Alim Karim

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
High School:
West Hill Collegiate

Finished his career ranked sixth on SU's career saves list (181) and 10th in career goals against average (1.55).

Senior Year (2005): Team captain ... Did not appear in any matches ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall.

Junior Year (2004): Started all nine games he played in … Was 2-6-0 with two shutouts … Tallied 27 saves … Had a 1.36 goals against average in 792:48 minutes of work … Moved into sixth place on the SU career saves list (181) … Made a season-best seven saves at Notre Dame … Made two saves in a 2-0 win versus Rutgers … Had three saves in a 1-0 win against Providence … The shutout versus the Friars marked the third time in his career he recorded back-to-back shutouts … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both semesters … BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

Sophomore Year (2003): Started 15 of SU’s 17 games in net … Recorded a 3-7-4 record with four shutouts … Amassed a 1.53 goals against average and led the team with 65 saves … Ranked eighth in the BIG EAST in saves and saves per game (4.33) … Tied for seventh in the league in shutouts … Was tied for eighth in the conference in shutouts per game (0.27) … Recorded shutouts against Albany, #19 Seton Hall, Colgate and West Virginia … Named BIG EAST Co-Goalkeeper of the Week on September 8 … Made a season-high 12 saves in a 1-1 tie at #13 Rutgers … Along with teammates Frank Bruno and Richard Asante, played on the Canadian Under-20 team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championships … Also participated on the Canadian Men’s Olympic team (U-23) for the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico from February 2-12.

Freshman Year (2002): Went 7-8-1 with two shutouts … Had a 1.68 goals against average and 89 saves in just more than 1,500 minutes of play … Named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on September 16 after shutting out Colgate and Adelphi … Became the first SU freshman goalkeeper to record consecutive shutouts since Josh McGibbon in 1994 …Made 12 saves against Colgate, the most for an Orange keeper since Josh Freeman on August 31, 1996 … Ranked third in the BIG EAST in saves and second in saves per game (5.24) … Second in the conference during league play with 48 saves … Ranked sixth with 4.80 saves per game during BIG EAST competition … Led the Canadian Under-20 National Team to a 2-0-1 record at the CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament and a berth in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championships … Played every minute of the three games in goal for the Canadians … Recorded two shutouts, his first two shutouts in international play for Canada.

High School: Played two years at West Hill Collegiate … Led the Warriors to a 14-5-1 mark in his two seasons … Member of the Canadian Under-18 National Team that travelled to France in April of 2001 and to Ireland in September of 2001 … Named Outstanding Goalkeeper at Tournoi de Cadets de Reze in France … Member of the Canadian Under-20 National Team … Member of Canadian Under-23 Olympic Pool squad that travelled to Mexico in February of 2002 and Honduras in May of 2002 … Helped the 2000 Ontario Provincial squad to a bronze medal at the Canadian National Championship.

Personal: Born April 20, 1983 … Son of Shiraz and Alnar Karim … Majored in health and exercise science.

Year	Games	Minutes	GA	GAA	Saves	W-L-T	Sho
2002	17	1501:33	28	1.68	89	7-8-1	2
2003	15	1469:27	25	1.53	65	3-7-4	4
2004	9	792:48	12	1.36	27	2-6-0	2
Totals	41	3763:48	65	1.55	181	12-21-5	8