#11 Kurt Martin 2006-07 Men's Soccer Roster

A very skilled player at the forwardposition • very sound technically • calmunder pressure and good in pressuresituations • a three-time monogram winner •has played in 52 career games, including 10starts • has 14 career points on five goalsand four assists • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in all 23 games •only start came in a 5-4 overtime victory atNo. 8 Indiana during the adidas/IU CreditUnion Classic • totaled 1,091 minutes ofplaying time • notched a career-high eightpoints on three goals and two assists • thethree goals were also a career-best mark,while the two assists tied a career-best total• notched an assist in the win over Indiana •put the cap on a 3-0 win over Providencewith his first goal of the season • assisted onthe team[apos]s first goal in a 2-0 win over DePaulin the first round of the BIG EASTtournament • tallied a career-high two goalsin a 3-2 setback at No. 4 Virginia in thequarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament• named to the 2006-07 BIG EAST AcademicAll-Star Team • earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in all 23games, making nine starts • scored two goalsand assisted on two scores for a total of sixpoints • tallied the game-winner in the 108thminute during a 2-1 overtime victory againstProvidence • that was the first goal of hiscareer • dished out two assists in a 4-0 winover No. 16 Seton Hall • converted a penaltykick during a shootout with Syracuse duringthe first round of the BIG EAST Tournament• the Irish advanced past the Orange 4-2 inpenalty kicks • scored the Irish[apos]s second goalin a 2-0 victory against Western Illinois in thefirst round of the NCAA Tournament •attempted 20 shots • earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN:Played in sixmatches throughoutthe 2004campaign • totaledtwo shots • madea p p e a r a n c e sagainst WestVirginia, No. 21Villanova, No. 9Boston College,Loyola-Chicago,Pittsburgh and No.22 Michigan •earned amonogram • namedto the 2004-05 BIGEAST Academic All-Star Team.

HIGH SCHOOLAND PERSONALDATA: A four-yearletterwinner forMcAllen MemorialHigh School inMcAllen, Texas • amember of theHouston Texansclub team and the[apos]86 SoutheastRegional ODP( O l y m p i cDevelopmentalProgram) team •played in the 2004N a t i o n a lC h a m p i o n s h i pmatch with theTexans • attendedthe elite ESP adidascamp, whichfeatures 150 of thetop players in thecountry • namedhigh school team rookie of the year, utilityplayer of the year (sophomore) and MVP inhis junior and senior seasons • trained withthe Aston Villa Reserves Squad andcompeted in the Mundialito TahuichiTournament in Santa Cruz, Bolivia • alsocompeted against the Arsenal Youth Teamwith the Aston Villa Reserves • born June 6,1986 • son of Eric and Kristie Martin •enrolled in the Mendoza College of Businessas a management major with a 3.318cumulative grade-point average.

Martin[apos]s Career Statistics

Martin[apos]s Career Bests