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2012 Soccer (M) Roster

Profile

  • D
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Marondera, Zimbabwe
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 195
    Weight
  • Prince Edward School
    High School
Tapiwa Machingauta
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Tapiwa Machingauta
D
Position
Senior
Class
Marondera, Zimbabwe
Hometown

Season Stats

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Career Stats

Career Statistics

Summary

Biography

 

Honors and Awards
Bradley Athletics Charles Orsborn Award:  2013
NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Midwest:
  2012 (2nd Team)
All-Missouri Valley Conference:  2012 (1st Team)
All MVC Tournament Team:  2012
Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team:  2009
Prego Express Italian Invitational All-Tournament Team:  2009
Bradley Newcomer of the Year:  2009
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll:  Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2012

Year

GP

GS

G

A

Pts.

Sh

Sh%

SOG

SOG%

GWG

2009, Fr.

18

18

0

1

1

6

.000

1

.167

0

2010, So.

14

14

0

0

0

2

.000

0

.000

0

2011, Jr.

16

16

0

0

0

1

.000

0

.000

0

2012, Sr.

20

20

0

2

2

12

.000

5

.417

0

Career

68

68

0

3

3

21

.000

6

.286

0

 

Single-Game Career Bests

Goals:  0

Assists:  1 three times, last vs. SIU-Edwardsville (10/10/12)

Points:  1 three times, last vs. SIU-Edwardsville (10/10/12)

At Bradley (2009-12)
After arriving in the United States from his native Zimbabwe during the summer of 2009, Machingauta quickly settled into the starting sweeper position and played all 1,640 possible minutes during his freshman season ... Started in the middle of the back line for each of the first 14 games in 2010, before a leg injury forced him out of action the rest of the season
 ... Played a team-best 1845 minutes during the 2012 season, sitting out just 46 minutes during the entire 20-game season ... Played for MPS Portland Phoenix in the Premier Development League during the summer of 2010 and for Ocean City in the 2012 PDL season.

Coming to America
Machingauta follows Thando Dzowa (1998-2001) as the second player from the African nation of Zimbabwe to suit up for the Braves ... Overall, Machingauta became the seventh foreign player in Bradley Soccer history.

Prep Overview
His team's captain and most valuable player in 2008, Machingauta led his Prince Edward School soccer program into several international tournaments ... Named the tournament's Best Defender during the 2008 Benoni Tournament in South Africa. 

Club Soccer
Vice captain of the Harare Provincial Team in 2008 ... Also trained with the Zimbabwe Under 20 National Team in 2008.

Personal
The son of Boniface Machingauta and Sandy Charumira ... First name pronounced tah • PEE • wuh ... Last name pronounced mah • CHEEN • gah • OO• tuh.