Career Statistics
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2020): All-Horizon League Second Team...Horizon League All-Academic Team...United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region...CoSIDA Academic All-District Game-by-Game Statistics Started all 10 matches, and played all but eight minutes of the season...posted three solo shutouts and shared in a fourth...allowed only nine goals for a goals-against average of 0.89...had a save percentage of .833, which ranks as the third-best single-season mark in program history...named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week twice...earned Top Drawer Team of the Week Honorable Mention status after blanking Wright State in the season opener...had three straight shutouts, against Cleveland State, Robert Morris, and Purdue Fort Wayne...had a season high six saves on four occasions...stopped six shots in a 1-0 win over Cleveland State...led the Horizon League in saves and save percentage, was second in goals-against average, and third in shutouts...was the only goalkeeper on CoSIDA's Academic All-District Team, which encompasses all Division I programs in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019): Game-by-Game Statistics Played every minute in goal this season...had a 12-5-1 record with three shutouts...posted a 1.43 goals-against average and a .693 save percentage...had a six-match streak of allowing 0 or 1 goals in each match...posted his first career shutout against Western Illinois...added a second straight clean sheet against Green Bay...made six saves in back-to-back outings against Ohio State and Valparaiso...named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 9...had a career high seven saves in a win over Oakland...allowed just one goal in back-to-back matches against IUPUI and Cleveland State late in the season...earned Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week honors again Nov. 4...posted a shutout against Milwaukee in the Horizon League tournament...graduated from UIC on time with his class in the spring of 2020.
AS A JUNIOR (2018): Did not appear in any games, preserving two years of eligibility.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017): Game-by-Game Statistics
Appeared in three games, starting all three, and posted a record of 1-2-0…made a season-high four saves at Northwestern…turned away two shots in a win at Bradley…allowed one goal in each game for a season goals-against average of 1.0…made six saves overall with a .667 save percentage.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Game-by-Game Statistics
Appeared in two games and earned the start at Wright State (09/17), where he played the complete game … totaled 168 minutes in goal … made eight saves on 34 shots faced with a season-high five at DePaul (09/14) … posted a 4.29 goals-against-average
PREP/PERSONAL: Former Youth National Team player of Greece ... spent 10 years in Panathinaikos FC's Academy, featuring prominently in the U17 and U20 teams as well as making a first team appearance during the preseason of the former UEFA Champion's League quarterfinalists … at U20 (2014-16), played two consecutive years as the first choice goalkeeper and helped the team to a third-place finish at the ICGT International Tournament … with U17 (2012-14), served as team captain, earned Best Goalkeeper Award at the Karlovac International Tournament and rounded out a fourth-place finish at the Ferenc Puskas International Tournament … at U15, played every match as team captain and played in the league final against Olympiacos … son of Christos Vasilas and Ivi Bourbouli … his mother played volleyball at Deree College in Greece … has one sibling, Giannis … intends to major in Business Administration/Management
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
SAVES: 7 vs. Oakland 10/19/19