2011 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster

Nick Roydhouse
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 151
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Palmerston, New Zealand
- High School:
- Palmerston North
Transferred to Syracuse from Hartwick College prior to 2010.
Senior Year (2011): Team captain ... Started 15 matches ... Second on the team in scoring with nine points (three goals, three assists) ... Named one of the top 100 senior pro prospects, and one of the top 20 players in the BIG EAST Red Division by TopDrawerSoccer.com ... Garnered University of Akron All-Tournament honors after scoring a goal against Cal Poly ... Netted the game-winning goal overtime to propel the Orange to a 2-1 victory against American ... Also had a goal against No. 21 St. John's ... Recorded assists against No. 11 USF, Marquette, and Canisius ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... Member of the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the spring.
Junior Year (2010): Played in 16 games, starting 15 … Led SU with four goals and 10 points on the year … Tied for the team lead with two assists … Recipient of the Golden Boot Award as SU's top scorer ... Fifth in the BIG EAST in shots per game (3.06) … Named to the Mayor’s Cup XXXV All-Tournament Team after scoring the game-winning goal against Northeastern in overtime … Notched SU’s only goal in a 2-1 loss at American … Also tallied goals against Cornell and Canisius … Credited with his first Syracuse assist in the team’s 3-2 win against No. 24 Colgate … Also assisted on the Orange’s only goal versus No. 2 Louisville ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... Member of the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the spring.
Sophomore Year (2009 at Hartwick): Named to the All-MAC Second Team … One of five players to start all 18 matches for the Hawks … Team’s second-leading scorer with 11 points (2g, 7a) … His seven assists tied for the squad lead … Both of his goals were game-winners … Selected to the Mayor’s Cup All-Tournament Team after notching a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win against Loyola (Md.) … His goal versus the Greyhounds was his first career score … Also scored the golden goal in Hartwick’s win against Northern Illinois … Tallied a career-best two assists in the team’s 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament semifinals.
Freshman Year (2008 at Hartwick): Played in 18 games, starting 10 … Registered two assists … Notched his first collegiate point in Hartwick’s 2-2 tie with New Hampshire ... Set up the team’s opening goal in a 2-1 overtime win against Fordham … Earned all-tournament honors at the Loyola College Black and Decker Classic.
Prior to Hartwick: Played for the New Zealand U-13, U-14 and U-15 squads and represented his country at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada ... Traveled with the New Zealand Secondary Schools to Europe in 2006 ... Played in 14 different countries and 15 international events ... Garnered Palmerston North Boys High School Dux Ludorum honors in 2006.
Personal: Nick Roydhouse … Born in October 1988 in Palmerston, New Zealand … Son of Grant and Rita Roydhouse … One brother, one sister … Accounting major.
ROYDHOUSE'S CAREER STATS | |||||||
Year | Games | Shots | Goals | Assists | Points | GWG | |
2008 ! | 18 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
2009 ! | 18 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |
2010 | 16 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |
2011 | 15 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |
Totals | 67 | 157 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 2 | |
! - at Hartwick |