Bio

Season: 3rd

2012: Appeared in all 17 games and started in 16...scored three goals with one assist totaling seven points on the season...took 13 shots...scored one game-winning goal... his best statistic would be scoring three penalty kicks on three attempts, ranking him 2nd in the conference...his season was highlighted by his performance on September 5th where he scored the game-winning goal as well as one of his three penalty kick goals which helped lead the Firebirds to a 3-2 victory over Shippensburg. 

2011: Started in all but one of the team's games...registered seven points on one goal and a team-best five assists...fired seven shots and put two on goal...was 1-for-1 on penalty kicks...had two assists in 3-2 win over Chestnut Hill (9/15) and two assists in 2-1 victory over West Chester (10/4)...also assisted on game-winning goal in 1-0 victory at Bloomsburg (9/21)...scored a penalty-kick goal in 3-2 loss to Millersville (10/19).

2010: Appeared in 16 games and made 11 starts...registered nine points on three goals and three assists...took 19 shots and put 13 on goal...scored one goal apiece in 4-3 loss at Chestnut Hill (9/9), 4-1 win vs. Washington Adventist (9/21), and 5-1 win at Lincoln (10/27)...assisted on two goals in lopsided 10-0 victory at home over Lincoln (9/16) and assisted on a goal in 6-2 loss at Lock Haven (10/9).

High School: Tansu is a 2004 graduate of Ozel Dogan Lisesi High School...played soccer.

Personal: Son of Elvan and Sema Korkmaz...Mass Media and T.V. Production major...career goal is to work in T.V. Production...hobbies include playing sports and reading...also enjoys watching and playing basketball...favorite athlete is Lionel Messi...favorite foods are Turkish food and pupusa...favorite movies are The Departed and The Shawshank Redemption...favorite TV show is Family Guy...favorite music artist is Lil Wayne...chose UDC because of the coaching and the soccer program...favorite thing about DC is that it's the capitol and has so much to do...greatest athletic experience was getting to play in a different country...most impressive person he's ever met is his father.