Peter Boyer, Drew University
Soccer – Class of 2004
Peter Boyer was statistically and empirically one of the best to ever play between the pipes on a collegiate soccer field. The year 2003 was a year of firsts for the Drew University men's soccer team. It was the first time a Drew team, in any sport, played in an NCAA Division III National Championship game. It was the first time a team in any of the NCAA's three divisions recorded 17 consecutive shutouts in a season. But at the center of a list of firsts was a famous 'last;' the last line of defense, the last player to be named a First Team All-American in Drew history, the last of his kind: goalkeeper Peter Boyer.
Boyer still holds some of the most impressive records in college soccer history. Teamed up with a dominating defense, his 21 shutouts – 17 in a row – in 2003 are NCAA All-Division records. His 1,428 consecutive minutes of clean sheets is also an All-Division record. Meanwhile, the Rangers posted a school-record 21-1-2 record en route to a runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament, the fourth-straight appearance in the national tournament for Boyer and the Drew men. He made 94 saves during that fairy-tale season and set school records with a 0.26 goals-against average and .940 save percentage. Boyer was named the Freedom Conference Player of the Year, the New Jersey Sports Writers Association Goalkeeper of the Year, and the pinnacle of individual intercollegiate honors, a First Team All-America selection. At Drew, he holds career records in goals-against average (0.50), saves in a game (13), wins in a career (44), and shutouts in a career (38). He was the team's goalkeeper during the two longest winning streaks in school history, 16 in 2003 and 19 in 2002. His Rangers did not lose a single Freedom Conference game during his four years in 36 matches (35-0-1). Each year, Boyer would transition from the pitch to the hardwood as a member of the Drew men's basketball team. In 81 career games, he recorded totals of 530 points, 233 rebounds, and 72 steals. Boyer was inducted into the Drew University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.
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