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Masumi Tumbull - Men's Soccer - University of Kentucky Athletics 7

MasumiTumbull

  • height 5-11
  • class Senior
  • High school McMath Secondary
BIO

2006 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll2006 Third-team All-Conference USA2006 Conference USA All-Tournament Team2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2006
Named third-team All-Conference USA … Started all 21 games, one of only two Wildcats to do so … Ranked fourth on the team with 1688 minutes played while going the distance in nine games … Led Kentucky and tied for fourth in the conference in assists with seven … Assist total is tied for sixth best in school annals … Five of seven assists were on Riley O’Neill goals … Also buried a pair of goals … Biggest goal came to tie rival Louisville … Assisted on game winning goals against UNC-Asheville, South Carolina and in the C-USA Tournament against Memphis … Assist against sixth-ranked Gamecocks came in second overtime and led UK to upset … Named to the C-USA All-Tournament team after helping Wildcats to championship match … Had four-game point streak early in year … Booked four times … Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors.

2005
Missed first four games of year with an injury … Came on in fifth game against Georgetown and scored a goal on his first career touch … The goal came on an indirect kick and was the game winner … Started final 14 games of season without recording a point … Fired 14 shots including five on goal … Earned one yellow card.

InternationalEarned his first two caps for the Canadian U-20 National Team in the summer of 2005 when he played in two games against the US U-20 National Team … Also dressed for three-game friendly series against Brazil … Saw action on U-17 national side before joining Kentucky.

Pre-College
Played for father for three years winning the Richmond Championship each year … As a junior, led team to first place in the Lower Mainland’s AA and fourth place in the AA Provincials … Named to the AA Provincials All-Star Team as a junior … Scored school-record 31 career goals while dishing out school-record 23 assists … Of the 31 goals, 17 were game-winners … Also played basketball for four years, leading team to three Richmond Championships … Honor Roll student all four years.

Personal
Full name is Masumi Sean Turnbull … Son of Ian and Hiroko Turnbull … Has two sisters, Yuko (23) and Ayako (20) … Grandfather, Jimmy Turnbull, played professional soccer with six clubs, including Manchester United … Born on March 30, 1987 in Richmond, British Columbia.

Turnbull’s Career Stats

Year  GP-S   G  A  Pts  Sh  SOG  YC-RC  GW  PK-Att2005  15-14  1  0   2   14   5    1-0    1   0-02006  21-21  2  7  11   29  12    4-0    0   0-0Total 36-35  3  7  13   43  17    5-0    1   0-0
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