Davian Pérez Class: Sophomore Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: G.W. Carver Height: 5-9 Position: MF

Played in eight games last season as a freshman ... lettered in soccer at Carver High School ... National Honor Society ... graduated in top 12% of class ... played on Olympic Development Program South Texas State Team in 2006.

Personal: Son of Hector Pérez and Claudia Pérez ... majoring in pre-engineering ... favorite book is "The Road of Loss Innocence" ... most inspired by Lionel Messi ... born in Queens, N.Y. ... favorite quote is "Life isn't about finding yourself it's about creating yourself."