Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 3-year returning starter.....Conference Carolinas All-Conference Team (first-team) 2021....USC All-Region (third team) 2021....Conference Carolinas Fall Academic All-Conference Team 2021....Career totals entering 2021: 48 matches, 2 goals, 4 assists, 24 shots....Veteran....PBC All-Conference (second team) 2020....Started all 11 matches during covid-shortened 2020 season....Played all but two minutes....Scored in 3-0 win at GSW (3-11-21)....Started all 22 matches as a sophomore (in 2019)....USC All-Region (first team) 2019....PBC Tournament MVP 2019....Overtime match-winning goal vs Limestone (11-22-19) in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament....Second on the team in minutes played (missed only 39 minutes)....7 of 11 shots were on frame....Played in and started 15 of 16 matches as a freshman....Third on the team in minutes played (1333)....Recorded an assist vs North Georgia (10-6-18)....Shots on goal percentage of .364 (4 of 11)....Helped a defense that improved its GAA from 2.10 in 2017 to 1.62 in 2018 and cut the number of shots allowed by nearly 100....Could start in the midfield as a freshman....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2019....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2018 (fall), 2019 (spring, fall), 2020 (spring, fall), 2021 (spring, fall).

PERSONAL:

• Born Oliver James Peters in Colchester, Essex, England
• Graduate of Colchester Institute, where he played for coaches Danny Laws, David Cannon, Gavin Peters, and Craig Power
• Nickname is Ollie 

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Pro footballer
• Favorite Superhero: Spiderman
• Favorite Athlete: Paul Gascoigne
• Favorite Sports Team: ITFC
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Peaky Blinders
• Favorite Food: Indian
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Ayia Napa/Cancun
• Twitter Handle: @OliverPeters99
• Instagram Account: @peters_99
• Your Motivation Music: House
• Favorite Thing About FMU: Soccer
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Chilling
• Goals for Upcoming Season: National Champs
• Why you first chose your sport: English culture