Jason Wellington

Height:
5-10
Weight:
159
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
West Palm Beach, Fla.
High School:
American Heritage School-Boca

2014: Made five starts and 13 appearances, finishing with an assist... Notched his first assist of the season and the second of his career on a game-tying goal in the 74th minute of a 3-3 tie against No. 24 Marquette (11/1)... Came off the bench to play 30 minutes as a defensive midfielder in a 1-0 win over No. 3 Georgetown (10/18)... Served as a defensive substitution, playing 52 minutes in a 1-1 draw at Villanova (10/15)... Logged 32 minutes as a reserve at No. 11 Creighton (10/4)... Received the start at outside back against No. 18 George Mason, playing 91 minutes while helping keep the Patriots off the scoreboard in a 0-0 tie (9/19)... Started his second match of the season, playing a full 90 minutes on the back line at No. 21 Delaware (9/10)... Saw 55 minutes of action as a reserve and registered a shot attempt in a victory over UMass Lowell (8/31)... Started in the season opener at Rhode Island, playing 99 minutes in a 1-1 tie (8/29). 2013: Saw action in 16 games and started 10-straight matches at outside back to end the season... Finished the season with one assist for one point... Made his season debut in a 3-3 tie with Drexel, logging 25 minutes of action (9/1)... Recorded his first-career assist and logged 41 minutes of action in a 5-4 double overtime win against Delaware (9/10)... Came off the bench to play 45 minutes against Bucknell (9/21)... Finished with 19 minutes played as a defender in the conference opener at Providence (9/28)... Started at outside back for the first time in 2013 and logged 89 minutes played with a shot attempt in a 2-1 double overtime win at Rider (10/2)... In the starting lineup for a second-straight game at defensive back, playing 90 minutes at Georgetown (10/5)... Logged a full 90 minutes at outside back in a 2-1 victory over Villanova (10/9)... Helped anchor the defensive unit playing 90 minutes at outside back in a shutout victory over NJIT (10/16)... Recorded a shot on goal in 90 minutes of action at outside back against Xavier (10/23)... Member of the starting defensive unit, playing 90 minutes, in a 3-2 win over No. 22 Creighton (10/26).

2012: Started eight out of the seventeen games that he saw action... Came off the bench to make his season-debut against Saint Peter's, logging 35 minutes (8/24)... Received his first start of the season in SHU's 2-0 win over Army, playing all 90 minutes (8/27)... Started and played 76 minutes in the backfield against Princeton (8/31)... Started and saw 55 minutes on the field in a 2-1 overtime victory against Rider (9/3)... Played 51 minutes as a starter at No. 15 Old Dominion (9/7)... Lasted a full 90 minutes in the backfield against Virginia Commonwealth (9/9)...Saw 31 minutes of action as a reserve in a 1-0 victory against No. 19 Monmouth (9/14)... Played 10 minutes as the Pirates beat Delaware, 2-1 (9/19)... Saw 10 minutes as a reserve in a 2-1 win over Providence (10/3)... Tallied one shot in 25 minutes of action as a substitute in a 4-1 win against Pittsburgh (10/6)... Made the start and played a full 90 minutes at NJIT (10/9)... Started and fired a season-high two shots, one on goal, against Villanova in the 2012 BIG EAST Tournament (11/1).

2011: Played in 15 games with 12 starts during his freshman campaign... Tied for second on the team with two goals and tied for third with four points... Started and played 75 minutes against Rider in the first game of the season (8/26)... Came off the bench to score the first goal of his career against Princeton, also firing a season-high two shots on goal (10/4)... Added his second goal of the season against Georgetown (10/12).

High School/Personal: A West Palm Beach, Fla. native who joins the Pirates following a standout career at American Heritage School in Boca/Delray...Won two Florida 2A State Championships in three appearances in the championship game including scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Providence his senior year...An All-State team selection following his senior year...Named to Sun Senitinel and Palm Beach Post All County First Team after his junior and senior seasons...Led American Heritage School Boca/Delray to a fourth place national ranking according to ESPN RISE...Recognized as one of the top players in Florida by ESPN RISE...Selected to Soccer Max Senior All-Star Game...Member of Florida Olympic Development Program...Played club soccer for Weston FC Academy...Born Oct. 15, 1992.