2018 Akron Zips men's soccer team

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.

2018 Akron Zips men's soccer
MAC Tournament Champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 2
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 2
2018 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 stadiumFirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field
2018 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 22 West Virginia + 5 –0 –0  14 –7 –0
Bowling Green 2 –1 –2  6 –7 –4
Western Michigan 1 –1 –2  11 –6 –3
No. 2 Akron ‡ 1 –2 –1  15 –7 –2
SIU Edwardsville 1 –3 –1  9 –5 –4
Northern Illinois 1 –4 –0  8 –9 –1
As of December 11, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Background
Main article: 2017 Akron Zips men's soccer team

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 Moutinho2DF6'1"170FreshmanLisbon, PORDeclared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 1st overall by Los Angeles FC. Signed with club.
Nick Hinds3DF5'8"150SophomorePlantation, FLSigned 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
NameNat.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dennis Cole SLE5'7"143SophomoreFreetown, SLETransferred from Sacramento State.
Abi Mohamed SOM5'11"151SeniorWesterville, OHTransferred from Ohio State.
Daniel Oliveira POR5'7"145RS FreshmanLisbon, PORTransferred from Técnico.
Diogo Pacheco POR5'10"160RS SophomoreLisbon, PORTransferred from Lusófona.
Leonard Sohn CAN5'10"151JuniorRichmond Hill, ONTransferred from Manhattan.
Peter Zecca USA5'10"162SophomoreWeston, MATransferred from St. John's.

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

Squad information

Roster

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

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

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

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

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
Individual Player Statistics (As of December 2, 2017)[1]
Player App Goals Asst Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW Pk-Att GA Saves SO
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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