Tane Gent

Height:
5-10
Weight:
160
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Christchurch, New Zealand

2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District

2015 (Junior)
Came off the bench and recorded 20 appearances in 2015 ... Notched six goals and an assist for 13 points on the year ... Tallied goals against Florida Gulf Coast (9/8), Pittsburgh (9/12) Boston College (10/2), South Carolina (10/6), Georgia State (10/20) and Davidson (10/27) ... Was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District III honoree. 2014 (Sophomore)
Talented forward who made 10 starts and played in all 19 games ... Scored three goals and had three assists ... Made his season debut vs. No. 4 UCLA (8/29) ... Started his first game of the season vs. No. 22 UConn (9/5) ... Scored his first goal of the season in the win vs. VMI (9/23) and also added an assist ... Scored a goal at Clemson (9/26) ... Tallied an assist in the 2-1 win over Akron (9/30) ... Also had a goal and an assist in the win over Duke (10/3) ... Played at Clemson (11/9) in the ACC Tournament and vs. UMBC (11/20) in the NCAA Tournament. 2013 (Freshman)
Made his collegiate debut against Coastal Carolina (Aug. 30) ... Scored his first-career goal in a 3-0 win vs. Monmouth (Sept. 1) ... Earned his first-career assist vs. Syracuse (Nov. 8) after Kovi Konowiecki headed home a rebound from his shot off the crossbar.
High School/Club
Played for the New Zealand U17 National Team at the 2009 U17 World Cup in Nigeria ... Played in the group stage against Costa Rica, helping the Kiwis to a 1-1 tie and their first-ever appearance in the Round of 16 ... Also played against Nigeria in the Round of 16 ... Selected as the Youth Player of the Year at Woolston Tech and the Auckland City Youth Sportsman of the Year in 2012 ... Was named Team MVP for St. Andrews College in 2011, while serving as a captain for the team and earning the Golden Boot Award ... Was a member of the Canterbury United in 2010 and helped the team with the U20 National Youth League ... Played for Central United U15 in 2008, helping the team win the Auckland Regional, the New Zealand Championship and the Australia/New Zealand Championship in the Nike Cup ... Central United finished seventh at the Nike Cup World Finals in Manchester ... Was also a high jump, long jump and triple jump champion in high school. Personal
Born on July 25, 1993 in Sydney, Australia ... Sone of Samantha and David Gent ... Has one brother, Nemo (16) ... Full name is Tane Tasman Brind-Gent ... Played on the U17 New Zealand National Team with current NCAA Division I players Dominic McGarr (Albany), Mattie Gibbons (New Mexico) and Ryan Cain (West Virginia).