Mitchell Kupstas

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Suwanee, Ga.
High School:
Peachtree Ridge

Career: Played one season at Duke as a graduate student after completing his career at Princeton … Finished his collegiate career with a 1.11 goals against average and a .726 save percentage … Started 26 matches overall in his collegiate career ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2015: Played in 10 games with nine starting assignments in goal … Finished with a 1.33 goals against average, a .618 save percentage and a 6-3-0 record … Posted two shutouts … Made a season-high four saves in wins over Hofstra and NC State … Went the distance in eight of his nine starts ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

At Brown

2014: Started a career-high 16 games in goal for the Bears to total 1563:47 minutes … Ranked third in the Ivy League with a .763 save percentage and 1.04 goals against average, and fourth in the league with 58 save s… Recorded six shutouts, including four straight from September 20 to October 4 against FGCU, Vermont, Fairfield, and Columbia … Stopped a career-high eight shots at FGCU to begin that streak.

2013: Appeared in two matches, starting one…served as the primary backup to Josh Weiner ’14 after missing the start of the season due to injury…made his first career start against New Hampshire, playing 90:00 minutes and recording six saves…played the second half of the Bears’ 5-0 win over Marist.

2012: Served mostly as a back-up to Sam Kernan-Schloss ’13, appearing in 3:53 of relief against Portland … Did not face any shots in the 3-0 Bears’ win.

2011: Gained valuable experience on the 2011 Ivy Championship Brown soccer team, helping to back up Sam Kernan-Schloss ’13.

Before Brown: Was a three-year starter on the soccer team at Peachtree Ridge High School, captaining the squad in 2011 … Earned a 12-4 record as a senior, posting 85 saves, 12th all-time single-season save mark in Georgia … Also played football for one season … Named All-Region Keeper of the Year in 2011, while earning a spot on the All-Region team … Helped to lead Peachtree Ridge to the State Sweet Sixteen in 2008 and 2009 … Recipient of Wendy’s Heisman Award and the Lion Award, given to the Most Outstanding Senior Soccer Player for Peachtree Ridge … Was an All-County Scholar-Athlete … A member of Atlanta Fire and Concord Fire USSF National Academy Soccer teams ... Played over 40 games with Concord … Toured internationally in both Chile and England … Personal: The son of Jeff and Cathy Kupstas, Mitch has one sister, Jessie … Sister, Jessie, played soccer at Mercer University … Member of National Honor Society and AP Scholar with Distinction … Concentrating in Applied Mathematics – Economics.