Wil Linder

Position:
M
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 155
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.

9 Wil Linder

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
	High School: Ravenwood HS

	Height / Weight: 6-0 / 155
	Position: M
	Birthdate: 11/04/1992
	Experience: 3L
	Awards: Tiger 3.0 Club (Fall 2012)

2014 (Senior):

Made an appearance in all 18 games with 13 starts ... Recorded one assist and 14 shots, including two on goal ... Dribbled the ball from the top of the box and netted his first goal of the season in the 2-1 victory over the USF Bulls ... Posted his second goal in the second game against USF, with a penalty kick in the 84th minute. 

2013 (Junior):

Played in 16 games and made 11 starts ... Took five shots, including two on goal ... Started the season's first seven games at forward ... Played a season-high 79 minutes against Connecticut Oct. 12.

2012 (Sophomore):

Played in 18 matches and made 14 starts ... Scored two points on one goal and attempted 14 shots from his midfield position ... Netted the game-winning goal in the 5-0 win over Drake ... Set season highs for shots (3) and shots-on-goal (2) vs. the Bulldogs ... Played a season-high 106 minutes in the 2-1 double-overtime win over Belmont.

2011 (Freshman):

Earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors ... Saw action in all 18 games, playing 684 minutes ... Scored 10 points on three goals and four assists ... Tallied first career assist on Mark Sherrod's "shoeless" goal against No. 18 Bradley ... Assisted on Mark Sherrod's 26th-minute goal against Evansville ... Named to Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic All-Tournament Team after performances against No. 18 Bradley and Evansville ... Netted first career goal and recorded first multiple-goal game with his two-goal performance against FIU ... Headed in the game-winning goal against Kentucky, clinching a C-USA Tournament berth.

Prior to Memphis:

Four-year letterman at Ravenwood High School ... Earned all-state and district MVP honors as a junior ... Named to the NSCAA All-Region III South Team ... Played at the club level for Brentwood Premier for head coach Ken Heckman ... Named Brentwood Soccer Club's "Star of Tomorrow" in 2010 ... Scholastically, was school's Student Athlete of Merit from 2007-10.

Personal:

Son of Fred and Marla Linder ... Has one brother, Sam ... Besides soccer, enjoys working out and playing the guitar ... Following his collegiate career, plans to become a physician's assistant ... Majoring in marketing management.