Nazareth College Athletics

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Finance and Accounting major... son of Scott and Judy Tilford, Traverse City, Mich... returning for his fourth season, Tilford started eight games in goal for the Golden Flyers in 2018-19 and had a 3-2-2 record with 207 saves, a 2.54 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage... had three games with 30 saves or more, including a season-best of 38 in a 4-3 home-ice win over Utica on 11/9/18... named United Collegiate Hockey Conference's Goalie of the Week for 11/13/18... named to the UCHC's All-Academic team for players with GPAs of 3.20 or higher... also named as an All-American Scholar by the American Hockey Coaches Association for players with GPAs of 3.60 or higher.

2017-18: Tilford appeared in 20 games for the Golden Flyers in 2017-18, including 18 as the team's starting goaltender... produced a record of 7-10-2 with a 2.68 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage... amassed 562 saves, including 11 games with 30 or more... had a career-high 39 saves in a 4-2 loss at Geneseo on 10/28/17... named United Collegiate Hockey Conference Goalie of the Week for 12/12/17... named to the United Collegiate Hockey Conference's all-Academic team for student-athletes with a GPA of 3.20 or greater.

2016-17: Tilford appeared in 11 games s a goaltender for the Golden Flyers in 2016-17, including seven as a starter... totaled 211 saves for a 2.18 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage and one shutout... final record was 4-3-1... exceeded 20 saves in a game five times, including a season-high 38 in a season-ending 4-1 loss to Neumann on 2/22/17... had 25 saves in a 3-0 shutout win over then-No. 1 ranked Oswego on 12/31/16... twice was recognized as ECAC West Rookie of the Week -- for 12/5/16 and for 1/3/17.

Before Nazareth: a 2013 graduate of Traverse City West High, Tilford played two seasons there as a goalie... twice earned first-team all-conference honors and was second-team all-state in 2011-12... spent two seasons with Connecticut Oilers of the Eastern Hockey League and helped team to league title in 2015... played in 22 games in 2014-15 and posted a goals-against average of 2.36 with a .924 save percentage... played in 29 games in 2015-16 and had a 3.15 GAA with a .918 save percentage... also played for the Oakland Junior Grizzlies U18 team for two seasons.