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2015-16 Men's Ice Hockey

30 Billy Faust

30 Billy Faust

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Alta Loma, Calif.

Summary

Biography

2015-16 Put together one of, if not the most dominant seasons in program history … Ends his senior season as the program-record holder for career goals against average (2.33), save percentage (.923) and shutouts (5) … Ranks tied for second in wins (34), tied for sixth in games played (54), seventh in saves (1,418) and seventh in minutes played (3,034:16) … Started and appeared in a team-high 25 games in net … Finished the season 16-3-3 … Posted the second-most wins in program-history for a single-season … Recorded a 2.19 goals against average and a .926 save percentage … Ranks second in program-history for a single-season with his 2.19 GAA and third with his .926 save percentage … Stopped 654 shots … Allowed 52 goals … Saw time in 1,426 minutes and nine seconds … Set the program-record with four shutouts in a single-season … Opened the season 7-0-1 in his first nine appearances … Won his first five starts of the season and allowed three or fewer goals in all five starts … Stopped 29 of 32 shots in a 4-3 overtime win over nationally-ranked Norwich University on December 4 … Recorded 35 saves on 36 shots to knock off host and nationally-ranked Babson College 4-3 on January 16 … Posted his first shutout of the season January 30, with a 30-save performance against the University of New England … Stopped all 20 shots he faced in the New England Hockey Conference Quarterfinals against the University of Southern Maine … Registered 33 saves in the NEHC Championship Game to lead UMass Boston to their first title since 1982 … Stopped 117 consecutive shots from March 5-March 25 … Led UMass Boston past defending national champion Trinity College in the NCAA First Round by stopping all 37 shots he faced … Recorded a season-high 42 saves in a 2-0 shutout win over Hobart College in the NCAA Quarterfinals.  

2014-15 Made a huge impact in his first full season with the Beacons, as he claimed the starting goalie job over the final nine games of the year … Named the ECAC East Goalie of the Year on January 26 … Enters his senior season as the program-record holder for career save percentage (.920) and goals against average (2.46) … Started 14 games and made 17 total appearances … Finished the season 13-1-1 in 968:49 minutes … Ended the year second in the country with his .900 winning percentage … Led the Beacons with a .913 save percentage … Registered a 2.54 goals against average … Posted one shutout … Allowed two or fewer goals in eight of his 17 appearances … Recorded at least 20 saves in 12 of his 17 games and 30 or more in four contests … Allowed just one goal and made 25 saves in a 5-1 win over Southern Maine on December 6 … Stopped a season-high 41 shots to help lead UMass Boston past #7/8 Babson College 4-3 in overtime on January 24 … Recorded his first collegiate shutout by making 23 saves on February 6 in a 4-0 win over Southern Maine … Totaled 32 saves on 35 shots to help the Beacons knock off #1 Norwich University on Valentine’s Day … Stopped 23 of 24 shots in the ECAC East Quarterfinals to lead the Beacons’ past Skidmore College 11-1.

2013-14 Enjoyed a tremendous second-semester with the Beacons after transferring into UMass Boston in early January … Named the ECAC East Goalie of the Week on January 14 ... Started nine games and made 10 total appearances … Posted the best save percentage in program-history for a single-season at .936 … Finished the year tied for sixth in the nation with his .936 save percentage … Put together the second-best goals against average for a single-year with a 2.25 GAA … Posted a 5-3-2 record in 587:24 minutes of action ... Stopped 324 shots, while allowing 22 goals … Posted 30 or more saves in eight of his nine starts … Recorded 20 or more saves in all 10 appearances … Stopped 34 of 36 shots in his debut as a Beacon January 10 in UMass Boston’s 4-2 win over #5 Norwich … Blanked Saint Michael’s College in relief with 20 saves on 20 shots in the second and third period to help UMass Boston earn a 6-4 comeback victory January 11 … Held St. Anselm College to one goal on 38 shots in a 4-1 victory January 17 … Recorded a career-high 44 saves January 18 in a 3-2 loss at New England College … Stopped 35 of 37 shots to lead the Beacons to a victory in his playoff debut against the University of New England in the ECAC East Quarterfinals … Registered 30 saves on 33 shots in the ECAC East Semifinals against #7/8 Babson.

2012-13 (UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT): Appeared in two games at Division I University of Vermont ... Totaled 51:38 minutes of playing time making 12 saves on 15 total shots ... . Played 35 minutes against No. 11 Boston University and made nine saves (Feb. 16) ... Stopped three shots in 16 minutes against No. 20 UMass Lowell (Jan. 12) ... Posted a 3.49 goals against average.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL: Faust was the starting goaltender for the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) during the 2011-12 season ... Went 23-25-0 in 51 games with a 2.86 goals against average, .913 save percentage, and four shutouts while playing 3000 minutes between the pipes ... Spent the 2010-11 campaign with the Penticton Vees in the BCHL and was a teammate of Catamount forward Kyle Mountain ... In 23 appearances, he finished with a 11-7-0 record, 3.38 goals against average, and .893 save percentage ... Graduated from Damien High School in La Verne, California in 2009 ... Played roller hockey in high school ... Led his team to a state championship ... Son on Tom and Cheri Faust ... Has two siblings, Tommy and Kailey ... Currently studying Marketing. 

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    2014-15Junior

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    2015-16Senior

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