FDU Knights Athletics

2016: One of three Knights to appear in all 17 games on the season...Made 12 starts on the campaign finishing with one goal, two assists and four points...Fired seven shots across his 1,256 minutes on the pitch, which were third most on the team..Dished out a pair of assists in a win over Howard on on 8/30...Scored the Knights' lone goal in a 1-1 draw against Robert Morris on 10/7

2015: Played in 16 matches and made 16 starts for the Knights...Was on the field for 90 or more minutes in all 16 games that he played in...Tallied an important goal in the 34th minute of a 1-1 overtime draw to Bryant (11/1).

2014: Played in 17 matches, making 17 starts…One of six players to play in at least 17 matches…Was on the pitch for 90 or more minutes in 15 matches…Scored the game winning goal in the 102^nd minute versus Princeton (9/5)…Provided a crucial assist in a 3-2 overtime win against Robert Morris (10/12)…Had 12 shots, with six coming on goal.

Before FDU: Four-year letterwinner... Played a pivotal role in leading the team to back-to-back Class C state championships in 2011 and 2012, as the team went a combined 40-1-1 in two seasons, including a perfect 21-0-0 in 2012... Named to the Section 11 All-Star Team after being tabbed all-conference in League 7 in 2013... Named All-League 8 in 2011...

Personal: Son of Russell and Sheila Abelein... Born Aug. 1, 1996... Has two older sisters, Meahgen and Kelsey, and an older brother, Patrick... Played club soccer for Smithtown Arsenal and won the New York State Cup championship and was regional tournament champions in 2011... Co-captain in 2013 and was the U.S. Youth Soccer National Champions... National League champions in 2014... Projected major is Business Administration.