Park University (MO)

Previous Seasons

• 2017: Made 12 starts for the Pirates, logging nearly 1,000 minutes in goal...Recorded 1.30 goals against average while tallying 29 saves...Claimed career-best seven saves in 2-1 win over Friends (Kan.) on Sept. 6...Yielded one goal or fewer in nine of his 12 appearances.
• 2016: Started 15 of 16 matches for the Pirates, posting a 1.83 goals against average while making 52 saves...Named AMC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 5 after making one save in a 3-2, season-opening win over Northwestern (Iowa), followed by five saves in posting a clean sheet in a 0-0 stalemate against Avila (Mo.)...Tallied season-high nine saves in a 2-1, double-overtime win against William Woods on Oct. 24.

Personal

• Thalu is the son of Violet Masindi
• Chose Park because of the men's soccer program and the business major offered
• Transferred from Cayuga Community College in Auburn, New York, where he was coached by Darren Wynne and Petrut Bumbanac
• CCC team placed fourth in NJCCAA National Championship tournament 2014 season
• Team was a regional finalist for NJCAA in 2015 season
• Went to Twickenham Academy in Twickenham, United Kingdom