Dallas Jaye who comes to the Gaels after a very successful professional career as a goalkeeper in the USL. The Danville, Calif. native attended the University of South Florida where he was a co-captain his senior year and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing. His Bulls teams made three trips to the NCAA tournament in his time at South Florida, winning the Big East and advancing to the NCAA Elite 8 in 2011, and they were the American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions in 2013.
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The San Ramon Valley High product played his final collegiate season while earning his Master's in Business Administration at Xavier University and was named the 2015 Big East Co-Goalkeeper of the Year as well as All-Big East First Team.
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He set the Musketeers school record and ranked ninth in the nation with a 0.63 goals against average that season, while his .830 save percentage led the Big East and ranked 13th in the country. Jaye recorded six solo shutouts and shared another as Xavier was 10-3-1 with him in goal on his way to making the All-Great Lakes Region Third Team.
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He had his first international cap at age 18 for the Guam Men's National Team vs the Philippines, with 22 international caps overall playing in nine World Cup Qualifiers.
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Jaye has played in over 80 professional matches and began his pro career with FC Cincinnati as part of the club's inaugural roster, playing two seasons with FCC.
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That was followed by a fantastic run with Greenville Triumph SC from 2019-21. In 2019 and '20 Jaye was named the USL League One Goalkeeper of the Year and the Golden Glove Winner. He racked up 30 clean sheets as the club made three-straight USL League One Finals, winning it all in 2020.
The Gaels begin play this season with an exhibition at home against Sonoma State on Sunday, August 14 at 1:00 p.m. and will kick off the regular season on Thursday, August 25 against Niagara University at 1:00 p.m.
