Ruben Sanchez

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Frankfort, Ill.
High School:
Lincoln-Way North

Honors and Awards:
BIG EAST All-Academic (2018-19)
BIG EAST All-Freshman Team (2015)
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28, 2015)

2018 (Sr.): Saw action in 12 games throughout the 2018 campaign, starting seven of them ... Tallied a shot on goal in the effort against Georgetown and DePaul.

2017 (Jr.): Made 14 starts out of 15 appearances, scoring a goal and playing over 1,200 minutes ... Scored his first goal of the season in a win over Creighton (Oct. 25)

2016 (So.): Appeared in the season opener against Kentucky (Aug. 26).

2015 (Fr.): The only true freshman to appear in all 17 matches this season, making 16 starts after moving from midfielder to center back after the season opener … Made collegiate debut in the season opener against Oregon State (Aug. 28) ... Made first career start against Portland (Aug. 30), logging all 90 minutes in a win ... Registered his lone point of the season with an assist against Villanova (Oct. 3) … Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28) following a scoreless draw against St. John’s (Sept. 26) on the road … Ranked No. 87 on TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Top-100 Freshmen list.

Prior to Marquette: Ranked as the No. 59 overall prospect according to the IMG Academy Top-150 ... Scored five goals in his final season with Chicago Magic PSG in the U.S. Developmental Academy ... Was a four-year letterwinner at Lincoln-Way North High School in Frankfort, Illinois where he led the team in scoring.