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Lucas Diener
Lucas Diener

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Rochester Hills, Mich.

High School:
Lutheran North

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 165

Position:
Defender

Birthdate:
01/01/1992

Major:
Education



12/10/2012

Four Oakland Players Earn NSCAA All-Region Honors

Kyle Bethel, Lucas Diener, Miche'le Lipar and John Timm earned All-Midwest Region Honors.

12/10/2012

Four Oakland Players Earn NSCAA All-Region Honors

Kyle Bethel, Lucas Diener, Miche'le Lipar and John Timm earned All-Midwest Region Honors.

11/11/2012

Oakland Falls to Western Illinois 3-1 in Championship Match

Joey Tinnion scored the Golden Grizzlies lone goal.

11/10/2012

No. 1 Oakland Faces No. 3 Western Illinois in Championship

The match kicks off at 1 p.m. ET

11/08/2012

Bethel, Timm and Pogue Help Oakland Take Top Summit League Honors

The Golden Grizzlies had five All-Summit League first team selections.

11/03/2012

Oakland vs. Eastern Illinois

The Oakland men's soccer took on Eastern Illinois on Senior Night at the OU Soccer Field.

10/17/2012

Oakland vs Michigan State - Oct. 17, 2012

Oakland dropped a tight 1-0 decision to Michigan State at the OU Soccer Field.

10/09/2012

Oakland at Michigan - October 9, 2012

Oakland battled Michigan in a 1-0 loss at the U-M Soccer Stadium.

09/29/2012

Oakland men's soccer vs. Western Illinois

Oakland defeats Western Illinois 5-1.

09/26/2012

Oakland vs Duquesne - Sept. 26, 2012

Matt Dudley scored the golden-goal in double-OT as Oakland beat Dusquesne 2-1 at the OU Soccer Field on Sept. 26, 2012

Game-by-Game Stats | Career Stats

2011:
▪ Played and started in 17 matches for the Black and Gold
▪ Finished the season with two points from two assists
▪ Assisted the match-winning goal against Dayton (9/25) and IPFW (10/15)
▪ Earned a spot on The Summit League All-Academic Team as a distinguished scholar

2010:
▪ Named to The Summit League Tournament All-Tournament Team
▪ Played and started in 19 matches as a freshman
▪ Collected his first collegiate point with an assist on the match-winning goal against Centenary (11/6)
▪ Was a fixture in an Oakland defense that allowed just 1.29 goals per game

High School:
▪ Earned four varsity letters at Lutheran High School North under coach Dave Rochlitz
▪ Served as team captain for two seasons at LHSN
▪ Named most valuable player in the Metro Conference in his senior year
▪ Was a three-time Lutheran High School All-American, earning first team honors his junior and senior season
▪ Was a first team all-state selection in his junior and senior year
▪ Helped the team to the district title in his junior season and the Metro Conference in his senior season
▪ Earned multiple all-region, all-conference and all-district honors during his tenure at LHSN

Academic Awards and Extracurricular Activities:
▪ Was an A/B Honor Roll student for all four years
▪ Earned academic honor awards in freshman and senior year
▪ Recognized with a leadership award at LHSN

Top Athletic Performance:
▪ Scored a hat trick while playing sweeper, helping his team win the district title

Personal:
Full Name:
Lucas John Diener
Birthdate: January 1, 1992
Parents: David L. and Pamela J. Diener
Siblings: Justin, Evan, Emily

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland:
1. Desire to play division I soccer
2. Oakland's outstanding education program
3. Oakland is not too big, but not too small