2017 Akron Zips men's soccer | |
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MAC Tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, College Cup | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 7 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 3 |
Record | 18–3–2 (4–1–0 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home stadium | FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field |
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No. 9 Western Michigan + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Akron ‡ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 18 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2017 Akron Zips men's soccer team represented The University of Akron during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Zips, played in the Mid-American Conference.
The Zips ended their 12-year reign as the MAC regular season champions, as an upstart campaign by Western Michigan saw the Broncos beat the Zips on tiebreaker. In the Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, Akron defeated Western Michigan, 3-1, in the championship match to win their sixth straight MAC Tournament championship. The championship ensured the program's 14th-straight berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, Akron advanced to their fifth-ever College Cup after posting victories over Seattle U, Wisconsin, and Louisville.
The Zips were guided by fifth-year head coach, Jared Embick.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 16* 1:00 p.m. | No. 16 | Penn State | W 1–0 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,154) Akron, OH | |||||||
August 19* 4:00 p.m. | No. 16 | Loyola (MD) | L 0–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,195) Akron, OH | |||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
August 25* 9:00 p.m. | No. 16 | at No. 18 Utah Valley | L 0–1 | 0–1–0 | Clyde Field (4,351) Orem, UT | ||||||
August 28* 7:00 p.m., SLTV | No. 16 | at No. 3 Denver | L 0–1 | 0–2–0 | CIBER Field (503) Denver, CO | ||||||
September 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 24 | No. 10 Washington | W 2–0 | 1–2–0 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,987) Akron, OH | ||||||
September 9* 10:00 p.m. | at UC Santa Barbara | W 3–1 | 2–2–0 | Harder Stadium (1,759) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
September 16* 7:00 p.m., A10N | at Saint Louis | T 0–0 2OT | 2–2–1 | Hermann Stadium (601) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
September 24* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 21 UMass Lowell | W 5–0 | 3–2–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,320) Akron, OH | |||||||
September 27* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 4 Michigan State | W 4–1 | 4–2–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (2,454) Akron, OH | |||||||
September 30* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | St. Mary's | W 2–1 2OT | 5–2–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,813) Akron, OH | |||||||
October 3* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 25 | at Syracuse | W 1–0 | 6–2–1 | SU Soccer Stadium (1,172) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
October 7 1:00 p.m., WMTV | No. 25 | at No. 12 Western Michigan | L 0–1 | 6–3–1 (0–1–0) | WMU Soccer Complex (923) Kalamazoo, MI | ||||||
October 10* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Cleveland State | W 2–0 | 7–3–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,844) Akron, OH | |||||||
October 13 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | SIU Edwardsville | W 3–1 | 8–3–1 (1–1–0) | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,560) Akron, OH | |||||||
October 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 19 | No. 12 Notre Dame | W 2–0 | 9–3–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,905) Akron, OH | ||||||
October 21 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 19 | Bowling Green | W 2–1 OT | 10–3–1 (2–1–0) | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,809) Akron, OH | ||||||
October 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 14 | at Pittsburgh | W 3–0 | 11–3–1 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (707) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
October 27 7:00 p.m., WVUS | No. 14 | at West Virginia | W 4–0 | 12–3–1 (3–1–0) | Dick Dlesk Stadium (832) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
November 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 10 | Marshall | W 2–0 | 13–3–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,252) Akron, OH | ||||||
November 4 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 10 | Northern Illinois Senior Night | W 4–0 | 14–3–1 (4–1–0) | FirstEnergy Stadium (2,061) Akron, OH | ||||||
MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 10 11:00 a.m., WMTV | (2) No. 7 | vs. (3) SIU Edwardsville Semifinals | W 2–1 2OT | 15–3–1 | WMU Soccer Complex (479) Kalamazoo, MI | ||||||
November 12 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (2) No. 7 | at (1) No. 4 Western Michigan MAC Championship | W 3–1 | 16–3–1 | WMU Soccer Complex (650) Kalamazoo, MI | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 19* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (5) No. 4 | No. 23 Seattle U Second Round | W 3–0 | 17–3–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,739) Akron, OH | ||||||
November 25* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (5) No. 4 | No. 20 Wisconsin Third Round | W 3–2 | 18–3–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (2,089) Akron, OH | ||||||
December 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (5) No. 4 | at (4) No. 9 Louisville Quarterfinals | T 0–0 (W 4–3 PK) 2OT | 18–3–2 | Lynn Stadium (3,179) Louisville, KY | ||||||
December 8* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | (5) No. 4 | vs. (9) No. 3 Stanford Semifinals | L 0–2 | 18–4–2 | Talen Energy Stadium (4,948) Chester, PA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Week | ||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
United Soccer [2] | 16 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | Not released | |||||
TopDrawer Soccer [3] | 13 | 13 | 16 | — | 24 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
CollegeSoccerNews.com [4] | N/A | 20 | 26 | 25 | RV | 29 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | Not released |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
USC Midwest Region |
Player | App | Goals | Asst | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | Pk-Att | GA | Saves | SO |
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Forwards | |||||||||||||
Egbo, David | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 21 | .048 | 7 | .333 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gainford, Sam | 17 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 40 | .200 | 24 | .480 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Holthusen, Stuart | 23 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 52 | .231 | 23 | .442 | 5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kahsay, Ezana | 21 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 22 | .091 | 5 | .227 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Petno, Braden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zajac, Marcel | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 26 | .154 | 11 | .423 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
Belana, Pau | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | .000 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cordeiro, Manuel | 22 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 34 | .059 | 13 | .382 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Crawford, Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dos Santos, Dener | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ghaffur, Faisal | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 1 | .333 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harter, Skye | 23 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | .222 | 9 | .500 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lue Young, Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mouafo, Barth-Luther | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
Alexander, Marc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brown, Nate | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
De Vera, Niko | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | .000 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hackworth, Morgan | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | .000 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hinds, Nick | 22 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | .300 | 9 | .450 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korb, Joe | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .000 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Laryea, Reggie | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mapp, Alex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moutinho, Joao | 23 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 38 | .079 | 17 | .447 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schultz, Nate | 22 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .182 | 4 | .364 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Strachan, Daniel | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Watters, Declan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wiedt, Shane | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
Costa, Nick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lundt, Ben | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 46 | 10 |
Lynd, Codie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saunders, Tor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Total | 23 | 50 | 54 | 154 | 334 | .150 | 136 | .407 | 18 | 4-5 | 12 | 59 | 12 |
Opponents | 23 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 172 | .070 | 71 | .413 | 3 | 1-2 | 59 | 86 | 5 |
Legend | |||||
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App | Appearances | Asst | Assists | Shot% | Shots to Goals |
SOG | Shots on Goal | SOG% | Shots on Goal Percent | GW | Game Winning Goals |
PK-Att | Penalty Kicks-Attempts | GA | Goals Against | SO | Shut Outs |
Team high | |||||
The following members of 2017 Akron Zips men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. [6]
Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
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João Moutinho | 1 | 1 | DF | Los Angeles FC | [7] |
Niko De Vera | 2 | 31 | DF | New York Red Bulls | [8] |
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