2017: Played all 18 games in goal, covering more than 1,693 minutes, ranking third in the Mid-American Conference and 63rd in the NCAA...Finished his career with 5,487:24 consecutive minutes in goal...Earned seven shutouts for the year to give him a school record 27 for his career...Made 55 saves for the year, giving him 202 for his career, which ranks at No. 7 all-time at SIUE...Finished the year with a 1.01 goals against average and a record of 7-10-1.
2016: All-West Region third team selection by NSCAA…All-Missouri Valley Conference second team selection… Named to the National Team of the Week by CollegeSoccerNews.com and TopDrawerSoccer.com 11/22… Save percentage of .838 led the MVC and was ninth in the NCAA…Finished second in the MVC and 15th in the NCAA with 0.71 goals against average…Played every minute in goal for Cougars, finishing fourth nationally with 2142:23 played…Finished year with 88 saves, which was 12th best nationally… Recorded nine shutouts this season – moving him into a tie for second most all-time at SIUE with 20 for his career.
2015: All-Missouri Valley second team selection...MVC All-Tournament team selection...Finished No. 5 in the NCAA with a 0.49 goals against average...Also No. 10 in the NCAA with a .833 save percentage...Compiled an 11-2-2 record...Made 43 saves...Finished the year with nine shutouts...Tied his career high with eight saves in SIUE's 3-2 win at Drake 10/24...Earned MVC Defensive Player of the Week honors 11/9 - following 1-0 overtime win over Loyola where he made three saves, including a penatly kick...Started all but one game during the season...Played all but 45 minutes.
2014: Forced to make two starts in the postseason following an injury to starting goalkeeper Kent Kobernus...Shined in his first career start, shutting out Northwestern in the first round of the NCAA tournament, where he made a career-best eight saves...Made six saves at California in the second round.
2013: Did not compete.
Prior to SIUE: Touted as one of the top goalkeepers in the country, the 5-11 Dal Santo comes to SIUE from the Chicago Fire Academy and Benet Academy. Dal Santo was ranked No. 68 on TopDrawerSoccer.com's 2013 Top 150 Players as well as being rated as the No. 6 Goalkeeper in the nation, No. 2-ranked prospect in the entire Midwest, and the No. 77-ranked recruit in the country by collegesoccernews.com. Dal Santo started all 39 games for the Chicago Fire Academy last season in the U.S. Development Academy. In those 39 games, he recorded 20.5 shutouts and a 0.64 goals against average, helping the team to a 27-6-6 record, and a spot in the USSDA National Finals.
