List of NCAA Division I men's soccer career saves leaders

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In association football, or soccer, a goalkeeper's primary role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring (moving the ball over the defended goal-line within the frame of the goal). This is accomplished by the goalkeeper moving into the path of the ball and either catching it or directing it away from the vicinity of the goal line. Within the penalty area goalkeepers are able to use their hands, making them (outside throw-ins) the only players on the field permitted to handle the ball.

The process of preventing a ball from crossing the line is known as a save. In National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I soccer, where a player's career is at most four seasons long, it is considered a notable achievement to reach the 450-save threshold. In even rarer instances, players have reached the 500 and 600-save plateaus. The top 30 highest career saves leaders in NCAA Division I men's soccer history are listed below. The NCAA did not split into its current divisions format until August 1973. From 1959 to 1971, there were no classifications to the NCAA nor its predecessor, the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA). Then, from 1972 to 1973, colleges were classified as either "NCAA University Division (Major College)" or "NCAA College Division (Small College)".

Below is a list of the top career saves leaders in NCAA Division I men's soccer history.

Career leaders[]

Nat. Player Team Career
start 		Career
end 		Games Saves SPG Ref.
Jose Grave de Peralta Wake Forest 1980 1983 77 620 [1]
Dale Hetherington Western Michigan 1973 1976 50 604 [2]
Aaron Rhame Valparaiso 1995 1988 71 577
Charlie Ingold UNC Wilmington 1977 1980 65 561
Nick DiGrino Kent State 1968 1970 29 540
Jeff Kraft Temple 1977 1980 67 534
Dragan Radovich St. Francis Brooklyn 1975 1978 58 532
Tom McCormack St. John's 1979 1982 58 531
Peter Pappas Jefferson 1991 1994 74 522
Bob Clouse Kent State 1971 1973 35 521
Nick Christou Canisius 1992 1995 57 516
Gordie Tuttle New Hampshire 1976 1979 52 507
Chris Murphy Holy Cross 1992 1995 489
Brian Herr Drexel 1994 1997 71 483
David Higgins Charlotte 1978 1982 74 481
Peter Hachaj Fort Wayne 2001 2004 71 481
Carlos DeBrito Marist 1998 2001 70 477
John White Radford 1978 1981 475
Chris Doyle Hartford 1998 2001 80 473
John McCarthy La Salle 2010 2013 74 468
Jim Dalla Riva Creighton 1981 1984 68 466
Stash Graham La Salle 2001 2004 73 463
Stewart Beason Virginia Tech 1982 1985 63 461
Howie Friedman Boston U. 1977 1979 54 460
Jim Mueller New Hampshire 1970 1973 38 457
Albert Taras Wright St. 1979 1982 62 457
Paul Centofanti La Salle 1987 1989 57 457
Jim Kane St. Bonaventure 1987 1990 47 457

References[]

  1. ^ Negley, Cassandra. "From Thomasville Bulldog to West Point cadet". Thomasville Times-Enterprise. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  2. ^ "Men's Soccer Individual Records". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-02-24.

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