2018 Akron Zips men's soccer team

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2018 Akron Zips men's soccer
Akron Zips logo.svg
MAC Tournament Champions
Conference Mid-American Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 2
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 2
Record15–7–2 (1–2–1 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Leo Chappel (4th season)
  • Ger Coppinger (4th season)
  • T.J. Kolba (4th season)
Home stadium FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 22 West Virginia + 5 –0 –014 –7 –0
Bowling Green 2 –1 –26 –7 –4
Western Michigan 1 –1 –211 –6 –3
No. 2 Akron ‡ 1 –2 –115 –7 –2
SIU Edwardsville 1 –3 –19 –5 –4
Northern Illinois 1 –4 –08 –9 –1
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2018 Akron Zips men's soccer team represented The University of Akron during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Zips, played in the Mid-American Conference.

Contents

Background

Player movement

Departures

A program record of 19 players departed the program following the 2017 season. Most players either graduated or declared for the MLS SuperDraft while others transferred to local NCAA Division II soccer programs.

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
João Moutinho 2DF6'1"170Freshman Lisbon, POR Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 1st overall by Los Angeles FC. Signed with club.
Nick Hinds 3DF5'8"150Sophomore Plantation, FL Signed with Seattle Sounders FC 2
Niko de Vera 4DF5'5"140Senior Camas, WA Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 28th overall by New York Red Bulls. Signed with New York Red Bulls II.
Marc Alexander5DF6'0"180Freshman Pittsburgh, PA Transferred to Hartford.
Sam Gainford7FW6'1"168RS Senior Whitehaven, ENG Graduated.
Stuart Holthusen9FW6'1"151Senior Auckland, NZL Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 64th overall by Portland Timbers. Did not sign with club.
Manuel Cordeiro10MF5'9"153RS Senior Porto, POR Graduated
Reggie Laryea12MF5'11"151Sophomore Toronto, ON Left the program. Signed with Sigma FC
Pau Belana13MF5'11"162RS Senior Barcelona, ESP Graduated
Shane Wiedt16DF6'3"180RS Junior Akron, OH Transferred to Pittsburgh.
Nate Shultz18DF6'0"160Senior Mayfield, OH Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 48th overall by LA Galaxy. Signed with LA Galaxy II
Dener Dos Santos19MF5'8"154RS Senior Joinville, BRA Graduated
Alex Mapp20DF6'0"175RS Freshman Medina, OH Transferred to Ashland.
Jackson Crawford22DF5'9"164RS Freshman Massillon, OH Transferred to Ashland.
Barth-Luther Mouafo23MF6'0"197RS Senior Douala, CMR Graduated
Nick Costa28GK6'0"215RS Sophomore North Royalton, OH Transferred to Ashland.
Codie Lynd30GK5'9"175Freshman Belleville, IL Transferred to Maryville.
Nate Brown31DF6'2"162Senior Scarborough, ON Graduated

Transfers

NameNat.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dennis ColeFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  SLE 5'7"143Sophomore Freetown, SLE Transferred from Sacramento State.
Abi MohamedFlag of Somalia.svg  SOM 5'11"151Senior Westerville, OH Transferred from Ohio State.
Daniel OliveiraFlag of Portugal.svg  POR 5'7"145RS Freshman Lisbon, POR Transferred from Técnico.
Diogo PachecoFlag of Portugal.svg  POR 5'10"160RS Sophomore Lisbon, POR Transferred from Lusófona.
Leonard SohnFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN 5'10"151Junior Richmond Hill, ON Transferred from Manhattan.
Peter ZeccaFlag of the United States.svg  USA 5'10"162Sophomore Weston, MA Transferred from St. John's.

Recruits

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Ahmed AllenFlag of the United States.svg  USA Stafford, VA Bethesda SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Dion AkhigbeFlag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Copley, OH OYSA North ChallengerStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Colin BirosFlag of the United States.svg  USA Canton, OH Columbus Crew U-17 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
Ricky CeballosFlag of Mexico.svg  MEX Mexico City, MEX UNAM U-20 Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Pol HernándezFlag of Spain.svg  ESP Teià, ESP Espanyol U-18 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Nick McCauslandFlag of the United States.svg  USA New Franklin, OH Cleveland Internationals Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Marco MilaneseFlag of Italy.svg  ITA Isernia, ITA Napoli U-17 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Ivan NikolićFlag of Serbia.svg  SER Toronto, ON Sigma U-20 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Carlo RitaccioFlag of Italy.svg  ITA Westbury, NY BW GottscheeStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Nick SibilaFlag of Germany.svg  GER Munich, GER Deisenhofen U-19 Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Sam TojagaFlag of the United States.svg  USA Erie, PA Real Salt Lake U-17 Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg

Squad information

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Ben Lundt
2 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Pol Hernández
3 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Carlo Ritaccio
4 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marco Milanese
5 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Leonard Sohn
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Skye Harter
7 FW Flag of Eritrea.svg  ERI Ezana Kahsay
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morgan Hackworth
9 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA David Egbo
10 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marco Micaletto
11 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Marcel Zajac
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colin Biros
14 MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Diogo Pacheco
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Braden Petno
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Tojaga
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Korb
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Ivan Nikolić
19 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Faisal Ghaffur
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ahmed Allen
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Lue Young
22 MF Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  SLE Dennis Cole
23 DF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Daniel Oliveira
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tor Saunders
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Strachan
26 MF Flag of Somalia.svg  SOM Abdi Mohamed
27 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Declan Watters
28 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Dion Akhigbe
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick McCausland
30 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Nick Sibila
31 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Ricky Ceballos
32 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peter Zecca

Coaching staff

Front office
Athletic DirectorLarry Williams
Associate Athletic DirectorMary Lu Gribschaw
Associate Athletic DirectorGeorge Van Horne
Faculty RepresentativeMatthew Juravich
Senior Administrative AssistantKathy Rex
Coaching staff
Head coach Jared Embick
Assistant coachLeo Chappel
Goalkeepers coachGer Coppinger
Assistant coachT.J. Kolba

Last updated: December 5, 2018
Source: GoZips.com

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Exhibition
August 11*
7:00 p.m.		No. 2No. 11  Denver T 1–1 
 Cub Cadet Field (1,126)
Akron, OH
August 13*
7:00 p.m.		No. 2 Cleveland State W 2–0 
Cub Cadet Field (1,264)
Akron, OH
August 17*
7:00 p.m.		No. 2vs. No. 2  Indiana T 1–1 
 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium (3,193)
Fort Wayne, IN
Regular Season
August 24*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN3 		No. 2No. 9  Butler T 2–2 2OT0–0–1
Cub Cadet Field (2,579)
Akron, OH
August 27*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+ 		No. 2No. 17  NC State L 0–2 0–1–1
Cub Cadet Field (1,474)
Akron, OH
September 1*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 2 Pittsburgh W 1–0 1–1–1
Cub Cadet Field (1,790)
Akron, OH
September 7*
10:30 p.m.,  WACDN 		No. 12at No. 24  Seattle U L 1–2 1–2–1
 Championship Field (514)
Seattle, WA
September 9*
4:30 p.m.,  P12N 		No. 12at No. 9  Washington L 0–2 1–3–1
 Husky Soccer Stadium (900)
Seattle, WA
September 15*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Canisius W 10–0 2–3–1
Cub Cadet Field (1,585)
Akron, OH
September 20*
10:00 p.m.,  YouTube 		at  Grand Canyon W 1–0 3–3–1
 GCU Stadium (1,638)
Phoenix, AZ
September 26*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at  VCU W 4–3 OT4–3–1
 Sports Backers Stadium (682)
Richmond, VA
October 1*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Syracuse L 1–3 4–4–1
Cub Cadet Field (1,598)
Akron, OH
MAC Tournament
November 6
4:00 p.m., ESPN3		(4)(5) SIUE
First Round		W 2–1 8–6–2
Cub Cadet Field (360)
Akron, OH
November 9
5:40 p.m., ESPN3		(4)at (1) No. 12 West Virginia
Semifinals		W 3–1 9–6–2
 Dlesk Stadium (250)
Morgantown, WV
November 11
1:00 p.m., ESPN3		(4) No. 24vs. (3) Western Michigan
MAC Championship		W 3–0 10–6–2
Dlesk Stadium (94)
Morgantown, WV
NCAA Tournament
November 15*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		No. 16 Rider
First Round		W 3–1 11–6–2
Cub Cadet Field (421)
Akron, OH
November 18*
2:00 p.m.,  ACCN Extra 		No. 16vs. (16) No. 20  Syracuse
Second Round		W 3–1 12–6–2
Beyer-Small '76 Field (421)
Hamilton, NY
November 25*
5:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 10at (1) No. 2  Wake Forest
Third Round		W 1–0 13–6–2
 Spry Stadium (1,686)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 30*
9:00 p.m.,  P12N 		No. 4at (6) No. 2  Stanford
Quarterfinals		W 3–2 14–6–2
 Cagan Stadium (1,405)
Stanford, CA
December 7*
8:00 p.m.,  ESPNU 		No. 2vs. No. 4  Michigan State
College Cup		W 5–1 15–6–2
 Harder Stadium (4,988)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 9*
8:00 p.m.,  ESPN2 		No. 2vs. (11) No. 3  Maryland
National Championship 		L 0–1 15–7–2
Harder Stadium
Santa Barbara, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from TopDrawer Soccer. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistics

Individual Player Statistics (As of December 2, 2017) [1]
PlayerAppGoalsAsstPointsShotsShot%SOGSOG%GWPk-AttGASavesSO
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Akron Soccer: Akron Individual Player Statistics (as of Dec 02, 2017)" (PDF). gozips.com. August 25, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
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