Zach Abaie

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Class: Senior Hometown: Stafford, VA High School: Stafford

Last College: American Height / Weight: 5-10 / 155 Position: M Major: Communication

2012
Saw action in all 18 games and made 16 starts, amassing 1,376 minutes, second-most on the team ... Played all 90 minutes six times, including four straight games from Sept. 29-Oct. 12 ... Tied for the team lead with three assists and tied for fourth with three points ... Tied for third on the team with 14 shots, including eight on goal ... Had the assist on GW's lone goal against UMBC (9/22) ... Recorded the assist on Ross Higgins' game-tying goal at Richmond (10/5) ... Also tallied the assist on the insurance goal in GW's 2-0 win over Rhode Island (10/19) ... Took a season-high three shots at Bryant (9/16).

2011: Saw action in all 19 games and made 17 starts ... Logged 1,569 minutes on the field, second-most on the team ... Tied for second on the team with four assists and added two goals for eight points, which ranked fourth ... One goal and all four assists occurred during A-10 play ... Fourth on the team with 32 shots, including 13 on goal ... Scored his first goal of the season against Bryant (9/17) ... Added an insurance goal late against Temple (10/9) ... Tallied a pair of assists at UMass (10/28), then added two more the following game in a 2-1 win at Rhode Island (10/30) ... Named A-10 Co-Player of the Week and earned a spot on the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Oct. 31 for his weekend performance. Played offseason with Fredericksburg Hotspur of US Premier Development League.

2010: Played in all 18 matches with 14 starts in first season at GW ... Logged 938 minutes and fired 12 shots from midfield position ... Named to Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll in fall semester.

2009: Did not play during first season at American University.

High School: Played four years of varsity soccer at Stafford High School ... Indians all-time leader in assists (28) and second in goals (28) ... Team captain and MVP in junior and senior seasons ... Named First Team All-Commonwealth District and Honorable Mention All-Met by The Washington Post in 2008 and 2009 ... Also earned First Team All-Area recognition in 2009 ... Competed for the STAF United for seven years and the NVSC Strykers for two ... Led Strykers in goals and assists in 2008-09 ... Team won NCSL Division 1 title ... Named to the Academic Honor Roll in high school.

Personal: Zachary Michael Abaie ... Born Dec. 13, 1990 in Albany, NY ... Son of Michael and Maureen Abaie ... Has twin sister, Sierra, who plays soccer at Washington College (MD) ... Majoring in communication.

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