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Jake Cover

20 Jake Cover

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    160
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Gretna, Neb.
  • High School:
    Gretna HS
  • Previous College:
    Fort Hays State
  • Position:
    F
  • Previous School(s):
    Fort Hays State University
g 7
a 1
pts 15
gw 2

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
Oct 26 #22 Hastings L, 2-0
Oct 29 (RV) Viterbo L, 2-0
Nov 2 Waldorf W, 8-0
Nov 11 at #5 Georgia Gwinnett W, 1-0
Nov 12 vs. (RV) Florida National W, 1-0
Nov 17 at #2 Mid-America Christian L, 2-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 20 5
Games started 18 5
Goals 7 4
Assists 1 1
Points 15 9
Shots 31 14
Shot Pct .226 .286
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 2 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 18 Doane W, 8-0 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Aug 20 at #24 Grand View L, 6-2 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Aug 24 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-1 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 1
Aug 30 Morningside L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 3 vs. #6 Missouri Valley L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 5 at #9 MidAmerica Nazarene T, 0-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 10 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 14 at Northwestern T, 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #4 Mid-America Christian L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 24 (RV) Missouri Baptist L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 1 at Midland T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 6 at Waldorf W, 2-0 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 14 vs. Iowa Wesleyan W, 5-0 1 2 0 4 4 .500 0-0 0
Oct 16 vs. #8 Georgia Gwinnett L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 19 at #21 Columbia (Mo.) L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 26 #22 Hastings L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 29 (RV) Viterbo L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 2 Waldorf W, 8-0 1 2 0 4 6 .333 0-0 0
Nov 11 at #5 Georgia Gwinnett W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 12 vs. (RV) Florida National W, 1-0 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 1
Nov 17 at #2 Mid-America Christian 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 20 18 .35 .05 .75 1.55 .226 1.00 .645
Conference 5 5 .80 .20 1.80 2.80 .286 1.60 .571
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 8 .50 .00 1.00 1.63 .308 1.50 .923
Away 8 6 .00 .13 .13 1.13 .000 .38 .333
Neutral 4 4 .75 .00 1.50 2.25 .333 1.25 .556
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Wins 7 7 1.00 .14 2.14 2.29 .438 1.86 .813
Losses 11 10 .00 .00 .00 1.09 .000 .55 .500
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August 4 4 .50 .00 1.00 1.25 .400 1.00 .800
September 5 3 .00 .00 .00 .60 .000 .60 1.000
October 7 7 .29 .14 .71 1.86 .154 .71 .385
November 4 4 .75 .00 1.50 2.50 .300 2.00 .800
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 20 18 7 1 15 31 .226 20 .645 3 0 0-0 2
Conference 5 5 4 1 9 14 .286 8 .571 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 8 8 4 0 8 13 .308 12 .923 1 0 0-0 1
Away 8 6 0 1 1 9 .000 3 .333 1 0 0-0 0
Neutral 4 4 3 0 6 9 .333 5 .556 1 0 0-0 1
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Wins 7 7 7 1 15 16 .438 13 .813 1 0 0-0 2
Losses 11 10 0 0 0 12 .000 6 .500 2 0 0-0 0
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August 4 4 2 0 4 5 .400 4 .800 1 0 0-0 1
September 5 3 0 0 0 3 .000 3 1.000 0 0 0-0 0
October 7 7 2 1 5 13 .154 5 .385 0 0 0-0 0
November 4 4 3 0 6 10 .300 8 .800 2 0 0-0 1