2023: 2023-24 Academic All-PacWest Team ... Started in all 18 matches this season for the Urban Knights ... recorded the second-most minutes on the squad (1,529) ... scored three goals this season (tied for second-most on team) ... tallied three assists on the year (tied for second-most on team) ... totaled nine points (third-most on team) ... took a shot on 27 occasions with 12 of those being on goal ... 44.4% shot on goal percentage ... totaled 10 matches this season playing the full 90 minutes.
2022: 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team ... Mensah competed in 18 matches while starting 17 and recorded 1,409 minutes in that time. Mensah scored three goals this season while adding on five assists totaling out to 11 points. Goals – one (Three times/Most recently: vs Biola 10/06) … Assists – one (Five times/Most recently: vs PLNU 11/03) ... Shots – five (9/15 vs Jessup) … Shots on goal – three (10/16 vs DU) ... Pacwest rankings: Assists - T-3rd (5)
2021: Did not compete.
2020-21: 2020-21 Academic All-PacWest … Appeared and started in all six matches during the COVID-19 shortened season, totaling 511 minutes during his freshman campaign, the sixth-most on ART U … Scored one goal and tallied two assists for four points, tied for second-most on ART U … Scored the first goal of his career in the final match of the year against HNU on 2/26/21 … Earned the first assist and point of his career in the season-opening match against FPU on 2/3/21 … Was the only player to record two assists in a single game, becoming the 10th student-athlete in ART U history to post a two-assist match … Contributed to two shutouts as a midfielder in the last two matches of the season (2/21/21/ vs DUC; 2/26/21 vs HNU) … Totaled six shots on the season (tied for fourth-most), two of which were on goal (.333) … Season highs: Minutes – 90 (three times; last: 2/16/21 at FPU) … Goals – one (2/26/21 vs HNU) … Assists – two (2/3/21 vs FPU) … Points – two (twice; last: 2/26/21 vs HNU) … Shots – three (2/26/21 vs HNU) … Shots on goal – one (twice; last: 2/26/21 vs HNU).
Previous Experience: Mensah spent three years on the San Luis Obispo High School varsity soccer team who made multiple appearances in CIF Central Section Championship ... helped the Tigers go 58-8-2 overall including 31-3 in the Mountain Soccer/PAC 8 League which resulted in a trio of league titles ... scored three goals and added three assists as a sophomore in 2017 ... totaled 15 points by way of five goals and five assists as a junior ... competed for his club team, the Central Coast Eagles, and won the state title in 2017.
Personal: Elvis Mensah was born in Ghana ... mother is Naomi Brebis Mensah ... has four siblings, Darian, Grace, Anela, and Ashley ... hopes to become a graphic designer ... favorite movie is Ride Along 2 ... favorite food is tri-tip ... favorite music is hip-hop ... life hero is his mother ... favorite professional team is Man City ... enjoys video games ... Communications & Media Technologies major.
