Eli Cronin

Height:
5-10
Weight:
155
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Boxford, Mass.
High School:
Masconomet

2020-21 (Senior): Appeared in 10 games for the Minutemen, logging 580 minutes … Scored a goal in a 3-0 win over Albany (3/7) … Attempted three shots and put one on target in a 2-1 win at La Salle (2-1) … Logged 71 minutes on the road in a 3-3 draw at No. 25 Virginia Tech … Played 64 minutes in the NCAA Second Round contest against Penn State (5/2) … United Soccer Coaches College Player Award of Distinction recipient.

2019 (Junior): Appeared in 10 games for the Minutemen … Recorded an assist and added seven shots for the UMass midfield … Attempted four shots with one on target in a 1-0 shutout win at Northeastern (8/30) to open the season … Dished out a late assist in a 6-0 win over Sacred Heart (9/2) in the home opener.

2018 (Sophomore): Appeared in 16 games and started 12, playing 1,105 minutes over the course of the season … Finished the year with nine shots and dished out an assist against St. Bonaventure (9/29) … Logged a season-high 101 minutes in a 1-1 draw with VCU (11/4) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2017 (Freshman): Started five matches and appeared in 14 contests … Started three straight contests in league games against Dayton (10/21), George Mason (10/28) and Fordham (11/1) … Part of a UMass defense that held opponents under a goal per game with a 0.97 per contest average ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

Before UMass: Played academy soccer for Seacoast United under coach Corlton Simmond ... Was a full-time starter for four years as a right-back and midfielder ... Appeared in two U.S showcases each year in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 ... Served as team captain in 2014 and 2016 … Was also a starter for the Under-16 DAP team at right back … Helped his Masconomet Summer League team win the 2016 Northern New England Challenge Cup.