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2016 Men's Soccer Roster

17 Austin Bitta

  • Position F
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 160
  • Hometown Libertyville, Ill.
  • High School Libertyville HS
  • Club Chicago Magic PSG

Biography

2016: CCIW Player of the Year… All-CCIW First Team… NSCAA All-America Third Team… NSCAA All-Central Region First Team… NSCAA All-Wisconsin First Team… NSCAA All-Wisconsin Player of the Year… Named Domin Family Men's Soccer Most Valuable Performer...Recipient of the Frank Falduto Athlete of the Year Award... appeared in 21 games making 19 starts as a senior… led CCIW with 41 points, 14 goals and 13 assists on 79 shots… tied for CCIW-best with four game-winning goals… had season-high two goal performances in wins over Millikin on 10/15 and Augustana on 10/29… tallied two assists on four different occasions during the season… named CCIW Offensive Player of the Week on 10/18.

2015:  Started all 23 games for the Red Men in 2015 and led the team in points with 21 while finishing second with eight goals and tied for second with five assists... Led team with three game winning goals (10/10 vs Illinois Wesleyan, 11/7 vs North Central in CCIW Championship, 11/12 vs Ohio Northern in NCAA Tournament)... 21 points ranked him third in the CCIW in points and ppg at 0.96... CCIW rankings included tied for fourth in goals, tied for nineth in assists, tied for third in game-winning goals... named National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Central Region Third Team, National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Wisconsin Second Team, All-CCIW Second Team and honored as one of the team's "Most Valuable Offensive Players"... recognized as CCIW Player of the Week on October 13th.

2014:  Played in all 19 games and made 12 starts…scored three goals with four assists, including the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Wheaton (Ill.) on Oct. 15.

2013:  Played in 16-of-21 games and made nine starts…scored one goal with three assists, including the game-winning goal and an assist in a 2-1 win against Lake Forest on Sept. 15.

High School:  Named Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association all-state, Daily Herald all-area and All-North Suburban Conference his senior year on a team that won both league and regional titles…all-conference as a junior on a regional-championship team…honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore on a team that finished second at the Illinois High School Association Class 3A state championship…coached by his father, Andy Bitta…played for the Chicago Magic club team…played basketball his freshman year.

Personal:  Double major in finance and management…his brother, Andrew Bitta, played on the 2012 Wisconsin-Whitewater soccer team..

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2013Freshman

    Forward/Midfielder
    5'11" 160 lbs
    21
  • 14

    2014Sophomore

    Forward
    5'11" 160 lbs
    14
  • 17

    2015Junior

    Forward
    5'11" 160 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2016Senior

    Forward
    5'11" 160 lbs
    17