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  Tennant McVea

Tennant McVea

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Belfast, Northern Ireland

High School:
Regent House Grammar

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 195

Position:
Defense

2007: Started all 23 games for the Greyhounds ... served as team captain for one of nation's top defenses ... was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year ... was also a first-team All-MAAC selection and was named to the MAAC Championship all-tournament team ... scored three goals on only nine shot attempts ... all three goals were game winners ... finished season with six points and .667 shot-on-goal percentage ... defensive unit posted school record 17 shutouts, holding opponents to under 100 shot attempts for the entire season

2006: Played in 17 games at defense ... started all 17 of those matches ... scored first college goal against Syracuse on Sept. 1 ... finished season with one assist and three total points ... was named second-team All-MAAC selection ... was also named to the MAAC All-Rookie team

Before Loyola: Played soccer and rugby at Regent House Grammer School ... captained junior club to NIBFA Cup win in 2004 ... captained Under-18 Nothern Ireland schoolboy side in 2005-06 ... won centenary shield with U-18 side ... also played for Northern Ireland U-17, U-18 and U-19 international squads ... captained County Down Milk Cup side in 2005 Milk Cup Tournament

Personal: The son of Tennant and Jacqueline McVea, James Tennant McVea was born January 20, 1988, in Belfast, Northern Ireland ... has one brother, Glenn, and one sister, Lauren ... majoring in marketing at Loyola