2015 PRELIMINARY ROUNDS NOVEMBER 19 First Round NOVEMBER 22 Second Round NOVEMBER 28 OR 29 Third Round DECEMBER 4 OR 5 2015 Quarterfinals 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship WELCOME CONNECT WITH THE CONTENTS NCAA ON THE WEB ON TEAM COMMITTEE CAMPUS INFORMATION #CollegeCup LINKS INTERACTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET INFORMATION /NCAA RECORDS AND VIDEO (PDF) /NCAASports PAST RESULTS NCAA.COM On Campus: Appalachian State University’s Thompson Usiyan NET RESULTS ith his pedigree as a member of the Nigerian national soccer Wteam headed for the 1976 Mon- treal Olympics, big things were expected of Thompson Usiyan when he arrived at Ap- palachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Nearly 40 years later, his 109 goals and 255 points in just 49 games at Ap- palachian State have never come close to being matched. Usiyan did not play in the Olympic Games after Nigeria joined the 28-country boycott in response to the International Olympic Committee’s refusal to ban New Zealand for its 1976 rugby tour of apartheid- era South Africa. However, he was still a cov- Thompson Usiyan led Appalachian State to three NCAA tournament appearances. His eted recruit when he expressed his desire to seven goals in a 1978 game are a championship record. eschew professional soccer and go to college. “I knew it would be another four years be- By Matthew Holmes palachian State in 1986. fore I would have a chance to be part of an- Originally published in NCAA Champion magazine “It was very, very difficult to get employed. other Olympic team, and I wanted to use For one reason or another, I was underqual- those four years to get a degree,” Usiyan said. ified or had a lack of experience,” Usiyan “This was a way to get an education, and www.ncaachampionmagazine.org said. “I needed something that I could do he saw that, and he took that,” former Ap- that was seasonal. The only company with palachian State head coach Hank Stein- records have lasted this long.” that kind of flex time was H&R Block. They brecher said. “He could have said to hell with In addition to his cumulative totals, gave me the opportunity to learn all I could my education, I’m going to go play in the Usiyan holds the NCAA Division I Men’s during my transitional period.” Premier League – because he was good Soccer Championship record for goals in a After 15 years with H&R Block, he enough, but the educational aspect was very game with seven against George Washing- opened his own company, Usiyan Tax Serv- important to him.” ton University during the 1978 tourna- ice, in 2007 in the San Diego area. Steinbrecher later became the CEO/secre- ment. A three-time Southern Conference “It goes back to hard work, believing in tary general of U.S. Soccer (1990-2000), Player of the Year (1977, 1978, 1980), yourself and having a goal,” Usiyan said. “I where he helped run the 1994 World Cup in Usiyan led the Mountaineers to a record of wasn’t looking for the money. I was looking the United States and managed the country’s 44-12-3 (24-0-0 in the Southern Confer- for experience and really put all of my effort national teams. He took with him the mem- ence) with NCAA tournament appearances learning what it takes to be self-employed.” ories of watching Usiyan play. in 1977, 1978 and 1980. While he doesn’t go out of his way to high- “He was so fast and so soft, you really only Usiyan continued to put his stamp on the light his records, they will continue to come knew he was there when he blew by you,” game as a 14-year pro in North America. He up in his second career as clients find online Steinbrecher said. “I’ve seen athletes at the started his career for Montreal in the North that their tax consultant is the top goal-scorer highest level of the game, and Thompson not American Soccer League before transitioning Division I men’s soccer has ever known. only had the ability to be at that level, but to to the indoor game, where he recorded more “He was just that special,” Steinbrecher be really focused and dedicated to a training than 300 career goals. During that time, he said. “A powerful, powerful player; hard regimen. With his mental discipline and in- kept his sights on his post-playing career as worker; studious guy. He’s the best student- credible skill level, it’s no wonder that his he earned his accounting degree from Ap- athlete I’ve ever known.” NCAA.COM Team Information AKRON ZIPS # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown 2 Andrew Souders D 5-11 171 Sr. Amherst, Ohio 3 Sean Sepe F 5-11 152 Sr. West Islip, N.Y. SCHEDULE/ 4 Niko De Vera D 5-5 140 So. Camas, Wash. 5 Danilo Radjen D 6-2 163 Jr. Broadview Heights, Ohio 6 Richie Laryea M 5-9 151 So. Toronto, Ontario RESULTS 7 Sam Gainford F 6-1 162 So. Liverpool, England 8 Victor Souto M 5-11 156 Jr. Sao Paolo, Brazil 9 Stuart Holthusen F 6-0 146 So. Auckland, New Zealand 10 Adam Najem M 5-8 153 Jr. Clifton, N.J. 11 Jesse Garcia-Aguilar M 5-6 145 So. Portland, Ore. 12 Adi Dakwar F 5-9 161 So. Fassouta, Israel 13 Pau Belana M 5-11 158 Fr. Barcelona, Spain STATISTICS 14 Bryce Cregan D 5-10 161 So. Dallastown, Pa. 15 Ezana Kahsay D 6-2 179 Fr. Asmeras, Eritrea 16 Shane Wiedt D 6-2 184 Fr. Akron, Ohio 17 Anthony Macchione F 6-3 176 So. Camas, Wash. 18 Nate Shultz F 6-0 157 So. Mayfield, Ohio 19 Tyler Sanda M 6-0 181 So. North Royalton, Ohio ATHLETICS 20 Brad Ruhaak D 6-0 170 Jr. Akron, Ohio 21 Skye Harter M 5-11 148 Fr. Copley, Ohio 22 Robby Dambrot M/D 6-1 161 So. Akron, Ohio WEBSITE 23 Barth-Luther Mouafo D 5-10 193 Jr. Potomac, Md. 24 Jake Fenlason G 6-0 175 Sr. San Diego, Calif. 25 Goncalo Soares M 5-10 182 Jr. Lison, Portugal 26 Alonzo Clarke D 5-9 179 Fr. New Carrollton, Md. 27 Elliott Rubio G 6-5 226 Fr. Chicago, Ill. SCHOOL 28 Nick Costa G 5-11 225 Fr. North Royalton, Ohio 29 Dener Dos Santos M 5-8 152 Jr. Joinville, Brazil Head Coach: Jared Embick WEBSITE Assistant Coaches: Leo Chappel, Oliver Slawson, Ger Coppinger, T.J. Kolba NCAA.COM Team Information BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown 1 Alex Kapp G 6-0 182 Sr. Amawalk, N.Y. 2 Dylan Pritchard D/M 6-1 177 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. SCHEDULE/ 3 Atobra Ampadu M/D 5-9 158 Sr. Accra, Ghana 4 Emanuel Estrada D 6-2 148 Fr. Monterrey, Mexico 5 Len Zeugner D 6-4 190 So. Muenster, Germany RESULTS 6 Henry Balf M 6-2 180 So. Beverly, Mass. 7 Ado Kawuba D 5-10 159 Jr. Watertown, Mass. 8 Trevor Davock F 5-11 155 Fr. Medway, Mass. 9 Simon Enstrom F 6-1 187 Fr. Huddinge, Sweden 10 Zeiko Lewis M/F 5-6 140 Jr. Pembroke, Bermuda 11 Tommy Garcia-Morillo M 6-0 170 Fr. Key Biscayne, Fla. STATISTICS 12 Derek Lyons D/M 6-1 180 Fr. Basking Ridge, N.J. 14 Abe Bibas D 6-0 175 Fr. Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. 16 Raphael Salama M 6-1 175 Fr. Madrid, Spain 17 Isaac Normesinu M/F 5-7 140 Jr. Accra, Ghana 20 Joe Langenderfer D 6-4 185 Fr. Lone Tree, Col. 22 Rodolfo Postigo D/M 6-5 200 Fr. Caracas, Venezuela ATHLETICS 23 Joshua Forbes M/D 5-9 163 Fr. Bochum, Germany 24 Steven DeMoura D 5-7 145 Fr. Fairfield, Conn. 27 Mohammed Moro M/D 5-9 145 So. Lakeville, Conn. WEBSITE 28 Kevin Kim D 5-11 168 Fr. Seoul, South Korea 30 Cedric Saladin G 6-1 176 Fr. Sissach, Switzerland 31 Dan Croteau M 5-10 160 Fr. Claremont, N.H. 32 Nat Ballard G 6-3 165 Fr. London, England SCHOOL 42 Idrissa Bangura M 5-11 190 So. Gill, Mass. 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Holbrook, N.Y. 8 Richie Robinson M 6-0 185 Sr. Elmont, N.Y. 9 Mark Wadid F 5-10 165 Jr.