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TEAM INFORMATION MEET THE 2018 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Table of Contents...... 1 Meet the Zips...... 20-30 Quick Facts...... 2 Directions to Campus...... 3 THIS IS AKRON SOCCER Athletics Communications...... 3 This is Akron Soccer...... 32-35 Quick Facts...... 4 MLS History...... 36-38 2018 Schedule...... 5 Zips In The Pros...... 39 Series Records vs. 2018 Opponents...... 6-7 Zips by Class...... 40 Roster Information...... 8 Radio/Television Chart...... 9 AKRON HISTORY 2017 Season Review...... 10-12 All-Time Student-Athlete Honors...... 42-46 All-Time Coaching Records...... 47 COACHING STAFF All-Time Letterwinners...... 48-51 Head Coach Jared Embick...... 14-16 All-Time Postseason History...... 52-58 Assistant Coach Leo Chappel...... 17 Assistant Coach Ger Coppinger...... 17 AKRON RECORDS Assistant Coach T.J. Kolba...... 18 Team Records...... 60 Individual Records...... 61-62 All-Time Series Records...... 63 Year-By-Year Results...... 64-70

CREDITS The 2018 Men’s Media Guide is a product of The University of Akron Athletics Communications office. The publication was designed, written, and edited by Sean Palchick, with editorial assistance from Cathy Bongiovi. Cover design and interior design template by Jessica Atsas. Photography by Jeff Harwell, John Ashley and Ernie Aranyosi.

Follow Akron men’s soccer on the official web site of Akron Athletics, www. GoZips.com. The site offers everything for the Zips fan, media member, and recruit. From the latest results, recaps and statistics to previews and press releases. Updated daily, www.GoZips.com also provides ticket information and Akron apparel. If it’s happening in Zips Athletics, it’s happening on . . . www.GoZips.com

1 #IamaZip 1 #IamAkron QUICK FACTS

QUICK FACTS 2017 REVIEW AKRON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Location:...... Akron, 44325 Overall Home Away Neutral Sean Palchick (Men’s Soccer Contact) Population:...... 200,000 (5th largest in Ohio) 2017 Record 18-4-2 12-0-0 5-3-2 1-1-0 Associate Director for Communications Founded:...... 1870 as Buchtel College 2017 MAC Record 4-1-0 3-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 Office Phone:...... (330) 972-2677 Enrollment:...... 23,152 Cell Phone: ...... (440) 567-3992 Nickname:...... Zips MAC Tournament Titles...... 14 Email: ...... [email protected] Colors:...... Blue (282) & (871) Conference:...... Mid-American (East Division) Postseason Finish.....2017 MAC Tournament Champion Cathy Bongiovi Interim President:...... Dr. John C. Green ...... NCAA Tournament Assistant Athletics Director for Communications Director of Athletics:...... Larry Williams Email: ...... [email protected] Faculty Athletics Rep.: ...... Dr. Matthew Juravich Postseason Results: Athletics Dept. Phone:...... (330) 972-7080 W, 3-0 vs. No. 22 (NCAA Second Round - Akron, Ohio) Website...... GoZips.com Ticket Office:...... 1-888-99-AKRON (-25766) W, 3-2 (OT) vs. No. 13 Wisconsin (NCAA Third Round - Akron, Ohio) Twitter...... @AkronZips | @ZipsMSOC | #GoZips T, 0-0 (PK, 4-3) at No. 6 Louisville (NCAA Elite Eight - Louisville, Ky.) Facebook...... Facebook.com/AkronZips FIRSTENERGY STADIUM - L, 0-2 vs. No. 1 Stanford (NCAA College Cup Semifinals - Chester, Pa.) ...... Facebook.com/ZipsMSOC CUB CADET FIELD YouTube...... YouTube.com/ZipsAthletics Location:...... Akron, Ohio 44325 2018 ROSTER BREAKDOWN Mailing Address Shipping Address Capacity...... 5,000 Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/7 The University of Akron University of Akron Athletics Field Dimensions...... 120 x 77 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 10/13 Rhodes Arena, Suite 83 373 Carroll Street Surface...... Natural Grass Newcomers...... 19 Akron, OH 44325-5201 Rhodes Arena, Suite 83 Akron, OH 44325-5201 PROGRAM HISTORY COACHING STAFF Seasons of Men’s Soccer...... 63 Head Coach...... Jared Embick MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CONTACTS First Season of Men’s Soccer...... 1955 ...... 12th Season/Sixth as HC Dr. Jon Steinbrecher...... Commissioner All-Time Record...... 712-259-94 (.713) Alma Mater...... Indiana Wesleyan, 2000 Eric Kwiatkowski...... Men’s Soccer Contact All-Time MAC Record...... 121-14-8 (.874) Record at Akron (Yrs.)...... 79-23-11/.748 (5) E-Mail...... [email protected] MAC Tournament Titles...... 14 Career Record/Pct. (Yrs.)...... 126-44-19/.717 (9) MAC Regular Season Titles...... 19 Office Phone...... (216) 954-3389 NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 32 Assistant Coaches Office Fax...... (216) 858-9622 Mailing Address...... 24 Public Square, 15th Floor NCAA College Cup Appearances... 5 (1986, 2009, 2010, ...... Fifth Season Leo Chappel (Ohio Wesleyan) ...... , OH 44113 2015, 2017) T.J. Kolba (John Carroll) ...... Fourth Season Web Site...... MAC-Sports.com NCAA Championship Appearances...... 2 (2009, 2010) Goalkeepers Coach

S SOCCER Ger Coppinger (Missouri Baptist) ...... Fourth Season

Web Site...... GoZips.com/ZipsMSoc Twitter...... @ZipsMSoc Facebook...... /ZipsMSoc AKRON MEN ’

GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC 2 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS Below are directions to the UA campus and InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field (building #99 on the campus map on page 4). From Rt. 8 North: Exit Buchtel Avenue. Go straight through traffic light. Turn right on Carroll Street at the next traffic light. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at this intersection (Carroll Street/Spicer Street). From I-77 North, Rt. 8 North, I-76 West: Take 77 North/76 West to Route 8 North. Take the first exit (Carroll Street/Buchtel Ave.). Turn left at the stop light. The second traffic light is the Carroll Street/Spicer Street intersection. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at this intersection. From Route 8 South: Follow 76 East/77 South to the Route 8 North/ Cuyahoga Falls exit. Take the first exit (Carroll CATHY Street/Buchtel Ave.). Turn left at the stop light. The second traffic light is the Carroll Street/Spicer BONGIOVI Street intersection. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. Gameday media parking is in 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Lot 1 at this intersection. Assistant Athletics Director for Communications From I-76 East/I-77 South: E-Mail: [email protected] Follow 76 East/77 South to the Route 8 North/ Office: (330) 972-6106 • Cell: (234) 788-1497 Cuyahoga Falls exit. Take the first exit (Carroll Street/Buchtel). Turn left at the stop light. The Contact for Football, second traffic light is the Carroll Street/Spicer Street intersection. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. Gameday media parking is in SEAN Lot 1 at this intersection. From the west on Market Street: PALCHICK Take Market to Union Street and follow Union Street to Buchtel Avenue. At Buchtel turn left and go to the first traffic light. Turn right at the light Associate Director for Communications onto Spicer Street. InfoCision Stadium-Summa E-Mail: [email protected] Field is straight ahead. Gameday media parking is Office: (330) 972-2677 • Cell: (440) 567-3992 in Lot 1 at the corner of Carroll and Spicer Streets. Contact for Men’s Soccer, Cross Country/Track & Field From the west on Exchange Street: Take Exchange to Spicer Sreet and turn left. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. BRIAN Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at the Carroll DENNISON and Spicer Streets. CONTACT INFO Assistant Director for Communications Athletics Communications E-Mail: [email protected] Rhodes Arena, Suite 83, Akron, OH 44325 Office: (330) 972-6292 • Cell: (330) 962-0366 Athletics Communications Fax: Contact for Men’s , Men’s & Women’s Golf (330) 374-8844 InfoCision Stadium Press Box Phone: (330) 374-2913 JONATHAN Athletics Ticket Office: 1-888-99-AKRON Athletics Dept. Phone: (330) 972-7080 PLATTEN Athletics Department Fax:(330) 972-5473 Athletics Web Site: GoZips.com Assistant Director for Communications E-Mail: [email protected] Mid-American Conference: (216) 566-4622 MAC Office Fax: (216) 858-9622 Office: (330) 972-6584 • Cell: (216) 973-4181 MAC Web Site: www.MAC-Sports.com Contact for Women’s Basketball, W. Soccer,

3 #IamaZip 3 #IamAkron AKRON TRADITIONS

THE EVOLUTION OF ZIPPY The evolution of Zippy, The University’s mascot, WHERE DOES “ZIPS” began more than 60 years ago when the student council, under president Dave Frye and committee COME FROM? for a mascot chairman Bob Savoy (an All-American One of the unique nicknames in all of inter- collegiate athletics belongs to the Univer- diver for UA), decided the University needed a sity of Akron. Originally Zippers, athletics mascot. director Kenneth “Red” Cochrane officially shortened the nickname to the Zips in 1950. “Zippy” the kangaroo was officially declared UA’s Twenty-five years earlier a campus-wide mascot on May 1, 1953. contest had been conducted to choose a nick- name for the University’s athletics teams. The selection of the kangaroo for Suggestions submitted by students, faculty a mascot brought and alumni included Golden Blue Devils, Tip Toppers, Rubbernecks, Hillbillies, Kanga- forth the wrath of roos and Cheveliers. After a three-way vote The Buchtelite and ­– one by the student body, one by the Uni- the Akron Beacon versity lettermen and one by the local sports Journal as the name writers and faculty representatives – the was chosen without winner was decided on January 15, 1926. the benefit of a campus-wide vote. The winner, freshman Margaret Hamlin, There was support suggested “Zippers” the name of a very for the new mascot with defenders saying, “the popular rubber overshoe (over 500,000 sold the first year) invented by Akron’s B.F. kangaroo is fast, agile and powerful with undying Goodrich Company. She received a prize of determination – all the necessary qualities of an $10 for the winning suggestion, which was athlete.” inspired by the $6 pair of rubber shoes, the

S SOCCER “Zipper Boot.” Permission to use the name was granted by the Goodrich Company. Dick Hansford, UA student council advisor, liked the kangaroo – one of the finalist names when Goodrich introduced its rubber galoshes in Akron chose “Zippers” as its nickname. He 1923 and it made a lasting impression on the recalled the suggestion was also inspired by a world. The footwear featured an ingenious popular comic strip at the time named “Kicky, the invention, a slide fastener with interlocking fighting kangaroo.” metal teeth. With a quick pull of a tab, the overshoes opened wide or sealed shut. No one recalls who made the arrangements for the first costume, but a paper-mache head was The product’s original suggested name was AKRON MEN ’ the “Mystik Boot,” but the name just did produced along with a brown furry uniform that not work for Goodrich President Bertram G. zipped up the back. Pete Demming debuted that Work. first mascot uniform in 1954, at the inaugural Acme-Zip Game - not as “Zippy” but as “Mr. Zip.” ‘’What we need is an action word,’’ he told a group of sales representatives. ‘’Something The first known printed reference to the mascot as that will dramatize the way the thing zips.’’ “Zippy” was a 1965 Zips football press brochure. The Buchtelite’s first use of the name “Zippy” From that he said, “Why not call it the Zipper?’’ came Sept. 24, 1965, in an identification of a photo of the cheerleaders listing “Mascot - ‘Zippy’ It is difficult to imagine there was dissent back - Charles Huettner.” then seeing as how Zippy is one of, if not the, most beloved symbols of the University. In fact, during Alma Mater an 11 week long national contest, Zippy defeated Close beside Cuyahoga’s waters, all challengers. Zippy, after a first-round bye in the Stream of amber hue. playoffs, cruised to victories over Syracuse’s Otto O’er old Buchtel, Summit’s glory, in the semifinals and Minnesota’s Goldy Golpher Wave the gold and blue. in the final to become the 2007 Capital One Mascot of the Year. Hail, we Akron! Sound her praises, Speed them on the gale; Ever stand our Alma Mater, Akron, Hail, All Hail!

GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC 4 2018 AKRON SCHEDULE 2018 MEDIA GUIDE

DATE OPPONENT SITE VENUE TIME (ET) Sat., Aug. 11 DENVER # AKRON, OHIO FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD 7:00 p.m. Mon., Aug. 13 CLEVELAND STATE # AKRON, OHIO FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD 7:00 p.m. Fri., Aug. 17 vs. Indiana # Fort Wayne, Ind. Bishop D’Arcy Stadium 8:00 p.m. Fri., Aug. 24 BUTLER AKRON, OHIO FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD 7:00 p.m. Mon., Aug. 27 NORTH CAROLINA STATE AKRON, OHIO FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD 7:00 p.m. Sat., Sept. 1 PITTSBURGH AKRON, OHIO FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD 7:00 p.m. Fri., Sept. 7 at Seattle Seattle, Wash. Championship Field 10:30 p.m. Sun., Sept. 9 at Seattle, Wash. Husky Soccer Stadium 7:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 15 CONNECTICUT AKRON, OHIO FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD 7:00 p.m. Thur., Sept. 20 at Grand Canyon Phoenix, Ariz. GCU Stadium 10:00 p.m. Wed., Sept. 26 at VCU Richmond, Va. SportsBackers Stadium 7:00 p.m. Mon., Oct. 1 SYRACUSE AKRON, OHIO FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD 7:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 6 at Bowling Green * Bowling Green, Ohio Cochrane Field 7:00 p.m. Tues., Oct. 9 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. DeMartin Soccer Complex 7:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 13 WEST VIRGINIA * AKRON, OHIO FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD 7:00 p.m. Tues., Oct. 16 CREIGHTON AKRON, OHIO FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD 7:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 20 at Northern Illinois * DeKalb, Ill. NIU Soccer and Track and Field Complex 7:30 p.m. Tues., Oct. 23 at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. Alumni Stadium 7:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 27 at SIU Edwardsville * Edwardsville, Ill. Ralph Korte Stadium 8:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN * AKRON, OHIO FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD 7:00 p.m.

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Fri., Nov. 9 MAC Semifinal at No. 1 seed - TBA Sun., Nov. 1 MAC Championship at No. 1 seed - TBA

NCAA COLLEGE CUP Fri., Dec. 7 NCAA Semifinal Santa Barbara, Calif. Harder Stadium TBA Sun., Dec. 9 NCAA Championship Santa Barbara, Calif. Harder Stadium TBA

All times are Eastern and subject to change # denotes exhibition match * denotes Mid-American Conference match

5 #IamaZip 5 #IamAkron SERIES HISTORY VS. 2018 OPPONENTS

BUTLER WASHINGTON 1977 A W 4-0 MICHIGAN STATE 8/24/18 - Akron, Ohio 9/9/18 - Seattle, Wash. 1978 H W (OT) 6-3 10/9/18 - East Lansing, Series Record: 0-0-0 (.000) Series Record: 2-1-0 (.667) 1979 A L 0-1 Mich. Year Site Result Score Year Site Result Score 1980 H W 1-0 Series Record: 27-13-2 (.667) First Meeting 2000 N L 0-3 1981 A W 2-0 Year Site Result Score 0-0 2004 A W (OT) 2-1 1982 H W (OT) 4-3 1962 A L 4-6 2017 H W 2-0 1983 A W 2-1 1963 H L 0-3 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 4-4 1984 H T (OT) 1-1 1964 A L 0-5 8/27/18 - Akron, Ohio 1985 A T (OT) 0-0 1965 H L 2-5 Series Record: 0-1-0 (.000) CONNECTICUT 1986 H W 3-2 1966 A L 1-4 Year Site Result Score 9/15/18 - Akron, Ohio 1987 A W 4-0 1966 H * L 0-2 1996 N L 1-2 Series Record: 0-0-2 (.500) 1988 H W 5-1 1967 A L 2-4 1-2 Year Site Result Score 1989 A W 4-3 1967 H * L 1-3 2001 A T (2OT) 3-3 1990 H W 4-1 1968 H W 4-1 PITTSBURGH 2005 A T (2OT) 3-3 1991 A W 4-2 1968 H * L 0-1 9/1/18 - Akron, Ohio 4-4 1992 H W 1-0 1969 A L 0-1 Series Record: 17-7-2 (.692) 1993 A W 2-1 1970 H W 3-1 Year Site Result Score GRAND CANYON 1994 H W (OT) 2-1 1971 A W 1-0 1957 H L 1-2 9/20/18 - Phoenix, Ariz. 1994 H L 0-1 1972 H W 1-0 1958 A W 3-2 Series Record: 1-0-0 (1.000) 1995 A W 1-0 1975 A W 5-0 1959 H L 0-1 Year Site Result Score 1995 N L 0-2 1976 H W 4-0 1960 A W 8-0 2016 H W (2OT) 3-2 1996 H L 1-2 1977 A W 5-1 1961 H L 3-4 3-2 1997 H L 0-1 1978 H W 2-0 1962 A L 1-5 1997 N L 0-1 1979 A W 2-0 1963 H W 6-1 VCU 1998 A T (2OT) 0-0 1980 H W 4-0 1964 A W 1-0 9/26/18 - Richmond, Va. 1998 H W 4-1 1981 A W 2-0 S SOCCER 1965 H L 0-1 Series Record: 1-1-1 (.500) 1999 H W 1-0 1982 H W 2-1 1966 A L 0-1 Year Site Result Score 2000 A L 1-2 1983 A W 3-0 1967 H W 2-0 2013 H L 0-1 2001 H W 2-1 1984 H W 4-1 1968 A W 5-2 2015 A W (2OT) 3-2 2002 A L 0-1 1985 A W 2-0 1970 H W 4-2 2016 H T (2OT) 0-0 2002 A W 4-1 1986 H W 1-0 1971 A T 4-4 3-3 2003 H W 4-1 1987 A W 1-0 1972 H W 2-0 2004 A W 4-0 1988 H W 2-0 1973 A W 3-0 SYRACUSE 2004 N W 1-0 1989 A W (OT) 2-1 1975 A T 0-0 10/1/18 - Akron, Ohio 2005 H W 3-0 1990 H W 3-2

AKRON MEN ’ 1976 H W 5-1 Series Record: 2-0-0 (1.000) 2006 A W 4-1 1991 A W 4-1 1977 H W 5-0 Year Site Result Score 2006 N W 8-2 1992 H W 2-1 1978 A W 3-2 1987 H W 2-1 2007 H W 4-0 1993 A T (OT) 2-2 1979 A W 1-0 2017 A W 1-0 2008 A W 2-0 2009 H W 2-1 1980 H W 4-1 3-1 2009 H W 6-0 2010 A W 1-0 1981 A W 3-0 2010 A W 2-0 2011 H L 0-1 1982 H W 5-0 BOWLING GREEN 2011 A W 2-0 2012 A W 1-0 1983 A L 0-1 10/6/18 - Bowling Green, 2012 A W 2-0 2013 H T (2OT) 0-0 2017 A W 3-0 Ohio 2012 H W 2-0 2014 A L 0-1 72-30 Series Record: 47-8-4 (.833) 2013 H W 1-0 2015 H W 4-1 Year Site Result Score 2014 A W 1-0 2016 A L 1-2 SEATTLE 1966 H W 3-1 2014 H W 2-1 2017 H W 4-1 9/7/18 - Seattle, Wash. 1967 A W 6-3 2015 H W 4-0 82-53 Series Record: 2-0-0 (1.000) 1968 H W 7-0 2016 A T (2OT) 2-2 * NCAA Tournament Year Site Result Score 1969 A W 3-0 2017 H W (OT) 2-1 2016 H W 1-0 1970 H W 6-1 163-47 WEST VIRGINIA 2017 H * W 3-0 1971 A W 5-0 10/13/18 - Akron, Ohio 4-0 1974 H W 4-1 Series Record: 15-3-1 (.816) * NCAA Tournament 1975 A W 3-0 Year Site Result Score 1976 H W 7-0 1966 A W 4-2 1967 H L 3-4

GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC 6 SERIES HISTORY VS. 2018 OPPONENTS

1969 H W 3-0 2010 A W 1-0 SIU EDWARDSVILLE 1995 H W 2-1 1970 H W 5-2 2011 H W 2-0 10/26/18 - Edwardsville, Ill. 1996 A W 3-2 1973 A L 3-4 2012 A W 2-0 Series Record: 3-12-1 (.219) 1997 A W 5-1 1982 N T (OT) 3-3 2012 H W 2-0 Year Site Result Score 1998 H W 3-0 1983 H W 4-0 2013 H W 2-1 1969 H L 1-3 1999 A W 4-1 1995 H W 1-0 2014 A W 2-1 1970 A L 0-3 1999 A L 1-2 2005 H * W 5-0 2015 H W 4-0 1971 A L 0-4 2000 H W 6-2 2008 H W 1-0 2016 A W 7-0 1971 H * L 0-2 2001 A W 2-0 2010 H * W 3-2 2017 H W 4-0 1972 H T 2-2 2002 H W 2-1 2012 H W 2-1 67-15 1972 A * L 2-3 2002 N W 3-0 2013 A W 1-0 1973 H L 0-2 2003 A W 2-0 2013 H W 3-0 NOTRE DAME 1974 A L 0-5 2003 N T (2OT) 0-0 2014 H W 3-2 10/23/18 - Notre Dame, Ind. 1975 H L 4-5 2004 H L 0-1 2015 A W 2-0 Series Record: 8-3-3 (.679) 1976 A L 2-5 2004 H W 6-1 2015 H W 3-2 Year Site Result Score 1977 H L 0-2 2005 A W 2-0 2016 H L 1-3 1981 H W 2-0 1978 A L 0-6 2005 H W 5-0 2017 A W 4-0 1982 A W 5-1 1979 H L 0-2 2006 H W 2-0 54-25 1983 H W 2-1 2012 N W 2-1 2007 A W 3-0 * NCAA Tournament 1984 A W 1-0 2017 H W 3-1 2008 H W 2-0 1985 H W 8-1 2017 N W (2OT) 2-1 2009 A W 4-0

CREIGHTON 1986 A T (OT) 1-1 18-47 2010 H W 2-1 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 10/16/18 - Akron, Ohio 1988 H W (OT) 3-2 * NCAA Tournament 2010 H W 4-0 Series Record: 2-0-2 (.750) 1989 A T (OT) 0-0 2011 A W 3-0 Year Site Result Score 2002 H L 0-1 WESTERN MICHIGAN 2011 H T (2OT) 1-1 2010 H W 1-0 2002 A * L 1-3 11/3/18 - Akron, Ohio 2012 H W 1-0 2012 A T (2OT) 1-1 2003 A T (2OT) 0-0 Series Record: 36-4-3 (.872) 2013 A W (2OT) 2-1 2012 H * T (2OT) 1-1 2008 N W 3-0 Year Site Result Score 2013 H W 4-1 2015 H * W (2OT) 3-2 2012 A L 1-3 1975 A W 6-0 2014 H L 0-1 6-4 2017 H W 2-0 1979 H W 2-0 2014 H W 2-1 * NCAA Tournament 29-13 1980 A W 1-0 2015 A T (2OT) 1-1 * NCAA Tournament 1981 H W 8-0 2016 H W 3-0 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 1982 A W 4-0 2016 H W 4-0 10/20/18 - DeKalb, Ill. 1992 H W 3-0 2017 A L 0-1 Series Record: 25-3-1 (.879) 1993 H W 4-0 2017 A W 3-1 Year Site Result Score 1994 A W 2-1 122-21 1990 H L (OT) 0-1 1991 A W (OT) 2-1 1997 H W 5-1 1998 A W 2-0 1999 H W 4-0 2000 A W 2-0 2001 H W 3-2 2001 H W (4OT) 2-1 2002 A W 4-2 2003 H W 1-0 2004 A W 2-1 2005 H W 5-1 2006 A L 0-1 2006 A L 0-1 2007 H T (2OT) 0-0 2007 H W (2OT) 2-1 2008 A W 4-0 2008 H W (2OT) 1-0 2009 H W 1-0 2009 H W 1-0 The Zips honored seniors Nate Brown, Barth-Luther-Mouafo, Manuel Cordeiro, Pau Belana, Sam Gainford, Nate Shultz, Stuart Holthusen, Niko De Vera and Dener Dos Santos before Akron’s 4-0 victory over Northern Illinois on Nov. 4, 2017.

7 #IamaZip 7 #IamAkron 2018 AKRON MEN’S SOCCER ROSTER

2018 Akron Zips (Seated L to R): Front row– Marcel Zajac, Christian Lue Young, Ezana Kahsay, Morgan Hackworth, Ricky Ceballos, Tor Saunders, Ben Lundt, Nick Sibilia, Joe Korb, Marco Micaletto, Abdi Mohamed and Skye Harter. Second Row (L-R): Head coach Jared Embick, assistant coach Leo Chappel, athletic trainer Brett Draper, Pol Hernandez, Dion Akhigbe, Peter Zecca, , Daniel Strachan, Colin Biros, Dennis Cole, manager Drew Crawford, assistant coach TJ Kolba and assistant coach Ger Coppinger. Back Row (L-R): Nick McCausland, Sam Tojaga, Carlo Ritaccio, Ivan Nikolic, Ahmed Allen, Declan Watters, Braden Petno, Faisal Ghaffur, Diogo Pacheco, Kotaro Umeda, Marco Milanese, Leonard Sohn and Daniel Oliveira.

NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School

S SOCCER 1 Ben Lundt GK 6-6 Sr. 220 , (Wald-Oberschule/Lenoir-Rhyne) 2 Pol Hernandez D 5-6 Fr. 148 Teià, Spain (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) 3 Carlo Ritaccio D 5-11 Fr. 170 Westbury, N.Y. (W.T. Clarke) 4 Marco Milanese D 5-11 Fr. 161 Isernia, Italy (Liceo Scientifico E. Majorana) 5 Leonard Sohn D 5-10 Jr. 151 Richmond Hill, (Bill Crothers Secondary/Manhattan) 6 Skye Harter MF 6-1 Jr. (R) 162 Copley, Ohio (Copley) 7 Ezana Kahsay F 6-2 Sr. (R) 178 Asmeras, Eritrea (International Prepratory School at Grover) 8 Morgan Hackworth D 5-11 Sr. 160 Bradenton, Fla. (Strath Haven (Pa.)/Syracuse) 9 David Egbo F 6-1 So. 189 Enugu, Nigeria (Kiski School (Pa.)) 10 Marco Micaletto MF 5-10 Sr. 165 Reading, England (Bradfield College/Young Harris College) 11 Marcel Zajac F 5-10 Jr. 155 , Ontario (Our Lady of Mount Carmel)

AKRON MEN ’ 12 Colin Biros MF/F 5-6 Fr 137 Canton, Ohio (Massillon Jackson) 13 Kotaro Umeda MF 6-1 So. (R) 190 Mayfield Heights, Ohio (Mayfield/Louisville) 14 Diogo Pacheco MF/F 5-10 So. (R) 160 (Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias/Diogo Univ.) 15 Braden Petno F 6-4 Fr. (R) 180 Hudson, Ohio (Cuyahoga Valley Christian) 16 Sam Tojaga MF 5-11 Fr. 145 Erie, Pa. ( Academy HS) 17 Joe Korb D 5-11 Sr. (R) 162 Willowick, Ohio (Lake Catholic/Mercyhurst) 18 Ivan Nikolic D 5-11 Fr. 155 , Ontario (Silverhorn Collegiate Institute) 19 Faisal Ghaffur MF 5-10 So. 154 Mississauga, Ontario (John Fraser) 20 Ahmed Allen D 6-3 Fr. 215 Stafford, Va. (North Stafford) 21 Christian Lue Young MF 6-0 Jr. (R) 149 Plantation, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons/Army/Broward CC) 22 Dennis Cole MF 5-7 So. 143 Freetown, Sierra Leone (Dunn School/Sacramento State) 23 Daniel Oliveira D 5-7 Fr. (R) 145 Lisbon, Portugal (Instituto Superior Técnico/Daniel Univ.) 24 Tor Saunders GK 6-5 So. (R) 212 Seattle, Wash. (Seattle Sounders Academy) 25 Daniel Strachan D 6-1 So. 170 Lakewood, Ohio (Lakewood) 26 Abdi Mohamed MF 5-11 Sr. 151 Westerville, Ohio (Westerville Central/Ohio State) 27 Declan Watters D 6-5 Fr. (R) 195 Dublin, Ireland (Ratoath College) 28 Dion Akhigbe MF/F 5-8 Fr. 145 Copley, Ohio (Copley) 29 Nick McCausland D 5-8 Fr. 143 New Franklin, Ohio (Green) 30 Nick Sibila GK 6-4 Fr. 163 Munich, Germany (Theodolinden-Gymnasium) 31 Ricky Ceballos GK 5-10 Fr. 163 Mexico City, Mexico (Instituto Educativo Olinca) 32 Peter Zecca F 5-10 So. 162 Weston, Mass. (Rivers School/St. John’s)

Head Coach: Jared Embick (12th season/sixth as head coach) Assistant Coaches: Leo Chappel (fifth season), T.J. Kolba (fourth season) Goalkeepers Coach: Ger Coppinger (fourth season)

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Ben Lundt Pol Hernandez Carlo Ritaccio Marco Milanese Leonard Sohn Skye Harter Ezana Kahsay Senior • GK Freshman • D Freshman • D Freshman • D Junior • D Junior (R) • MF Senior (R) • F Berlin, Germany Teià, Spain Westbury, N.Y. Isernia, Italy Richmond Hill, Ontario Copley, Ohio Asmeras, Eritrea.

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Morgan Hackworth David Egbo Marco Micaletto Marcel Zajac Colin Biros Kotaro Umeda Diogo Pacheco Senior • D Sophomore • F Senior • MF Junior • F Freshman • MF/F Sophomore (R) • MF Sophomore (R) • MF/F Bradenton, Fla. Enugu, Nigeria Reading, England Mississauga, Ontario Canton, Ohio Mayfield Heights, Ohio Lisbon, Portugal

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Braden Petno Sam Tojaga Joe Korb Ivan Nikolic Faisal Ghaffur Ahmed Allen Christian Lue Young Freshman (R) • F Freshman • MF Senior (R) • D Freshman • D Sophomore • MF Freshman • D Junior (R) • MF Hudson, Ohio Erie, Pa. Willowick, Ohio Toronto, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario Stafford, Va. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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Dennis Cole Daniel Oliveira Tor Saunders Daniel Strachan Abdi Mohamed Declan Watters Dion Akhigbe Sophomore • MF Freshman (R) • D Sophomore (R) • GK Sophomore • D Senior • MF Freshman (R) • D Freshman • MF/F Freetown, Sierra Leone Lisbon, Portugal Seattle, Washington Lakewood, Ohio Westerville, Ohio Dublin, Ireland Copley, Ohio

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Nick McCausland Nick Sibila Ricky Ceballos Peter Zecca Jared Embick Freshman • D Freshman • GK Freshman • GK Sophomore • F Head Coach New Franklin, Ohio Munich, Germany Mexico City, Mexico Weston, Mass. Sixth Season

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JARED EMBICK Head Coach 12th Season at Akron Sixth Season as Head Coach 10th Season Overall as Head Coach Indiana Wesleyan, 2000

Jared Embick, who had previously served as the Zips’ associate head coach and recruiting coordinator, officially became the seventh head coach in the history of The University of Akron men’s soccer program in December of 2012. started in 1997, the Zips’ 12 signings rank third in the country behind only The 2018 campaign marks his sixth year leading the Zips having registered UCLA (14) and Maryland (13). a 79-23-11 (.748) ledger after posting an 18-4-2 record a season ago en route Niko De Vera, Nate Shultz and Holthusen became the 23rd, 24th and 25th to earning the program’s fifth College Cup berth. Akron also posted a perfect Zips to be drafted during the MLS SuperDraft after teammate Moutinho was 12-0 ledger at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field in 2017 to extend its selected No. 1 overall by FC, a total that was recognized by ESPN. home-field winning streak to 17 dating back to the 2016 campaign. com in 2018 as the best in the NCAA over the past 10 drafts in their During Embick’s time at Akron, the Zips have posted the highest winning Draft Ranking. percentage in the nation with an overall record of 189-36-27 (.804), De Vera was chosen in the second round (No. 31 overall) by the New York including a 55-4-3 (.911) mark in Mid-American Conference play, while , while Shultz and Holthusen were taken in the third round by the securing 10 conference tournament titles, 11 trips to the NCAA Tournament Los Angeles Galaxy (No. 48 overall) and (No. 64 overall), and two appearances in the College Cup final. respectively. Due in large part to recruiting efforts of Embick and his staff, Akron identified and secured some of the best prospects in the country –and The Zips’ four selections marked the most players taken from Akron since S SOCCER around the world – with top-five recruiting classes. The Zips’ classes of 2015, 2014 when Robbie Derschang (No. 27 overall – ), Eric Stevenson 2012 and 2009 were ranked No. 1 in the country, while the classes of 2016, (No. 34 – ), (No. 52 – Philadelphia) and 2011 and 2010 each received a No. 2 designation. Reinaldo Brenes (No. 76 – Sporting KC) were drafted. More importantly, Akron’s recruits have flourished in the Zips’ system, Gainford, Holthusen and Nate Shultz were recognized for their play which features a style of play that is attractive and attack-oriented, yet as second-team All-Great Lakes Regional honorees by the United Soccer effective on both sides of the ball. In total, Embick recruited or helped Coaches. develop 37 players who have gone on to play professionally either in MLS A four-time All-MAC recipient, Holthusen, started 52 of his 78 career games or overseas since 2007. as a Zip, recording 31 goals and contributing 14 assists on the strength of Since 2008, Akron leads the country with eight players selected among 149 shots, including 55 on goal. In 2017, he started all 24 games for Akron, the top-five selections in the MLS SuperDraft. The Zips also boast the highest total of players chosen among the top-10 draftees over the same span with AKRON MEN ’ 12 JARED EMBICK FILE The Zips entered its 2017 campaign seeking to balance an experienced core of returning players, a group that included seven starters, with a COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORD talented nucleus of newcomers. Seniors Pau Belana, Sam Gainford and Year School Record • Notable Stuart Holthusen, along with junior Ben Lundt and sophomore 2003-06 Missouri Baptist 47-21-8 Missouri Baptist Totals (four seasons) 47-21-8 (.671) represented returning all-league performers. 2013 Akron 17-4-1 • NCAA Tournament Second Round Akron went on to post its 17th consecutive double-digit victory campaign 2014 Akron 13-6-2 • NCAA Tournament and concluded the year with a 18-4-2 ledger, including a 4-1-0 mark in the 2015 Akron 18-3-3 • NCAA College Cup MAC and was rewarded by the NCAA with a No. 5 national seed. The Zips 2016 Akron 13-6-3 • NCAA Tournament Second Round 2017 Akron 18-4-2 • NCAA College Cup captured the MAC tournament title with a 3-1 triumph past No. 4 Western Akron Totals (four seasons) 79-23-11 (.748) Michigan on the Broncos’ home field en route to collecting the program’s Career Totals (eight seasons) 126-44-19 (.717) 32nd NCAA Tournament berth. The Zips became one of just four Division I programs to qualify for the OVERALL RECORD AT AKRON (ASSISTANT AND HEAD COACH) Year School Record • Notable NCAA Tournament in each of the past 11 seasons. 2007 Akron (Assistant Coach) 15-4-2 • NCAA Tournament Sparking Akron’s efforts on the campaign was the play of freshman Joao 2008 Akron (Assistant Coach) 17-2-4 • NCAA Tournament Third Round Moutinho, who garnered first-team United Soccer Coaches All-America 2009 Akron (Assistant Coach) 23-1-1 • NCAA College Cup accolades and was selected by TopDrawerSoccer.com as its National 2010 Akron (Assistant Coach) 22-1-2 • NCAA Champions 2011 Akron (Assistant Coach) 15-4-4 • NCAA Tournament Third Round Freshman of the Year and the MAC as its Freshman of the Year, respectively, 2012 Akron (Assistant Coach) 18-1-3 • NCAA Tournament Third Round en route to becoming the only second Zip to go No. 1 overall in the MLS 2013 Akron (Head Coach) 17-4-1 • NCAA Tournament Second Round SuperDraft in program history with his selection by Los Angeles FC in 2018. 2014 Akron (Head Coach) 13-6-2 • NCAA Tournament Moutinho joined (2009) as the second Akron player to be 2015 Akron (Head Coach) 18-3-3 • NCAA College Cup 2016 Akron (Head Coach) 13-6-3 • NCAA Tournament Second Round drafted No. 1, as Zakuani was the top pick for the Seattle Sounders in 2009. 2017 Akron (Head Coach) 18-4-2 • NCAA College Cup Moutinho became the 12th University of Akron Men’s Soccer standout Akron Totals (nine seasons) 189-36-27 (.804) to garner a contract, a total that leads the nation since the program’s rebranding began in 2006. 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owning team-high marks in goals (12), points (27), shots (52) and game- Led by Belana, Najem and Brad Ruhaak, who were selected as first-team winners (5), while rating second in shots on goal (23). All-MAC men’s soccer selections, eight Akron student-athletes garnered Gainford, a team captain, persevered through injuries a year ago en route All-MAC accolades a year ago. Additionally, Gainford, Hinds, Holthusen, to earning All-MAC recognition for the third time. He appeared in 18 games and Ben Lundt were recognized as second-team selections. for Akron, including 15 starts and led the team in shots on goal (24) and Najem was honored as the MAC Player of the Year, while Lewis was selected game-winners (5), while ranking second on the team in goals (10), assists as the MAC Freshman of the Year. (5), points (25), shots (50). Akron opened the year with back-to-back shutout victories at FirstEnergy The Zips also found success in the classroom as Akron boasted a team 3.02 Stadium - Cub Cadet Field over No. 7 Georgetown and No. 9 Seattle. After grade-point average. suffering consecutive setbacks on the road, the Zips returned home to net a Led by Manuel Cordeiro, Gainford, Holthusen, Hinds and Moutinho, who pair of 2-0 wins past Oregon State and No. 5 UC Santa Barbara. were selected as first-team All-MAC men’s soccer selections, eight Akron Akron finished the first month of the season owning a 5-3-1 record before student-athletes garnered All-MAC accolades a year ago. Additionally, upending Buffalo, 4-0, in the MAC opener on Oct. 7. The Zips added wins over Belana, De Vera and Shultz were recognized as second-team selections. Northern Illinois (7-0) and Ohio State (2-0) in addition to earning draws at After opening the year suffering back-to-back 1-0 road setbacks at No. 16 Penn State and Bowling Green to stand at 8-5-3. Utah Valley and No. 3 Denver, Akron began a seven-match unbeaten streak The Zips registered a 3-0 victory over Western Michigan to earn the right to with a 2-0 victory past No. 10 Washington in the Zips’ home opener at host the MAC Championship at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field after FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field. claiming the schools 19th regular season league title. Akron’s biggest triumph during that span came with a resounding 4-1 Akron captured the MAC Tournament crown with a 2-1 victory past Buffalo triumph over No. 1 Michigan State, marking the highest-rated team the Zips before opening NCAA Tournament play downing Villanova, 2-0, in the have defeated at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field since then top-rated tournament’s opening round. The Zips’ tournament run came to an end in Akron handed No. 2 Tulsa a 4-0 setback on Sept. 24, 2010. the second round with a 1-0 setback at No. 4 Indiana. The Zips then registered the 700th victory in program history on the In January, 2017, Lewis became the 12th Zip to have his name called strength of a golden goal in the second from Faisal Ghaffur in a 2-1 during the first round of the MLS SuperDraft with his selection third overall decision past Saint Mary’s. in the MLS SuperDraft by FC. Additionally, Danilo Radjen was Akron finished the first month of the season owning a 5-2-1 record selected in the fourth round (No. 36) by the Dynamo.

before upending Syracuse, 1-0, on Oct. 3. The Zips suffered a 1-0 setback in The Zips entered the 2015 campaign fueled by the return of nine starters 2018 MEDIA GUIDE their MAC opener at No. 12 Western Michigan on Oct. 7 before rolling off from a squad that posted a 13-6-2 ledger in 2014. eight consecutive victories to close the regular season as part of an overall The Zips finished the season ranked No. 3 nationally with an 18-3-3 ledger, 13-match unbeaten streak. During that span, Akron outscored its opposition including 4-0-1 mark in the MAC. Akron’s efforts were rewarded as the 22-2 and posted shutout wins over No. 8 Notre Dame (2-0), No. 20 Pittsburgh Zips earned the MAC’s regular season and tournament crowns en route to (3-0) and No. 25 West Virginia (4-0). collecting a No. 4 national seed and a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the Akron’s 13-match unbeaten streak was the longest for the Zips since a 19- 30th time in program history. game streak running over the course of two seasons from Sept. 14, 2012 Akron was led by the play of Najem and , who garnered through Sept. 1, 2013. second- and third-team NSCAA All-America accolades, respectively, en route Faced with the task of playing the MAC Tournament away from FirstEnergy to directing the Zips to rank second in the NCAA in points (159), goals (56), Stadium – Cub Cadet Field for the first time since the 2006 campaign, the and scoring offense (2.33), third in points per game (6.63) and shots per Zips garnered a 90th-minute goal from Skye Harter and a golden goal from contest (17.54), fourth in assists (47), seventh in winning percentage (.813) Holthusen to earn a 2-1 victory over SIU Edwardsville in the tournament and 10th in shots on goal per game (7.13). semifinals before claiming their 14th league tournament title with a 3-1 win The Zips also found success in the classroom as Akron boasted a team past No. 4 Western Michigan. 3.1955 grade-point average, while Najem was tabbed a first-team NSCAA Akron opened NCAA Tournament play downing No. 22 Seattle, 3-0, in the Academic All-American. tournament’s second round, before edging a talented No. 13 Wisconsin Led by Gainford, Holthusen, Laryea, Najem, Ruhaak and Andrew Souders, squad in overtime, 3-2, in third-round competition. who were selected as first-team All-MAC men’s soccer selections, eight Akron In the Elite Eight, the Zips faced a road test at No. 6 Louisville, where Akron student-athletes garnered All-MAC accolades. Additionally, Jake Fenlason battled the Cardinals to a 0-0 double-overtime draw before advancing to their and Sean Sepe were recognized as second-team selections. fifth College Cup in program history on penalty kicks, 4-3. In the semifinals The Zips came into the campaign maintaining a No. 25 preseason ranking of the College Cup, the Zips suffered a 2-0 setback to top-rated and eventual by the NSCAA as well as being tabbed preseason No. 24 by national champion Stanford. News. The Zips came into the 2016 campaign on the heels of the programs After opening the season splitting a pair of matches at VCU and Old fourth appearance in the College Cup in 2015 and boasted seven returning Dominion, Akron rolled off three consecutive victories over ranked opponents starters and the second-rated recruiting class in the country as heralded by TopDrawerSoccer.com. The Zips began the season as the preseason No. 1 according to Soccer America before ascending to the consensus No. 1 team after the opening weekend of play. Akron went on to post its 16th consecutive double-digit victory campaign and concluded the year with a 13-6-3 ledger, including a 3-1-1 mark in the Mid-American Conference. The Zips earned the MAC regular season and tournament titles en route to collecting the program’s 31st NCAA Tournament. Akron was led by the play of , who garnered third-team National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America accolades, respectively, en route to directing the Zips to rank third in the NCAA in goals (45), points (135) and shots per game (16.95), fourth in points per contest (6.14), fifth in assists (45), sixth in assists per game (2.05) and scoring offense (2.05) and eighth in shots on goal per tilt (6.91). The Zips also found success in the classroom as Akron boasted a team 3.09 grade-point average, while Najem was tabbed a first-team NSCAA Academic All-American for the second straight season.

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registering a 1-0 triumph at No. 4 Georgetown before notching a 3-2 road the first round of play at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Further win at No. 6 Maryland and then opening its home campaign downing No. establishing its standing as an elite program. 14 Saint Louis, 3-2. In the summer of 2014, Embick had the unique opportunity to watch one In a rematch of its 2014 NCAA Tournament showdown, the Zips battled of his former recruits, DeAndre Yedlin become the first player in the history Ohio State to a 3-3 double-overtime draw before No. 8 Wake Forest bettered of the Akron Soccer program to represent the U.S. Men’s National Team at Akron, 2-1. the FIFA World Cup in . Yedlin was a two-year for the Zips from The Zips then began a run of seven straight wins with a 2-0 triumph at 2011-12 before signing a Homegrown Contract with the Seattle Sounders of No. 25 UC Santa Barbara. Akron followed with victories past Penn State (1-0), following his sophomore season. He currently plays for UAB (2-1 in OT), Santa Clara (2-0), Buffalo (2-1), Northern Illinois (4-0) and Newcastle United of the English and was a member of the Michigan State (4-1) before earning a 1-1 double-overtime draw at Western USMNT’s CONCACAF Gold Cup squad in 2016. Michigan. Embick, who was the 2010 National Assistant Coach of the Year, has been Akron closed out the month of October recording a 2-0 win at West Virginia a key component of the Zips’ dominant run in college soccer – culminating before dropping a 4-2 decision against No. 25 UCLA to open the month of with the school’s first team national championship in any sport in 2010 – November. since joining the staff in 2007. The Zips registered a 4-0 victory over Bowling Green to earn the right to The Zips’ historic 2010 campaign capped off one of the most impressive host the MAC Championship at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field after two-year runs the college soccer world has ever seen. During that time, the claiming the schools 18th regular season league title. Zips, who lost just once during the regular run of play over 50 matches, Akron captured the MAC Tournament crown with a 1-0 victory past Buffalo posted an overall mark of 45-2-3 while becoming the first school to advance before opening NCAA Tournament play downing No. 25 Rutgers, 6-1, in the to national championship games in back-to-back seasons since Indiana tournament’s second round. accomplished the feat in 2003 and 2004. The Zips continued tournament besting No. 11 SMU, 2-1, before earning a Leaving little doubt of its strength of schedule, Akron achieved this success 3-2 overtime victory over No. 3 Creighton in the Elite Eight to advance to the while playing the most difficult competition in college soccer with the No. College Cup where Akron battled eventual national champion Stanford to a 1-ranked RPI in the final regular-season release in 2009 and the No.1-ranked 1-1 double-overtime draw, before the Cardinal advanced on penalty kicks, non-conference RPI in 2010. 8-7 in 10 rounds. Fueled by one of the greatest defensive seasons in college soccer history, In January, 2016, Laryea became the 11th Zip to have his name called the Zips matched an NCAA record by winning 23 consecutive matches on during the first round of the MLS SuperDraft with his selection seventh their rampage to the College Cup and national runner-up finish in 2009. overall in the MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City. UA didn’t allow a single goal during the NCAA Tournament that year and Akron entered the 2014 season seeking to reload the Zips’ talented finished with 19 shutouts – representing the second-highest total all-time. foundation with a young squad following the departure of six starters from a Furthermore, it’s goals-against average (0.27) and shutout percentage (.760) 2013 team that posted a 17-4-1 record and a No. 7 national ranking. were ranked third all-time. Led by Najem, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Fenlason and Souders, who were The Zips then matched another NCAA milestone in 2010 by registering S SOCCER selected as first-team All-MAC men’s soccer selections, seven Akron student- their 11th consecutive shutout in a 4-0 rout at home over No. 2 Tulsa before athletes garnered All-MAC accolades a year ago. Additionally, Holthusen, a sold out crowd and nationally televised audience. The win also represented Laryea and Victor Souto were recognized as second-team selections. the 29th game of UA’s 48-match home-unbeaten streak, which shattered an The Zips earned a pair of hard-fought 2-1 triumphs over Western Michigan NCAA record the following season. and Bowling Green to secure the 11th MAC Championship crown and the Records continued to fall in 2012 when Akron ran the table against the 29th NCAA Tournament berth in program history. MAC with a 7-0 mark during the regular season before capturing its fifth Akron entered its NCAA Tournament showdown at Ohio State having won league tournament title in six seasons. In doing so, UA pushed its conference eight of its last 10 matches. The Zips took an early first-half lead when Najem unbeaten streak to 47 matches (44-0-3) to set another NCAA standard. In fact, delivered his team-leading 14th goal of the season in the 31st minute to give one would have to go all the way back to the 2006 season to find the Zips’ Akron a 1-0 advantage. A second-half goal by the Buckeyes forced overtime last loss to a MAC foe. where neither side was able to net a golden goal ending the contest as a 1-1 The success of this formula was no more evident than at the 2011 MLS AKRON MEN ’ draw. SuperDraft where seven Zips had their names called, including five with the In penalty kicks, the two sides nearly went shot for shot on for 15 rounds first eight selections overall, to set a pair of MLS records. before the Zips were ultimately outshot 13-12. Embick has also served as a staff coach with the Under-16 and Under-18 Akron finished the campaign ranked 17th nationally in goals scored (37), U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s club team for while defensively rating 25th and 26th, respectively, in team goals against the past five years. average (.785) and save percentage (.815). Prior to joining the Zips, Embick spent four seasons (2003-06) as the head Individually, Najem, who garnered first-team All-Great Lake Regional men’s soccer coach at Missouri Baptist University where he led the Spartans honors, ranked fourth, fifth, eighth, eighth and 24th in the NCAA in goals to a record of 47-21-8 and the program’s first NAIA regional tournament berth scored (14), total points (32), goals per game (0.67), points per match (1.52) in 2003. In all, Embick spent six seasons at MBU, including two seasons as a and game-winning goals (4). Jake Fenlason was equally impressive in goal graduate assistant (2000-01) and one season as an assistant coach (2002). rating 27th, 32nd and 53rd nationally in goals against average (.785), save During his time at Missouri Baptist, Embick also served as assistant coach percentage (.811) and total saves (73). for River Cities FC of the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) whom he In January, 2015, Abdul-Salaam became the 10th Zip to have his name helped lead to a 13-2-1 record in its inaugural season and an appearance in called during the first round of the MLS SuperDraft with his selection 12th the WPSL national final. overall in the MLS SuperDraft by . A 2000 graduate of Indiana Wesleyan, Embick was named an All-American Despite the loss of 14 players to the professional ranks – including nine by the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) in 1998 underclassmen – over the previous three seasons, Embick enjoyed an and 1999 as a player. He was also an NAIA honorable mention All-America impressive inaugural campaign as the Zips head coach in 2013. With an honoree in 1999 and was twice named to the All-Mid-Central Conference opening day lineup that featured five first-year starters, Embick guided Akron squad. to a sweep of MAC regular season and tournament titles, a No. 7 national ranking in the NSCAA’s final regular season poll, and an overall record of 17-4-1 (.795), which represented the seventh-highest winning percentage in the country. Moreover, Akron took a 10-match unbeaten streak (9-0-1) into the NCAA Tournament and defeated defending national champion Indiana, 3-2, in

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LEO GER CHAPPEL COPPINGER Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Fifth Season at Akron Fourth Season at Akron Ohio Wesleyan, 1991 Missouri Baptist, 2011

Leo Chappel, who brings nearly 20 years of collegiate coaching experience, Ger Coppinger is in his fourth season on the Zips’ staff after spending the is in his fifth season as assistant coach on the Zips staff. four seasons on the Missouri State coaching staff where he was tasked with During Chappel’s time at Akron, the Zips have posted the an overall the training of the Bears’ goalkeepers, while also assisting on the recruiting record of 62-19-10 (.736), including a 15-3-3 (.786) mark in Mid-American front. Coppinger handles the training of goalkeepers, assists with scouting and Conference play, while securing four conference tournament titles, four trips recruiting at Akron. to the NCAA Tournament and two appearances in the College Cup. During Coppinger’s time at Akron, the Zips have posted the an overall Due in large part to recruiting efforts of Embick and his of Chappel, Ger record of 49-13-8 (.757), including a 11-2-2 (.800) mark in Mid-American Coppinger and TJ Kolba, Akron has identified and secured some of the best Conference play, while securing three conference tournament titles, three 2018 MEDIA GUIDE prospects in the country – and around the world – with top-five recruiting trips to the NCAA Tournament and two appearances in the College Cup. classes. The Zips’ class of 2015 was ranked No. 1 in the country, while the Eight Akron players have been selected in the MLS SuperDraft during class of 2016 received a No. 2 designation. Coppinger’s tenure, including three players chosen in the first round. That list includes; Joao Moutinho (No. 1 - 2018), Jonathan Lewis (No. 3 - 2017) Nine Akron players have been selected in the MLS SuperDraft during and Richie Laryea (No. 7 - 2016). Chappel’s tenure, including four players chosen in the first round. That list Zips’ senior goalkeeper Ben Lundt has thrived under Coppinger as he includes; Joao Moutinho (No. 1 - 2018), Jonathan Lewis (No. 3 - 2017), enters the 2018 campaign ranked fifth, sixth and eighth in the Akron career Richie Laryea (No. 7 - 2016) and Saad Abdul-Salaam (No. 12 - 2015). record book in goals against average (0.85), win percentage (.702) and Chappel, who was the head men’s coach at Columbia University from shutouts (20) 2006-09 after playing a key role in transforming UC-Santa Barbara into a Missouri State captured back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference titles in national powerhouse, most recently served as the Director of Scouting for 2013 and 2014, respectively. Coppinger helped mentor Addison Watson to honorable mention All-MVC Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. accolades as Missouri State posted a conference-record 0.15 goals against Prior to his time at Columbia, Chappel served his first of two stints as average in league play, allowing only one goal. Watson recorded nine an assistant coach at UCSB. From 2001-06, Chappel was instrumental in individual shutouts this season, including five in conference play. recruiting five Gauchos’ classes that ranked among the nation’s top 20 by The Bears broke several school records in 2013, including leading the Soccer America and College Soccer News, including several members of nation in goals against average (eight goals allowed in 18 games) for the UCSB’s 2006 NCAA National Championship team. first time in program history. The Bears allowed just one goal in conference In 2004, UCSB held the No. 1 ranking in the nation for much of the season play and recorded 10 shutouts (including seven consecutive) on the season. Coppinger, along with head coach Jon Leamy and Michael Seabolt, were and reached the national final where the Gauchos fell to Indiana byway recognized as the MVC Coaching Staff of the Year after winning the MVC of penalty kicks. Following that season, Chappel was named the National regular-season title. Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Assistant Coach of the Year. Another one of his pupils, Trevor Spangenberg, signed with the New Chappel returned to UCSB as an assistant coach in 2009 and maintained England Revolution of the MLS. that position for two more seasons. In all, the Gauchos posted a record of Coppinger and the Missouri State coaching staff orchestrated an imposing 118-26-8, including a postseason mark of 12-4-2, during seven seasons with defensive product in 2012, limiting opponents to 14 goals, tying a single- Chappel on staff. During that time, Chappel recruited and coached 16 All- season school record for fewest goals allowed. Additionally, sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Riggs and the Bears’ defense recorded six shutouts, Americans – all of whom went on to play professionally in MLS or abroad. while allowing just three multi-goal games in 17 matches. Chappel joined Toronto FC in January of 2011. One of his many roles as the In his first season at Missouri State, the Bears posted an overall record of Director of Scouting included identifying and analyzing the top prospects in 9-8-2 and went 5-1 in the MVC regular season to clinch a share of the regular- college soccer as part of the organization’s SuperDraft preparation. Chappel season title. also scouted future opponents, opposing MLS players and foreign prospects. Coppinger came to Missouri State after spending 2010 as the men’s and Prior to his first stint at UCSB, Chappel spent three seasons as an assistant women’s goalkeeper coach at Missouri Baptist University. at UNC-Charlotte – where he helped produce six All-Americans – and two As a player, Coppinger was a goalkeeper on the varsity squad at Missouri Baptist for four seasons, including his freshman campaign under Embick. years at his alma mater Ohio Wesleyan – where he recruited nine of the 11 A native of Ireland, Coppinger earned a B.S. in physical education from starters who won the 1998 NCAA Div. III National Championship. Missouri Baptist in May 2011 and has a teaching license. He also holds a Chappel started his coaching career as an assistant at Wake Forest from Goalkeeper I & II diploma and National “D” Coaching License from NSCAA. 1995-96.

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TJ TIM KOLBA CAMPBELL Assistant Coach Director of Strength and Fourth Season at Akron Conditioning/Men’s Soccer John Carroll, 2004

T.J. Kolba is in his fourth season on the Zips’ staff after one season as an assistant coach on the men’s soccer staff at Wright State. BRETT During Kolba’s time at Akron, the Zips have posted the an overall record of 49-13-8 (.757), including a 11-2-2 (.800) mark in Mid-American Conference play, while securing three conference tournament titles, three trips to the DRAPER NCAA Tournament and two appearances in the College Cup. Eight Akron players have been selected in the MLS SuperDraft during Assistant Director of Sports Kolba’s tenure, including three players chosen in the first round. That list Medicine/Men’s Soccer includes; Joao Moutinho (No. 1 - 2018), Jonathan Lewis (No. 3 - 2017) and Richie Laryea (No. 7 - 2016). In 2014, he helped mentor Eric Lynch, the Horizon League’s Most Valuable Player, and the rest of a Raider’ squad that posted their highest-victory total (12) since 2001 and led the conference in scoring with 38 goals. Kolba’s duties at Akron focus on training and managing the back line, video analysis and breakdown for both the Zips and opponents, and managing all

S SOCCER equipment needs. Kolba came to Wright State after serving eight seasons on the coaching staff at Cleveland State, including the final two as the associate head coach. At DREW Cleveland State, he handled all administrative, travel and budgetary matters for the Vikings and also assisted with on-field coaching and recruiting. CRAWFORD Kolba was instrumental in the improvement and growth of the program during his time at Cleveland State. During the 2006 season, he helped lead Head Student Manager the Vikings to the largest turnaround among all NCAA Division I programs. Over his final six years there, CSU won 53 matches, including a victory over #1 Akron in 2010, and won the Horizon League Tournament title in 2012, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1980. AKRON MEN ’ Prior to his time at Cleveland State, Kolba served as an assistant coach for one season at , a campaign that saw the Blue Streaks compile a 13-7-1 overall mark, win the regular-season and postseason Ohio Athletic Conference crowns and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. A four-year letterwinner and three-year captain for the Blue Streaks, Kolba was recognized as the Ohio Athletic Conference Defender of the Year as a senior in 2004. A three-time All-OAC selection, Kolba finished his career with 24 points (eight goals and eight assists) in 73 matches. His defensive efforts helped lead the Blue Streaks to three consecutive OAC Championship matches. Kolba graduated from John Carroll in the fall of 2004 with a degree in marketing and logistics. He also serves as a National Team scout with the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Development Academy. Kolba maintains a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) A License, and also serves as a United States National Team scout with the USSF’s Development Academy.

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DAVID 9 FAISAL 19 EGBO GHAFFUR Forward Midfielder Sophomore | 6-1 Sophomore | 5-10 Enugu, Nigeria Mississauga, Ontario Kiski School John Fraser

2017: Appeared in 18 games for the Zips, including making one start... 2017: Appeared in 14 games, including earning a pair of starts...recorded registered a goal, while adding four assists on the strength of 22 shots, a goal on three shots, including one on frame...his first career goal was a including eight on goal...netted first career goal in a 5-0 triumph past No. 21 game-winning tally in a 2-1 double-overtime victory past Saint Mary’s (Sept. UMass Lowell (Sept. 24), while assisting on Sam Gainford’s game-winning 30)...collected initial career start in a 2-0 win over Cleveland State (Oct. 10) tally in the affair...tallied assist on Joao Moutinho’s goal in a 4-1 win over and in a 2-1 decision versus Bowling Green Oct. 21). No. 1 Michigan State (Sept. 27)...added assists in Zips’ victories versus Marshall (Nov. 1) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 4)...earned first career start in PRIOR TO AKRON: A member of the Sigma FC Soccer Club...gained valuable Akron’s 3-0 decision over No. 22 Seattle (Nov. 19) in the second round of international experience playing against professional youth academies in the NCAA Tournament...ranked 49th nationally by TopDrawerSoccer.com on Germany, Holland and Belgium...was also a member of the Ontario Soccer its postseason National Freshmen Top 100 list...rated 10th in the league in League U21 at the age of 16...selected as a League One All-Star for Ontario conference-only assists (1). and played against the Ottawa Fury.

2017 ACCOLADES: Honored by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its Postseason PERSONAL: Majoring in construction engineering tech...son of Arif and S SOCCER National Freshmen Top 100 (No. 49)...named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Nighat Ghaffur. National Team of the Week (Sept. 26)...selected to the Men’s Freshman Top 100 list (No. 50) by TopDrawerSoccer.com for the midseason. GHAFFUR’S CAREER STATS YEAR G/GS G A Pts. Shots SOG GW PRIOR TO AKRON: Led the Kiski School to three straight state tournament 2017 14/2 1 0 2 3 1 1 semifinal appearances en route to scoring 49 goals and registering 28 TOTAL 14/2 1 0 2 3 1 1 assists...was named the Cougars’ 2016 Most Valuable Player after leading his squad in goals and assists...was selected to compete in the 2016 TopDrawerSoccer.com High School Soccer All-American game in Raleigh, MORGAN 8

AKRON MEN ’ N.C....rated as the No. 5 player in the Region for Spring 2017... named Gatorade High School Player of the Year for Pennsylvania in 2017. HACKWORTH

PERSONAL: Majoring in sport management...son of Kate Egbo and the late Defender Chigioke Egbo. Senior | 5-11 Bradenton, Fla. EGBO’S CAREER STATS YEAR G/GS G A Pts. Shots SOG GW Strath Haven (Pa.) 2017 18/1 1 4 6 22 8 0 Syracuse TOTAL 18/1 1 4 6 22 8 0

2017: Appeared in 22 games, including earning four starts...ranked second on the team with five assists, while adding seven shots, including a pair on goal...tallied assists in Zips’ victories over Cleveland State (Oct. 10), No. 20 Pittsburgh (Oct. 24), No. 25 West Virginia (Oct. 27) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 4)...posted assists on the final two goals of Stuart Holthusen’s hat trick in a 4-0 victory at No. 25 West Virginia (Oct. 27)...ranked sixth in the MAC in assists (5)...rated first in the league in conference-only assists (3) and assists per game (0.60) and 10th in points (3).

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2017 ACCOLADES: 2017 Academic All-Ohio D1 men’s soccer team (Sept. 9) and responded posting a pair of goals, the first in his collegiate selection...was recognized as one of 11 Division I transfers to watch by Travis career, on his only shots of the game...assisted on Shane Wiedt’s goal in Clark of TopDrawerSoccer.com. a 2-1 victory at Tulsa (Oct. 16)...scored Akron’s lone tally in a 2-1 setback at Michigan State (Oct. 11)...contributed a pair of assists in a 7-0 win at SYRACUSE (2016): Appeared in two contests for Syracuse and didn’t Northern Illinois (Oct. 15)...tallied assist on Brad Ruhaak’s goal in a 3-1 loss register a shot. versus West Virginia (Oct. 19)...ranked eighth in the MAC in assists (4) and assists (0.25) and points per game (0.63)...led the MAC in assists per game SYRACUSE (2015): Appeared in six matches, including one start and (0.75) in league-only affairs. recorded one shot. 2015: Redshirted freshman campaign. PRIOR TO AKRON: Played his first two campaigns at where he appeared in eight games...member of the U-16 and U-18 PRIOR TO AKRON: Harter gained valuable experience playing for Academy teams and led his team to fifth-place finish at Internationals SC of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, including in 2014 . 17 matches this past season in which he registered a goal and two assists... member of state semifinalist squads for Copley as a senior and freshman, PERSONAL: Majoring in public relations...son of John and Tricia Hackworth. respectively...led team in assists (18) as a senior, while ranking second on the squad in points (56) and goals (19) en route to earning first-team All-Ohio HACKWORTH’S CAREER STATS honors for Division I for a Copley team finished 20-1-1. YEAR G/GS G A Pts. Shots SOG GW 2017 22/4 0 5 5 7 2 0 PERSONAL: Majoring in accounting/finance...son of Christopher and Karen TOTAL 22/4 0 5 5 7 2 0 Harter. 2018 MEDIA GUIDE HARTER’S CAREER STATS SKYE 6 YEAR G/GS G A Pts. Shots SOG GW 2015 Redshirted HARTER 2016 16/6 3 4 10 10 5 1 2017 24/16 4 6 14 19 10 1 Midfielder TOTAL 40/22 7 10 24 29 15 2 Redshirt Junior | 6-1 Copley, Ohio Copley EZANA 7 KAHSAY Forward 2017: Appeared in all 24 games for Akron, including earning 16 starts... posted a team-best six assists, while tallying four goals on 19 shots. Including Senior (R) | 6-2 10 on frame...netted game-winning goal in a 2-0 win past Cleveland State Asmeras, Eritrea (Oct. 10)...garnered assists in the Zips’ 4-1 victory over No. 1 Michigan State International Preparatory as well as a 1-0 road win at Syracuse (Oct. 3)...assisted on all three of Akron’s tallies in a 3-1 triumph over SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 13)...scored equalizer with School at Grover 17 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament in a 2-1 double-overtime win against SIU Edwardsville (Nov. 10)...tallied assist on Sam Gainford’s game-winning goal in a 3-1 2017: Appeared in 22 contests and earned four starts...garnered two goals victory past No. 4 Western Michigan (Nov. 12) in the championship game and a trio of assists on 22 shots, including five on goal...posted a pair of of the MAC Tournament...ranked fifth in the MAC in assists (6), seventh in game-winning goals...scored game-winning tally in a 1-0 victory at Syracuse points (14) and eighth in assists per game (0.25)...rated first in the league (Oct. 3)...connected on golden goal in a 2-1 overtime decision past Bowling in conference-only assists (3) and assists per game (0.60) and 10th in points Green (Oct. 21)...tallied game-winning assist on Stuart Holthusen’s golden (3). goal in a 2-1 double-overtime triumph over SIU Edwardsville (Nov. 10) in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament...registered two shots in seven games... 2017 ACCOLADES: Named to National Team of the Week by College Soccer rated third in the league in conference-only game-winning goals (1), seventh News (Oct. 16) and TopDrawerSoccer.com (Oct. 17)...honored as MAC Player in goals (1) and 10th in assist (1), points (3) and shots (8). of the Week (Oct. 17). PRIOR HONORS: Academic All-MAC (2015) 2016: Appeared in 16 games for the Zips, including earning six starts... registered three goals and four assists on the strength of 10 shots, including 2016: Appeared in 21 contests for Akron, including earning four starts...key five on goal...made first collegiate start in a 2-0 victory past Oregon State spark off the Zips’ bench, he recorded four goals and added a pair of assists

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on 35 shots, including 13 on frame...registered goals versus No. 5 UC Santa 2017 ACCOLADES: 2017 Academic All-Ohio D1 men’s soccer team Barbara (Sept. 12), at Tulsa (Sept. 16) and versus Western Michigan (Nov. 5 selection. and Nov. 11)...scored game-winning tally in a 2-1 victory at Tulsa (Sept. 16)... earned assist on Brad Ruhaak’s game-winning goal in a 1-0 win past No. 7 2016: Did not appear in a game for the Zips in 2016. Georgetown (Aug. 26)...netted an assist on Stuart Holthusen’s golden goal to spark Akron to a 3-2 decision over Grand Canyon (Nov. 2)...named by College 2015 (MERCYHURST): One of three Lakers to start in all 18 matches... Soccer News to its National Team of the Week (Sept. 19) as well as being registered four goals and two assists to rank second in team scoring...netted selected as the Mid-American Conference Athlete of the Week (Sept.19)... a pair of game-winning goals, including one in double-overtime versus ranked eighth in the MAC in goals (4) and ninth in shots (35). Millersville that gave Mercyhurst the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference regular season title. 2015: Appeared in 14 contests for the Zips recording six shots...registered shots at VCU (Aug. 28) and Old Dominion (Aug. 30) and in home games 2014 (MERCYHURST): Redshirted campaign due to injury. versus Ohio State (Sept. 16), Northern Illinois (Oct. 17) and Bowling Green (Nov. 7)...notched one shot in the semifinals of the College Cup versus 2013 (MERCYHURST): Appeared in all 23 matches as a freshman, starting eventual national champion Stanford (Dec. 11)...an academic All-MAC 21...helped Mercyhurst advance to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Division II Soccer honoree. Tournament...scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-1 third-round victory over Millersville...finished fourth on the team in scoring with seven goals 2014: Did not appear in a match for Akron in 2014. and three assists...ranked fourth on the squad in shots (43), including 17 on goal. PRIOR TO AKRON: Scored 55 goals and totaled 45 assists as a four-year captain at The International Preparatory School at Grover...found the back PRIOR TO AKRON: A two-time All-Ohio selection at Lake Catholic High of the net 26 times, including six game winners as a sophomore...finished School registering 22 goals and 31 assists during his prep career...tabbed his high school career with a four-year record of 63-7-1...was a sectional a first-team All-Ohio honoree as a senior after scoring 16 goals and adding champion and regional finalist as a senior. 14 assists to lead the Cougars to a 12-4-2 record...named the Division II Cleveland.com and News Herald Player of the Year...selected the North Coast PERSONAL: Majoring in sports management...son of Besrat Araya...father League’s Most Valuable Player as a senior...garnered second-team All-Ohio played professional soccer in Eritrea...uncle played for the Eritrea National honors as a junior...played club soccer for Croatia Cleveland and Cleveland S SOCCER Team. Soccer Academy...member of Erie Commodores of the NPSL during the 2015 and 2016 summer campaigns. KAHSAY’S CAREER STATS YEAR G/GS G A Pts. Shots SOG GW PERSONAL: Earned his undergraduate degree in marketing management 2014 Redshirted and is pursuing a master’s degree in health care administration...son of 2015 14/0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Joseph and Dawn Korb. 2016 21/4 4 2 10 35 13 1 2017 22/4 2 3 7 22 5 2 TOTAL 57/8 6 5 17 63 18 3 KORB’S CAREER STATS YEAR G/GS G A Pts. Shots SOG GW AKRON MEN ’ 2016 Redshirted 2017 11/5 0 2 2 5 3 0 JOE 17 TOTAL 11/5 0 2 2 5 3 0 KORB Defender CHRISTIAN 21 Senior (R) | 5-11 LUE YOUNG Willowick, Ohio Lake Catholic Midfielder Mercyhurst Junior (R) | 6-0 Plantation, Fla. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 2017: Appeared in 11 contests for Akron, including earning five starts...key Cardinal Gibbons/Army/ contributor to a Zips’ defensive unit that posted 12 shutouts...registered a pair of assists on the strength of five shots, with a pair falling on frame... Broward CC assisted on Ezana Kahsay’s game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Syracuse 2017: Didn’t appear in a match for the Zips. (Oct. 3)...also added an assist in a 5-0 triumph over No. 21 UMass Lowell (Sept. 24).

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BROWARD COUNTY CC (2016): Played in 13 matches for Broward County 10th in the NCAA in shutouts (10), 11th in goals against average (0.578), Community College and registered two goals on 13 shots and was named a 22nd in minutes played (1,869.20) and 23rd in save percentage (.806). National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic All-American. 2017 ACCOLADES: Chosen as the Akron Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. ARMY (2015): Appeared in 18 matches for Army West Point during the 18)...selected to TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s National Team of the Week 2015 campaign, including making four starts and recorded 10 shots. (Dec. 5).

PRIOR TO AKRON: A two-time team Most Valuable Player and first-team 2016: Started all 22 games for the Zips and registered 59 saves, while All-County selection at Cardinal Gibbons High School, where he registered recording a 1.10 goals against average en route to earning 11 shutouts... 26 goals and 18 assists over this final two campaigns...two-year member of part of defensive efforts resulting in shutout victories over No. 5 UC Santa the Weston FC Academy team and went on trial in 2014 with Liverpool and Barbara (Sept. 12), No. 7 Georgetown (Aug. 26), No. 9 Seattle (Aug. 28) and West Ham. in the NCAA Tournament against Villanova (Nov. 17)...posted a 2-0 shutout victory over Villanova in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament before PERSONAL: Majoring in cybersecurity...son of Tracey Lue Young and the late collecting three saves in a 1-0 setback at Indiana in the second round of the Eric Lue Young. NCAA Tournament...posted three or more saves in 11 matches, including a season-best eight stops in a 1-0 clean sheet triumph past No. 9 Seattle (Aug. LUE YOUNG’S CAREER STATS 28)...ranked first in the MAC in shutouts (11), fourth in saves (59), fifth in YEAR G/GS G A Pts. Shots SOG GW goals against average (1.10), save percentage (.702) and saves per game 2017 Redshirted (2.69)...finished second in MAC league-only affairs in shutouts (0.40), while rating third in goals against average (0.98) and sixth in save percentage (.706) and saves per game (2.40)...an Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association second-team All-Ohio award winner...rated sixth in the NCAA in 2016 in 2018 MEDIA GUIDE BEN 1 minutes played (2,050.46).

LUNDT 2015 (LENOIR-RHYNE): Appeared in five games for Lenoir-Rhyne University in 2015, all starts, before injury ended his campaign early after Goalkeeper registering 17 saves en route to posting a 2-1-1 ledger and a 1.16 goals Senior | 6-6 against average. Berlin, Germany PRIOR TO AKRON: Played for the U-17 and U-23 Hertha BSC Soccer Wald-Oberschule/ Club squads in Berlin, Germany...member of national championship U-17 Lenoir-Rhyne German team. PERSONAL: Majoring in sales management...son of Otmar Mueller and Klaudia Lundt. 2017: Started each of the 20 games in which he appeared in for Akron... registered 12 shutouts on the campaign on the strength of recording 50 saves and owning a 0.58 goals against average in more than 1,869 minutes LUNDT’S CAREER STATS YEAR G/GS Min. GA GAA SV Save% W-L-T SO in net...registered an 8-2-1 ledger against ranked teams, including posting 2016 22/22 2046 25 1.10 59 .702 13-6-3 10 clean sheets versus No. 10 Washington (Sept. 1), No. 21 UMass Lowell (Sept. 2017 20/20 1869 12 0.58 50 .806 14-4-2 10 24), No. 20 Pittsburgh (Oct. 24), No. 25 West Virginia (Oct. 27), No. 22 Seattle TOTAL 42/42 3915 37 0.85 109 .747 27-10-5 20 (Nov. 19) and No. 6 Louisville (Dec. 1)...made three or more saves in eight games, including making a season-best seven stops in a 0-0 double-overtime draw at Saint Louis (Sept. 16)...recorded two and three saves, respectively, in 3-0 and 3-2 NCAA Tournament victories over No. 22 Seattle (Nov. 19) and BRADEN 15 No. 13 Wisconsin (Nov. 25)...registered a clean sheet decision against No. 6 Louisville (Dec. 1) in the Elite Eight and came up with key saves in the PETNO fourth and sixth rounds of penalty kicks to allow the Zips to earn their fourth NCAA College Cup berth with a 4-3 victory in penalty kicks...made four saves Forward against eventual national champion Stanford (Dec. 8) in the semifinal round Freshman (R) | 6-4 of the College Cup...finished the regular season recording four consecutive Hudson, Ohio shutouts to spark Akron to victories over No. 20 Pittsburgh (Oct. 24), No. 25 West Virginia (Oct. 27), Marshall (Nov. 1) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 4)... Cuyahoga Valley Christian ranked first in the MAC in goals against average (0.58), save percentage Academy (.806), second in shutout (10) and shutouts per game (0.50), third in saves (50) and fifth in saves per game (2.50)...rated second in the league in conference-only goals against average (0.33), save percentage (.875) and 2017: Didn’t appear in a match for the Zips. shutouts (2), fourth in saves per game (2.33) and fifth in saves (7)...ranked

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PRIOR TO AKRON: Played for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy and earned valuable playing experience with the Internationals Academy of the DANIEL 25 U.S. Soccer Development Academy...a four-year letterwinner, he garnered second-team all-state and first-team all-district accolades as a senior after STRACHAN leading the Royals a 10-6-2 record, while leading the team in scoring with 23 goals. Defender Sophomore | 6-1 PERSONAL: Majoring in mechanical engineering...son of Dave and Laurel Petno. Lakewood, Ohio Lakewood PETNO’S CAREER STATS YEAR G/GS G A Pts. Shots SOG GW 2017 Redshirted

2017: Appeared in all 24 contests for Akron, including garnering 23 starts... recorded a pair of assists on four shots from his defender’s slot...helped TOR 24 anchor a Zips’ defensive unit that posted 12 shutouts...earned first career point assisting on Stuart Holthusen’s game-winning tally in a 2-0 victory SAUNDERS over No. 10 Washington (Sept. 1)...also netted game-winning assist on Joao Moutinho’s game-winner in a 3-1 decision past SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 13)... Goalkeeper rated 10th in the league in conference-only assists (1). Sophomore (R) | 6-5 2017 ACCOLADES: Recognized by College Soccer News as a member of Seattle, Wash. its 2017 All-Freshman Third Team...honored by TopDrawerSoccer.com to Glacier Peak its Postseason National Freshmen Top 100 (No. 14)...named to the Men’s Freshman Top 100 list (No. 31) by TopDrawerSoccer.com for the midseason... selected to TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s National Team of the Week (Dec. 5). S SOCCER PRIOR TO AKRON: Gained valuable experience playing for Internationals 2017: Started each of the four games he appeared in for the Zips...earned a Academy of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy...was rated as the 18th- pair of shutouts on the campaign on the strength of making eight saves and ranked player in the Great Lakes Region in the Fall 2016 rankings. owning a 0.50 goals against average en route to collecting four wins in net... made his collegiate debut registering a 2-0 shutout victory past Cleveland PERSONAL: Majoring in business...son of Craig and Shannon Strachan. State (Oct. 10) making a pair of saves...pulled in four stops and denied a high-powered Notre Dame attack recording a career-best four saves in a STRACHAN’S CAREER STATS 2-0 triumph versus the eighth-rated Fighting Irish...posted on stop against YEAR G/GS G A Pts. Shots SOG GW

AKRON MEN ’ both SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 13) and Bowling Green (Oct. 21) in Akron wins... 2017 24/23 0 2 2 4 1 0 ranked seventh in the MAC in shutouts (2) and ninth in saves (8)...rated third TOTAL 24/23 0 2 2 4 1 0 in the league in conference-only goals against average (1.00), seventh in save percentage (.500) and saves per game (1.00) and eighth in saves (2). DECLAN 27 2016: Did not appear in a game for the Zips in 2016. WATTERS PRIOR TO AKRON: Member of Snohomish United and Seattle Sounders Youth Academy (2013-16)...played for Seattle Sounders S2 in 2015... Defender member of state champion Golazo Best XI squad in 2013...played on trio of Freshman (R) | 6-5 state champion squads with Crossfire Premier. Dublin, Ireland PERSONAL: Majoring in sport management...son of Stuart and Tina Rathoath College & The Saunders. Institute of Education SAUNDERS’ CAREER STATS YEAR G/GS Min. GA GAA SV Save% W-L-T SO 2016 Redshirted 2017: Didn’t appear in a match for the Zips. 2017 4/4 360 2 0.50 8 .800 4-0-0 2 TOTAL 4/4 360 2 0.50 8 .800 4-0-0 2 PRIOR TO AKRON: A member of the Shamrock Rovers Football Club where he helped guide his squad to a U-17 national championship in 2015.

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PERSONAL: Majoring in international business...son of Cormac and Miriam Watters. ZAJAC’S CAREER STATS YEAR G/GS G A Pts. Shots SOG GW 2016 16/7 3 0 6 23 10 0 WATTERS’ CAREER STATS 2017 19/13 4 1 9 27 11 1 YEAR G/GS G A Pts. Shots SOG GW TOTAL 35/20 7 1 15 50 21 1 2017 Redshirted

MARCEL 11 2018 NEWCOMERS ZAJAC DION 28 Forward AKHIGBE Junior | 5-11 Mississauga, Ontario Midfielder/Forward Our Lady of Mount Carmel Freshman | 5-8 Copley, Ohio Copley 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 2017: Started 13 of the 19 games in which he appeared for Akron... recorded four goals, while adding an assist on 27 shots, including 11 on goal...registered first career multi-goal effort in a 3-1 victory at UCSanta PRIOR TO AKRON: Helped his Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Barbara (Sept. 9), including scoring the game-winning tally...netted opening Challenger squad posted an undefeated record en route to winning the goal in a 3-1 win past SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 13) before capping the Zips’ Division I Midwest Regional League title in 2013-14...led Copley to a scoring efforts in a 3-0 triumph versus No. 22 Seattle (Nov. 19) in the second Suburban League championship as a sophomore in 2015 and was a member round of the NCAA Tournament...posted multiple shots in seven games, of Challenger State Championship and State Runner-Up teams in 2014 and including recording a season-best four against SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 13)... 2015, respectively. rated seventh in the league in conference-only goals (1), ninth in goals per contest (0.25) and 10th in shots per game (1.75). PERSONAL: Majoring in sales management...son of Aigbe and Ruby Akhigbe. 2017 ACCOLADES: Named to the National Team of the Week by College Soccer News (Sept. 11)...tabbed to the National Team of the Week by TopDrawerSoccer.com (Sept. 11). AHMED 20

2016: Appeared in 16 contests for Akron and earned seven starts...recorded ALLEN three goals on 23 shots, including 10 on frame...registered first collegiate goal in a 4-0 win past Buffalo (Oct. 7)...netted goal in a 2-2 draw at Bowling Defender Green (Oct. 29) and in a 4-0 victory over Western Michigan (Nov. 11) in the Freshman | 6-3 semifinals of the MAC Tournament...garnered a season-best four shots at UCLA (Sept. 5) and at Bowling Green...rated third and fourth in league-only Stafford, Va. games in the MAC in goals per contest (0.50) and points per game (1.00)... North Stafford tabbed by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its men’s soccer Midseason Men’s Freshman Top-100 list (No. 44).

PRIOR TO AKRON: Member of the Canadian U-20 Men’s National Team PRIOR TO AKRON: Gained valuable experience playing in the U.S. after previously playing on the U-17 squad...was the leading scorer in the Development Academy with Bethesda SC in Maryland...garnered trials with Provisional U21 Elite in 2015, and also was a member of the Sigma FC Soccer numerous clubs in Holland, including prestigious club Ajax Amsterdam. Club...played with League 1 Ontario Young Stars XI in 2015...was OSL U-21

Elite top-goal scorer in 2015. PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science...son of John Allen and Pamela Yeung. PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology...son of Chester and Ewa Zajac.

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COLIN 12 DENNIS 22 BIROS COLE Midfielder/Forward Midfielder Freshman | 5-6 Sophomore | 5-7 Canton, Ohio Freetown, Sierra Leone Massillon Jackson Dunn School/ Sacramento State

PRIOR TO AKRON: Ranked No. 44 nationally in the class of 2018 by PRIOR TO AKRON: Helped his Ohio Youth Soccer Association North TopDrawerSoccer.com...also rated fifth in the Great Lakes Region and as the Challenger squad posted an undefeated record en route to winning the 20th-ranked midfielder in the country...netted 15 goals in 26 contests with Division I Midwest Regional League title in 2013-14...led Copley to a the Crew SC Academy U-18/U-19 squad...registered 12 goals in 28 games Suburban League championship as a sophomore in 2015 and was a member the season before splitting time between the Crew SC Academy U-15/U-16 of Challenger State Championship and State Runner-Up teams in 2014 and and U-17/U-18 teams in 2016-17...tallied six goals with the U-15/U-16 2015, respectively. squad for the 2015-16 campaign, while earning All-County accolades as a freshman at Jackson High School. PERSONAL: Majoring in sales management...son of Aigbe and Ruby Akhigbe. PERSONAL: Majoring in computer information systems-programming... son of Michael and Gretchen Biros. POL 2

S SOCCER RICKY 31 HERNANDEZ CEBALLOS Defender Freshman | 5-6 Goalkeeper Teià, Spain Freshman | 5-10 Universitat Autonoma de Mexico City, Mexico Barcelona Instituto Educativo Olinca AKRON MEN ’ PRIOR TO AKRON: Played for the U-18 RCD Espanyol in the division de honor before gaining valuable playing experience with CF Girona U-19 in PRIOR TO AKRON: Played in net for the prestigious club Universidad Spain. Nacional Club de Fútbol, commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM in Mexico where he was starting goalkeeper for the Mexican U-20 team. PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...son of Gerard Hernandez and Ina Rosius. PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...son of Ricardo Ceballos and Alejandra Vargas.

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NICK 29 MARCO 4 McCAUSLAND MILANESE Defender Defender Freshman | 5-8 Freshman | 5-11 New Franklin, Ohio Isernia, Italy Green Liceo Scientifico E. Majorana

PRIOR TO AKRON: Played three campaigns at Green High School before PRIOR TO AKRON: Gained valuable playing experience for Isernia in the focusing his training with the Internationals Academy in the United States League...a team captain for the Italian U-15 and U-17 squads, he Development Academy...a two-time team most valuable player honoree, also played for a youth club in Torino in the Berretti League before moving earning All-Ohio accolades as a junior, as well as twice being named an all- to Naples, Italy, to compete for the Napoli U-17 team...as a youth, he played district and all-conference selection...helped lead Green to a regional final for several landmark clubs such as Parma, where he competed in the Allievi appearance as a sophomore and was a member of a national runner-up Nazionali League. Futsal squad.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...son of Giustino Milanese 2018 MEDIA GUIDE PERSONAL: Majoring in criminal justice...son of John and Julie McCausland. and Maria Tanburro.

MARCO 10 ABDI 26 MICALETTO MOHAMED Midfielder Midfielder Senior | 5-10 Senior | 5-11 Reading, England Westerville, Ohio Bradfield College/ Westerville Central/ Young Harris College Ohio State

PRIOR TO AKRON: played his first three campaigns at Young Harris PRIOR TO AKRON: Spent the past three years as a member of the men’s College, where as a junior he started all 20 games for the Mountain Lions soccer team at Ohio State...in 2017, he started all 19 games for the Buckeyes en route to posting team-high marks in goals (10), points (21), shots (67), registering team-high marks in goals (4), assists (5), points (13), shots (40), shots on goal (29) and game-winners (4) and was named a 2018 United shots on goal (15) and game-winners (3) en route to earning All-Big Ten Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region first-team selection, accolades for the third time as well as being named a United Soccer Coaches a first-team D2CCA NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region honoree and an Great Lakes Region third-team and All-Ohio first-team honoree and a Big Ten All-Peach Belt Conference first-team award winner...was a member of PDL Tournament All-Tournament selection...previously was selected as a second divisional championship squads with and South Georgia team All-Big Ten honoree in 2016 and an all-freshman team member in Tormenta FC in 2016 and 2018, respectively and rated 24th on the 2018 PDL 2015. Top Prospects list...was named a 2018 first-team All-PDL selection. 2017 (OHIO STATE): Second-Team All-Big Ten…Big Ten All-Tournament PERSONAL: Pursuing a master’s degree in sport coaching...son of Team...went 2-for-3 in penalty kicks...recorded a team-high six-game point Ferninando Micaletto and Gerardina Perchia. streak (Sept. 4-26)...had a pair of assists in the 2-0 win over Wright State with six shots (Sept. 4)...recorded game-winning assist at Northwestern (Sept. 8)...tallied one assist with a game-high eight shots in the 3-0 win over Penn State (Sept. 12)...scored back-to-back game-winning goals in wins at Rutgers (Sept. 17) and against Bowling Green (Sept. 22)...scored a goal in third-consecutive match in 2-2 double OT draw vs. Detroit Mercy (Sept. 26)... notched an assist in the home loss vs. Syracuse (Oct. 18)...registered game- winning goal on a free kick in the 2-1 upset win over No. 8 Michigan State in

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the B1G quarterfinals (Nov. 5)...played in all 90 minutes in the B1G semifinal PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...son of Slobadan and match vs. No. 1 Indiana (Nov. 10)…Academic All-Big Ten. Gabrijela Nikolic.

2016 (OHIO STATE): Second Team All-Big Ten...Big Ten Players to Watch List...Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team...Nike Classic All-Tournament DANIEL 23 Team...TopDrawerSoccer Goal of the Week Nominee (Sept. 20)...started in 16 games...11 points on four goals and three assists...26 shots with 10 OLIVEIRA on target…had a season-high five shots vs. Penn State (Sept. 13)...scored a goal vs. Rutgers (Sept. 18) and tallied an assist vs. Valparaiso (Sept. 21)... Defender had a two-goal effort in win over Oakland (Oct. 11)...tallied an assist at No. 4 Freshman (R) | 5-7 Louisville (Oct. 18)…Academic All-Big Ten. Lisbon, Portugal

2015 (OHIO STATE): 2015 Newcomer of the Year...Big Ten All-Freshman Instituto Superior Técnico/ Team...named in Top 100 Freshmen list by TopDrawerSoccer.com...appeared Daniel University in all 23 games with 19 starts...recorded nine points on three goals and three assists...collected his first career goal at No. 11 Akron (Sept. 16)...recorded the assist in the 1-1 draw vs. No. 13 Penn State (Sept. 20)...had a season-high PRIOR TO AKRON: Helped lead his Sporting CP squad to a pair of Lisbon five shots in quarterinals of B1G tournament vs. Penn State (Nov. 8)...scored Championships, while serving as team captain for three seasons...was a goal in the B1G semifnals vs. Rutgers (Nov. 13)...recorded three shots in B1G member of the U-17 Lisbon team…participated in numerous national championship against Maryland (Nov. 15)...had an assist and converted PK and international competitions with Sporting CP and Clube de Futebol Os attempt in shootout victory over Dayton in NCAA second round (Nov. 22)... Belenenses. scored the Buckeyes’ goal on a beautiful header in the NCAA Sweet 16 game at No. 7 Stanford (Nov. 29)...finished with 27 shots, including 11 on target. PERSONAL: Majoring in physics...son of Antonio and Isabel Oliveira.

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE: Played for Classic Eagles in Columbus as a midfielder and played high school at Westerville Central High School, DIOGO 14 where he was named All-State in 2014...named by CollegeSoccerNews. S SOCCER com as the No. 99 ranked player in the country for the Class of 2015...10 PACHECO goals and 23 assists in four years at Central...all-time assists leader and team MVP his senior year...four-year letterwinner...honorable mention all-OCC his Midfielder/Forward freshman year...second team all-OCC sophomore year and was a first-team Sophomore (R) | 5-10 all-OCC in both 2013 and 2014...second-team all-district (2013)...second team all-state in 2014...two-time captain for the Warhawks. Lisbon, Portugal Universidade Lusófona de PERSONAL: Majoring in sport management...son of Fadumo Mohamed Humanidades e Tecnologias/ and Shiekuna Omar. AKRON MEN ’ Diogo University IVAN 18 PRIOR TO AKRON: Spent the past year competing for the G.S. Loures and Alverca Futebol Clubs...helped his Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses squad NIKOLIC capture a vice-championship at the U-19 National Championship during the 2016-17 season...gained valuable playing experience with Sport Lisboa e Defender Benfica and Odivelas Futebol Clubs. Freshman | 5-11 PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...son of Nuno and Carla Toronto, Ontario Pacheco. Silverhorn Collegiate Institute

PRIOR TO AKRON: A product of the Sigma FC program in Toronto, Ontario...a three-time team Most Valuable Player, he was the top-goal scorer for Silverthorn Collegiate Institute in each of his four seasons, where he led his squad to a Provincial Championship in 2016...gained valuable experience training with the Serbian National Team and Red Star Belgrade in 2016...member of Soccer Alliance Academy Canada U-20 championship squads in 2017 with Sigma FC, including winning the SAAC U-20 Cup title.

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CARLO 3 LEONARD 5 RITACCIO SOHN Defender Defender Freshman | 5-11 Junior | 5-10 Westbury, N.Y. Richmond Hill, Ontario W.T. Clarke Bill Crothers Secondary/ Manhattan

PRIOR TO AKRON: Was ranked No. 63 nationally in the class of 2018 by MANHATTAN (2017): Appeared in 14 games, making six starts...notched TopDrawerSoccer.com, including the top-rated recruit in New York...was his only assist of the season in the 7-0 rout over VMI (Sept. 13). rated No. 3 in the New York Region and the 18th-ranked defender in the country...a member of the U.S. Soccer residency program in Bradenton Fla., MANHATTAN (2016): Started all 17 matches and recorded one assist... he has earned U.S. Soccer National Team invitations in the U-14, U-15 and handed out an assist in win over Saint Peter’s (10/8). U-17 age groups...played in the 2016 Nike International Friendlies with a United States’ squad that won the title, including making an appearance PRIOR TO AKRON: Played his prep soccer at Bill Crothers Secondary

versus Brazil. His BW Gottschee Club were the champions of the Northeast School under the direction of Allison Fox…earned four letters for the Colts... 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Academy Conference in 2016-17 and were ranked top 20 nationally at the helped Secondary to the York Region Athletic Association Championship as a conclusion of the academy campaign. senior...played club soccer with TFC Academy, which is affiliated with the MLS and was coached by Danny Dichio and Stuart Neely...also was a member of PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...son of Jerry and Irene the Ontario Provincial Team. Ritaccio. PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-physical therapy...son of Edward and Kelly NICK 30 Sohn. SIBILA SAM 16 Goalkeeper TOJAGA Freshman | 6-4 Midfielder Munich, Germany Freshman | 5-11 Theodolinden-Gymnasium Erie, Pa. Real Salt Lake Academy

PRIOR TO AKRON: Is well educated after playing several years for world famous FC Bayern Munich and then in both the youth Oberliga and for FC Deisenhofen. PRIOR TO AKRON: Helped lead his Real Salt Lake Academy earn a third- place finish at the United States Soccer Development Academy U-16 PERSONAL: Majoring in biology...son of Boris and Brigita Sibila. championships in 2017...his Real Salt Lake Academy team reached the championship bracket at the Generation Adidas Cup in 2017, where they played Real Madrid...was the eighth-rated player in the Rocky Mountains/ Southwest Region.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...son of Sam and Emily Tojaga.

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KOTARO 13 PETER 32 UMEDA ZECCA Midfielder Defender Sophomore (R) | 6-1 Freshman | 5-10 Mayfield Heights, Ohio Isernia, Italy Mayfield/ Liceo Scientifico E. Majorana Louisville

LOUISVILLE (2017): Appeared in two matches and recorded one shot. ST. JOHN’S (2017): Didn’t see any game action as a member of the St John’s University soccer team as a freshman in 2017. LOUISVILLE (2016): Redshirted the campaign. PRIOR TO AKRON: A four-year varsity letter-winner at The Rivers School, he PRIOR TO AKRON: Played club soccer for Internationals Soccer Club from netted 32 career goals, including 15 as a senior and nine as a junior and was 2014-16...named No. 12 recruit in Great Lakes region by TopDrawerSoccer. named first-team all-conference as a senior. Garnered valuable club soccer com, No. 4 recruit in Ohio by College Soccer News and No. 123 nationally experience playing with Global Premier Soccer. in the class of 2016 by College Soccer News...previously played club soccer for Cleveland Soccer Academy (2013-14), Ohio North ODP (2013) and PERSONAL: Majoring in marketing...son of Alex and Laura Zecca. Cleveland Cobras (2005-13)...played two seasons of prep soccer (freshman and sophomore) at Mayfield earning All-Conference honors.

PERSONAL: Majoring in public relations...son of Yuji and Julie Umeda. S SOCCER AKRON MEN ’

GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC 30 THIS IS AKRON SOCCER THIS IS AKRON SOCCER S SOCCER IN THE NCAA • The Zips are among an elite group of just four Division I programs • Since 2007, The University of Akron men’s soccer program has that have qualified for the NCAA Championships in each of the past posted the highest winning percentage in the nation (.804) with an 11 seasons. Only Indiana, Maryland and Virginia can share that claim. overall record of 189-36-27, heading into the 2018 campaign. • The Zips have assaulted NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SOCCER WIN. % (2007-2017) the NCAA record book School Record Win. % over the course of recent 1. Akron 189-36-27 (.804) history. Fueled by one of 2. Maryland 171-44-34 (.755) the greatest defensive 3. North Carolina 161-48-35 (.732) seasons in college history, 4. Creighton 165-56-23 (.723) UA matched an NCAA AKRON MEN ’ 5. Wake Forest 148-49-33 (.715) record by posting a perfect 6. Connecticut 141-51-41 (.693) 23-0-0 record heading into 7. Coastal Carolina 151-63-22 (.686) the College Cup in 2009 en 8. Charlotte 136-55-32 (.682) route to its runner-up finish. 9. Monmouth 118-48-33 (.676) Akron didn’t allow a single 10. New Mexico 132-59-29 (.666) goal during the NCAA Tournament that year and • The Zips advanced to the national championship game in back to finished with 19 shutouts back seasons in 2009 and 2010. After falling to Virginia in penalty for the campaign, which kicks in ‘09, Akron made history with a 1-0 victory over Louisville the represented the second- following year. It was the first team national championship in school highest total all-time. history for any sport. Furthermore, its goals- against-average (0.27) and • Akron has made 11 straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament shutout percentage (.760) (2007-17), earning a first-round bye in eight seasons. The Zips have were ranked third-best in advanced to the NCAA’s Round of 16 in seven of the last 10 years. NCAA history. • Akron maintains an 28-26-9 mark in 63 matches in NCAA • Akron then matched another NCAA record by posting its 11th Championship history, including capturing the school’s first national consecutive shutout in 2010, including clean-sheet victories against championship in any sport in 2010. The Zips are 7-3-3 under head then-ranked No. 4 North Carolina (3-0), No. 3 Wake Forest (2-0) and coach Jared Embick. Since 2005, Akron owns a 19-6-9 ledger. No. 2 Tulsa (4-0). • The Zips are 19-6-9 in NCAA Tournament games since 2005. Akron’s • Another historic milestone fell in 2011 when the Zips set the all- wins over Seattle and Wisconsin in 2017 enabled the Zips to go to time NCAA mark for the longest home unbeaten streak. Akron pushed 15-0-2 at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field in NCAA Tournament its run to 40 games with a 5-0 rout of Cleveland State in the season contests since 2008.

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opener at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field to break the original • In all, UA leads all league members with 19 regular-season and 14 standard held by Tulsa, which went unbeaten in 39 games at home tournament championships since joining the MAC in 1993, and has from 1988-’92. won both titles in the same season 12 times after doing so in 2016. • The Zips would remain undefeated on their home field for eight AKRON MAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS (19) more matches, extending the all-time record to 48 contests (44-0-4). 1993 • 1995 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000* • 2002* • 2005 • The streak came to a close when Michigan State escaped with a 1-0 2006* • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 win in the final regular-season match on Nov. 2 with a second-half goal • 2015 • 2016 despite being out-shot 17-5 for the contest. * co-champions • In 2013, Akron extended its run of unbeaten matches in league AKRON MAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS (14) play to 49 after posting a 1-0 win at West Virginia on Sept. 29, 2013. 1998 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012 • The streak came to an end on Oct. 5, 2013 with a 2-0 setback versus 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 Hartwick. • Akron has produced the MAC Player of the Year in 10 of the past 13 • Since the start of the 2007 season, Akron has gone 74-4-6 against seasons and 12 times overall. Moreover, eight Zips have earned the MAC opponents, including postseason play. league’s Newcomer of the Year honor in as many seasons dating back to 2007 and 13 times overall. • Since 1961, the Zips have advanced to the NCAA postseason 32 times, including each of the past 11 seasons and 14 of the past 15. • In 25 seasons in the MAC, the Zips have produced 185 All-MAC honorees, including a conference-record nine first-team selections in ALL-TIME AKRON NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (32) 2010. 1961 • 1963 • 1964 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1975 • 1976 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986* • 1998 • 2001 • 2002 • IN THE CLASSROOM 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009* • 2010* • 2011 • 2012 • The Zips matched a program high when four players were named • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team in 2012. Leading the way * advanced to NCAA national championship game was NSCAA Scholar Player of the Year , who earned First Team honors. Joining Caldwell (3.94, Accounting) on the first team IN THE MAC were Chad Barson (3.99 GPA, Biology) and Reinaldo Brenes (3.90 • Since 2007, Akron is nearly unbeaten during the regular season International Business). David Meves (3.77, Corporate Finance) was a against the Mid-American Conference, posting an league record second-team honoree. of 55-4-3 (.911). Furthermore, the Zips have won 12 of the last 13 • In all, the Zips have produced 23 Academic All-American honors in its MAC regular season championships and nine of the last 11 MAC history, dating back to the 1998 season. Tournament titles. • Current Major League Soccer standout was the first Zip to earn NCAA Academic All-American of the Year honors for men’s

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DeAndre Yedlin

soccer in 2010. Sarkodie was one of four UA players to be named to (above), who became the first UA alumn to appear in a World Cup the Academic All-America Team during that historic season. Sarkodie, match for the U.S. in 2014. who was a semifinalist and Soccer America’s Player of the Year, finished his career at the Akron with a 3.959 cumulative GPA • Additionally, 13 Zips have had their names called during the as a biology major. first round of the MLS SuperDraft, including a league record five selections in the first eight picks in 2011 following the Zips national S SOCCER • Akron men’s team under head coach Jared Embick was recognized championship season. by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) as a 2016-17 Collegiate Team Academic Award winner for the 10th • Since 2008, Akron leads the country with eight players selected consecutive year and 11th time overall after registering a cumulative among the top-five selections in the MLS SuperDraft. The Zips also 3.09 grade point average for the 2016-17 academic year. boast the highest total of players chosen among the top-10 draftees over the same span with 12. • Adam Najem was selected as a First-Team Scholar All-America award winner when the National Soccer Coaches Association of America • Akron broke a second MLS record that day as seven UA players were (NSCAA) unveiled its 2016 Scholar All-America team. Najem became chosen in the first two rounds, the most from a single team in draft the third Zip to garner First-Team NSCAA Scholar All-America accolades history. twice joining Chad Barson (2011, 2012) and Kofi Sarkodie (2009, AKRON MEN ’ 2010). • Steve Zakuani was the program’s first No. 1 overall draft pick at the 2009 SuperDraft. The Hermann Trophy finalist and nation’s leading • Akron has long been associated with academic excellence. In scorer (20 goals in 23 matches) in 2008 was the first ever pick of the addition to posting a team GPA of better than 3.0 in 2012, the Zips then-expansion Seattle Sounders. finished second in Division I the previous season with a cumulative mark of 3.44. The remarkable feat follows years that saw the Zips post • Joao Moutinho was the 12th University of Akron Men’s Soccer GPAs of 3.43 in 2010-11 and 3.33 in 2009-10. standout to garner a Generation adidas contract, a total that leads the nation since the program’s rebranding began in 2006. Additionally, • Najem became the 11th Zip to garner CoSIDA All-America accolades since the combined Project-40 (1997-2005) and Generation adidas in the sport of men’s soccer, and the first since Reinaldo Brenes, a two- (2006-present) initiative started in 1997, the Zips’ 12 signings rank time recipient, garnered third-team honors in 2013, with his selection third in the country behind only UCLA (14) and Maryland (13). to the 2016 Academic All-America® Division I Men’s Soccer Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America • Moutinho became the only second Zip to go No. 1 overall in the MLS (CoSIDA). The award marked the 18th time in program history in which SuperDraft in program history with his selection by Los Angeles FC in an Akron men’s soccer standout has been so honored. 2018. Moutinho joined Steve Zakuani (2009) as the second Akron player to be drafted No. 1, as Zakuani was the top pick for the Seattle • Tyler Sanda was named the recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 award Sounders in 2009. for the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. The award honors the individual with the highest cumulative grade-point average • Since 2009, the Zips have had two players drafted as high as the No. participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 90 championships. 2 overall pick. , who was the school’s second straight Hermann Trophy winner, earned the distinction in 2011 when he was IN THE PROS drafted by Portland and Jamaican striker followed • Since 2005, the University of Akron has produced 35 players who suit in 2012, going to the Vancouver Whitecaps. have either been selected in the Major League Soccer draft or sign Homegrown Contracts, including USMNT phenom DeAndre Yedlin • , the 2009 Hermann Trophy winner, would be the first of three Zips taken at the 2010 draft when Sporting Kansas City made

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Darlington Nagbe Darren Mattocks 2018 MEDIA GUIDE the athletic striker with Canadian roots the No. 4 overall pick. Adding time All-American and twice named a first-team Academic All-America to the list that season were teammates (No. 10) and Ben recipient, Najem capped his brilliant Akron career in 2016 ranked first, Zemanski (No. 47), who were each drafted by Chivas USA. first, fourth, sixth, 10th and 18th, respectively, among active career players in NCAA Division I in games played (89), assists (29), points • , formerly an current assistant coach on the Portland (95), goals (33), assists per game (0.33) and points per contest (1.07). Timbers staff, became the Akron first player in program history to be drafted into MLS when Real Salt Lake took the Zips defender in the supplemental • Joao Moutinho, the top pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by round (No. 37 overall) of the 2005 draft. Los Angeles FC, was a 2017 First-Team United Soccer Coaches All- America honoree, Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, • Five more Zips entered the professional ranks following the 2013 TopDrawerSoccer.com National Freshman of the Year and First- campaign as Robbie Derschang (Philadelphia Union), Eric Stevenson Team All-MAC performer, started all 24 games for the Zips in 2017. (New York Red Bulls), Aodhan Quinn (Union) and Reinaldo Brenes A key playmaker for Akron totaling three goals and five assists, he (Sporting Kansas City) had their names called during the 2014 MLS contributed 19 shots on goal as part of 40 overall shots, totals that SuperDraft and Bryan Gallego signed a Homegrown Contract with the ranked third on the squad. Portland Timbers. • Niko De Vera, Nate Shultz and Stuart Holthusen became the 22nd, • Saad Abdul-Salaam became the 10th Zip to have his name called 23rd and 24th Zips to be drafted during the MLS SuperDraft after during the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft with his selection teammate Joao Moutinho was selected No. 1 overall by Los Angeles 12th overall in the MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City. FC. De Vera was chosen in the second round (No. 31 overall) by the New York Red Bulls, while Shultz and Holthusen were taken in the • Richie Laryea was drafted seventh overall by Orlando City in the third round by the Los Angeles Galaxy (No. 48 overall) and Portland first round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. after being part of the MLS Timbers (No. 64 overall), respectively. Generation adidas Class. • The Zips’ four selections marked the most players taken from Akron • In 2017, Jonathan Lewis was selected third overall by New York City since 2014 when Robbie Derschang (No. 27 overall – Philadelphia), FC. A 2017 Generation adidas class member, Lewis, the 2016 Mid- Eric Stevenson (No. 34 – New York Red Bulls), Aodhan Quinn (No. American Conference Freshman of the Year, scored a pair of goals in 52 – Philadelphia) and Reinaldo Brenes (No. 76 – Sporting KC) were 2016 and led Akron in assists (12), scoring (16) and shots on goal (21), drafted. while ranking third on the team in shots (44). His 12 assists were tied as the top mark nationally across the NCAA in Division I. • Danilo Radjen also heard his named announced on draft day in 2017 with his selection in the MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo with the 14th selection of the second round (36th overall). A two-year starter for the Zips, Radjen started 29 of the 30 games in which he appeared in for Akron, including 14 starts in 2016. He helped spark a Zips’ defensive unit that has posted 20 shutouts over his final two campaigns, including 11 in 2016. • Adam Najem also began his career in Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2017 as the Philadelphia Union signed him to a contract after acquiring his right of first refusal from New York Red Bulls. A two-

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MLS SUPERDRAFT SELECTIONS BY ROUND MLS HOMEGROWN SIGNEES First Round Name Organization Year Name Pick Organization Year Chad Barson 2013 Steve Zakuani No. 1 Seattle Sounders 2009 Scott Caldwell 2013 Darren Mattocks No. 2 Vancouver Whitecaps 2012 Bryan Gallego Portland Timbers 2014

S SOCCER Darlington Nagbe No. 2 Portland Timbers 2011 Dillon Serna Rapids 2013 Perry Kitchen No. 3 D.C. United 2011 Columbus Crew 2013 Teal Bunbury No. 4 Sporting Kansas City 2010 DeAndre Yedlin Seattle Sounders 2013 No. 4 Chivas USA 2011 Kofi Sarkodie No. 7 Houston Dynamo 2011 ZIPS IN MLS BY ORGANIZATION (AS OF AUG. 2018) No. 8 Vancouver Whitecaps 2011 Los Angeles Galaxy (2) Position Years at Akron Blair Gavin No. 10 Chivas USA 2010 Perry Kitchen Midfielder 2010 Saad Abdul-Salaam No. 12 Sporting KC 2015 Nate Shultz Defender 2014-17 Richie Laryea No. 7 Orlando City 2016 New England Revolution (2) Position Years at Akron Jonathan Lewis No. 3 New York City FC 2017 Scott Caldwell Midfielder 2009-12 Joao Moutinho No. 1 Los Angeles FC 2018 Teal Bunbury Forward 2008-09 New York City FC (2) Position Years at Akron Second Round Saad Abdul-Salaam Defender 2011-14 AKRON MEN ’ Name Pick Organization Year Jonathan Lewis Forward 2016 Robbie Derschang No. 27 Philadelphia Union 2014 Portland Timbers (2) Position Years at Akron Chris Korb No. 31 D.C. United 2011 Zarek Valentin Defender 2009-10 Anthony No. 33 2011 Ben Zemanski Midfielder 2006-09 Ampaipitakwong Atlanta United FC (1) Position Years at Akron Eric Stevenson No. 34 New York Red Bulls 2014 Darlington Nagbe Forward 2008-10 Niko De Vera No. 31 New York Red Buls 2018 (1) Position Years at Akron Dillon Serna Midfielder 2012 Third Round Columbus Crew (1) Position Years at Akron Name Pick Organization Year Wil Trapp Midfielder 2011-12 Sinisa Ubiparipovic No. 33 New York Red Bulls 2007 D.C. United (1) Position Years at Akron Ben Zemanski No. 47 Chivas USA 2010 Darren Mattocks Forward 2010-11 Aodhan Quinn No. 52 Philadelphia Union 2014 Los Angeles FC (1) Position Years at Akron Nate Shultz No. 48 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018 Joao Moutinho Defender 2017 Stuart Holthusen No. 64 Portland Timbers 2018 Montreal Impact (1) Position Years at Akron Goalkeeper 2005-08 Fourth Round New York Red Bulls (1) Position Years at Akron Name Pick Organization Year Niko De Vera Defender 2014-17 Reinaldo Brenes No. 76 Sporting Kansas City 2014 Orlando City (1) Position Years at Akron Danilo Radjen No. 36 Houston Dynamo 2017 Richie Laryea Midfielder 2014-15 Philadelphia Union (1) Position Years at Akron MLS SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT Adam Najem Midfielder 2013-16 Name Pick Organization Year David Meves No. 3 Portland Timbers 2013 Cameron Knowles No. 37 Real Salt Lake 2005

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Steve Zakuani Teal Bunbury Blair Gavin Ben Zemanski Perry Kitchen Seattle Sounders (2009-13) Sporting Kansas City (2010-13) Chivas USA (2010-11) Chivas USA (2010-12) San Jose Earthquakes (2011) D.C. United (2011-15) Portland Timbers (2014) New England Revolution New England Revolution (2012) Portland Timbers (2013) Buriram United (2012-13) Hearts of Midlothian (2016-17) Drafted by Seattle Sounders (2009, (2014-Present) Drafted by Chivas USA (2010, No. Drafted by Chivas USA Bangkok United (2013-Present) Randers FC – Danish Superliga (2017) No. 1 overall) Drafted by Sporting Kansas City 10 overall) (2010, No. 47 overall) Drafted by San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles Galaxy (2018-Present) Years at UA: 2007-08 (2010, No. 4 overall) Years at UA: 2007-09 Years at UA: 2006-09 (2011, No. 33 overall) Drafted by D.C. United Years at UA: 2008-09 Years at UA: 2007-10 (2011, No. 3 overall) Years at UA: 2010 2018 MEDIA GUIDE

Chris Korb Darlington Nagbe Michael Nanchoff Kofi Sarkodie Zarek Valentin Darren Mattocks D.C. United (2011-17) Portland Timbers (2011-2017) Vancouver Whitecaps (2011-12) Houston Dynamo (2011-15) Chivas USA (2011) Vancouver Whitecaps (2012-16) Drafted by D.C. United Atlanta United (2018-Present) Portland Timbers (2013-15) San Jose Earthquakes (2016-2017) Montreal Impact (2012-13) Portland Timbers (2016-17) (2011, No. 31 overall) Drafted by Portland Timbers Drafted by Vancouver Whitecaps Drafted by Houston Dynamo Bodø/Glimt (2013-15) DC United (2018-Present) Years at UA: 2007-10 (2011, No. 2 overall) (2011, No. 8 overall) (2011, No. 7 overall) Portland Timbers (2016-Present) Drafted by Vancouver Whitecaps Years at UA: 2008-10 Years at UA: 2007-10 Years at UA: 2008-10 Drafted by Chivas USA (2012, No. 2 overall) (2011, No. 4 overall) Years at UA: 2010-11 Years at UA: 2009-10

Evan Bush Sinisa Ubiparipovic Chad Barson Scott Caldwell Wil Trapp DeAndre Yedlin Montreal Impact (2012-Present) Montreal Impact (2012-13) Columbus Crew (2013-16) New England Revolution Columbus Crew (2013-Present) Seattle Sounders (2013-14) Signed by Montreal Impact (2011) Drafted by New York Red Bulls Signed Homegrown Contract in 2012 (2013-Present) Signed Homegrown Contract in 2012 Tottenham Hotspur (2015-16) Years at UA: 2005-08 (2007, No. 33 overall) Years at UA: 2009-12 Signed Homegrown Contract in 2012 Years at UA: 2011-12 Sunderland (2015-16) Signed by Montreal Impact (2011) Years at UA: 2009-12 Newcastle United (2016-Present) Years at UA: 2004-06 Signed Homegrown Contract in 2012 Years at UA: 2011-12

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Dillon Serna David Meves Eric Stevenson Aodhan Quinn Reinaldo Brenes Bryan Gallego Colorado Rapids (2013-Present) Portland Timbers (2013) New York Red Bulls (2014) Philadelphia Union (2014) Sporting Kansas City (2014) Portland Timbers (2014) Signed Homegrown Contract in 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft Drafted by New York Red Bulls Drafted by Philadelphia Union (2015) Signed Homegrown Contract Years at UA: 2012 (2013, No. 3 overall) (2014, No. 34 Overall) (2014, No. 52 Overall) Belén F.C. (2015-17) Years at UA: 2011-13 Years at UA: 2009-2012 Years at UA: 2010-13 Years at UA: 2011-13 Drafted by Sporting Kansas City (2014, No. 76 Overall) Years at UA: 2010-13 S SOCCER Saad Abdul-Salaam Richie Laryea Jonathan Lewis Danilo Radjen Adam Najem Joao Moutinho Sporting Kansas City (2015-17) Orlando City SC (2016-Present) New York City FC (2017-Present) Houston Dynamo (2017) Philadelphia Union (2017-Present) Los Angeles FC (2018-Present) New York City FC (2018-Present) Generation adidas Generation adidas Drafted by Houston Dynamo Homegrown Rights Acquired by Drafted by Los Angeles FC Drafted by Sporting Kansas City Drafted by Orlando City SC Drafted by New York City FC (2017, No. 36 Overall) Philadelphia (2018, No. 1 Overall) (2015, No. 12 Overall) (2016, No. 7 Overall) (2017, No. 3 Overall) Years at UA: 2014-16 Years at UA: 2013-16 Year at UA: 2017 Year at UA: 2012-14 Years at UA: 2014-15 Years at UA: 2016 AKRON MEN ’

Niko De Vera Nate Shultz Stuart Holthusen New York Red Bulls (2018) Los Angeles Galaxy (2018) Portland Timbers (2018) Drafted by New York Red Bulls Drafted by Los Angeles Galaxy Drafted by Portland Timbers (2018, No. 31 Overall) (2018, No. 48 Overall) (2018, No. 64 Overall) Year at UA: 2014-17 Year at UA: 2014-17 Year at UA: 2014-17

Niko De Vera was a second-round selection of the New York Red Bulls with the No. 31 overall selection in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

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SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM ANTHONY TEAL BUNBURY EVAN BUSH SCOTT CALDWELL NIKO DE VERA New York City FC AMPAIPITAKWONG New England Revolution Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York Red Bulls II Years at Akron: 2011-14 Bangkok United (Thailand) Years at Akron: 2008-09 Years at Akron: 2005-08 Years at Akron: 2009-12 Years at Akron: 2014-17 Years at Akron: 2007-10

JAKE FENLASON NICK HINDS PERRY KITCHEN RICHIE LARYEA JONATHAN LEWIS DARREN MATTOCKS Saint Louis FC Seattle Sounders FC II Los Angeles Galaxy Orlando City FC New York City FC DC United 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Years at Akron: 2011-15 Years at Akron: 2016-17 Year at Akron: 2010 Years at Akron: 2014-15 Years at Akron: 2016 Years at Akron: 2010-11

JOAO MOUTINHO DARLINGTON NAGBE ADAM NAJEM MICHAEL NANCHOFF ZACH PORTILLOS AODHAN QUINN Los Angeles FC Atlanta United Philadelphia Union Tampa Bay Rowdies Orange County SC Years at Akron: 2017 Years at Akron: 2008-10 Years at Akron: 2013-16 Years at Akron: 2007-10 Years at Akron: 2011-13 Years at Akron: 2011-13

KOFI SARKODIE DILLON SERNA NATE SHULTZ WIL TRAPP Trelleborgs FF Colorado Rapids Los Angeles Galaxy II Columbus Crew Years at Akron: 2008-10 Year at Akron: 2012 Years at Akron: 2014-17 Years at Akron: 2011-13

ZAREK VALENTIN DeANDRE YEDLIN BEN ZEMANSKI Portland Timbers Newcastle United Pittsburgh Riverhounds Years at Akron: 2009-10 Years at Akron: 2011-12 Years at Akron: 2006-09 Michael Nanchoff and Darlington Nagbe celebrate with the 2010 NCAA Championship trophy.

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GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC 40 AKRON HISTORY HONORS

HERMANN TROPHY Two Akron players have been awarded the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy, which is considered the highest individual honor in college soccer. Following a runner-up finish by Steve Zakuani in 2008, Teal Bunbury became the first player in school history to capture the esteemed award in 2009. Teammate Darlington Nagbe followed suit in 2010. Name Finish Year Teal Bunbury Winner 2009 Darlington Nagbe Winner 2010 Steve Zakuani Finalist 2008 ALL-AMERICANS Name Position Year(s) Eugene Alfred Midfielder 1970 J.B. Amangoua Forward 1983 Anthony Ampaipitakwong Midfielder 2008, ‘09 Michael Apple Midfielder 1998 Chad Barson Defender 2012 Ed Bender Forward 1957 Reinaldo Brenes Forward 2013 Ford Brunner Goalkeeper 1966, ‘67 Sean Burke Goalkeeper 1984 Teal Bunbury Forward 2009 Scott Caldwell Midfielder 2011, 2012 Matt English Forward 1982 Derek Gaffney Midfielder 1986 Bryan Gallego Defender 2013 Steve Gliedt Forward 1977 Fritz Kungl Forward 1960, ‘61 Walt Kruppa Midfielder 1960 Richie Laryea Midfielder 2015 S SOCCER John Lewang Defender 1970 Ed Long Goalkeeper 1956 Jim Malcom Forward 1968 Darren Mattocks Forward 2011 Yohann Mauger Midfielder 2005 David Meves Goalkeeper 2012 Ross McKenzie Forward 2005 Pete Milich Forward 1962, ‘63 Teal Bunbury Joao Moutinho Defender 2017 Darlington Nagbe Forward 2009, ‘10 Kofi Sarkodie Defender First Team 2008 Adam Najem Midfielder 2015, ‘16 Wil Trapp Midfielder First Team 2011 AKRON MEN ’ George Nanchoff Forward 1975, ‘76 Zarek Valentin Defender First Team 2009 Louie Nanchoff Forward 1976, ‘77 DeAndre Yedlin Defender Second Team 2011 Aodhan Quinn Midfielder 2013 Richard Parkinson Forward 1970, ‘71, ‘72 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMS (COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS) Shaun Pendleton Defender 1984, 85 Name Position Honor Year Joe Pereira Forward 1979 Anthony Ampaipitakwong Midfielder Second Team 2007 Joe Queiroga Midfielder 1966, ‘67 Evan Bush Goalkeeper Second Team 2005 Kofi Sarkodie Defender 2010 Bryan Gallego Defender Third Team 2011 Roderick Scott Forward 1988 Perry Kitchen Midfielder First Team 2010 Simon Spelling Defender 1982, ‘83 Cameron Knowles Defender Honorable Mention 2001 Wil Trapp Midfielder 2012 Ossie Michalsen Defender Second Team 2005 Sinisa Ubiparipovic Midfielder 2005, ‘06 Darren Mattocks Forward First Team 2010 Steve Zakuani Forward 2008 David Meves Goalkeeper First Team 2009 Darlington Nagbe Forward First Team 2008 PLAYER OF THE YEAR (SOCCER AMERICA) Adam Najem Midfielder First Team 2013 Name Position Year Kofi Sarkodie Defender First Team 2008 Teal Bunbury Forward 2009 Dillon Serna Midfielder First Team 2012 Kofi Sarkodie Defender 2010 Wil Trapp Midfielder First Team 2011 Steve Zakuani Forward 2008 Matt Tutich Midfielder Third Team 2005 Zarek Valentin Defender First Team 2009 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMS (SOCCER AMERICA) DeAndre Yedlin Defender Second Team 2011 Name Position Honor Year Steve Zakuani Forward Second Team 2007 Perry Kitchen Midfielder First Team 2010 Joao Moutinho Defender First Team 2017 Darren Mattocks Forward First Team 2010 Daniel Strachan Defender Third Team 2017 David Meves Goalkeeper First Team 2009 Darlington Nagbe Forward First Team 2008

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NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (TOPDRAWERSOCCER.COM) Michael Nanchoff Second Team 2010 Name Position Year Nicholas Nunn Second Team 1998 Joao Moutinho Defender 2017 Alex Odwell Second Team 2003 Greg Prusha Second Team 1999 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMS (TOPDRAWERSOCCER.COM) First Team 2000 Name Position Year Aodhan Quinn First Team 2013 Evan Bush Goalkeeper 2005 Brad Ruhaak Third Team 2016 Perry Kitchen Midfielder 2010 Kofi Sarkodie Second Team 2008 Darren Mattocks Forward 2010 First Team 2009 David Meves Goalkeeper 2009 First Team 2010 Ossie Michalsen Defender 2005 Corey Sipos Third Team 2005 Joao Moutinho Defender 2017 First Team 2007 Adam Najem Midfielder 2013 Nate Shultz Second Team 2017 Dillon Serna Midfielder 2012 Eric Stevenson Third Team 2013 Daniel Strachan Defender 2017 Wil Trapp First Team 2012 Matt Tutich Second Team 2008 ALL-GREAT LAKES REGION TEAMS Sinisa Ubiparipovic Second Team 2005 Name Honor Year First Team 2006 Saad Abdul-Salaam Second Team 2014 Zarek Valentin Second Team 2010 Anthony Ampaipitakwong Second Team 2007 Steve Zakuani First Team 2007 First Team 2008 First Team 2008 First Team 2009 Second Team 2010 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE HONORS Michael Apple Second Team 1998 PLAYER OF THE YEAR Chad Barson Second Team 2011 Paul Wilkinson 1993

First Team 2012 Michael Apple 1998 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Orjan Bjaneso First Team 1999 Ross McKenzie 2005 Third Team 2000 Sinisa Ubiparipovic 2006 Torbjorn Birkeland First Team 1999 Corey Sipos 2007 Second Team 2001 Steve Zakuani 2008 Elliot Bradbrook Third Team 2007 Teal Bunbury 2009 Reinaldo Brenes First Team 2012 Darlington Nagbe 2010 First Team 2013 Darren Mattocks 2011 Teal Bunbury First Team 2009 Scott Caldwell 2012 Evan Bush Second Team 2008 Aodhan Quinn 2013 Scott Caldwell First Team 2011 Adam Najem 2016 First Team 2012 Allen Eller Second Team 1997 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Second Team 1998 Christian Handsor 1993 Sam Gainford Second Team 2015 Justin Millard 1995 Second Team 2017 Torbjorn Birkeland 1999 Blair Gavin Third Team 2008 Kirk Harwat 2002 First Team 2009 Evan Bush 2005 Bryan Gallego First Team 2013 Steve Zakuani 2007 Kirk Harwat Second Team 2002 Darlington Nagbe 2008 Stuart Holthusen Second Team 2017 Zarek Valentin 2009 Desmond Johnston Second Team 1997 Darren Mattocks 2010 Lee Jones Second Team 1997 Wil Trapp 2011 Second Team 1998 Dillon Serna* 2012 Cameron Knowles First Team 2003 Jonathan Lewis 2016 First Team 2004 Joao Moutinho 2017 Richie Laryea First Team 2015 * shared the award with BGSU’s Anthony Grant Jonathan Lewis Second Team 2016 Darren Mattocks First Team 2011 ALL-MAC TEAMS Yohann Mauger First Team 2005 1993 Jonathan McClain Third Team 2006 Christian Handsor First Team Ross McKenzie First Team 2005 Duncan Horner First Team David Meves Third Team 2009 Mike Payne First Team Second Team 2010 Ben Powers First Team First Team 2012 Paul Wilkinson First Team Justin Millard Second Team 1998 Kyle Milligan First Team 1999 1994 Second Team 2000 Desmond Johnston First Team First Team 2001 Ryko Marich First Team Joao Moutinho First Team 2017 Mike Payne First Team Darlington Nagbe First Team 2010 First Team 2009 1995 Adam Najem First Team 2014 Desmond Johnston First Team First Team 2015 Justin Millard First Team First Team 2016

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Frank Mitchell First Team 2004 Mike Payne First Team Cameron Knowles First Team Frank Ross First Team Alex Odwell First Team 1996 2005 Allen Eller First Team Evan Bush First Team Chris Kerr First Team Dino Campellone First Team Wally Senk First Team Ross McKenzie First Team Yohann Mauger First Team 1997 Ossie Michalsen First Team Allen Eller First Team Matt Tutich First Team Desmond Johnston First Team Sinisa Ubiparipovic First Team Justin Millard First Team Jonathan McClain Second Team Michael Apple Second Team Corey Sipos Second Team Lee Jones Second Team Bill Wahl Second Team 2006 Steve Kalan First Team 1998 Matt Tutich First Team Michael Apple First Team Pablo Moreira First Team Allen Eller First Team Ossie Michalsen First Team Lee Jones First Team Jonathan McClain First Team Justin Millard First Team Sinisa Ubiparipovic First Team Nicholas Nunn First Team Ashley Kozicki Second Team Ørjan Bjånesø Second Team Devin McKenney Second Team Kyle Milligan Second Team 2007 1999 Anthony Ampaipitakwong First Team Torbjørn Birkeland First Team Elliot Bradbrook First Team Ørjan Bjånesø First Team Evan Bush First Team Kyle Milligan First Team Steve Kalan First Team Greg Prusha First Team Ossie Michalsen First Team Christer Larsen Second Team Cory Sipos First Team S SOCCER Matt Sprague Second Team Matt Tutich First Team Steve Zakuani First Team 2000 Pablo Moreira Second Team Ørjan Bjånesø First Team Christer Larsen First Team 2008 Kyle Milligan First Team Anthony Ampaipitakwong First Team Greg Prusha First Team Blair Gavin First Team Tracy Dowe Second Team Darlington Nagbe First Team Steve Zakuani First Team 2001 Matt Tutich First Team Torbjørn Birkeland First Team Kofi Sarkodie First Team AKRON MEN ’ Ørjan Bjånesø First Team Evan Bush First Team Kyle Milligan First Team Ben Zemanski Second Team Tim Cooper Second Team Ossie Michalsen Second Team Cameron Knowles Second Team David Senn Second Team 2009 Anthony Ampaipitakwong First Team 2002 Blair Gavin First Team Kirk Harwat First Team Michael Nanchoff First Team Mike Marich First Team Teal Bunbury First Team Alex Odwell First Team Darlington Nagbe First Team Cameron Knowles Second Team Zarek Valentin First Team Chris Gnandt Second Team Kofi Sarkodie First Team Dan Pinho Second Team Chris Korb First Team Ben Zemanski Second Team 2003 David Meves Second Team Kirk Harwat First Team Hans Jorgen Haugland First Team 2010 Will Kletzien First Team Anthony Ampaipitakwong First Team Cameron Knowles First Team Michael Nanchoff First Team Mike Marich First Team Perry Kitchen First Team Alex Odwell First Team Darlington Nagbe First Team Pat Beattie Second Team Darren Mattocks First Team Justin Christafaris Second Team Kofi Sarkodie First Team Chad Barson First Team Zarek Valentin First Team David Meves First Team Chris Korb Second Team GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC 44 HONORS

2011 Stuart Holthusen First Team Scott Caldwell First Team Joao Moutinho First Team Wil Trapp First Team Pau Belana Second Team Aodhan Quinn First Team Niko De Vera Second Team Luke Holmes First Team Nate Shultz Second Team Darren Mattocks First Team Chad Barson First Team ALL-MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE HONORS DeAndre Yedlin First Team PLAYER OF THE YEAR Thomas Schmitt Second Team Ken Pryor 1991 Bryan Gallego Second Team David Meves Second Team 1990 Laci Jalics First Team 2012 Cormack McEvoy First TeaM Chad Barson First Team Ken Pryor First Team Reinaldo Brenes First Team Steven Slater First Team Scott Caldwell First Team John Vrablic First Team David Meves First Team Dillon Serna First Team 1991 Wil Trapp First Team Ken Pryor First Team DeAndre Yedlin First Team Paul Wilkinson First Team Bryan Gallego Second Team Aodhan Quinn Second Team ACADEMIC HONORS Eric Stevenson Second Team ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Name Honor Year 2013 Anthony Ampaipitakwong Third Team 2010

Reinaldo Brenes First Team Chad Barson Second Team 2010 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Eric Stevenson First Team First Team 2011 Adam Najem First Team First Team 2012 Aodhan Quinn First Team Orjan Baneso First Team 2000 Victor Souto First Team Second Team 2001 Bryan Gallego First Team Elliot Bradbrook Second Team 2007 Robbie Derschang First Team Reinaldo Brenes First Team 2012 Andrew Souders First Team Third Team 2013 Fernando Pina First Team Scott Caldwell Second Team 2011 Saad Abdul-Salaam Second Team First Team^ 2012 Derek Gaffney 1986 2014 David Meves Second Team 2010 Saad Abdul-Salaam First Team Third Team 2011 Jake Fenlason First Team Second Team 2012 Adam Najem First Team Justin Millard Second Team 1997 Andrew Souders First Team First Team 1998 Stuart Holthusen Second Team Kyle Milligan Third Team 2001 Richie Laryea Second Team Adam Najem First Team 2015 Victor Souto Second Team First Team 2016 Kofi Sarkodie First Team 2009 2015 First Team* 2010 Sam Gainford First Team Ben Zemanski Third Team 2009 Stuart Holthusen First Team ^ 2012 NSCAA Scholar All-America Player of the Year Richie Laryea First Team * 2010 CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-American of the Year - University Adam Najem First Team Division Brad Ruhaak First Team Andrew Souders First Team ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Jake Fenlason Second Team Name Honor Year Sean Sepe Second Team Anthony Ampaipitakwong First Team 2010 Chad Barson First Team 2010 2016 First Team 2011 Pau Belana First Team First Team 2012 Adam Najem First Team Orjan Bjaneso First Team 1999 Brad Ruhaak First Team First Team 2000 Sam Gainford Second Team First Team 2001 Nick Hinds Second Team Torbjorn Birkeland First Team 2001 Stuart Holthusen Second Team Elliot Bradbrook First Team 2007 Jonathan Lewis Second Team Reinaldo Brenes First Team 2012 Ben Lundt Second Team Third Team 2013 Scott Caldwell First Team 2011 2017 First Team 2012 Manuel Cordeiro First Team Desmond Johnston First Team 1997 Sam Gainford First Team David Meves First Team 2010 Nick Hinds First Team First Team 2011 First Team 2012

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Ossie Michalsen First Team 2007 Brad Buczynski 1999 Justin Milliard First Team 1997 Doug Deken 1999 First Team 1998 Tracy Dowe 1999, ‘00 Kyle Milligan First Team 2001 Dusty Ducharme 1999, ‘00, ‘01 Adam Najem First Team 2016 T.J. Gable 2001 Gabe Rhoads Second Team 1999 Chris Gnandt 2000 Tyler Sanda First Team 2016 Edmundo Lujan 1999, ‘00 Kofi Sarkodie First Team 2009 Kyle MIlligan 2001 First Team 2010 Dan Pinho 2001 Thomas Schmitt First Team 2011 Greg Prusha 1999, ‘00 First Team 2012 Gabe Rhoads 1999 Matt Sprague Second Team 1999 Frank Ross 1999 Bill Wahl First Team 1997 David Senn 2001 Ben Zemanski First Team 2009 Remi Simonsen 2000, ‘01 Matt Sprague 1999 ALL-MAC ACADEMIC TEAM * The MAC Honor Roll took the place of the All-MAC Academic team from Anthony Ampaipitakwong 2010 1999-2001 Chad Barson 2010, ‘11, ‘12 Elliot Bradbrook 2007 MAC DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR-ATHLETES Reinaldo Brenes 2012, 2013 Robby Dambrot 2015, ‘16 Teal Bunbury 2009 Jake Fenlason 2014, ‘15 Evan Bush 2005 Stuart Holthusen 2017 Scott Caldwell 2010, ‘11, ‘12 Adam Najem 2014, ‘15, ‘16 Clint Caso 2014 Danilo Radjen 2016 Manuel Cordeiro 2017 Brad Ruhaak 2015, ‘16 Matt Dagilis 2008 Tyler Sanda 2015, ‘16 Robby Dambrot 2014, ‘15, ‘16 Sean Sepe 2015 Robbie Derschang 2013 Andrew Souders 2014, ‘15 Tracy Dowe 1998 Victor Souto 2014, ‘15 Jake Fenlason 2014, ‘15 Jesse Garcia-Aguilar 2015 COACHING HONORS Hans Jorgen Haugland 2002 NCAA COACH OF THE YEAR S SOCCER Stuart Holthusen 2017 Steve Parker 1986 Duncan Horner 1994 2009 Desmond Johnston 1995, ‘96, ‘97 Ezana Kahsay 2015 NCAA ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR Steve Kalan 2005, ‘06, ‘07 Jared Embick 2010 Cameron Knowles 2003, ‘04 Joe Korb 2017 NCAA ELITE 88 WINNER Christer Larsen 1998 Tyler Sanda 2015 Anthony Macchione 2015 Mike Marich 2003 ALL-OHIO COACH OF THE YEAR Yohann Mauger 2004, ‘05 Caleb Porter 2008 AKRON MEN ’ David Meves 2011, ‘12 Caleb Porter 2009 Ossie Michalsen 2007, ‘08 Caleb Porter 2010 Juston Millard 1996, ‘97, ‘98 Caleb Porter 2011 Adam Najem 2014, ‘15, ‘16 Jared Embick 2015, 2017 Geir Nyheim 2006 Mike Payne 1995 ALL-DISTRICT COACH OF THE YEAR Danilo Radjen 2015, ‘16 Ken Lolla 1998 Gabe Rhoads 1996 Caleb Porter 2009 Frank Ross 1998 Brad Ruhaak 2014, ‘15, ‘16 MCC COACH OF THE YEAR Tyler Sanda 2015, ‘16 Steve Parker 1991 Kofi Sarkodie 2009, ‘10 Thomas Schmitt 2011 MAC COACH OF THE YEAR Sean Sepe 2015 Ken Lolla 1993 Nate Shultz 2015, ‘16, ‘17 Ken Lolla 1995 Goncalo Soares 2016 Ken Lolla 1998 Andrew Souders 2013, ‘14, ‘15 Ken Lolla 2005 Victor Souto 2014, ‘15 Caleb Porter 2007 Wil Trapp 2012 Caleb Porter 2008 Bill Wahl 1996, ‘97 Caleb Porter 2009 Shane Wiedt 2016, ‘17 Caleb Porter 2010 Ben Zemanski 2008, ‘09 Caleb Porter 2011 Caleb Porter 2012 ALL-MAC HONOR ROLL* Torbjorn Birkeland 2001 Orjan Bjaneso 1999, ‘00, ‘01

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STU PARRY (1955-69) • One MCC championship (1991) Year Record Pct. • Four NCAA Tournament appearances (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986) 1955 2-4-1 .286 • One NCAA Championship runner-up (1986) 1956 5-2-1 .625 • NCAA Coach of the Year (1986) 1957 3-3-1 .429 1958 9-1-0 .900 KEN LOLLA (1993-2005) 1959 8-2-0 .800 Year Record Pct. 1960 10-1-0 .909 1993 14-3-1 .778 1961 12-2-0 .857 1994 11-6-1 .611 1962 5-4-1 .500 1995 11-5-2 .611 1963 10-3-0 .769 1996 9-9-1 .474 1964 9-3-0 .750 1997 14-5-2 .667 1965 4-7-0 .364 1998 17-3-1 .810 1966 10-3-0 .769 1999 11-4-2 .647 1967 12-3-0 .800 2000 7-7-3 .412 1968 11-1-0 .917 2001 10-7-1 .556 1969 8-4-0 .667 2002 10-8-2 .500 15 Seasons 118-43-4 .727 2003 15-5-2 .682 2004 13-5-3 .619 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2005 18-1-4 .783 • Pioneer of Akron soccer 13 Seasons 160-68-25 .674 • Nine OSCA Championships (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968) • Six NCAA playoff appearances (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Ohio Soccer Coach of the Year (1966, 1968) • Eight MAC championships (1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005) • National Soccer Coaches Association President (1968) • Four MAC Tournament championships (1998, 2002, 2004, 2005) • Six NCAA Tournament appearances (1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) BILL KILLEN (1970-73) • One NCAA Tournament Round of 16 (2003) 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Year Record Pct. • One NCAA Tournament quarterfinal (2005) 1970 8-5-1 .571 • Four-time MAC Coach of the Year (1993, 1995, 1998, 2005) 1971 9-3-3 .600 1972 9-3-2 .643 CALEB PORTER (2006-12) 1973 6-5-1 .500 YEAR RECORD PCT. Four Seasons 32-16-7 .645 2006 13-5-1 .711 2007 15-4-2 .762 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2008 17-2-4 .826 • One OCSA championship (1971) 2009 23-1-1 .940 • Three NCAA Midwest Regional appearances (1970, 1971, 1972) 2010 22-1-2 .920 2011 15-4-4 .739 ROBERT DOWDY (1974-81) 2012 18-1-3 .886 Seven Seasons 123-18-17 .832 Year Record Pct. 1974 6-5-1 .500 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 1975 11-2-1 .786 1976 8-5-0 .615 • NCAA National Championship (’10) 1977 8-5-0 .615 • NSCAA Coach of the Year (’09) 1978 8-5-0 .615 • Six-Time MAC Coach of the Year (’07, ’08, ’09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12) 1979 7-7-2 .438 • Seven MAC championships (’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12) 1980 12-5-1 .667 • Five MAC Tournament championships (’07, ’08, ’09, ‘10, ‘12) 1981 14-3-1 .778 • Six NCAA Tournament appearances (’07, ’08, ’09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12) Eight Seasons 74-37-6 .658 • Five NCAA Tournament Round of 16 appearances (’08, ’09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12) • Two NCAA College Cup appearances (‘09,’10) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • NCAA Tournament Runner-Up (’09) • Five OCSA championships (1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981) JARED EMBICK (2013-PRESENT) STEVE PARKER (1982-92) YEAR RECORD PCT. Year Record Pct. 2013 17-4-1 .795 1982 12-3-3 .667 2014 13-6-2 .667 1983 15-5-2 .682 2015 18-3-3 .813 1984 15-2-3 .750 2016 13-6-3 .659 1985 12-5-3 .600 2017 18-4-2 .792 Five Seasons 79-23-11 .748 1986 17-4-3 .708 1987 12-6-3 .571 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 1988 12-5-3 .600 1989 10-8-3 .476 • Four MAC Championships (2013, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16) 1990 13-5-1 .684 • Five MAC Tournament Championship (2013, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17) 1991 12-6-1 .632 • Five NCAA Tournament apperance (2013, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17) 1992 9-10-0 .474 • Two NCAA College Cup Appearances (2015, ‘17) 11 Seasons 139-59-25 .679 • Two NCAA Tournament Round of 16 appearances (2015, ‘17)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Six OCSA championships (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)

47 #IamaZip 47 #IamAkron ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS

A Abasto, George 1963 Abdul-Salaam, Saad 2012,13, 14 Abel, Frank 1959, 60, 61, 62 Acuff, Gerald 1954, 56 Ahmadi, Hassan 1966, 67, 68 Alayaza, Ricardo 1976 Allen, Alex 1996, 97, 98, 99 Amangoua, J.B. 1980, 81, 82, 83 Ameris, Richard 1982 Ampaipitakwong, Anthony 2007, 08, 09, 10 Andrews, Billy 1985, 86 Antal, David 1995, 96, 97, 98 Antonio, Denzil 1981, 82, 83, 84 Apple, Michael 1995, 96, 97, 98 Aquart, Patrick 1971, 72, 73, 74 Arnott, John 1978, 79, 80, 81 Auburn, Richard 1956, 57 Augustin, Matt 2004, 05, 06, 07

B Balkanloo, Matt 2001 Balogun, Michael 2010, 11 Bardyn, Bohdan 1967 Barden, Chuck 1976, 77 Barnes, Bobby 1985 Barnett, Mike 1978, 79 Barnett, Simon 1976, 77 Barrett, Akeil 2011 Bartolomeo, Joe 1970, 71, 72, 73 Barson, Chad 2009, 10, 11, 12 Beattie, Pat 2000, 01, 02, 03 S SOCCER Belana, Pau 2015, 16, 17 Bellini, Roberto 1974, 75, 76, 77 Campellone, Dino 2002, 03, 04, 05 Dawyd, Walter 1968 Bender, Eduardo 1956, 57, 58, 59 Cannan, Ernie 1971 Deken, Brian 1995, 96, 97, 98 Bender, Waldemar 1956, 57, 58, 59 Cannan, Steve 1969, 70 Deken, Doug 1998, 99, 00 Bezenhoefer, Robert 1980, 81 Caso, Clint 2013, 14 DeMatteis, Dominic 1968, 69 Berger, Jim 1973 Catlett, Justin 1996, 97, 98 Derschang, Robbie 2012, 13 Berish, Michael 1983, 84, 85, 86 Chalmers, Robert 1966, 67, 68 De Vera, Niko 2014, 15, 16, 17 Bertini, Mike 1970 Christafaris, Justin 2002, 03, 4 DiDonato, Eugene 1964 Bickett, William 1967, 68 Christiansen, Steen 1968 DiFranco, Amico 2002, 03, 04, 05 Biffi, Tony 1959 Clark, Dave 1974, 75, 76 Dillen, Mark 1992, 93, 94, 95 Birkeland, Torbjørn 1999, 01

AKRON MEN ’ Clarke, Alonzo 2015 DiMaggio, Mario 1968, 70, 71 Bjånesø, Ørjan 1998, 99, 00, 01 Comen, Steve 1965 Docking, Shaun 1984, 85, 86, 87 Blockinger, Rick 1983, 84, 85 Considine, William 1967 Dominik, Erich 1957, 58 Borkowski, Leszek 1983, 84, 85 Cooper, Tim 1998, 99, 00, 01 Dos Santos, Dener 2014, 16, 17 Boswell, Matt 1999, 00, 01, 02 Cordeiro, Manuel 2016, 17 Dowe, Tracy 1997, 98, 99, 00 Boucher, Dan 1964, 65, 66 Coskunoglu, Ahmet 1978 Ducharme, Dusty 1998, 99, 00, 01 Boughton, Harold 1954, 55, 56 Costa, Nick 2016, 17 Dueker, Paul 1975, 76 Borzorgmehr, Mehdi 1974, 75 Craig, Todd 1993, 94 Duncan, Roger 1960 Bradbrook, Elliot 2006, 07 Crawford, Jackson 2017 Dutka, Chad 1993 Brencick, John 1977, 78, 79 Cregan, Bryce 2014, 15 Dzerowicz, Alex 1966, 67, 68, 69 Brenes, Reinaldo 2010, 11, 12, 13 Crichlow, Gus 1987, 88, 89, 90 Brenner, William 1971 Crites, Richard 1960, 61, 62, 63 E Brown, Nate 2017 Cross, Louis 2013 Earnest, Conrad 1978, 79 Brunner, Ford 1966, 67 Cunningham, James* 1954 Egbo, David 2017 Bucciarelli, Jon 1990, 91, 92 Cunningham, William 1955, 56, 58, 59 Eininger, Rich 1977, 78, 79, 80 Buczynski, Brad 1999 Elchuk, Curt 1987 Bunbury, Teal 2008, 09 D Eller, Allen 1995, 96, 97, 98 Burke, David 1985, 86 Dagilis, Matt 2008, 09, 11 English, Matt 1979, 80, 81 Burke, Chris 1977 Daily, Robert 1955, 56 Erlichman, Rostand 2006 Burke, Sean 1983, 84 Daka, Jim 1989, 90 Esworthy, Bert 1955, 56 Bush, Evan 2005, 06, 07, 08 Dakwar, Adi 2014, 15 Evison, Grahame 1985, 86, 87, 88 C Dambrot, Robby 2014, 15, 16 Damico, Chris 1991, 92 F Caldwell, Scott 2009, 10, 11, 12 Dargle, Benny 1975, 76, 77 Fadel, Claker 1960 Campbell, Kurt 2001, 02 Davis, Jason 1991, 92, 93, 94 Falzon, Charlie 1979, 80 Farkas, James* 1954

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Farrell, Paul 1968, 69, 70, 71 Hinds, Nick 2016, 17 Korb, Joe 2017 Feldhaus, Dale 1981, 82, 83 Hoag, Leonard 1960, 61, 62 Korecko, Henry 1978, 79 Feldman, Ed 1964 Hoffmeyer, Dave 1975, 76, 77 Kormanik, James 1959, 60 Fenlason, Jake 2013, 14, 15 Hollendonner, Paul 1960, 66, 68 Kosic, Mladen 1977, 78 Ferreira, Rubens 1969 Holmes, Luke 2011 Kotchin, Boomer 2004 Field, Jeremy 2004, 05 Holness, Corin 1991 Kozicki, Ashley 2005, 06 Filipe, Tony 1978, 79, 80, 81 Holthusen, Stuart 2014, 15, 16, 17 Kruppa, Walter 1957, 58, 59, 60 Fisi, Louis 1955, 56 Honeywill, Thomas 1957, 58 Kungl, Fritz 1958, 59, 61, 62 Fives, Phil 2012 Horner, Duncan 1991, 92, 93, 94 Kungl, Martin 1956, 57 Fleischmann, Ken 1975, 76, 77, 78 Huntington, Todd 2001, 02, 03, 04 Flagler, Adam 1998 L Flynn, Mike 1959, 60, 61 I LaGuardia, John 1967 Foldesy, Matt 2013 Ilic, Vedran 2006 LaGuardia, Paul 2002, 03, 05 Fonte, James 1965, 66, 68, 69 Iozzo, Vito 1970, 71, 72, 73 LaHood, John 1955 Fouts, Jack 1964, 65 Larsen, Christer 1997, 98, 99, 00 Fouts, Sean 1987, 88 J Laryea, Reggie 2016, 17 Frank, Dan 2003 Jacob, Win 1973 Laryea, Richie 2014, 15 Frick, Steve 1979, 81, 82, 83 Jalics, Laci 1987, 88, 89, 90 Lasoff, Ed 1964 Fuchs, Danny 1983, 84 Jalics, Miki 1986, 87, 88, 89 Lawson, Larry 1973 Johnston, Desmond 1994, 95, 97 LeBorgne, Henri 1962, 63, 64, 65 G Jones, Lee 1997, 98 Lee, Zion 1963, 64 Gable, T.J. 2000, 01, 02, 03 Jonozzo, Jack 1974 Leedham, Paul 1992, 93, 94, 95 Gaffney, Derek 1983, 84, 85, 86 LeGrand, Nick 1975, 76 Gainford, Sam 2014, 15, 16, 17 K Lewis, Jonathan 2016 Galich, Renato 1981 Kahsay, Ezana 2015, 16, 17 Loenardi, Tony 1970, 71, 72

Gallefoss, Andreas 1998 Kalan, Steve 2004, 05, 06, 07 Lewang, John 1968, 69, 70 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Gallego, Bryan 2011, 2012, 13 Kaufman, C.J. 2006, 2007 Lianidis, Steve 1973 Gamboa, William 1971 Kerr, Chris 1995, 96 Linares, Julio 1967, 68, 69, 70 Garcia-Aguilar, Jesse 2014, 15 Kissner, John 1966, 67, 68, 70 Lindstrom, Roy 1965, 66 Gates, Derrick 1991, 92, 93, 94 Kitchen, Perry 2010 Lippman, Tim 1965, 66, 67 Gatsinaris, George 1957, 58, 59, 60 Kletzien, Will 2000, 01, 02, 03 Long, Edmond 1956, 57 Gaustad, Kristian 2005, 06 Knowles, Cameron 2001, 02, 03, 04 Lonneman, Andy 1987, 88, 89, 90 Gavin, Blair 2007, 08, 09 Koch, Adam 1957, 58, 59 Lujan, Edmundo 1999, 00 Ghaffur, Faisal 2017 Kochosky, Neil 1960, 61, 63, 64 Lundt, Ben 2016, 17 Gleske, Chad 1992 Kolp, Patrick 1996, 97 Gliedt, Steve 1975, 76, 77, 78 Korb, Chris 2008, 09, 10 Gnandt, Chris 1999, 00, 01, 02 Golz, Reinhard 1965, 66 Goore, Kenneth 1962, 63, 64, 65 Graham, Derek 1988 Grant, Riley 2013 Gratian, Robbie 1985 Gravatt, Brett 2013 Griffith, Al 1956

H Hackworth, Morgan 2017 Hails, Alistair 1991, 92, 93, 94 Halay, Jerry 1969, 70 Hall, Rob 1994 Hamilton, Bart 1956 Hamilton, Chris 1988, 89, 90, 91 Handsor, Christian 1993, 94 Hannah, Gary 1980, 81 Haramis, Kim 1974 Harmon, Thomas* 1954 Harter, Skye 2016, 17 Hartnagel, Douglas 1962, 63, 64, 65 Harwat, Kirk 2002, 03 Hathcock, Ryan 2006 Haugland, Hans Jorgen 2001, 02, 03, 04 Haver, Robert 1954, 55, 56 Heffernan, Shawn 1993 Hengle, Benny 1976, 77, 78, 79 Henkle, Aaron 2008 Hey, Richard 1973, 74, 75 Heyburn, Chris 1973, 74 Heydt, Ken 1982, 83, 84, 85 Hilbish, Glenn* 1954

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S SOCCER M Morrison, Robert 1954, 55, 56 P Macchione, Anothony 2014, 15 Mouafo, Barth-Luther 2016, 17 Painter, Pat 1981 Maddox, Jeff 1994, 95, 96, 97 Moutinho, Joao 2017 Pantich, Milan 1971 Malcom, James 1967, 68 Moyano, Tito 1994 Parkinson, Richard 1970, 71, 72, 73 Mansell, Greg 2003 Muhl, Jason 1992 Parry, George 1955, 56 Mapp, Peter 1986, 87 Muhl, John 1966, 67 Parry, James 1958, 59, 60, 61 Margolin, Steve 1968 Mulrooney, William 1956, 57 Parry, Stu 1954, 55 Marich, Michael 1999, 00, 02, 03 Mulrooney, John 1989, 90, 91 Patterson, Richard 1954, 55, 56 Marich, Ryko 1991, 92, 94 Murphy, Brendan 2003, 04, 05 Payne, Mike 1992, 93, 94, 95 Marjan, Saleh 1967 Murphy, Brian 1996, 97, 98 Paynter, Quincey 1994, 95, 96 Marsden, Kent 1966, 67, 68 Murphy, Bruce 2001 Pearce, Davie 1964, 65

AKRON MEN ’ Matthews, Neil 1996, 97 Mwila, Yoram 2009 Pendleton, Shaun 1983, 84, 85 Mattocks, Darren 2010, 11 Pendleton, Tom 1981, 82, 83 Mauger, Yohann 2003, 04, 05 N Pereira, Joe 1978, 79, 80, 81 Mayer, David 2011 Nagbe, Darlington 2008, 09, 10 Perez, Jesus 2016 McAvinn, Patrick 1975 Najem, Adam 2013, 14, 15, 16 Perla, Simone 1968 McClain, Jonathan 2005, 06 Nanchoff, George 1973, 74, 75, 76 Pfister, Mark 1983, 84, 85, 86 McDermott, Jim 1980 Nanchoff, Louis 1975, 76, 77 Pietrangelo, Bernard 1969, 70 McEvoy, Cormac 1987, 88, 89, 90 Nanchoff, Michael 2007, 09, 10 Pina, Fernando 2013 McIntyre, John 1984, 85 Nash, Michael 1987, 88, 89, 90 Pinho, Daniel 1999, 00, 01, 02 McKenney, Devin 2006 Nash, Pat 1984, 85, 86, 87 Pitzer, Lester 1973 McKenzie, Ross 2002, 03, 04, 05 Nash, Tim 1981, 82, 83, 84 Polak, Bill 1972, 73, 74, 75 McNeil, William 1955, 56, 57 Nichol, Steve 1978, 79, 80, 81 Polack, Rich 1974, 75, 76 Meehan, Thomas 1963 Nosrati, Farroukh “Ed” 1969, 70, 72 Polychroniades, Dan 1961 Meves, David 2009, 10, 11, 12 Nunn, Nicholas 1997, 98 Popovic, Zdravko 1971, 72, 73, 74 Michalsen, Ossie 2005, 06, 07, 08 Nyheim, Geir 2005, 06 Portillos, Zac 2011, 12, 13 Michalski, Louis* 1954 Powers, Ben 1989, 90, 92, 93 Miklosi, Lazlo 1961 O Prouhet, John 1975, 76, 78 Milich, Pedrag “Pete” 1960, 61, 62, 63 Ochs, Lewis 1966, 67, 69 Prusha, Greg 1997, 98, 99, 00 Millard, Justin 1995, 96, 97, 98 O’Donnell, Danny 1985 Pryor, Kenny 1987, 88, 90, 91 Miller, Marc 1977, 78, 79 Odwell,x Ale 2001, 02, 03, 04 Ptacek, John 1994, 95 Miller, Randy 1974, 75, 76, 78 Oldham, Robert 1964, 65, 66 Pupik, Vojtech 1975, 76, 77, 78 Milligan, Kyle 1998, 99, 00, 01 Ontiveros, Martin 2010 Milovanovich, Miodrag 1964 O’Rourke, Tommy 1986, 88, 89 Q Mitchell, Bryan 1992, 93, 94, 95 Ostergren, Stefan 2006, 07, 08 Queiroga, Joseph 1965, 66, 67 Monsma, Ryan 1995 Otieno, George 1963, 64 Quinn, Aodhan 2011, 12, 13 Moreira, Pablo 2003, 04, 06, 07 Otten, Cope 1970, 71 Quirk, Nathan 2014

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R Radjen, Danilo 2014, 15, 16 Raphael, Bill 1963 Reed, Jack* 1954 Reichard, Peter 1961, 62 Reymann, Steve 1969 Reynolds, Brett 1988, 89, 90, 91 Rhoads, Gabe 1995, 96, 97, 99 Riggs, Lynn 1957 Robertson, Douglass 1966, 67 Robinson, Matthew 1991 Robson, Josh 1994 Rockwood, Paul 1969, 70, 71, 72 Rodgers, Scott 1989 Roetzel, Nick 1958 Rosenthal, Harvey 1960, 61, 62 Ross, Bill 1962 Ross, Frank 1995, 97, 98, 99 Rozen, Michael 1961, 62 Ruhaak, Brad 2014, 15, 16 Ruman, Andrew 1957, 60, 61 Rushing, Kevin 1995 Russo, Mario* 1954

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Sadler, Justin 2005 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Salmon, Bosville 1971, 72, 73, 74 Samelko, Brad 2003 Sanda, Tyler 2014, 15, 16 Sandels, Ted 1955, 56 Sandoval, Ivan 2007 Sarkodie, Kofi 2008, 09, 10 Sasso, Phil 1964, 65 Steiner, Mark 1974, 75, 76, 77 Valentin, Zarek 2009, 10 Saunders, Tor 2017 Stengren, Ryan 1991, 92, 93, 94 Vaughan, James* 1954 Scarpelli, Glenn 1982, 83, 84, 85 Stevenson Eric 2010, 11, 12, 13 Vaughan, Lawton 54, 55, 56 Scheall, Brian 2002, 03, 04 Stevenson, Eric 1996, 97, 98 Veris, Kyle 2001, 02 Schier, Fritz 1968, 69 Stillmayer, Udo 1962, 63, 64, 65 Vigen, Lara 1989, 90, 91 Schiraldi, Joe 1971 Stock, Brian 1991, 93, 94, 95 Volpe, Greg 1976, 77 Schiraldi, Vito 1978, 80 Strachan, Daniel 2017 Vrablic, John 1988, 90, 92 Schmidt, Troy 2000 Strecker, Dave 1978, 79, 80, 81 W Schmitt, Thomas 2010, 11, 12 Suiter, Carl 1962, 63, 64, 65 Schneider, Matt 1992, 93, 94, 95 Swaney, Doug 1996, 97, 98 Wahl, Bill 1994, 95, 96, 97 Schubert, Franz 1957, 58, 59 Szabat, Ray 1980, 81, 82, 83 Walters, Daniel 1965 Scott, Roderick 1985, 86, 87, 88 Szeghalmi, Zoltan 1968, 69 Walters, Josh 1996 Senk, Wally 1995, 96 Sziraky, Jospeh 1959 Wasylow,Larry 1967 Senn, David 2000, 01, 02, 03 Weinstein, Doug 1976 T Sensky, Kory 1985, 86, 87, 88 Wells, David 1986, 87, 88, 89 Sepe, Sean 2014, 15 Temo, James 1955, 56 Wiedt, Shane 2015, 16, 17 Serna, Dillon 2012 Temo, Lawrence* 1954 Wild, Brian 1994, 95, 96, 97 Sharkey, Glenn 1981, 82, 83, 84 Thacker, Justin 2000, 01 Wilkinson, Paul 1990, 91, 92, 93 Shoyoye, Bimbo 1971, 72, 73, 74 Theuma, Charles 1978, 79, 80, 81 Willenbacher, John 1969, 70 Shultz, Nate 2014, 15, 16, 17 Thompson, Michael 1987 Williams, Charles 1956, 57 Shutway, Jerry 1978, 79 Tilton, Norman 1955, 56, 58 Williams, David 1964, 65, 67 Simmons, Cliff 1976 Tipton, Andrew 2005, 06, 07 Wilt, Bruce 1961, 62, 63 Simonsen, Remi 1999, 00, 01 Toth, Steve 1977 Wilt, David 1963 Sipos, Corey 2004, 05, 07 Trapp, Wil 2011, 12 Y Slater, Steven 1989, 90, 91, 92 Tsitiridis, Savas 1980, 81 Smith, Barry 1990 Tuber, Jeremy 1993 Young, Brad 1991, 92 Smith, Dan 1980, 81, 82 Tulloch, McKauly 2010 Yedlin, DeAndre 2011, 12 Smith, Matt 1984, 85, 86, 87 Turnbull, Neil 1986, 87, 88, 89 Z Smith, Robert 1972, 73, 74, 75 Tutich, Matt 2005, 06, 07, 08 Soares, Goncalo 2015, 16 Zajac, Marcel 2016, 17 U Souders, Andrew 2012, 13, 14, 15 Zakuani, Steve 2007, 08 Souto, Victor 2013, 14, 15 Ubiparipovic, Sinisa 2004, 05, 06 Zastawniak, Ken 1963 Spanos, Jerry 1980, 81, 82 Zemanski, Ben 2006, 07, 08, 09 V Speas, Ben 2009, 10 Zupko, David 1986, 87, 88, 89 Spelling, Simon 1980, 81, 82, 83 Vadnay, Andy 1964, 65, 66, 67 Sprague, Matt 1998, 99 Vajda, Mehrdad 1972 *Non-lettermen; members of first soccer team. Stahl, Roby 1971, 73, 74 Valentic, John 1989

51 #IamaZip 51 #IamAkron NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY S SOCCER Akron celebrates after winning the 2010 NCAA title NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY: YEAR-BY-YEAR (28-26-9) YEAR OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT YEAR OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT 1961 Saint Louis (NCAA Midwest Playoffs) St. Louis, Mo. L, 2-7 2002 Notre Dame (NCAA First Round) South Bend, Ind. L, 1-3 1963 Lake Forest (NCAA Midwest Playoffs) Jacksonville, Ill. W, 3-2 2003 Rutgers (NCAA Second Round) Akron, Ohio W, 3-2 Ohio Wesleyan Jacksonville, Ill. L, 1-2 Maryland (NCAA Third Round) College Park, Md. L, 0-1 1964 Denison (NCAA Midwest Regional) Granville, Ohio W, 3-0 2004 Michigan (NCAA First Round) Ann Arbor, Mich. L, 1-2 Wheaton Granville, Ohio L, 1-3 2005 West Virginia (NCAA Second Round) Akron, Ohio W, 5-0 AKRON MEN ’ 1966 Michigan State (NCAA Midwest Playoffs) Akron, Ohio L, 0-2 No. 8 Connecticut (NCAA Third Round) Storrs, Conn. T, 3-3 (4-3 PK) 1967 Temple (NCAA Playoffs) Philadelphia, Pa. W, 1-0 No. 1 Maryland (NCAA Quarterfinals) College Park, Md. T, 1-1 (1-4 PK) Michigan State Akron, Ohio L, 1-3 2007 South Florida (NCAA Second Round) Akron, Ohio L, 0-1 (2OT) 1968 Michigan State (NCAA Midwest Playoffs) Akron, Ohio L, 0-1 2008 Ohio State (NCAA Second Round) Akron, Ohio^ W, 1-0 (2OT) 1970 Saint Louis (NCAA Midwest Playoffs) St. Louis, Mo. L, 0-7 Northwestern (NCAA Third Round) Evanston, Ill. L, 0-1 1971 SIU-Edwardsville (NCAA Midwest Playoffs) Akron, Ohio L, 0-2 1972 vs. Mo.-St. Louis (NCAA Midwest Playoffs) Edwardsville, Ill. W, 4-2 vs. SIU-Edwardsville Edwardsville, Ill. L, 2-3 1975 Saint Louis (NCAA Midwest Playoffs) St. Louis, Mo. L, 1-2 1976 Indiana (NCAA Midwest Playoffs) Akron, Ohio L, 1-2 1983 Green Bay (NCAA Playoffs) Akron, Ohio W, 7-0 Indiana Bloomington, Ind. L, 1-2 (OT) 1984 Evansville (NCAA Tournament) Evansville, Ind. L, 2-3 1985 Indiana (NCAA Tournament) Bloomington, Ind. L, 0-2 1986 Evansville (NCAA Tournament) Evansville, Ind. W, 2-1 (OT) Penn State (NCAA Quarterfinals) Akron, Ohio W, 2-1 Fresno State (NCAA Semifinals) Tacoma, Wash. W, 1-0 Duke (NCAA Final) Tacoma, Wash. L, 0-1 1998 Indiana (NCAA First Round) Bloomington, Ind. L, 2-3 (2OT) 2001 South Florida (NCAA First Round) State College, Pa. L, 1-2 Akron taking the field at the 1986 College Cup in Tacoma, Wash.

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Akron’s 2017 College Cup squad in Philadelphia, Pa.

YEAR OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT YEAR OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT 2009 South Florida (NCAA Second Round) Akron, Ohio W, 2-0 2013 Indiana (NCAA First Round) Akron, Ohio W, 3-2 Stanford (NCAA Third Round) Akron, Ohio W, 2-0 at No. 9 Marquette (NCAA Second Round) Milwaukee, Wisc. L, 0-1 (OT) No. 8 Tulsa (NCAA Quarterfinals) Akron, Ohio W, 1-0 2014 at Ohio State (NCAA First Round) Columbus, Ohio T, 1-1 (12-13 PK) No. 5 North Carolina (NCAA Semifinals) Cary, N.C. T, 0-0 (5-4 PK) 2015 No. 23 Rutgers (NCAA Second Round) Akron, Ohio W, 6-1 No. 2 Virginia (NCAA Final) Cary, N.C. T, 0-0 (2-3 PK) No. 11 SMU (NCAA Third Round) Akron, Ohio W, 2-1 2010 West Virginia (NCAA Second Round) Akron, Ohio W, 3-2 No. 3 Creighton (NCAA Quarterfinal) Akron, Ohio W, 3-2 (2OT) No. 14 Indiana (NCAA Third Round) Akron, Ohio W, 2-1 No. 1 Stanford (NCAA Semifinal) Kansas City, Kan. T, 0-0 (2OT) (7-8 PK) No. 6 California (NCAA Quarterfinal) Akron, Ohio T, 3-3 (3-2) 2016 Villanova (NCAA First Round) Akron, Ohio W, 2-0 No. 10 Michigan (NCAA Semifinal) Santa Barbara, Calif. W, 2-1 at No. 4 Indiana (NCAA Second Round) Bloomington, Ind. L, 0-1 No. 1 Louisville (NCAA Final) Santa Barbara, Calif. W, 1-0 2017 No. 22 Seattle (NCAA Second Round) Akron, Ohio W, 3-0 2011 Northwestern (NCAA First Round) Akron, Ohio W, 3-1 No. 13 Wisconsin (NCAA Third Round) Akron, Ohio W, 3-2 (2OT) No. 6 SMU (NCAA Second Round) , W, 3-2 at No. 6 Louisville (NCAA Quarterfinal) Louisville, Ky. T, 0-0 (4-3 PK) Charlotte (NCAA Third Round) Charlotte, N.C. L, 0-1 No. 1 Stanford (NCAA Semifinal) Chester, Pa. L, 0-2 2012 Michigan (NCAA Second Round) Akron, Ohio W, 2-1 ^ - played at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, Akron, Ohio No. 12 Creighton (NCAA Third Round) Akron, Ohio T, 1-1 (4-5 PK)

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Sam Gainford Stuart Holthusen

NCAA SECOND ROUND NCAA THIRD ROUND NO. 3 AKRON 3, NO. 22 SEATTLE 0 NO. 3 AKRON 3, NO. 13 WISCONSIN 2 (2OT) NOV. 19, 2017 • AKRON, OHIO NOV. 25, 2017 • AKRON, OHIO AKRON, Ohio - University of Akron men’s soccer seniors Sam Gainford and Stuart AKRON, Ohio - A golden goal in the 92nd minute (91:09) from senior Stuart Holthusen continued their dominating run of play netting a goal apiece to lead the Holthusen propelled the third-rated and fifth-seeded University of Akron men’s soccer third-rated and fifth-seeded Zips to a 3-0 victory past No. 22 Seattle in the second team to a 3-2 overtime triumph past No. 13 Wisconsin to advance to the Elite Eight of round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship on Nov. 19, 2017 at FirstEnergy the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship on Nov. 25, 2017 at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Cadet Field.

S SOCCER The Zips outshot the Redhawks in the affair, 12-4, including posting a 5-2 advantage Setting up the game-winning tally was Marcel Zajac, who played in a ball from the in shots on goal. Gainford paced the Zips’ offensive efforts with a game-high four endline that ricocheted off the leg of the Wisconsin defender to the foot of Holthusen, shots, while contributing two shots apiece was Holthusen and Skye Harter. Alex who knocked in the goal to begin a jubilant celebration for Akron. Roldan collected a team-high three shots for the Redhawks. The Zips won the battle of shots on the afternoon, 14-10, despite the Badgers Goalkeeper Ben Lundt pulled in two saves for Akron, while his counterpart, Josh bettering Akron in shots on frame, 6-5. Adachi made two saves for Seattle. Sam Gainford led the Zips’ offensive efforts registering a pair of goals on the strength Equally impressive for the Zips was the play of its defensive backline of seniors Niko of a game-high five shots, including three on frame. Skye Harter and Holthusen De Vera and Nate Shultz and freshmen Joao Moutinho and Daniel Strachan. added three and two shots, respectively, for Akron, while senior Manuel Cordeiro and Zajac each collected an assist. Mike Catalano netted a pair of goals for Wisconsin en The Zips broke into the scoring column in the seventh minute (6:27) when Gainford route to joining Tom Barlow with a team-best three shots apiece. connected on a strike from 15 yards out off an assist from senior Manuel Cordeiro. AKRON MEN ’ The tally came off a strong give-and-go at the top of the box by Cordeiro to streaking Goalkeeper Ben Lundt pulled in three saves for the Zips, while Akron’s biggest stop Gainford, who delivered the ball into the corner of the net to give the Zips a 1-0 lead. was a clearance off the line in the 80th minute (79:30) for a team save by Nate Shultz, that prevented the Badgers from assuming a 3-2 lead. Philipp Schilling finished the The Zips held a 1-0 lead at the intermission after outpacing Seattle in shots in the affair with a pair of saves for Wisconsin. opening stanza, 7-0, including 2-0 edge in shots on frame. The Zips controlled the run of play for the majority of the opening period before The Redhawks came out of the gate to begin the second half as the aggressors Wisconsin found its rhythm for extended stretches over the final 45 minutes of registering their first three shots of the game and of the final period for either team. regulation. Lundt denied the first two strikes on goal by Roldan (45:57) and Nick Prasad (49:00) as he made a pair of saves, including a diving stop to deny the scoring chances. In the 14th minute (13:07), Gainford delivered a shot from 25 yards out that beat Schilling to give the Zips a 1-0 advantage before Catalano netted the equalizer for the Roldan narrowly missed connecting on the equalizer for Seattle in the 66th minute Badgers at the 25:35 mark. (65:55) as his shot in the box went inches wide of the corner of the goal. Gainford did not miss on his next scoring chance as he connected for the goal, his De Vera followed in the 73rd minute delivering a beautiful pass to a streaking career-best 10th tally of the season, in the 67th minute (66:51) to push the Zips ahead Holthusen, who spun past the defender and punched in his team-leading 11th tally by one, 2-1. Cordeiro curled in a ball from left to right into the box where Gainford of the season at the 72:10 mark to extend Akron’s lead to 2-0. found the lower 90 to record his fifth career multi-goal effort, including two this year.

Sophomore Marcel Zajac capped the scoring for the Zips on the afternoon with a goal Catalano squared the affair at two in the 77th minute (76:31) striking home his 10th in the 89th minute (88:16). goal of the season as he delivered a strike off a free kick from .

The defense saved the day for Akron in the 80th minute (79:30) as Catalano connected on a shot in the box that only a clearance by Shultz prevented the Badgers from assuming a 3-2 lead.

Akron capitalized in overtime as the first shot for either team enabled Holthusen to earn his 12th career game-winning tally, a total which includes a team-best six game- winners this season.

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Akron after advancing to its fifth College Cup in program history Nate Shultz

NCAA ELITE EIGHT NCAA COLLEGE CUP SEMIFINALS NO. 3 AKRON 0, NO. 6 LOUISVILLE 0 (4-3 PK) NO. 1 STANFORD 2, NO. 3 AKRON 0

DEC. 1, 2017 • LOUISVILLE, KY. DEC. 8, 2017 • CHESTER, PA. 2018 MEDIA GUIDE LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Akron men’s soccer senior Niko De Vera stepped to CHESTER, Pa. - A goal in each half proved too much for the second-ranked and fifth- the line and delivered a successful penalty that will go down in Zips’ lore as third- seeded University of Akron men’s soccer team to overcome as ninth-seeded and top- ranked and fifth-seeded Akron punched its ticket to its fifth-ever College Cup (1986, rated Stanford registered a 2-0 triumph past the Zips in the College Cup semifinals on 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017) edging fourth-seeded and No. 6 Louisville in six rounds Dec. 8, 2017, at Talen Energy Stadium. of penalty kicks, 4-3, on Dec. 1, 2017 in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championships. The Cardinal bettered Akron in shots in the affair, 13-7, including posting a 6-5 margin in shots in goal. Joao Moutinho directed Akron’s offensive production recording a The outcome of the game officially went down in the record books as a 0-0 double- team-best two shots. and Corey Baird led Stanford with a game-high overtime draw. three shots apiece.

The tilt was first meeting between the two teams since the Zips captured the 2010 Goalkeeper Ben Lundt pulled in four saves for the Zips, while Nico Corti made five NCAA title on the strength of a 1-0 victory past the Cardinals in Santa Barbara, Calif. saves en route to earning the clean sheet for Stanford.

Sparked by a 6-2 advantage in shots in overtime, Akron bettered the Cardinals in Skye Harter recorded the first shot for the Zips on the evening playing a ball from shots on the evening, 15-11, including 3-2 on goal. distance on net in the eighth minute (7:38), one which Corti denied with a save.

Despite the flurry of shots in overtime, the outcome of the defensive contest came Just over a minute later, Niko De Vera played a ball down the sideline and into the box down to penalty kicks to decide a winner. to Marcel Zajac, whose header at the 8:57 mark went just wide of frame.

Louisville went first in the penalty shots and Mohamed Thiaw’s attempt sailed high The Cardinal slowly began to pepper the Zips’ attack with five consecutive shots, before Stuart Holthusen found the right side of the net to give the Zips a 1-0 edge including save by Ben Lundt at the 18:30 mark off a shot by Baird. after one round. Unable to defensively clear a ball in the box in the 26th minute (25:30) enabled the Adam Wilson followed for the Cardinals knocking in his attempt in round two, before Cardinal to assume a 1-0 lead when Langsdorf headed home a ball from eight yards Will Meyer made a diving save on Pau Belana’s shot. out off an assist from Baird.

In round three, Tim Kubel gave Louisville a 2-1 advantage connecting on his shot to The Zips didn’t get off a shot the remainder of the half and were outshot in the the left, while Skye Harter had his attempt thwarted by a stop from Meyer. opening stanza, 9-2, including 4-1 on goal.

Akron goalkeeper Ben Lundt made a key save on Adrien Cabon’s attempt in round Lundt made a sliding save of a strike by Baird in the 52nd minute (51:58) from 10 four to set the stage for Sam Gainford to even the penalty kicks at two, which he did yards out to prevent a Stanford scoring chance. with a strike to the left corner. Akron’s best scoring opportunity came in the 61st minute with back-to-backs shots In the deciding fifth round, Tate Schmitt delivered a successful kick to the upper right from David Egbo and De Vera at the 60:26 and 60:31 marks, respectively. before Joao Moutinho stepped to the line and powered his shot into the back of the net to extend penalty kicks to sudden-death with the scored tied at three. Egbo got a step on the defender in the box and uncorked a shot that Corti made a diving save off of before De Vera knocked back the deflection, which was smothered Sawyer Edwards addressed his shot for the Cardinals and went to the left where a for a stop for a save. diving Lundt thwarted the attempt with a brilliant save. Calming stepping to the line and delivering with a deft shot to the upper left was De Vera, who garnered the Zips’ Sam Werner extended the Cardinal’ lead to 2-0 in the 79th minute (78:52) striking a first victory in penalty kicks since edging California in the Elite Eight in 2010 en route ball from the corner of the six-yard box which hit the cross bar before deflecting down to winning the national title. into the net.

Gainford and Manuel Cordeiro directed Akron’s offensive efforts registering a game- Moutinho got some pressure on the Stanford defense over the final three minutes of high four shots apiece. Schmitt led the Cardinals recording four shots. play placing shots on frame at the 87:11 and 88:55 marks, respectively, both of which were thwarted by saves from Corti. Lundt earned his 10th shutout of the season on the strength of making a pair of saves, while Meyer also netted a clean sheet corralling three stops for Louisville.

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Nick Hinds Jonathan Lewis

NCAA FIRST ROUND NCAA SECOND ROUND NO. 23 AKRON 2, VILLANOVA 0 NO. 4 INDIANA 1, NO. 23 AKRON 0 NOV. 22, 2016 • AKRON, OHIO NOV. 20, 2016 • BLOOMINGTON, IND. AKRON, Ohio - University of Akron freshman Nick Hinds registered his second BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The University of Akron men’s soccer team put forth a consecutive two-goal effort to spark the Zips to a 2-0 triumph over Villanova in the valiant effort in its second round NCAA Tournament showdown with fourth-rated and opening round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament on Nov. 17, 2016 at FirstEnergy seventh-seeded Indiana on Nov. 20, 2016, but the Zips were unable to garner the Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. tally they needed as the Hoosiers registered a 1-0 victory. The Zips controlled the run of play throughout the affair registering a 20-2 advantage The Zips, who were outshot in the affair, 13-12, were led by a game-high five shots

S SOCCER in shots, including 9-0 on goal. from Nick Hinds, while Sam Gainford contributed a four-shot performance. Sam Gainford recorded a game-high eight shots for Akron, while Hinds and Ezana Goalkeeper Ben Lundt recorded three saves for the Zips. Kahsay contributed five and three shots, respectively. Indiana scored what proved to be the game-winning tally in the 54th minute (53:16) Hinds’ multi-goal outing marked the first for a Zip in NCAA Tournament play since as Billy McConnell was credited with the goal off a scrum in the middle of the six-yard Stuart Holthusen scored a pair in Akron’s 6-1 victory past Rutgers in the second round box. The tally came off a corner kick delivered into the box by that of the 2015 NCAA Tournament. appeared to be knocked into the goal off a Zips’ defender. Goalkeeper Ben Lundt didn’t need to make a save for the Zips en route to posting his Akron continued to battle and push the ball into the defensive third against the 11th shutout of the season. Hoosiers, but three of the Zips’ five second-half shots were blocked, denying the scoring opportunity. Hinds struck two of those attempts at the 62:27 and 74:11 After an opening 10 minutes of play where each side looked to execute its game marks, respectively. AKRON MEN ’ plan without finding the back of the net, Hinds nearly capitalized for Akron at the 13:06 mark off a pair of corner-to-corner passes from Gainford and Holthusen, but Lundt registered two of his three saves for Akron over the final 45 minutes. unfortunately, his shot on goal went just wide. The Zips opened up the affair as the aggressors offensively as Adam Najem had a Gainford continued to attack on the offensive end unfurling a shot at the 38:17 mark strong play on a ball at the 2:51 mark off a corner kick by Niko De Vera, but his shot which was denied finding the back of the net by a team save, before his follow-up was blocked. attempt at the 38:23 mark was blocked. The Hoosiers were able to push the ball down to the Zips’ defensive end where Lundt Following a failed defensive clearance by Villanova, Hinds corralled the ball and came up with a huge save from six yards out off a shot from Austin Panchot in the fifth unleashed a shot that bested Will Steiner in the 39th minute (38:34) to score what minute (4:49). proved to be the game-winning tally. A 1v1 opportunity by Panchot in the 27th minute went just over the net despite a The Zips entered the intermission maintaining a 1-0 advantage on the strength of a diving save attempt by Lundt. 9-1 margin in shots in the opening stanza. Hinds nearly gave Akron a 1-0 lead in the 36th minute (35:02) as he beat three Hinds’ second goal of the evening was set-up by a spectacular save of a ball destined Indiana defenders to get a shot off inside the six-yard box, one that was saved by to roll out of play on the sideline by the Akron bench by Goncalo Soares. He was able Christian Lomeli, before Hinds got off a shot on the deflection that hit the side netting. to save the ball and serve the ball down the line where Jonathan Lewis was able to make a spin move on the defender and push the ball into the box finding Hinds for Inserted into the game in the 29th minute, Ezana Kahsay was the recipient of a well- the goal at the 72:53 mark. played pass into the box from Gainford at the 43:33 mark, which he fired on goal, but his strike was denied by a Lomeli save. The Zips clamped down defensive over the final 17 minutes to register their 11th clean sheet of the season and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament Shots were all square at seven in the initial stanza with the Zips posting a 3-1 margin for ninth time in the last 10 years. in shots on goal.

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ALL-TIME MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RESULTS (33-8-5) YEAR OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT SCORE YEAR OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT SCORE 1994 Bowling Green (Semifinals) Akron, Ohio L 0-1 2005 W. Michigan (Semifinals) Akron, Ohio W 5-0 1995 (Semifinals) Kalamazoo, Mich. W 2-0 Buffalo (Final) Akron, Ohio T 0-0 (7-6 PK) Bowling Green (Final) Kalamazoo, Mich. L 0-2 2006 Bowling Green (Semifinals) DeKalb, Ill. W 8-2 1996 (Semifinals) Bowling Green, Ohio L 0-2 Northern Illinois (Final) DeKalb, Ill. L 0-1 1997 Easter Michigan (Quarterfinals) Oxford, Ohio W 4-0 2007 Northern Illinois (Quarterfinals) Akron, Ohio W 2-1 (2OT) Miami (Semifinals) Oxford, Ohio W 2-0 Buffalo (Final) Akron, Ohio W 1-0 (2OT) Bowling Green (Final) Oxford, Ohio L 0-1 2008 Hartwick (Semifinals) Akron, Ohio T 1-1 (3-0 PK) 1998 W. Michigan (Quarterfinals) Lexington, Ky. W 5-0 Northern Illinois (Final) Akron, Ohio W 1-0 (2OT) Buffalo (Semifinals) Lexington, Ky. W 3-2 (3OT) 2009 Northern Illinois (Semifinals) Akron, Ohio W 1-0 Bowling Green (Final) Akron, Ohio W 4-1 Hartwick (Final) Akron, Ohio W 2-1 1999 W. Michigan (Quarterfinals) DeKalb, Ill. L 1-2 2010 Buffalo (Semifinals) Akron, Ohio W 3-1 2000 Buffalo (Quarterfinals) Buffalo, N.Y. L 1-2 W. Michigan (Final) Akron, Ohio W 4-0 2001 Northern Illinois (Quarterfinals) Akron, Ohio W 2-1 (4OT) 2011 W. Michigan (Semifinal) Akron, Ohio T 1-1 (3-4 PK) Marshall (Semifinals) Akron, Ohio W 2-1 2012 Bowling Green (Semifinal) Akron, Ohio W 2-0 Kentucky (Final) Lexington, Ky. L 0-1 (2OT) Northern Illinois (Final) Akron, Ohio W 2-0 2002 W. Michigan (Quarterfinals) Huntington, W.Va. W 3-0 2013 West Virginia (Semifinal) Akron, Ohio W 3-0 Marshall (Semifinals) Bowling Green, Ohio T 2-2 (4-3 PK) Western Michigan (Final) Akron, Ohio W 4-1 Bowling Green (Final) Bowling Green, Ohio W 4-1 2014 Western Michigan (Semifinal) Akron, Ohio W 2-1 2003 Buffalo (Quarterfinals) Bowling Green, Ohio W 2-0 Bowling Green (Final) Akron, Ohio W 2-1 W. Michigan (Semifinals) Bowling Green, Ohio T 0-0 (2OT) 2015 West Virginia (Semifinal) Akron, Ohio W 3-2 2004 Bowling Green (Quarterfinals) Kalamazoo, Mich. W 1-0 Buffalo (Final) Akron, Ohio W 1-0 Buffalo (Semifinals) Kalamazoo, Mich. W 4-1 2016 Western Michigan (Semifinal) Akron, Ohio W 4-0 W. Michigan (Final) Akron, Ohio W 6-1 Buffalo (Final) Akron, Ohio W 2-1 2017 SIU Edwardsville (Semifinal) Kalamazoo, Mich. W 2-1 (2OT) Western Michigan (Final) Kalamazoo, Mich. W 3-1

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2017 MAC Tournament Champions 2016 MAC Tournament Champions S SOCCER 2015 MAC Tournament Champions 2014 MAC Tournament Champions AKRON MEN ’

2013 MAC Tournament Champions 2012 MAC Tournament Champions

2010 MAC Tournament Champions

GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC 58 AKRON RECORDS TEAM RECORDS

SINGLE GAME SEASON HIGHS GOALS SCORED OPPONENT SCORE YEAR GOALS SCORED GAMES AVERAGE YEAR 1. 14 vs. Youngstown State W, 14-1 1974 1. 73 14 5.2/game 1961 2. 12 vs. Cleveland State W, 12-2 2005 2. 69 11 6.3/game 1960 at Youngstown State W, 12-0 1981 3. 68 23 3.0/game 2005 vs. Western Reserve W, 12-2 1958 4. 64 25 2.6/game 2010 5. 10 vs. Wright State W, 10-1 1983 5. 63 22 2.9/game 1983 vs. Cincinnati W, 10-0 1975 6. 62 18 3.4/game 1981 vs. Case Tech W, 10-0 1961 vs. Case Tech W, 10-2 1957 ASSISTS GAMES AVERAGE YEAR 1. 86 21 4.1/game 1998 ASSISTS OPPONENT SCORE YEAR 2. 61 25 2.4/game 2010 1. 13 vs. Cleveland State W, 12-2 2005 3. 59 23 2.6/game 2005 2. 10 vs. Michigan W, 7-1 2010 21 2.8/game 1997 3. 9 vs. Bowling Green W, 8-2 2005 5. 54 24 2.3/game 2017 4. 8 vs. Wright State W, 8-0 2008 6. 49 23 2.1/game 2011 5. 7 at Northern Illinois W, 7-0 2016 25 2.0/game 2009 vs. Bowling Green W, 4-0 2015 8. 47 24 2.3/game 2015 at Buffalo W, 5-2 2011 47 22 2.1/game 2012 vs. Bowling Green W, 6-0 2009 10. 45 22 2.1/game 2016 vs. Florida Atlantic W, 7-0 2008 vs. Youngstown State W, 14-1 1974 SHOTS GAMES AVERAGE YEAR 1. 428 22 19.4/game 2013 SHOTS OPPONENT SCORE YEAR 2. 426 22 19.4/game 2012 1. 34 vs. Northern Illinois W, 2-1 (4OT) 2001 3. 421 24 17.5/game 2015 vs. Robert Morris W, 4-0 1997 4. 412 25 16.5/game 2009 3. 33 vs. Bowling Green W, 2-0 2012 5. 408 25 16.3/game 2010 vs. Canisius W, 5-1 1994 6. 374 23 16.3/game 2011 vs. Northern Kentucky W, 5-1 1987 7. 373 22 17.0/game 2016 6. 32 vs. Penn State W, 2-1 2013 8. 371 21 17.7/game 1998 7. 31 vs. Creighton T, 1-1 2012 9. 347 23 15.1/game 2005 8. 30 at Bowling Green W, 2-0 2012 10. 345 23 15.0/game 2008 at Northern Illinois W, 2-0 1998 21 16.4/game 1997 at Western Michigan W, 5-1 1997 POINTS GAMES AVERAGE YEAR GOALS ALLOWED OPPONENT SCORE YEAR 1. 202 21 9.6/game 1998 1. 10 vs. Indiana L, 0-10 1994 2. 195 23 8.5/game 2005 2. 9 at Ohio L, 4-9 1962 3. 189 25 7.6/game 2010 3. 6 at UCLA L, 1-6 2016 4. 165 25 6.6/game 2009 at SIU Edwardsville L, 0-6 1978 5. 161 21 7.7/game 1997 S SOCCER at Michigan State L, 4-6 1962 6. 159 24 6.6/game 2015 Ohio State W, 8-6 1962 7. 154 24 6.4/game 2017 8. 149 19 7.8/game 1990 SEASON HIGHS 9. 145 23 6.3/game 2011 WINS RECORD PCT. YEAR 10. 139 22 6.3/game 2012 1. 23 23-1-1 .940 2009 2. 22 22-1-2 .920 2010 SHUTOUTS RECORDED GAMES AVERAGE YEAR 3. 18 18-4-2 .792 2017 1. 19 25 0.8/game 2009 18-3-3 .813 2015 2. 16 22 0.7/game 2012 18-1-3 .886 2012 3. 15 23 0.7/game 2005 18-1-4 .870 2005 4. 14 25 0.6/game 2010 7. 17 17-2-4 .826 2008 23 0.6/game 2008 17-3-1 .833 1998 6. 13 22 0.6/game 2003 17-4-1 .795 2013 24 0.5/game 1986 AKRON MEN ’ 17-4-3 .771 1986 22 0.6/game 1983 LOSSES RECORD PCT. YEAR FEWEST GOALS ALLOWED GAMES AVERAGE YEAR 1. 10 9-10-0 .474 1992 1. 7 25 0.3/game 2009 2. 9 9-9-1 .500 1996 2. 8 22 0.4/game 2012 3. 8 10-8-2 .550 2002 10 0.8/game 1958 10-8-3 .548 1989 4. 10 14 0.7/game 1975 5. 7 10-7-1 .583 2001 10 1.0/game 1959 7-7-3 .500 2000 6. 11 23 0.5/game 2008 7-7-2 .500 1979 8 1.4/game 1956 4-7-0 .364 1965 LOWEST GAA GOALS ALLOWED MIN. PLAYED GAMES YEAR TIES RECORD PCT. YEAR 1. 0.27 7 2,300:47 25 2009 1. 4 15-4-4 .739 2011 2. 0.35 8 2,040:00 22 2012 17-2-4 .826 2008 3. 0.45 11 2,203:11 23 2008 18-1-4 .870 2005 4. 0.51 12 2,132:09 23 2005 3 13-6-3 .659 2016 5. 0.55 12 1,986:35 21 2007 18-3-3 .813 2015 6. 0.57 14 2,229:46 24 2017 18-1-3 .886 2012 7. 0.58 13 2,018:20 22 2003 13-5-3 .690 2004 8. 0.59 13 1,950:00 21 1987 7-7-3 .500 2000 10-8-3 .548 1989 12-5-3 .643 1988 12-6-3 .643 1987 17-4-3 .771 1986 12-5-3 .643 1985 15-2-3 .825 1984 12-3-3 .750 1982 9-3-3 .700 1971

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SINGLE-GAME GOALS NAME OPPONENT YEAR GAA NAME MINS. GOALS GP/GS YEAR 1. 7 Pete Milich Frostburg 1962 1. 0.28 David Meves 2,253 7 25/25 2009 2. 4 Ross McKenzie Western Michigan 2004 2. 0.35 David Meves 2,040 8 22/22 2012 John Young 1992 3. 0.46 Evan Bush 2,158 11 23/23 2008 3. 3 Several Players 4. 0.51 Evan Bush 2,132 12 23/23 2005 5. 0.54 Sean Burke 1,680 10 20/20 1983 ASSISTS NAME OPPONENT YEAR 6. 0.55 Evan Bush 1,957 12 21/21 2007 1. 4 Michael Nanchoff Bowling Green 2009 7. 0.58 Ben Lundt 1,869 12 20/20 2017 George Nanchoff Youngstown State 1974 Justin Christafaris 2,018 13 22/22 2003 Ed Bender Western Reserve 1956 9. 0.59 David Zupko 1,920 13 21/21 1987 4. 3 Skye Harter SIU Edwardsville 2017 10. 0.62 Fernando Pina 1,731 12 18/18 2013 Sam Gainford Ohio State 2015 Saad Abdul-Salaam Cleveland State 2014 SHUTOUTS NAME GP/GS YEAR Adam Najem West Virginia 2013 1. 17 David Meves 25/25 2009 Michael Nanchoff Florida Atlantic 2010 2. 16 David Meves 22/22 2012 Anthony Ampaipitakwong at Wright State 2007 3. 14 Evan Bush 23/23 2005 Brendan Murphy Cleveland State 2005 4. 13 Evan Bush 23/23 2008 Hans Jorgen Haugland at Cleveland State 2002 Justin Christafaris 22/22 2003 Orjan Bjaneso at Clemson 1999 6. 12 Evan Bush 21/21 2007 Justin Millard at Western Michigan 1997 David Zupko 24/24 1986 Duncan Horner at Evansville 1993 Sean Burke 18/18 1983 Paul Wilkinson at UW-Green Bay 1990 9. 11 Ben Lundt 22/22 2016 David Meves 25/25 2010 SEASON HIGHS Sean Burke 20/20 1984 POINTS PLAYER GAMES AVE./GAME YEAR 1. 75 Pete Millich 14 5.36 1961 MINUTES NAME GP/GS YEAR 2. 52 Matt English 18 2.89 1982 1. 2,253 David Meves 25/25 2009 3. 51 Louis Nanchoff 14 3.64 1975 2. 2,251 Jake Fenlason 24/24 2015 4. 50 Pete Millich 10 5.00 1962 3. 2,233 David Meves 25/25 2010 5. 47 Steve Zakuani 23 2.04 2008 4. 2,221 David Zupko 24/24 1986 5. 2,158 Evan Bush 23/23 2008 George Nanchoff 14 3.36 1975 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 7. 46 Darren Mattocks 22 2.09 2011 6. 2,132 Evan Bush 23/23 2005 Frank Abel 12 3.83 1961 7. 2,083 David Meves 22/22 2011 9. 44 Louis Nanchoff 13 3.38 1976 8. 2,046 Ben Lundt 22/22 2016 10. 43 George Nanchoff 12 3.58 1974 9. 2,040 David Meves 22/22 2012 11. 42 Pete Milich 13 3.23 1963 10. 2,018 Justin Christafaris 22/22 2003 Fritz Kungl 11 3.82 1960 Frank Abel 11 3.82 1960 WINS NAME RECORD PCT. YEAR 14. 41 Darren Mattocks 25 1.64 2010 1. 23 David Meves 23-1-1 .940 2009 2. 22 David Meves 22-1-2 .920 2010 GOALS NAME GAMES AVE./GAME YEAR 3. 18 Jake Fenlason 18-3-3 .813 2015 1. 31 Pete Millich 14 2.21 1961 David Meves 18-1-3 .886 2012 2. 22 Louis Nanchoff 14 1.57 1975 Evan Bush 18-1-4 .870 2005 3. 21 Darren Mattocks 22 0.95 2011 6. 17 Evan Bush 17-2-4 .826 2008 Matt English 18 1.17 1982 Kyle Milligan 17-3-1 .833 1998 Pete Millich 10 2.10 1962 David Zupko 17-4-3 .771 1986 6. 20 Steve Zakuani 23 0.87 2008 9. 15 Evan Bush 15-4-2 .800 2007 7. 19 Jim Malcolm 12 1.58 1968 David Meves 15-4-4 .739 2011 Pete Milich 13 1.46 1963 Justin Christafaris 15-5-2 .727 2003 9. 18 Darren Mattocks 25 0.72 2010 Louis Nanchoff 13 1.38 1976 George Nanchoff 14 1.29 1975 George Nanchoff 12 1.50 1974 ASSISTS NAME GAMES AVE./GAME YEAR 1. 15 Michael Apple 21 0.71 1998 Allen Eller 21 0.71 1998 3. 13 Darlington Nagbe 25 0.52 2010 George Nanchoff 13 1.00 1976 Pete Millich 14 0.93 1961 6. 12 Jonathan Lewis 12 0.55 2016 Frank Abel 14 0.86 1961 Frank Abel 11 1.09 1960 9. 11 Scott Caldwell 23 0.48 2011 Anthony Ampaipitakwong 25 0.44 2010 Michael Nanchoff 20 0.55 2009 Allen Eller 20 0.55 1997 J.B. Amangoua 17 0.65 1983 George Nanchoff 14 0.79 1975 Pete Milich 11 1.00 1960 SHOTS NAME GAMES AVE./GAME YEAR 1. 103 Teal Bunbury 25 4.12 2009 2. 101 Darren Mattocks 22 4.59 2011 95 Matt English 18 5.28 1980 4. 93 Darren Mattocks 25 3.72 2010 5. 85 Steve Zakuani 23 3.70 2008 6. 82 Eric Stevenson 22 3.72 2012 7. 76 Eric Stevenson 22 3.45 2013 8. 69 Adam Najem 24 2.88 2015 9. 68 Roderick Scott 24 2.83 1986 Roderick Scott 20 3.40 1988 Matt English 18 3.78 1982

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CAREER GAMES PLAYED YEAR GAMES SHOTS YEAR SHOTS 1. David Meves 2009-12 94 1. Roderick Scott 1985-88 232 2. Anthony Ampaipitakwong 2007-10 93 2. Sam Gainford 2014-17 218 Chad Barson 2009-12 93 3. Matt English 1979-82 217 4. Adam Najem 2013-16 89 4. Allen Eller 1995-98 214 5. Scott Caldwell 2009-12 88 5. Adam Najem 2013-16 209 6. David Wells 1986-89 86 6. Michael Apple 1995-98 203 Evan Bush 2005-08 86 Ben Zemanski 2006-09 86 GAA (MIN. 2,500 MP) YEAR MIN GA GAA 9. Matt Tutich 2005-08 85 1. David Meves 2009-12 8,608 48 0.502 10. Andrew Souders 2012-15 84 2. Evan Bush 2005-08 8,009 52 0.584 3. Sean Burke 1983-84 3,600 24 0.600 POINTS YEAR BREAKDOWN POINTS 4. Glen Sharkey 1981-85 4,115 36 0.787 1. Pete Milich 1960-63 85G, 34A 204 5. Ben Lundt 2016- 3,920 37 0.850 2. George Nanchoff 1973-76 56G, 32A 144 6. Justin Christafaris 2001-04 4,573 45 0.885 3. Matt English 1979-82 57G, 29A 143 7. David Zupko 1986-89 6,682 70 0.943 4. Frank Abel 1959-62 50G, 36A 136 8. Kyle Milligan 1998-01 6,235 67 0.970 5. Louis Nanchoff 1975-77 50G, 24A 124 9. Jake Fenlason 2011-15 4,575 50 0.984 10. Andy Lonneman 1987-90 3,279 38 1.043 GOALS YEAR GOALS 1. Pete Milich 1960-63 85 SHUTOUTS YEARS GP/GS SO 2. Matt English 1979-82 57 1. David Meves 2009-12 94/94 54.0 3. George Nanchoff 1973-76 56 2. Evan Bush 2005-08 86/86 48.0 4. Louis Nanchoff 1975-77 50 3. David Zupko 1986-89 73/72 26.5 Frank Abel 1959-61 50 4. Kyle Milligan 1998-01 68/68 24.5 Glen Sharkey 1981-85 47 24.5 ASSISTS YEAR ASSISTS 6. Sean Burke 1983-86 38 23.0 1. Frank Abel 1959-62 36 7. Justin Christafaris 2001-04 50/50 21.0 2. Pete Milich 1960-63 34 8. Ben Lundt 2016- 42/42 20.0 3. Allen Eller 1995-98 33 9. Jake Fenlason 2011-15 49/42 17.0 4. George Nanchoff 1973-76 32 10. Bill Wahl 1994-97 47/46 16.5 5. Stuart Holthusen 2014-17 31 Michael Apple 1995-98 31 MINUTES PLAYED YEARS MINUTES 7. Anthony Ampaipitakwong 2007-10 30 1. David Meves 2009-12 8,608 8. Adam Najem 2013-16 29 2. Evan Bush 2005-08 8,009 3. David Zupko 1986-89 6,682 4. Kyle Milligan 1998-01 6,235 5. Jake Fenlason 2011-15 4,575 6. Justin Christafaris 2001-04 4,573 S SOCCER 7. Mike Payne 1992-95 4,321 8. Bill Wahl 1994-97 4,251 9. Glen Sharkey 1981-83,85 4,115 WINS YEARS W-L-T 1. David Meves 2009-12 83-7-10 2. Evan Bush 2005-08 63-12-11 3. Kyle Milligan 1998-01 44-15-6 4. David Zupko 1986-89 42-16-10 5. Jake Fenlason 2011-15 34-10-5 6. Glen Sharkey 1981-83,85 32-10-6 7. Justin Christafaris 2001-04 30-14-6 8. Bill Wahl 1994-97 29-14-4 Mike Payne 1992-95 29-16-2 AKRON MEN ’ WIN PERCENT (MIN. 40 DEC.) YEARS W-L-T PCT. 1. David Meves 2009-12 77-7-10 .872 2. Evan Bush 2005-08 63-12-11 .797 3. Sean Burke 1983-84 28-7-5 .763 4. Jake Fenlason 2011-15 34-10-5 .745 5. Glen Sharkey 1981-83,85 32-10-6 .729 6. Ben Lundt 2016- 27-10-5 .702 7. Kyle Milligan 1998-01 44-15-6 .691 MISCELLANEOUS SINGLE-GAME Most Points in a Game: 37, vs. Cleveland State, 2005 Most Goals in a Half: 8, vs. Green Bay, 1986 SINGLE-SEASON Fewest Goals Scored in a Season: 11 (7 games), 1955 Most Opponent Goals Scored in a Season: 46 (10 games), 1962 Most Consecutive Wins: 23, 2009 Most Consecutive Shutouts: 11, 2009-10^ Longest Road Unbeaten Streak: 22 (19-0-3), 2008-10 Longest Home Unbeaten Streak: 48 (44-0-4), 2008-2011* Most Consecutive Games Without Shutouts: 39, 1960-63 Longest Losing Streak: 4, 1970, 1989, 1992, 1996 Most Shutouts Against Zips: 6, 1979 Key * - NCAA record; ^ - tied an NCAA record

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GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC 62 ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY

OPPONENT W L T UA OPP 1ST MEETING OPPONENT W L T UA OPP 1ST MEETING Adelphi 1 0 0 2 0 1985 Milwaukee 8 9 0 24 23 1980 Air Force 2 0 0 5 0 1971 Missouri-St. Louis 1 0 0 4 2 1972 A&M 2 1 0 5 5 1984 Missouri State 0 0 1 0 0 2008 Alderson-Broaddus 1 1 0 2 3 1974 Morehead State 1 0 0 6 0 1973 American 2 2 0 4 4 1988 Navy 1 0 0 2 0 1998 Appalachian State 1 0 0 4 1 1979 New Hampshire 1 0 0 2 1 1995 Army 1 0 0 3 1 1997 New Mexico 1 2 1 4 4 2011 Ball State 3 0 0 18 1 1965 UNC-Charlotte 0 2 0 2 7 1992 0 1 0 0 1 1987 UNC-Greensboro 2 0 0 6 0 2006 Bowling Green 47 8 4 163 47 1966 North Carolina 2 2 1 6 6 1982 Brockport State 2 0 0 5 3 1971 North Carolina State 0 1 0 1 2 1996 Brooklyn College 0 0 1 1 1 1988 Northeastern 1 0 0 2 1 1997 Brown 0 1 0 0 3 1965 Northwestern 2 1 0 4 2 1989 Buffalo 28 1 1 75 14 1996 Northern Illinois 25 3 1 67 15 1990 Buffalo State 6 2 0 29 13 1968 Northern Kentucky 1 0 0 5 1 1987 Butler First Meeting 2018 Notre Dame 8 3 3 29 13 1981 Cal-Fullerton 0 1 1 0 1 1991 Oakland 10 4 3 29 17 1982 Cal-Sacramento 1 0 0 3 0 1996 Oberlin 11 3 1 43 19 1956 Cal St. Northridge 2 0 0 5 1 2010 Ohio 9 3 1 39 29 1961 Cal Poly 1 0 0 1 0 2011 Ohio State 29 6 5 128 48 1955 California 0 0 1 3 3 2010 Ohio Wesleyan 12 4 1 58 29 1955 UC-Santa Barbara 3 2 0 9 9 2006 Old Dominion 1 1 1 5 7 1988 Canisius 2 0 0 6 1 1994 Oneonta State 0 1 1 0 1 1973 Case Western Reserve 6 0 1 56 6 1956 Oregon State 1 0 0 2 0 2016 Central Florida 1 0 0 2 1 2014 Pittsburgh 17 7 2 72 30 1957 Central Michigan 3 0 0 12 2 1992 Penn State 17 14 6 47 48 1978 Charlotte 0 1 0 0 1 2011 Pennsylvania 1 0 0 1 0 1997 Cincinnati 9 2 0 31 8 1975 Portland 0 1 1 2 3 2000 Clemson 1 0 0 3 1 1999 Princeton 2 1 0 7 2 1987 Cleveland State 39 10 3 130 61 1955 Quincy 2 3 1 8 12 1976

Coastal Carolina 2 0 0 3 1 1993 Randolph-Macon 2 0 0 13 5 1966 2018 MEDIA GUIDE College of Charleston 1 0 0 2 0 2013 Richmond 1 0 0 1 0 1989 Connecticut 0 0 2 6 6 2001 Robert Morris 8 1 0 23 3 1994 Cornell 0 1 0 2 3 1980 Rutgers 3 1 1 11 5 1987 Creighton 2 0 2 6 4 2010 St. Bonaventure 3 1 0 15 5 1983 Davidson 2 0 0 4 0 1986 St. Francis (Pa.) 2 0 0 6 1 2006 Davis & Elkins 0 0 1 0 0 1971 St. John’s 0 2 2 3 8 1992 Dayton 10 1 0 38 3 1976 Saint Louis 4 7 1 18 26 1961 Denison 13 4 0 47 28 1956 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 1 0 0 2 1 2017 Denver 0 1 0 0 1 2017 San Diego 1 0 0 4 3 1992 Detroit 2 1 0 6 4 1991 San Diego State 1 1 0 2 2 2013 Duke 0 3 0 0 4 1983 San Francisco 0 0 3 1 1 1986 Duquesne 0 0 1 1 1 1996 Santa Clara 1 1 0 4 4 1992 Eastern Illinois 2 0 0 8 0 1990 Seton Hall 1 0 0 4 2 2003 Eastern Michigan 10 0 0 39 7 1982 Seattle 2 0 0 4 0 2016 Evansville 8 9 1 25 19 1980 Slippery Rock 3 1 0 14 7 1958 Fairleigh Dickinson 1 2 1 6 5 1983 South Carolina 0 2 1 1 5 1986 Federal City 1 0 0 3 0 1974 South Florida 2 2 0 8 3 2009 Florida Atlantic 6 0 0 27 1 1993 SIU-Edwardsville 3 12 1 18 47 1969 Florida Gulf Coast 1 0 1 5 1 2012 Southern Methodist 3 2 0 9 8 1979 Florida International 1 1 0 5 4 1987 Stanford 2 1 1 6 5 1994 Fresno State 2 2 1 5 5 1984 Stony Brook 1 0 0 1 0 2008 Frostburg 2 0 0 12 6 1962 Syracuse 2 0 0 3 1 1987 Furman 1 1 0 2 3 1999 Tampa 0 1 0 0 1 1987 George Mason 1 1 1 6 6 1984 Temple 1 0 0 1 0 1967 Georgetown 2 0 1 4 2 1991 Tulsa 7 0 0 17 1 1993 Grand Canyon 1 0 0 3 2 2016 UAB 3 0 0 4 1 2007 Green Bay 7 1 1 28 5 1977 UCLA 0 4 0 3 14 1989 Grove City 2 0 0 10 3 1959 UMass-Lowell 1 0 0 5 0 2017 Harris Teachers 1 0 0 3 2 1970 Utah Valley 0 1 0 0 1 2017 Hartford 1 0 1 5 3 1988 Valparaiso 1 0 0 5 0 1990 Hartwick 9 2 2 24 15 1973 VCU 1 1 1 3 3 2013 Hiram 2 0 0 12 2 1960 Vermont 0 0 1 0 0 1987 High Point 1 0 0 4 0 2009 Villanova 1 0 0 2 0 2016 Howard 2 8 0 12 22 1963 Virginia 2 1 1 4 6 1980 Illinois- 7 1 1 30 11 1968 Virginia Tech 1 0 0 2 0 2009 Illinois State 0 2 0 1 3 1992 Wake Forest 3 4 1 14 14 1981 Indiana 8 24 2 25 71 1967 Washington 2 1 0 4 4 2000 IUPUI 1 0 1 3 2 2002 West Virginia 15 3 1 54 25 1966 IPFW 5 0 0 15 0 2002 Western Illinois 3 2 0 10 5 1978 Kent 15 0 0 62 9 1955 Western Kentucky 1 0 0 3 0 1986 Kentucky 8 4 2 21 11 1995 Western Michigan 36 4 3 122 21 1975 Kenyon 8 1 0 48 12 1955 Wheaton 1 1 0 4 4 1964 Lake Forest 1 0 0 3 2 1963 William & Mary 3 0 0 4 0 1987 Lewis 0 0 1 3 3 1974 Wisconsin 2 2 0 9 8 1986 Louisville 1 2 2 3 4 1999 Wooster 24 0 1 105 11 1961 Loyola-Md. 2 1 0 4 4 1984 Wright State 10 1 0 37 8 1983 Marquette 8 1 4 31 14 1980 Xavier 6 0 0 18 7 1981 Marshall 7 1 2 16 8 1997 Youngstown State 2 0 0 26 1 1974 Maryland 2 1 1 8 5 1993 Totals 712 259 94 2,573 1,197 Massachusetts 1 0 0 1 0 1985 Miami 13 1 1 53 14 1981 2018 Opponents in Bold Italic Michigan 11 4 0 28 14 2003 Michigan State 27 13 2 84 52 1962

63 #IamaZip 63 #IamAkron YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1955 10/19 HIRAM W 9-1 10/30 DENISON W 5-2 10/8 BOWLING GREEN W 7-0 2-4-1 • Coach: Stu Parry 10/22 at Kenyon W 5-1 11/7 at Pittsburgh W 1-0 10/11 at Ohio Wesleyan W 5-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/26 SLIPPERY ROCK W 6-3 11/14 at Ohio W 2-1 10/18 MICHIGAN STATE W 4-1 10/8 at Ohio Wesleyan L 0-5 10/29 at Case Tech W 9-1 NCAA Midwest Regional* 10/25 at Ohio W 5-3 10/22 at Kenyon L 1-3 11/1 OBERLIN W 3-1 11/20 Denison W 3-0 10/30 at Cleveland State W 1-0 10/25 at Kent State W 3-1 11/4 at Grove City W 7-1 11/21 Wheaton L 1-3 11/2 OBERLIN W 3-1 10/29 at Cleveland State T 4-4 11/12 OHIO STATE W 9-1 39-18 11/9 at Pittsburgh W 5-2 11/1 at Ohio State L 0-5 69-11 * College Division at Granville, Ohio NCAA Midwest Playoffs 11/5 at Cleveland State L 0-4 1961 MICHIGAN STATE L 0-1 11/12 KENT STATE W 3-0 OCSA Champions 1965 45-15 11-22 12-2-0 • Coach: Stu Parry 4-7-0 • Coach: Stu Parry ◊ Akron Invitational 1956 Date Opponent W/L/T Score Date Opponent W/L/T Score 5-2-1 • Coach: Stu Parry 9/23 at Denison W 4-0 9/18 BROWN L 0-3 1969 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 9/30 SAINT LOUIS W 3-2 9/25 at Denison L 1-5 8-4-0 • Coach: Stu Parry 10/6 CLEVELAND STATE W 2-1 10/5 WOOSTER W 10-1 10/2 at Ball State W 4-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/13 at Ohio Wesleyan W 2-0 10/7 PITTSBURGH L 3-4 10/9 at Ohio Wesleyan W 3-2 9/20 BUFFALO STATE L 1-2 10/20 at Western Reserve W 9-0 10/10 KENYON W 9-2 10/16 MICHIGAN STATE L 2-5 9/26 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE◊ L 1-3 10/26 OHIO STATE W 1-0 10/14 at Oberlin W 4-0 10/19 OHIO L 2-4 9/27 OHIO◊ W 3-2 10/29 DENISON L 0-3 10/18 at Hiram W 3-1 10/23 CLEVELAND STATE W 4-0 10/1 at Bowling Green W 3-0 10/31 at Case Tech T 1-1 10/21 at Slippery Rock W 4-1 10/27 at Wooster W 3-0 10/4 at Wooster W 3-1 11/3 OBERLIN L 2-5 10/23 CASE TECH W 10-0 10/30 at Oberlin L 0-3 10/10 KENT STATE W 5-2 11/10 at Kent State W 5-1 10/28 OHIO W 4-1 11/6 PITTSBURGH L 0-1 10/17 at Michigan State L 0-1 22-11 11/1 at Ohio Wesleyan W 4-1 11/13 at Ohio State L 1-4 10/22 at Denison W 2-1 11/4 at Ohio State W 8-1 20-27 10/25 at Cleveland State L 1-2 1957 11/11 at Cleveland State W 5-0 10/28 OBERLIN W 8-0 3-3-1 • Coach: Stu Parry NCAA Midwest Playoffs 1966 11/1 WEST VIRGINIA W 3-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 11/15 at Saint Louis L 2-7 OCSA Champions 11/8 at Howard W 3-2 9/28 PITTSBURGH L 1-2 73-21 10-3-0 • Coach: Stu Parry 33-16 10/13 OHIO WESLEYAN L 0-2 Date Opponent W/L/T Score ◊ Akron Invitational 10/17 at Ohio State W 2-1 1962 9/17 BALL STATE W 5-1 10/19 CASE TECH W 10-2 5-4-1 • Coach: Stu Parry 9/24 at West Virginia W 4-2 1970 10/26 at Oberlin T 1-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 9/26 at Randolph-Macon W 6-2 8-5-1 • Coach: Bill Killen 11/2 at Kenyon W 1-0 9/22 DENISON W 4-3 10/11 at Ohio Wesleyan W 5-3 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 11/9 DENISON L 2-5 9/29 OHIO WESLEYAN T 3-3 10/4 DENISON W 3-2 9/19 Pittsburgh W 4-2 17-13 10/6 at Pittsburgh L 1-5 10/8 OBERLIN W 5-2 9/25 at SIU-Edwardsville L 0-3 10/10 at Cleveland State W 4-3 10/12 BOWLING GREEN W 3-1 9/26 at Harris Teachers W 3-2 S SOCCER 1958 10/13 OHIO STATE W 8-6 10/15 at Michigan State L 1-4 10/3 WOOSTER T 0-0 OCSA Champions 10/20 at Michigan State L 4-6 10/22 WOOSTER W 3-2 10/7 BOWLING GREEN W 6-1 9-1-0 • Coach: Stu Parry 10/27 at Oberlin L 1-4 10/29 OHIO STATE W 7-1 10/9 at Kent State W 5-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/31 at Kenyon W 6-3 11/5 at Pittsburgh L 0-1 10/16 DENISON W 5-1 9/20 CLEVELAND STATE L 2-3 11/3 FROSTBURG STATE W 9-4 11/12 at Ohio W 5-3 10/24 MICHIGAN STATE W 3-1 10/4 at Pittsburgh W 3-2 11/10 at Ohio L 4-9 NCAA Midwest Playoffs 10/28 at Oberlin W 5-0 10/11 OHIO STATE W 4-0 44-46 MICHIGAN STATE L 0-2 10/31 WEST VIRGINIA W 5-2 10/18 WESTERN RESERVE W 12-2 47-26 11/4 at Cleveland State L 1-2 10/22 at Kenyon W 6-0 1963 11/7 at Ohio L 1-2 10/25 SLIPPERY ROCK W 2-0 OCSA Champions 1967 11/14 at Buffalo State L 1-2 10/28 OBERLIN W 1-0 10-3-0 • Coach: Stu Parry OCSA Champions NCAA Midwest Playoffs 11/1 DENISON W 3-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 12-3-0 • Coach: Stu Parry at Saint Louis L 0-7 AKRON MEN ’ 11/5 CASE TECH W 5-0 9/21 PITTSBURGH W 6-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 39-25 11/8 at Ohio Wesleyan W 5-0 9/28 at Denison W 4-2 9/16 WEST VIRGINIA L 3-4 43-8 10/5 at Ohio Wesleyan W 8-3 9/23 RANDOLPH-MACON W 7-3 1971 10/10 KENYON W 7-0 9/30 at Wooster W 2-0 OCSA Champions 1959 10/12 CLEVELAND STATE W 1-0 10/6 Indiana◊ W 1-0 9-3-3 • Coach: Bill Killen OCSA Champions 10/18 MICHIGAN STATE L 0-3 10/6 Ball State◊ W 9-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 8-2-0 • Coach: Stu Parry 10/26 OHIO W 3-1 10/14 at Michigan State L 2-4 9/15 at Denison W 4-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/30 OBERLIN W 1-0 10/18 at Bowling Green W 6-3 9/18 AIR FORCE W 3-0 9/26 KENYON W 6-2 11/2 at Ohio State W 8-1 10/21 OHIO W 2-1 9/25 at SIU-Edwardsville L 0-4 10/3 OHIO WESLEYAN W 5-1 11/9 at Frostburg State W 3-2 10/25 at Denison W 2-1 10/2 BROCKPORT STATE W 2-1 10/10 PITTSBURGH L 0-1 11/11 at Howard L 2-3 10/28 CLEVELAND STATE W 4-3 10/5 at Bowling Green W 5-0 10/17 GROVE CITY W 3-2 NCAA Midwest Regional* 10/31 at Oberlin W 3-2 10/9 at Davis and Elkins T 0-0 10/20 SLIPPERY ROCK L 2-3 11/15 Lake Forest W 3-2 11/4 PITTSBURGH W 2-0 10/13 at Pittsburgh T 4-4 10/24 CLEVELAND STATE W 2-1 11/16 Ohio Wesleyan L 1-2 11/11 OHIO WESLEYAN W 2-1 10/16 at Wooster W 6-1 10/31 at Ohio State W 5-0 47-20 NCAA Playoffs 10/23 HOWARD L 1-2 11/4 CASE TECH W 9-0 * College Division at Jacksonville, Ill. at Temple W 1-0 10/26 KENT STATE W 5-1 11/7 at Oberlin W 3-0 MICHIGAN STATE L 1-3 10/30 at Michigan State W 1-0 11/14 DENISON W 1-0 1964 47-25 11/3 OHIO T 1-1 36-10 OCSA Champions ◊ Ball State Invitational 11/10 CLEVELAND STATE W 1-0 9-3-0 • Coach: Stu Parry 11/13 at Buffalo State W 3-2 1960 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 1968 NCAA Midwest Playoffs OCSA Champions 9/26 HOWARD L 2-4 OCSA Champions SIU-EDWARDSVILLE L 0-2 10-1-0 • Coach: Stu Parry 10/3 OHIO WESLEYAN W 6-1 11-1-0 • Coach: Stu Parry 36-18 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/8 KENYON W 7-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 9/24 DENISON L 0-2 10/10 OHIO STATE W 5-1 9/21 BUFFALO STATE W 4-3 10/1 CLEVELAND STATE W 8-0 10/17 at Michigan State L 0-5 9/27 DENISON◊ W 4-0 10/8 at Ohio Wesleyan W 5-0 10/21 at Cleveland State W 4-0 9/28 UI-CHICAGO CIRCLE◊ W 4-1 10/15 at Pittsburgh W 8-0 10/24 at Oberlin W 3-0 10/5 WOOSTER W 3-2

GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC 64 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1972 NCAA Midwest Playoffs 10/17 Kent State W 8-0 10/16 EVANSVILLE L (OT) 1-2 9-3-2 • Coach: Bill Killen at Saint Louis L 1-2 10/20 at Bowling Green L 0-1 10/20 BOWLING GREEN W (OT) 4-3 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 50-10 10/24 at Dayton W 8-0 10/23 MICHIGAN STATE W 2-1 9/16 OHIO W 3-0 ◊ Pittsburg (2OT) Classic 10/27 at Michigan State W 2-0 10/27 OAKLAND W 4-2 9/20 WOOSTER W 4-0 1976 11/3 Cleveland State L 1-5 10/30 at Western Michigan W 4-0 9/23 BUFFALO STATE W 4-1 OSCA Champions 38-19 11/7 at Cleveland State W 3-2 9/30 at Brockport State W 3-2 8-5-0 • Coach: Robert Dowdy ◊ Big Red Classic, Bloomington, Ind. 54-24 10/7 at Air Force W 2-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score † Children’s Hospital Classic, Akron, Ohio ◊ Carolina Classic 10/11 PITTSBURGH W 2-0 9/11 PITTSBURGH W 5-1 • Children’s Hospital Classic 10/14 UI-CHICAGO CIRCLE T 1-1 9/18 at SIU-Edwardsville L 2-5 1980 10/21 at Howard L 1-3 9/25 Ill.-Chicago Circle◊ W 5-2 OCSA Champions 1983 10/24 at Kent State W 2-0 9/26 Quincy◊ L 2-3 12-5-1 • Coach: Robert Dowdy OCSA Champions 11/4 MICHIGAN STATE (FORFEIT) W 1-0 10/2 INDIANA L (OT) 2-3 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 15-5-2 • Coach: Steve Parker 11/8 at Cleveland State L 0-1 10/6 at Kent State W 4-0 9/1 at Milwaukee• L 1-2 (OT) Date Opponent W/L/T Score 11/11 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE T 2-2 10/9 MICHIGAN STATE W 4-0 9/2 at Marquette• W 5-1 9/3 ST. BONAVENTURE◊ W 4-0 NCAA Midwest Playoffs 10/16 BOWLING GREEN W 7-0 9/6 PITTSBURGH W 4-1 9/4 WEST VIRGINIA◊ W 4-0 vs. Miss.-St. Louis% W 4-2 10/20 at Wooster W 5-0 9/12 at Penn State L 1-2 9/7 at Dayton W 4-0 SIU-Edwardsville L 2-3 10/23 DAYTON W 4-0 9/16 at Wooster W 7-0 9/10 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 4-1 31-17 10/30 HOWARD L 0-1 9/19 EVANSVILLE W 1-0 9/11 Duke• L 0-2 % in Edwardsville, Ill. 11/6 at Cleveland State W 2-1 9/21 QUINCY L 0-4 9/14 Wooster• W 6-0 NCAA Midwest Playoffs 9/27 INDIANA L 1-3 9/17 MARQUETTE W 4-0 1973 11/21 INDIANA L 1-2 9/30 at Ohio State W 3-0 9/21 at Green Bay L 1-2 6-5-1 • Coach: Bill Killen 43-18 10/4 OHIO◊ W 4-1 9/25 MILWAUKEE W 2-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score ◊ Quincy Tournament 10/5 CORNELL◊ L (OT) 2-3 9/28 Ohio State W 6-0 9/15 ONEONTA STATE T 0-0 10/12 at Virginia W 1-0 10/2 Penn State T (OT) 0-0 9/22 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE L 0-2 1977 10/15 at Kent State W 3-2 10/7 at Indiana T (OT) 0-0 9/26 at Pittsburgh W 3-0 8-5-0 • Coach: Robert Dowdy 10/18 BOWLING GREEN W 1-0 10/12 WRIGHT STATE W 10-1 9/29 at Buffalo State W 6-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/22 DAYTON W 4-0 10/16 at Evansville L 0-2 10/13 at UI-Chicago Circle L 1-3 9/10 PITTSBURGH W 5-0 10/25 MICHIGAN STATE W 4-0 10/19 NOTRE DAME W 2-1 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 10/20 HOWARD L 1-2 9/17 SAINT LOUIS L 1-2 11/1 at Western Michigan W 1-0 10/22 at Michigan State W 3-0 10/24 KENT STATE W 1-0 9/24 at UI-Chicago Circle W 5-2 11/8 at Cleveland State T (OT) 0-0 10/26 at Oakland W 1-0 10/27 at Hartwick L 0-3 9/27 WOOSTER W 3-2 43-19 10/30 at Bowling Green W 2-1 11/2 vs Morehead State◊ W 6-0 10/2 at Indiana L 0-5 • Wisconsin-Milwaukee Tournament 11/2 at Pittsburgh L 0-1 11/3 at West Virginia◊ L 3-4 10/5 at Dayton L (OT) 1-2 ◊ Children’s Hospital Classic 11/6 CLEVELAND STATE W 2-0 11/7 CLEVELAND ST. W 2-1 10/8 at Michigan State W 5-1 NCAA Playoffs at Wooster W 1-0 10/15 at Bowling Green W 4-0 1981 GREEN BAY W 7-0 24-16 10/22 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE L 0-2 OCSA Champions 11/20 at Indiana L (OT) 1-2 ◊ West Virginia Tournament 10/26 KENT STATE W 6-1 14-3-1 • Coach: Robert Dowdy 63-13 10/28 Wheaton◊ W 3-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score ◊ Children’s Hospital Classic 1974 10/29 Green Bay◊ W 1-0 9/5 WAKE FOREST W 5-3 • Duke Tournament, Durham, N.C. 6-5-1 • Coach: Robert Dowdy 11/5 CLEVELAND STATE W 3-4 9/9 at Dayton W 2-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 37-22 9/13 PENN STATE L 1-2 1984 9/7 LEWIS T 3-3 ◊ Wheaton Classic 9/16 WOOSTER W 5-0 OCSA Champions 9/18 BUFFALO STATE W 6-1 9/20 at Indiana L 1-3 15-2-3 • Coach: Steve Parker 9/21 at SIU-Edwardsville L 0-5 1978 9/27 MILWAUKEE L 1-2 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 9/25 FEDERAL CITY W 3-0 8-5-0 • Coach: Robert Dowdy 9/30 OHIO STATE W 4-0 9/1 LOYOLA-◊ W 1-0 9/28 at Cleveland State L 1-2 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/3 MIAMI◊ W 7-0 9/2 FRESNO STATE◊ T (OT) 1-1 10/5 at Oneonta State L 0-1 9/13 at Pittsburgh W 3-2 10/4 VIRGINIA◊ W 2-1 9/4 at Penn State T (OT) 0-0 10/12 KENT^ W 8-0 9/16 DAYTON W 1-0 10/7 at Pittsburgh W 3-0 9/8 ALABAMA A&M W (OT) 2-1 10/19 at Howard L 0-2 9/19 at Wooster W 3-0 10/10 at Bowling Green W 2-0 9/16 GREEN BAY W 4-0 10/22 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 14-1 9/23 WESTERN ILLINOIS W (OT) 1-0 10/18 at Evansville W 2-1 XAVIER W 2-0 10/30 BOWLING GREEN W 4-1 9/24 QUINCY L 0-3 10/19 at Xavier W 3-0 9/22 at Milwaukee W 1-0 11/2 ALDERSON BROADDUS L 0-3 9/30 INDIANA L 1-2 10/22 NOTRE DAME W 2-0 9/23 at Marquette W 1-0 11/9 WOOSTER W 6-1 10/7 at Ohio State W 6-2 10/24 at Michigan State W 2-0 9/26 at Ohio State W 1-0 45-20 10/14 at SIU-Edwardsville L 0-6 10/29 at Youngstown State W 12-0 10/6 INDIANA L 1-3 ^ at Hudson High School, Hudson, Ohio 10/21 BOWLING GREEN W (OT) 6-0 10/31 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 8-0 10/10 BOWLING GREEN T (OT) 1-1 10/25 at Kent State W 1-0 11/7 CLEVELAND STATE T (OT) 0-0 10/12 EVANSVILLE W 3-2 1975 10/28 MICHIGAN STATE W 2-0 62-12 10/17 at Notre Dame W 1-0 OSCA Champions 11/6 at Cleveland State L 1-3 ◊ Childrens Hospital Classic 10/20 MICHIGAN STATE W 4-1 11-2-1 • Coach: Robert Dowdy 11/10 at Penn State L 0-4 10/24 OAKLAND W (OT) 3-2 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 25-22 1982 11/1 DAYTON W 5-0 9/6 CINCINNATI W 10-0 OCSA Champions 11/3 at George Mason W 2-0 9/12 at Pittsburgh◊ T 0-0 1979 12-3-3 • Coach: Steve Parker 11/6 at Wooster W 3-0 9/13 ALDERSON BROADDUS◊ W 2-0 7-7-2 • Coach: Robert Dowdy Date Opponent W/L/T Score 11/10 at Cleveland State W 2-1 9/20 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE L 4-5 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 9/4 West Virginia◊ T (OT) 3-3 NCAA Tournament 9/23 at Buffalo State W 4-1 9/8 Penn State T 0-0 9/5 UNC◊ W (OT) 2-1 at Evansville L 2-3 (OT) 9/27 at Western Michigan W 6-0 9/12 at Pittsburgh W 1-0 9/8 DAYTON W 4-1 40-15 10/4 at Indiana W 2-1 9/15 Appalachian State◊ W 4-1 9/11 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 6-0 ◊ Budweiser/Children’s Hospital Classic 10/8 KENT STATE W 3-1 9/16 SMU◊ L 0-1 9/18 GREEN BAY• W 4-1 10/11 at Michigan State W 5-0 9/19 Wooster W 9-0 9/22 at Wooster W 4-0 1985 10/18 HOWARD W 1-0 9/22 at Quincy T 1-1 9/25 at Milwaukee W 2-1 12-5-3 • Coach: Steve Parker 10/25 WOOSTER W 5-0 9/23 at Western Illinois L 0-2 9/29 at Ohio State T (OT) 0-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/29 at Bowling Green W 3-0 9/30 at Indiana L 0-3 10/1 at Penn State L 0-3 9/1 MASSACHUSETTS◊ W 1-0 11/8 CLEVELAND STATE W 4-0 10/6 Ohio State† L 2-3 10/5 PITTSBURGH W 5-0 9/2 ADELPHI◊ W 2-0 10/7 Western Michigan† W 2-0 10/8 INDIANA L 1-2 9/6 Green Bay• T (OT) 0-0 10/14 SIU-Edwardsville L 0-2 10/13 at Notre Dame W 5-1 9/7 Quincy• W 3-1

65 #IamaZip 65 #IamAkron YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

9/11 at Evansville L 0-1 11/1 Fla. International† W 3-1 9/25 MIAMI W 5-1 1993 9/15 PENN STATE W (OT) 2-1 11/4 WOOSTER W 4-1 9/28 at Old Dominion• T 1-1 MAC Champions 9/18 at Xavier W 1-0 11/7 Boston University√ L 0-1 9/30 vs. William & Mary• W 1-0 14-3-1 (5-0) • Coach: Ken Lolla 9/21 MILWAUKEE L 1-2 11/8 William & Mary√ W 1-0 10/5 at Penn State L 1-2 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 9/25 OHIO STATE W 5-0 31-13 10/12 VALPARAISO* W 5-0 9/4 MARYLAND◊ W 4-1 9/28 at Bowling Green T (OT) 0-0 ◊ Budweiser Holiday Classic 10/13 BOWLING GREEN W 4-1 9/6 HARTWICK◊ T 1-1 (OT) 10/4 at Indiana L 0-3 • Princeton MetLife Classic 10/16 MICHIGAN STATE W 3-2 9/14 PENN STATE L 1-5 10/13 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON T (OT) 0-0 ‑† Gatorade-Florida International Classic 10/19 WESTERN ILLINOIS* W 5-1 9/17 INDIANA L 0-4 10/16 NOTRE DAME W 8-1 √ So. Carolina MetLife Classic 10/20 EASTERN ILLINOIS* W 5-0 9/25 Tulsa† W 3-0 10/20 at Michigan State W 2-0 10/23 at Cleveland State* W 2-1 9/26 Illinois State† L 0-1 10/23 at Oakland L (OT) 1-2 1988 10/26 EVANSVILLE L 1-2 10/2 Coastal Carolina√ W 2-1 10/30 CINCINNATI W 2-0 12-5-3 • Coach: Steve Parker 10/28 at UIC* W 4-0 10/3 Florida Atlantic√ W 7-1 11/2 MARQUETTE W (OT) 5-3 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/31 at Cincinnati W 3-2 10/6 at Michigan State T 2-2 (OT) 11/6 WOOSTER W 3-0 9/2 AMERICAN◊ L 1-2 52-23 10/8 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W 4-0 11/9 CLEVELAND STATE W 5-1 9/3 HARTFORD◊ T (OT) 3-3 ◊ Akron Zip Classic 10/10 at Central Michigan* W 6-2 NCAA Tournament 9/9 HARTWICK• W (OT) 4-3 • at Old Dominion MetLife Classic 10/15 MILWAUKEE W 2-1 11/16 at Indiana L 0-2 9/10 OLD DOMINION• W (OT) 3-2 * Mid-Continent Conference Games 10/17 CLEVELAND STATE W 2-0 41-17 9/14 MIAMI W 4-0 10/23 at Eastern Michigan* W 5-2 ◊ Budweiser/Children’s Hospital Classic 9/17 WOOSTER W 3-1 1991 10/24 at Bowling Green* W 2-1 • at Wisconsin-Green Bay Great Lakes 9/20 at Ohio Wesleyan L 2-3 MCC Champions 10/29 MIAMI* W 3-2 Classic 9/23 at Indiana L 1-3 12-6-1 (5-0) • Coach: Steve Parker 10/31 at Evansville W 5-0 9/27 EVANSVILLE W 1-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 11/7 at Green Bay W 1-0 1986 10/1 Brooklyn College† T (OT) 1-1 9/7 MARQUETTE◊ W 3-0 50-23 OCSA Champions 10/2 Quincy College† W 2-0 9/8 OHIO STATE◊ W 3-0 ◊ Children’s Hospital Classic 17-4-3 • Coach: Steve Parker 10/4 at Wright State L 0-2 9/10 at Michigan State W 4-1 † Illinois State Tournament Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/7 at Penn State W 2-1 9/14 DETROIT W 4-1 √ Coastal Carolina Tournament 8/30 WESTERN KENTUCKY◊ W 3-0 10/9 NOTRE DAME W (OT) 3-2 9/20 INDIANA L 0-1 * Mid-American Conference Game 8/31 WISCONSIN◊ L 3-4 10/11 at Saint Louis L 0-2 9/22 at Wisconsin L 0-1 9/7 San Francisco• T (OT) 0-0 10/14 MICHIGAN STATE W 2-0 9/27 George Mason† L 3-5 1994 9/8 Fresno State• W (OT) 2-1 10/18 at Cincinnati W 2-0 9/28 Georgetown† T (OT) 2-2 11-6-1 (4-1) • Coach: Ken Lolla 9/12 at Penn State W 1-0 10/21 BOWLING GREEN W 5-1 10/1 CLEVELAND STATE* W (OT) 2-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 9/17 MIAMI T (OT) 2-2 10/28 MARQUETTE T 4-4 10/4 PENN STATE W (OT) 3-2 9/3 COASTAL CAROLINA◊ W 1-0 9/21 at Milwaukee W 2-0 11/5 at Cleveland State W 1-0 10/6 UIC* W 5-0 9/5 LOYOLA (MD.)◊ L 1-3 9/27 BOWLING GREEN W 3-2 45-22 10/11 at Northern Illinois* W (OT) 2-1 9/9 XAVIER W 2-1 10/1 at Cincinnati W 3-0 ◊ Akron Zip Classic 10/13 GREEN BAY W 3-0 9/11 EASTERN MICHIGAN* W 3-2 10/5 INDIANA W 1-0 • Mayor’s Cup Tournament 10/18 Cal-Fullerton√ L 0-1 9/16 at Indiana L 0-10 S SOCCER 10/7 at Notre Dame T (OT) 1-1 † at Cleveland State Tournament 10/20 UCLA√ L 0-2 9/20 at Cleveland State W 3-1 10/11 at Fairleigh Dickinson L 1-2 10/25 at Eastern Illinois* W 3-0 9/24 Alabama A&M† W 1-0 10/18 MICHIGAN STATE W 1-0 1989 10/27 at Western Illinois* W 4-1 9/25 UNC-Charlotte† L (OT) 1-2 10/22 OAKLAND W 4-0 10-8-3 • Coach: Steve Parker 10/30 at Bowling Green W 4-2 9/30 San Francisco+ T (OT) 0-0 10/25 XAVIER W 5-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 11/3 at Evansville L 0-1 10/2 Stanford+ W (OT) 4-3 10/28 EVANSVILLE W 1-0 9/1 UCLA◊ L 0-2 45-22 10/7 CANISIUS W 5-1 11/1 GREEN BAY W 8-0 9/2 WILLIAM & MARY◊ W 2-0 ◊ Akron Zip Classic 10/9 at Western Michigan* W 2-1 11/4 at Wooster W 3-0 9/6 WRIGHT STATE W 3-2 † Cleveland State Classic 10/14 BOWLING GREEN* W (OT) 2-1 11/8 at South Carolina L 1-4 9/9 DAYTON W 4-0 * Mid-Continent Conference Game 10/16 ROBERT MORRIS W 4-0 11/9 at Davidson W 2-0 9/12 at Miami W 3-2 √ UCLA Met Life Classic 10/21 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* W 5-0 NCAA Playoffs 9/16 San Francisco• T (OT) 1-1 10/23 at Milwaukee L 0-3 11/23 at Evansville W (OT) 2-1 9/17 Fresno St.• L 0-1 1992 10/29 at Miami* L (OT) 2-3 AKRON MEN ’ 11/30 PENN STATE W (OT) 2-1 9/23 WISCONSIN W 3-1 9-10-0 • Coach: Steve Parker MAC Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 12/7 at Fresno State W 1-0 9/29 Richmond† W 1-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 11/5 BOWLING GREEN L 0-1 12/13 Duke^ L 0-1 9/30 Northwestern† W 1-0 9/5 ILLINOIS STATE◊ L 1-2 36-31 52-20 10/6 PENN STATE W (OT) 2-0 9/6 WESTERN KENTUCKY◊ L 0-1 ◊ Acme Soccer Classic ◊ Akron Budweiser Holiday Classic 10/8 at Evansville L 0-1 9/12 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 3-0 * Mid-American Conference Game • Goal Rush Classic 10/13 at Notre Dame T (OT) 0-0 9/18 at Indiana L 0-1 † UNC-Charlotte Tournament ^ Tacoma Dome; Fresno State 10/15 at Michigan State W (OT) 2-1 9/20 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 1-0 + Stanford Tournament 10/20 CLEVELAND STATE L 0-1 9/25 Santa Clara† L (OT) 2-4 1987 10/22 at Bowling Green W 4-3 9/26 San Diego† W 4-3 1995 OCSA Champions 10/27 MARQUETTE T (OT) 1-1 10/2 at Cleveland State W 3-1 MAC Champions 12-6-3 • Coach: Steve Parker 10/29 SAINT LOUIS L 0-1 10/4 Penn State (at Hershey) L 3-4 11-5-2 (5-0) • Coach: Ken Lolla Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/31 CINCINNATI L 0-1 10/7 MICHIGAN STATE W 2-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 9/4 VERMONT◊ T (OT) 0-0 11/4 Howard√ L 1-3 10/10 Rutgers√ L 0-1 9/2 WEST VIRGINIA◊ W 1-0 9/5 SYRACUSE◊ W 2-1 11/5 South Carolina√ L 0-1 10/11 St. John’s√ L 0-4 9/4 NEW HAMPSHIRE◊ W 2-1 9/12 NORTHERN KENTUCKY W 5-1 28-22 10/17 Alabama A&M+ L 2-4 9/8 George Mason‑• T (OT) 1-1 9/13 SOUTH CAROLINA T (OT) 0-0 ◊ Akron Zip Classic 10/18 UNC-Charlotte+ L 1-5 9/10 American‑• W 1-0 9/16 at Miami W 3-0 • Fresno State Goal Rush Classic 10/21 at Miami W 3-2 9/15 INDIANA L 0-1 9/19 MILWAUKEE W 2-0 † Cleveland State Classic 10/23 BOWLING GREEN W 1-0 9/17 at Kentucky* W 2-0 9/22 OHIO WESLEYAN W 2-1 √ South Carolina MetLife Classic 10/25 at Milwaukee W 2-0 9/23 at Penn State L (OT) 1-2 9/25 at Indiana L 0-1 10/30 EVANSVILLE L (OT) 0-1 9/26 CLEVELAND STATE W 2-0 9/30 at Evansville L 0-1 1990 11/1 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 5-1 9/30 Marquette+ T (OT) 0-0 10/4 at Marquette W 1-0 13-5-1 (6-0-1) • Coach: Steve Parker 33-35 10/1 Detroit+ W 2-1 10/9 PENN STATE L 0-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score ◊ Children’s Hospital Classic 10/6 MILWAUKEE L 0-3 10/15 at Michigan State W 1-0 8/31 FRESNO STATE◊ L 1-2 † Women’s Federal Savings Bank Classic at 10/8 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W 2-1 10/16 Princeton• L 0-2 9/2 HARTWICK◊ W 1-0 Cleveland State 10/15 at Bowling Green* W 1-0 10/18 Rutgers• T (OT) 0-0 9/7 at Marquette W 5-3 √ Rutgers MetLife-adidas Classic 10/20 at Eastern Michigan* W 5-1 10/24 at Bowling Green W 4-0 9/9 at Green Bay* W 5-2 + UNC-Charlotte Tournament 10/27 MIAMI W 1-0 10/28 CINCINNATI W 3-1 9/15 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* L (OT) 0-1 10/29 ROBERT MORRIS W 1-0 10/31 Tampa† L 0-1 9/21 at Indiana L (OT) 0-2

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MAC Tournament (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 1998 10/13 at Northern Illinois* W 2-0 2003 11/4 Miami (semi) W 2-0 MAC Champions 10/15 at Milwaukee L 1-2 15-5-2 (5-1-0) • Coach: Ken Lolla 11/5 Bowling Green (final) L 0-2 MAC Tournament Champions 10/20 ST. BONAVENTURE W 7-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 23-13 17-3-1 (7-0-1) • Coach: Ken Lolla 10/22 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W 6-2 8/29 vs. No. 13 Saint Louis^ L 0-1 ◊ Children’s Hospital Classic Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/29 at Bowling Green* L 1-2 8/31 vs. Seton Hall^ W 4-2 ‑• George Mason/Lanzera Invitational 9/1 OAKLAND W 2-1 MAC Tournament (Buffalo, N.Y.) 9/5 IPFW W 3-0 * Mid-American Conference game 9/4 PENN STATE L 0-1 11/3 Buffalo L 1-2 9/12 vs. No. 11 Indiana$ W (OT) 1-0 + Bowling Green Soccer Classic 9/9 at Cleveland State W 2-0 33-22 9/14 at No. 18 Notre Dame$ T (2OT) 0-0 9/12 MARQUETTE W 2-1 ^ adidas Invitational (Portland, Ore.) 9/19 No. 13 PENN STATE W 1-0 1996 9/15 at Robert Morris W 5-2 # Louisville Tournament (Louisville, Ky.) 9/21 at Oakland L 1-2 9-9-1 (4-1) • Coach: Ken Lolla 9/20 XAVIER W (OT) 4-3 * Mid-American Conference Game 9/26 BOWLING GREEN* W 4-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 9/25 vs. Florida International+ L (2OT) 2-3 9/28 at Buffalo* W 2-0 8/30 CANISIUS◊ W 1-0 9/27 at Navy+ W 2-0 2001 10/3 MARSHALL* W 1-0 8/31 BUFFALO◊ W 3-1 10/2 at Bowling Green* T (2OT) 0-0 10-7-1 (5-1-0) • Coach: Ken Lolla 10/5 MILWAUKEE L 1-2 9/8 Duquesne• T (2OT) 1-1 10/4 at Eastern Michigan* W 2-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/10 at IUPUI W 1-0 9/9 Cal-Sacramento• W 3-0 10/9 MIAMI* W 5-0 8/31 at Connecticut^ T (2OT) 3-3 10/12 at Western Mich.* W 2-0 9/14 Duke+ L 0-1 10/11 KENTUCKY* W 4-0 9/1 vs. Fair. Dickinson^ L 1-2 10/17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* W 1-0 9/15 North Carolina State+ L 1-2 10/16 BUFFALO* W 5-1 9/7 LOUISVILLE L 1-2 10/19 at Kentucky* L 0-1 9/20 at Indiana L 0-5 10/18 at Northern Illinois* W 2-0 9/9 at Dayton L 1-2 10/24 No. 11 MICHIGAN W 2-1 9/22 CINCINNATI L 2-3 10/23 at Marshall* W 2-1 9/21 at Buffalo* W 1-0 10/28 CLEVELAND STATE W 1-0 9/27 EASTERN MICHIGAN* W 2-0 10/25 MILWAUKEE W 2-0 9/26 OHIO STATE W 2-1 10/31 at Wright State W 2-0 10/1 at Cleveland State W 1-0 10/30 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W 3-0 9/28 BOWLING GREEN* W 2-1 MAC Tournament (Bowling Green, Ohio) 10/4 DETROIT L 0-2 MAC Tournament 10/5 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* W 3-2 11/7 Buffalo W 2-0 10/6 at Milwaukee L 0-2 11/6 WESTERN MICHIGAN^ W 5-0 10/7 MARSHALL* W 1-0 11/9 Western Michigan T (2OT) 0-0 10/12 KENTUCKY* W (OT) 4-2 11/8 BUFFALO^ W (3OT) 3-2 10/14 WRIGHT STATE W 1-0 NCAA Tournament 10/18 BOWLING GREEN* L 1-2 11/14 BOWLING GREEN$ W 4-1 10/19 MILWAUKEE W 3-2 11/26 RUTGERS# W 3-2 10/20 PENN STATE W 2-1 NCAA Tournament 10/26 at Western Michigan* W 2-0 11/30 at No. 2 Maryland% L 0-1 10/25 at Western Michigan* W 3-2 11/22 at Indiana L (2OT) 2-3 10/28 at Oakland L 1-2 32-13 10/29 at Robert Morris L (OT) 0-1 56-20 11/3 at Kentucky L 1-2 ^ Virginia Soccer Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 11/2 at Miami* W 5-2 + FIU/UMBRO Classic (Annapolis, Md.) MAC Tournament $ Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament (South Bend, Ind.) MAC Tournament (Bowling Green, Ohio) ^ MAC Tournament (Lexington, Ky.) 11/9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS# W (4OT) 2-1 # NCAA Tournament-Second Round (Akron, Ohio) 11/16 Kentucky (semi) L 0-2 $ MAC Tournament Finals (Akron, Ohio) 11/11 MARSHALL# W 2-1 % NCAA Tournament-Third Round (College Park, Md.) 29-29 * Mid-American Conference Game 11/17 at Kentucky$ L (2OT) 0-1 ◊ Buffalo Fall Classic NCAA Tournament 2004 ‑• Acme Soccer Classic 1999 11/23 South Florida % L 1-2 MAC Tournament Champions + MetLife-adidas Classic (Durham, N.C.) MAC Champions 27-24 13-5-3 (3-1-2) • Coach: Ken Lolla *Mid-American Conference Game 11-4-2 (6-0-1) • Coach: Ken Lolla ^Bob’s Stores UConn Tournament (Storrs, Conn.) Date Opponent W/L/T Score Date Opponent W/L/T Score * Mid-American Conference Game 9/1 ROBERT MORRIS W 1-0 1997 9/1 at Wright State W (OT) 3-2 # MAC Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 9/5 WRIGHT STATE W 3-1 MAC Champions 9/5 LOUISVILLE T (2OT) 1-1 $ MAC Final (Lexington, Ky.) 9/10 PRINCETON W 6-0 14-5-2 (5-1-1) • Coach: Ken Lolla 9/10 AMERICAN W 2-0 % NCAA Tournament (State College, Pa.) 9/12 OAKLAND T (2OT) 0-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 9/12 BUFFALO* W 1-0 9/18 vs. Ohio State^ W 3-1 8/30 NORTHEASTERN◊ W 2-1 9/17 vs Ohio State+ W 4-2 9/19 at Penn State^ L 0-4 8/31 ST. BONAVENTURE◊ L 1-2 9/18 at Penn State+ L 2-3 2002 9/24 vs. No.20 Portland$ L 0-1 9/2 #19/15 Virginia+ L 1-5 9/24 at Western Michigan* W 4-1 MAC Champions 9/26 at No. 21 Washington$ W (OT) 2-1 9/7 #11/12 American+ L 0-2 9/26 at Oakland L 0-3 MAC Tournament Champions 10/1 BUFFALO* W 1-0 9/12 at Xavier W (OT) 3-2 10/1 vs Furman@ L 1-3 10-8-2 (4-1-0) • Coach: Ken Lolla 10/3 at Bowling Green* W 4-0 9/16 CLEVELAND STATE W 3-2 10/3 at Clemson@ W 3-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/8 at Marshall* T (2OT) 0-0 9/19 ROBERT MORRIS W 4-0 10/7 CLEVELAND STATE W 2-0 8/30 at North Carolina^ L (OT) 1-2 10/11 at Cleveland State W 2-1 9/21 BUFFALO W 6-1 10/10 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* W 4-0 9/1 vs. Wake Forest^ L 1-2 10/15 WESTERN MICHIGAN* L 0-1 9/26 Army† W 3-1 10/17 at Kentucky* T (2OT) 1-1 9/5 DAYTON W 1-0 10/17 at IPFW W 1-0 9/27 Pennsylvania† W 1-0 10/22 BOWLING GREEN* W 1-0 9/13 IUPUI T (2OT) 2-2 10/22 KENTUCKY* T (2OT) 1-1 10/3 #16 BOWLING GREEN* L 0-1 10/24 EASTERN MICHIGAN* W 3-0 9/20 at Penn State L 1-2 10/24 at Northern Illinois* W 2-1 10/5 EASTERN MICHIGAN* W 4-0 10/29 MARSHALL* W 4-1 9/22 OAKLAND T (2OT) 1-1 10/29 at Michigan L 0-4 10/12 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* W 5-1 MAC Tournament (DeKalb, Ill.) 9/29 at Ohio State L 0-2 MAC Tournament 10/17 at Western Michigan* W 5-1 11/5 Western Michigan L 1-2 10/4 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W 2-1 11/5 BOWLING GREEN% W 1-0 10/19 at Marquette T (2OT) 0-0 35-21 10/6 NOTRE DAME L 0-1 11/7 BUFFALO% W 4-1 10/24 at Miami* W 6-0 + Penn State/Nike Classic 10/11 at Milwaukee L 1-3 11/12 WESTERN MICHIGAN$ W 6-1 10/26 at Kentucky* W 1-0 (State College, Pa.) 10/13 at Northern Illinois* W 4-2 NCAA Tournament 11/2 MARSHALL T (2OT) 0-0 @ Clemson/Nike Invitational (Clemson, S.C.) 10/18 at IPFW W 4-0 11/19 at Michigan# L 1-2 MAC Tournament (Oxford, Ohio) 10/20 at Cleveland State W 5-3 38-20 11/6 Eastern Michigan (quarter) W 4-0 2000 10/25 BUFFALO* W 3-0 11/8 Miami (semi) W 2-0 MAC Champions 10/27 at Bowling Green* L 0-1 ^ Penn State Nike Classic (State College, Pa.) 11/9 Bowling Green (final) L 0-1 7-7-3 (4-2-0) • Coach: Ken Lolla 11/1 KENTUCKY* W 3-1 $ Husky Invitational (Seattle, Wash.) 51-19 Date Opponent W/L/T Score MAC Tournament * Mid-American Conference Game ◊ Zip Soccer Classic 9/1 ROBERT MORRIS W 2-0 11/8 WESTERN MICHIGAN% W 3-0 % MAC Tournament (Kalamazoo, Mich.) + UVA/adidas Coca Cola Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) 9/3 OAKLAND T (2OT) 0-0 11/15 MARSHALL$ T 2-2 $ MAC Tournament Championship (Akron, Ohio) † Penn State Classic (State College, Pa.) 9/9 at Portland^ T (2OT) 2-2 Advanced on penalty kicks: 4-3 PK # NCAA Tournament-First Round (Ann Arbor, Mich.) * Mid-American Conference Game 9/10 vs. Washington^ L 0-3 11/17 BOWLING GREEN$ W 4-1 9/15 at Louisville# L 0-1 NCAA Tournament (South Bend, Ind.) 2005 9/17 vs. Evansville# T (2OT) 1-1 11/22 Notre Dame L 1-3 MAC Champions 9/24 at Buffalo* W 3-0 39-29 MAC Tournament Champions 9/26 #2 PENN STATE W 2-0 ^ UNC Tournament (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 18-1-4 (5-0-0) • Coach: Ken Lolla 9/29 at Ohio State L 1-3 * Mid-American Conference Game Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/1 at Marshall* L (OT) 2-3 % MAC Tournament (Huntington, W.Va.) 9/2 EVANSVILLE W 5-0 10/6 KENTUCKY* W 2-0 $ MAC Tournament (Bowling Green, Ohio) 9/4 at Robert Morris W 5-0

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9/9 CLEVELAND STATE W 12-2 9/29 at UNC Greensboro W 2-0 10/28 PENN STATE W 3-0 10/1 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* W 3-0 9/11 at Wright State W 2-0 10/3 at Wright State W 3-0 11/4 MICHIGAN STATE W 2-1 10/6 at Oakland W 5-0 9/17 vs. Loyola (Md.)^ W 2-1 10/6 HARTWICK* W 2-0 11/7 HARTWICK* W 3-2 10/8 at Northern Illinois* W 1-0 9/18 at Princeton^ W 1-0 10/13 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* T (2OT) 0-0 MAC Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 10/13 at Penn State W (2OT) 2-1 9/23 IPFW* W 4-0 10/17 PENN STATE W 3-0 11/13 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 1-0 10/16 BUFFALO* W 4-0 9/25 at Oakland W 1-0 10/19 BOWLING GREEN* W 4-0 11/15 HARTWICK W 2-1 10/19 MICHIGAN W 7-1 9/30 OHIO STATE W 3-0 10/24 at Michigan L 0-1 NCAA Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 10/23 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W 2-1 10/3 PENN STATE W 2-1 10/26 at Buffalo* W 1-0 11/22 SOUTH FLORIDA^ W 2-0 10/27 No. 9 CREIGHTON W 1-0 10/7 at No. 20 Buffalo* W 3-0 10/30 at Oakland W 2-1 11/29 STANFORD& W 2-0 10/30 at Cleveland State L 1-2 10/12 at No. 4 St. John’s T (2OT) 2-2 11/3 at Western Michigan* W 3-0 12/5 No. 8 TULSA# W 1-0 11/3 at Michigan State W 1-0 10/16 BOWLING GREEN* W 3-0 MAC Tournament (Akron, Oho) NCAA College Cup (Cary, N.C.) 11/6 at Hartwick* W 2-1 10/21 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* W 5-1 11/16 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W (2OT) 2-1 12/11 vs. No. 5 North Carolina! T (2OT) 0-0 MAC Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 10/23 at Western Michigan * W 2-0 11/18 BUFFALO W (2OT) 1-0 (5-4 PK) 11/12 BUFFALO W 3-1 10/28 MICHIGAN W (OT) 1-0 NCAA Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 12/13 vs. No. 2 Virginia$ L (2OT) 0-0 11/14 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 4-0 10/30 KENTUCKY W 1-0 11/28 SOUTH FLORIDA L (2OT) 0-1 (2-3 PK) NCAA Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 11/3 at No. 5 Indiana L (OT) 0-1 68-12 58-7 11/21 WEST VIRGINIA^ W 3-2 MAC Tournament (Akron, Oho) # Akron’s Westfield Insurance Cup (Akron, Ohio) * - Mid-American Conference game; 11/28 No. 14 INDIANA& W 2-1 11/11 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 5-0 ^ Wake Forest Tournament (Winston-Salem, N.C.) @ - Tulsa Tournament (Tulsa, Okla.) 12/4 No. 6 CALIFORNIA# T (2OT) 3-3 11/13 BUFFALO T (2OT) 0-0 * Mid-American Conference game # - University of Cincinnati Tournament (Cincinnati, Ohio) (3-2 PK) (7-6 PK) % - The University of Akron Tournament (Akron, Ohio) NCAA College Cup (Santa Barbara, Calif.) NCAA Tournament 2008 ^ - NCAA Second Round 12/10 vs. No. 10 Michigan! W 2-1 11/23 WEST VIRGINIA# W 5-0 MAC Champions & - NCAA Third Round 12/12 vs. No. 1 Louisville$ W 1-0 11/27 at No. 4 Connecticut• T (2OT) 3-3 MAC Tournament Champions # - NCAA Quarterfinals 64-16 (4-3 PK) 17-2-4 (6-0-0) • Coach: Caleb Porter ! - NCAA College Cup Semifinals * - Mid-American Conference Game 12/3 at No. 3 Maryland% T (2OT) 1-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score $ - NCAA College Cup Championship % - North Carolina Tournament (1-4 PK) 8/29 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame W 3-0 @ - The University of Akron Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 68-12 8/31 at No. 7 Indiana T (2OT) 0-0 2010 ^ - NCAA Second Round 9/5 WEST VIRGINIA W 1-0 NCAA Champions & - NCAA Third Round ^ Princeton Tournament (Princeton, N.J.) 9/7 CINCINNATI W 2-1 MAC Champions # - NCAA Quarterfinals * Mid-American Conference Game 9/12 at New Mexico L 0-1 MAC Tournament Champions ! - NCAA College Cup Semifinals # NCAA Tournament-Second Round (Akron, Ohio) 9/14 vs. Missouri State T (2OT) 0-0 22-1-2 (6-0-0) • Coach: Caleb Porter $ - NCAA College Cup Championship • NCAA Tournament-Third Round (Storrs, Conn.) 9/19 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 7-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score % NCAA Tournament-Quarterfinals (College Park, Md.) 9/21 CLEVELAND STATE W 2-1 9/3 at No. 4 North Carolina% W 3-0 2011 9/27 STONY BROOK W 1-0 9/5 at No. 3 Wake Forest% W 2-0 MAC Champions 2006 10/4 at Northern Illinois* W 4-0 9/11 at Bowling Green* W 2-0 15-4-4 (6-0-0) • Coach: Caleb Porter MAC Champions

S SOCCER 10/8 OAKLAND W 2-1 9/17 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE@ W 3-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 13-5-1 (4-1-0) • Coach: Caleb Porter 10/11 at Bowling Green* W 2-0 9/19 CINCINNATI@ W 1-0 8/27 CLEVELAND SATE W 5-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/15 WRIGHT STATE W 8-0 9/24 No. 2 TULSA W 4-0 9/1 vs. Cal St. Fullerton& T (2OT) 0-0 8/25 vs. No. 21 UCSB$ L 0-5 10/18 BUFFALO* W 2-0 9/29 at No. 19 Ohio State T (2OT) 2-2 9/3 at Cal St. Northridge& W (2OT) 2-1 8/27 vs. Davidson$ W 2-0 10/22 MICHIGAN W 1-0 9/1 ST. BONAVENTURE W (2OT) 3-2 10/25 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W 2-0 9/3 ST. FRANCIS W (OT) 2-1 10/29 at Penn State T (2OT) 1-1 9/8 ROBERT MORRIS W (OT) 1-0 11/1 at Hartwick* W 2-1 9/13 OAKLAND W 1-0 11/7 at Ohio State W 4-3 9/17 IPFW* W 3-0 MAC Tournament (Akron, Oho) 9/20 No. 20 INDIANA L 0-2 11/14 HARTWICK T (2OT) 1-1 9/26 at Ohio State L 0-1 (3-0 PK) 9/29 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W 2-0 11/16 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W (2OT) 1-0 AKRON MEN ’ 10/6 at Penn State T (2OT) 0-0 NCAA Tournament 10/10 WRIGHT STATE W 2-0 11/27 OHIO STATE# W (2OT) 1-0 10/14 at Northern Illinois* L 0-1 11/30 at Northwestern% L 0-1 10/18 MICHIGAN W 1-0 47-11 10/20 at Bowling Green* W 4-1 * Mid-American Conference Game 10/24 UNC GREENSBORO W 4-0 # NCAA Tournament-Second Round (Akron, Ohio) 10/28 BUFFALO* W 2-1 % NCAA Tournament-Third Round (Evanston, Ill.) MAC Tournament 11/3 vs. Bowling Green^ W 8-2 2009 11/5 at Northern Illinois& L 0-1 NCAA Finalist 35-17 MAC Champions $ Virginia Soccer Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) MAC Tournament Champions * Mid-American Conference Game 23-1-1 (6-0-0) • Coach: Caleb Porter ^ MAC Tournament Semifinal (DeKalb, Ill.) Date Opponent W/L/T Score & MAC Tournament Championship (DeKalb, Ill.) 9/4 vs. SMU@ W 1-0 9/6 at No. 14 Tulsa@ W 1-0 2007 9/11 vs. High Point# W 4-1 MAC Champions 9/13 at Cincinnati# W 3-0 MAC Tournament Champions 9/18 No. 8 INDIANA% W 1-0 15-4-2 (4-0-1) • Coach: Caleb Porter 9/20 SAINT LOUIS% W 4-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 9/26 BOWLING GREEN* W 6-0 8/31 No. 10 NEW MEXICO# W 3-1 9/30 No. 15 OHIO STATE W 3-0 9/2 UAB# W 1-0 10/3 at Florida Atlantic* W 3-0 9/7 at No. 1 Wake Forest^ L 1-3 10/7 at Illinois-Chicago W 3-1 9/9 vs. North Carolina^ L 0-3 10/10 at Western Michigan W 4-0 9/13 No. 25 UIC W 2-1 10/13 at Virginia Tech W 2-0 9/16 at Saint Francis (Pa.) W 4-0 10/17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* W 1-0 9/23 KENTUCKY W 1-0 10/20 at Michigan W 5-1 9/26 No. 25 OHIO STATE T (2OT) 1-1 10/23 at Buffalo* W 1-0 Akron celebrates after winning the 2010 NCAA title

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9/10 at Saint Louis W 4-0 2012 & - Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament, South Bend, Ind. NCAA Tournament 9/16 No. 16 NEW MEXICO^ T (2OT) 1-1 MAC Champions @ - The University of Akron Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 11/21 INDIANA% W 3-2 9/18 CAL POLY^ W 1-0 MAC Tournament Champions % - NCAA Second Round 11/24 at No. 11 Marquette# L (OT) 0-1 9/24 at Tulsa W 3-0 18-1-3 (7-0-0) • Coach: Caleb Porter # - NCAA Third Round 33-16 9/28 OHIO STATE W 3-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score * - Mid-American Conference game 10/1 at Western Michigan* W 3-0 8/24 FLORIDA GULF COAST W 4-0 2013 $ - College of Charleston Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) 10/5 at No. 19 UC Santa Barbara L (OT) 2-3 8/31 at No. 2 Creighton^ T (2OT) 1-1 MAC Champions ^ - The University of Akron Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 10/8 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* W 2-0 9/2 vs. SIU Edwardsville^ W 2-1 MAC Tournament Champions % - NCAA First Round 10/12 PENN STATE W 1-0 9/7 vs. No. 10 Indiana& W 1-0 17-4-1 (5-1-0) • Coach: Jared Embick # - NCAA Second Round 10/15 HARTWICK* W 2-0 9/9 at No. 17 Notre Dame& L 1-3 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/18 at Michigan L (OT) 0-1 9/14 No. 10 ST. JOHN’S@ T (2OT) 0-0 8/30 at Coll. of Charleston$ W 2-0 2014 10/21 at Buffalo* W 5-2 9/16 No. 11 SOUTH FLORIDA@ W 5-0 9/1 vs. Furman$ W 1-0 MAC Champions 10/26 BOWLING GREEN* W 3-0 9/22 at Bowling Green* W 2-0 9/6 at No. 23 St. John’s L (2OT) 1-2 MAC Tournament Champions 10/29 WAKE FOREST T (2OT) 2-2 9/29 BUFFALO* W 4-0 9/8 at Rutgers W (2-1) 2-1 13-6-2 (4-1-0) • Coach: Jared Embick 11/2 MICHIGAN STATE L 0-1 10/5 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* W 5-0 9/13 No. 19 VCU^ L 0-1 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 11/6 at Florida Atlantic* W 2-0 10/10 at Penn State W 2-0 9/15 SAN DIEGO STATE^ W (2OT) 2-1 8/29 at No. 5 New Mexico L 0-1 MAC Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 10/13 at Northern Illinois* W 2-0 9/21 BOWLING GREEN* W 1-0 9/4 at South Florida L (2OT) 1-2 11/11 WESTERN MICHIGAN T (3-4 PK) 1-1 10/16 MICHIGAN W 1-0 9/24 OHIO STATE W 1-0 9/6 at Florida Gulf Coast T (2OT) 1-1 NCAA Tournament 10/20 WEST VIRGINIA* W 2-1 9/29 at West Virginia* W 1-0 9/12 CENTRAL FLORIDA ^ W 2-1 11/17 NORTHWESTERN$ W 3-1 10/23 at Ohio State W 1-0 10/5 HARTWICK* L 0-2 9/14 HARTFORD ^ W 2-0 11/20 at No. 6 SMU# W 3-2 10/27 at Hartwick* W 4-0 10/9 at Cleveland State W 2-1 9/20 TULSA W 3-0 11/27 at Charlotte@ L 0-1 10/31 at Michigan State W 1-0 10/15 No. 15 WAKE FOREST W 1-0 9/24 at Ohio State W 3-1 48-17 11/3 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W 1-0 10/18 at Buffalo* W (2OT) 1-0 9/30 at Wake Forest L 1-2 * - Mid-American Conference Game MAC Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 10/23 No. 17 MICHIGAN STATE T (2OT) 0-0 10/4 No. 21 UAB W 1-0 & - Cal State Northridge Tournament (Northridge, Calif.) 11/9 BOWLING GREEN W 2-0 10/26 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* W 2-1 10/7 at No. 17 Michigan State L 0-1 ^ - The University of Akron Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 11/11 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 2-0 10/30 at Michigan W 2-1 10/11 at Bowling Green * W 1-0 $ - NCAA First Round (Akron, Ohio) NCAA Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 11/6 No. 11 PENN STATE W (2OT) 2-1 10/14 MICHIGAN W 3-0 # - NCAA Second Round (Dallas, Texas) 11/18 MICHIGAN% W 2-0 11/9 at Western Michigan* W (2OT) 2-1 10/17 WEST VIRGINIA * W 3-2

@ - NCAA Third Round (Charlotte, N.C.) 11/25 No. 12 CREIGHTON# T (2OT) 1-1 MAC Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 10/25 WESTERN MICHIGAN * L 0-1 2018 MEDIA GUIDE (4-5 PK) 11/15 WEST VIRGINIA W 3-0 10/28 CLEVELAND STATE W 5-0 46-20 11/17 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 4-1 11/1 at Northern Illinois W 2-1 * - Mid-American Conference game 11/5 at No. 23 Penn State L 0-1 ^ - Ameritas Classic, Omaha, Neb. 11/8 BUFFALO * W 4-0

FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field

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MAC Tournament (Akron, Ohio) MAC Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 10/11 at No. 14 Michigan State L 1-2 10/7 at No. 12 Western Michigan L 0-1 11/14 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 2-1 11/13 WEST VIRGINIA W 3-2 10/15 at Northern Illinois * W 7-0 10/10 CLEVELAND STATE W 2-0 11/16 BOWLING GREEN W 2-1 11/15 BUFFALO W 1-0 10/18 at Penn State T (2OT) 2-2 10/13 SIU EDWARDSVILLE * W 3-1 NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament 10/22 WEST VIRGINIA * L 1-3 10/17 No. 8 NOTRE DAME W 2-0 11/20 at Ohio State % T (2OT) 1-1 11/22 No. 23 RUTGERS % W 6-1 10/26 at Ohio State W 2-0 10/21 BOWLING GREEN * W (OT) 2-1 (12-13 PK) 11/29 No. 11 SMU $ W 2-1 10/29 at Bowling Green * T (2OT) 2-2 10/24 at No. 20 Pittsburgh W 3-0 33-16 12/5 No. 3 CREIGHTON & W (2OT) 3-2 11/2 GRAND CANYON W (OT) 3-2 10/27 at No. 25 West Virginia * W 4-0 * - Mid-American Conference game 12/11 vs. No. 1 Stanford ~ T (2OT) 0-0 11/5 WESTERN MICHIGAN * W 3-0 11/1 MARSHALL W 2-0 ^ - The University of Akron Tournament (Akron, Ohio) (7-8 PK) MAC Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 11/4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * W 4-0 % - NCAA First Round 56-29 11/11 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 4-0 MAC Tournament (Kalamazoo, Mich.) * - Mid-American Conference game 11/13 BUFFALO W 2-1 11/10 SIU Edwardsville W (2OT) 2-1 2015 ^ - VCU Tournament (Richmond, Va./Norfolk, Va.) NCAA Tournament 11/12 at No. 4 Western Michigan W 3-1 MAC Champions ! - Georgetown Tournament (Washington, 11/17 VILLANOVA % W 2-0 NCAA Tournament MAC Tournament Champions D.C./College Park, Md.) 11/20 at No. 4 Indiana $ L 0-1 11/19 No. 22 SEATTLE % W 3-0 18-3-3 (4-0-1) • Coach: Jared Embick % - NCAA Second Round 45-22 11/25 No. 13 WISCONSIN $ W (2OT) 3-2 Date Opponent W/L/T Score $ - NCAA Third Round * - Mid-American Conference game 12/1 at No. 6 Louisville & T (2OT) 0-0 8/28 at VCU ^ W (2OT) 3-2 & - NCAA Elite Eight ^ - Akron Classic (Akron, Ohio) (4-3 PK) 8/30 at Old Dominion ^ L 1-4 ~ - NCAA College Cup (Kansas City, Kan.) ! - University of Akron Tournament (Akron, Ohio) 12/8 vs. No. 1 Stanford ~ L 0-2 9/4 at No. 4 Georgetown ! W 1-0 % - NCAA First Round 50-14 9/7 at No. 6 Maryland ! W 3-2 2016 $ - NCAA Second Round * - Mid-American Conference game 9/11 No. 14 SAINT LOUIS W 3-2 MAC Champions % - NCAA Second Round 9/16 OHIO STATE T (2OT) 3-3 MAC Tournament Champions 2017 $ - NCAA Third Round 9/22 No. 8 WAKE FOREST L 1-2 13-6-3 (3-1-1) • Coach: Jared Embick MAC Tournament Champions & - NCAA Elite Eight 9/25 at No. 25 UC Santa Barbara W 2-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 18-3-3 (4-1-0) • Coach: Jared Embick ~ - NCAA College Cup (Chester, Pa.) 9/30 PENN STATE W 1-0 8/26 No. 7 GEORGETOWN ^ W 1-0 Date Opponent W/L/T Score 10/3 at UAB W (OT) 2-1 8/28 No. 9 SEATTLE ^ W 1-0 8/25 at No. 16 Utah Valley L 0-1 10/6 SANTA CLARA W 2-0 9/2 at No. 23 San Diego State L 0-1 8/28 at No. 3 Denver L 0-1 10/9 at Buffalo * W 2-1 9/5 at No. 9 UCLA L 1-6 9/1 No. 10 WASHINGTON W 2-0 10/17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * W 4-0 9/9 OREGON STATE ! W 2-0 9/9 at UC Santa Barbara W 3-1 10/21 MICHIGAN STATE W 4-1 9/12 No. 5 UC SANTA BARBARA ! W 2-0 9/16 at Saint Louis T (2OT) 0-0 10/24 at Western Michigan * T (2OT) 1-1 9/16 at Tulsa W 2-1 9/24 No. 21 UMASS LOWELL W 5-0 10/28 at West Virginia * W 2-0 9/19 at SMU L (OT) 3-4 9/27 No. 1 MICHIGAN STATE W 4-1 11/1 No. 25 UCLA L 2-4 9/27CU V T (2OT) 0-0 9/30 SAINT MARY’S (CA) W (2OT) 2-1 11/8 BOWLING GREEN * W 4-0 10/7 BUFFALO * W 4-0 10/3 at Syracuse W 1-0 S SOCCER AKRON MEN ’

2017 Akron Zips (Seated L to R): Front row– Niko De Vera, Braden Petno, Stuart Holthusen, Manel Cordeiro, Codie Lynd, Ben Lundt, Nick Costa, Tor Saunders, Sam Gainford, Nate Shultz, Pau Belana and Dener Dos Santos. Second Row (L-R): Head coach Jared Embick, assistant coach Ger Coppinger, head student manager Drew Crawford, Barth-Luther Mouafo, Nate Brown, Shane Wiedt, Declan Watters, Ezana Kahsay, Morgan Hackworth, Alex Mapp, athletic trainer Brett Draper, assistant coach TJ Kolba and assistant coach Leo Chappel. Back Row (L-R): David Egbo, Christian Lue Young, Faisal Ghaffur, Joao Moutinho, Daniel Strachan, Joe Korb, Skye Harter, Nick Hinds, Marc Alexander, Marcel Zajac, Reggie Laryea and Jackson Crawford.

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