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2015 Men's Soccer

10 Elton Teixeira

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 150
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fogo, Cape Verde
  • Highschool Burke

Biography

2015 Saw time in 18 of the 21 games played in his senior season … Earned a spot in the starting 11 15 times … Ended the year with eight goals and eight assists for 24 points … Picked-up Little East Conference Second Team honors … Ended the year with three game-winning goals to help the Beacons to a program record 16 victories including 10 straight to start the season … Netted the game-winner on a perfectly placed free kick in the Little East Tournament semi-final at Plymouth State University on November 4 … Assisted one of the Beacons two goals in the LEC Championship game against Rhode Island College on November 7 … Recorded a season high four points (2 goals) in the 3-1 win at Wentworth Institute on September 22 … Earned three points (1g, 1a) in the huge come-from-behind win over Western Connecticut State University on October 16 … Finished with two assists in the 9-0 rout of Southern Maine on September 26 … Recorded a combined five points (2g, 1a) through the Beacons first three games, all of which were wins.

2014 Had a standout year for the Beacons, earning NSCAA Fourth Team All-Region honors … Also named a First Team All-Little East Conference selection … Grabbed LEC and ECAC New England Offensive Player of the Week accolades on September 2 after leading the Beacons to a 1-1 finish at the Roger Williams University Tournament … In his first two games as a Beacon he combined for four goals, three of which he scored in the August 31 win over Thomas College (Maine) … Would later register two goals in the 7-0 rout of UMass Dartmouth on September 27 … Ended the year with a total of seven goals and two assists for 16 points, which was third-most on the 2014 team … Registered the game-winning tally in the 4-0 victory over Worcester State University on October 22.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Transferred to UMass Boston from Bunker Hill Community College … Won two state and regional championships with the Bulldogs … Graduated from Burke High School in 2012 … Son of Tanya Gomes and Augusto Teixeira … Has three siblings, Oscar, Manuel, and Kleber … Currently majoring in Computer Engineering.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2014Junior

    M/F
    5'10" 155 lbs
    3
  • 10

    2015Senior

    F
    5'10" 150 lbs
    10
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