Kirk Thode
Kirk Thode
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Rock Island, Ill.

High School:
Rock Island

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 140

Position:
GK

Birthdate:
05/23/1982

2003: Excelled as a first-year starter, posting a league-best 0.76 goals against average to go with a league-high nine shutouts ... ranks second on UWM single-season list for shutouts and fourth on single-season GAA chart ... career 0.75 GAA is good for second all-time in school-history ... did not allow a goal in 270:00 of playing time in the Horizon League Tournament ... posted three consecutive shutouts versus UMKC, Vermont, and Detroit.



2002: Third-string goalkeeper behind seniors Chris Dadaian and Brad Swenby ... saw action in goal in one game, seening 7:50 of playing time ... played in the field twice during the year ... took a shot and narrowly missed a goal in UWM's 8-0 Horizon League Tournament win over Cleveland State.

2001: Did not see action during his first season as a Panther.

2000: Redshirted and maintained freshman eligibility.



Rock Island: Played soccer four years, lettering three as a goalkeeper ... selected to the all-metro and all-conference teams...named team captain two years ... lettered all four years in swimming where he swam the 100 butterfly ... named a team captain his senior year ... also ran track for one year ... earned conference all-academic team recognition for soccer and swimming.



Personal: Son of Richard and Gloria ... nickname on the team is 'Diesel' ... has been named a Scholar Athlete with Disctinction at UWM.



Kirk Thode
Career Keeper Statistics
Season G/GS Min Shots Saves GA ShO GAA Record
2003 20/20 1664:58 64 50 14 9 0.76 13-4-1
2002 1/0 7:50 0 0 0 0 0.00 0-0
2001 0/0 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0-0
2000 Did Not Play -- Redshirted
Totals 21/20 1672:48 64 50 14 9 0.75 13-4-1



Kirk Thode
Career Field Statistics
Season G/GS Shots Goals Assists PK-A Points
2003 0/0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2002 3/0 2 0 0 0-0 0
2001 0/0 0 0 0 0-0 0
2000 Did Not Play -- Redshirted
Totals 3/0 2 0 0 0-0 0