Dawson Klunk
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- Height:
- 5'11
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- Hometown:
- Roxana, Illinois
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- Position:
- Goalkeeper
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Roxana
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- gp
- 18
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- gs
- 18
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- min
- 1407:48
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- ga
- 32
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- gaa
- 2.05
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- sv
- 60
Bio
2024: Begins final season of soccer for Blackburn.
2023: Made 17 starts after returning for injury. Captured a shutout in opening win over Rockford. Finished year with 107 saves.
2022: Missed season due to injury.
2021: Made 12 starts in 15 appearances. Captured seven wins. Allowed a 1.65 goal against average with 90 saves on the year. 2nd Team All-Conference.
2020-21: Made eight starts in nine games during covid season. Made 60 saves.
2019: Made five appearances in debute season. Recorded 14 saves.
Personal: Son of Jeffery Klunk and Tiffany Sorgea. Sports Management major.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Games played | 18 | 9 |
| Games started | 18 | 9 |
| Minutes | 1407:48 | 792:58 |
| Goals against | 32 | 18 |
| Goals-against average | 2.05 | 2.04 |
| Saves | 60 | 36 |
| Save pct | .652 | .667 |
| Wins | 3 | 2 |
| Losses | 9 | 5 |
| Ties | 4 | 2 |
| Shutouts | 2/0 | 2/0 |
Game Log - Extended Goalkeeper
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Anderson (Ind.) | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Aug 31 | at Earlham | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 49:30 |
| Sep 5 | Cornell College | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 6 | Knox | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 45:00 |
| Sep 8 | at Ill. Wesleyan | L, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 45:00 |
| Sep 11 | at University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 14 | Buena Vista | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 17 | at Asbury | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 28 | Westminster (MO) | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 3 | MUW | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 5 | at Spalding | L, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 72:58 |
| Oct 8 | at Principia | L, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 12 | at Lyon | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 16 | Webster | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 19 | Fontbonne | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 26 | at Greenville | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 29 | at Saint Louis | L, 7-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 25:20 |
| Oct 30 | at Eureka | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
Game Log - Goalkeeper
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Anderson (Ind.) | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .800 |
| Aug 31 | at Earlham | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sep 5 | Cornell College | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .600 |
| Sep 6 | Knox | L, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 |
| Sep 8 | at Ill. Wesleyan | L, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .429 |
| Sep 11 | at University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .750 |
| Sep 14 | Buena Vista | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .667 |
| Sep 17 | at Asbury | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .833 |
| Sep 28 | Westminster (MO) | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Oct 3 | MUW | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Oct 5 | at Spalding | L, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .556 |
| Oct 8 | at Principia | L, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .556 |
| Oct 12 | at Lyon | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .667 |
| Oct 16 | Webster | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .800 |
| Oct 19 | Fontbonne | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 |
| Oct 26 | at Greenville | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .250 |
| Oct 29 | at Saint Louis | L, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Oct 30 | at Eureka | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .800 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | ga/g | gaa | sv/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 18 | 18 | 1.78 | 2.05 | 3.33 |
| Conference | 9 | 9 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 4.00 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 1.29 | 1.38 | 3.00 |
| Away | 11 | 11 | 2.09 | 2.52 | 3.55 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 3 | 3 | .33 | 0.33 | 3.33 |
| Losses | 10 | 10 | 2.50 | 3.09 | 3.10 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 2 | 2 | .50 | 0.65 | 2.00 |
| September | 7 | 7 | 2.00 | 2.33 | 3.00 |
| October | 9 | 9 | 1.89 | 2.10 | 3.89 |
| Statistic | gp | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 18 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2/0 | 1407:48 |
| Conference | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2/0 | 792:58 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0:00 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2/0 | 585:00 |
| Away | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0/0 | 822:48 |
| Neutral | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0:00 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 270:00 |
| Losses | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0/0 | 728:18 |
| Month | ||||||
| August | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 139:30 |
| September | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0/0 | 540:00 |
| October | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2/0 | 728:18 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g |
|---|---|---|
| Event | ||
| Total | 18 | 78:13 |
| Conference | 9 | 88:06 |
| Exhibition | - | 0:00 |
| Location | ||
| Home | 7 | 83:34 |
| Away | 11 | 74:48 |
| Neutral | - | 0:00 |
| Result | ||
| Wins | 3 | 90:00 |
| Losses | 10 | 72:50 |
| Month | ||
| August | 2 | 69:45 |
| September | 7 | 77:09 |
| October | 9 | 80:55 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 18 | 18 | 32 | 60 | .652 |
| Conference | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | .667 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | .700 |
| Away | 11 | 11 | 23 | 39 | .629 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .909 |
| Losses | 10 | 10 | 25 | 31 | .554 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .800 |
| September | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | .600 |
| October | 9 | 9 | 17 | 35 | .673 |
News mentions
EUREKA, IL -- Blackburn College Men's Soccer visited Eureka College Wednesday evening for a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup and came away with a 2-2 tie with the Red Devils.
BELLEVILLE, IL -- Senior Dawson Klunk was named the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week after helping the team to a 1-0 victory over Fontbonne University.
CARLINVILLE, IL -- Senior Shane Greathouse scored on a header in the final minutes to help the Blackburn College Men's Soccer team defeat Fontbonne University in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon.
BATESVILLE, AR -- A second half goal by Lyon College proved too much to overcome as the Blackburn College Men's Soccer team fell to the Scots 2-1 in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action Saturday morning.
WILMORE, KY -- The Blackburn College Men's Soccer team visited Kentucky Tuesday afternoon to take on Asbury University in a nonconference matchup and finished the game with a 1-1 tie.
ST. LOUIS, MO -- Blackburn College Men's Soccer collected their first win of the season by defeating the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy Wednesday afternoon.
BLOOMINGTON, IL -- The Blackburn College Men's Soccer squad visited regional power Illinois Wesleyan University in a nonconference matchup Sunday afternoon but were unable to pull off the upset, falling to IWU 5-0.
CARLINVILLE, IL -- Blackburn College Men's Soccer was forced to play a man down early which ended up proving the difference as the Beavers fell to Cornell College 2-0 in nonconference action.
RICHMOND, IN -- Senior Dawson Klunk and freshman Brayden Smith were named to the Raven/Quaker Classic All-Tournament Team after the team's tie with Earlham College Saturday afternoon.
ANDERSON, IN – Blackburn College Men’s Soccer struck first but a late goal by Anderson University gave the Beavers a season-opening tie Friday evening.
CARLINVILLE, IL – The Blackburn College Men’s Soccer team comes into the season with a new look as the team features 20 freshman but will lean heavily on their three seniors to lead a young squad looking to make an immediate mark in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
