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

No. Name Pos. Yr.-Exp. Ht. Wgt. Hometown (High School/Last School) 25 Saad Abdul-Salaam F So.-HS 6-2 165 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 22 Kayvon Afsarifard D Jr.-SQ 5-10 175 Chardon, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS/Loyola University Chicago) 3 Chad Barson D Sr.-3L 5-10 170 Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS) 7 Reinaldo Brenes MF Jr.-2L 5-10 155 San Jose, Costa Rica (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 15 Scott Caldwell MF Sr.-3L 5-8 145 Braintree, Mass. (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 26 Andy Chiu F Fr.-RS 5-8 155 El Paso, Texas (Coronado HS) 11 Robbie Derschang MF Jr.-TR 6-0 165 Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS/SMU) 30 Jake Fenlason GK Fr.-RS 6-0 157 San Diego, California (Rancho Bernardo HS) 16 Phil Fives D Fr.-HS 5-9 145 Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny HS) 5 Matt Foldesy MF Fr.-HS 5-7 145 North Olmstead, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS) 4 Bryan Gallego D So.-1L 5-10 165 Kinnelon, N.J. (Kennelson HS) 27 Chase Jabbori MF Fr.-HS 5-8 143 Novi, Mich. (Novi HS) 8 Alfred Koroma F Fr.-HS 6-0 160 Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) 18 Osas Malkin MF Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS) 23 Andrian McAdams GK So.-SQ 5-11 160 Oberlin, Ohio (Oberlin HS) 24 David Meves GK Sr.-3L 6-1 195 Arlington Heights, Ill. (Christian Liberty Academy) 12 Omari Morris MF Fr.-HS 5-4 145 Toronto, Ontario (Pickering HS) 1 Fernando Pina GK Fr.-HS 6-0 180 Houston, Texas (Challenge Early College HS) 13 Zac Portillos MF Jr.-1L 5-9 141 Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS/Washington) 9 Aodhan Quinn MF Jr.-1L 6-0 155 San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS/Bradley) 19 Alex Renalli MF Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty HS) 20 Brad Ruhaak D Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Akron, Ohio (Copley HS) 21 Thomas Schmitt F Sr.-2L 5-7 140 Berea, Ohio (Berea HS) 10 Dillon Serna MF Fr.-HS 5-7 135 Brighton, Colo. (Horizon HS) 2 Andrew Souders D Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Amherst, Ohio (Amherst Steele HS) 14 Eric Steveson MF Jr.-2L 5-8 145 Columbus, Ohio (Worthington Christian HS) 6 Wil Trapp MF So.-1L 5-8 150 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 17 DeAndre Yedlin D So.-1L 5-8 150 Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea HS) Head Coach: Caleb Porter (Seventh Season; Indiana, ‘98) Associate Head Coach: (Sixth Season; Indiana Wesleyan, ‘00) Assistant Coach: Oliver Slawson (Seventh Season; Leeds Carnegie Metropolitan University, ‘03) Director of Operations: Pablo Moreira (Second Season; Akron, ‘07) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Liam Curran (Third Season; Xavier, ‘07) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Enrique Paez (Second Season; Akron, ‘11)

2 • www.GoZips.com AKRON ZIPS 2012 SCHEDULE/QUICK FACTS

DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE TIME MEDIA Aug. 15 Wed. Saint Louis (Exhibition) Akron, Ohio 7:30 pm. None Aug. 17 Fri. Wright State (Exhibition) Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. None Aug. 24 Fri. Florida Gulf Coast Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Aug. 31 Fri. at Creighton# Omaha, Neb. 8:30 p.m. None Sept. 2 Sun. vs. SIU-Edwardsville# Omaha, Neb. 1:00 p.m. None Sept. 7 Fri. vs. Indiana% South Bend, Ind. 5:00 p.m. None Sept. 9 Sun. at Notre Dame% South Bend, Ind. 2:15 p.m. None Sept. 14 Fri. St. John’s^ Akron, Ohio 7:00 p.m. TV: FOX Soccer Channel Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Sept. 16 Sun. South Florida^ Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Sept. 22 Sat. at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 7:00 p.m. None Sept. 29 Sat. Buffalo* Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. None Oct. 5 Fri. Florida Atlantic* Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Oct. 10 Wed. at Penn State University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m. None Oct. 13 Sat. at Northern Illinois* Dekalb, Ill. 2:00 p.m. None Oct. 16 Tues. Michigan Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Oct. 20 Sat. West Viriginia* Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Oct. 23 Tues. at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 8:00 p.m. TBA Oct. 27 Sat. at Hartwick* Oneonta, N.Y. 3:00 p.m. None Oct. 31 Wed. at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. 3:00 p.m. None Nov. 3 Sat. Western Michigan* Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Nov. 9 Fri. MAC Tournament (Semifinals) TBA TBA TBA Nov. 11 Sun. MAC Tournament (Final) TBA TBA TBA Dec. 7 Fri. NCAA Tournament$ (Semifinals) Hoover, Ala. TBA TBA Dec. 9 Sun. NCAA Tournament$ (Final) Hoover, Ala. TBA TBA

KEY * - Mid-American Conference game; # - Creighton Tournament; % - University of Notre Dame Tournament; ^ - The Tournament; $ - NCAA College Cup, Hoover, Ala.

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 2012 ZIPS Founded: 1870 as Buchtel College Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Enrollment: 29,699 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 Nickname: Zips Newcomers: 13 School Colors: Blue and Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division I AKRON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Conference: Mid-American Director: Gregg Bach President: Dr. Luis M. Proenza Associate Director/Men’s Soccer Contact: Paul Warner Alma Mater: Emory, 1965 Office Phone: (330) 972-2677 Athletics Director: Tom Wistrcill Cell Phone: (330) 962-0352 Alma Mater: St. Mary’s University, 1992 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant Director: Dallas Moyer ZIPS SOCCER Assistant Director: Dana Ingraham Head Coach/Yrs.: Caleb Porter/Seventh Season Graduate Assistant: Jim Rodriguez Alma Mater: Indiana, 1998 Main Office Phone: (330) 972-7468 Career Record/Pct. (Yrs.): 105-17-14/.824 (6) FAX: (330) 374-8844 Record at Akron (Yrs.): Same Press Box Phone: (330) 972-8896 Associate Head Coach/Yrs.: Jared Embick/Sixth Season Web Site: GoZips.com Alma Mater: Indiana Wesleyan, 2000 Mailing Address: Overnight Address: Assistant Coach/Yrs.: Oliver Slawson/Seventh Season The University of Akron University of Akron Athletics Alma Mater: Leeds Carnegie Metropolitan University, 2003 Rhodes Arena, Suite 83 373 Carroll Street Director of Operations: Pablo Moreira/Second Season Akron, OH 44325-5201 Rhodes Arena, Suite 81 Alma Mater: Akron, 2007 Akron, OH 44325-5201 Volunteer Assistant Coach/Yrs.: Liam Curran/Third Season Alma Mater: Xavier, 2007 Volunteer Assistant Coach/Yrs.: Enrique Paez/Second Season Alma Mater: Akron, 2011 Facility: FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field 2011 Record: 15-4-4 (.739) 2011 MAC Record: 6-0-0 (1st)

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 2012 SOCCER • 3 AKRON ZIPS COACH PORTER veloped two Hermann Trophy winners in the last three seasons. , a current member of the U.S. Men’s National AKRON Team, became the first UA player to win the prestigious award MEN’S SOCCER in 2009 and teammate , who was the No. 2 overall selection of the 2011 SuperDraft, Caleb Porter followed suit in 2010. UA was just the fifth school in the history of Head Coach the men’s player of the year award to record consecutive winners Seventh Season all-time and the first since Virginia in 1995-96. Moreover, Bunbury and Nagbe are two of 14 players in MLS Indiana ’98 who were coached by Porter and his staff in the last six years at Akron, including nine first-round draft picks. In fact, Zips’ players had their names called at a record-setting pace at the 2011 MLS n a short amount of time, Caleb Porter, who owns the highest SuperDraft as seven members from the national championship win percentage among all active Division I coaches, has become team were selected, including five of the first eight picks. The Ione of the most highly respected soccer coaches in the nation. five first-round selections set an MLS record, as did the seven Since becoming the sixth head coach in Akron history in 2006, players taken overall. Porter, who owns a career mark of 105-17-14 (.824), has built the English-born striker , who led the nation with 20 Zips’ program into a perennial national championship contender goals as a sophomore in 2008, became the No. 1 overall selec- – capturing the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010 tion of the draft (to Seattle) after just two years in Porter’s system. – while developing a brand of play that is attractive and attack- In that same mold, Bunbury was the country’s top goal scorer in oriented, yet effective on both sides of the ball. 2009 as a sophomore with 17 goals and was selected with the Due in large part to this dynamic vision, unprecedented success No. 4 pick overall (Kansas City) in 2010. and keen ability to identify and develop talent, Porter was named Nagbe was the first of three straight UA selections drafted in head coach of the U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team last October. 2011, going No. 2 overall to the expansion . Fresh- The Zips’ historic 2010 campaign capped off one of the most man midfielder (No. 3 to D.C. United) and sophomore dominating two-year runs the world has ever defender (No. 4 to Chivas USA) would follow before seen. During that time, the Zips, who lost just once during the another run of Zips that saw junior defender and Soccer America regular run of play over 50 matches, posted an overall mark of Player of the Year Kofi Sarkodie go to Houston with the No. 7 pick 45-2-3 while becoming the first school to advance to national and junior midfielder Michael Nanchoff go to Vancouver with the championship games in back-to-back seasons since Indiana ac- No. 8 pick complete the historic first round of the 2011 draft. After complished the feat in 2003 and 2004. senior defender Chris Korb became the second Zip on the day to Leaving little doubt of its strength of schedule, Akron achieved go to D.C. United (No. 31 overall), senior midfielder Anthony Am- this success while playing the most difficult competition in col- paipitakwong was taken by San Jose (No. 33) to push UA’s total lege soccer with the No. 1-ranked RPI in the final regular-season number of draftees to seven; setting the MLS standard. release in 2009 and the No.1-ranked non-conference RPI in 2010. Akron’s success at the MLS draft continued in 2012 when Fueled by one of the greatest defensive seasons in college soccer sophomore was the No. 2 overall selection, history, the Zips matched an NCAA record by winning 23 consecu- going to the expansion franchise Montreal Impact. He was the tive matches on their rampage to the College Cup and runner-up fourth UA sophomore to be drafted in as many seasons after tal- finish in 2009. UA didn’t allow a single goal during the NCAA Tour- lying 21 goals – the third highest, single-season total in school nament that year and finished with 19 shutouts – representing the history – in 22 matches. second-highest total all-time. Furthermore, it’s goals-against aver- In the past six seasons, the Zips have yielded 10 All-Americans, age (0.27) and shutout percentage (.760) were ranked third all-time. 12 freshman All-Americans and 27 NSCAA All-Great Lakes Re- Porter’s Zips then matched another NCAA milestone in 2010 gion standouts. During that time, nine players have been signed by registering their 11th consecutive shutout in a 4-0 rout at to highly coveted Generation adidas contracts, including five in home over No. 2 Tulsa before a sold out crowd and nationally 2010, which represented another MLS record. televised audience. The win also represented the 29th game of UA has also produced 63 all-conference honorees since 2006, UA’s 48-match home-unbeaten streak, which shattered an NCAA including 52 first teamers, and has captured the MAC Player of record the following season. the Year award in each of Porter’s seasons at the helm (Mattocks In all, Porter, 37, has guided Akron to seven Mid-American in 2011, Nagbe in 2010, Bunbury in 2009, Zakuani in 2008, Corey Conference regular season championships, four MAC Tourna- Sipos in 2007 and Sinisa Ubiparipovic in 2006). In fact, the Zips ment titles and four consecutive trips to the NCAA’s Round of have swept the league’s postseason awards in each of the past 16. He became the fastest in program history to reach 100 career five seasons by claiming Coach of the Year, Player of the Year wins, accomplishing the feat in just 126 matches, and is among and Newcomer of the Year (Wil Trapp in 2011, Mattocks in 2010, the fastest all-time to do so; beating legendary Hall of Fame Valentin in 2009, Nagbe in 2008 and Zakuani in 2007) honors. coaches, Virginia’s (140 matches) and UCLA’s Sigi Porter and his staff have also taken the recruitment game to Schmid (131) to the century mark. an all new level at UA by securing top-five classes each year. Porter, who was rewarded with a 10-year contract extension that After reeling in fifth-ranked classes in both 2007 and 2008, the will keep him at UA through the 2020 season, was named the Zips recorded the No. 1 class in the nation in 2009 and the No. 2 NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 2009 and has won the MAC classes in 2010 and 2011. Coach of the Year award in each of the past five seasons (2007-11). As a team, the Zips have been just as impressive in the class- He is also a three-time Division I All-Ohio Coach of the Year. room during Porter’s tenure. Highly regarded for his tactical insight and ability to recog- Akron was ranked No. 2 in the nation for the 2010-11 aca- nize talent, Porter, who served as an assistant coach on the U.S. demic year with a team GPA of 3.44 (second only to Harvard’s Under-18 National Team for three years from 2009-11, has de- 3.45) after earning a No. 8 designation (3.33) for 2009-10. In 4 • www.GoZips.com AKRON ZIPS COACH PORTER

all, 10 Zips have been named to Academic All-America teams in recruiting class that was rated No. 1 in the nation in 2005 by six seasons under Porter while 19 have been named to the all- College Soccer News and StudentSportsSoccer.com. The talent conference academic team. he attracted to the Hoosiers included four national players of the Headlining that list of Academic All-Americans in 2010 was year, 14 Youth National Team members, 18 All-Americans and 12 Sarkodie, who became the first player in school history to earn state players of the year. Academic All-America of the Year honors with a 3.969 GPA as a During his time as an assistant with IU, the Hoosiers won five biology major at UA. He was one of four players to land on the Big Ten Conference championships and made six NCAA Tourna- ESPN Academic All-America squad that season, which signified ment appearances - including four trips to the College Cup. Indi- the most representatives by any single team in UA history. ana won consecutive national championships in 2003 and in 2004. Furthermore, Ampaipitakwong, an ESPN Academic All-Amer- A 1998 graduate of Indiana with a degree in sports manage- ica Third Team honoree in 2010, was the recipient of the 2010 ment, Porter was a four-year letterwinner in the midfield for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, which is presented annually to Hoosiers. He was just the second three-year captain in IU history the most outstanding senior student-athlete in NCAA Division and was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy, awarded to I men’s soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete the nation’s top collegiate player. must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have nota- Porter’s Indiana teams won four Big Ten titles and made four ble achievements in four areas of excellence - community, class- NCAA Tournament appearances, advancing to the College Cup room, character and competition. on two occasions. As a senior, Porter captained IU to an NCAA Akron has also established newly-renovated FirstEnergy Stadi- record 23 consecutive wins before losing to eventual national um – Cub Cadet Field as one of the nation’s toughest places for champion UCLA in the national semifinals. opposing teams to play over the past few years with a sparkling Porter’s resume also includes playing two seasons with the 64-3-6 (.918) record in six seasons under Porter. U.S. National B Team in 1996 and 1997 and earning a bronze As a result of the unprecedented success, excitement for Akron medal at the ‘97 World University games. soccer has never been greater. After finishing seventh nationally The three-time All-Big Ten selection was chosen by the San for attendance in 2009, the Zips drew an average of 3,213 fans Jose Clash as the 26th overall pick in the 1998 Major League Soc- to the pitch in 2010, which was the second-highest figure in the cer Draft. He spent one season in San Jose and one year with the country and represented an increase of more than 1,000 fans on before a knee injury ended his career in 2000. average from the previous season. During the MLS offseason in 1998, Porter served as an under- The enthusiasm continued in 2011 as UA saw its numbers rise graduate assistant coach at Indiana while finishing his degree. again with an average of 3,300 fans packing the pitch, including That season IU won the Big Ten regular-season and tournament a facility-record figure of 5,819 supporters for the Zips’ 3-1 win titles en route to an NCAA Championship. over in-state rival Ohio State on Sept. 28. From 2003-05, Porter served as a coach and senior age group Porter came to the Zips from Indiana where he spent six sea- trainer with the Bloomington Cutters Soccer Club, winning an sons as an assistant coach for the Hoosiers, four of which came Under-18 Indiana state championship in 2004 and a U-19 state under Hall of Fame head coach , who is the all- championship in 2005. time winningest coach in Division I history and a six-time national Porter is a native of Kalamazoo, Mich. He currently resides in Bath coach of the year honoree, and the last two under Mike Freitag. with his wife, Andrea, and their three children, Colin (3) Jake (2) and As Indiana’s recruiting coordinator, Porter helped compile a Stella (1). THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 2012 SOCCER • 5 AKRON ZIPS 2011 PRESEASON NOTES

THE JOURNEY BEGINS the Round of 16 for the fourth consecutive year. • The University of Akron men’s soccer team will look to return to the NCAA College Cup for the third time in four years this • The Zips finished the year with an overall record 15-4-4 (.739) fall following another deep postseason run in 2011. and were ranked 11th in the country in the final poll by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) on • The Zips return eight of 11 starters – including veterans Chad Dec. 13. Barson, Scott Caldwell and David Meves, who led UA to the school’s first team national championship in any sport in 2010. • The margin for error was incredibly thin as all four of UA’s Moreover, the trio has compiled an overall record of 60-6-7 losses were decided by one goal, including two defeats in over the past three seasons – including a mark of 9-2-2 in the overtime. Moreover, three of those setbacks were 1-0 results. NCAA postseason, captured three Mid-American Conference regular-season championships, two MAC Tournament titles • The Zips’ season came to a premature end when Charlotte, and advanced to NCAA final twice. the eventual NCAA runner-up, squeaked out a 1-0 victory in the third round of the NCAA Tournament despite Akron’s 11-6 • Barson, a defender from Lewis Center, Ohio, and Meves, a advantage in shots. goalkeeper from Arlington Heights, Ill., helped the Zips post 11 shutouts in 23 matches in 2011, which was the 17th-highest • Nonetheless, Akron captured its seventh-consecutive MAC percentage (0.48) in Division I. regular-season championship with a perfect 6-0 league record and set a number of historic milestones along the way. • Caldwell, who netted the game-winning goal in the Zips’ na- tional championship win against Louisville in 2010, followed up • UA set an NCAA record for the longest home unbeaten his heroic campaign with an All-American season. The midfield- streak during a 5-0 rout of Cleveland State in the season open- er from Braintree, Mass., recorded career-highs with six goals – er on Aug. 27. With the win, the Zips extended their historic including a pair of game-winners – and 11 assists last fall. run to 40 games (38-0-2), dating back to the 2008 campaign.

• Akron will also welcome the No. 1-ranked recruiting class in • The Zips would remain undefeated at FirstEnergy Stadium – the nation in 2012. Included in the 14-player class are four of Cub Cadet Field for eight more matches (6-0-2), pushing their the top 11 high school recruits in the country and SMU transfer all-time record to 48 contests. The streak came to a close when and former Freshman All-American Robbie Derschang, who Michigan State escaped with a 1-0 win in the final regular- will have two years of eligibility remaining at UA. season match with a second-half goal. It was an unfair result for Akron, which out-shot the Spartans, 17-5, for the game but • Two of those incoming recruits, striker Alfred Koroma and couldn’t find the net. winger Dillon Serna, were selected to join sophomore mid- fielder Wil Trapp, who was rated the No. 1 freshman in the • Head coach Caleb Porter became the fastest coach in the country by Top Drawer Soccer in 2011, on the 18-player U.S. 56-year history of the Akron men’s soccer program to reach Under-20 National Team roster that competed at the Northern 100 career wins with a 2-0 victory against Hartwick on Oct. Ireland Milk Cup last July. 15. Porter was also among the fastest of all Division I coaches all-time to reach the century mark, accomplishing the feat in • Top Drawer Soccer highlighted Serna and Trapp as part of its fewer games (126) than legendary Hall of Fame coaches Vir- preseason coverage. Serna made the publication’s list for the ginia’s Bruce Arena (140) and UCLA’s (131). “Top 10 Freshmen to Watch in 2012”, while Trapp earned the same distinction for sophomores. • In all, Porter, the 2009 NSCAA National Coach of the Year, is the fourth UA head coach to reach 100 wins in total, follow- 2011 IN REVIEW ing (160 wins in 13 seasons from 1993-2005), Steve • Despite losing seven starters to the Major League Soccer Parker (139 wins in 11 seasons from 1982-’92) and Akron Soc- SuperDraft, the Zips defied the odds last fall by advancing to cer founder Stu Parry (118 wins in 15 seasons from 1955-’69).

6 • www.GoZips.com AKRON ZIPS 2011 PREASEASON NOTES POSTSEASON HONORS against West Virginia, highlight the 2012 University of Akron • For the fifth straight season, UA swept the MAC specialty men’s soccer fall schedule. awards as Darren Mattocks was named Player of the Year, Wil Trapp was named Newcomer of the Year and Caleb Porter was • Overall, the Zips will face seven opponents who qualified for named Coach of the Year. the NCAA Tournament a year ago. Of those seven, four will make the trip to FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field where • As a sophomore, Mattocks, who finished second in the the Zips have lost just once since 2007. country with 21 goals in 22 games to go with four assists, was the ninth Akron player to earn the league’s highest honor • Key early regular-season match-ups include a trio of chal- since 1993 and followed Darlington Nagbe (2010), Teal Bun- lenging contests at College Cup qualifier Creighton on Aug. bury (2009), Steve Zakuani (2008), Corey Sipos (2007), Sinisa 31, versus Indiana (Sept. 7) and at Notre Dame (Sept. 9). The Ubiparipovic (2006) and Ross McKenzie (2005) as the seventh path doesn’t get any easier from there as the Zips will host consecutive Zips’ player to receive the honor. nationally-ranked programs St. John’s (Sept. 14) and South Florida (Sept. 16) before beginning MAC play at Bowling • The Jamaican native was a NSCAA First Team All-American, a Green on Sept. 22). semifinalist for the prestigious Hermann Trophy and went on to become the No. 2 overall selection of the MLS Draft (via Van- • In all, the Zips, who will compete in 18 regular-season couver). In the past six years alone, Akron has now produced 13 matches, will play seven games against the MAC – its highest MLS draft selections, including nine first-round selections. total since 1999 following the addition of new affiliate mem- ber West Virginia – and five versus schools from the Big Ten, • Trapp was the 10th UA player to earn the league’s top new- including a trip to Columbus to take on Ohio State on Oct. 23. comer honor and the sixth in the last seven seasons, following Mattocks (2010), Zarek Valentin (2009), Nagbe (2008), Zakuani • See Page 3 for the compete schedule. (2007) and (2005). ZIPS ON THE AIRWAVES • Porter has been named MAC Coach of the Year in each of • Seven regular-season matches, including six home games, the past five seasons. will be carried locally on FOX Sports 1350 AM (WARF) with veteran Zips’ play-by-play voice Steve French on the mic. The • Further, a total of 10 Akron players received All-MAC honors 2012 radio broadcast schedule includes the following games: in 2011, including seven first-team selections. Joining Mattocks and Trapp on the first team were Caldwell, Aodhan Quinn, Luke Date Opponent Time (ET) Holmes, Barson and DeAndre Yedlin. Bryan Gallego, Meves and Aug. 24 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 7:30 p.m. Thomas Schmitt each received Second Team honors. Sept. 14 vs. St. John’s 7:00 p.m. Sept. 16 vs. South Florida 7:30 p.m. ZIPS CONTINUE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Oct. 5 vs. Florida Atlantic 7:30 p.m. • As a team, Akron also continued to be among the nation’s Oct. 16 vs. Michigan 7:30 p.m. elite in the classroom, posting the second-highest collec- Oct. 20 vs. West Virginia 7:30 p.m. tive GPA in the nation (3.44). This outstanding mark was just Oct. 23 at Ohio State 8:00 p.m. .01 behind Harvard (3.45) for the best average in Division I. Incidentally, the Crimson went 2-13-3 last season, including a • Furthermore for the third straight season, the Zips will be 0-6-1 mark in the Ivy League. featured on FOX Soccer Channel as part of the NSCAA Col- lege Game of the Week. Akron will have a national audience • In all, 11 players from the 2011 roster posted a cumulative when it hosts St. John’s on Sept. 14 at FirstEnergy Stadium – GPA of 3.5 of better through the fall semester. Cub Cadet Field at 7 p.m.

• Individually, Barson, Caldwell and Meves each earned a spot DID YOU KNOW? on the NSCAA Academic All-America teams with Barson (3.99 • Since 2006, The University of Akron men’s soccer program has GPA, Biology) earning first-team status, Caldwell (3.95, Ac- posted the highest winning percentage in the nation (.824) with counting) being named to the second team and Meves (3.78, an overall record of 105-17-14 through the 2011 campaign. Here Corporate Finance) garnering third-team honors. is a complete list of the top-5 schools, by winning percentage, heading into this fall. • The men’s soccer program has now garnered 15 Academic All- America honors in its history, dating back to the 1998 season. Of Rank School Record (2006-11) Win. % that total, 10 have come during Porter’s tenure (since 2006) alone. 1. Akron 105-17-14 .824 2. Maryland 97-27-12 .757 • Also, Thomas Schmitt earned Academic All-District recogni- 3. Monmouth 84-22-17 .752 tion for the first time in 2011 after posting a 3.55 GPA as a 4. Wake Forest 94-28-17 .737 sports management major. 5. UCONN 83-24-22 .729

2011 SCHEDULE • Since head coach Caleb Porter took over in 2006, Akron • Ten home games, featuring visits from NCAA Tournament has posted a 32-1-1 (.956) record in the MAC while capturing qualifiers South Florida and St. John’s, a grudge match against seven consecutive MAC regular season championships and Michigan and the first Mid-American Conference contest four of the last five MAC Tournament titles.

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 2012 SOCCER • 7 2011 University of Akron Men's Soccer AKRON Combined Team Statistics (FINAL) AKRON ZIPS All games 2010 FINAL SEASON STATISTICS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 15-4-4 8-1-3 7-3 0-0-1 CONFERENCE 6-0 3-0 3-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 9-4-4 5-1-3 4-3 0-0-1

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att Aug 27 CLEVELAND STATE W 5-0 5241 10 MATTOCKS, Darren 22 21 4 46 101 . 2 0 8 57 . 5 6 4 6 0 - 0 Sep 01 vs Cal St. Fullerton T o 2 0-0 539 15 CALDWELL, Scott 23 6 11 23 45 . 1 3 3 22 . 4 8 9 2 1 - 1 Sep 03 at Cal St. Northridge Wo2 2-1 1097 20 HOLMES, Luke 16 5 8 18 40 . 1 2 5 24 . 6 0 0 2 0 - 0 Sep 10 at Saint Louis W 4-0 4637 9 QUINN, Aodhan 23 3 10 16 59 . 0 5 1 20 . 3 3 9 2 0 - 0 Sep 16 #16 NEW MEXICO T o 2 1-1 4301 21 SCHMITT, Thomas 23 5 0 10 40 . 1 2 5 19 . 4 7 5 2 0 - 0 Sep 18 CAL POLY W 1-0 2843 17 YEDLIN, DeAndre 23 1 6 8 7 . 1 4 3 4 . 5 7 1 0 0 - 0 Sep 24 at Tulsa W 3-0 795 7 BRENES, Reinaldo 11 1 4 6 13 . 0 7 7 3 . 2 3 1 0 0 - 0 Sep 28 OHIO STATE W 3-1 5819 6 TRAPP, Wil 23 0 5 5 15 . 0 0 0 3 . 2 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 01 at Western Michigan W 3-0 1431 27 BALOGUN, Michael 18 2 0 4 8 . 2 5 0 3 . 3 7 5 0 0 - 0 Oct 05 at #19 UC Santa Barbara L o t 2-3 4340 11 BARRETT, Akeil 9 2 0 4 8 . 2 5 0 3 . 3 7 5 0 0 - 0 * Oct 08 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 2-0 3831 25 DAGILIS, Matt 12 2 0 4 5 . 4 0 0 3 . 6 0 0 1 0 - 0 Oct 12 PENN STATE W 1-0 2550 14 STEVENSON, Eric 20 0 1 1 14 . 0 0 0 8 . 5 7 1 0 0 - 0 * Oct 15 HARTWICK W 2-0 2708 13 PORTILLOS, Zac 16 0 0 0 8 . 0 0 0 3 . 3 7 5 0 0 - 0 Oct 18 at MICHIGAN L o t 0-1 750 3 BARSON, Chad 23 0 0 0 8 . 0 0 0 4 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 21 at Buffalo W 5-2 316 4 GALLEGO, Bryan 22 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 26 BOWLING GREEN W 3-0 2344 8 MAYER, David 7 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 0 Oct 29 WAKE FOREST T o 2 2-2 2958 24 MEVES, David 22 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Nov 02 MICHIGAN STATE L 0-1 2831 Total 23 48 49 145 374 . 1 2 8 178 . 4 7 6 15 1 - 1 * Nov 06 at FAU W 2-0 453 Opponents 23 17 16 50 199 . 0 8 5 80 . 4 0 2 4 3 - 3 % Nov 11 WESTERN MICHIGAN T o 3 1-1 1559 ^ Nov 17 NORTHWESTERN W 3-1 2616 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho $ Nov 20 at #19 SMU Mustangs W 3-2 890 00 PONIKVAR, Anthony 1 90:00 0 0.00 1 1.000 1-0-0 1 & Nov 27 at Charlotte 49ers L 0-1 2182 24 MEVES, David 22 2083:11 17 0.73 57 . 7 7 0 14-4-4 1 0 Total 23 2173:11 17 0.70 63 . 7 8 8 15-4-4 1 1 % - MAC Tournament Semifinals; Akron, Ohio Opponents 23 2173:11 48 1.99 130 . 7 3 0 4-15-4 4 ^ - NCAA Tournament First Round; Akron, Ohio $ - NCAA Tournament Second Round; Dallas, Texas Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total & - NCAA Tournament Third Round; Charlotte, N.C. AKRON 20 27 0 1 0 48 Opponents 1 14 2 0 0 17 TEAM STATISTICS AKRON OPP SHOT STATISTICS Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Goals-Shot attempts 48-374 17-199 AKRON 156 192 16 10 0 374 Goals scored per game 2.09 0.74 Opponents 80 103 10 6 0 199 Shot pct. . 1 2 8 . 0 8 5 Shots on goal-Attempts 178-374 80-199 Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total SOG pct. . 4 7 6 . 4 0 2 AKRON 25 33 3 2 0 63 S h o t s / G a m e 16.3 8.7 Opponents 55 65 9 1 0 130 CORNER KICKS 139 106 Goals off corners 2 0 Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total PENALTY KICKS 1-1 3-3 AKRON 51 81 4 3 0 139 OFFSIDES 52 37 Opponents 45 58 2 1 0 106 PENALTIES Yellow cards 29 54 Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Red cards 2 2 AKRON 124 135 10 5 0 274 ATTENDANCE Opponents 178 163 12 11 0 364 T o t a l 39601 16891 Dates/Avg Per Date 12/3300 10/1689 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/539

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