2009: Started all 15 games in goal and fashioned a 10.19 goals against average and a .503 save percentage • Showed steady improvement throughout the season and posted an 8.64 goals against average and a .538 save percentage during JHU[apos]s seven-game winning streak late in the year • Topped the 300-career save mark in the win over Navy and ended the season with 366 to his credit (9th in school history) • Solid in JHU[apos]s 11-3 win over Siena as he posted eight saves while allowing just the three goals • In JHU[apos]s back-to-back wins against UMBC and Hofstra, posted eight saves with 11 goals allowed against UMBC and had 12 saves with seven goals allowed against Hofstra • Played a strong game against second-ranked Syracuse at the Carrier Dome as he posted 15 saves against the Orange • Reemerged in the 10-9 win over Maryland with a 12-save performance - Six of his 12 saves came in the fourth quarter, including one in the final three seconds on a shot from the doorstep that preserved the win • Steady in JHU[apos]s 15-7 win against Navy with six saves and six goals allowed in 56:46 - Added three ground balls and two caused turnovers against the Mids • Strong down the stretch in the double overtime victory at Towson - Matched season-high with 15 saves against the Tigers, including 11 in the fourth quarter and overtime combined ... Towson scored on just one of its final 12 shots on goal • Matched season-high with 15 saves and had seven ground balls in double-overtime win against Loyola • Posted 11 saves, including two point-blank stops in the fourth quarter, in the 12-11 win over Brown in the first round of the NCAA Tournament • Posted 14 saves in NCAA Quarterfinal loss to Virginia.
2008: Started all 17 games in goal and posted an 8.10 goals against average (17th in the nation) and a .598 save percentage (8th in the nation) • Played a school-record 1,007.01 in goal this season and 202 total saves rank as the fifth-highest single-season total in school history • Made a successful debut as JHU[apos]s starting goalie as he posted 11 saves, allowed just five goals and grabbed six ground balls in the season-opening win against Albany • Came back with 11 saves against Princeton, including eight through three quarters as JHU built a 12-4 lead at the end of three • Totaled eight saves and allowed eight goals against UMBC and posted 11 saves against Hofstra and Syracuse • Turned in an outstanding effort at Virginia as he registered a career-high 17 saves in the overtime loss to the Cavaliers • Anchored JHU[apos]s defensive effort in the 10-4 win over Maryland as he posted 13 saves, the second-highest total of his career • Came back and posted 16 saves and held Navy to four goals in 58:11 • Sharp in the win over Towson with nine saves while allowing just six goals in 57:30 • Posted seven saves and allowed just one goal in 53:45 against Mount St. Mary[apos]s and went the distance against Loyola with 14 saves and just six goals allowed • Enjoyed a solid showing against Hofstra in the first NCAA Tournament start of his career as he posted nine saves and allowed just four goals • Posed an equally impressive showing in his first road start in the NCAA Tournament with a 13-save effort against Navy in the quarerfinals (allowed just four goals while playing all 60 minutes) • Sparked JHU[apos]s stunning 10-9 upset of top-seeded Duke in the NCAA Semifinals as he matched career-high with 17 saves, including one on Matt Danowski as time expired to preserve the victory • Solidified his spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team with a 20-save masterpiece in the NCAA Championship game against Syracuse • Posted 14 of his 20 saves in the first half to keep the Blue Jays in the game (trailed 6-5 at intermission) • The 20 saves are the most by a JHU goalie since Jesse Schwartzman had 21 vs. Towson on April 30, 2005 • Fashioned a 7.50 goals against average and a .663 save percentage in the NCAA Tournament.
2007: Played in three games for a total of 47:27 as the backup to senior goalie Jesse Schwartzman • Posted a 2.53 goals against average and a .833 save percentage on the year • Got the first extensive playing time of his career in the win at Mount St. Mary[apos]s • Replaced Schwartzman with 1:48 remaining in the first quarter and went on to post nine saves while allowing just one goal in 43:49 • Also grabbed three ground balls in the win over the Mount.
At Severna Park: One of the top prep goalies in the nation throughout high school career • Four-year starter with a career save percentage above 70 percent • Two-time All-America, two-time all-state, three-time all-metro and four-time all-county selection • Maryland Goalie-of-the-Year as a junior • South MVP in the 2006 Under Armour All-America game • Helped team to a pair of state championships (sophomore and senior years) and a pair of state runner-up finishes (freshman and junior years) • Team compiled a 70-9 record during his career • Also lettered two years in ice hockey as a goalie.
Personal: Michael A. Gvozden • The son of Andre and Cathy Gvozden • Born March 11, 1988 • Holds dual citizenship in the United States and Brazil as his father, Andre, is from Brazil • Younger brother, Andrew, is the starting goalie at Hofstra • Psychology major.
Gvozden[apos]s Career Statistics
Year GP/S Mins. Svs. GA Sv. % GAA GBs
2007 3/0 47:27 10 2 .833 2.53 3
2008 17/17 1,007:01 202 136 .598 8.10 48
2009 15/15 894:49 154 152 .503 10.19 38
Totals 34/31 1,891:32 352 272 .564 8.63 89
Gvozden[apos]s[apos]s Career Highs
Saves: 20, vs #3 Syracuse (5-26-08)
17, vs. #1 Duke (5-24-08)
17, vs. #3 Virginia (3-22-08)
16 vs. #10 Navy (4-19-08)
15, vs. #13 Loyola (5-2-09), vs. Towson (4-22-09)
15, vs. #2 Syracuse (3-14-09)
14, vs. #5 Virginia (5-17-09)
14, vs. #17 Loyola (5-3-08)
Fewest Goals Allowed: 1, vs. Mt. St. Mary[apos]s (4-28-08)
3, vs. Siena (2-20-09)
4, vs. Navy (5-17-08), 4, vs. #16 Hofstra (5-11-08)
4, vs. #10 Navy (4-19-08), 4, vs. #7 Maryland (4-12-08)
