Georgia State University Athletics

Awards & Honors:
2020 All-Sun Belt
2020 All-Sun Belt Preseason Team
2019 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
2018 All-Sun Belt First Team
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23, 2020)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 11, 2019)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11, 2018)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9, 2018)
TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 10 Preseason Goalkeeper - 2020
TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week – Honorable Mention (Sept. 22, 2020)
TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week – Honorable Mention (Oct. 13, 2020)
TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week (Oct. 20, 2020)
College Soccer New Team of the Week (Nov. 2, 2020)
TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week (Nov. 10, 2020)
Career Goals Against Average – 1^st in School History (.958)
Career Shutouts – 2^nd in School History (18)
Career Saves – 8^th in School History (173)

Academics Honors
Dean's List – 2020 Fall Semester
Dean's List – 2020 Spring Semester
Athletic Director's Honor Roll – 2019 Fall Semester
2018-19 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
Athletic Director's Honor Roll – 2019 Spring Semester
Athletic Director's Honor Roll – 2018 Fall Semester
Athletic Director's Honor Roll – 2018 Spring Semester
Graduated with a degree in marketing

2020: Earned All-Sun Belt honors following a season where he started 10 matches, compiling a 7-1-2 record . . . Led the nation with an .870 save percentage, five shutouts, and 40 total saves during the fall . . . Stood second in the country and first in the conference with a .574 goals against average and third in the nation with 4.00 saves per game . . . Five shutouts are tied for the seventh-most in a single season in school history.

2019: Played and started in 19 games to accumulate nearly 1,800 minutes in goal … Finished with an 11-4-4 record in goal . . . Had eight clean sheets, setting a new single-season school record . . .  Ranked first in the Sun Belt in goals against average (0.95) and save percentage (.787) . . .  His eight shutouts were tied for the most in the league . . . Recorded five or more saves in six different matches . . . Finished the year with 70 total saves . . . Ended the season in third place on the GSU career shutouts list (13).

2018: Played and started in 19 matches to accumulate over 1,750 minutes in goal . . . Finished with a 10-6-3 record in goal and an unbeaten 2-0-2 record in conference play . . . Ranked second in the Sun Belt in goals against average (1.18), total saves (63) and shutouts (5) . . . Had a season-high six saves against Coastal Carolina (10/28) . . . Was the only player in the league to earn Defensive Player of the Week more than once in 2018 . . . His 1.18 goals against average is the fourth-lowest average in a season in GSU history . . . His five shutouts are tied for the fifth-most in a single season in program history . . . Finished the season in 10^th place on the GSU career shutouts list.

2017: Did not see any action on the field.

2016 (Saint Jacinto College): Played in 22 matches to record 16 wins and six losses . . . Earned a 1.15 goals against average and posted four shutouts . . . Helped the team to a 17-6-1 finish to win the NCAA Junior College South District and go to the NJCAA National Semifinals.

Prep: One-year letter winner at Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School in Liverpool, England . . . Also ran cross country/track . . . Earned the 2011 WKC English National Championship silver medal and the 2010 WKC English National Championship bronze medal in U15 kickboxing.

Personal: Paul Tyson was born on Dec. 27, 1996 in Liverpool, England . . . Son of Stephen and Maria Tyson . . . Has one older sister, Katherine . . . Graduated with a degree in marketing.