2014 Men's Soccer Roster

9 Aaron Dennis

  • Class Senior
  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown Elmont, N.Y.
  • Highschool Elmont

Biography

VILLANOVA

Brings size, athleticism and power to the field ... Can beat defenders off the dribble and create scoring chances ... Demonstrated a knack for producing big goals in his Villanova career.

2014

Named second team All-BIG EAST ... Tied for team scoring honors with classmate Hayden Harr, finishing with six goals and a pair of assists ... Led the Wildcats with 62 shots ... Started all 16 games he was available for ... Was sidelined early in the season with a leg injury, causing him to miss three games ... Three of his goals and an assist came in eight BIG EAST games... Scored a key goal to help spark a 2-0 victory at St. John's on Oct. 29 ... Tabbed BIG EAST Player of the Week on Oct. 6 and Philadelphia Soccer Six Player of the Week on Sept. 15.

2013

Appeared in all 18 games while drawing a gstarting assignment in 15 of those outings ... Ended the campaign with two goals and an assists while generating 41 shots ... Both of his goals were game-winners ... Picked up his first goal of the year in a 2-0 BIG EAST triumph over St. John's on West Campus on Oct. 12 ... Added an assist in a 2-1 loss to Providence on Oct. 23 and then scored the only goal of the day in a 1-0 win at DePaul on Oct. 26 ... Named to the weekly BIG EAST Honor Roll on Oct. 28.

2012

Started all 17 games he appeared in for the Wildcats ... Missed the final three games of the campaign, including both in the BIG EAST Championship, due to injury ... Recorded the game-winning goal in a 5-3 triumph over Penn on Sept. 14 ... Also scored a goal in a 4-1 win over Stony Brook on Aug. 28 in the home opener at the Villanova Soccer Complex.

2011

Finished second on the Wildcats in points (11) and tied Kyle Soroka for team high in goals (five) ... Of his five goals, four were game-winners ... Opened his career with a two goal performance in a win over Manhattan at the West Campus Soccer Complex on Aug. 26 ... His biggest goal of the season came at Notre Dame in the first round of the BIG EAST playoffs, when he converted a feed from fellow forward Dylan Renna for the contest's only score. The goal catapulted VU to its first ever post-season win.

Personal

The son of Audley Dennis and Karen-Rodgers Dennis ... Has three siblings, including sister Keisha (34), sister Maya (22) and brother Aidan (15) ... Maya Dennis ran track and field at Williams College ... Was the No. 6 ranked recruit in New York according to Top Drawer Soccer and was also listed among the nation's top 150 recruits by College Soccer News ... Played club soccer for Cosmos East U 18 Development Academy and was a part of the 2009 USSF Development Academy Starting XI All-Star Team ... At Elmont Memorial High School, he was named to the 2009 All-Nassau County Team.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2005Senior

    Forward
    6'2" 175 lbs
    9
  • 10

    2011Freshman

    Forward
    6'2" 175 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2012Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2" 175 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2013Junior

    Forward
    6'2" 175 lbs
    10
  • 9

    2014Senior

    Forward
    6'2" 175 lbs
    9