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  Yoni Berhanu

Yoni Berhanu

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Potomac, MD

High School:
Sidwell Friends School

Height:
5-10

Position:
F

Birthdate:
04/30/1990

2008: Finished third on team with four goals and 11 points to earn Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year distinction ... College Soccer News Second Team Freshman All-America selection ... A-10 All-Rookie Team ... Led GW rookies with 16 matches played, including 10 starts ... Totaled five points on two goals and an assist to be named to DC College Cup All-Tournament Team ... Had an assist versus George Mason (8/29) and two goals versus Howard (8/31) to earn A-10 Rookie of the Week ... Assisted goal in victory at American (9/20) ... Scored goal in victory over Temple (10/17) ... Scored game-winning goal in double overtime and added an assist in 3-2 victory over Duquesne (11/7) ... Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Rookie Team selection ... Among `100 Freshmen to Keep an Eye On in 2008' by College Soccer News.

High School: 2007 Gatorade Washington, DC Player of the Year ... 2007 First Team All-Met selection by The Washington Post ... Three-time First Team All-Mid-Atlantic Conference selection ... 2007 Washington Examiner First Team All-Metro ... 2006 honorable mention All-Met pick by The Washington Post ... Scored school-record 40 goals and had 19 assists as a senior in 2007 ... Finished four-year scholastic career with 79 goals and 73 assists ... Helped Sidwell Friends School to at least a share of three MAC championships ... Team captain of Maryland state finalist Bethesda Mavericks club team.

Personal: Yonathan Ageze Berhanu ... Born April 30, 1990, in Washington, DC ... Son of Berhanu Ageze and Meseret Berhanu ... One brother, Yaphet ... Enrolled in the School of Business.

CAREER STATS
Year	GP-GS	Shots	Goals	Assists	Points
2008	16-10	31	4	3	11
Total	16-10	31	4	3	11

CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2, vs. Howard (8/31/08) Assists: 1, three times, most recently vs. Duquesne (11/7/08) Points: 4, vs. Howard (8/31/08)