Chris Garcia

Height:
5-9
Weight:
145
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rutherford, N.J.
High School:
St. Benedict's Prep

2013: Played at outside back in 14 matches making seven starts... Recorded a career-high two assists... Notched an assist, the second of his career, in the season opener against Rhode Island, also helping anchor a defensive effort that yielded just one shot on net in recording a shutout (8/30)... Started and played the first half on defense against Drexel (9/1)... Played a strong defensive game, sliding in on net to stop a first-half goal, while playing 110 minutes on the back line in a 1-1 tie at Monmouth (9/6)... Had one shot playing 73 minutes in a starting role on the back line at Princeton (9/15)... Recorded his first shot on goal for the season and saw 73 minutes of action in the backfield against Bucknell (9/21)... Notched his second assist of the season, recording the second-assist on George Velasquez[apos] second half goal in a 3-1win over DePaul (10/19).

2012: Helped anchor the defense in the 17 games that he played in... Started in the backfield and logged 55 minutes on defense against Saint Peter[apos]s (8/24)... Came off the bench to play 14 minutes in the backfield against Princeton (8/31)... Played 58 minutes as a reserve defender in a 2-1 overtime victory against Rider (9/3)... Saw 39 minutes of action as a reserve at No. 15 Old Dominion (9/7)... Started in the backfield and played a full 90 minutes against Virginia Commonwealth (9/9)... Played a full 90 minutes in the backfield as Seton Hall picked up a 1-0 victory over No. 19 Monmouth (9/14)... Started and played 90 minutes as a defender in a 2-1 win at Delaware (9/19)... Started and played all 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss at Syracuse (9/22)... Played 90 minutes on the back line in Seton Hall[apos]s 2-1 win over Providence (10/3)... Logged 90 minutes on defense and recorded the first assist of his career in a 4-1 victory over Pittsburgh (10/6)... Registered his first shot of the season at No. 4 Connecticut (10/17)... Played all 90 minutes in the first round of the 2012 BIG EAST Tournament agaisnt Villanova helping to anchor the defense (11/1).

2011: Started in 13 games while making 15 appearances overall... One of eight players to log more than 1,000 minutes of playing last year, finishing with 1,058... Played all 110 minutes in the backfield for the Pirates[apos] 0-0 tie with No. 1 Maryland (9/20)... Started and played 90 minutes with two shots and a shot on goal against Georgetown (10/12).

2010: Made 13 appearances with eight starts... Made collegiate debut off the bench at North Carolina (9/5)... Started and played the full 90-minutes in a shutout of Pittsburgh (10/2)... Played 90 minutes and fired a shot on goal against Notre Dame (10/19).

High School/Personal: First team All-League and All-County Honorable Mention at Rutherford High School in 2008... Netted 10 goals and 30 assists for high school career... Member of Red Bulls U18 squad.