2012 University of Akron Men's Soccer AKRON Combined Team Statistics (As of Nov 05, 2012) All Games 2012 AKRON SEASON STATISTICS

2012 University of Akron Men’s Soccer

Zips To Open Postseason Play This 2012 Schedule/Results Weekend With MAC Tournament 2012 MAC Tournament • For the sixth consecutive season, the top- No. 1 Akron Zips (15-1-2) OVERALL: 15-1-2 | MAC: 7-0-0 seeded and No. 1 nationally-ranked University vs. Bowling green falcons HOME: 7-0-1 | Away/Neutral: 8-1-1 of Akron men’s soccer team will host the Mid- (8-8-3, 3-3-1 MAC) American Conference Tournament this weekend August at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Match #19 • Nov. 9, 2012 • 7:30 p.m. (ET) 24 Florida Gulf Coast W, 4-0 • As the MAC regular season champion, the FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio

31 at No. 2 Creighton# T, 1-1 Zips will host fourth-seeded Bowling Green in TV: None • Radio: None the second semifinal match Friday, starting at Live Stats: GoZips.com September 7:30 p.m., after No. 2 Northern Illinois battles Video Stream: GoZips.com 2 vs. SIU Edwardsville# W, 2-1 No. 3 West Virginia at 4 p.m. 7 vs. No. 10 Indiana W, 1-0 • The winners from each semifinal round will Up Next 9 at No. 17 Notre Dame L, 1-3 meet in the MAC Championship Sunday at 4:30 The winner of this match will advance to face 14 No. 10 St. John’s^! T, 0-0 p.m. The MAC Tournament champion receives the winner of Northern Illinois/West Virginia in 16 No. 11 South Florida^ W, 5-0 an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. the MAC Final Sunday at 4:30 p.m. (ET) 22 at Bowling Green* W, 2-0 29 Buffalo* W, 4-0 Ticket Information • Reserved ($15) and General Admission OCTOBER ($10) tickets are on sale now for all three match- • UA’s bid for a fifth straight MAC Tournament 5 Florida Atlantic* W, 5-0 es. Students of all four participating schools will title was dashed by Western Michigan last sea- 10 at Penn State W, 2-0 be admitted free of charge with valid ID. son when the Broncos eliminated UA during the 13 at Northern Illinois* W, 2-0 • To purchase your ticket, click on GoZips. semifinal round in a penalty kick shootout (4-3) 16 Michigan W, 1-0 com/Tickets, call 1-888-99-AKRON (25766) after the teams played to a 1-all draw. 20 West Virginia W, 2-1 or visit the C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athlet- • Last season also marked the first time Ak- 23 at Ohio State$ W, 1-0 ics Ticket Office at InfoCision Stadium – Summa ron did not advance to the MAC Championship 27 at Hartwick* W, 4-0 Field (located at the southwest corner of the ven- round since 2003. The Zips had played for seven 31 at Michigan State W, 1-0 ue, near Gate 1, at the corner of East Exchange straight MAC titles – winning six – prior to last and South Union streets). year’s semifinal setback to WMU. NOVEMBER • Tickets may also be purchased at Gate 1 of • The Zips own an all-time record of 23-8-6 3 Western Michigan* W, 1-0 FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field one hour at the MAC Tournament, including a 7-0-2 mark 9 Bowling Green% 7:30 p.m. prior to kick off. since 2007 with all of their last nine matches being 11 MAC Tournament – Final TBA played at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Chasing History December • While Akron has long been dominant in the About Bowling Green 7 NCAA College Cup – Semifinals TBA Mid-American Conference with an all-time re- • The Falcons enter the postseason with an 9 NCAA College Cup – Final TBA cord of 124-18-11 (.846) since joining the league overall record of 8-8-3 and league mark of 3-3- in 1993, the Zips will have the opportunity to 1. They were defeated by West Virginia in the All rankings are according to the NSCAA poll. make history this weekend as they attempt to regular-season finale but qualified for the fourth All times are ET and subject to change. run down another NCAA record. and final spot in the MAC Tournament after win- bold Home games in . • Since the start of the 2007 season, UA ning a tiebreaker with Western Michigan. Key has gone unbeaten in 45 (42-0-3) consecutive • Bowling Green is 17-13-0 all-time at the * - Mid-American Conference game matches against the MAC (including postsea- MAC Tournament. BGSU advanced to the # - Ameritas Classic, Omaha, Neb. son play), which represents the longest current league’s postseason in each of the first 15 years ^ - The University of Akron Tournament, Akron, Ohio streak in the country and the second-longest run in which it was held (1994-2008), and last ad- ! - FOX Soccer Channel broadcast in NCAA history. The Zips will match Furman’s vanced to the tournament in 2010. $ - Big Ten Network broadcast • The Falcons’ attack is paced by Anthony % - MAC Tournament Semifinal, Akron, Ohio all-time standard of 46 consecutive matches with a positive result Friday. Grant (8 G, 4 A) and Danny Baraldi (6 G, 7 A). Michael Wiest (1.06 GAA) has logged all 1,784 NCAA’s Longest Conference Unbeaten Streaks minutes in goal for Bowling Green. Akron in the National Polls Rk. no. school from To 1. 46 Furman 9/23/99 10/7/03 Bowling Green Series Notes Soccer top Drawer college soccer 2. 45 Akron 10/06/07 present • Friday’s match represents the 53rd all-time nscAA America soccer soccer News Times Preseason 10 2 4 6 7 meeting between the Zips and Falcons in a se- Aug. 28 7 2 4 6 6 Akron Versus The MAC ries that dates back to 1966. UA has won its last Sept. 4 6 4 4 6 6 • The Zips swept their MAC regular season 12 meetings against BGSU and leads the series Sept. 11 9 9 5 10 12 schedule for the fifth straight season with a per- overall with a record of 41-8-3. Sept. 18 10 7 4 10 10 fect 7-0-0 record in 2012, out-scoring the league • During its 12-game win streak against Bowl- Sept. 25 7 3 4 10 6 20-1. It was the eighth straight year Akron has ing Green, Akron has out-scored the Falcons Oct. 2 7 3 4 10 6 43-4. One would have to go back to the 2002 Oct. 9 3 3 3 6 3 won the league’s regular-season title. Oct. 16 3 2 3 5 3 • In all, UA leads all conference members with season to find the last BGSU win over UA, a 1-0 Oct. 23 2 2 2 5 2 15 regular-season championships (Kentucky, decision at Bowling Green. Oct. 30 2 2 2 2 2 which competed in the MAC from 1995-2004, is • Alfred Koroma (18’) and Scott Caldwell (20’) Nov. 6 1 1 1 1 - ranked second with four crowns) and eight con- each found the back of the net to lead the Zips to a ference tournament titles. Bowling Green and 2-0 victory at BG in the MAC regular-season opener Kentucky are tied for the second-most tourna- in September. The Zips posted advantages in shots ment titles with three apiece. (30-10), shots on goal (10-6) and corner kicks (9-7). 2012 Numerical Roster

No. name Pos. yr.-Exp. ht. wgt. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Fernando Pina GK Fr.-HS 6-0 180 Houston, Texas (Challenge Early College HS) 2 Andrew Souders D Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Amherst, Ohio (Amherst Steele HS) 3 Chad Barson D Sr.-3L 5-10 170 Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS) 4 Bryan Gallego D/M So.-1L 5-10 165 Kinnelon, N.J. (Kennelson HS) 5 Matt Foldesy MF Fr.-HS 5-7 145 North Olmsted, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS) 6 Wil Trapp MF So.-1L 5-8 150 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 7 Reinaldo Brenes MF Jr.-2L 5-10 155 San Jose, Costa Rica (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 8 Alfred Koroma F Fr.-HS 6-0 160 Dallas, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) 9 Aodhan Quinn MF Jr.-1L 6-0 155 San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS/Bradley) 10 Dillon Serna MF Fr.-HS 5-7 135 Brighton, Colo. (Horizon HS) 11 Robbie Derschang MF Jr.-TR 6-0 165 Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS/SMU) 12 Omari Morris F Fr.-HS 5-4 145 Toronto, Ontario (Pickering HS) 13 Zac Portillos MF Jr.-1L 5-9 141 Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS/Washington) 14 Eric Stevenson MF Jr.-2L 5-8 145 Columbus, Ohio (Worthington Christian HS) 15 Scott Caldwell MF Sr.-3L 5-8 145 Braintree, Mass. (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 16 Phil Fives D Fr.-HS 5-9 145 Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny HS) 17 DeAndre Yedlin D So.-1L 5-8 150 Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea HS) 18 Osas Malkin MF Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS) 19 Alex Ranalli MF Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty HS) 20 Brad Ruhaak D Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Akron, Ohio (Copley HS) 21 Thomas Schmitt F Sr.-2L 5-7 140 Berea, Ohio (Berea HS) 22 Kayvon Afsarifard D So.-RS 5-10 175 Chardon, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS/Loyola University Chicago) 23 Andrian McAdams GK So.-SQ 5-11 160 Oberlin, Ohio (Oberlin HS) 24 David Meves GK Sr.-3L 6-1 195 Arlington Heights, Ill. (Christian Liberty Academy) 25 Saad Abdul-Salaam F So.-HS 6-3 170 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 26 Andy Chiu F Fr.-RS 5-8 155 El Paso, Texas (Coronado HS) 27 Chase Jabbori MF Fr.-HS 5-8 143 Novi, Mich. (Novi HS) 30 Jake Fenlason GK Fr.-RS 6-0 157 San Diego, California (Rancho Bernardo HS) 2012 Alphabetical Roster

No. name Pos. yr.-Exp. ht. wgt. Hometown (High School/Last School) 25 Saad Abdul-Salaam F So.-HS 6-3 170 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 22 Kayvon Afsarifard D So.-RS 5-10 175 Chardon, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS/Loyola University Chicago) 3 Chad Barson D Sr.-3L 5-10 170 Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS) 7 Reinaldo Brenes MF Jr.-2L 5-10 155 San Jose, Costa Rica (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 15 Scott Caldwell MF Sr.-3L 5-8 145 Braintree, Mass. (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 26 Andy Chiu F Fr.-RS 5-8 155 El Paso, Texas (Coronado HS) 11 Robbie Derschang MF Jr.-TR 6-0 165 Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS/SMU) 30 Jake Fenlason GK Fr.-RS 6-0 157 San Diego, California (Rancho Bernardo HS) 16 Phil Fives D Fr.-HS 5-9 145 Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny HS) 5 Matt Foldesy MF Fr.-HS 5-7 145 North Olmsted, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS) 4 Bryan Gallego D/M So.-1L 5-10 165 Kinnelon, N.J. (Kennelson HS) 27 Chase Jobbori MF Fr.-HS 5-8 143 Novi, Mich. (Novi HS) 8 Alfred Koroma F Fr.-HS 6-0 160 Dallas, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) 18 Osas Malkin MF Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS) 23 Andrian McAdams GK So.-SQ 5-11 160 Oberlin, Ohio (Oberlin HS) 24 David Meves GK Sr.-3L 6-1 195 Arlington Heights, Ill. (Christian Liberty Academy) 12 Omari Morris F Fr.-HS 5-4 145 Toronto, Ontario (Pickering HS) 1 Fernando Pina GK Fr.-HS 6-0 180 Houston, Texas (Challenge Early College HS) 13 Zac Portillos MF Jr.-1L 5-9 141 Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS/Washington) 9 Aodhan Quinn MF Jr.-1L 6-0 155 San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS/Bradley) 19 Alex Ranalli MF Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty HS) 20 Brad Ruhaak D Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Akron, Ohio (Copley HS) 21 Thomas Schmitt F Sr.-2L 5-7 140 Berea, Ohio (Berea HS) 10 Dillon Serna MF Fr.-HS 5-7 135 Brighton, Colo. (Horizon HS) 2 Andrew Souders D Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Amherst, Ohio (Amherst Steele HS) 14 Eric Stevenson MF Jr.-2L 5-8 145 Columbus, Ohio (Worthington Christian HS) 6 Wil Trapp MF So.-1L 5-8 150 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 17 DeAndre Yedlin D So.-1L 5-8 150 Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea HS)

Head Coach: Caleb Porter (Seventh Season; Indiana, ‘98); Associate Head Coach: Jared Embick (Second Season; Indiana Wesleyan, ‘00); Assistant Coach: Oliver Slawson (Seventh Season; Leeds Carnegie Metropolitan University, ‘03); Director of Operations: Pablo Moreira (Second Season; Akron, ‘07); Goalkeepers Coach: Stuart Dobson (First Season; Portland, ‘04)

Pronunciation Guide Kayvon Afsarifard:______KAY-von aff-SORRY-fard Andrian McAdams:______ON-dree-on Saad Abdul-Salaam______Sahd AB-dool sa-LAHM David Meves:______MAY-vis Reinaldo Brenes:______ray-NALD-oh BREN-is Fernando Pina: ______PEEN-yah Andy Chiu: ______CHOO Zac Portillos:______por-TEE-ohs Robbie Derschang:______DER-shang Aodhan Quinn:______AID-in Matt Foldesy: ______FOLD-eh-see Alex Ranalli:______ran-ALL-lee Bryan Gallego:______guy-EGG-oh Brad Ruhaak: ______ROO-hawk Osas Malkin: ______OH-sas

2 2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes NCAA Watch Party Monday CaLEB PORTER at a Glance • Regardless of the out-come of this weekend, the Zips, who are ranked • Since becoming the sixth head coach in Akron history in 2006, Caleb No. 2 in this week’s NCAA ratings percentage index (RPI) are a lock to be Porter, who owns the highest winning percentage among all active Divi- invited to this year’s 48-team NCAA Tournament. sion I coaches (see chart below), has built the Zips • Come to Johnny J’s, located in the valley at 1282 Weathervane Lane, program into a perennial national championship for the official Akron Zips NCAA Selection Show Watch Party this Monday contender while developing a brand of play that is at 5 p.m., as the Zips discover their postseason path at this free event. attractive and attack-oriented, yet effective on both sides of the ball. Zips Reset • Porter, who is in his seventh year at Akron, led • Akron pushed its win streak to 12 and run of unbeaten matches to the Zips to the school’s first team national champi- 13 with a 1-0 victory over visiting Western Michigan in the regular-season onship in any sport in 2010 with a 1-0 victory over finale last weekend. Louisville in the NCAA final. • Caldwell netted his third game-winning goal of the season by cleaning • In all, Porter has guided UA to six consecutive up a rebound from Alfred Koroma in the 86th minute. It was a fair result Mid-American Conference regular season champi- for the Zips, who out-shot the Broncos 23-2 overall – including 16-0 in the onships, four MAC Tournament titles and to the NCAA Tournament each second half – and 9-0 on frame. season since 2007. Akron advanced to the NCAA second round in 2007, the Round of 16 in 2008 and 2011, and all the way to the national title No Place Like Home game in 2009 and 2010. • The Zips own a 7-0-1 mark at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field • For his efforts, Porter was rewarded with a 10-year contract extension this season, where they have been defeated just once since the start of the in December of 2010 that will keep him as the Zips’ head coach through 2008 season, posting a record of 52-1-6 (.932) during that time. the 2020 season. • Furthermore, UA has allowed just one goal at FirstEnergy Stadium – • Porter, 37, was named NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 2009 and Cub Cadet Field in 2012 where it has out-scored the opposition 22-1. has won the MAC Coach of the Year award in each of the past five seasons • Historically speaking, there has been no better home field advantage (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). He is also a four-time Division I All-Ohio in the country than the one enjoyed by the Zips. With a 5-0 victory over Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). Cleveland State on Aug. 27, 2011, Akron surpassed Tulsa for the NCAA’s all-time standard for the longest home unbeaten streak (40 matches). The Year school record win.% MAC Record win.% nscAA Rank Golden Hurricane set the original mark of 39 games from 1988-’92. 2006 Akron 13-5-1 .711 4-1-0 .800 - • The Zips would remain unbeaten on their home field for eight more 2007 Akron 15-4-2 .762 4-0-1 .900 23rd matches (6-0-2) in 2011 to push the record to 48 contests (44-0-4) before 2008 Akron 17-2-4 .826 6-0-0 1.000 9th 2009 Akron 23-1-1 .940 6-0-0 1.000 2nd Michigan State ended the remarkable run with a 1-0 victory on Nov. 2, 2010 Akron 22-1-2 .920 6-0-0 1.000 1st 2011. During the historic stretch, Akron out-scored its opponents 119-21 2011 Akron 15-4-4 .739 6-0-0 1.000 11th at home while posting 31 shutouts. 2012 Akron 15-1-2 .889 7-0-0 1.000 - • Furthermore, the Zips have trailed at home just six times during the last Totals 120-18-16 .831 39-1-1 .963 - five seasons for a total of 82 minutes and 43 seconds.

Akron Trailing at home since 2008 # Date Time Trailed Result Score Opponent Akron Under Coach Porter Here’s a look at Akron’s situational record since Porter took the helm 1. Sept. 7, 2008 9:31 W 2-1 Cincinnati in 2006. 2. Nov. 14, 2008 6:06 T 1-1 Hartwick 3. Nov. 7, 2009 34:05 W 3-2 Hartwick When Akron ... Record (Win. %) 4. Nov. 15, 2009 9:15 W 2-1 Hartwick Scores first 110-3-4 (.957) 5. Dec. 4, 2010 10:19 T 3-3 Cal-Berkeley Shuts out its opponent 87-1-8 (.948) 6. Nov. 2, 2011 13:27 L 0-1 Michigan State Leads at halftime 80-2-2 (.964) Totals 82:43 3-1-2 11-9 Leads or is tied at halftime 117-12-14 (.867) Takes 10 or more shots 104-12-14 (.854) The Department of Defense Scores two or more goals 88-1-3 (.973) • Akron closed out the regular season with its fourth consecutive shutout Creates more corner kicks than opponent 97-14-11 (.840) and now leads the nation in that category with 14 overall. Moreover, with Allows five shots or less on goal 106-7-10 (.902) 14 clean sheets in 18 matches – including eight straight from Sept. 14 to Oct. 16 – the Zips are the nation’s leader in shutout percentage (.780) as well. • UA, which has allowed just one goal in its last 1,181:30 of play, has NCAA Winningest Active Divison I Coaches (Sorted by win percentage. Minimum five years as a Division I head coach) allowed six goals all season (three coming in a short-handed loss at Notre Records current entering the 2012 season Dame on Sept. 9) and is ranked second among all Division I schools with a goals-against-average of 0.33. Rk. coach, School Yrs. w l t pct. • Akron’s 14 shutouts are tied for the third-highest single-season total 1. Caleb Porter, Akron 6 105 17 14 .824 in school history and five shy of the program’s standard (19), set in 2009. 2. Ray Reid, Connecticut 23 365 90 52 .771 3. Jeremy Gunn, Stanford 13 187 61 31 .726 Akron Single-Season Shutouts 4. Dave Masur, St. John’s (NY) 25 357 118 72 .718 Rk. # Games Average Year 5. Robert McCourt, Monmouth 8 101 34 26 .708 1. 19 25 0.8/game 2009 2. 15 23 0.7/game 2005 6. Dennis Currier, Dayton 19 256 97 31 .707 3. 14 18 0.8/game 2012 7. Tom Martin, James Madison 35 453 174 60 .703 25 0.6/game 2010 8. George Gelnovatch, Virginia 16 237 93 29 .701 23 0.6/game 2008 9. Tim Vom Steeg, Santa Barbara 13 186 73 26 .698 10. Sasho Cirovski, Maryland 21 310 127 32 .695 • Including their eight-game shutout streak, which ranks as the 10th-longest in NCAA Division I history, the Zips compiled 713 scoreless minutes 11. Alan Dawson, Old Dominion 24 300 125 37 .689 over a 10-game period from Sept. 7 to Oct. 20. 12. Mark Berson, South Carolina 35 450 187 61 .688 • Since 2006, Akron has shut out its opponent 96 times in 154 contests 13. Jorge Salcedo, UCLA 8 105 42 25 .683 – or 62.3 percent of the time – while limiting opponents to one goal or less 14. Ken Lolla, Louisville 22 283 120 46 .682 137 times (89.0 percent). 15. Jay Vidovich, Wake Forest 18 241 104 38 .679

2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes 3 Quick Facts Mighty Meves The University of Akron • With the 51st shutout of his career last Wednesday at Michigan State, Founded: 1870 as Buchtel College Meves became the NCAA’s all-time shutouts leader. The clean sheet Enrollment: 29,699 pushed him past the previous record holder Josh Ford, who compiled 50 Nickname: Zips shutouts in 85 games for Connecticut from 2007-10. School Colors: Blue and Gold • Two Akron goalkeepers now stand in the top three spots in NCAA history as former Zip Evan Bush (2005-08) is third on the all-time list with Affiliation: NCAA Division I 48 shutouts. Conference: Mid-American • Meves, who has already set school records for wins and minutes President: Dr. Luis M. Proenza played, has started 90 games – posting a career mark 74-7-9 – during his Alma Mater: Emory, 1965 historic career and has allowed just 46 goals in more than 8,228 minutes of Athletics Director: Tom Wistrcill play for a goals-against-average of 0.50. Alma Mater: St. Mary’s (Minn.), 1992 • Meves will have the chance to break another NCAA standard during the postseason as – with 8,228 career minutes – he is just 261 behind the Zips Soccer Division I leader Brian Edwards, who logged 8,489 minutes for Wake Forest First Year: 1955 from 2004-07. All-Time Record (Pct.)/Years: 616-235-80 (.705)/56 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 26 Akron On The Attack NCAA College Cup Appearances: 3 • The Zips, who have been shut out just once this season, are ranked Mid-American Conference Championships: 8 ninth in the nation in goals scored (39) and 12th in scoring offense (2.17 Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championships: 14 goals/match). Hermann Trophy Winners: 2 • Individually, Brenes, who entered the season with just one goal in his NSCAA All-Americans: 45 first two years at UA, has broken out in a big way with a team-leading 10 Academic All-Americans: 15 goals, including four game-winners, in 15 games in 2012. The native of All-MAC Players of the Year: 9 Costa Rico is ranked 21st in the country with an average of .67 goals per All-MAC Selections: 125 game and 33rd in points per match (1.47) with 22 (10 G, 2 A). Home Venue: FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field • Even more remarkable has been the fact that Brenes has scored all 10 Playing Surface/Capacity: Natural Grass/5,000 goals in his last nine games, beginning with his first career hat trick in a 4-0 win against Buffalo on Sept. 29. In all, he has found the back of the net in three Team Facts of his last four matches and scored at least one goal in seven of his last nine. 2011 Record: 15-4-4 • A key to the Zips’ success this season and in years past has been their ability to draw first blood. Akron has out-scored opponents 21-1 in the first 2011 MAC Record: 6-0-0 (1st) half in 2012 and is now 110-3-4 (.957) when scoring first since 2006. More- Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 over, UA is 80-2-2 (.964) when it leads at halftime and 88-1-3 (.973) when it Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 scores two or more goals during that time. Newcomers: 13 • Along those lines, Akron has scored 18 goals in the first 30 minutes of matches this season, including seven in the first 15 minutes of play. Con- Coaching Staff versely, the only school to find the net in the first half against the Zips in Head Coach/Yrs.: Caleb Porter/Seventh Season 2012 was Creighton, which netted a goal in the 24th minute but settled Alma Mater: Indiana, 1998 for a draw when Alfred Koroma recorded the equalizer in the 57th minute. Career Record/Pct. (Yrs.): 105-17-14/.824 (6) • Akron has also had success scoring early in the second half of matches Record at Akron (Yrs.): Same this fall with eight goals coming in the first 15 minutes after the break. In Associate Head Coach/Yrs.: Jared Embick/Sixth Season total, the Zips have out-scored foes 18-5 after halftime. Alma Mater: Indiana Wesleyan, 2000 • UA has scored at least one goal in its last 12 matches while out-scoring Assistant Coach/Yrs.: Oliver Slawson/Seventh Season teams 30-1 during that time. Alma Mater: Leeds Carnegie Metropolitan University, 2003 • Three players have found the net six or more times for UA, led by Director of Operations: Pablo Moreira/Second Season Brenes (10 G, 2 A) and Hermann Trophy candidate Scott Caldwell (9 G, 6 Alma Mater: Akron, 2007 A). Eric Stevenson rounds out the trio with six goals and four helpers. Goal Keeper Coach/Yrs.: Stuart Dobson/First Season • In all, 11 different Zips have recorded at least one goal in 2012 and Alma Mater: Portland, 2004 eight players have tallied at least one game-winner. Brenes notched a game-winning goal in three consecutive matches against Buffalo (Sept. 29), Akron Athletics Communications Florida Atlantic (Oct. 5) and Penn State (Oct. 10); then scored the match’s Director: Gregg Bach only tally at Ohio State (Oct. 23). Associate Director/Men’s Soccer Contact: Paul Warner • This balanced distribution is a stark contrast to last year’s club which Office Phone: (330) 972-2677 was led by future Major League Soccer draftee Darren Mattocks. As a Cell Phone: (330) 962-0352 sophomore, Mattocks netted 21 of the Zips’ 48 goals on the season (43.8 percent). Caldwell was second on the team with six goals in 2011. E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @ZipsPaul Changing Of The Guard Assistant Director: Dallas Moyer • Jared Embick, the current associate head coach and recruiting coor- Assistant Director: Dana Ingraham dinator of the Zips, will become the school’s seventh head men’s soccer Graduate Assistant: Jim Rodriguez coach at the end of the season. Main Office Phone: (330) 972-7468 • Embick, the 2010 National Assistant Coach of the Year, will replace FAX: (330) 374-8844 current coach Caleb Porter, who announced last August his intention to Press Box Phone: (330) 972-8896 become the head coach of Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers, on Web Site: GoZips.com December 15, 2012. Embick has agreed in principle to a three-year con- Mailing Address: Overnight Address: tract, pending approval by the University’s Board of Trustees. The University of Akron University of Akron Athletics • Since joining the staff in 2007, Embick has been a key component of Rhodes Arena, Suite 83 373 Carroll Street the Zips’ dominant run in college soccer, culminating with the school’s first Akron, OH 44325-5201 Rhodes Arena, Suite 81 team national championship in any sport in 2010. Akron, OH 44325-5201 • Under Embick’s direction, Akron has secured some of the best pros- pects in the country – and around the world – with top-five recruiting class- es in each of the past five seasons.

4 2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes Zips Career Game-winning goals Zips Career Game-winning Assists Scott Caldwell (7) Aodhan Quinn (6) 2012 2012 vs. South Florida (5-0) (14:16) Sept. 16 vs. South Florida (5-0) (14:16) (Caldwell) Sept. 16 vs. West Virginia (2-1) (49:35) Oct. 20 vs. Buffalo (4-0) (11:13) (Brenes) Sept. 29 vs. Western Michigan (1-0) (85:08) Nov. 3 2011 2011 at Saint Louis (4-0) (20:43) (Dagilis) Sept. 10 at Cal State Northridge (2-1) (105:43) Sept. 3 vs. Northern Illinois (2-0) (15:57) (Mattocks) Oct. 8 vs. Cal Poly (1-0) (82:27) Sept. 18 vs. Penn State (1-0) (24:38) (Mattocks) Oct. 12 vs. Hartwick (2-0) (66:41) (Schmitt) Oct. 15 2010 vs. No. 1 Louisville (1-0) (78:36) Dec. 12 DeAndre Yedlin (6) vs. West Virginia (3-2) (69:36) Nov. 21 2012 vs. Florida Atlantic (5-0) (9:00) (Brenes) Oct. 5 Reinaldo Brenes (4) vs. Michigan (1-0) (13:34) (Quinn) Oct. 16 2012 2011 vs. Buffalo (4-0) (11:13) Sept. 29 at Cal State Northridge (2-1) (105:43) (Caldwell) Sept. 3 vs. Florida Atlantic (5-0) (9:00) Oct. 5 at Tulsa (3-0) (8:26) (Mattocks) Sept. 24 at Penn State (2-0) (27:14) Oct. 10 vs. Bowling Green (3-0) (Mattocks) Oct. 26 at Ohio State (1-0) (51:18) Oct. 23 at Florida Atlantic (2-0) (Holmes) Nov. 6

Eric Stevenson (4) Dillon Serna (5) 2012 2012 vs. Indiana (1-0) (18:36) Sept. 7 vs. SIU Edwardsville (2-1) (44:06) (Gallego) Sept. 2 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (4-0) (19:19) Aug. 24 vs. Indiana (1-0) (18:36) (Stevenson) Sept. 7 at Hartwick (4-0) (1:45) Oct. 27 at Bowling Green (2-0) (17:32) (Koroma) Sept. 22 2010 at Northern Illinois (2-0) (1:31) (Fives) Oct. 13 at No. 4 North Carolina (3-0) (7:56) Sept. 3 vs. West Virginia (2-1) (49:35) (Caldwell) Oct. 20

Aodhan Quinn (3) Scott Caldwell (4) 2012 2012 vs. Michigan (1-0) (13:34) Oct. 16 at Northern Illinois (2-0) (1:31) (Fives) Oct. 13 2011 at Michigan State (1-0) (47.18) (Derschang) Oct. 31 at Western Michigan (3-0) (13:45) Oct. 1 2011 vs. Northwestern (3-1) (54:09) Nov. 17 at Saint Louis (4-0) (20:43) (Dagilis) Sept. 10 vs. Bowling Green (3-0) (47:24) (Mattocks) Oct. 26 Thomas Schmitt (2) 2011 Wil Trapp (3) vs. Ohio State (3-1) (68:51) Sept. 28 2012 vs. Hartwick (2-0) (66:41) Oct. 15 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (4-0) (19:16) (Stevenson) Aug. 24 at Ohio State (1-0) (51:18) (Brenes) Oct. 13 Robbie Derschang (1) 2012 2011 at Michigan State (1-0) (47:18) Oct. 31 vs. Cleveland State (5-0) (6:02) (Mattocks) Aug. 27

Phil Fives (1) Reinaldo Brenes (1) 2012 2011 at Northern Illinois (2-0) (1:31) Oct. 13 at Buffalo (5-2) (65:24) (Holmes) Oct. 21

Bryan Gallego (1) Robbie Derschang (1) 2012 2012 vs. SIU Edwardsville (2-1) (44:06) Sept. 2 at Hartwick (4-0) (1:45) (Stevenson) Oct. 27

Alfred Koroma (1) Alfred Koroma (1) 2012 2012 at Bowling Green Sept. 22 vs. Western Michigan (1-0) (Caldwell) Nov. 3 Eric Stevenson (1) 2012 at Penn State (2-0) (27:14) (Brenes) Oct. 10 The Last Time Akron scored... 4 goals W 4-0 at Hartwick Oct. 27, 2012 5 goals W 5-0 vs. Florida Atlantic Oct. 5, 2012 What is a Zip? 6 goals W 6-0 vs. Bowling Green Sept. 26, 2009 One of the unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics be- 7 goals W 7-1 vs. Michigan Oct. 19, 2010 longs to The University of Akron. 8+ goals W 8-0 vs. Wright State Oct. 15, 2008 In 1925, a campus-wide contest was held to choose a nickname for UA. Suggestions submitted by students, faculty and alumni included Akron allowed... Golden Blue Devils, Tip Toppers, Rubbernecks, Hillbillies, Kangaroos 3 goals L 3-1 at Notre Dame Sept. 9, 2012 and Cheveliers. 4 goals L 4-0 at Michgian Oct. 29, 2004 5 goals L 5-0 vs. UC Santa Barbara Aug. 25, 2006 After a three-way vote—one by the student body, one by the Uni- 6 goals L 6-0 at SIU Edwardsville Oct. 14, 1978 versity lettermen and one by the local sports writers and faculty repre- 7+ goals L 7-0 at Saint Louis November 1970 sentatives—the winner was the “Zippers,” inspired from a very popular rubber overshoe (over 500,000 sold the first year) invented by Akron’s Akron won by... B.F. Goodrich Co. 4 goals 4-0 at Hartwick Oct. 27, 2012 Goodrich introduced its rubber galoshes in 1923 and it made a last- 5 goals 5-0 vs. Florida Atlantic Oct. 5, 2012 ing impression on the world. The footwear featured an ingenious inven- 6 goals 7-1 vs. Michigan Oct. 19, 2010 tion, a slide fastener with interlocking metal teeth. With a quick pull of 7+ goals 8-0 vs. Wright State Oct. 15, 2008 a tab, the overshoes opened wide or sealed shut. Akron won in overtime... The product’s original suggested name was the “Mystik Boot,” but 2-1 (2OT) at Cal State Northridge Sept. 3, 2011 the name just did not work for Goodrich President Bertram G. Work. “What we need is an action word,” he told a group of sales represen- Akron lost in overtime... tatives. “Something that will dramatize the way the thing zips.” From 1-0 (OT) at Michigan Oct. 18, 2011 that he said, “Why not call it the Zipper?”

2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes 5 Akron’s Record Caldwell Named to Hermann Trophy Watch List Situation HOME AWAy neUTRAL OVERALL • Scott Caldwell, a senior midfielder from Braintree, Mass., was named vs. Top 10 opponents (NSCAA) 0-0-1 0-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-2 to the Hermann Trophy Watch List on Aug. 13. vs. Top 25 opponents (NSCAA) 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-0-0 2-1-2 • The Missouri Athletic Club’s Herman Trophy is the highest individual vs. MAC opponents 4-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 7-0-0 award in intercollegiate soccer and the official NSCAA Player of the Year In non-conference games 3-0-1 3-1-1 2-0-0 8-1-2 award for Division I competition. In overtime games 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-2 • It is the fourth straight year at least one Akron player has been named In games decided by 1 goal 3-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 7-0-0 to the prestigious watch list. Teal Bunbury became the first Zip to win the In games decided by 2+ goals 4-0-0 4-1-0 0-0-0 8-1-0 award in 2009 and Darlington Nagbe made it back-to-back winners by Leading at the half 6-0-0 4-1-0 2-0-0 12-1-0 earning the honor in 2010. Darren Mattocks, who like Bunbury and Nagbe, Tied at the half 1-0-1 2-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-1 has since made the jump to Major League Soccer, was a semifinalist in Trailing at the half 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 2011. Leading at 75’ 6-0-0 6-0-0 2-0-0 14-0-0 • NSCAA members from Division I programs will narrow the list down to Trailing at 75’ 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 15 semifinalists by November 29. Member coaches and fans will then vote Tied at 75’ 1-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-2 for their top three choices with the finalists being announced on December More fouls than opponent 1-0-0 1-0-1 2-0-0 4-0-1 6. The 2012 Hermann Trophy winner will be announced at the NSCAA Less fouls than opponent 4-0-1 5-1-0 0-0-0 9-1-1 awards’ banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday, Jan. 11. Fouls even with opponent 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 • Caldwell, who netted the game-winning goal in the NCAA national Single overtime games 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 championship game in 2010, followed up his heroic sophomore cam- Double overtime games 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-2 paign with a breakout season in 2011. The team captain was named to the NSCAA All-America First Team after enjoying career highs for goals (6) and Akron Scoring HOME AWAy neUTRAl overALL assists (11) while starting all 23 games at midfield. Scoring first 7-0-0 6-1-0 2-0-0 15-1-0 Scoring one or fewer goals 2-0-1 2-1-1 1-0-0 5-1-2 News and Notes Scoring two goals 1-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 5-0-0 • The Zips completed a brutal stretch of their schedule from Aug. 31 Scoring three or more goals 4-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-0 to Sept. 16 in which they faced six teams who have been ranked in the NSCAA top 25 this season. Akron completed the gauntlet with a record of Opponent Scoring hoME AWAy neUTRAl overALL 3-1-2, posting notable wins over then-ranked No. 10 Indiana (1-0) and No. Scoring first 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 11 South Florida (5-0), and playing No. 2 Creighton (1-1) and No. 10 St. Scoring one or fewer goals 7-0-1 6-0-1 2-0-0 15-0-2 John’s (0-0) to draws. Scoring two goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 • Caldwell was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award. An Scoring three or more goals 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encour- Akron Shooting HOME AWAy neUTRAL OVERALL ages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact More shots than opponent 7-0-1 6-0-1 2-0-0 15-0-2 as leaders in their communities. The winner will be announced during the Recording five or fewer shots 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 NCAA College Cup in Hoover, Ala., from Dec. 7-9. Recording 6-10 shots 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 • Entering the season, the Zips had posted the highest winning percent- Recording 11-15 shots 1-0-0 2-1-1 2-0-0 5-1-1 age in the nation (.824) since 2006 with an overall record of 105-17-14. Recording 16 or more shots 5-0-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 9-0-0 Maryland was second with a mark of (.757; 97-27-12), followed by Mon- mouth (.752; 84-22-17), Wake Forest (.737; 94-28-17) and Connecticut Opponent Shooting hoME AWAy neUTRAl overALL (.729; 83-24-22). More shots than Akron 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 • The margin for error was incredibly thin for the Zips in 2011 as all four Recording five or fewer shots 3-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 5-0-0 losses were decided by one goal, including two defeats in overtime. More- Recording 6-10 shots 4-0-1 4-0-0 0-0-0 8-0-1 over, three of those setbacks were 1-0 results. Recording 11-15 shots 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-0 2-0-1 Recording 16 or more shots 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 Did You Know? • In the past six years alone, Coach Porter and his staff have produced Month HOME AWAy neUTRAL OVERALL 13 Major League Soccer draft selections, including the No. 2 overall pick in August 1-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 Darren Mattocks to the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2012. Of those 13 picks, In September 2-0-1 1-1-0 2-0-0 5-1-1 nine were taken in the first round and seven had their name called with one In October 3-0-0 5-0-0 0-0-0 8-0-0 of the first eight selections overall. In November 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 • Along those lines, the school has produced nearly as many Academic In December 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 All-Americans (10) as pros (13) during Porter’s tenure. In fact, the Zips recorded the second-highest team grade-point-average in Division I with a 3.44 cumulative mark in 2011. They were only slightly edged out for the Miscellaneous top spot by Harvard (3.45), which finished with an overall record of 2-13-3 Zips Opponents last fall. The achievement continued a trend of academic excellence under Quickest Goal: Fives (1:31), Kim (23:22) Porter, whose teams recorded a GPA of 3.43 in 2010-11 and 3.33 in 2009- 10/13 at N. Illinois 8/31 at Creighton 10. Game-Winning Goals after 75’: Caldwell (85:08), - • Akron has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last five 11/3 vs. W. Michigan - Game-Tying Goals after 75’: - - years and has made 26 NCAA postseason appearances overall since 1961. Multi-Goal Games: Brenes (9’, 61’) The Zips have also played for a national championship three times, reach- Stevenson (20’, 27’) ing the final in 1986, 2009 and 2010. 10/5 vs. Fla. Atlantic • The Zips have assaulted the NCAA record book over the course of Brenes (12’, 24’, 38’) - the past three seasons. Fueled by one of the greatest defensive seasons 9/29 vs. Buffalo - in college history, UA matched an NCAA record by posting a perfect 23- Caldwell (15’, 79’) - 0-0 record heading into the College Cup in 2009 en route to its runner-up 9/16 vs. South Florida - finish. Akron didn’t allow a single goal during the NCAA Tournament that year and finished with 19 shutouts for the campaign, which represented the Goals Scored In 15-Minute Intervals: second-highest total all-time. Furthermore, its goals-against-average (0.27) Team 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total and shutout percentage (.760) were ranked third-best in NCAA history. Akron 7 11 3 8 4 6 - 39 Opp. - 1 - 2 2 1 - 6

6 2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes About Akron 2012 FINAL MAC Standings • The Zips return eight starters and 10 letterwinners from a team that made another deep postseason run – reaching the NCAA Round of 16 for School MAc pct. Overall pct. the fourth consecutive season – despite losing seven starters to MLS the Akron 7-0-0 1.000 15-1-2 .889 previous year. Northern Illinois 4-2-1 .643 6-9-3 .417 • In all, Akron posted a mark of 15-4-4 and captured its seventh-con- West Virginia 4-2-1 .643 9-5-2 .625 secutive Mid-American Conference regular-season championship with a Bowling Green 3-3-1 .500 8-8-3 .500 perfect 6-0 mark in league play. The Zips ended the year ranked 11th in Western Michigan 3-3-1 .500 11-6-2 .632 the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. Buffalo 3-4-0 .429 5-11-1 .324 • Headlining the list of returnees this fall are College Soccer News Pre- Hartwick 2-5-0 .286 5-10-2 .353 season All-American Chad Barson (23 starts), Hermann Trophy Watch List Florida Atlantic 0-7-0 .000 2-13-1 .156 honoree Scott Caldwell (6 G, 11 A) and senior goalkeeper David Meves (22 starts, 0.73 GAA). The trio led UA to the school’s first team national championship in any sport in 2010 and has compiled an overall record of 60-6-7 (.870) over the past three seasons. 2012 Zips honor Roll • Other key returners include Freshman All-Americans Bryan Gallego (22 starts), Will Trapp (23 starts, 5 A) and DeAndre Yedlin (20 starts, 1 G, 6 A). Chad Barson • Akron will also welcome the No. 1-ranked recruiting class in the nation Preseason All-American (College Soccer News) Aug. 21 in 2012. Included in the 13-player class are four of the top 11 high school Mike Berticelli Memorial All-Tournament Team (Notre Dame) Sept. 7-9 recruits in the country and SMU transfer and former Freshman All-American UA All-Tournament Team (Akron) Sept. 14-16 Robbie Derschang, who will have two years of eligibility remaining at UA. National Team of the Week (Top Drawer Soccer) Oct. 29

Packing The Pitch Reinaldo Brenes • Fans have been flocking to FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field at a 2x National Team of the Week (College Soccer News) Oct. 1, 29 record-setting pace in recent years. In fact, all 10 of the highest attendance 2x National Team of the Week (Top Drawer Soccer) Oct. 1, 8 marks in school history have been set in the last four seasons, including a 2x MAC Player of the Week Oct. 2, 17 high of 5,819 set against Ohio State (W, 3-1) on Sept. 28, 2011. MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week Oct. 3 • Akron finished second in the nation in average attendance (3,213) in 2010 and sixth in 2011 despite increasing its average to 3,300 fans per Scott Caldwell match. Moreover, the Zips broke the school’s single-game attendance re- Hermann Trophy Watch List Aug. 13 cord twice last fall with two crowds of more than 5,000 fans. Senior CLASS Award Watch List Sept. 18 Preseason All-American (College Soccer News) Aug. 21 First Energy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field Preseason All-American (Soccer America) Aug. 24 All-Time Attendance Highs Mike Berticelli Memorial All-Tournament Team (Notre Dame) Sept. 7-9 Rank No. Opponent Result Score Date UA Tournament Offensive MVP (Akron) Sept. 14-16 1. 5,819 Ohio State W 3-1 Sept. 28, 2011 National Team of the Week (College Soccer News) Sept. 17 2. 5,241 Cleveland State W 5-0 Aug. 27, 2011 MAC Player of the Week Oct. 23 3. 4,744 Tulsa W 4-0 Sept. 24, 2010 4. 4,440 Florida Gulf Coast W 4-0 Aug. 24, 2012 Bryan Gallego 5. 4,301 New Mexico T (2OT) 1-1 Sept. 16, 2011 Ameritas Classic All-Tournament Team (Creighton) Aug. 31-Sept. 2 6. 4,254 Tulsa W 1-0 Dec. 5, 2009 7. 4,200 Cal St. Northridge W 3-0 Sept. 17, 2010 Alfred Koroma 8. 3,873 Western Michigan W 3-2 Oct. 23, 2010 Ameritas Classic All-Tournament Team (Creighton) Aug. 31-Sept. 2 9. 3,856 Creighton W 1-0 Oct. 27, 2010 10. 3,831 Northern Illinois W 2-0 Oct. 8, 2011 David Meves UA Tournament Defensive MVP (Akron) Sept. 14-16 3x MAC Player of the Week Sept. 18, Oct. 30, Nov. 6 National Team of the Week (Soccer America) Sept. 20 National Team of the Week (Top Drawer Soccer) Oct. 15 National Player of the Week (College Soccer News) Nov. 5

Aodhan Quinn UA All-Tournament Team (Akron) Sept. 14-16

Wil Trapp Preseason All-American (Soccer America) Aug. 24

Dillon Serna Mike Berticelli Memorial All-Tournament Team (Notre Dame) Sept. 7-9 UA All-Tournament Team (Akron) Sept. 14-16

Eric Stevenson National Team of the Week (College Soccer News) Aug. 27 Ameritas Classic All-Tournament Team (Creighton) Aug. 31-Sept. 2 UA All-Tournament Team (Akron) Sept. 14-16 National Team of the Week (Top Drawer Soccer) Oct. 8

2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes 7 Akron FIRST XI

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TBA 12/7 12/9 NCAA NCAA NCAA TBA tbA tbA

8 2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes 2012 Akron RESULTS

DAte opponent score w-L-T UA GOALS UA Assists shots on-GOAl corners sAves foULS 8/24 Florida Gulf Coast 4-0 W Stevenson (20’) Trapp 14-6 11-0 7-4 0-7 16-18 Schmitt (57’) Stevenson Quinn (63’) Yedlin Caldwell (74’) Dershang 8/31 at Creighton 1-1 T Koroma (57’) Yedlin 15-12 5-4 6-3 3-4 12-6 9/2 vs. SIUE 2-1 W Barson (16’) Caldwell 14-4 5-3 8-0 2-3 17-7 Gallego (45’) Serna 9/7 vs. Indiana 1-0 W Stevenson (19’) Serna 15-11 8-4 9-7 4-7 15-12 9/9 at Notre Dame 1-3 L Caldwell (4’) Koroma 13-22 4-9 1-8 6-3 10-15 9/14 St. John’s 0-0 T - - 9-7 4-3 6-4 3-4 14-15 9/16 South Florida 5-0 W Caldwell (15’) Quinn 18-6 9-3 5-1 3-4 11-15 Serna (56’) Brenes, Fives Stevenson (62’) Derschang Caldwell (79’) - Quinn (86’) - 9/22 at Bowling Green 2-0 W Koroma (18’) Serna 30-10 10-6 9-7 6-8 5-12 Caldwell (20’) - 9/29 Buffalo 4-0 W Brenes (12’) Quinn 28-2 12-0 12-0 0-8 12-12 Brenes (24’) Caldwell, Yedlin Brenes (38’) Stevenson Caldwell (88’) - 10/5 Florida Atlantic 5-0 W Brenes (9’) Yedlin 23-5 9-0 8-2 0-4 12-12 Stevenson (20’) Caldwell Stevenson (27’) Caldwell Serna (56’) Brenes Brenes (61’) Serna Stevenson 10/10 at Penn State 2-0 W Brenes (28’) Stevenson 12-10 5-3 7-1 3-3 15-8 Caldwell (42’) - 10/13 at Northern Illinois 2-0 W Fives (2’) Serna 18-8 6-5 7-8 5-4 14-19 Caldwell Brenes (85’) Yedlin 10/16 Michigan 1-0 W Quinn (14’) Yedlin 24-8 10-2 9-6 2-9 11-15 10/20 West Virginia 2-1 W Brenes (5’) Gallego 8-6 5-2 2-2 1-3 12-10 Caldwell (50’) Serna 10/23 at Ohio State 1-0 W Brenes (52’) Trapp 18-14 10-7 2-4 6-9 14-15 10/27 at Hartwick 4-0 W Stevenson (2’) Derschang 18-3 12-0 7-0 0-8 6-13 Barson (31’) Serna Brenes (51’) Serna Koroma (77’) Derschang Fives 10/31 at Michigan State 1-0 W Derschang (48’) Caldwell 14-7 5-3 5-2 3-4 7-9 11/3 Western Michigan 1-0 W Caldwell (86’) Koroma 23-2 9-0 10-3 0-8 6-7 11/9 Bowling Green ------

NOTE: All team stat totals (shots, shots on goal, corners, saves and fouls are listed Akron first, then opponent)

2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes 9 Single-game Akron Career highs

Fernando Pina Aodhan Quinn Freshman Goalkeeper | Houston, Texas Junior Midfielder | San Diego, Calif.

Goals Allowed None Shots 5, 3 times, last vs. Buffalo, 9/29/12 Saves None Goals 2, at Western Michigan, 10/01/11 Shots Faced None Assists 2 at Buffalo, 11/21/11 1 9 Andrew Souders Dillon Serna Freshman Defender | Amherst, Ohio Freshman Midfielder | Brighton, Colo.

Shots 1, 2 times, last vs. Western Michigan, 11/3/12 Shots 6, vs. Florida Atlantic, 10/5/12 Goals None Goals 1, 2 times, last vs. Florida Atlantic, 10/5/12 Assists None Assists 2, at Hartwick, 10/27/12 2 10

Chad Barson Robbie Derschang Senior Defender | Lewis Center, Ohio Junior Midfielder | Englewood, Colo.

Shots 3, at Michigan, 10/18/11 Shots 4, vs. Indiana, 9/7/12 Goals 1, 5 times, last at Hartwick, 10/27/12 Goals 1, at Michigan State, 10/31/12 Assists 1, 3 times, last vs. Michigan, 10/19/10 Assists 2, at Hartwick, 10/27/12 3 11

Bryan Gallego Omari Morris Sophomore Defender | Kinnelon, N.J. Freshman Forward | Toronto, Ontario

Shots 2, at Hartwick, 10/27/12 Shots 2 at Buffalo, 10/18/11 Goals 1, vs. SIUE, 9/2/12 Goals None Assists 1, vs. West Virginia, 10/20/12 Assists None 4 12

Matt Foldesy Zac Portillos Freshman Midfielder | North Olmsted, Ohio Junior Midfielder | Aurora, Colo.

Shots 1, at Bowling Green, 9/22/12 Shots 2 at Buffalo, 10/18/11 Goals None Goals None Assists None Assists None 5 13

Wil Trapp Eric Stevenson Sophomore Midfielder | Gahanna, Ohio Junior Midfielder | Columbus, Ohio

Shots 4, vs. Western Michigan, 11/3/12 Shots 9, at Bowling Green, 9/22/12 Goals None Goals 2, vs. Florida Atlantic, 10/5/12 Assists 1, 7 times, last at Ohio State, 10/23/12 Assists 1, 7 times, last at Penn State, 10/10/12 6 14

Reinaldo Brenes Scott Caldwell Junior Midfielder | San Jose, Costa Rica Senior Midfielder | Braintree, Mass.

Shots 6 at Buffalo, 10/21/11 Shots 7, 2 times, last at Bowling Green, 9/22/12 Goals 3, vs. Buffalo, 9/29/12 Goals 2, vs. South Florida, 9/16/12 Assists 2 at Buffalo, 11/21/11 Assists 3 at Saint Louis, 9/10/11 7 15

Alfred Koroma Phil Fives Freshman Forward | Dallas, Texas Freshman Defender | Pittsburgh, Pa.

Shots 4, at Creighton, 8/31/12 Shots 1, 2 times, last at Penn State, 10/10/12 Goals 1, 3 times, last at Hartwick, 10/27/12 Goals 1, at Northern Illinois, 10/13/12 Assists 1, 2 times, last vs. Western Michigan, 11/3/12 Assists 1, 2 times, last at Hartwick, 10/27/12 8 16

10 2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes Single-game Akron Career highs

DeAndre Yedlin Saad Abdul-Salaam Sophomore Defender | Seattle, Wash. Sophomore Forward | Gahanna, Ohio

Shots 3, at Ohio State, 10/23/12 Shots 1, vs. West Virginia, 10/20/12 Goals 1 vs. Ohio State, 9/28/11 Goals None Assists 1, 12 times, last vs. Michigan, 10/16/12 Assists None 17 25 Osas Malkin Andy Chiu Freshman Midfielder | Pittsburgh, Pa. Freshman Forward | El Paso, Texas

Shots None Shots None Goals None Goals None Assists None Assists None 18 26

Alex Ranalli Chase Jabbori reshman idfielder | owell hio F M P , O Freshman Midfielder | Novi, Mich.

Shots None Shots None Goals None Goals None Assists None Assists None 19 27

Brad Ruhaak Jake Fenlason Freshman Defender | Akron, Ohio Freshman Goalkeeper | San Diego, Calif.

Shots None Goals Allowed None Goals None Saves None Assists None Shots Faced None 20 30 Thomas Schmitt Akron CAREER STATISTICS Senior Forward | Berea, Ohio Name GP/gs g A Pts. Shots 5, vs. SIUE, 9/2/12 Scott Caldwell (Sr.) 84/62 20 18 58 Goals 1, 7 times, last vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 8/24/12 Aodan Quinn (Jr.)* 60/58 9 22 40 Assists 1, vs. Michigan, 10/19/10 Reinaldo Brenes (Jr.) 41/16 11 7 29 21 Robbie Derschang (Jr.)* 51/41 7 10 24 Eric Stevenson (Jr.) 51/34 7 7 21 Thomas Schmitt (Sr.) 59/17 7 1 15 Kayvon Afsarifard DeAndre Yedlin (So.) 41/37 1 12 14 Sophomore Defender | Chardon, Ohio Chad Barson (Sr.) 89/89 5 2 12 Dillon Serna (Fr.) 18/17 2 8 12 Shots None Alfred Koroma (Fr.) 14/4 3 2 8 Goals None Assists None Zac Portillos (Jr.)* 38/18 1 5 7 22 Wil Trapp (So.) 41/41 0 7 7 Phil Fives (Fr.) 9/4 1 2 4 Bryan Gallego (So.) 40/40 1 1 3 Saad Abdul-Salaam (Fr.) 9/3 0 0 0 Andrian McAdams Matt Foldesy (Fr.) 4/0 0 0 0 Sophomore Goalkeeper | Oberlin, Ohio Andrew Souders (Fr.) 14/7 0 0 0 * Includes statistics from previous school Goals Allowed None Saves None Shots Faced None Goalkeeper gp/GS Minutes gA gAA svs. w-L-T Sho 23 David Meves (Sr.) 90/90 8,228:53 46 0.50 206 74-7-9 52 Andrian McAdams (So.) 0/0 0 0 n/a 0 0-0-0 0 David Meves Senior Goalkeeper | Arlington Heights, Ill.

Goals Allowed 3, at Notre Dame, 9/9/12 Saves 9 at Michigan, 10/18/11 Shots Faced 21, at Notre Dame, 09/09/12 24

2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes 11 2012 University of Akron Men's Soccer AKRON Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 05, 2012) All games 2012 AKRON SEASON STATISTICS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 15-1-2 7-0-1 6-1-1 2-0 CONFERENCE 7-0 4-0 3-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 8-1-2 3-0-1 3-1-1 2-0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att Aug 24 FGCU W 4-0 4440 15 CALDWELL, Scott 18 9 6 2 4 3 8 . 2 3 7 2 3 . 6 0 5 3 3 - 3 Aug 31 at #2 Creighton T o 2 1-1 3077 7 BRENES, Reinaldo 15 10 2 22 38 . 2 6 3 20 . 5 2 6 4 0 - 0 Sep 02 vs SIU Edwardsville W 2-1 2418 14 STEVENSON, Eric 18 6 4 1 6 5 9 . 1 0 2 1 7 . 2 8 8 3 0 - 0 Sep 07 vs #10 Indiana W 1-0 1407 10 SERNA, Dillon 18 2 8 12 39 . 0 5 1 14 . 3 5 9 0 0 - 0 Sep 09 at #17 Notre Dame L 1-3 1444 9 QUINN, Aodhan 15 3 2 8 3 4 . 0 8 8 1 8 . 5 2 9 1 0 - 0 Sep 14 #10 ST. JOHN'S T o 2 0-0 3034 8 KOROMA, Alfred 14 3 2 8 28 . 1 0 7 11 . 3 9 3 1 0 - 0 Sep 16 #11 SOUTH FLORIDA W 5-0 2561 11 DERSCHANG, Robbie 14 1 4 6 7 . 1 4 3 4 . 5 7 1 1 0 - 0 * Sep 22 at Bowling Green W 2-0 789 17 YEDLIN, DeAndre 18 0 6 6 8 . 0 0 0 2 . 2 5 0 0 0 - 0 * Sep 29 BUFFALO W 4-0 2536 3 BARSON, Chad 16 2 0 4 7 . 2 8 6 3 . 4 2 9 0 0 - 0 * Oct 5 FLA. ATLANTIC W 5-0 2133 16 FIVES, Phil 9 1 2 4 5 . 2 0 0 2 . 4 0 0 1 0 - 0 Oct 10 at Penn State W 2-0 808 4 GALLEGO, Bryan 18 1 1 3 7 . 1 4 3 4 . 5 7 1 1 0 - 0 * Oct 13 at Northern Illinois W 2-0 642 21 SCHMITT, Thomas 16 1 0 2 21 . 0 4 8 12 . 5 7 1 0 0 - 0 Oct 16 MICHIGAN W 1-0 3289 6 TRAPP, Wil 18 0 2 2 1 7 . 0 0 0 8 . 4 7 1 0 0 - 0 * Oct 20 WEST VIRGINIA W 2-1 2633 5 FOLDESY, Matt 4 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Oct 23 at Ohio State W 1-0 2175 2 SOUDERS, Andrew 14 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 27 at Hartwick W 4-0 645 25 ABDUL-SALAAM, Saad 9 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Oct 31 at Michigan State W 1-0 653 13 PORTILLOS, Zac 5 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Nov 03 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 1-0 2309 22 AFSARIFARD, Kayvon 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Total 18 39 39 117 314 . 1 2 4 139 . 4 4 3 15 3 - 3 TEAM STATISTICS AKRON OPP Opponents 18 6 3 15 143 . 0 4 2 54 . 3 7 8 1 1 - 1 SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 39-314 6-143 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho Goals scored per game 2.17 0.33 24 MEVES, David 18 1660:00 6 0.33 47 . 8 8 7 15-1-2 1 4 Shot pct. . 1 2 4 . 0 4 2 Total 18 1660:00 6 0.33 48 . 8 8 9 15-1-2 1 4 Shots on goal-Attempts 139-314 54-143 Opponents 18 1660:00 39 2.11 100 . 7 1 9 1-15-2 1 SOG pct. . 4 4 3 . 3 7 8 S h o t s / G a m e 17.4 7.9 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total GOAL BREAKDOWN AKRON 21 18 0 0 39 P e n a lt y 31Opponents 1 5 0 0 6 U n a s s is t e d 5 3 O v e r t im e 00Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total CORNER KICKS 120 62 AKRON 168 141 2 3 314 Goals off corners 3 1 Opponents 60 80 2 1 143 PENALTY KICKS 3-3 1-1 PENALTIES Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Yellow cards 15 28 AKRON 19 29 0 0 48 Red cards 1 2 Opponents 55 45 0 0 100 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 22935 10233 Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Dates/Avg Per Date 8/2867 8/1279 AKRON 58 61 0 1 120 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/1912 Opponents 23 39 0 0 62

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total AKRON 95 108 2 4 209 Opponents 104 110 4 2 220

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