2016: Appeared in 15 matches, making two starts … logged 436 key minutes in the midfield … finished with three shots, one on goal … was impressive against Davidson (Sept. 24) and UNC Asheville (Sept. 27), holding the opposite under control in the midfield en route to back-to-back 2-1 victories.

2015: Appeared in only five games due to leg injury … scored his only goal of the season against Howard (Oct. 10) … Only having two shots on the year, he had a shot percentage of .500.

2014: Saw action in 12 games with 10 starts before injury ... tallied his first assist on the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win at Marshall (Sept. 15) ... came up with another assist in a 3-1 win at USC Upstate (Sept. 27) ... tallied a multi-assist game in a 2-0 win over Jacksonville (Oct. 8) ...  scored a goal in a 2-2 draw at Howard (Oct. 11) ... following the two-assist game and goal at Howard, Japp was named Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 14).

2013: Appeared in 17 games and made 10 starts ... scored first career goal in a 5-0 rout of UNC Asheville (Sept. 6) ... tallied a goal and lone assist of the season in a 2-1 win over Longwood (Nov. 5) ... earned Southern Conference freshman team honors with teammate Stephen Chapman.

High School: Attended Northwest Guilford High School in Greensboro, N.C. ... scored 19 goals and posted 25 assists as a junior ... named all-conference after his sophomore and junior seasons ... selected all-region after his junior year ... played club soccer as a midfielder for North Carolina Fusion Academy ... scored 21 goals in two seasons with the club, including 14 in 2012-13 .. also was the second leading scorer in the nation in 2012-13.

Personal: Full name is Donovan Gordon Japp ... son of Deborah Thompson and Brian Japp ... born February 3, 1995 (20 years old) ... father, Brian, played soccer at UNCG and was a two-time All-American, while going on to play professional soccer for the Miami Freedom ... majoring in medicine.