2009 Men's Soccer Roster

Machel Turner
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Machel Turner
Jersey Number 15

Machel Turner

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    165
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Kingston, Jamaica
  • High School:
    Hotchkiss School
2009: Battled injury to see action in 13 contests, making two starts … Iced 2-0 win at Radford with a goal, also tallying a season-high four shots, three on goal … Registered an assist in 3-0 win at Georgia Southern … Finished season with 10 shots, seven on goal … .700 shots on goal percentage ranked fourth-best in the conference.

2008: Saw action in all 19 games on the season for the second-straight year ... Made 11 starts ... Tied for second on the team with three goals ... Added an assist for a total of seven points on the year, third-higest mark on the squad ... Took 25 shots, including a season-high four in a pair of matches, against Georgetown and UNC Greensboro ... Recorded eight multiple-shot performances overall ... Had 10 shots find the goal, for a SOG percentage of .400.

2007: One of only three Wildcats to appear in all 19 games on the year, including 16 starts ... Finished tied for third on the team with seven points, with a pair of goals and three assists ... Both of his goals were game-winners, the only player on the team to record more than one ... Scored his first game-winning goal in overtime against Dayton, helping Davidson in its first game of the year ... Also found the back of the net in the victory over Coastal Carolina ... Took 23 shots, with 10 finding the goal for a SOG percentage of .435.

2006:
Ranked second on the club in goals (3) scored and total points (6) ... appeared in 15 games while making seven starts at forward ... Netted his first career goal in Davidson’s 2-1 win vs. James Madison ... Also found the back of the net against nationally-ranked UNCG and Virginia Tech at Alumni Stadium ... Attempted just seven shots as a freshman, but three were successful and all but two were on frame for a .429 shot percentage and .714 shots on goal percentage.

Prep / Personal:
A Jamaican in citizenship ... Participates in the Big Brother Program of Davidson ... Spent the Spring 2008 Semester studying abroad in Japan ... Finished his senior season with a team-leading 12 goals and led the squad to their second straight appearance in the New England Prep School Soccer Association Class A Tourney ... Team captain for both his U-14 and U-17 club teams ... Trained with the Jamaican national team program and is in the pool of players in consideration for the U-19 national team for the World Cup qualifying ... Sociology major.
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