List of NCAA Division I men's soccer career saves leaders

In association football, or soccer, a goalkeeper's primary role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring (moving the ball over the defended goal-line within the frame of the goal). This is accomplished by the goalkeeper moving into the path of the ball and either catching it or directing it away from the vicinity of the goal line. Within the penalty area goalkeepers are able to use their hands, making them (outside throw-ins) the only players on the field permitted to handle the ball.

The process of preventing a ball from crossing the line is known as a save. In National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I soccer, where a player's career is at most four seasons long, it is considered a notable achievement to reach the 450-save threshold. In even rarer instances, players have reached the 500 and 600-save plateaus. The top 30 highest career saves leaders in NCAA Division I men's soccer history are listed below. The NCAA did not split into its current divisions format until August 1973. From 1959 to 1971, there were no classifications to the NCAA nor its predecessor, the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA). Then, from 1972 to 1973, colleges were classified as either "NCAA University Division (Major College)" or "NCAA College Division (Small College)".

Below is a list of the top career saves leaders in NCAA Division I men's soccer history.

Career leaders

Nat.PlayerTeamCareerstartCareerendGamesSavesSPGRef.Jose Grave de PeraltaWake Forest1980198377620Dale HetheringtonWestern Michigan1973197650604Aaron RhameValparaiso 1995198871577Charlie IngoldUNC Wilmington1977198065561Nick DiGrinoKent State1968197029540Jeff KraftTemple1977198067534Dragan RadovichSt. Francis Brooklyn1975197858532Tom McCormackSt. John's1979198258531Peter PappasJefferson1991199474522Bob ClouseKent State1971197335521Nick ChristouCanisius1992199557516Gordie TuttleNew Hampshire1976197952507Chris MurphyHoly Cross19921995489Brian HerrDrexel1994199771483David HigginsCharlotte1978198274481Peter HachajFort Wayne2001200471481Carlos DeBritoMarist1998200170477John WhiteRadford19781981475Chris DoyleHartford1998200180473John McCarthyLa Salle2010201374468Jim Dalla RivaCreighton1981198468466Stash GrahamLa Salle2001200473463Stewart BeasonVirginia Tech1982198563461Howie FriedmanBoston U.1977197954460Jim MuellerNew Hampshire1970197338457Albert TarasWright St.1979198262457Paul CentofantiLa Salle1987198957457Jim KaneSt. Bonaventure1987199047457

References

External links NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Record Book