Johannes Pex

Height:
6-0
Weight:
178
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Stephansposching, Germany
High School:
Helene Lange
Prev School:
Passau (Germany)

**2020, 2021 ALL-BIG EAST THIRD TEAM**
**2021, 2022 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**

2021: Played in sixteen matches starting all of them... Was the Pirates' leader in points (15), goals (5) and assists (5) across 1466 minutes logged... Played all 110 minutes in the shutout of Temple (8/26)... Picked up three points with a penalty kick goal and an assist in the Pirates win over Delaware (8/30)... Scored in back-to-back games with a tally in the win at NC State (9/3)... Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (9/6)... Had a trio of assists in the win over NJIT (9/10) including the game-winner... Assisted on the opening goal and scored the game-winner in overtime at Army (9/14)... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/15)... Scored two, penalty kick goals just over a minute apart against Fordham (9/28)... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/4)... Played all 90 minutes in the shutout victory over DePaul (10/13) and all 110 minutes in the shutout at St. John's (10/16)... Named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team... His three penalty kick goals are good enough to tie the second-most in a single season in program history.

2020-21: Played in fifteen matches starting all of them... Logged 1380 minutes including the full-time in each of the Pirates final 13 matches... Tallied five points (2 goals, 1 assist) with three of his four shots coming on net... Started with a bang scoring two goals in the Pirates' season opener at NJIT (2/17)... Picked up the game-winning assist in the Pirates 2-1 victory over then No. 13 Providence (3/13)... Helped anchor a Pirates' defense that had six shutouts on the season and held opponents to a goal or less in 10 of 16 games... Converted his penalty kick as the Pirates advanced over Viginia Tech on PKs in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16... Was named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team for his contributions in his first season as a Pirate... Part of the 2020 BIG EAST Championship team.

Before SHU: Played soccer at the University of Passau in Germany... Attended Helene Lange Gymnasium Fuerth in Germany for four years before playing at Passau... Was named captain of his U17 squad, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in 2015... Son of Christine and Georg Pex... Has one sister, Sophie... Born Feb. 4, 1998.