| Will Swaim |
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Cirovski on Swaim: "Will is a young man who rises to every challenge and keeps improving. He's got a tremendous inner confidence and has the ability to learn quickly. He's improved all aspects of his game. That's exciting for Will because he is already at a high level."
As a Freshman in 2007: Split time with Thorne Holder in goal ... Started 12 matches and appeared in 13 of them to earn a 6-4-3 record ... allowed just 12 goals on the year for a 0.89 goals against average ... saved 74 percent of the shots he faced ... pitched four shutouts on the season ... recorded three saves in the NCAA Tournament third round against Bradley (12/1) and had two in a scoreless draw against Loyola (11/28) in the second round ... stopped two shots in wins against Virginia (11/3) and Georgetown (10/23) ... saved a season-best nine shots in a 2-1 loss at Duke (9/22) ... recorded three saves in a 1-0 shutout against Old Dominion (9/19) ... opened the season with two saves against Notre Dame (9/2) and four in his debut at Indiana (8/31).
Before Maryland: First team All-County and second team All-State as a senior under coach Brian Boussy at Howard ... appointed team captain as a junior and a senior ... has played on Maryland's ODP team since 2000 ... played for the club team Bethesda United under former Maryland player ... helped the squad to be a National Championship Series Finalist in 2004 and 2006 when they were also Region I champions and Maryland State Cup champions.
Personal: Full name is William Jared Swaim ... the son of Judy and Bill Swaim ... born January 23, 1989 ... has two sisters ... cousin, Tiffany, played basketball at Kentucky from 1995-99 and other cousin, Matt, played football at Arkansas from 1993-97 ... lists his favorite athlete as Tim Howard ... chose Maryland because he "wanted to be a part of the best soccer program in the country" ... majoring in history.
Swaim's Career Statistics
| Year | GP-GS | GA | Saves | Pct. |
W-L-T | Sho. |
| 2007 | 13-12 | 12 | 34 | .739 | 6-4-3 | 4 |
