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20 Jason Wright

20 Jason Wright

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    165
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Kingston, Jamaica
  • Highschool:
    Wolmers Boys School

Summary

Biography

2016 - Junior: Captured 71 points (29G, 13A) in his three-year career "On the Banks" ... one point away from cracking the top 10 in career points at Rutgers ... recorded 15 points (6G, 3A) in 2016 ... ranks 10th in goals and eighth in points in the Big Ten ... leads Rutgers in scoring including mutliple goal games with No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast (Sept. 17) and Bradley (Oct 28) ... put away 3G, 2A versus No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast (Sept. 17) helping RU to overcome early 5-0 deficit with second career hattrick ... recorded 2G, 1A at Bradley (Oct. 28) scoring back-to-back goals to give RU a 2-1 lead at the half ... also scored against Northwestern (Oct. 14) helping Scarlet Knights to 1-0 lead at the half ... logged an assist vs. Michgian (Nov. 5) in the Big Ten Tournament.

2015 - Sophomore:
Unanimous Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year ... Second Team NSCAA All-American ... NSCAA First Team All-Region ... unanimous First Team All-Big Ten selection ... Four-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week ... College Soccer News National Player of the Week (Oct. 26) ... NSCAA Player of the Week (Oct. 13) ... TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Oct. 13) ... Led the Big Ten in scoring (31), goals (13) and game-winners (5) ... kicked off second season at Rutgers with a pair of goals, including the game-winner, in RU's season opening 4-2 win over Siena (Aug. 28) ... posted first assist on the season on the equalizer in the 2-1 victory at Colgate (Sept. 4) ... scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in RU's 4-1 upset of No. 22 Indiana (Sept. 2) ... had his second two-goal output of the season in an 8-0 victory over Loyola (Sept. 29) ... captured his first career hat trick in RU's 5-2 win over Yale (Oct. 6) ... the three goals against the Bulldogs were the most by a Scarlet Knight since Kene Eze put away four goals against Cincinnati in the play-in game of the 2013 American Athletic Conference Tournament ... put away his first golden goal two and half minutes into overtime in RU's 1-0 win at Michigan (Oct. 10) ...  registered insurance goal in final minute of contest at Penn (Oct. 13) in 2-0 victory ... added a goal and assist in 4-2 victory at Northwestern (Oct. 16) ... notched the game-winner in RU's 2-0 win at Army West Point (Oct. 20) ... tallied the game-winner vs. No. 18 Ohio State (Oct. 25) to help put the Scarlet Knights into first place in the Big Ten ... added an assist in RU's Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal victory over Northwestern (Nov. 8) and on the equalizer in the NCAA First Round game with LIU Brooklyn (Nov. 19). 

2014 - Freshman:
Unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team member ... ranked at No. 14 among Top Drawer Soccer's Top 100 Freshmen ... earned a spot on Top Drawer Soccer's Freshman Best XI Second Team ... led Rutgers and the Big Ten in scoring with 25 points ... finished the season in a three-way tie in the Big Ten in goals (10) and tied for fifth in assists (5) ... his 10 goals were the most by a Scarlet Knight since the 2003 season ... named to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week after capturing five points (2G, 1A) in RU's Big Ten Tournament win over Wisconsin on Nov. 7, as well as collecting a pair of assists in the Scarlet Knights' regular season finale vs. No. 17 Maryland on Nov. 5 ... also had two goal games with Lafayette in a 2-1 win on Aug. 31, at Princeton on Oct. 7 and vs. Penn in a 4-1 victory on Oct. 14 ... captured three game-winners including the 5-2 Big Ten Tournament win over the Badgers, as well as vs. UMKC in a 1-0 season opening victory on Aug. 29 and in a 2-1 victory over Lafayette on Aug. 31 ...following the season, joined the Jamaica National U-23 squad against the Cayman Islands National Senior Team in a friendly game on March 8 in preparation for qualifying for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

Prior to Rutgers: Member of both Jamaica's national U17 and U20 programs ... With U20 program, participated at the 2012 CFU Championships ... as a member of the U17 team, was the top scorer at the 2011 U17 CONCACAF Championships and playing in the U17 World Cup in Mexico ... at the Wolmers Boy School, was the top scorer from 2010-2013 and helped his team to the Walker Cup Championship in 2013 ... son of Matthew and Suzette ... major is undecided.

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

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    2015Sophomore

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    2016Junior

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