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Nkem Ezurike 22
Nkem Ezurike

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia

High School:
Sackville

Height:
5-11

Position:
F


At Michigan ... Awards ... NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region third team (2010) ... Two-time All-Big Ten second team selection (2010, 2011) ... Big Ten All-Freshman team (2010) ... TopDrawerSoccer.com All-Rookie Team honorable mention (2010) ... Academic All-Big Ten (2011) ... Two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2011-12) ... All-Michigan Invitational Team (2011) ... Notables ... Ranked tied for fourth all-time in goals (9) by a freshman ... fifth Wolverine rookie to lead the team in scoring (2010).

Sophomore (2011) ... Notables ... All-Big Ten (Second Team) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... ranked No. 85 on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Preseason Upperclassmen Top 100 rankings ... ranked No. 10 on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Midseason Big Ten Top 20 list ... named Big Ten Player to Watch (preseason) ... All-Michigan Invitational Team (2011) ... Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3) ... named TopDrawerSoccer.com's College Team of the Week (Oct. 3) ... named CS360.com Week Seven Primetime Performer (Oct. 4) ... Season ... Started 18 games ... scored two goals vs. Oakland (Aug. 21) ... scored one goal and recorded one assist vs. Duquesne (Aug. 26) ... recorded two assists vs. DePaul (Aug. 28) ... recorded an assist vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 9) ... recorded an assist at Indiana (Sept. 18) ... scored goal vs. Minnesota (Sept. 23) ... scored game-winning goal at Iowa (Sept. 30) ... scored two goals at Nebraska (Oct. 2) ... became seventh player in school history to record a hat trick, scoring three goals at Purdue (Oct. 16) ... scored goal and recorded assist at No. 20 Illinois (Oct. 29).

Freshman (2010) ... Notables ... NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region third team ... All-Big Ten (Second Team) ... Big Ten All-Freshman team ... TopDrawerSoccer.com All-Rookie Team honorable mention ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... Season ... Played in 18 games, starting each contest ... led the team in goals (9), game-winners (3) and points (19) ... scored the game-winning goal vs. #16 Illinois (Oct. 31) ... netted the game-winning goal in the 110th minute at #23 Minnesota (Oct. 22) ... tallied the game-tying goal at Northwestern (Oct. 2) ... Netted two goals, including the game-winner, and added an assist for a career-high five points vs. UMass (Sept. 17) ... Scored game-tying goal at Toledo (Sept. 10) ... USD All-Tournament team (Aug. 27-29) ... Notched the game-tying goal vs. Eastern Michigan (Aug. 22) ... made collegiate debut as a starter and scored first career goal vs. Detroit (Aug. 20).

Prep ... Sackville (2010) ... high honors (2007-08) ... academic honors (2008-09) ... did not letter due to restrictions placed on players participating at National Training Center.

Club/Junior Team ... Member of Laval Cometes (2010) ... Halifax City Soccer Club (2008-10) ... 2008 National Champions ... Scotia Soccer Club (2002-08).

National/International ... Canadian U-20 National Team (2012) ... competed for Canada at CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship ... Member of Canadian National Training Center - Atlantic (2005-10) ... took part in Canada U-20 National Team camp (2009) ... Nova Scotia Provincial Team (2005-10) ... IKON awards Athlete of the Year (2009) ... Canadian U-17 National Team (2007-08) ... participated in the 2008 U-17 Women's World Cup ... won a bronze medal at the 2008 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

Personal ... Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike was born March 19, 1992 ... daughter of Levi and Christie Ezurike ... enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... undeclared major.

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SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 6, at Purdue -- Oct. 16, 2011
Goals: 3, at Purdue -- Oct. 16, 2011
Assists: 2, vs. DePaul -- Aug. 28, 2011

ALL-TIME RANKINGS:
Points Per Game (Min. of 30 games) - 1st (1.80)

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS:
Points - T-10th (28 in 2011)
Points Per Game - 2nd (1.55 in 2011)
Goals - T-5th (11 in 2011)

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