1 Taariq Ganga
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Weight:
- 190
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Cape Town, South Africa
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- High School:
- Silvermine Academy
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- Previous College:
- Iowa Lakes CC
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- Position:
- GK
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- Previous School(s):
- Iowa Lakes Community College
Honors & Awards:
- 2023, CAC Goalkeeper of the Year
- 2023, First team all-CAC
2023 Season (Junior): Earned CAC Goalkeeper of the Year and first team all-CAC honors … Started and played all 24 games … Posted a 14-6-4 record with a 0.89 goals against average in 2,126:22 in net … Made 88 saves on his way to an .807 save percentage … Totaled a season-high eight saves in the season-opening win at Doane … Recorded six stops in the CAC Tournament to give the Bruins their third-straight CAC Championship … Totaled a program-record 20 saves in the NAIA National Tournament … Made seven saves to upend #1 Mid-America Christian (Nov. 18) in the NAIA Second Round to advance BU to the Final Site … Anchored of a defense that posted a program-record 13 shutouts, accounting for 10 solo shutouts in goal … Led a defense that allowed just 21 goals in 24 games for a 0.86 goals against average … Set a school-record going 641 minutes and three seconds from Sept. 26-Nov. 11 without being scored upon.
Prior to BU: Began his collegiate career at Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa ... Played three seasons for coach Ben MacRae where he was an all-conference selection ... Eight-time Conference Player of the Week and earned a national NJCAA Goalkeeper of the Week nod ... Served as team captain in 2022 and helped the Lakers to a District Championship during the 2020-21 season ... Three-year starter for the Lakers ... Totaled 16 shutouts and 187 saves including a career-high 78 stops during the 2022 season ... Posted a 1.16 goals against average and .776 save percentage in almost 4200 minutes of action ... Dean's List student.
High School: Attended Silvermine Academy.
Club Soccer: Played his club soccer for Ubuntu Football where he was coached by Casey Prince ... Represented South Africa with the U17 National Team.
Personal: Son of Gakeem and Zubeida Ganga ... Has a brother, Taahir, and a sister, Zahraa ... Born on May 24, 2000 ... Majoring in Graphic Design.
| Recent Games | ||
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| 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 played | 24 | - | ||
| Games started | 24 | - | ||
| Minutes | 2126:22 | 0:00 | ||
| Goals against | 21 | - | ||
| Goals-against average | 0.89 | - | ||
| Saves | 88 | - | ||
| Save pct | .807 | - | ||
| Wins | 14 | - | ||
| Losses | 6 | - | ||
| Ties | 4 | - | ||
| Shutouts | 10/3 | 0/0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 | at Doane | W, 2-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 1.000 |
| Aug 19 | Clarke | T, 1-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | .750 |
| Aug 22 | at Morningside | L, 2-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 3 | .600 |
| Aug 26 | Briar Cliff | L, 3-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 3 | 3.00 | 2 | .400 |
| Aug 30 | at Viterbo | T, 0-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Sep 2 | York | W, 4-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 5 | (RV) Concordia (Neb.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 6 | .750 |
| Sep 9 | Northwestern | W, 2-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | .750 |
| Sep 12 | (RV) Grand View | W, 2-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Sep 16 | at #2 Mid-America Christian | L, 2-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 5 | .714 |
| Sep 22 | Science and Arts | W, 5-2 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | .500 |
| Sep 26 | at #14 Columbia (Mo.) | L, 1-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 6 | .857 |
| Sep 30 | at Hannibal-LaGrange | W, 7-0 | 1 | 63:29 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Oct 4 | at #16 Missouri Baptist | W, 4-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Oct 10 | at Southwestern Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1.000 |
| Oct 14 | Waldorf | W, 5-0 | 1 | 52:43 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - |
| Oct 18 | at Hastings | W, 5-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Oct 28 | at Judson | W, 3-0 | 1 | 80:10 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Washington Adventist | W, 1-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Nov 11 | vs. #14 Florida National | T, 2-2 | 1 | 110:00 | 2 | 1.64 | 3 | .600 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Northwestern | W, 2-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Nov 18 | at #1 Mid-America Christian | T, 3-3 | 1 | 110:00 | 3 | 2.45 | 7 | .700 |
| Nov 27 | vs. #22 Indiana Wesleyan | W, 2-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1.000 |
| Nov 30 | vs. #19 Milligan | L, 2-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 4 | .667 |
| gp | gs | min/g | ga/g | gaa | sv/g | sv% | |
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| Total | 24 | 24 | 88:36 | .88 | 0.89 | 3.67 | .807 |
| Conference | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 8 | 8 | 85:20 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 2.63 | .700 |
| Away | 11 | 11 | 88:31 | .73 | 0.74 | 4.36 | .857 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 94:00 | .80 | 0.77 | 3.80 | .826 |
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| Wins | 14 | 14 | 84:44 | .21 | 0.23 | 3.29 | .939 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 90:00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.33 | .684 |
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| August | 5 | 5 | 90:00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 3.80 | .760 |
| September | 8 | 8 | 86:41 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 3.88 | .795 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 80:35 | .00 | 0.00 | 2.40 | 1.000 |
| November | 6 | 6 | 96:40 | 1.17 | 1.09 | 4.33 | .788 |
| gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | |
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| Total | 24 | 24 | 2126:22 | 21 | 0.89 | 88 | .807 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10/3 |
| Conference | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0/0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0/0 |
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| Home | 8 | 8 | 682:43 | 9 | 1.19 | 21 | .700 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2/1 |
| Away | 11 | 11 | 973:39 | 8 | 0.74 | 48 | .857 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5/2 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 470:00 | 4 | 0.77 | 19 | .826 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3/0 |
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| Wins | 14 | 14 | 1186:22 | 3 | 0.23 | 46 | .939 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9/3 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 540:00 | 12 | 2.00 | 26 | .684 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0/0 |
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| August | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 6 | 1.20 | 19 | .760 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2/0 |
| September | 8 | 8 | 693:29 | 8 | 1.04 | 31 | .795 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2/1 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 402:53 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3/2 |
| November | 6 | 6 | 580:00 | 7 | 1.09 | 26 | .788 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3/0 |
