Exceptional all-around player who Baum believes can be one of the best players in the conference ... good speed and dangerous offensive skills ... his presence in the lineup makes the Spartans a more potent scoring team. 1999: Appeared in only 14 games due to injury, starting nine ... his five goals were second most on the team ... third-best on the team with 11 points ... led the squad with three game-winning goals, including game winners against Oakland (10/6/99), Valparaiso (10/20/99) and Western Michigan (10/27/99) ... second-team All-Big Ten. 1998: Redshirted 1997: Picked up his second varsity letter in ‘97 after starting 15 of the 17 games he saw action in ... totaled four points (1-2) ... lone marker was the team’s first goal of the year in a 6-2 win over Canisius (8/31/97) ... assisted on Chris Slosar’s tying goal at 87:36 vs. Penn State (109/26/97). 1996: Lettered in ‘96 after seeing action in 18 games, six as a starter ... finished with five points on two goals and one assist ... first career tally came vs. Penn State (10/26/96) in a 2-0 win ... scored team’s opening goal against Wisconsin (11/16/96) in the Big Ten Tournament. High School and Personal: Came to the MSU program from Stevenson High School where he earned four varsity letters ... first-team honoree on state, conference, area and region teams in 1995 ... tallied six goals and 11 assists for 23 points his final year as a prep ... landed a spot on the NCSAA All-America Team ... tallied 27 points (8-11) during his junior campaign en route to first-team all-state acclaim ... played club soccer for Vardar ... born 11/21/77 ... son of Jay and Angela Williford ... majors in communication. Year GP/S Goals Assists Points 1999 14/9 5 1 11 1998 -- Redshirt Season -- 1997 17/15 1 2 4 1996 18/6 2 1 5 Totals 35/21 8 4 20 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||