Chris Chaves Class: Senior Hometown: Leesburg, Va. High School: Loudon County Last College: VCU Height / Weight: 5-9 / 170 Position: MF Graduated: 2007

2007: Played in 18 matches, making 12 starts... Led the team in points with eight... Tied for the team lead in goals with three... Tied for second on the team in assists with two... Took 21 shots, the most on the team... Scored the game-winning goal against Richmond on Sept. 22... Won the Tamir Linhart Golden Boot and the Eduardo Lima Offensive Player of the Year awards at the annual men's soccer banquet.

2006:Saw action in 14 contests and was in the starting line-up eight times... Fired off the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win against Yale (Sept. 8) at the Yale Classic; Mason claimed the Yale Classic title... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the fall semester.

At VCU: Played two seasons with the Rams... VCU advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2004 NCAA Tournament after upsetting #1 seed Wake Forest... Enrolled in classes at Mason for 2006 spring semester and was named to the AD's Honor Roll, as well as the Dean's List and earned the Commissioner's Award.

Prep/Club: 2004 graduate of Loudon County High School... Three year varsity letterwinner in soccer (did not play junior year)... Served as the Raiders team captain senior season... Led LCHS in scoring in 2002 & 2004... Named all-conference and to the Washington Post's All-Extra Team both sophomore and senior seasons... Member of the Reston FC 85 club team, which was ranked fourth nationally in 2005... Reston club were crowned State Cup Champions, Regional Champions and National Finalists the same year... Played with the DC United U-17 team in England, Scotland and Germany (2003)... Honor Roll student.

Personal: Full name is Chris Alexander Chaves... Born on Oct. 20, 1985... Son of Roberto and Deborah Chaves... Has two older siblings, Philip and Elisabeth... Father played soccer at Radford... Majoring in business management.

CHAVES' CAREER STATISTICS
Year	GP/GS	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots
2006	14/8	1	0	2	13
2007	18/12	3	2	8	21
Totals	32/20	4	2	10	34