2021: 2021-22 Academic All-PacWest Team … 2021 PacWest Defender of the Week on
Sept. 27 … Appeared and started in eight of 15 contests during the 2021 season, logging the most goalkeeper minutes on the team with a total of 740 minutes played … posted a 2-5-1 record with two solo shutouts … His first shutout came in his collegiate debut on Sept. 22 against Holy Names, making nine saves while facing a total of 16 shots as the two teams played to a 0-0 draw leading to his PacWest award … The second shutout came in his first collegiate win, a 4-0 decision over Chaminade on Nov. 4 … Made a total of 38 saves on 131 shots faced leading to a .704 save percentage, all highs on ART U … Made at least four saves in five of eight matches … Allowed a total of 16 goals for a 1.95 goals against average, both ART U bests … Also appeared in two games as a position player, totaling 60 minutes and recording one shot on goal … Season highs: Minutes – 110 (9/22 at HNU) … Saves – 9 (9/22 at HNU) … Shots faced – 30 (10/16 vs. FPU) … Fewest goals allowed – 0 (twice; last: 11/4 vs CUH)
Previous Experience: Was team captain for his soccer team while at Nesher High School ... Has appeared for the affiliate youth clubs of teams such as Macbi Haifa, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Irony Tiberias ... While with Maccabi Haifa U17, Tal was a part of championship-winning teams in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, and also winning the Israel Youth League Cup in 2016.
Personal: Born in Nesher, Israel ... Parents are Lior and Sima ... Has three siblings, Shiraz, Noam, and Lihi ... Favorite movie is Fast & Furious ... Favorite food is chicken breast ... Favorite genre of music is Mizrahit ... Favorite sports moment is is the game-winning goal scored by Andrés Iniesta for the Spanish national team in the 2010 World Cup Final ... Favorite professional team is Barcelona ... Life hero is Cristiano Ronaldo ... Favorite non-sport hobby is spending time with his girlfriend.
