55 Brayton Strawkas
Brayton Strawkas
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Buffalo, Ill.
  • Position:
    GK
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Tri-City
  • gp
    2
  • gs
    0
  • min
    14:19
  • ga
    2
  • gaa
    12.57
  • sv
    0

Bio

Program Records
Ranks 1st in program history in goals against average (2.16)
Ranks 2nd in program history in goalkeeper wins (6)
Ranks 2nd in program history in save percentage (.726)
Ranks 3rd in program history in goalkeeper appearances (38)
Ranks 3rd in program history in goalkeeper minutes played (2,839)
Ranks 4th in program history in saves (180)

Career Highs
Saves - 14 at Greenville, October 26, 2022
Save Percentage - 1.000, multiple times

Senior (2025): Appeared in 2 matches as a goalkeeper, logging 15 minutes of action against Webster on Oct. 1 and Spalding on Oct. 11 … Allowed 1 goal … Closed his Red Devil career with 38 appearances, including 32 starts, and 180 career saves.

Junior (2024): Appeared in and started 8 matches as a goalkeeper for the Red Devils … Recorded 45 saves on the season while allowing 17 goals … Finished the season with 1 shutout and a goals against average of 2.17.

Sophomore (2023): Appeared in 9 matches and started 5 as a goalkeeper for the Red Devils … Recorded 22 saves on the season while allowing 13 goals … Finished the season with 1 shutout and a goals against average of 2.91.

Freshman (2022): Started all 19 matches in goal in his first season as a Red Devil, recording 113 saves and four shutouts on the year … Set the program record for goalkeeper minutes played in a single season (1,716) … Tied the program record for goalkeeper appearance in a season (19) … Became one of only five Red Devils goalkeepers to record four wins or more in season … Recorded the second-lowest goals against average in a single season in program history (1.89) … Recorded the third-highest save percentage in program history (.758) … Recorded the seventh-most saves in a single season in program history (113).

Riverton High School: Received All-Sangamo Honorable Mention, helped the Hawknadoes win two regional titles in four years and averaged 4.1 saves per game in an 11-7-2 season for Riverton/Tri-City … Was also an Honors Student.

Personal: The son of Joe and Shanda Strawkas, Brayton was born on Jan. 28, 2004 in Springfield, Illinois … Has one sibling, Kasey … Majoring in athletic training.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 11 Spalding W, 4-1
Oct 15 at Greenville L, 2-0
Oct 18 at Blackburn W, 1-0
Oct 21 at Lawrence T, 2-2
Oct 26 at MUW W, 2-1
Nov 1 at Lyon L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Games played 2 2
Games started 0 0
Minutes 14:19 14:19
Goals against 2 2
Goals-against average 12.57 12.57
Saves 0 0
Save pct .000 .000
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Ties 0 0
Shutouts 0/0 0/0
Date Opponent Score gs min ga gaa sv sv%
Aug 17 Illinois Valley CC   - - - - - -
Aug 20 Augustana (Ill.)   - - - - - -
Aug 29 Kuyper W, 14-0 - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 2-1 - - - - - -
Sep 6 Franklin W, 4-3 - - - - - -
Sep 7 Grinnell L, 2-1 - - - - - -
Sep 10 Monmouth (Ill.) L, 2-1 - - - - - -
Sep 13 Concordia Chicago W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 16 Maranatha Baptist W, 2-1 - - - - - -
Sep 18 Grace Christian (Mich.) T, 0-0 - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Ripon L, 2-1 - - - - - -
Sep 24 Ill. Wesleyan L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 28 Westminster (MO) T, 0-0 - - - - - -
Oct 1 Webster L, 4-0 0 4:48 1 18.75 0 .000
Oct 4 at Principia L, 5-0 - - - - - -
Oct 9 Lyon L, 4-0 - - - - - -
Oct 11 Spalding W, 4-1 0 9:31 1 9.46 0 .000
Oct 15 at Greenville L, 2-0 - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Blackburn W, 1-0 - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Lawrence T, 2-2 - - - - - -
Oct 26 at MUW W, 2-1 - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Lyon L, 3-1 - - - - - -

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs min/g ga/g gaa sv/g sv%
2022-23 19 19 90:21 1.89 1.89 5.95 .758
2023-24 9 5 44:42 1.44 2.91 2.44 .629
2024-25 8 8 88:09 2.13 2.17 5.63 .726
2025-26 2 0 7:10 1.00 12.57 .00 .000
Total 38 32 74:42 1.79 2.16 4.74 .726

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% wins losses ties shutouts
2022-23 19 19 1716:44 36 1.89 113 .758 4 10 4 4/0
2023-24 9 5 402:16 13 2.91 22 .629 1 2 1 1/0
2024-25 8 8 705:11 17 2.17 45 .726 1 5 2 1/0
2025-26 2 0 14:19 2 12.57 0 .000 0 0 0 0/0
Total 38 32 2838:30 68 2.16 180 .726 6 17 7 6/0

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs min/g ga/g gaa sv/g sv%
Event Total 2 0 7:10 1.00 12.57 .00 .000
Conference 2 0 7:10 1.00 12.57 .00 .000
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - -
Location Home 2 0 7:10 1.00 12.57 .00 .000
Away - - 0:00 - - - -
Neutral - - 0:00 - - - -
Result Wins 1 0 9:31 1.00 9.46 .00 .000
Losses 1 0 4:48 1.00 18.75 .00 .000
Month October 2 0 7:10 1.00 12.57 .00 .000

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% wins losses ties shutouts
Event Total 2 0 14:19 2 12.57 0 .000 0 0 0 0/0
Conference 2 0 14:19 2 12.57 0 .000 0 0 0 0/0
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - - 0 0 0 0/0
Location Home 2 0 14:19 2 12.57 0 .000 0 0 0 0/0
Away - - 0:00 - - - - 0 0 0 0/0
Neutral - - 0:00 - - - - 0 0 0 0/0
Result Wins 1 0 9:31 1 9.46 0 .000 0 0 0 0/0
Losses 1 0 4:48 1 18.75 0 .000 0 0 0 0/0
Month October 2 0 14:19 2 12.57 0 .000 0 0 0 0/0

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