Akira Fitzgerald Class: Senior Hometown: Baltimore, Md. High School: Loyola Blakefield Height / Weight: 6-0 / 170 Position: Goalkeeper

In 2008: Started every game for the Deacs, allowing 15 goals in 2,153 minutes of action ... Posted a goals against average of 0.63, which ranks as the second-best goals against average in a single season in school history ... Notched 13 shutouts during 2008, tying the school record for most shutouts during a single season ... Did not allow a goal for a stretch of 401:59 early in the season ... Named to Soccer America and College Soccer News National Team of the Week ... Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Deacon Fall Classic after recording shutouts against UCLA (9/5) and South Carolina (9/7) ... Assisted on a goal in Wake's victory over Clemson (9/13) ... Recorded three straight shutouts from October 1 - 7 ... Named ACC Player of the Week after shutting out Duke (10/18) ... Did not allow a goal in first three games of the NCAA Tournament.

In 2007: Logged minutes in the net against Bradley, Elon, UNC Greensboro and Davidson ... Registered three saves with a 1-0-1 record.

In 2006: Did not see any fall action behind Brian Edwards ... Earned seven saves in spring season match vs. MLS' Columbus Crew (March 28).

Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Loyola Blakefield HS for head coach Kyle Swords ... Named Maryland Player of the Year ... Also named Baltimore Player of the Year ... NSCAA All-American in 2005 ... NSCAA Youth All-American in 2004 and 2005 ... Named the 2005 NSCAA Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Awarded the national scholastic Walt Chyzowych Award ... Selected as an adidas/ESP All-Star in 2004 and 2005 ... Captured the ESP Golden Glove award for the top goalkeeper ... Selected to the Region I Olympic Development Program region squad, which in June 2006 played a tournament in Angers, France (La Trophee de la'Avenir) against teams from Denmark, Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal ... Fitzgerald was selected Outstanding Goalkeeper from the International competitors ... Member of the National Honor Society and the Asian Student Union.

Personal: Born in Chiba, Japan on July 17, 1987 ... Son of Robert Fitzgerald & Machiko Shirahata ... Pursuing a degree in communication.

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