| Height: | 6-2 |
| Weight: | 175 |
| Hometown: | Leiria, Portugal |
| Position: | D |
| Year: | Sr |
| High School: | Escola Secundaria Afonso Lopes Vieira |
| Major: | Sport Management |
2015: Started in 17 matches... Led the team playing in 1559 of the team's 1599 minutes... Recorded two goals for his four points... Posted a goal in home win over Milligan (Sep. 5)... Tallied a goal in TC's road victory at Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 14)... Finished the season with seven shots.
2014: Played in 12 matches, including 11 starts... Played in 1,006 minutes where he recorded four shots and an assist... Credited with the match-winning assist in Tusculum's 2-1 double overtime win over No. 20 Wingate (Nov. 9) in the SAC Tournament championship... Recorded a shot on goal against Mars Hill (Nov. 7) in the SAC semifinal round... Played in every minute in his last five appearances... Earned a spot on the SAC All-Tournament Team.
2013: Started in all 16 matches in played in every minute for the Pioneers... Knocked in Tusculum's lone goal in road match at Catawba (Oct. 12)... Posted an assist against Clayton State (Sep. 24)... Tallied four shots, including one on frame... Played in a season-high 109 minutes at Brevard (Oct. 9)... Tallied 106 minutes against Clayton State and 101 at Queens (Sep. 14).
High School: Attended ESALV in Leiria, Portugal... Played club soccer with Sport Clube Leiria e Marrazes... Coached by Rui Bandeira... Member of City Cup U15 championship team... Senior City Cup U19 championship... Senior Supercup U20 championship.
Personal: Full name is Ricardo Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva... Nickname: Rico... Born May 3, 1993 in Lisbon, Portugal... Son of Virgilio Clemente da Silva and Fatima Leal do Gaspar Nascimento Rodrigues da Silva... Majoring in sport management with a minor in coaching... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Become a college soccer coach.
More About Ricardo: Favorite book: "Mantorras"; Favorite class at Tusculum: Fitness and Wellness; Favorite midnight snack: Cookies; Favorite movie: Gladiator; Favorite musical artist: Disclosure; Favorite sports team: S.L. Benfica; Most thrilling moment in sports: Winning the 2014 SAC Tournament title; Advice to kids: "Work hard"; Favorite color: Red; Favorite food: Steak; Favorite sport other than soccer: Handball; People Ricardo most admires: His parents; What people don't know about Ricardo: He speaks like Borat.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | at Coker | W, 2-0 |
| Oct 29 | at Wingate | L, 2-1 |
| Nov 1 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Coker | W, 2-0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Lincoln Memorial | W, 2-1 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 3 | 2 | ||
| Games started | 1 | 1 | ||
| Goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Assists | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 1 | 1 | ||
| Shot Pct | .000 | .000 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | Belmont Abbey | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 3 | King (Tenn.) | W, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | at Lees-McRae | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Lee | W, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 14 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | at Anderson | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | Pfeiffer | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 2 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 4 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 2-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | Brevard | W, 4-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | Mars Hill | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at Carson-Newman | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | Catawba | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Coker | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Wingate | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | vs. Coker | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | vs. Lincoln Memorial | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 10 | vs. Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .33 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Conference | 2 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .50 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 2 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .50 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Away | 1 | - | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 1 | - | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| Losses | 2 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .50 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
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| October | 3 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .33 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Conference | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
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| Home | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
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| Wins | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| October | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
