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24 Ryan Okerayi

  • Position F
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 200
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Highschool Texas Connections Academy

Biography

Ohio Valley Conference All-Conference (First Team – 2023, 2024, 2025)
Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year (2023)
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team (2025)

 
2025 (Junior):  Named to the OVC All-Conference First Team for the third straight year as one of seven Huskies to earn postseason conference accolades, earning his fourth overall OVC honor in three seasons … Made 17 starts in 18 appearances and led the team in goals scored for second time in career ... recorded career-best nine goals and 21 points, and chipped in three assists …ranked first in the Ohio Valley Conference in goals, points, game-winning goals (4) and penalty kicks (9) as well as shots on goal per game and shot accuracy (.571) … ranked tied for fourth in the NCAA in penalty kicks and was 12th in shot accuracy ... now ranks seventh in program history in goals scored (21) as one of just seven players with more than 20 … tied with D'Alessandro Herrera for fourth all-time in game-winning goals (7) and eighth all-time in career points (53) … scored goals in five of his first six outings of the season and then in two of last three … scored the game-winner in the 80th minute against Gonzaga (8/31) … slotted home an 88th minute game-winning penalty kick at UTRGV (9/17), his third career game-winner in the 75th minute or later ... had first career brace in a 3-0 home victory over Eastern Illinois (10/9) … had fifth career game with three or more points when he scored and assisted during the 5-1 win over Southern Indiana in the regular season finale … final goal of the campaign was the second fastest of his career, as he hit the back of the net for the game-winner at the 2:27 mark in the OVC semifinals against Liberty (11/12), a 1-0 win over the Flames that propelled the Huskies to their second straight conference championship match … first player to be a three-time first-team all-conference selection in the same league since Carlos Gil earned four straight nods in the Trans America Conference from 1982-85 …

2024 (Sophomore): Named to the OVC All-Conference First team for the second straight season … one of four players to play in all 20 matches, earning 18 starting nods … second on the team with five goals and led the team with six assists for a total of 16 points … ranked tied for fifth in the OVC in goals scored and fourth in assists, points and shots … led the Ohio Valley in game-winning goals with three, tying him for sixth on the HCU single-season charts … registered a career-high four points with a goal and two assists in just 46 minutes of pitch time in a 4-1 result against North American (8/29) ... his steal and smash in the 78th minute gave the Huskies a 1-0 win over UTRGV in the final non-conference match of the season (9/18) … scored what is believed to be the fastest opening goal in school history, hitting the back of the net at exactly one minute gone against Western Illinois (10/3), the first of three goals the Huskies tallied in the opening 12 minutes … outraced three defenders before slotting home the lone goal of the contest on Senior Day, a game-winner against SIUE (10/20) that handed the Cougars their first-ever defeat in conference play, sending the Huskies top of the table … posted a .366 SOG% while playing 1444 minutes, putting him at an even 2500 for his career … first player to earn first-team all-conference honors in the same league since Duke Ogega in 2009 and 2010 (Atlantic Soccer Conference) …

2023 (Freshman): Named OVC Freshman of the Year and selected to the All-OVC First Team … just the second HCU player ever to earn rookie accolades the first since Kristopher Tyrpak in 2010 … also selected as a Top 100 Freshman by Top Drawer soccer … saw action in all but one match, making 12 starts … second in shots taken (28) and shots on goal (13) … hit the back of the net team-best seven times … also had two assists to make 16 total points, second on the team … scored first career-goal against Omaha (8/27) … picked up first career assist in a 4-1 win over Eastern Illinois (10/8) ... tallied a goal in three of his last four matches of the season, including his first career three-point outing in a 3-1 home win over UIW (10/19) … 

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Texas Connections Academy for his final year of high school while a part of the Houston Dynamo Academy … attended Langham Creek, where he was a three-time All-District performer, including twice being named District 16-6A Offensive Player of the Year … also played club for Houston Legends FC ...

PERSONAL: Born October 27, 2004 in Dublin, Ireland … Son of Oluwaseyi and Abi Okerayi … sisters Tara and Krista … Majoring in Management …

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Freshman

    F
    6'3" 195 lbs
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    2024Sophomore

    F
    6'3" 200 lbs
    24
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    2025Junior

    F
    6'3" 200 lbs
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