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Jersey Number 19
Will DeNight
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- 160
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- MAST Academy (Brandeis)
- Previous Club:
- Key Biscayne Soccer Club
- College:
- Columbia College
2023: Played in 12 of the team's 14 matches, earning 11 starts ... Scored three goals and tallied two assists for a team-high eight points ... Fired 24 shots, 14 of which came on goal ... Ranked No. 9 in the NCAA and No. 2 in the Ivy League in shot accuracy (.583) ... Ranked No. 83 in the NCAA and No. 7 in the Ivy League in shots on goal per game (1.17) ... Totaled an even 800 minutes of game time ... Started the first 11 matches of the season ... Scored a 75th-minute equalizer from the penalty spot in a 1-1 season-opening draw against Lehigh (Sept. 1) ... Recorded his first multi-goal game with two in a 3-0 win against Manhattan (Sept. 5) ... Took a season-high four shots on goal against the Jaspers ... Assisted Chad Baker's goal in a 2-1 loss to St. John's (Oct. 3) ... Assisted Joao Lima's game-tying goal in the 79th minute to level Dartmouth, 1-1 (Oct. 13).
2022: Played in all 16 games, earning nine starts ... Took a team-high 20 shots and six shots on goal ... Scored one goal and tallied one assist ... Assisted Jack Muoio's 37th-minute goal to give the Lions a 1-0 lead in the season opener at George Washington (Sept. 2) ... Started and played 49 minutes of a 1-1 draw at Manhattan (Sept. 9) ... Played 55 minutes off the bench in a 0-0 draw against Brown (Oct. 1) ... Equalized with an 86th-minute free-kick goal, one of a season-high five shots, four on goal, in a 1-1 draw with Princeton (Oct. 15) ... Started each of the last eight games of the season and went the full 90 at La Salle (Oct. 25).
2021: Played in 13 games and started six times in his first season as a Lion ... Tallied two goals and an assist ... Ranked second on the team in shots attempted (18) ... Earned the starting nod in the season opener, playing 57 minutes and taking one shot as part of a 2-0 victory over George Washington (Sept. 3) ... Played 18 minutes off the bench in his Ivy League debut against Brown (Oct. 2) ... Scored his first Columbia goal at Hofstra, sending home a free kick into the top corner from outside 30 yards (Oct. 5) ... Assisted Jake Novoshelski's 45th-minute goal as part of a 1-1 draw against Penn (Oct. 9) ... Sent in Columbia's final goal of the season to help the Lions to a 1-1 draw in the finale at Cornell (Nov. 13).
2019 (Brandeis): One of two rookies to earn First Team All-UAA honors ... Led Brandeis and the UAA with seven goals and 15 points despite missing four games ... Named a Top 10 New England D3 Freshman Standout.
Prior to College: Attended MAST Academy in Miami.
Personal: Born September 11, 2001 in Miami, Florida ... Son of Jane and Shawn DeNight ... Has a younger sister, Julia ... Lived in Rio de Janeiro for four months while in elementary school ... Speaks both Spanish and Portuguese.
2022: Played in all 16 games, earning nine starts ... Took a team-high 20 shots and six shots on goal ... Scored one goal and tallied one assist ... Assisted Jack Muoio's 37th-minute goal to give the Lions a 1-0 lead in the season opener at George Washington (Sept. 2) ... Started and played 49 minutes of a 1-1 draw at Manhattan (Sept. 9) ... Played 55 minutes off the bench in a 0-0 draw against Brown (Oct. 1) ... Equalized with an 86th-minute free-kick goal, one of a season-high five shots, four on goal, in a 1-1 draw with Princeton (Oct. 15) ... Started each of the last eight games of the season and went the full 90 at La Salle (Oct. 25).
2021: Played in 13 games and started six times in his first season as a Lion ... Tallied two goals and an assist ... Ranked second on the team in shots attempted (18) ... Earned the starting nod in the season opener, playing 57 minutes and taking one shot as part of a 2-0 victory over George Washington (Sept. 3) ... Played 18 minutes off the bench in his Ivy League debut against Brown (Oct. 2) ... Scored his first Columbia goal at Hofstra, sending home a free kick into the top corner from outside 30 yards (Oct. 5) ... Assisted Jake Novoshelski's 45th-minute goal as part of a 1-1 draw against Penn (Oct. 9) ... Sent in Columbia's final goal of the season to help the Lions to a 1-1 draw in the finale at Cornell (Nov. 13).
2019 (Brandeis): One of two rookies to earn First Team All-UAA honors ... Led Brandeis and the UAA with seven goals and 15 points despite missing four games ... Named a Top 10 New England D3 Freshman Standout.
Prior to College: Attended MAST Academy in Miami.
Personal: Born September 11, 2001 in Miami, Florida ... Son of Jane and Shawn DeNight ... Has a younger sister, Julia ... Lived in Rio de Janeiro for four months while in elementary school ... Speaks both Spanish and Portuguese.
Highlights: MSOC | Columbia 5, Fordham 1
Tuesday, October 28
Postgame: MSOC | Zielinski on 5-1 Win vs. Fordham
Tuesday, October 28
Postgame: MSOC | Newman on 3-1 Win Over Harvard
Saturday, October 25
Highlights: MSOC | Columbia 3, Harvard 1
Saturday, October 25
