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George Tasouris

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Grand Canyon

Named WAC Defensive Player of the Year
Spring 2021 All-WAC First Team
2020-21 Academic All-WAC selection
Started all seven matches for the Lopes
Finished the regular season with a 0.86 goals-against average, ranking 52nd in the NCAA
Had 22 saves with a .667 Save Percentage
Had a season high four saves against Seattle U (4/15)
Allowed only six goals in seven games, playing a total of 627 minutes
Recorded back-to-back shutouts against Incarnate Word and Air Force

Grand Canyon

Named WAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Started all 17 games for the Lopes in 2019
2019 All-WAC Honorable Mention
Led GCU with a 1.44 Goals Against Average and a .694 Save Percentage
Named WAC Defensive Player of the Week for the week of October 14-20 for his shutout performance against UTRGV.
Tied his career high with nine saves against both Oregon State (9/12) and San Jose State (10/11).

Ranked second nationally in save percentage (.860) behind only Saint Mary's Remi Prieur (.873).
Was named the WAC Tournament MVP after recording a tournament record 22 saves and leading GCU to three consecutive 1-0 victories. Named the College Soccer News National Player of the Week.
Earned All-WAC second team and freshman team honors.
Led the WAC in save percentage (.860) and ranked second in goals against average (0.78).
In goal for nine shutout victories, the ninth-most in the country, highlighted by shutouts of No. 20 Creighton, No. 25 Seattle U, and Air Force twice (as No. 8 and No. 13).
Named WAC Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 23-29 for his performances against Utah Valley and his sixth shutout of the year against then-No. 8 Air Force.
Named WAC Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 7-16 for his performance in the shutout win over Loyola Marymount, his second shutout of the year.

Club

Has a wealth of high-level minutes under his belt, competing for his country at the U19 and U21 levels.
Captained APOEL Nicosia in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Youth Champions League where the club competed against Barcelona, Ajax and Paris Saint-Germain.

Personal

Parents are Marios and Maria Tasouris.
Cites top sports moment as "making the men's team of my boyhood club APOEL Nicosia FC."
Performed 18 months of mandatory military service in the Cypriot National Guard, taking overnight and early-morning shifts at his base's entry point.
Chose GCU because of the "fantastic facilities, high expectations, and the opportunity to work under Coach Hyndman and Coach Doyle."