2015 Men's Soccer Roster
Joey Calistri
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 160
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Deerfield, Ill.
- High School:
- Deerfield
2015: Named to the All-Big Ten Second Team to earn his fifth postseason award in four years ... Led the team with 12 points on 3 goals and six assists ... Led the team with 34 shots and 14 on goal ... Started season opener against Colgate and put a shot on a goal in 96 minutes of play ... Scored both goals in the 2-1 win against Ohio State ... Assisted the lone goal in the against UCF while also putting one shot on target in 74 minutes of play ... Scored in the 2-1 win over DePaul ... Recorded assists in consecutive games against Rutgers and Notre Dame ... Assisted the first goal in the 2-1 comeback win over Penn State ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2014: Second Team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Named Co-MVP of Lakeside Classic ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Led the Wildcats in goals (6), shots (41), shots on goal (21) and tied for the team lead in points (14) ... Second on the team with two game-winning goals ... Appeared in 19 games, making 18 starts ... Scored three goals in the first two games of the season, highlighting a pair of wins over Quinnipiac and Hofstra ... Scored a goal and tallied an assist in a 3-2 win over Maryland on October 5 ... Scored a season-high two goals in a 2-0 shutout of Wisconsin on November 5.
2013: Broke out as one of the nation's most dangerous scoring offensive threats ... Big Ten scoring and point champion, leading the conference with 28 points, 12 goals, 1.33 points per game and 0.57 goals per game ... His 12 goals on the year were t-13th most in the NCAA...Also finished tied for 19th in the nation with 28 points ... Tied for the Big Ten lead with four game winning goals on the year...Ranked tied for fifth in the Big Ten with 52 shots and seventh with 2.48 shots per game ... Named to All-Big Ten First Team as a forward ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Named to NSCAA Great Lakes All-Region Team First Team ... Tallied the eventual game-winning goal against Loyola Chicago (10/30) and also added an assist in the game ... Recorded `Cats lone goal vs. No. 13 Penn State (10/27) ... Registered an assist against Notre Dame (10/15)...Posted two goals against Bradley (10/2) ... NIU All-Tournament Team ... NIU Tournament Most Valuable Player ... Scored a goal against Michigan for the Conference win (9/28) ... Tallied an assist against Fairleigh Dickinson (9/22) ... Registered a goal against NU's 3-0 win over St. Mary's (9/20) ... Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (9/16) ... National Team of the Week by Top Big Drawer Soccer (9/16) ... National Team of the Week by College Soccer News (9/16) ... National Player of the Week by College Soccer News (9/16) ... Scored a goal against Butler (9/15) ... Tallied three goals at Green Bay (9/13) ... Big Ten Offensive Co-Player of the Week (9/9) ... CollegeSoccerNews.com National Team of the Week (9/8) ... Registered a pair goals against Xavier (9/7) ... Tallied first assist at DePaul
2012: Unanimous selection for 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... First Team All-Big Ten honoree ... Unanimous choice for Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Third-Team All-Great Lakes honoree ... CollegeSoccerNews.com All-Freshman First-Team honoree ... SoccerAmerica All-Freshman First-Team ... Played all 23 games, making 21 starts ... Led NU with nine goals and 20 points ... Also chipped in two assists ... Team-high 49 shots, including 27 on goal ... Played 1,594 minutes ... Helped NU capture its second Big Ten regular-season title in as many years ... Made first career start in NU's season-opener, a 1-1 double-overtime tie vs. Xavier (8/25) ... Scored first career goal in NU's 2-1 OT win over Kentucky (8/31) ... Goal was the equalizer at the 74:00 mark ... Tallied two goals vs. Rhode Island (9/9) ... Also scored in NU's 2-0 win vs. Iona (9/14) ... Had a goal and an assist in NU's 2-1 upset of No. 7 Notre Dame at Lakeside Field (10/9) ... Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15 following his performance vs. Notre Dame ... Also tabbed CollegeSportsMadness.com's Big Ten Player of the Week on Oct. 15 ... Recorded a goal and an assist in NU's 2-0 shutout of Loyola (10/17) ... Had three three-point games (4 pts vs. Rhode Island, 3 pts vs. Notre Dame & Loyola) ... Scored the equalizer, his seventh goal of the season, in the 52nd minute in NU's 1-1 comeback tie at No. 22 Indiana in Bloomington (11/1) ... Tie gave the Wildcats the necessary point in the Big Ten standings for them to claim a share of the 2012 Big Ten title ... Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 5 following the Indiana match ... Scored eighth goal of the season in the Big Ten Tournament at Lakeside Field, helping NU shut out Ohio State 2-0 (11/7) ... Tallied ninth goal of the season, the game-winner, in NU's 1-0 win over No. 7 seed Marquette during the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/18) ... Four game-winning goals on the year ... NIU adidas Invite and Lakeside Classic All-Tournament Teams.
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... 2012 ESPN Rise Top-100 Recruit ... 2012 NSCAA/Adidas All Region-V Team ... Two-time Illinois First-Team All-State ... Three-time All-Area selection ... Team MVP as a junior and senior ... Led Deerfield to best record in school history in 2009 (19-4-1) ... Notched 89 goals and 41 assists over his career ... Teammate of current Wildcats Connor Holloway and Scott Lakin ... Club: Three-year member of Chicago Fire ... Has played in the USSF Developmental Academy with Chicago Fire since 2010 ... Teammate of fellow NU signee Zak Allen and current Wildcat Peter Beasley ... State Cup runner-up in 2009 ... Named to Super-Y League National Team in 2009.
Personal: Born Joseph Vito Calistri ... Son of George and Elsa Calistri ... Chose Northwestern over Xavier and Indiana ... Attended Northwestern's College Soccer Training Center, One Day Prep Camp, and Residential/Commuter Camp ... Major is undecided.
