2018 Akron Zips men's soccer team
American college soccer season
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 .
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.
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
João Moutinho
2
DF
6'1"
170
Freshman
Lisbon, POR
Declared for MLS SuperDraft . Selected 1st overall by Los Angeles FC . Signed with club.
Nick Hinds
3
DF
5'8"
150
Sophomore
Plantation, FL
Signed with Seattle Sounders FC 2
Niko de Vera
4
DF
5'5"
140
Senior
Camas, WA
Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 28th overall by New York Red Bulls . Signed with New York Red Bulls II .
Marc Alexander
5
DF
6'0"
180
Freshman
Pittsburgh, PA
Transferred to Hartford .
Sam Gainford
7
FW
6'1"
168
RS Senior
Whitehaven, ENG
Graduated.
Stuart Holthusen
9
FW
6'1"
151
Senior
Auckland, NZL
Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 64th overall by Portland Timbers . Did not sign with club.
Manuel Cordeiro
10
MF
5'9"
153
RS Senior
Porto, POR
Graduated
Reggie Laryea
12
MF
5'11"
151
Sophomore
Toronto, ON
Left the program. Signed with Sigma FC
Pau Belana
13
MF
5'11"
162
RS Senior
Barcelona, ESP
Graduated
Shane Wiedt
16
DF
6'3"
180
RS Junior
Akron, OH
Transferred to Pittsburgh .
Nate Shultz
18
DF
6'0"
160
Senior
Mayfield, OH
Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 48th overall by LA Galaxy . Signed with LA Galaxy II
Dener Dos Santos
19
MF
5'8"
154
RS Senior
Joinville, BRA
Graduated
Alex Mapp
20
DF
6'0"
175
RS Freshman
Medina, OH
Transferred to Ashland .
Jackson Crawford
22
DF
5'9"
164
RS Freshman
Massillon, OH
Transferred to Ashland .
Barth-Luther Mouafo
23
MF
6'0"
197
RS Senior
Douala, CMR
Graduated
Nick Costa
28
GK
6'0"
215
RS Sophomore
North Royalton, OH
Transferred to Ashland .
Codie Lynd
30
GK
5'9"
175
Freshman
Belleville, IL
Transferred to Maryville .
Nate Brown
31
DF
6'2"
162
Senior
Scarborough, ON
Graduated
Transfers
Recruits
Name
Nat.
Hometown
Club
TDS Rating
Ahmed Allen
USA
Stafford, VA
Bethesda SC
Dion Akhigbe
NGA
Copley, OH
OYSA North Challnger
Colin Biros
USA
Canton, OH
Columbus Crew U-17
Ricky Ceballos
MEX
Mexico City, MEX
UNAM U-20
Pol Hernández
ESP
Teià, ESP
Espanyol U-18
Nick McCausland
USA
New Franklin, OH
Cleveland Internationals
Marco Milanese
ITA
Isernia, ITA
Napoli U-17
Ivan Nikolić
SER
Toronto, ON
Sigma U-20
Carlo Ritaccio
ITA
Westbury, NY
BW Gottschee
Nick Sibila
GER
Munich, GER
Deisenhofen U-19
Sam Tojaga
USA
Erie, PA
Real Salt Lake U-17
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaching staff
Front office
Athletic Director
Larry Williams
Associate Athletic Director
Mary Lu Gribschaw
Associate Athletic Director
George Van Horne
Faculty Representative
Matthew Juravich
Senior Administrative Assistant
Kathy Rex
Coaching staff
Head coach
Jared Embick
Assistant coach
Leo Chappel
Goalkeepers coach
Ger Coppinger
Assistant coach
T.J. Kolba
Schedule
Date Time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site City, State
Exhibition
August 11 * 7:00 p.m.
No. 2
No. 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. 2
vs. 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. 2
No. 9 Butler
T 2–2 2OT
0–0–1
Cub Cadet Field (2,579) Akron, OH
August 27 * 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 2
No. 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. 12
at No. 24 Seattle U
L 1–2
1–2–1
Championship Field (514)Seattle, WA
September 9 * 4:30 p.m., P12N
No. 12
at 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 OT
4–3–1
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. 24
vs. (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. 16
vs. (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. 10
at (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. 4
at (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. 2
vs. 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. 2
vs. (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
References
Regular Season Tournaments National Tournaments Rankings & awards