| Will Briley |
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2007:Saw first action of the season against No. 13 Indiana Oct. 14, recording three saves while playing the second half without allowing a goal ... started matches at Michigan Oct. 20, at Northern Illinois Oct. 24 and vs. Green Bay Nov. 3 ... posted a shutout, making one save in 110 minutes of action in the match at Michigan
2006: Started the first 16 games of the season and recorded five shutouts ... Recorded 49 saves and allowed just 15 goals in 1,321 minutes ... Gave up 1.02 goals per game and spouted a .766 save percentage ... Made a season-high five saves four times in the win over Hofstra (8/25), the win vs. Bradley (9/8), the close loss to Penn State (9/24) and in the win over Valpo (10/4).
2005: Selected to the Big Ten all-Freshman team ... Appeared in 10 matches between the pipes for the Wildcats, starting nine ... Logged 868:00 in goal ... Compiled a 4-5-1 record in goal ... Saved 31 shots ... Led the team in GAA at 1.14 goals per match ... Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after recording back-to-back shutouts against Illinois-Chicago and Michigan State, the Wildcats' first back-to-back regular-season shutouts since 2003 ... Tied Misha Rosenthal with a team-high three shutouts on the season ... Was named NU's Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week (10/3).
2004: Did not see game action.
High School: Four-year starter ... Broke previous career shutout school record in only three years ... Also holds record for shutouts in a season and consecutive shutouts ... Three-time all-district selection ... 2004 all-state ... Academic All-State ... Played with the DFW Tejanos, one of Texas' top Classic League club teams ... Regional quarterfinalist in 2004 ... Previously played for the Longview Elite in the Dallas Classic league ... Four-year participant in state ODP ... Starting goalkeeper for the North Texas state team ... Trained with Major League Soccer's Dallas Burn in 2003.
Personal: Born William Edward Briley on 3/21/86 ... Son of Steve and Janine Briley ... Chose Northwestern over Centenary and Saint Louis ... Majoring in chemical engineering.
| Year | G | GS | Min. | GA | GAA | Sv. | ShO |
| 2005 | 10 | 9 | 868 | 11 | 1.14 | 31 | 3 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | 1321 | 15 | 1.02 | 49 | 5 |
| Totals | 26 | 25 | 2189 | 26 | 1.06 | 80 | 8 |
