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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Weight:
- 161
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- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ill.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Bloomington
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- Previous College:
- Blackburn
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- g
- 11
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- a
- 0
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- pts
- 22
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- gw
- 2
Bio
Program Records
Ranks 3rd in program history in shot percentage (.215)
Ranks 6th in program history in goals (17)
Ranks 8th in program history in points (35)
Ranks 9th in program history in shots on goal (41)
Ranks 11th in program history in shots (79)
Ranks 11th in program history in shots on goal percentage (.519)
Awards/Honors
2026 Golden Tornadoes Male Athlete of the Year
2025 SLIAC All-Conference Third Team
SLIAC Offensive Player of the Week - September 22, 2025
SLIAC Offensive Player of the Week - September 2, 2025
Career Highs
Goals - 3, multiple times
Assists - 1 at MUW, October 1, 2023
Points - 6, multiple times
Shots - 7, multiple times
Senior (2025): Appeared in 17 matches and made 16 starts … Led the team with 11 goals, 22 points, and 38 shots (.289 shooting), putting 20 on goal (.526 SOG%) … Scored 2 game-winning goals … Named to the SLIAC All-Conference Third Team after finishing tied for second in the conference in goals … Set the program's sixth-best single-season goal total, the most by a Red Devil since 2016 … Scored hat tricks against Kuyper on Aug. 29 and Franklin on Sep. 6 ... Delivered game-winning goals against Maranatha Baptist on Sep. 16 and at MUW on Oct. 26 … Closed his Red Devil career tied for sixth in program history with 17 career goals across 50 appearances.
Junior (2024): Appeared in all 18 games and started 16 for the Red Devils … Recorded 32 shots and 18 shots on goal … Finished the season with 6 goals and 1 assist … Tallied 2 goals in a 2-2 tie against Blackburn on Oct. 30.
Sophomore (2023): Appeared in 15 matches and started 8 as a forward for the Red Devils … Recorded 1 assist and 9 shots, including 3 on target … Assisted the equalizing goal on Oct. 1 in a 1-1 draw at MUW.
Freshman (2022): Appeared in 16 matches and made two starts as a forward for Blackburn College, scoring one goal and recording eight shots and five shots on goal … Scored his first collegiate goal in a 1-1 draw with Fontbonne on Sept. 28.
Bloomington High School: Was the Raiders’ MVP in 2020 and Most Improved Players in 2019.
Personal: The son of Serge Kabesa and Ruth Mavinga, Joyce was born on Nov. 9, 2004 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo … Studying digital media design.
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 6 | ||
| Games started | 16 | 5 | ||
| Goals | 11 | 1 | ||
| Assists | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 22 | 2 | ||
| Shots | 38 | 8 | ||
| Shot Pct | .289 | .125 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 3-3 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 2 | 1 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 | Illinois Valley CC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 20 | Augustana (Ill.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 29 | Kuyper | W, 14-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .600 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | at Benedictine (Ill.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | Franklin | W, 4-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | Grinnell | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | Monmouth (Ill.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Concordia Chicago | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | Maranatha Baptist | W, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .333 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | Grace Christian (Mich.) | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Ripon | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .200 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Ill. Wesleyan | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | Westminster (MO) | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | Webster | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Principia | L, 5-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 9 | Lyon | L, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 11 | Spalding | W, 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Greenville | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Blackburn | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Lawrence | T, 2-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | at MUW | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .200 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at Lyon | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Splits Stats - Game
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 17 | 16 | .65 | .00 | 1.29 | 2.24 | .289 | 1.18 | .526 |
| Conference | 6 | 5 | .17 | .00 | .33 | 1.33 | .125 | .50 | .375 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 11 | 10 | .82 | .00 | 1.64 | 2.45 | .333 | 1.55 | .630 |
| Away | 6 | 6 | .33 | .00 | .67 | 1.83 | .182 | .50 | .273 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 7 | 6 | 1.29 | .00 | 2.57 | 3.57 | .360 | 2.14 | .600 |
| Losses | 8 | 8 | .25 | .00 | .50 | 1.13 | .222 | .38 | .333 | |
| Month | August | 2 | 2 | 1.50 | .00 | 3.00 | 2.50 | .600 | 2.50 | 1.000 |
| September | 9 | 9 | .78 | .00 | 1.56 | 3.00 | .259 | 1.44 | .481 | |
| October | 5 | 4 | .20 | .00 | .40 | 1.20 | .167 | .40 | .333 | |
| November | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
Splits Stats - Season
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 17 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 38 | .289 | 20 | .526 | 2 | 0 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Conference | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .125 | 3 | .375 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - | |
| Location | Home | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 27 | .333 | 17 | .630 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Away | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .182 | 3 | .273 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - | |
| Result | Wins | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 25 | .360 | 15 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Losses | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .222 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | |
| Month | August | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .600 | 5 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 | .259 | 13 | .481 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1 | |
| October | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .167 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | |
| November | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
News Mentions
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