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Jake Cover

20 Jake Cover

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    160
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Gretna, Neb.
  • High School:
    Gretna HS
  • Previous College:
    Fort Hays State
  • Position:
    MF
  • Previous School(s):
    Fort Hays State University
g 5
a 1
pts 11
gw 1

Honors & Awards:

2022 Season (Sophomore): Started 18 of the 20 games in which he appeared … Led the team with seven goals scored … Also recorded an assist to total 15 points on the year … Two of his goals represented game-winners … Scored the game-winning goal in a 3-1 victory over Kansas Wesleyan (Aug. 24) … Posted his first of two multi-goal games against Iowa Wesleyan (Oct. 14) at the CAC Classic … Scored twice in an 8-0 win over Waldorf (Nov. 2) … Scored the game-winning goal in BU’s CAC Championship Game victory over Florida National (Nov. 12).

2021 Season (Freshman): Appeared in three games off the bench ... Recorded his lone shot against Waldorf (Nov. 6).

At Fort Hays State (2020): Attended Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kan. for one year after high school ... Member of the men's soccer team that went 4-2-1 (4-1-1 GAC) ... Made one appearance against Ouachita Baptist and did not record any stats.

High School: Attended Gretna High School ... Coached by Tyler Ortlieb ... Totaled 48 goals and 21 assists during his high school career ... Led team in scoring in all three seasons ... Named all-ITG all three seasons and the 2018 (sophomore) ITG Player of the Year ... Two-time first team all-conference (2017, 2019) selection and honorable mention all-conference choice in 2018 ... Led all Nebraska High Schools with 22 goals in 2018 ... First Team All-State Class B (2018) and Class A (2019) ... Second Team Super State pick in 2018.

Club Soccer: Played club soccer for Sporting Omaha FC 02 ... Coached by Ryan Kruse ... Won the 2017 State Championship .. Qualified for 2018 Midwest Regional Championships ... Reached the NPL Finals in 2018.

Personal: Son of Jim and Rita Cover ... Older brother, John, also plays for BU ... Born on Jan. 14, 2002 ... Majoring in Business Administration.

Recent Games
Nov 9 vs. Washington Adventist W, 1-0
Nov 11 vs. #14 Florida National T, 2-2
Nov 16 vs. Northwestern W, 2-0
Nov 18 at #1 Mid-America Christian T, 3-3
Nov 27 vs. #22 Indiana Wesleyan W, 2-0
Nov 30 vs. #19 Milligan L, 2-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 23 -
Games started 19 -
Goals 5 -
Assists 1 -
Points 11 0
Shots 25 -
Shot Pct .200 -
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 -
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 17 at Doane W, 2-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Aug 19 Clarke T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Aug 22 at Morningside L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Aug 26 Briar Cliff L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Aug 30 at Viterbo T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 2 York W, 4-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 5 (RV) Concordia (Neb.) L, 2-1 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Sep 9 Northwestern W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 12 (RV) Grand View W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 16 at #2 Mid-America Christian L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 22 Science and Arts W, 5-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at #14 Columbia (Mo.) L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 30 at Hannibal-LaGrange W, 7-0 - 1 0 2 3 .333 0-0 0
Oct 4 at #16 Missouri Baptist W, 4-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Southwestern Christian W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 14 Waldorf W, 5-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 18 at Hastings W, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 28 at Judson W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 9 vs. Washington Adventist W, 1-0 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 1
Nov 11 vs. #14 Florida National T, 2-2 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Nov 16 vs. Northwestern W, 2-0 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 18 at #1 Mid-America Christian T, 3-3 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Nov 27 vs. #22 Indiana Wesleyan W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 30 vs. #19 Milligan L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2021-22 3 - .00 .00 .00 .33 .000 .00 .000
2022-23 20 18 .35 .05 .75 1.55 .226 1.00 .645
2023-24 23 19 .22 .04 .48 1.09 .200 .61 .560
Total 46 37 .26 .04 .57 1.24 .211 .74 .596
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2021-22 3 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0
2022-23 20 18 7 1 15 31 .226 20 .645 3 0 0-0 2
2023-24 23 19 5 1 11 25 .200 14 .560 7 0 0-0 1
Total 46 37 12 2 26 57 .211 34 .596 10 0 0-0 3
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 23 19 .22 .04 .48 1.09 .200 .61 .560
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 7 7 .14 .00 .29 1.14 .125 .86 .750
Away 11 7 .18 .00 .36 .91 .200 .55 .600
Neutral 5 5 .40 .20 1.00 1.40 .286 .40 .286
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Wins 13 10 .15 .08 .38 .92 .167 .46 .500
Losses 6 5 .17 .00 .33 1.17 .143 .67 .571
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August 5 4 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 .80 .800
September 7 5 .29 .00 .57 1.29 .222 .71 .556
October 5 4 .00 .00 .00 .40 .000 .20 .500
November 6 6 .50 .17 1.17 1.50 .333 .67 .444
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 23 19 5 1 11 25 .200 14 .560 7 0 0-0 1
Conference - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 7 7 1 0 2 8 .125 6 .750 4 0 0-0 0
Away 11 7 2 0 4 10 .200 6 .600 2 0 0-0 0
Neutral 5 5 2 1 5 7 .286 2 .286 1 0 0-0 1
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Wins 13 10 2 1 5 12 .167 6 .500 3 0 0-0 1
Losses 6 5 1 0 2 7 .143 4 .571 3 0 0-0 0
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August 5 4 0 0 0 5 .000 4 .800 1 0 0-0 0
September 7 5 2 0 4 9 .222 5 .556 4 0 0-0 0
October 5 4 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 1 0 0-0 0
November 6 6 3 1 7 9 .333 4 .444 1 0 0-0 1