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University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

2022 Men's Soccer Roster

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7 Samory Powder

7 Samory Powder

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Maplewood, N.J.
  • High School:
    Baker Web Academy

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights: 
• 2022 Horizon League Second-Team selection
• 2020 Horizon League All-Freshman team selection
• Two-time Fall and Spring Horizon League Honor Roll selection with a 3.44 GPA
• Two-time Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection 

2022:
• Started in 15 of 16 games played. 
• Led the team in goals (5), assists (7 – T-3rd HL) and points (17 – T-6th HL)
• Named Nike® Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week after recording four total points while having a hand in all three goals in Detroit Mercy's 3-2 win over NKU (10/8). He assisted on the Titans' first goal and followed with his third tally of the season. With the match tied at 2-2, he assisted on the game-winning goal in the 3-2 victory.
• Scored fifth goal and added a seventh assist of the season on the equalizer to lead Detroit Mercy back from a two-goal deficit to earn a 2-2 draw at Wright State (11/2) that secured the No. 6 seed in the #HLMSOC Championships.
• Fourth goal came off an unassisted corner kick at WIU (10/18) in a 1-1 draw.
• Scored first goal of the season in the Titans' 3-2 setback at UMKC (9/5) and second goal in the 2-1 setback at Michigan (9/12).
• Assisted on the game-tying goal off a corner kick with 10 seconds remaining in Detroit Mercy's 1-1 tie at Green Bay (9/28). His first assist of the season came in the 2-2 draw at Jacksonville (8/25).

2021:
• Played and started 15 games 
• Tied for second on the team in goals (3) totaling six points 
• Scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Purdue Fort Wayne 

2020 (Played in spring 2021):
• Earned Horizon League All-Freshman Team honors.
• One of five Titans to start in all seven matches during his first season.
• Led the team in goals (two) and tied for the team lead in points (four), also leading the team in shots (19) and shots on goal (eight).
• Ranked first among all forwards and freshman in minutes played (576).
• Made collegiate debut, starting and playing all 90 minutes on the road at Northern Kentucky (2/4).
• First collegiate goal came in the third minute of the match in home debut against Wright State (2/10), tallying four shots.
• Scored the game-winning goal in the 66th minute of a 2-1 home victory over IUPUI (3/12), recording two shots on goal.
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).

High School:
• A graduate of Baker Web Academy.
• Played club soccer with New York Red Bulls on their U14 team in 2015-16 before playing with the Players Development Academy on the U17/19 from 2017-18.
• Competed in club soccer most recently with the Portland Timbers Academy on the U19 team in 2018-19.
• His brother, Noah Powder, played professionally for the New York Red Bulls and Real Salt Lake.

Personal:
Parents: Claire Emmanuel & Lester Lewis Powder.
Siblings, Maya, Noah & Seth.
Birthplace: Edison, N.J.
Major: Business
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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2020Freshman

    Forward
    5'11"
    7
  • 7

    2021Sophomore

    Forward
    5'11"
    7
  • 7

    2022Junior

    Forward
    5'11"
    7