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  Paul Gerstenberger
Paul Gerstenberger

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Schenectady, N.Y.

High School:
Colonie

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 160

Position:
Back

Birthdate:
01/26/1987

AS A SOPHOMORE (2006)
Played in 13 games, including seven ACC contests ... missed the first three games of the season because of injury ... registered 12 starts at defense, including seven starts in league play ... recorded three assists ... notched an assist on Charlie Davies' first of two goals in the team's 5-1 win at Quinnipiac (9/26) ... assisted on Mor Avi Hanan's game-tying goal in a 1-1 home tie against Clemson (10/21) ... came off the bench at Yale (9/5); assisted on Charlie Davies' goal in the 89th minute.

AS A FRESHMAN (2005)
Played in and started 14 matches; missed two games - at Clemson (10/28) and at North Carolina (11/4) ... totaled nine shots on the season, including two shots on goal.

BEFORE BC
Earned NSCAA All-East honors as a senior midfielder at Colonie High School; also gained 2004 NSCAA All-State second-team accolades ... was a three-time Suburban Council (league) all-star ... registered eight goals and seven assists in 10 matches in 2004 ... played for head coach Mike Trimarchi ... won prestigious Milk Cup with BC teammate Charlie Davies in Coloraine, Northern Ireland ... played two friendlies with the U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team in April 2005; matches were played at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

PERSONAL
Enrolled in the Lynch School of Education ... Paul and his younger brother John are the sons of Mary Ann and Rudi Gerstenberger ... born January 26, 1987.

GERSTENBERGER'S CAREER STATS
Year	GP	GS	G	A	Pts.	Shots
2005	14	13	0	0	0	9
2006	13	12	0	3	3	10
Totals	27	25	0	3	3	19