BU Today: Soccer via Senegal - Dom Badji's unconventional road to the game
AWARDS
? 2014 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year
? 2014 NSCAA All-Region First Team
? 2014 Patriot League All-Conference First Team
? 2013 NSCAA All-Region Second Team
? 2013 Patriot League All-Conference Second Team
? 2011 America East Rookie of the Year
? 2011 America East All-Conference Second Team
? 2011 America East All-Rookie Team
AS A SENIOR IN 2014
Led BU to its first conference championship final appearance since 2009 with a personal-best eight goals and four assists for 20 points ... Earned the Terriers' first conference year-end top offensive player award since Joachim Kaland was recognized by the America East in 2001 ... Tallied three game winners ... Headed in the golden goal in 1-0 win over Army to send the Terriers to the Patriot League title game ... Also had the game winner against the Black Knights on Oct. 4 and against defending conference champion Navy on Sept. 27 ... Tallied two goals against Princeton (Sept. 20) after earning a goal and assist at Northeastern (Sept. 16) ... Also had assists in win over Fordham (Aug. 29), Lafayette (Oct. 18) and Colgate (Oct. 29).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2013
Appeared in 16 games, making 13 starts ... Earned Patriot League All-Conference Second Team and NSCAA All-Region Second Team honors after finishing sixth in the conference with a team-high six goals ... Also finished sixth in points per game (2.0) ... Ended the year second in shots per game (3.52) ... Scored first goal off a penalty kick in 2-1 victory over Hofstra (Sept. 11) ... Tallied four goals over three games, starting with one vs. Loyola Maryland (Oct. 26) ... Earned his first career multi-goal game with two at Colgate in a 3-0 victory ... Followed with one at American while finishing with a season-high eight shot attempts.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2012
Started in all 18 games ... Finished fifth on the team in points with eight off three goals and two assists ... Scored a goal at Stony Brook (Oct. 5) and against Harvard (Oct. 16) ... Netted a goal at then-No. 1 North Carolina (Sept. 2) ... Recorded assists against Hartford (Sept. 29) and Adelphi (Oct. 2) ... Led BU in shots (65) and shots on net (23).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2011
Started in 17 games ... Earned America East Rookie of the Year honors ... Named to the America East All-Conference Second Team and was a unanimous choice for the America East All-Rookie squad ... Led the team with 13 points (5g, 3a) ... Named America East Rookie of the Week on Oct. 24... Tallied his first career goal against Seton Hall on Sep. 9 ... Recorded two assists on Sep. 18 at UMass.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
All-State First Team member as a junior and senior ... ESPN Rise All-Virginia First Team honoree his senior year ... Also played baseketball and track and field.
PERSONAL
Born on Oct. 16, 1992 in Dakar, Senegal ... Son of Daniel Badji and Clotilde Coly ... Has one younger brother, Charles ... Enrolled in the School of Management, majoring in business.
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