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General: Skillful attacker gained a wealth of experience as a freshman ... Possesses an excellent touch with creative ideas in attack ... Demonstrates great poise at the forward position.
As a Senior in 2007: Started all 18 matches he appeared in ... Scored four goals, two of them in one game against Princeton (9/21), tying him for second-most goals on the team in the season ... Two goals proved to be game-winning goals ... Named to the NSCAA All Far West Team ... An ESPN Academic All-District First Team nominee ... A Pac-10 All Conference honorable mention ... A Pac-10 All-Academic First Team honoree ... Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa his senior year.
As a Junior in 2006: Started 10 of 15 matches in which he appeared ... scored a goal and notched two assists ... scored in 2-0 win over Washington (10/6) ... earned assist in 2-0 win over Oregon State (10/15) ... assisted on goal in 2-1 win over No. 10 California (11/3).
As a Sophomore in 2005: Started all 18 games for the Cardinal ... Took 20 shots on the year including 10 on goal ... Recorded an assist in Stanford's 1-1 tie with San Diego State (9/30) ... Also notched an assists versus Oregon State (10/21) ... Averaged 1.11 shots per game ... First-team Pac-10 All-Academic selection.
As a Freshman in 2004: Appeared in 16 matches with five starts ... Made collegiate debut as a sub against Tulsa (9/3) ... Scored first collegiate goal against Cal State Fullerton (9/19) ... Made first collegiate start against California (10/1) ... Registered first career assist against Oregon State (10/8) ... Attempted nine shots.
High School/Other: A four-year letterwinner at Hopkins School ... Captained his high school squad as a senior ... Connecticut state Player of the Year in 2003 ... An NSCAA/Adidas All-American ... Named All-New England as a senior ... Garnered All-Connecticut honors in each of his four high school seasons ... A four-year All-Conference selection ... A five-year member of the regional ODP team ... Amassed 71 goals and 54 assists (196 points) in high school career ... Also earned two letters in basketball.
Personal:Son of Eugene Shapiro and Susan Bowers ... Lists most exciting sports experience as competing against the Brazilian Under-18 National Team at a tournament in Costa Rica ... Undeclared major.
Coaching Staff on Shapiro: "Dan is a versatile attacker who will look to orchestrate the Stanford offense."