20 Valdemar Andersen
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- Height:
- 6-5
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Year:
- Junior
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- Hometown:
- Aarhus, Denmark
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- High School:
- Marselisborg Gymnasium
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- Position:
- Defender
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- Major:
- Accounting
2016 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
2016 Second Team All-WCC
2015 First Team All-WCC
2015 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
2014 All-WCC Honorable Mention
JUNIOR (2016): Started in all 13 games he played in ... was a vital part of the defense that had the third-best goals against average in the West Coast Conference, surrendering just 1.03 goals per game on the year ... consistently played quality long passes from the back line forward to the attacking players ... took four shots on the season.
SOPHOMORE (2015): Started 19 games ... had one assist ... collected an assist at Gonzaga ... Helped spearhead a defense that posted a goals against average of 1.13 over 20 games, the second-best mark in the West Coast Conference ... Andersen and his teammates recorded six shutouts on the year, also the No. 2 mark in the league.
FRESHMAN (2014): Played and started in 16 out of 17 games for the Broncos … had one assist … picked up first collegiate assist in 1-0 victory over UC Riverside … attempted one shot in 2-0 victory over Massachusetts … tallied one shot and one shot on goal against Creighton.
ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Team finished second place in the Danish U19-league … participated in two U-18 national games against Switzerland and Russia … was named as the Player of the Year 2013 by the coaches and players.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Marselisborg Gymnasium in Aarhus, Denmark in 2013.
PERSONAL: Son of Henrik Andersen and Lone Hogh … Henrik is CEO at Arla Foods Ingredients … Lone runs her own lady’s fashion shop … has one sibling named Niels Christian … Enjoys reading, practicing, hanging out with friends and experiencing new places … majoring in economics in the College of Arts & Sciences.
WHY ANDERSEN CHOSE SANTA CLARA: “The excellent combination of getting a great academic education and compete at a high soccer level really attracts me. Also, the possibility to experience the college culture and speak another language is also exciting to me.”
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | Gonzaga | L, 1-0 |
| Oct 16 | Portland | L, 1-0 |
| Oct 22 | at Pacific | T, 1-1 |
| Oct 30 | at Saint Mary's | L, 1-0 |
| Nov 6 | Loyola Marymount | L, 2-0 |
| Nov 11 | at San Diego | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 13 | 6 | ||
| Games started | 13 | 6 | ||
| Goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Assists | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 4 | 1 | ||
| Shot Pct | .000 | .000 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 | at San Diego State | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 26 | at Wisconsin | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 29 | at Northwestern | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. UC Riverside | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Cal St. Fullerton | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | UC Irvine | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at SMU | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Tulsa | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | San José State | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 4 | at UAB | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 9 | at San Francisco | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Gonzaga | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | Portland | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Pacific | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Saint Mary's | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | Loyola Marymount | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at San Diego | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13 | 13 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .31 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .17 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 4 | 4 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .25 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .29 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .50 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
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| Wins | 4 | 4 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .50 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Losses | 8 | 8 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .25 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
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| August | 2 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .50 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| September | 5 | 5 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .40 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| October | 5 | 5 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .20 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| November | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
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| Total | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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| Home | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| Wins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Losses | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| August | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| November | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
