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Otterbein at Ohio Northern
1:00 PM EDT Apr. 27
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Ohio Northern University
44 Cole Zaferakis
Cole Zaferakis
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Liverpool, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Liverpool
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Writing and Multimedia Studies
  • Letters:
    ***
  • gp
    18
  • gs
    18
  • min
    923:06
  • ga
    114
  • gaa
    7.41
  • sv
    142

Bio

Overview: Cole has started all 37 games in his career ... Has a 24-13 record, 299 saves and a 8.79 GAA in his career ... Was named to the Inside Lacrosse.com All-Freshman Team as the nation's top freshman goalie in 2020 ... Was also named the OAC Defensive Player of the Week on 2/17/20, 4/3/21, and 3/28/22 ... Named Academic All Ohio Athletic Conference in 2022 ... Had a school record 17 saves in his first collegiate appearance in an 8-6 victory over Southern Virginia on 2/14/20 ... Followed that up with a 19-save performance on 2/15/20, breaking his own record in a 9-5 win over Elmhurst (Ill.) ... Has used 1 year of athletic eligibility as the 2020 and 2021 seasons were altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Junior Season (2022): Played in all 17 games ... Totaled a 8.61 GAA and had a 48.5 SV% with a season high of 13 saves against Centre (Ky) and Gettysburg (Pa) ... Was amed OAC player of the week on 3/28/2022 ... Also receaved Honorable Mention for All Ohio Athletic Conference ... Was also named Academic All Ohio Athletic Conference in 2022.

Sophomore Season (2021): Played in 14 games with 14 game starts ... Totaled a 8.90 GAA and had a 49.8 SV% with a season high of 13 saves during the game at Baldwin wallace ... Was named OAC player of the week on 5/3/2021 ... Cole also is secend in team saves at 188.

Freshman Season (2020): Started all 6 games before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Was named to the Inside Lacrosse.com All-Freshman Team as the nation's top freshman goalie in 2020 ... Was also named the OAC Defensive Player of the Week on 2/17/20 ... Had a school record 17 saves in his first collegiate appearance in an 8-6 victory over Southern Virginia on 2/14/20 ... Followed that up with a 19-save performance on 2/15/20, breaking his own record in a 9-5 win over Elmhurst (Ill.) ... In the two games, Zaferakis stopped 36 of 47 shots, an amazing save percentage of .766 ... Finished the season with a 4-2 record, 88 saves and a 9.01 GAA.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Apr 15 Muskingum W, 14-5
Apr 19 Baldwin Wallace L, 9-5
Apr 22 at Capital L, 13-5
Apr 26 Otterbein W, 13-9
Apr 29 Otterbein W, 10-3
May 3 at Baldwin Wallace L, 10-6
  Total Conference
Games played 18 9
Games started 18 9
Minutes 923:06 447:47
Goals against 114 49
Goals-against average 7.41 6.57
Saves 142 58
Save pct 55.5 54.2
Wins 12 6
Losses 6 3
Ties 0 0
Win pct 66.7 66.7

Game Log - Goalie

Date Opponent Score gs min ga sv sv%
Feb 18 Alma (Mich.) W, 16-7 1 30:00 2 4 66.7
Feb 22 Adrian (Mich.) W, 15-9 1 60:00 9 9 50.0
Feb 26 at DePauw (Ind.) W, 14-1 1 34:17 0 4 100.0
Mar 4 at Wittenberg W, 12-7 1 60:00 7 10 58.8
Mar 12 at Bridgewater (Va.) W, 9-5 1 60:00 5 11 68.8
Mar 15 at Hampden-Sydney (Va.) L, 10-5 1 60:00 10 17 63.0
Mar 18 at Roanoke (Va.) L, 22-8 1 53:34 19 10 34.5
Mar 22 Trine (Ind.)   - - - - -
Mar 25 at Mount Union W, 18-7 1 41:45 1 5 83.3
Mar 29 at Heidelberg W, 18-1 1 30:00 0 1 100.0
Apr 1 John Carroll L, 9-3 1 60:00 9 9 50.0
Apr 8 at Marietta W, 15-6 1 60:00 6 8 57.1
Apr 10 at Wilmington W, 25-1 1 30:00 0 2 100.0
Apr 15 Muskingum W, 14-5 1 46:17 2 5 71.4
Apr 19 Baldwin Wallace L, 9-5 1 60:00 9 13 59.1
Apr 22 at Capital L, 13-5 1 60:00 13 9 40.9
Apr 26 Otterbein W, 13-9 1 59:45 9 6 40.0
Apr 29 Otterbein W, 10-3 1 57:28 3 9 75.0
May 3 at Baldwin Wallace L, 10-6 1 60:00 10 10 50.0

Career Stats - Goalie

  gp gs min ga gaa sv sv%
2019-20 6 6 339:40 51 9.01 88 63.3
2020-21 14 14 680:46 101 8.90 100 49.8
2021-22 17 17 822:20 118 8.61 111 48.5
2022-23 18 18 923:06 114 7.41 142 55.5
2023-24 17 17 899:21 107 7.14 131 55.0
Total 72 72 3665:13 491 8.04 572 53.8

Career Stats - Extended

  gp gs win loss tie win %
2019-20 6 6 4 2 0 66.7
2020-21 14 14 8 6 0 57.1
2021-22 17 17 12 5 0 70.6
2022-23 18 18 12 6 0 66.7
2023-24 17 17 11 5 0 68.8
Total 72 72 47 24 0 66.2

Splits Stats - Goalie

  gp gs min ga gaa sv sv%
Event              
Total 18 18 923:06 114 7.41 142 55.5
Conference 9 9 447:47 49 6.57 58 54.2
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - 0.0
Location              
Home 7 7 373:30 43 6.91 55 56.1
Away 11 11 549:36 71 7.75 87 55.1
Neutral - - 0:00 - - - 0.0
Result              
Wins 12 12 569:32 44 4.64 74 62.7
Losses 6 6 353:34 70 11.88 68 49.3
Month              
February 3 3 124:17 11 5.31 17 60.7
March 6 6 305:19 42 8.25 54 56.3
April 8 8 433:30 51 7.06 61 54.5
May 1 1 60:00 10 10.00 10 50.0

Splits Stats - Extended

  gp gs win loss tie win %
Event            
Total 18 18 12 6 0 66.7
Conference 9 9 6 3 0 66.7
Exhibition - - - - - 0.0
Location            
Home 7 7 5 2 0 71.4
Away 11 11 7 4 0 63.6
Neutral - - - - - 0.0
Result            
Wins 12 12 12 0 0 100.0
Losses 6 6 0 6 0 0.0
Month            
February 3 3 3 0 0 100.0
March 6 6 4 2 0 66.7
April 8 8 5 3 0 62.5
May 1 1 0 1 0 0.0