Oral Roberts (Sept. 1) 11 minutes into the contest
  • Registered an assist on the game-winning goal in RU's 4-1 victory over Lafayette (Oct. 18)

PRIOR TO RUTGERS
  • Played with both the NY Redbulls Academy's U17/18 and U15/16 programs
  • Member of U.S. Soccer's U15 and U14 National Team rosters
  • Spent time with the Croatian Club, Dinamo Zagreb

KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Vince
One word to describe your Coach McElderry: Smart
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Jeff Zaun
Best player ever competed against: Omir Fernandez
Major: Criminal Justice
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Locker room
The person I most admire is and why: Kawhi Leonard
If I wasn’t playing soccer, I’d be: A tennis player, a chef
Favorite professional athlete: Kobe Bryant
Favorite professional sports team: Manchester United
One word to describe myself off the pitch: Pleasant
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Jeff Zaun
I started playing my sport because…: My mom signed me up when I was in kindergarten
I chose Rutgers because…: Athletic Facilities
Favorite cereal: Oatmeal
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Rushmore
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Woody Harrelson
Favorite musician/group: Pink Floyd
The first song I knew all the words to is: Wish you were here
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Making oatmeal
Pets I had growing up were: Cats and dogs
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Japan
My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) Ms. Levine, 2nd and 5th Grade
The quote that most resonates with me is: My mom would always say “two choices” when she wanted me to do something, one was the thing she wanted me to do, never found out what the other choice was.
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Black
Phone app you cannot live without: Apple Music
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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2017Freshman

    D
    6'3" 165 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2018Sophomore

    D
    6'3" 165 lbs
    18
  • 24

    2019Junior

    D
    6'3" 165 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2020-21Senior

    D
    6'3" 165 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2021Graduate Student

    D
    6'3" 165 lbs
    24
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