Phil Bannister Class: Junior Hometown: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England High School: Monkseaton Height / Weight: 5-11 / 161 Position: Forward

2008: Started and appeared in 19 games for Loyola, sitting out against William and Mary (9/17) and Mount St. Mary's (9/20) due to injury. Forward was second on the team in points (34) with 13 goals and eight assists. Ranked tenth nationally with 1.79 points-per-game and lifted Loyola to the second-best scoring average in the nation at 2.33 goals-per-game. Led the MAAC in goals-per-game (0.68) and second behind Darvill in points, goals, and points-per-game. Scored five points in a game during a stretch of three out of four contests in October-against Canisius (10/12), Marist (10/17) and Iona (10/24). Tabbed MAAC Offensive Player of the Week for two straight weeks on October 12 and 19. Had an excellent postseason, scoring a goal and two assists in the 3-nil win over Niagara (11/24) in the MAAC Tournament Semifinals, where he earned a spot on the All-MAAC Tournament team. Also scored his team's only goal off a header in the 30th minute in the NCAA College Cup match against UNC Greensboro (11/25). An Accounting major, he was named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team on October 30, 2008. Also earned a spot on the NSCAA/adidas All-North Atlantic Regional Team, as well as a First Team All-MAAC selection.

2007: Started all 23 games at forward ... led the nation as top freshman scorer ... led Loyola with 13 goals and seven assists ... finished season with 33 total points ... led the team with seven game-winning goals ... named the MAAC Rookie of the Year ... also earned second-team All-MAAC honors

Before Loyola: Was Monkseaton's top scorer in both 2006 (15 goals in 24 games) and 2007 (24 goals in 11 games) ... team registered 58-0-2 record over 2006 and 2007 seasons ... captained Monkseaton to national championship in 2007 with three goals in 4-0 win the final ... represented Northcumberland County U-18s in both 2006 and 2007 ... scored club-record 17 goals in two seasons with Northcumberland

Personal: The son of Christopher and Sheila Bannister... born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England... has one sister, Victoria ... majoring in accounting at Loyola

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