Geoff Fallon

Height:
5-10
Weight:
155
Position:
M/D
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Chaminade

2008: Saw action in 21 matches, including starting 16 ... Scored the match's lone goal in the second half of a win over fifth-seeded Akron in the third round of the NCAA tournament (11/30) ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in a victory over Iona (9/5) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2007: Started four straight matches Sept. 29 through Oct. 14 in place of an injured Carl Pett ... Tied for fifth on team with three goals, scoring against Yale on Sept. 7, Butler on Sept. 14 and Wisconsin on Oct. 6 ... Appeared in all 20 matches ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2006: Played in 21 games with three starts ... Scored two goals and dished out three assists ... Both goals were game-winners ... Scored one goal in the win at DePaul (9/20) and had the other with an assist in the win over Valpo (10/4) ... Also had assists in the wins over Michigan (10/15) and Northern Illinois (10/27).

2005: Saw action in seven games for Northwestern ... Had two shots, one of which was on goal.

High School: Named second-team all-metro as a senior ... Tallied 32 points, scoring 11 goals and 10 assists his senior year ... Honored as team captain his senior year ... Scored game-winning goal to propel Chaminade College Prep to Co-Metro Catholic Conference Championship in 2004 ... High school team won 2002 state championship and was runner-up in 2002 ... Three-year letterwinner ... Played three positions for his high school team ... Played club soccer five years for Scott Gallagher ... Club team was 2004 U.S. Youth Soccer National Champions, 2002-04 Missouri State Champion, and beat under-17 U.S. National Team in December 2004 ... Club team also won 2003 U.S. Club Soccer U-17 national championship ... National Honor Society ... Special honor roll.

Personal: Born Geoff Malcolm Fallon ... Son of Malcolm and Julia Fallon ... Attended same high school as NU teammate David Roth ... Played club soccer against Roth and Tim Weir ... Recipient of Bro Ralph Krull scholarship since 1999 ... Chose Northwestern over Harvard and Pennsylvania ... Major is civil engineering.