2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 1
Steven Tekesky
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 178
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Raymore, Mo.
- High School:
- Ray-Pec HS
Career Highlights
- Ranks No. 3 in program history with 62 goalkeeper matches played and 5,596 goalkeeper minutes played
- Ranks No. 4 in program history in wins (33), goalkeeper starts (60) and shutouts (20)
- Ranks No. 6 in program history with 165 saves
2020-21 (Senior)
- All-MAC First Team
- Academic All-MAC Team
- Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team
- Started all 10 matches and logged 938 minutes as one of the team’s captains
- Compiled a 6-3-1 record with six clean sheets
- His six shutouts were No. 1 in the MAC
- Allowed six goals with 31 saves, good for an .838 save percentage
- Faced 101 shots on the year, good for 10.1 per game
- Tallied six multi-save performances, including a season-high six against Marshall on March 24
- Made three saves in WVU’s season-opening win at Charlotte on Feb. 26
- Helped the Mountaineers to a shutout win on March 6, against Northern Illinois; made four saves on the day
- Made three saves in a shutout win at SIUE on March 21
- Earned the clean-sheet victory over Marshall on March 24
- Didn’t concede a goal in final 200 minutes of the season
2019 (Junior)
- MAC Tournament MVP
- MAC All-Tournament Team
- Academic All-MAC
- Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team
- Started all 21 matches and logged 1,936 minutes, good for No. 14 nationally
- Tied for No. 3 in single-season program history in starts and ranked No. 5 in minutes played
- Compiled a record of 10-9-2 with six shutouts
- Tallied 60 saves, allowing 31 goals for a 1.44 goals-against average
- Also had a save percentage of .659
- His six shutouts ranked No. 2 in the MAC
- Made three saves in a season-opening, shutout win at Monmouth on Aug. 30
- Recorded four saves in WVU’s 2-1, overtime win at Cincinnati on Sept. 17
- Helped WVU to a shutout win with four saves against Penn on Sept. 28
- Made a season-best six saves at North Carolina on Oct. 8
- Earned a pair of shutouts in the MAC Championship and helped WVU to a 1-0 win over Bowling Green in the tournament final on Nov. 17
- Registered four or more saves seven times
2018 (Sophomore)
- All-MAC First Team
- Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Second Team
- MAC Player of the Week – Oct. 23
- College Soccer News National Team of the Week – Oct. 23
- Started all 21 matches in goal, compiling a record of 14-7-0 in 1,891:37 minutes played
- Made 86 saves and allowed 27 goals for a 1.28 goals-against average and a .761 save percentage
- Tied for No. 2 in single-season program history in wins (14), tied for No. 3 in starts and matches played (21) and ranked No. 5 in minutes played (1,891:37)
- Ranked No. 11 in the country in total saves (86) and No. 16 in minutes played (1,891:37) and led the conference in save percentage (.761) and saves per game (4.10)
- Added a pair of assists
- Made a career-best 11 saves and allowed one goal in the NCAA Tournament Second Round at Georgetown
- Made eight saves and allowed one goal in WVU’s win over SIUE on Oct. 20
- Recorded the game-winning assist in overtime of WVU’s 2-1 win at Akron on Oct. 13, adding three saves
- Made nine saves in a conference-opening win at Western Michigan on Oct. 6
- Had an assist and made one save against Saint Francis (Pa.) on Sept. 15
- Made a then-career-best 10 saves on Sept. 7 at UCF
2017 (Freshman)
- Played in 10 matches with eight starts and 830:01 minutes played in goal and earned a record of 3-3-2
- Led the team with a 0.98 goals-against average while making 18 saves with a .667 save percentage and three shutouts
- Made five saves at Western Michigan in the MAC Championship Semifinals on Nov. 10
- Made three saves and did not allow a goal in WVU’s win over Penn on Oct. 24
- Earned a double-overtime shutout and made three saves in a scoreless draw at Bowling Green on Oct. 14
- Shut out No. 5 Michigan State in a 1-0 upset win on Oct. 11
High School
- Attended Raymore-Peculiar High
- Played club soccer for Sporting Kansas City Academy, where he was the captain of the U-18 Academy Team in 2015-16 and 2016-17
- Helped Sporting KC Academy win the Missouri state cup in 2013 and 2014
- Was one of 54 MLS Academy players selected for the Generation Adidas Elite Soccer Program event in Portland, Oregon
- Selected to the U.S. U-16 Youth Futsal National Team, earning three appearances with the team
- Has also been a reserve goalkeeper for the Swope Park Rangers USL franchise
Personal
- Son of Todd and Mary Tekesky
- Has two sisters
- Birthday is January 20
- Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport management in May 2021
- Currently pursuing master’s degree in sport management
- Dean’s List
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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