2017 Akron Zips men's soccer team
American college soccer season
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.
Background
Roster
- As of December 1, 2017[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Schedule
Date Time, TV
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Rank#
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Opponent#
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Result
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Record
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Site City, State
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Exhibition
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August 16* 1:00 p.m.
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No. 16
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Penn State
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W 1–0
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FirstEnergy Stadium (1,154) Akron, OH
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August 19* 4:00 p.m.
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No. 16
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Loyola (MD)
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L 0–1
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FirstEnergy Stadium (1,195) Akron, OH
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Regular Season
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August 25* 9:00 p.m.
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No. 16
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at No. 18 Utah Valley
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L 0–1
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0–1–0
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Clyde Field (4,351) Orem, UT
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August 28* 7:00 p.m., SLTV
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No. 16
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at No. 3 Denver
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L 0–1
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0–2–0
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CIBER Field (503) Denver, CO
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September 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
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No. 24
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No. 10 Washington
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W 2–0
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1–2–0
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FirstEnergy Stadium (1,987) Akron, OH
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September 9* 10:00 p.m.
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at UC Santa Barbara
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W 3–1
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2–2–0
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Harder Stadium (1,759) Santa Barbara, CA
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September 16* 7:00 p.m., A10N
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at Saint Louis
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T 0–0 2OT
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2–2–1
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Hermann Stadium (601) St. Louis, MO
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September 24* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3
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No. 21 UMass Lowell
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W 5–0
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3–2–1
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FirstEnergy Stadium (1,320) Akron, OH
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September 27* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
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No. 4 Michigan State
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W 4–1
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4–2–1
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FirstEnergy Stadium (2,454) Akron, OH
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September 30* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
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St. Mary's
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W 2–1 2OT
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5–2–1
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FirstEnergy Stadium (1,813) Akron, OH
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October 3* 7:00 p.m., ACCN
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No. 25
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at Syracuse
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W 1–0
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6–2–1
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SU Soccer Stadium (1,172) Syracuse, NY
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October 7 1:00 p.m., WMTV
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No. 25
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at No. 12 Western Michigan
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L 0–1
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6–3–1 (0–1–0)
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WMU Soccer Complex (923) Kalamazoo, MI
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October 10* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
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Cleveland State
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W 2–0
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7–3–1
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FirstEnergy Stadium (1,844) Akron, OH
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October 13 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
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SIU Edwardsville
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W 3–1
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8–3–1 (1–1–0)
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FirstEnergy Stadium (1,560) Akron, OH
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October 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
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No. 19
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No. 12 Notre Dame
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W 2–0
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9–3–1
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FirstEnergy Stadium (1,905) Akron, OH
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October 21 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
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No. 19
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Bowling Green
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W 2–1 OT
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10–3–1 (2–1–0)
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FirstEnergy Stadium (1,809) Akron, OH
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October 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCN
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No. 14
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at Pittsburgh
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W 3–0
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11–3–1
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Ambrose Urbanic Field (707) Pittsburgh, PA
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October 27 7:00 p.m., WVUS
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No. 14
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at West Virginia
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W 4–0
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12–3–1 (3–1–0)
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Dick Dlesk Stadium (832) Morgantown, WV
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November 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
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No. 10
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Marshall
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W 2–0
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13–3–1
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FirstEnergy Stadium (1,252) Akron, OH
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November 4 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
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No. 10
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Northern Illinois Senior Night
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W 4–0
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14–3–1 (4–1–0)
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FirstEnergy Stadium (2,061) Akron, OH
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MAC Tournament
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November 10 11:00 a.m., WMTV
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(2) No. 7
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vs. (3) SIU Edwardsville Semifinals
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W 2–1 2OT
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15–3–1
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WMU Soccer Complex (479) Kalamazoo, MI
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November 12 1:00 p.m., ESPN3
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(2) No. 7
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at (1) No. 4 Western Michigan MAC Championship
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W 3–1
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16–3–1
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WMU Soccer Complex (650) Kalamazoo, MI
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NCAA Tournament
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November 19* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3
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(5) No. 4
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No. 23 Seattle U Second Round
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W 3–0
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17–3–1
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FirstEnergy Stadium (1,739) Akron, OH
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November 25* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3
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(5) No. 4
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No. 20 Wisconsin Third Round
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W 3–2
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18–3–1
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FirstEnergy Stadium (2,089) Akron, OH
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December 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
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(5) No. 4
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at (4) No. 9 Louisville Quarterfinals
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T 0–0 (W 4–3 PK) 2OT
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18–3–2
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Lynn Stadium (3,179) Louisville, KY
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December 8* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU
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(5) No. 4
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vs. (9) No. 3 Stanford Semifinals
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L 0–2
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18–4–2
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Talen Energy Stadium (4,948) Chester, PA
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings
National rankings
Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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United Soccer[2] | 16 | 24 | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | Not released | |
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TopDrawer Soccer[3] | 13 | 13 | 16 | — | | | 24 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | |
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CollegeSoccerNews.com[4] | N/A | 20 | 26 | 25 | RV | 29 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | Not released | |
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Regional rankings
Ranking movements | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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USC Midwest Region | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Season statistics
Individual Player Statistics (As of December 2, 2017)[5]
Player
|
App
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Goals
|
Asst
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Points
|
Shots
|
Shot%
|
SOG
|
SOG%
|
GW
|
Pk-Att
|
GA
|
Saves
|
SO
|
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
|
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
|
MLS Draft
The following members of 2017 Akron Zips men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[6]
References
- ^ "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". gozips.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". United Soccer Coaches. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
- ^ "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. November 17, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Akron Soccer: Akron Individual Player Statistics (as of Dec 02, 2017)" (PDF). gozips.com. August 25, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ Couch, Ben. "MLS SuperDraft: LAFC select Joao Moutinho No. 1 overall". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls Select Niko De Vera in Second Round". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
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