West Virginia University Athletics

Career Highlights

• Finished career No. 1 in WVU history with 35 career assists
• Five multi-assist matches ranks No. 1 all-time in program history
• Held the WVU record with 0.50 assists per match
• Ranks No. 2 all-time with 11 game-winning assists
• Is No. 6 in team history with 21 game-winning points

2018 (Redshirt Senior)

• Drafted in the fourth round of the 2019 Major League Soccer SuperDraft by the New York Red Bulls with the 84th overall pick
• College Soccer News All-America Second Team
• United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team
• Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Third Team
• United Soccer Coaches All-North Region First Team
• Mid-American Conference Player of the Year
• All-MAC First Team
• Academic All-MAC Team
• Played in and started 18 matches in 1,504 minutes
• Ranked No. 7 nationally with 0.56 assists per game and 10 total assists, No. 11 with five game-winning goals, No. 27 with 1.44 points per game and No. 29 with 26 total points and also led the team with eight goals and was second with 36 shots and 17 shots on goal
• Five game-winning goals tied a program record, 0.56 assists per game ranked No. 5 all-time and 10 game-winning points and 10 assists were both tied for No. 6 in team history
• In MAC play, paced the conference with 11 points and two game-winning goals and was second with four goals, 15 shots and eight shots on goal
• Is the third player in MAC history to earn five player of the week accolades in a single season
• Recorded at least one point in seven consecutive matches from Oct. 13-Nov. 15, with multiple points in five games and a game-winning goal or assist in four of WVU’s six wins
• Scored the final goal and assisted on the game-tying score in WVU’s 4-2 win in the NCAA Tournament First Round against LIU Brooklyn on Nov. 15
• Named the MAC Player of the Week and to the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week on Nov. 6 after scoring a goal with two assists, including on the game-winner in overtime, in a 4-3 win at NIU on Nov. 3 to clinch a perfect MAC regular season
• Named the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Week and the MAC Player of the Week on Oct. 30 after scoring the game-winning goals in back-to-back matches, against Pitt on Oct. 23 and vs. Bowling Green in the 88th minute on Oct. 26 to clinch the MAC regular-season title
• Earned MAC Player of the Week accolades after he scored the game-tying goal with 13 seconds left in regulation and netted the game-winner three minutes into overtime in WVU’s 2-1 win at Akron on Oct. 13,
• Scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick in a 3-1 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) on Sept. 15
• Had three assists, including the one that broke the WVU career assists record, in a win against American on Aug. 31, and was named the MAC Player of the Week on Sept. 4
• Opened the year with the game-winning goal and an assist in West Virginia’s 2-0 win at College of Charleston on Aug. 24, and was recognized as the MAC Player of the Week on Aug. 28

2017 (Senior)

• Medically redshirted and did not compete after sustaining a knee injury prior to the start of preseason practice

2016 (Junior)

• Named to the All-MAC First Team
• Named to the Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Second Team
• Started all 16 matches playing 1,377 minutes, third-most on the team
• Scored two goals and tied for the team lead with four assists, finishing third on the team with eight points, and added a team-high-tying 30 shots and 13 shots on goal while taking 72 corner kicks
• Scored the game’s first goal in the opening minute of WVU’s 3-1 upset win at No. 22 Akron on Oct. 22
• Had an assist on Oct. 15 against Buffalo
• Recorded an assist against American on Sept. 20
• Tallied his first goal of the season on Sept. 17 against George Mason
• Assisted on game-winning goals in back-to-back matches, on Sept. 3 against Princeton and on Sept. 9 against ETSU

2015 (Sophomore)

• Named to the All-MAC Second Team
• Named the Abel “Shadow” Sebele Players’ Player of the Year by his WVU teammates
• Played in all 19 matches with 18 starts and 1,373 minutes
• Had a WVU-record 13 assists, ranking No. 2 in the country, and added two goals, 26 shots and seven shots on goal
• Notched a program-record-tying five game-winning assists
• Posted two multi-assist matches, tied for third-most in a single season in team history
• Recorded a team-record four assists in WVU’s 6-0 win against San Francisco on Aug. 30
• Scored a goal and added an assist on two occasions, in a 3-0 win against Penn State on Oct. 13 and again in WVU’s 3-2 win vs. Northern Illinois on Nov. 6
• Posted two assists at St. Francis on Oct. 3
• Recorded at least one assist in eight of WVU’s first 12 games, totaling 12 assists in that span

2014 (Freshman)

• Named the MAC Freshman of the Year
• Played in 17 games with 14 starts at midfield in 1,197 minutes
• Tied for first on the team, ranking second in the MAC and 14th in the nation, with eight assists
• Had one assist in each of the final three games, against Buffalo on Nov. 1, Western Michigan on Nov. 8, and Bowling Green on Nov. 14.
• Took a season-high three shots against Duquesne on Oct. 5
• Had one assist in three consecutive matches, against UC Irvine on Sept. 11, James Madison on Sept. 23 and Niagara on Sept. 26
• Picked up a pair of assists against Oakland on Sept. 1

High School

• Played for coaches Jon Parry and Dave McKay with Sporting KC Academy
• Played in 24 games, making 23 starts with one goal in 2013-14
• Member of the 2011 and 2012 Sporting KC Reserve Team
• 2011 USSDA Winter Showcase Select Team Player
• 2011 Generation Adidas Team Player
• Played two seasons for coach Dave Wiebenga at Lee’s Summit High, earning second team all-state honors in 2011
• Four-star recruit according to TopDrawerSoccer
• No. 80 on the TopDrawerSoccer IMG Academy 150
• Ranked No. 1 recruit in the Heartland Region by TopDrawerSoccer
• Ranked No. 24 midfielder by TopDrawerSoccer
• Ranked No. 109 played in the Class of 2014 by CollegeSoccerNews

Personal

• Son of Joe and Victoria Piatczyc
• Has three brothers and three sisters
• Birthday is Feb. 16
• Graduated with a degree in MDS – Education/Human Services
• Pursuing a master’s degree in communication studies
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll